SortStack #2301 — 2032-09-26

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Residents of Tristan da Cunha 240

   The most remote inhabited island on Earth — 2,400 km of ocean to the nearest neighbor.

2. The population of San Marino 34K

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. The population of Taiwan 23.4M

   Produces over 90 percent of the world's most advanced computer chips.

6. The population of Russia 144M

   The world's largest country by land has fewer people than Bangladesh.

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