August 8, 2014

Bangladesh vs. Russia

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When it comes to country size, Russia wins. But when it comes to people-per-square mile, Bangladesh has Russia beat.

From History Pics:

Bangladesh has 155 million people and Russia has 143.5 million. Note the difference in size of the countries.

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