populous

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Cotality continues to have transaction delays from the recording office in Wayne County, the most populous county in the Detroit metro area, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The authorities warned that a dam in Oahu, the state's most populous island, was at risk of collapse.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is home to a large Christian population, particularly in the south of the country.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Energy-hungry India -- the world's most populous country with 1.4 billion people -- has ambitious plans to expand nuclear power capacity from its current eight to 100 gigawatts by 2047.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

All but one of the world’s six most populous nations are melting pots that achieved political unification recently, and that still support hundreds of languages and ethnic groups.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond