It was established as a nation in 1861, merging the city-states of the peninsula. ... In fact, fast-rising life expectancy and the world's lowest birthrate are combining to make Italy "the oldest country in the world." ... Major industries are tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, motor vehicles, clothing and footwear. ... The leading exports are textiles and wearing apparel, metals, machinery, motor vehicles, and chemicals; the main imports are machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, food and food products, and minerals (especially petroleum). ... The natio...

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According to Zero Population Growth web site, "currently at 263 million, the U.S. population is growing by about 2.5 million people each year, making the United States one of the worlds fastest-growing industrialized nations" (ZPG, 2000). ... On the global level, there is the accumulation of green house gasses that deplete the ozone layer, the extinction of species and global food shortage. ... World population has more than doubled since 1960, and 95 percent of that growth has come from developing nations that offer the least access to health care, education and nutrition needed to support s...

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We overcrowd, overeat, and pollute our earth, wiping out forests and wetlands to develop a new subdivision, or a restaurant where a large portion of the food goes to waste, or a car dealership where we can purchase our automobiles that run off of fossil fuels while polluting our atmosphere. ... The more people on this earth, the more food will be needed, our population already suffers from an abundance of poverty. ... Thriving nations such as ours that have so much food that a large portion of it is wasted, have a responsibility to aid countries that cannot feed their hungry. ... With the p...

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Japan's Declining Population One of the world's most advanced nations, economically and technologically, is Japan. ... Japan is a densely populated nation; it averages 332 people per square kilometer, as compared to 105 in France and 28 in the United States. ... The changes however are just not coming fast enough. ... (Kakuchi 2001) With housing loans, daily purchases, food, and education for which to pay, it is unsurprising that more and more couples are becoming turned-off to the idea of large families. ... (Coleman 2001) In many ways, the Japanese, despite their reputatio...

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