Russia is the largest territory in the world. Niger is 1/16th the size of Russia. Niger has the same population as Russia. Niger is growing faster than Russia is. Niger has a higher birth rate than Russia. There are on average 5 kids born per woman. I don't know how many kids are born per woman in Russia, but it is lower than Niger. The population is set up with men on the left, women on the right. It ranges from side to side. It starts ages 0-4, pre-productive, reproductive, and post- reproductive. Each section is for the people's ability to reproduce. The pre-industrial is just growing crops in the country. Industrial includes factories, increase in production and demand.

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