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On 9 November 1989
the Cold War ended
as East German
demonstrators breached
the Berlin Wall; the
subsequent break-up of
the Soviet Union and
Yugoslavia led to the
creation of many new
states.
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On 9 July 2011,
South Sudan
became the
newest state.
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1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
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Population
The global population is still growing, although the rate of increase is
beginning to slow compared with that of the last 50 years. In 2010 the average
number of babies born to each woman was 2.5; in 1990 it was 3.2.
Changing population
Actual and projected
world population
1810–2100
actual population
high projection
medium projection
low projection
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CANADA
USA
310m
UK
IRELAND
SWEDEN
NORWAY
DEN.
NETHS
BEL.
GERMANY
POLAND
CZ
REP.
HUN.
SERBIA
B-H
ALB.
FRANCE
AUS.
SWITZ.
SL.
CRO.
ITALY
SPAIN
MEXICO
113m
PORTUGAL
MOROCCO
ALGERIA
GREECE
LIBYA
CHAD
TUNISIA
MAURITANIA
CUBA
JAMAICA
GUATEMALA
HAITI
DOM.
REP.
PUERTO RICO
MALI
EL
SALVADOR
NICARAGUA
SENEGAL
GAMBIA
GUINEA
SIERRA
LEONE
HONDURAS
NIGER
VENEZUELA
TRINIDAD &
TOBAGO
BURK.
FASO
C.A.R.
PANAMA
NIGERIA
158m
G.-BISSAU
COSTA RICA
CÔTE
D'IVOIRE
COLOMBIA
LIBERIA
TOGO
GHANA
BENIN
ECUADOR
CAMEROON
BRAZIL
195m
CONGO
GABON
PERU
