一九八○年全世界的共产党员增加到近七千七百万人,一年时间就增加了一百五十万。中美、苏联、东欧和中国都有增加。全世界九十九个国家有共产党党员和党的活动。其中十七国的共产党执政。中国人说,它的共产党员人数增加了一百万,这个数字虽然比前几年少,但是占一九八○年全世界增加的总人数的三分之二。印度共产党宣布有十五万党员,比一九七九年它宣布的大大夸大了的五十万总数降低了。 In 1980, the number of communists in the world increased to nearly 77 million, an increase of 1.5 million in one year. China and the United States, the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and China have all increased. Ninety-nine countries in the world have communist party members and party activities. Seventeen of the Communist parties took power. The Chinese say that its membership of communists has increased by one million, a figure that, although less than in previous years, accounts for two-thirds of the total increase in the world in 1980. The Communist Party of India announced that there were 150,000 members, down from the greatly exaggerated 500,000 announced in 1979.