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TaigaThe largest country in the world that do not use the standard (customary?) system of measurement is the USA. Thankfully the US scientific community use the proper International Standard of the metric system known as the S.I. system.
There is also Burma and Liberia not using this international standard and I wonder if ordinary USA people are aware or even proud of this? The rest of the world uses the S.I. system.
I would rather have one litre of water (1000cc) @ 4 degr. Celsius = 1 kg (1000 gramme) than having one US gallon = 8.32674133 pounds of water @ 62degr. Fahrenheit. What a mess!
At least the Imperial gallon (British) weighed 10 pounds of water..... but that is still not the proper metric system.
There is also a well documented air-crash, caused by US ground crew that "filled" the tanks of the unfortunate aircraft with "x-amount" of US gallons instead of the prescribed "x-amount" of Imperial gallons which left the craft short of some 20% of the required fuel. (One Imperial gallon = 1.20095 US gallons).
Had metric units (litres) been used, such tragedy could have been avoided.
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What countries still use custamary units of measurement?
Countries that still predominantly use customary units of measurement include the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar. Although the metric system is the official system in these countries, some customary units are still commonly used in daily life.
Who are the 3 countries around the world that still use british system of measurement today?
The countries that officially use the English system of measurements today are the USA, Myanmar (Burma) and Liberia. Although the use of the English system is widespread in the United Kingdom, it has adopted S.I.
What country in africa still uses standard measurement?
Every country uses the system of measurement that's 'standard' in that country. The 'Metric System' is standard for every country in the world, except three of them. Liberia, Myanmar, and the USA use pounds, inches, and gallons, innocently referred to as the 'customary' system.
Is the metric system the most used measurement system in the world?
Yes only three countries still use other systems, Burma, Liberia, and USA.
How many countries still use the English system of Measurement?
Only 4 remaining countries use the English Imperial system of measurements 1) Liberia 2) Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) 3) United States of America 4) UK* *Though The metric system is in official use within the United Kingdom; however, use of Imperial unit is widespread in many cases." For example it is illegal for metric road signs and illegal to sell draught beer in metric.
