Apparent population growth in Šiauliai turns out to be statistical illusion
The Lithuanian city of Šiauliai has lost around 6,000 registered residents in six months after authorities began deregistering thousands of foreigners who had declared their place of residence at a university dormitory, exposing a demographic decline that had previously been obscured by inflated population figures.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Šiauliai population-statistics story, adding the roughly 6,000 deregistered residents figure, which doesn't conflict with Report 1.
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