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Books of burden

Books of burden 2007-01-01 Staff Writer <tr><td>Country</td><td>GDP $m</td><td>Number of pages of primary tax legislation (ranking)</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>691,163</td><td>9,000</td></tr><tr><td>

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Country GDP $m Number of pages of primary tax legislation (ranking) India 691,163 9,000 United Kingdom 2,124,385 8,300 Australia 637,327 7,750 Japan 4,622,771 7,200 United States 11,711,834 5,100 Korea 679,674 4,760 Italy 1,677,834 3,500 Canada 977,968 2,440 China and Hong Kong 1,931,710 2,000 Germany 2,740,551 1,700 Netherlands 578,979 1,640 Mexico 676,497 1,600 France 2,046,646 1,300 Belgium 352,312 830 Russia 581,447 700 Sweden 346,412 700 Spain 1,039,927 530 Brazil 603,973 500 Turkey 302,786 350 Switzerland 357,542 300