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According to Raffi Hovannisian, Armenia's former foreign minister, the country now depends for some one-third of its economy on money sent by Armenians abroad.

Nearly half of the present population may claim lineal descent from the Pitcairners; some one-third of the population was born on the Australian mainland, and about one-fifth in New Zealand.

Trade accounts for some one-fourth of GDP, and Tunisia relies heavily on its trade with Europe, with the EU accounting for the bulk of both exports and imports.

It said that some one-third of the British public had wanted to become one of the volunteer force of pink-and-magenta-clad games makers and many were inspired to volunteer afterwards.

Unification caused the public debt to grow dramatically, and at the beginning of the 21st century some one-fifth of the annual federal budget went toward interest payments on the accrued national debt.

The Dalits formerly known as "untouchables" and now officially designated Scheduled Castes constitute some one-sixth of the Indian population.

Running as the Progressive Party candidate, Robert M. La Follette captured some one-sixth of the popular vote.

The vast plateau of the Massif Central covers about 33,000 square miles (86,000 square km), or some one-sixth of the area of the country.

Grape growing and wine production have expanded rapidly since the 1990s, and in the early 21st century Victoria was not only supplying wine to other states but also providing some one-sixth of the country's wine exports.

Some one-fifth of humanity is of Chinese nationality.

Some one-fifth of residents are Hispanic or Latino.