As of July 2005, the world population is at 6,446,131,400. The country with the largest population is China, with well over one billion people. The United States has the forth-largest population in the world, with about three hundred million people. The list goes on naming all two hundred and thirty-nine countries. These countries have populations ranging from over one billion, all the way down to forty-five. There is a vast amount of difference in population levels, and in an every-changing world many scientists are predicting that those numbers will continue to rise in most places. While some countries will embrace this reality, others are determined to stop it from happening. Lucky for those negative countries, other scientists are predicting that the population will slowly decrease.If you were to look at a list of countries in order from highest population to lowest population, you may or may not be surprised by what you see. The countries with the largest population are also the countries with the highest poverty levels. China for instance is well known for being so over-populated that in some parts of the country female babies are killed at birth to keep the birthrate from going up. India, which is number two on the list, is not only seen a a holy nation to Buddhists, but as a country will poor health situations, bad sanitation, and low provisions such as food and clean water. Bangladesh has been said to be the poorest country in the world. Many organizations and programs, such as a camp I once attended, find ways to raise money specifically for this country. It is easily understood why they have so much poverty, after all, they are number eight on the list with a population of about one hundred and fifty million and rising.When you arrive at the middle of the list you will still see some well known countries, such as Singapore, Norway, Ireland, and Puerto Rico. Once again the issue of poverty arises, but not to such an extreme as with the top ten countries. These middle level countries are also known for having poverty, but at the same time are known for tourism. Tourism, which sometimes frowned on by locals of the countries, offers an economic boost that...
