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It's about three-and-a-half times the number of Blue Whales in the World.
In other words, the count of Blue Whales in the World is 0.30 times 28,000.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (2002 estimates)
It's about five times the number of Bishops in the Catholic Church.
In other words, 28,000 is 5.2320 times the count of Bishops in the Catholic Church, and the count of Bishops in the Catholic Church is 0.19110 times that amount.
(2015 figures; total Latin and Eastern Church figures; including Pope)
It's about one-tenth the number of Letters in the Longest English Word.
In other words, 28,000 is 0.1475090 times the count of an Letters in the Longest English Word, and the count of an Letters in the Longest English Word is 6.779250 times that amount.
The longest word in the English language (although somewhat disputed) is a chemical name for the substance connectin, made up of 189,819 letters (Click here to see the word...). The longest word found in most dictionaries, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, has just 45 letters.
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times the number of Daily Newspapers in Circulation Worldwide.
In other words, 28,000 is 13.260 times the count of Daily Newspapers in Circulation Worldwide, and the count of Daily Newspapers in Circulation Worldwide is 0.07541 times that amount.
(2013 figures) (regional and local, plus national figures; paid only)
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times the number of Steps in the Sears Tower.
In other words, 28,000 is 13.280 times the count of Steps in the Sears Tower, and the count of Steps in the Sears Tower is 0.0753 times that amount.
(a.k.a. Willis Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (steps per stairwell)
It's about eighteen-and-a-half times the number of Golf Courses in Florida.
In other words, 28,000 is 18.450 times the count of Golf Courses in Florida, and the count of Golf Courses in Florida is 0.0542 times that amount.
(2016 figures) (public and private)
It's about one-twentieth the number of Words in War and Peace.
In other words, 28,000 is 0.0476769 times the count of Words in War and Peace, and the count of Words in War and Peace is 20.97450 times that amount.
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