Country
|
Population
|
Afghanistan
|
31,056,997 (July 2006 est.)
|
Akrotiri
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
|
Albania
|
3,581,655 (July 2006 est.)
|
Algeria
|
32,930,091 (July 2006 est.)
|
American Samoa
|
57,794 (July 2006 est.)
|
Andorra
|
71,201 (July 2006 est.)
|
Angola
|
12,127,071 (July 2006 est.)
|
Anguilla
|
13,477 (July 2006 est.)
|
Antarctica
|
no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent and summer-only staffed research stations
note: 28 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, operate through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty); these stations' population of persons doing and supporting science or engaged in the management and protection of the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel, including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research, are present in the waters of the treaty region; peak summer (December-February) population - 3,944 total; Argentina 417, Australia 200, Brazil 40, Bulgaria 15, Chile 224, China 70, Czech Republic 20, Ecuador 26, Finland 20, France 122, Germany 78, India 65, Italy 113, Japan 125, South Korea 60, NZ 85, Norway 44, Peru 28, Poland 40, Romania 13, Russia 429, South Africa 80, Spain 28, Sweden 20, Ukraine 24, UK 205, US 1,293, Uruguay 60 (2006-2007); winter (June-August) station population - 1,077 total; Argentina 176, Australia 62, Brazil 12, Chile 88, China 29, France 37, Germany 9, India 25, Italy 2, Japan 40, South Korea 15, NZ 10, Norway 7, Poland 12, Russia 148, South Africa 10, Ukraine 12, UK 37, US 337, Uruguay 9 (2006); research stations operated within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by National Antarctic Programs: year-round stations - 37 total; Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 3, China 2, France 1, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1, Italy and France jointly 1 (2005); seasonal-only (summer) stations - 16 total; Bulgaria 1, Chile 1, Czech Republic 1, Ecuador 1, Finland 1, Germany 1, Italy 1, Japan 1, Norway 1, Peru 1, Romania 1, Russia 1, Spain 2, Sweden 1, UK 1 (2006-2007); in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
69,108 (July 2006 est.)
|
Argentina
|
39,921,833 (July 2006 est.)
|
Armenia
|
2,976,372 (July 2006 est.)
|
Aruba
|
71,891 (July 2006 est.)
|
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island
|
Australia
|
20,264,082 (July 2006 est.)
|
Austria
|
8,192,880 (July 2006 est.)
|
Azerbaijan
|
7,961,619 (July 2006 est.)
|
Bahamas, The
|
303,770
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Bahrain
|
698,585
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2006 est.)
|
Baker Island
|
uninhabited
note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
|
Bangladesh
|
147,365,352 (July 2006 est.)
|
Barbados
|
279,912 (July 2006 est.)
|
Bassas da India
|
uninhabited
|
Belarus
|
10,293,011 (July 2006 est.)
|
Belgium
|
10,379,067 (July 2006 est.)
|
Belize
|
287,730 (July 2006 est.)
|
Benin
|
7,862,944
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Bermuda
|
65,773 (July 2006 est.)
|
Bhutan
|
2,279,723
note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2006 est.)
|
Bolivia
|
8,989,046 (July 2006 est.)
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4,498,976 (July 2006 est.)
|
Botswana
|
1,639,833
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Bouvet Island
|
uninhabited
|
Brazil
|
188,078,227
note: Brazil conducted a census in August 2000, which reported a population of 169,799,170; that figure was about 3.3% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in November 2004, there were approximately 4,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia
|
British Virgin Islands
|
23,098 (July 2006 est.)
|
Brunei
|
379,444 (July 2006 est.)
|
Bulgaria
|
7,385,367 (July 2006 est.)
|
Burkina Faso
|
13,902,972
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Burma
|
47,382,633
note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Burundi
|
8,090,068
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Cambodia
|
13,881,427
note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Cameroon
|
17,340,702
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Canada
|
33,098,932 (July 2006 est.)
|
Cape Verde
|
420,979 (July 2006 est.)
|
Cayman Islands
|
45,436
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2006 est.)
|
Central African Republic
|
4,303,356
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Chad
|
9,944,201 (July 2006 est.)
|
Chile
|
16,134,219 (July 2006 est.)
|
China
|
1,313,973,713 (July 2006 est.)
|
Christmas Island
|
1,493 (July 2006 est.)
|
Clipperton Island
|
uninhabited (July 2006 est.)
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
574 (July 2006 est.)
|
Colombia
|
43,593,035 (July 2006 est.)
|
Comoros
|
690,948 (July 2006 est.)
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
62,660,551
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
3,702,314
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Cook Islands
|
21,388 (July 2006 est.)
|
Coral Sea Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2005 est.)
|
Costa Rica
|
4,075,261 (July 2006 est.)
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
17,654,843
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Croatia
|
4,494,749 (July 2006 est.)
|
Cuba
|
11,382,820 (July 2006 est.)
|
Cyprus
|
784,301 (July 2006 est.)
|
Czech Republic
|
10,235,455 (July 2006 est.)
|
Denmark
|
5,450,661 (July 2006 est.)
|
Dhekelia
|
no indigenous personnel
note: approximately 2,200 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both the bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
|
Djibouti
|
486,530 (July 2006 est.)
|
Dominica
|
68,910 (July 2006 est.)
|
Dominican Republic
|
9,183,984 (July 2006 est.)
|
East Timor
|
1,062,777
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2006 est.)
|
Ecuador
|
13,547,510 (July 2006 est.)
|
Egypt
|
78,887,007 (July 2006 est.)
|
El Salvador
|
6,822,378 (July 2006 est.)
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
540,109 (July 2006 est.)
|
Eritrea
|
4,786,994 (July 2006 est.)
|
Estonia
|
1,324,333 (July 2006 est.)
|
Ethiopia
|
74,777,981
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Europa Island
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists
|
European Union
|
486,642,177 (July 2006 est.)
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
2,967 (July 2006 est.)
|
Faroe Islands
|
47,246 (July 2006 est.)
|
Fiji
|
905,949 (July 2006 est.)
|
Finland
|
5,231,372 (July 2006 est.)
|
France
|
total: 62,752,136
note: 60,876,136 in metropolitan France (July 2006 est.)
|
French Polynesia
|
274,578 (July 2006 est.)
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January)
|
Gabon
|
1,424,906
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Gambia, The
|
1,641,564 (July 2006 est.)
|
Gaza Strip
|
1,428,757 (July 2006 est.)
|
Georgia
|
4,661,473 (July 2006 est.)
|
Germany
|
82,422,299 (July 2006 est.)
|
Ghana
|
22,409,572
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Gibraltar
|
27,928 (July 2006 est.)
|
Glorioso Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists
|
Greece
|
10,688,058 (July 2006 est.)
|
Greenland
|
56,361 (July 2006 est.)
|
Grenada
|
89,703 (July 2006 est.)
|
Guam
|
171,019 (July 2006 est.)
|
Guatemala
|
12,293,545 (July 2006 est.)
|
Guernsey
|
65,409 (July 2006 est.)
|
Guinea
|
9,690,222 (July 2006 est.)
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,442,029 (July 2006 est.)
|
Guyana
|
767,245
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Haiti
|
8,308,504
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
uninhabited
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
932 (July 2006 est.)
|
Honduras
|
7,326,496
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Hong Kong
|
6,940,432 (July 2006 est.)
|
Howland Island
|
uninhabited
note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
|
Hungary
|
9,981,334 (July 2006 est.)
|
Iceland
|
299,388 (July 2006 est.)
|
Iles Eparses
|
Bassas da India: uninhabitable
Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island: a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists
Tromelin Island: uninhabited, except for visits by scientists
|
India
|
1,095,351,995 (July 2006 est.)
|
Indonesia
|
245,452,739 (July 2006 est.)
|
Iran
|
68,688,433 (July 2006 est.)
|
Iraq
|
26,783,383 (July 2006 est.)
|
Ireland
|
4,062,235 (July 2006 est.)
|
Isle of Man
|
75,441 (July 2006 est.)
|
Israel
|
6,352,117
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2006 est.)
|
Italy
|
58,133,509 (July 2006 est.)
|
Jamaica
|
2,758,124 (July 2006 est.)
|
Jan Mayen
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station
|
Japan
|
127,463,611 (July 2006 est.)
|
Jarvis Island
|
uninhabited
note: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
|
Jersey
|
91,084 (July 2006 est.)
|
Johnston Atoll
|
uninhabited
note: in previous years, there was an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel present; as of September 2001, population had decreased significantly when US Army Chemical Activity Pacific (USACAP) departed; as of May 2005 all US government personnel had left the island
|
Jordan
|
5,906,760 (July 2006 est.)
|
Juan de Nova Island
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; occasionally visited by scientists
|
Kazakhstan
|
15,233,244 (July 2006 est.)
|
Kenya
|
34,707,817
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Kingman Reef
|
uninhabited
|
Kiribati
|
105,432 (July 2006 est.)
|
Korea, North
|
23,113,019 (July 2006 est.)
|
Korea, South
|
48,846,823 (July 2006 est.)
|
Kuwait
|
2,418,393
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2006 est.)
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,213,898 (July 2006 est.)
|
Laos
|
6,368,481 (July 2006 est.)
|
Latvia
|
2,274,735 (July 2006 est.)
|
Lebanon
|
3,874,050 (July 2006 est.)
|
Lesotho
|
2,022,331
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Liberia
|
3,042,004 (July 2006 est.)
|
Libya
|
5,900,754
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2006 est.)
|
Liechtenstein
|
33,987 (July 2006 est.)
|
Lithuania
|
3,585,906 (July 2006 est.)
|
Luxembourg
|
474,413 (July 2006 est.)
|
Macau
|
453,125 (July 2006 est.)
|
Macedonia
|
2,050,554 (July 2006 est.)
|
Madagascar
|
18,595,469 (July 2006 est.)
|
Malawi
|
13,013,926
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Malaysia
|
24,385,858 (July 2006 est.)
|
Maldives
|
359,008 (July 2006 est.)
|
Mali
|
11,716,829 (July 2006 est.)
|
Malta
|
400,214 (July 2006 est.)
|
Marshall Islands
|
60,422 (July 2006 est.)
|
Mauritania
|
3,177,388 (July 2006 est.)
|
Mauritius
|
1,240,827 (July 2006 est.)
|
Mayotte
|
201,234 (July 2006 est.)
|
Mexico
|
107,449,525 (July 2006 est.)
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
108,004 (July 2006 est.)
|
Midway Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants; approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll (July 2006 est.)
|
Moldova
|
4,466,706 (July 2006 est.)
|
Monaco
|
32,543 (July 2006 est.)
|
Mongolia
|
2,832,224 (July 2006 est.)
|
Montenegro
|
630,548 (2004)
|
Montserrat
|
9,439
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2006 est.)
|
Morocco
|
33,241,259 (July 2006 est.)
|
Mozambique
|
19,686,505
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2006 est.)
|
Namibia
|
2,044,147
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Nauru
|
13,287 (July 2006 est.)
|
Navassa Island
|
uninhabited
note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
|
Nepal
|
28,287,147 (July 2006 est.)
|
Netherlands
|
16,491,461 (July 2006 est.)
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
221,736 (July 2006 est.)
|
New Caledonia
|
219,246 (July 2006 est.)
|
New Zealand
|
4,076,140 (July 2006 est.)
|
Nicaragua
|
5,570,129 (July 2006 est.)
|
Niger
|
12,525,094 (July 2006 est.)
|
Nigeria
|
131,859,731
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Niue
|
2,166 (July 2006 est.)
|
Norfolk Island
|
1,828 (July 2006 est.)
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
82,459 (July 2006 est.)
|
Norway
|
4,610,820 (July 2006 est.)
|
Oman
|
3,102,229
note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2006 est.)
|
Pakistan
|
165,803,560 (July 2006 est.)
|
Palau
|
20,579 (July 2006 est.)
|
Palmyra Atoll
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2006 est.)
|
Panama
|
3,191,319 (July 2006 est.)
|
Papua New Guinea
|
5,670,544 (July 2006 est.)
|
Paracel Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
|
Paraguay
|
6,506,464 (July 2006 est.)
|
Peru
|
28,302,603 (July 2006 est.)
|
Philippines
|
89,468,677 (July 2006 est.)
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
45 (July 2006 est.)
|
Poland
|
38,536,869 (July 2006 est.)
|
Portugal
|
10,605,870 (July 2006 est.)
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,927,188 (July 2006 est.)
|
Qatar
|
885,359 (July 2006 est.)
|
Romania
|
22,303,552 (July 2006 est.)
|
Russia
|
142,893,540 (July 2006 est.)
|
Rwanda
|
8,648,248
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
Saint Helena
|
7,502
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2006 est.)
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
39,129 (July 2006 est.)
|
Saint Lucia
|
168,458 (July 2006 est.)
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
7,026 (July 2006 est.)
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
117,848 (July 2006 est.)
|
Samoa
|
176,908 (July 2006 est.)
|
San Marino
|
29,251 (July 2006 est.)
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
193,413 (July 2006 est.)
|
Saudi Arabia
|
27,019,731
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2006 est.)
|
Senegal
|
11,987,121 (July 2006 est.)
|
Serbia
|
9,396,411 (2002 census)
|
Seychelles
|
81,541 (July 2006 est.)
|
Sierra Leone
|
6,005,250 (July 2006 est.)
|
Singapore
|
4,492,150 (July 2006 est.)
|
Slovakia
|
5,439,448 (July 2006 est.)
|
Slovenia
|
2,010,347 (July 2006 est.)
|
Solomon Islands
|
552,438 (July 2006 est.)
|
Somalia
|
8,863,338
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2006 est.)
|
South Africa
|
44,187,637
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
|
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
|
Spain
|
40,397,842 (July 2006 est.)
|
Spratly Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states
|
Sri Lanka
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20,222,240
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2006 est.)
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Sudan
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41,236,378 (July 2006 est.)
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Suriname
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439,117 (July 2006 est.)
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Svalbard
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2,701 (July 2006 est.)
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Swaziland
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1,136,334
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
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Sweden
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9,016,596 (July 2006 est.)
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Switzerland
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7,523,934 (July 2006 est.)
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Syria
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18,881,361
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2006 est.)
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Taiwan
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23,036,087 (July 2006 est.)
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Tajikistan
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7,320,815 (July 2006 est.)
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Tanzania
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37,445,392
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
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Thailand
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64,631,595
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
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Togo
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5,548,702
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
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Tokelau
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1,392 (July 2006 est.)
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Tonga
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114,689 (July 2006 est.)
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Trinidad and Tobago
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1,065,842 (July 2006 est.)
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Tromelin Island
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uninhabited, except for visits by scientists
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Tunisia
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10,175,014 (July 2006 est.)
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Turkey
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70,413,958 (July 2006 est.)
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Turkmenistan
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5,042,920 (July 2006 est.)
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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21,152 (July 2006 est.)
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Tuvalu
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11,810 (July 2006 est.)
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Uganda
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28,195,754
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
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Ukraine
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46,710,816 (July 2006 est.)
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United Arab Emirates
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2,602,713 (July 2006 est.)
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United Kingdom
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60,609,153 (July 2006 est.)
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United States
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298,444,215 (July 2006 est.)
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United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
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no indigenous inhabitants
note: public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005 all US government personnel had left the island
Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll
Palmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy and US Fish and Wildlife staff
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Uruguay
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3,431,932 (July 2006 est.)
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Uzbekistan
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27,307,134 (July 2006 est.)
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Vanuatu
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208,869 (July 2006 est.)
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Venezuela
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25,730,435 (July 2006 est.)
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Vietnam
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84,402,966 (July 2006 est.)
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Virgin Islands
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108,605 (July 2006 est.)
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Wake Island
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no indigenous inhabitants
note: since super typhoon IOKE, a small military contingent along with 75 contractor personnel have returned to the island to conduct clean-up and restore basic operations on the island (July 2006 est.)
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Wallis and Futuna
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16,025 (July 2006 est.)
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West Bank
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2,460,492
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.)
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Western Sahara
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273,008 (July 2006 est.)
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World
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6,525,170,264 (July 2006 est.)
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Yemen
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21,456,188 (July 2006 est.)
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Zambia
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11,502,010
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
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Zimbabwe
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12,236,805
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
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