John S. Ward asked in USMA 26955:
Hi,
I've already gathered that A4 paper is ubiquitous in Europe and Australia, and
that "letter" is the standard in North America.
Would those few folks on this list who are NOT from Europe, North America, or
Australia tell me if the ISO A series paper sizes (e.g., A4) are standard in
your countries? India? South America? Asia? Africa? Middle East?
Thanks,
John
Albert Mettler, Secretary of the Canadian Metric Association, carried out a survey of metric use throughout the world. He found:
*ISO paper sizes* no. of nations A B A X B
(%)
extensive or exclusive use 38 899.6 91 822.7
significant use 15 214.4 57 123.1
national standard 8 858. 42 361.2
not widely used 11 121.4 38 46.3
presumably not used 5 181.1 62 113.1
not known, not used 5 44,7 19 8.3
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Total surveyed 82 2319.2 64 1474.7A = Total population (millions)
B = Literacy rate (%)
A X B = Literate population (millions)
