234. How Did India Become the Most Populous Country? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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India is now the most populous country. Today, let’s discuss how this happened, the numbers behind India’s growth, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for the country in the future!

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Vocabulary

- **Populous (adj) - **A populous country, area, or place has a lot of people living in it.

- **Demographic (adj) - **relating to demography (= the study of populations and the different groups that make them up)                                   

- **Estimated (adj) - **roughly calculated or approximate.

- **Ageing (adj) - **relating to getting older and used to describe a person or thing that is getting old.

- **Fertility rate (n) - **the average number of children that would be born to a female over their lifetime.

- **Geopolitics (n) - **the way a country's size, position, etc. influence its power and its relationships with other countries.

- **Talent pool (n) - **the suitable, skilled people who are available to be chosen to do a particular type of job.

- **Workforce (n) - **the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.

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