Ranking the total population by country, from highest to lowest.
For the purposes of the GFP ranking, Total Populations are used as the starting point for all other population-related values including Active Labor Force, Available Military Manpower and those Fit-for-Military-Service. Typically the higher the base population, the larger the military fighting force.
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