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This 6 page research paper examines rituals surrounding death and funeral rites in these three countries. Bibliography lists six sources.
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population has caused great controversy for the past thirty years. Estimates of the countrys population by the United Nations (UN), the World Bank, and the Nigerian government in the late
1980s ranged well above 100 million, but the 1991 census showed a total of only 88.5 million. In 1993, Nigerias population was estimated at 95,060,430. The average density in 1993
was 266 per square miles. About 35 percent of the people live in urban areas. India ranks second only to China among the
worlds most populous countries, with a population (1993 estimate) of 903,158,968; this represents an increase of about 220 million, or 32 percent, over the 1981 census total. The overall population
density in 1993 was about 712 per square miles. More than 70 percent of Indias population lives in rural areas. China (Zhonghua Renmin
Gongheguo) is the worlds third largest country by area (after Russia and Canada) and the largest by population. The total area of China is about 3,695,000 square miles. More
than one-fifth of the worlds total population lives within Chinas borders. China gave birth to one of the worlds earliest civilizations and has a recorded history that dates from some
3500 years ago. Zhonghua, the Chinese name for the country, means "central land," a reference to the Chinese belief that their country was the geographical center of the earth and
the only true civilization. II. Death in All Worlds The observance and the rituals surround death are a distinctive human characteristic. Not only are they deeply associated with religious beliefs
about the nature of death and the existence of an afterlife, but they also have important psychological, sociological, and symbolic functions for the survivors. The rites and customs associated
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