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The U.S. ranks 12th in urban population
14 March 2009
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According to the World Bank, 43.3% of Americans live in cities with populations of greater than 1,000,000, making the United States rank twelfth in that category. In Hong Kong, which ranks first, 103.3% of the population lives in an urban area. The data do not state how Hong Kong has a number greater than 100% living in an urban area.
Categories: Political and Social Life, Ranking of 11 to 20
cities, demographics, Hong Kong, population, urban
The U.S. ranks 32nd for built-up land
28 January 2009
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According to the Global Footprint Network, the United States is tied for thirty-second (with Laos, Macedonia, Peru, Burkina Faso, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Latvia, Belarus, Italy, Albania, and Egypt) in terms of global hectare per capita of built up land. Belgium ranks first.