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Following a period of decline during the 1970s and 1980s, Cardiff's population is growing. The local authority area had an estimated population of more than 324,800 in 2008, [1] compared to a 2001 Census figure of 305,353. [2] Between mid-2007 and mid-2008, Cardiff was the fastest-growing local authority in Wales with population growth rate of ...
This is a list of countries and territories in Europe by population density.Data are from the United Nations unless otherwise specified. [1] [2]Abkhazia, Georgia and South Ossetia are each bordered on the north by the Greater Caucasus, and may have some territory north of these mountains and thus in Europe by the most common definition.
The history of Cardiff—a City and County Borough and the capital of Wales—spans at least 6,000 years. The area around Cardiff has been inhabited by modern humans since the Neolithic Period. Four Neolithic burial chambers stand within a radius of 10 mi (16 km) of Cardiff City Centre, with the St Lythans burial chamber the nearest, at about 4 ...
As the capital city of Wales, Cardiff is the main engine of growth in the Welsh economy. Though the population of Cardiff is about 10% of the Welsh population, the economy of Cardiff makes up nearly 20% of Welsh GDP and 40% of the city's workforce are daily in-commuters from the surrounding South Wales area. [151] [152]
In 2018, Europe had a total population of over 751 million people. [1] [2] 448 million of them lived in the European Union and 110 million in European Russia; Russia is the most populous country in Europe. Europe's population growth is low, and its median age high.
The most populous European country is Russia, with a population of over 144 million. Turkey, with a population of about 85 million, straddles both Europe and Asia, with most of its population living within its Asian part; though within its territory in Europe, some one-tenth of its population is situated. [1]
All are either member states of the United Nations or non-member observer states at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), [13] and all except Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Vatican City are members of the Council of Europe. [14] 44 countries have their capital city located within Europe, and (as of 2022) 27 of those countries are member ...
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by land area, and extends across eleven time zones; sharing land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous country in the world.