SortStack #2616 — 2033-08-07

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Sitting United States senators 100

   Two per state since 1789 — the chamber only grows when a new state joins the union.

2. Capacity of London's Royal Albert Hall 5.3K

   The Beatles, Einstein, and Muhammad Ali all appeared on its stage.

3. Athletes who competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics 10.5K

   The first Games with full gender parity: exactly half the quota places went to women.

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. Amsterdam — the city proper 920K

   Home to more bicycles than people, and roughly 12,000 bikes are fished out of canals yearly.

6. The population of Argentina 46M

   Nearly two-thirds of Argentines have Italian ancestry — hence the accent in their Spanish.

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