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2026
A lot of population numbers are fake2026 Jan 29davidoks.blog
Linked is a compelling argument that we don't really know how many people there are in the world. Countries with weak central governments, difficult terrain, and politicized incentives to adjust population numbers make for wildly unreliable population counts. Some countries don't even attempt to collect census data and yet report population numbers anyway.
Part of Europe is in Canada2025 Mar 17newfoundlandlabrador.com
The islands Saint Pierre and Miquelon are 20km off the coast of Newfoundland and 4000km off the coast of France, but part of France they are. You can spend your Euros visiting this distant part of the European Union and the 5000 Frenchfolks living there in a day trip, but official advice is to "take your time," and be sure to bring your Passport, as the islands are not part of the Schengen.
Linked is a compelling argument that we don't really know how many people there are in the world. Countries with weak central governments, difficult terrain, and politicized incentives to adjust population numbers make for wildly unreliable population counts. Some countries don't even attempt to collect census data and yet report population numbers anyway.
The map continues to not be the territory.