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One thing that cannot escape from your discussion about China is its 1.3 billion populations. It means everyone 5 human beings living on this planet, 1 is a Chinese.

Of course everyone knows that, but do you have any idea what 1.3 billion populations is all about? Let me share with you this statistic which I found from Wikipedia. I ranked the world’s most populous countries, but counted each Chinese province as its own country. The listings in red are Chinese provinces. The rest are all independent nations.

1 India 1,169,016,000
2 United States 302,500,000
3 Indonesia 231,627,000
4 Brazil 186,800,000
5 Pakistan 163,630,000
6 Bangladesh 158,665,000
7 Nigeria 148,093,000
8 Russia 142,499,000
9 Japan 127,720,000
10 Mexico 103,263,388
11 Henan 97,170,000
12 Shandong 91,800,000
13 Philippines 88,706,300
14 Vietnam 87,375,000
15 Sichuan 87,250,000
16 Guangdong 83,040,000
17 Germany 82,400,996
18 Ethiopia 77,127,000
19 Egypt 75,498,000
20 Turkey 74,822,000
21 Jiangsu 74,330,000
22 Iran 71,208,000
23 Hebei 68,090,000
24 Hunan 66,980,000
25 Anhui 64,610,000
26 France (including overseas France) 64,102,140
27 Thailand 62,828,706
28 Congo-Kinshasa 62,636,000
29 United Kingdom 60,209,500
30 Hubei 60,160,000
31 Italy 59,093.092
32 Myanmar 48,798,000
33 South Africa 48,577,000
34 Guangxi 48,890,000
35 South Korea 48,244,000
36 Zhejiang 47,200,000
37 Ukraine 46,205,000
38 Spain 45,116,894
39 Yunnan 44,150,000
40 Jiangxi 42,840,000
41 Columbia 42,770,000
42 Liaoning 42,170,000
43 Tanzania 40,454,400
44 Argentina 39,531,000
45 Guizhou 39,040,000
46 Sudan 38,560,000
47 Heilongjiang 38,170,000
48 Poland 38,132,277
49 Kenya 37,538,000
50 Shaanxi 37,050,000
51 Fujian 35,110,000
52 Algeria 33,858,000
53 Shanxi 33,350,000
54 Canada 32,934,400
55 Morocco 31,224,000
56 Chongqing (municipality) 31,220,000
57 Uganda 30,884,000
58 Iraq 28,993,000
59 Nepal 28,196,000
60 Peru 27,903,000
61 Venezuela 27,657,000
62 Uzbekistan 27,372,000
63 Afghanistan 27,145,000
64 Malaysia 27,140,000
65 Jilin 27,090,000
66 Gansu 26,190,000
67 Saudi Arabia 24,735,000
68 Inner Mongolia 23,840,000
69 North Korea 23,790,000
70 Ghana 23,478,000

Conclusion:

-Of the 70 “countries” on this list, 23 of them are Chinese provinces.

-Henan, Shandong, Sichuan, and Guangdong all have larger populations than the most populous
European state, Germany.

-Jilin and Gansu have roughly the same population as Malaysia.

- The total number of all Malaysian Chinese only makes up 10% of Anhui’s population.

China is definitely people mountain people sea!


p/s:-

Bro Stevo! Of course I got your comments. I just don’t have the necessary inspiration and idea to give you a rock and roll reply! Don’t doubt my love for you. I dedicate this song “男子组” to you, especially the chorus part.

Some of you emailed me to tell me reading this blog has become part of your daily chores. I am touched by and thankful to your encouragements. I sincerely hope that through this blog you will be able see China from the eyes and ears of a junior Malaysian Lawyer who is here to make his mark.