The three world leaders in international trade, commerce, and technology that have
not yet adopted the new-fangled metric system are the USA, Liberia, and Burma.
One fascinating factoid that may presage the ultimate demise of this fad is the fact
that none of these three countries has been around appreciably longer than the
metric system has.
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Yes, most countries around the world use the metric system as their standard system of measurement. The metric system is a decimal-based system that is widely adopted in many countries for its ease of use and consistency.
In the US, scientists and medicine primarily use the metric system of measurement, which is also known as the International System of Units (SI). This system is used for its consistency and compatibility with scientific research and global standardization.
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.
The United States, Liberia, and Myanmar are the primary countries that use the English system of measurement, which includes units like inches, feet, pounds, and Fahrenheit for temperature.
The metric system is used virtually everywhere except in the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar. These countries primarily use the imperial system for measurement.