The United States in growing at a moderate pace of 0.67 percent every year. However, you may have noticed one very large blue area on the map in particular: Russia.

The percentage distribution of Russia’s population among cities and towns of differing size and rural settlements (2010) Those among this rural population who are still active earn a living by ...

Retaking Kherson city, which had a pre-war population of some 280,000 people, would mean that Ukraine will be able to get back the largest urban centre that fell to Russian hands.