SortStack #250 — 2027-02-14

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Voting members of the US House of Representatives 435

   Frozen by law since 1929, even though the US population has nearly tripled since.

2. The population of Palau 18K

   Visitors must sign an eco-pledge stamped into their passport, written by Palau's children.

3. Residents of Venice's historic island center 50K

   Down from 175,000 in 1950 — on busy days, tourists outnumber Venetians.

4. The population of Barbados 280K

   Became the world's newest republic in 2021, replacing the British monarch — Rihanna was declared a national hero the same day.

5. The population of Brunei 450K

   The Sultan's palace has 1,788 rooms and opens to the public for three days every year.

6. New York City — the five boroughs 8.3M

   If each borough were its own city, four of them would still rank in the US top ten.

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