"In Mexico there are 90 million people. If we were only 30 million, we would already be a First World Country."
WASHINGTON -- As the president of the world's most powerful nation visits the world's most populous nation, note that the future is being defined by disintegrative forces worldwide.
In Europe in 1500 there were approximately 500 political entities. By the beginning of the 19th century there were a few dozen. The unifications of Italy and Germany further reduced the number. By 1920 Europe had 23 states with 18,000 kilometers of borders. But by 1994 it had 50 states and 40,000 kilometers of borders. In the four decades after 1945, U.N. membership tripled.
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