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by tzs 1213 days ago
Yes, with a density of 128k people per sq^2 (50k per km^2). That's about 115% the density of Manila in the Philippines, and about 60% the density of Malé in the Maldives, if you want some places to compare to.

Wikipedia has a nice photo of Malé [1]. So imagine covering the entire state like that and it would be enough to hold the projected peak human population which is forecast to be a bit under 11 billion in 2080.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A9#/media/File:Mal%C3%A...

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From Wikipedia:

> Sewage is pumped unprocessed into the sea

Lovely

Does this look pleasant to you?