Tag: world population density
7 billion population count underscores Bible translation need
OVER the last month, a number of nations have made claim to housing the seven-billionth person in the world. Whoever is truly the seven-billionth, the fact is the world is growing--and fast.
At 7 billion, world abounds in inequality
INDIA, predicted to overtake China as the world's most populous country within 20 years, will have to fit a projected 1.6 billion people into about a third of the land China has. Some parts of the Indian subcontinent are rapidly progressing; others, not so much.