Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Light blogging today

Conference in St. Louis today. I may blog tonight if my eyes can stand it. In the meantime, you know what's happening. Iraq is getting even worse. The dynamic war duo are duking it out for the head office. And this country is on its way to banana republic status (if it isn't already there).

Population growth report:

The population of more developed countries -- the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and some in Europe -- is 1.2 billion but is projected to increase by barely 4 per cent by 2050 and remain less than 1.3 billion, the private U.S. agency said.

The 5.2 billion population of less developed countries is projected to grow 55 per cent by 2050 and to exceed eight billion.

India would become the most populous country, surpassing China.

The United States is the biggest exception among industrialized countries; its population is expected to rise 43 per cent to 420 million.
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