SortStack #481 — 2027-10-03

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Residents of the Pitcairn Islands 47

   Nearly all are descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers who hid there in 1790.

2. The population of San Marino 34K

   Claims to be the world's oldest republic, founded — by tradition — in the year 301.

3. The population of Malta 540K

   The EU's smallest member squeezes onto islands smaller than Philadelphia.

4. The population of Istanbul 15.6M

   The only major city spanning two continents — you can commute between Europe and Asia by ferry.

5. Greater Tokyo, the world's largest metro area 37M

   More people than all of Canada, in an area you can cross by train in two hours.

6. The population of Indonesia 277M

   The world's largest archipelago nation and largest Muslim-majority population.

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