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[–] xantoxis 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So Italy, a mid-sized European country, has a population 1/5 the size of the United States? Why is that .. surprising?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

I guess what they mean is the following:

Italy is about the size of michigan (300vs250km²) but has about 6 times the population (58Mio vs 10Mio). The population density of Italy is 5 times as high.

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