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The Guardian reports [theguardian.com] on a multi-national survey by the Ipsos Mori market research company, comparing people's perception of a number of national statistics with the actual statistics. There's also an interactive quiz which allows you to feel superior to your countrymen. Some of the findings:

• In most countries, people overestimate the number of immigrants, often by large margins. In USA, the average guess was 33%, the real figure is 14.3%.
• Similarly, most countries grossly overestimate the number of atheists and agnostics.
• The country with the most accurate self-perception was South Korea, followed by Ireland and Poland. Mexico was in last place.

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