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July 6, 2007
Harry Potter vs. Afghanistan
Things that make you go financially hmmm ...- Total dollars (books plus movies) generated by J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series: ~$7.2-billion
- GDP of Aghanistan: $7.2-billion
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Good point
Bob Z, but the Harry Potter number is ex pirated stuff. You're trying to compare apples to cats.
clearly the GDP number is ex-heroin