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With more than 13,000 locations serving a population of roughly 23 million people, Taiwan has one of the highest densities of convenience stores in the world—about one store for every 1,500 residents.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Imports from countries such as the US and Mexico may have been raised under poorer conditions, said Parkes, citing higher stocking densities and the use of chlorine washes to reduce bacterial contamination on chicken carcasses.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Tracking the asteroids' motion also helped scientists estimate the densities of both objects.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Temperatures reach their highest levels between 3000 and 4000 km above the clouds, while ion densities peak closer to 1000 km.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

Briefly, at high population densities only a portion of the people came to be farmers, but they were mobilized to devote themselves to intensive food production, thereby yielding surpluses to feed nonproducers.

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