The agency reported that the only parts of the world with cooler than average conditions this year were the United States and Canada.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

Mister Rehm says the average person around the world has about twelve alcoholic drinks a week.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

The World Cocoa Foundation says an average pod contains twenty to fifty beans.

VOA: special.2010.10.19

So the system is not foolproof." "But overall,it is in our view, the better system than anywhere else in the world because it gives average citizens an opportunity to listen to the evidence and make independent judgments the government is not part of."

VOA: special.2009.08.31

A World Bank report issued this year says the average Israeli gets four times as much water as the average Palestinian.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

The average Russian drinks That is more than twice the maximum amount considered healthy by the World Health Organization.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The land surface pokes just a couple of meters on average above sea level, making it the lowest-lying nation in the world.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17