Consider the following countries: 1. Brazil 2. Indonesia 3. Japan 4. Russia What is the descending order of the size of the following countries population wise?

1. The question asks for the descending order (largest to smallest) of the size of the given countries based on their population around the year 2001-2002. 2. The countries are: 1: Brazil, 2: Indonesia, 3: Japan, 4: Russia. 3. Approximate populations around 2001-2002: - Indonesia (2): Around 210-215 million (4th most populous in the world then). - Brazil (1): Around 175-180 million (5th most populous). - Russia (4): Around 145 million. - Japan (3): Around 127 million. 4. Arranging these in descending order of population size gives: Indonesia (2) > Brazil (1) > Russia (4) > Japan (3). 5. This corresponds to the order 2, 1, 4, 3.