Israel Overpopulation

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Overpopulation Across the Nation Israel has the highest crude birth rate in the developed world, encouraged by religion and the fear of being outnumbered by their enemies. However, with a population of 8.4 million, the country is staring to get a bit cramped. The article, “Israel’s soaring population: Promised Land running out of room?” explains why Israel’s birth rate is so high and what can be done to help the country from going bankrupt because of it.
Discounting the sparsely populated Negev desert, Israel has about 980 people per square km. As the number of Israeli citizens continues to rise, “the small country could simply run out of room” (Cohen and Scheer 2). Not only is the population highly concentrated, but the unemployment rate