Why do Italy, France and UK Have Exactly the Same Population Size?

[Colon™]

Originally posted by VetLegion
Why is Germany more populous than France? France is more flat and fertile and has better climate. It doesn't make sense.

It's flat and fertile alright.

[MikeH]

For Americans:

Germany 82m people, area slightly smaller than Montana
France 60m people, area slightly smaller than 2 Colorados
Italy 60m people , area slightly larger than Arizona
UK 60m people, area slightly smaller than Oregon

So it's fairly crowded...

[Colon™]

Germany has the Rhine running through it. The river and its tributaries has served as one of Europe main arteries for centuries, leading to the rise of many substantial trade centers along it. Kind of like why India's biggest population densities can be found along the Ganges river. And then there was the demographic evolution during the industrial age in which Germany's population was rapidly growing while France's stagnated (and about which I have no idea why this was the case).

[Proteus_MST]

The rhine was also the border between the parts of germany that were roman province and the parts that were free from roman occupation.

Maybe thats the reason why germany has such a large population. Half of germany never came in to contact with roman birth control techniques

[TheStinger]

I'm not sure the situation pertaining to Roman times has much bearing on 21st century population

[Ned]

Originally posted by Colon™
Germany has the Rhine running through it. The river and its tributaries has served as one of Europe main arteries for centuries, leading to the rise of many substantial trade centers along it. Kind of like why India's biggest population densities can be found along the Ganges river. And then there was the demographic evolution during the industrial age in which Germany's population was rapidly growing while France's stagnated (and about which I have no idea why this was the case).

For a while there, Paris had a real problem with water. They didn't have enough.

[Ned]

Originally posted by Cort Haus


44.4 + 10.5 = 82 ?

Sorry, I added Poland instead of Portugal. They are next to each other on the chart.

But the combined pops would be 55 million, very close to the other Roman provinces, France, Britain, and Italy.

Perhaps the areas of "Germany" that were once under Roman control should be added together. I haven't done the math, but that area might be 60 million as well.

[Colon™]

You confuse Portugal and Poland and still think you have any reason to post in this thread?

[Ned]

Originally posted by Colon™
You confuse Portugal and Poland and still think you have any reason to post in this thread?

Bad eyes. They are next to each other on the chart.

But, Colon, as you say, I will say good bye to you and your fellows as I have nothing to contribute here.

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by Colon™


It's like running into a Mohammed from Arabia. Completely unheard of.

No. Shiva really is and uncommon name, even in India. For example - I don't know a single Shiva.

One reason for that may be because Shiva is the Lord of Universal Dissolution and Destruction?

[Colon™]

Originally posted by Ned


Bad eyes. They are next to each other on the chart.

But, Colon, as you say, I will say good bye to you and your fellows as I have nothing to contribute here.

Well Ned, for one, current borders in Europe have absolutely NOTHING to do with Roman era borders. If there's any coincidence then that's simply because it's quite convenient to demarkate territories by means of natural borders such as rivers, mountains chains and seas. If you'd even have the slightest clue about European history you wouldn't be bringing up that ridiculous assertion. Similarly, if you'd have the slightest recollection about the land size of Portugal then surely a bell should have been ringing when you though to read it has 40 million people.
You can ask questions if you'd like but on other than that you really shouldn't be stating anything in this thread.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by aneeshm


No. Shiva really is and uncommon name, even in India. For example - I don't know a single Shiva.

One reason for that may be because Shiva is the Lord of Universal Dissolution and Destruction?

Though the real reason that it's uncommon is that most would-be Shivas are born in the North, where they drop they "a," resulting in not-so-uncommon "Shiv."

[DAVOUT]

Originally posted by VetLegion
Why is Germany more populous than France? France is more flat and fertile and has better climate. It doesn't make sense.

It makes sense when you know that Germans like too much to drink beer together; the more they are the better.
Frenchies are individualists, and to drink a bottle of good wine, two is enough.

[Adalbertus]

Until 1990, Western Germany had about 62 million. Which was only slightly larger than either UK, France, or Italy. In the EC parliament, all four had the same number of seats. It was quite useful. After 1990, when Germany had more than 80 million, this had to be changed, mainly because a Luxemburgian vote counted ten times more than a German, which was going to deteriorate even more.

Btw. the most crowded country in Europe are the Netherlands. And I guess 2/3 of them live below sea level. Fortunately they seem to have mastered water engineering. At least let's hope so, because there aren't enough caravaning sites in the rest of Europe.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Colon™
If the Low Countries hadn't gotten separated due to the Spanish, we would have had 25 million as well.

And you would be Dutch, too