ccoprmd@pyr.gatech.EDU (Matthew T. DeLuca) (04/04/89)
Okay! Upon rechecking my figures, I realized that the graph from which I got my 'slightly greater' population density used a shading for the U.S. and Europe that classified the regions as having a density of 50 to 500 per square mile. Needless to say, the U.S. and Europe are on different ends of the spectrum. However, Europe as a whole (East and West) has, (according to composite figures from various recent issues of Time and National Geographic) roughly 510 million people (this excludes European Russia, by the way) in an area of about 3.8 million sq. mi, giving a density of approximately 134 people/sq. mi. If you look at the mainland U.S., and remove the desert regions (remember, no deserts in Europe), the density goes to roughly 100. Of course, this doesn't count... However, the main part of this posting: In my earliest posting, I should have said 'by almost any standard, we are the most *technologically* advanced nation around...'. I thought I made this clear in my more recent postings; I am not degrading any other part of the world with respect to the U.S. I have nothing but respect for the nations of Europe (with the exception of France), and although I have not had the opportunity to visit there, I do plan to do so in the future. I am not claiming moral, ethnic, racial, or political superiority, just technological. I hope this posting makes this clear enough; if not, send mail. I plan to post no further on this subject. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Matthew DeLuca : Georgia Institute of Technology : Remember, wherever you go, there you are. ARPA: ccoprmd@pyr.gatech.edu :