Voting Question: Why are there so many people in South and East Asia?

2 February 2012, 7:21 pm

What factors contribute to the high number of people in this part of the world? 1. China - 1,339,190,000 pop. 2. India - 1,184,639,000 pop. 3. Indonesia - 234,181,400 pop. 4. Pakistan - 170,260,000 pop. 5. Bangladesh - 164,425,000 pop. 6. Japan - 127,380,000 pop. 7. Phillipines - 94,013,200 pop. 8. Vietnam - 85,789,573 pop. 9. Thailand - 63,525,062 pop. 10. Myanmar - 50,496,000 pop. 11. Korea (South) - 49,773,145 pop. 12. Nepal - 29,853,000 pop. 13. Malaysia - 28,306,700 pop. 14. Korea (North) - 23,991,000 pop. 15. Taiwan - 22,900,000 pop. 16. Sri Lanka - 20,410,000 pop. 17. Cambodia - 13,395,682 pop. 18. Laos - 6,436,000 pop. 19. Singapore - 4,987,600 pop. 20. Mongolia - 2,768,800 pop. 21. East Timor - 1,171,000 pop. 22. Bhutan - 708,000 pop. 23. Brunei - 407,000 pop. 24. Maldives - 314,000 pop. 25. Palau - 20,000 pop. Total: 3,719,341,162 pop.... Read More »