Back to “Pocket World in Figures, 2007 Edition” by The Economist magazine. The top five largest gainers in forestland, 2000 – 2005 (in 1,000 of hectares):

1. China                     4,058

2. Spain                       296

3. Vietnam                    241

4. United States            159

5. Italy                        106

From the same source, 26 countries are at least 50% forested. Russia, which has the largest raw number of forested hectares (808.8 million hectares) is 47.9% forested.

Again, same source, the United States has the longest road network at 6,378,154 km while Macau has the densest road network at 20.3 km of road per square km.