Big numbers
It's 254 pages long -- probably to accommodate big numbers such as
8.97 billion -- the number of humans expected to be around in 2300. The UN's new
World Population to 2300 report (
www.un.org/esa/population/publications/longrange2/WorldPop2300final.pdf) provides population projections to 2300 for the world, its nations, and its major areas. According to the report: "
Three African regions -- Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, and Western Africa -- will grow unusually fast. " The document has lots of tables, figures and projections.
Posted by belinda at December 24, 2004 09:44 AM