Name the 5 most populace countries in the world no cheating

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I was taken aback by one of them.

[BallHawk]

China
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil

That's the right answer.

[MJZiggy]

China
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil

That's the right answer.

Off the top of my head, that looks about right to me.

[Patler]

Re: Name the 5 most populace countries in the world no cheat

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I was taken aback by one of them.

Which one surprised you?

[retailguy]

Re: Name the 5 most populace countries in the world no cheat

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I was taken aback by one of them.

Which one surprised you?

China

[oregonpackfan]

Here is an interesting listing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population

[Guiness]

China
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil

That's the right answer.

Ok, I was close - I had Russia in there instead of Brazil...I guess I was thinking Soviet Union instead of Russia.

Geez, I'll never forget a Final Jeopardy question I saw that made my jaw drop...answer was something like "with over 800 million people, this is the world's second most populas country". The question one contestant put down? You guessed it, the USA.

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Indonesia. My guess is anyone who knew that is lying. Do they count all those small islands as Indonesia???

[BallHawk]

Indonesia. My guess is anyone who knew that is lying. Do they count all those small islands as Indonesia???

What do you consider small? Indonesia's bulkload comes from islands like Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Borneo (their part.) Yeah, there are small islands but Indonesia just has a lot of people.

The island of Java alone would be the 11th largest country in the world.

And you don't have to lie to know that.

[Guiness]

Indonesia. My guess is anyone who knew that is lying. Do they count all those small islands as Indonesia???

That's a pretty ignorant remark. Yes, I knew it.

[the_idle_threat]

I knew about Indonesis, but I was not sure about Brazil. I thought Russia might have fit in there somewhere.

[Joemailman]

Indonesia. My guess is anyone who knew that is lying. Do they count all those small islands as Indonesia???

17,508 islands to be exact. Also the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. This one didn't surprise me. Like some others, I figured Russia instead of Brazil.

[MJZiggy]

I knew about Indonesis, but I was not sure about Brazil. I thought Russia might have fit in there somewhere.

Too much tundra wilderness. It has a big land mass, but would you really want to live there? Never mind.

[Scott Campbell]

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[the_idle_threat]

I knew about Indonesis, but I was not sure about Brazil. I thought Russia might have fit in there somewhere.

Too much tundra wilderness. It has a big land mass, but would you really want to live there? Never mind.

I thought Russia was right up there, but I think I was thinking U.S.S.R. like Guiness was. Russia comes in at #9 according to Wikipedia. Consider that Japan comes in at #10, and compare the land masses.