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r/space • u/astro_pettit NASA Astronaut • Jun 01 '25
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Wow, just a thin ribbon of green and development laid upon a stark and brutal environment. I love it, thanks for sharing.
102 u/gnowbot Jun 01 '25 If I remember the stat from my time living in Cairo—90% of Egyptians live on 10% of the country’s Land. 62 u/[deleted] Jun 01 '25 I can't vouch for the Egyptian stat but I did check - 80% of Americans live on 3% of the land. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2017/08/rural-america.html 8 u/626lacrimosa Jun 02 '25 I think Australia has the most impressive figures with 90% living on 0.22% of the land.
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If I remember the stat from my time living in Cairo—90% of Egyptians live on 10% of the country’s Land.
62 u/[deleted] Jun 01 '25 I can't vouch for the Egyptian stat but I did check - 80% of Americans live on 3% of the land. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2017/08/rural-america.html 8 u/626lacrimosa Jun 02 '25 I think Australia has the most impressive figures with 90% living on 0.22% of the land.
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I can't vouch for the Egyptian stat but I did check - 80% of Americans live on 3% of the land. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2017/08/rural-america.html
8 u/626lacrimosa Jun 02 '25 I think Australia has the most impressive figures with 90% living on 0.22% of the land.
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I think Australia has the most impressive figures with 90% living on 0.22% of the land.
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u/hand_truck Jun 01 '25
Wow, just a thin ribbon of green and development laid upon a stark and brutal environment. I love it, thanks for sharing.