populous
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Since late last year, Australia has reached agreements with Vanuatu, Fiji and Papua New Guinea, the largest and most populous Pacific Island nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Boasting K-pop and Bangladeshi beatboxing, Eurovision stages its first Asia edition this Saturday, bringing the European song contest's unique brand of kitsch and geopolitics to the world's most populous region.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
Successive administrations have viewed the world's most populous Arab country as a critical US ally in the region.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
A key plank in this emerging strategy involves the most populous Democratic state in the country: California.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
Virginia is the most populous state with 880,000 residents, nearly 347,000 of them enslaved.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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