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India set to become most populous nation

More people now live in India than in the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh combined. If China maintains its one-child policy, India will soon become the world's most populous nation, Auskar Surbakti reports.

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By Auskar Surbakti

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More people now live in India than in the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh combined.

If China maintains its one-child policy, India will soon become the world's most populous nation.


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