8/88Cost of renting a giant panda from the Chinese government, per day: $1,500

World Wildlife Fund (Washington)

2/04Percentage of Chinese exports to the U.S. accounted for by merchandise sold at Wal-Mart: 10

Wal-Mart (Bentonville, Ark.)/Department of Commerce (Washington)

5/08Portion of all Chinese cancer deaths that are pollution-related, according to the government: 7/10

State Environmental Protection Administration (Beijing)

9/89Amount the Chinese government charges next of kin for each bullet used in an execution: 13¢

CBS News (N.Y.C.)

9/89Percentage of Chinese teenagers who can correctly identify the size of the world’s population: 85

J. Mayone Stycos, Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.)

    Percentage of American adults who can: 35

Louis Harris and Associates (N.Y.C.)-Planned Parenthood (N.Y.C.)