SortStack #2686 — 2033-10-16

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Vatican City 760

   Many of its citizens don't live inside the walls — they're diplomats posted abroad.

2. San Francisco — the city proper 810K

   Smaller in population than Indianapolis, despite its outsized cultural footprint.

3. The population of Djibouti 1.1M

   Hosts military bases for the US, China, France, Japan, and Italy simultaneously — a geopolitical crossroads.

4. Los Angeles — the city proper 3.9M

   Second-largest US city, yet so spread out it covers more land than 20 Manhattans.

5. Greater Shanghai 29M

   Its metro system, opened only in 1993, is already the longest in the world.

6. Left-handed people worldwide 800M

   About one in ten humans — a share that has stayed stable for at least 10,000 years of art.

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