The 7 countries with the most population
The first task of the 7 Continents, 7 Billion People, 7 Books Reading challenge is to read a book from one of the 7 countries with the most population. According to the wiki list countries by population, the top 7 countries with the most population are:
- China (1300 Million)
- India (1200 Million)
- USA (314 Million)
- Indonesia (237 Million)
- Brazil (193 Million)
- Pakistan (181 Million)
- Nigeria (166 Million)
Here are the relating country reading links, from Goodreads:
Goodreads / China -- Goodreads / India -- Goodreads / US best of -- Goodreads / Indonesia -- Goodreads / Brazil - Goodreads / Pakistan -- Goodreads / Nigeria
For more book links, visit: Finding books by country: helpful links + resources
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Around the globe
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A world in change - 2 global docus
If you are interested, there is a fascinating documentation online, a report of a journey across 3 continents by a journalist who tries to chart the phenomenon of Chinese migration. The docu starts in Africa, moves to America, and to Asia. It inlcudes a lot of encounters with citizens and immigrants, and also shows city and road scenes from the countries. It's also up on youtube:
And here's another docu on the theme of population:
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Around the globe
For some virtual globe spinning, try this short world video that shows the 25 most populated countries and their location on the globe:
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A world in change - 2 global docus
If you are interested, there is a fascinating documentation online, a report of a journey across 3 continents by a journalist who tries to chart the phenomenon of Chinese migration. The docu starts in Africa, moves to America, and to Asia. It inlcudes a lot of encounters with citizens and immigrants, and also shows city and road scenes from the countries. It's also up on youtube:
And here's another docu on the theme of population:
