◇◇新语丝(www.xys.org)(xys.dxiong.com)(xys.3322.org)(xys.freedns.us)◇◇ 读《究竟是谁的错?——评两本“中国地图册”》一文的一些发现 Leonard Wang 近日读了木某先生的《究竟是谁的错?——评两本“中国地图册”》,我无 意之间查了一下的Microsoft的电子百科全书(Encarta Encyclopedia),没想到却 有大发现,美国国土面积并非我们所熟知的930多万平方公里,而是960多万平方 公里,请看: The United States of America is a federal republic on the continent of North America. It has an area of 9,629,047 sq km (3,717,796 sq mi) and is the third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada. The estimated U.S. population for the year 2003 is 290,342,550, third in the world behind China and India. 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 可见与我们熟知的大相径庭,美国变成了国土面积第三大国?! 而关于中国的国土面积,则有下列数据: The total area of China is 9,571,300 sq km (3,695,500 sq mi) including inland waters. The country stretches across East Asia in a broad arc that has a maximum east-west extent of about 5,000 km (about 3,000 mi). 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 与我们熟知的数据相差不多. 我并非研究相关专业的,希望方先生能在贵网站提出此问题。以期能有满意的解 答. (XYS20040506) ◇◇新语丝(www.xys.org)(xys.dxiong.com)(xys.3322.org)(xys.freedns.us)◇◇