In this world people are group according to religion.Religion believers Christian 31.4% Muslim 23.2% Hindu 15% Buddhist 7.1%, folk religions 5.9%, Jewish 0.2% Others 0.8% Unaffiliated 16.4%Age StructureAge stru
Mt. Kailash, regarded as the greatest pilgrimage place on earth for many religions, has made Ngari a must visit city for the pilgrimages. Area Code:0897 Zip Code:859000 Area:Ngari covers an area about 30,000 sq km. Geography:Lying in the western part of Tibet, Ngari is nestling at an ...
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the border area of northwest China covers about 1.66 million square km, accounting for one sixth of the Chinese territory. The GDP of Xinjiang exceeded 400 billion yuan ($58.9 billion) in 2008. The major religions in Xinjiang are Islam, Buddhism (including ...
By Earth graph, World Population in 2025 is estimated to be over 8 billion, is the total people lived on the earth, Out of whichIndiaPopulation by 17.83%, secondlyChinapopulation constitutes to 17.81%,United StatesPopulation by 4.3%, Indonesia by 3.5% and Brazil by 2.8%. Scientists predict ...
India is a country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a constitutional republic that represents a highly diverse population consisting of thousands of ethnic groups. It is made up of eight union territories and 28 states, and its capital
Technical assistance fromJapanandIndiais regenerating thefishing industry, which has grown in importance. Mauritius’s waters contain many species of fish with commercial value, including tuna, snapper, and grouper. Aquaculture is practiced with such species as channel bass andsea bream....
Different Ethnic Groups in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a country in South Asia, located off the coast of India. It is an island nation with a population of 23 million. Beginning in the 16th century, Sri Lanka was colonized by European powers. These included the Portuguese, Dutch, and British....
Pakistan is a country found in the southern part of Asia. The land of Pakistan is neighbored by other countries like Iran, Afghanistan, India, and China. Pakistan as a nation is made up of different ethnic groups. The various ethnic groups in Pakistan include Punjabi, the largest, followed...
But for several decades birth rates remained very high (and in some cases even increased due to a better health status of women) since high fertility norms had been deeply imbedded in most traditional cultures and religions and such norms tend to change only slowly. As a consequence, world ...
This paper contributes to the small but growing literature that explores the connections between religion, cultural norms, and fertility. Previous works have explored differential fertility rates between religions or denominations (Dharmalingam and Morgan2004; Mosher et al.1992; Lehrer1996; Zhang2008; He...