  We explore consequences of a hyperbolic metric induced by the composition
property of the Harvda-Charvat/Dar\'{o}czy/Cressie-Read/Tsallis entropy. We
address the special case of systems described by small deviations of the
non-extensive parameter \ $q\approx 1$ \ from the "ordinary" additive case
which is described by the Boltzmann/Gibbs/Shannon entropy. By applying the
Gromov/Ruh theorem for almost flat manifolds, we show that such systems have a
power-law rate of expansion of their configuration/phase space volume. We
explore the possible physical significance of some geometric and topological
results of this approach.
