Soviet Population Hits 285 Million, Tass Says
From Reuters
MOSCOW —
The Soviet population has increased by 44 million over the past decade to reach 285 million, the official Tass news agency said Tuesday.
Soviet population figures are updated regularly, based on birth and death registrations.
Tass said the first nationwide census since 1979 will be carried out Jan. 12-19, 1989, with new questions on housing conditions, birthrates and infant mortality rates.
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