China's 1.3 billionth citizen, a baby boy, has been born at a hospital in the capital Beijing.
China's Xinhua newsagency says senior Chinese officials were on hand to mark the occasion.
It says China's minister in charge of the State Population and Family Planning Commission, awarded the newborn a certificate designating him as the 1.3 billionth citizen.
China's population is expected to increase by about 10 million people annually to reach a peak of 1.46 billion in the mid-2030s.
well if you've got 1.3 billion people (no clue how many are of reproducing age)
10 million ain't that much
a 0.00769% increase
virtually stable
for some odd reason, while the word "Ganya" was still just a thought-dropping in my head, I thought it'd only be four letters. But apparently it's five. yep.
They still have the one child rule in China but if you can afford to you can get round that law.
India is not far off China in terms of population, I think they have a population of 1 billion and rising fast.
01-06-2005 06:38 AM
