The population of a certain country is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of people presently living in the country. If after two years the population has doubled, and after three years the population is 20,000, find an expression for the approximate population of the country at any time and estimate the number of people initially living in the country.

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The population of a certain country is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of people presently living in the country. If after two years the population has doubled, and after three years the population is 20,000, find an expression for the approximate population of the country at any time and estimate the number of people initially living in the country.

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