United States. There are some references to Burma (now called Myanmar) and Liberia that I found, as well, but unspecific. In some industries, non metric quantities are still commonplace (and I believe legal), on a worldwide scale, such as 'barrels of oil', 'troy ounces' for gold, and carats for diamonds. In running, the official distance of a marathon is 26 miles, 385 yards. Even in the United States, there is some commonplace usage of metric units, like 2-liter bottles of soda, milligrams and cc (cubic centimeters) for drugs and medicine, and in running, 5k and 10k races are popular (5000 and 10000 meters respectively).
Most of the world uses the metric system for measurement. The main units used outside of the U.S.A. is the metric system or SI (System Internationale).
The United States is one of the only countries in the world that does not use the metric system.
Yes, the metric system is used in every country of the world except the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar (Burma).
The metric system is used in all countries. It is the main system of measurement in every country except Myanmar(Burma), Liberia, and the U.S.A.
The metric system is the 'standard' system for most of the world.
Most of the world uses the metric system for measurement. The main units used outside of the U.S.A. is the metric system or SI (System Internationale).
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The metric system is used all over the world.
The metric system (SI, to be precise) is used everywhere in the scientific community, and most of the units are used in practice in most countries of the world.
The United States is one of the only countries in the world that does not use the metric system.
Yes, the metric system is used in every country of the world except the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar (Burma).
The Metric System
Because it is a sensible system used by most countries in the world.
the metric system
That's the system used all over the world.
Have scientists in all parts of the world long used metric systems?
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