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Data from 2004 to present on the Google Trends website shows country-wise statistics on some commonly searched words on the Net. By this count, India, Egypt and Turkey rank among the countries searching the most for the keyword 8220;sex8221;. For no other word does India figure in the top three across the world. 8216;Jihad8217;, 8216;terrorism8217; and 8216;Nazi8217; also draw huge hits. 8216;Hangover8217; not surprisingly draws the maximum response from Ireland and 8216;Viagra8217; from Iraq, while the US is logged on to 8216;Iraq8217;, even as it looks out for 8216;Tom Cruise8217; and 8216;love8217;. And sorry, CPM, 8216;IAEA8217; doesn8217;t register with netizens in India. The words, and the countries avidly googling for them, from the first to the third place:
Sex: Egypt, India, Turkey
Jihad: Morocco, Indonesia, Pakistan
Terrorism: Pakistan, Philippines, Australia
Taliban: Pakistan, Australia, Canada
Iraq: US, Australia, Canada
Hitler: Germany, Mexico, Austria
Nazi: Chile, Australia, UK
Gay: Chile, Mexico, Colombia
Tom Cruise: Canada, US, Australia
Britney Spears: Mexico, Venezuela, Canada
Viagra: Italy, UK, Germany
Hangover: Ireland, UK, US
David Beckham: Venezuela, UK, Mexico
Kate Moss: Ireland, UK, Sweden
Marijuana: Canada, US, Australia
IAEA: Austria, Pakistan, Iran
