The increase in population has become a serious problem in the country. - English example sentence

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Swift April 16, 2011 April 16, 2011 at 12:09:13 PM UTC

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Mightn't/shouldn't one translate その国 as "that country"?

Swift April 16, 2011 April 16, 2011 at 4:27:06 PM UTC

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Most people would use the country's name, unless it had recently been mentioned. Using “that” would be a good way to reduce repetition. Example: “Many countries are currently experiencing population decline. Other countries have the opposite problem, such as I found out on my recent trip to India. The population growth has become a serious problem in that country.”

I find this a more natural context than any I can think of with “the”. I furthermore reckon “increase in population” hints at the Japanese being the original, though I have no idea how common 人口の増加 is compared to other comparable terms.