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Revision as of 17:36, 17 May 2012
BBC Country Profiles
This tutorial introduces SQL as a query language. We will be using the SELECT command on the table bbc:
| name | region | area | population | gdp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | South Asia | 652225 | 26000000 | |
| Albania | Europe | 28728 | 3200000 | 6656000000 |
| Algeria | Middle East | 2400000 | 32900000 | 75012000000 |
| Andorra | Europe | 468 | 64000 | |
| ... | ||||
Warming up
Read the notes about this table. Observe the result of running a simple SQL command.
SELECT name, region, population FROM bbc
SELECT name, region, population FROM bbc
Large Countries
Show the name for the countries that have a population of at least 200 million. (200 million is 200000000, there are eight zeros)
SELECT name FROM bbc WHERE population>250000000
SELECT name FROM bbc WHERE population>200000000
