以下题目均来自sql zoo
1.Show the total population of the world.(显示世界总人口)
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select sum(population) from world
2.List all the continents - just once each.(列出所有的大洲------每个只列出一个)
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select distinct(continent) from world
解:distinct用来查询不重复记录的条数
3.Give the total GDP of Africa.(非洲的GDP总量)
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select sum(gdp) from world where continent = 'africa'
4.How many countries have an area of at least 1000000.(列出面积至少有100万的国家)
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select count(name) from world where area >=1000000
解:COUNT() 函数返回匹配指定条件的行数
5.What is the total population of ('Estonia', 'Latvia', 'Lithuania')(求出爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚、立陶宛的总人口)
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select sum(population) from world where name in
('Estonia', 'Latvia', 'Lithuania')
6.For each continent show the continent and number of countries.(对于每个洲,显示洲和国家数量)
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select continent,count(name) from world group by continent
7.For each continent show the continent and number of countries with populations of at least 10 million.(对于每个洲,请显示人口至少为1000万的洲和国家数目)
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select continent,count(name) from world
where population >=10000000 group by continent
8.List the continents that have a total population of at least 100 million.(列出人口总数超过1亿的大洲)
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select continent from world group by continent
having sum(population) >=100000000