The population of Palermo on December 15th 2011 is approximately 655,282. (Extrapolated from a population of 659,623 in 2008 and a population of 657,935 on February 5th 2010.)
The Chinese government estimates that it had three to four hundred million fewer people in 2008 with the one-child policy, than it would have had otherwise.
Palermo is the capital of, and the largest city on, the island of Silicy, part of Italy. It is situated near the western end of the northern coast of the island which is, of course, situated in the...