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• Select Russia's population nightmare is going to get even worse.

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  Russia's population nightmare is going to get even worse.

  From:The Economist

  Mar. 4, 20231,047 words Article 1120LA DEMOGRAPHIC TRAGEDY is unfolding in War is not the sole—or even the main—cause of these troubles but it has made them all worse. According to Western estimates, 175,000-200,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or...
• Select Fewer children, fewer coalminers, less cabbage; Another country.

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  Fewer children, fewer coalminers, less cabbage; Another country.

  From:The Economist

  Sept. 17, 2022966 words Article 930LGo home and eat your sprouts How Britain changed socially and culturally under Elizabeth II S OMEWHERE IN BRITAIN, half a dozen people gathered at a farm to watch Queen Elizabeth II's coronation on television. "It's...
• Select This is an age of stagnation, and young people are stuck in perpetual adolescence.

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  This is an age of stagnation, and young people are stuck in perpetual adolescence.

  Author:Tomiwa OwoladeFrom:New Statesman (Vol. 151, Issue 5675)

  July 8, 2022887 words Guest commentary 1150LI was recently invited to give a short talk at my secondary school to sixth-form students who start university later this year. In previous decades, university marked the start of adulthood. Not any more: young adults in...
• Select The colour purple; Politics.

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  The colour purple; Politics.

  From:The Economist

  Apr. 2, 20221,601 words Article 1310LIs Florida still a swing state-- or a Republican one? F ROM GIANNI VERSACE to Ron DeSantis, Floridians like making fashion statements. On the website for the governor's re-election campaign, fans of Mr DeSantis can buy...
• Select Is China's population shrinking? Demography.

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  Is China's population shrinking? Demography.

  From:The Economist

  May 1, 20211,088 words Article 1160LLeaks from the census say yes. Official media give mixed messages THE COMMUNIST PARTY has long known that, partly as the result of its brutal birth-control policies, China's population would soon peak and start to...
• Select Class acts; The socioeconomics of sewage

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  Class acts; The socioeconomics of sewage

  From:The Economist

  July 18, 2020604 words Article 1410LAnalysing waste water may assist census takers YOU ARE what you eat, the saying goes. It therefore follows that what you excrete gives away a lot about you. Writ large, that information might yield useful demographic...
• Select Of covid and kin; Viruses and demography

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  Of covid and kin; Viruses and demography

  From:The Economist

  June 6, 20201,768 words Article 1210LThe family unit has shaped people's experience of the pandemic. And the pandemic may, in turn, affect the future of the family unit IF ONE HALLMARK of the covid-19 pandemic has been social distancing, another has...
• Select The African century

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  The African century

  Author:Jonathan RosenthalFrom:The Economist (Vol. 434, Issue 9187)

  Mar. 28, 2020885 words Article 1140LFor hundreds of years Africa has played only a small role in world affairs. Now the continent is changing so rapidlyit will be hard to ignore, says Jonathan Rosenthal SOMETIMES BRIDGING the gap between success and...
• Select Motor Sport Event Attendee Profile: The Case of NASCAR, Daytona Beach.

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  Motor Sport Event Attendee Profile: The Case of NASCAR, Daytona Beach.

  Authors:Deanne Williams-Bryant and Desmond O. BrownFrom:Consortium Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management (Vol. 22, Issue 1)

  Spring 20202,611 words Report 1400LThis exploratory study examined the profile of attendees to the 2017 NASCAR event in Daytona Beach, Florida, by gender, geographic origin, attendance history and average expenditure. Results from the chi-square test of...
• Select Government Initiative

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  Government Initiative

  Author:S. Kamal Hayder KazmiFrom:Pakistan & Gulf Economist (Vol. 38, Issue 41)

  Oct. 13, 2019615 words Article 1430LByline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi Prime Minister Imran Khan directed relevant authorities to introduce the mobile application called "Mera Bacha Alert" in 2-week to effectively tackle the cases of childrens' abduction,...
• Select With Great Demographics Comes Great Power: Why Population Will Drive Geopolitics

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  With Great Demographics Comes Great Power: Why Population Will Drive Geopolitics

  Author:Nicholas EberstadtFrom:Foreign Affairs (Vol. 98, Issue 4)

  July-August 20194,111 words Article 1350LDemographies may not be destiny, but for students of geopolitics, they come close. Although conventional measures of economic and military power often receive more attention, few factors influence the long-term...
• Select Rough ride; Harley-Davidson

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  Rough ride; Harley-Davidson

  From:The Economist (Vol. 430, Issue 9128)

  Feb. 2, 2019468 words Article 1350LMotorcycle-maintenance plan An American icon is struggling once more A TOUR OF the modernist building of the Harley-Davidson museum in Milwaukee helps to explain why the midwestern maker of motorcycles has iconic...
• Select Neighborhood Watch

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  Neighborhood Watch

  Author:Elyse GrahamFrom:The American Scholar (Vol. 87, Issue 4)

  Autumn 2018424 words Article 1390LWe often hear of the dangers of media and social--media echo chambers--in which our beliefs and opinions are constantly reinforced by our exposure only to like-minded individuals. Echo chambers exist in our physical...
• Select Catastrophising is my idea of a good time

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  Catastrophising is my idea of a good time

  Author:Lionel ShriverFrom:Spectator (Vol. 336, Issue 9894)

  Apr. 14, 2018991 words Essay 1280LWhen, on a test of general knowledge, the highly educated score far worse than chimpanzees, university degrees may be overrated (definitely). But something more interesting may also be going on. According to the...
• Select Jewish-Arab Demography Defies Conventional Wisdom

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  Jewish-Arab Demography Defies Conventional Wisdom

  Author:Yoram EttingerFrom:inFOCUS (Vol. 12, Issue 2)

  Spring 20181,954 words Article 1570LIn contrast to conventional demographic wisdom, the Jewish State is not facing a potential Arab demographic time bomb. In fact, Israel benefits from a robust Jewish demographic tailwind. Contrary to conventional...
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  Basic data

  From:Country Report: Solomon Islands

  Dec. 14, 2017143 words Brief article, Geogr... 790LLand area 27,556 sq km Population 594,934 (2016; UN) Major islands Guadalcanal, Choiseul, New Georgia, Malaita, Makira Capital Honiara (estimated population of 68,651 in 2012-13), on Guadalcanal...
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  Basic data

  From:Country Report: Saudi Arabia

  Dec. 14, 2017245 words Brief article, Geogr... 1280LLand area 2.15m sq km Population 27.1m (2010, Central Department of Statistics and Information) Key provinces Population in '000 (2004 census, Ministry of Economy and Planning) Riyadh (capital): 4,730...
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  Basic data

  From:Country Report: Papua New Guinea

  Dec. 14, 2017149 words Brief article, Geogr... 430LLand area 462,840 sq km Population 7.8m (2016; UN estimate) Major islands New Britain, New Ireland, Manus, Bougainville Population in '000 (2011 census) Port Moresby (capital): 364.1 Lae: 148.9...
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  Basic data

  From:Country Report: Uruguay

  Dec. 13, 2017158 words Brief article, Geogr... 590LLand area 176,065 sq km, of which 80% is suitable for agricultural or livestock production Population 3,440,157 (2013; official estimate) Main towns Population in '000 (2011 census) Montevideo...
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  Basic data

  From:Country Report: Croatia

  Dec. 13, 2017181 words Brief article, Geogr... 910LPopulation 4.23m (2016, UN) From the 2011 census: City of Zagreb (capital): 790,197 County of Split-Dalmatia: 454,798 County of Osijek-Baranja: 305,032 County of Primorje-Gorski Kotar: 296,195...