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Human Geography – Where People Live in the World  
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Tags: Geography, Human Geography

The following is a concise list of the overall population of humans on the planet Earth, where human beings inhabit the various parts of the globe (and space), and how much of the planet falls under governing countries.

	Earth has approximately 6,500,000,000 human inhabitants (February 24, 2006 estimate).
	Projections indicate that the world's human population will reach seven billion in 2013 and 9.1 billion in 2050 (2005 UN estimates).
	Most of the growth is expected to take place in developing nations. Human population density varies widely around the world.
	It is estimated that only one eighth of the surface of the Earth is suitable for humans to live on — three-quarters is covered by oceans, and half of the land area is desert, high mountains or other unsuitable terrain.
	The northernmost settlement in the world is Alert, Ellesmere Island, Canada. The southernmost is the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, in Antarctica, almost exactly at the South Pole.
	There are 267 administrative divisions, including nations, dependent areas, other, and miscellaneous entries.
	Earth does not have a sovereign government with planet-wide authority.
	Independent sovereign nations claim all of the land surface except for some segments of Antarctica.
	There is a worldwide general international organization, the United Nations. The United Nations is primarily an international discussion forum with only limited ability to pass and enforce laws.
	In total, about 400 people have been outside the Earth's atmosphere as of 2004, and of these, twelve have walked on the Moon.
	Most of the time the only humans in space are those on the International Space Station, currently three people. They are replaced every 6 months.

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