The answer is true, Java did become a strategic center.
The Atlantic Charter can be seen as a statement of intention and vision: the intentions of the leaders of the UK and the US about the world after the World War.
Specifically, they believed in the self-determination of the countries, which means that the countries would have the right to govern themselves.
They indented this Charter to apply to Europe only,for example Poland, but later the African countries used it as an argument for de-colonisation.
Meaning if someone conquered the land they rule it as they see fit and the land should listen.
Population growth is influenced by birth rates, death rates, emigration and immigration. Eastern European countries often have low population growth because of high emigration to countries in western Europe or on other continents like Asia or the Americas.
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