Earth at night

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Its World Population Day. Population densities seen from space

Today, on World Population Day, we look at the patterns of human settlements with NASA’s newly released night views of our planet from space. As you can see in the image, India’s borders are clearly defined with dense settlements within its boundaries.Established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989, World Population Day seeks to raise awareness on population-related issues through the world. India currently ranks 2nd (1.3 billion) after China as the most populous country, contributing to over 17% of the growing planet population of 7.6 Billion.