The Modern World

World historic processes have left us with a modern world of really savage inequity.

Consider: the table below shows the world's ten most populous countries by their population and GNP in 2010

Country Population (millions) GNP
China 1,340 7,536
India 1,210 3,408
United States 312 46,860
Indonesia 238 4,293
Brazil 191 10,800
Russia 142 15,900
Pakistan 178 2,500
Bangladesh 142 1,700
Nigeria 162 2,437
Japan 128 33,994

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