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What was the US is one of the few countries in the world which has not yet adopted the metric system for general use?
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∙ 10y ago
Yes, that is correct. Most countries have officially adopted the SI (metric) system, and use it... most of the time. There are some exceptions for specific units; for example, in the non-scientific community, degrees centigrade is usually used for temperature (instead of kelvin), and time is often measured in minutes, hours, days, and years (instead of just using seconds).
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoAmerica is not a country, it is a continent.
The USA, Burma and Liberia do not use the metric system as an official system of measurements. However the USA still uses metric measurements heavily in many areas, particularly scientific ones.
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∙ 10y agoAmerica is one of the few countries that has NOT adopted the metric system for its general use.
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∙ 13y agoyes, there are only 3 countries left that fully use the imperial system for measurement, and the us is one of them
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∙ 12y agoNot at all. The US is joined in that elite, select group by
Liberia and Myanmar (Burma).
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∙ 11y agoNo the other leading nations of the world not to use metric are Liberia and Myanmar(Burma).
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∙ 9y agoThe reason that the US has not adopted the metric system is based on stubbornness. Even the UK has, by and large, adopted the metric system.
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∙ 10y agotrue
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Is the US one of the countries that does not fully use the metric system for measurement True?
The US and I believe Liberia are the remaining two standouts which have not adopted the SI (metric) system. But the SI system is legal in the US, even if not formally adopted.
Which system is more logic metric or standard?
The metric IS the standard system in most of the world. Only a few countries hang back. And the reason that most countries have adopted it is that it is far simpler to use and more logical.
Why should Singapore adopt the metric system of units?
Because most advanced and developing countries have adopted it. It is simple to use.
How many countries use the Metric system in 2009?
It is easier to list the countries that don't officialy use the metric system. Of the almost 200 countries in the world:Only a few small countries (some Caribbean nations heavily influenced by America), have not formally adopted the use of SI.The USA is the only significant holdout.
Do most countries use metric system?
Yes. There are about 3 countries that do NOT use the metric system.
Can congress decide the metric system?
No. Congress can decide whether or not the metric system is adopted by the US, but the metric system exists and is used by developed countries whatever Congress choses to do.
Does anyone ask what is the cubic feet?
Possibly in countries that have still not adopted the metric system.
Is the US one of the countries that does not fully use the metric system for measurement True?
The US and I believe Liberia are the remaining two standouts which have not adopted the SI (metric) system. But the SI system is legal in the US, even if not formally adopted.
What does US Libya and Myanmar have in common?
They're the only three countries that haven't adopted the metric system.
Which system is more logic metric or standard?
The metric IS the standard system in most of the world. Only a few countries hang back. And the reason that most countries have adopted it is that it is far simpler to use and more logical.
What are two nations or countries have not adopted the metric system as their official system of measurement?
Those two nations are both Liberia, Myanmar, and the USA.
Why should Singapore adopt the metric system of units?
Because most advanced and developing countries have adopted it. It is simple to use.
What country that's not USA that uses the metric system?
Most of Europe have adopted the metric system.
How many countries use the Metric system in 2009?
It is easier to list the countries that don't officialy use the metric system. Of the almost 200 countries in the world:Only a few small countries (some Caribbean nations heavily influenced by America), have not formally adopted the use of SI.The USA is the only significant holdout.
Do most countries use metric system?
Yes. There are about 3 countries that do NOT use the metric system.
Does Vietnam use the metric system of measurement?
Yes. China adopted the metric system around 1900.
Who was the scientist the develop the metric system?
No one person came up with the metric system. The metric system was adopted by the Eleventh General Conference on Weights and Measures held in Paris in 1960 as a universal measuring system, and is used as the standard measuring system in all major countries of the world except the US.
