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[54] [55] 45% of this debt is held by the Bank of Japan, and most of the remainder is also held domestically. [54] The Japanese economy faces considerable challenges posed by an ageing and declining population , which peaked at 128.5 million people in 2010 and has fallen to 122.6 million people in 2024. [ 56 ]
Divided in two by the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the northern portion, the Sacramento Valley serves as the watershed of the Sacramento River, while the southern portion, the San Joaquin Valley is the watershed for the San Joaquin River. Both valleys derive their names from the rivers that flow through them.
The states of Utah, Alaska and Wyoming have a market income Gini coefficient that is 10% lower than the average, while Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico are 10% higher. After-tax, the Federal Reserve estimated that 34 states in the US have a Gini index between 30 and 35, with Maine the lowest. [199]
[10] [11] The word human can refer to all members of the Homo genus. [12] The name Homo sapiens means 'wise man' or 'knowledgeable man'. [ 13 ] There is disagreement if certain extinct members of the genus, namely Neanderthals , should be included as a separate species of humans or as a subspecies of H. sapiens .
Titanic ' s crew were divided into three principal departments: Deck, with 66 crew; Engine, with 325; and Victualling, with 494. [113] The vast majority of the crew were thus not seamen but were either engineers, firemen, or stokers, responsible for looking after the engines, or stewards and galley staff, responsible for the passengers. [ 114 ]
The University of Michigan's campus in Ann Arbor is divided into four main areas: the Central Campus area, the North Campus area, the North Medical Campus area, and Ross Athletic Campus area. The campus areas include more than 500 major buildings, [ 109 ] with a combined area of more than 37.48 million square feet (860 acres; 3.482 km 2 ). [ 110 ]
Liberia is divided into fifteen counties, which, in turn, are subdivided into a total of 90 districts and further subdivided into clans. The oldest counties are Grand Bassa and Montserrado, both founded in 1839 prior to Liberian independence. Gbarpolu is the newest county, created in 2001.