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CIA -- The World Factbook 2000 -- Population
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<a href="../indexfld.html" name="top">[Field Listing]</a>
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Population</font></b><br>(Country profile category: People)</td></TR></TABLE>
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<p><b>Afghanistan:</b>
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<br>
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25,838,797 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Albania:</b>
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<br>
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3,490,435 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Algeria:</b>
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<br>
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31,193,917 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>American Samoa:</b>
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<br>
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65,446 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Andorra:</b>
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<br>
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66,824 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Angola:</b>
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<br>
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10,145,267 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Anguilla:</b>
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<br>
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11,797 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Antarctica:</b>
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<br>
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no indigenous inhabitants, but there are seasonally staffed research stations
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<br><i>note:</i>
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approximately 29 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, send personnel to perform seasonal (summer) and year-round research on the continent and in its surrounding oceans; the population of persons doing and supporting science on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty) 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; Summer (January) population - 3,687 total; Argentina 302, Australia 201, Belgium 13, Brazil 80, Bulgaria 16, Chile 352, China 70, Finland 11, France 100, Germany 51, India 60, Italy 106, Japan 136, South Korea 14, Netherlands 10, NZ 60, Norway 40, Peru 28, Poland 70, Russia 254, South Africa 80, Spain 43, Sweden 20, UK 192, US 1,378 (1998-99); Winter (July) population - 964 total; Argentina 165, Australia 75, Brazil 12, Chile 129, China 33, France 33, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 14, NZ 10, Poland 20, Russia 102, South Africa 10, UK 39, US 248 (1998-99); year-round stations - 42 total; Argentina 6, Australia 4, Brazil 1, Chile 4, China 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 1, India 1, Italy 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 6, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (1998-99); Summer-only stations - 32 total; Argentina 3, Australia 4, Bulgaria 1, Chile 7, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 3, NZ 1, Peru 1, Russia 3, Sweden 2, UK 5 (1998-99); 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 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Antigua and Barbuda:</b>
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<br>
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66,422 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Argentina:</b>
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<br>
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36,955,182 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Armenia:</b>
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<br>
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3,344,336 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Aruba:</b>
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<br>
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69,539 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Ashmore and Cartier Islands:</b>
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<br>
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no indigenous inhabitants
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<br><i>note:</i>
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there are only seasonal caretakers (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Australia:</b>
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<br>
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19,169,083 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Austria:</b>
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<br>
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8,131,111 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Azerbaijan:</b>
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<br>
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7,748,163 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bahamas, The:</b>
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<br>
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294,982
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bahrain:</b>
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<br>
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634,137
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<br><i>note:</i>
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includes 228,424 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Baker Island:</b>
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<br>
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uninhabited
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bangladesh:</b>
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<br>
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129,194,224 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Barbados:</b>
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<br>
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274,540 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bassas da India:</b>
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<br>
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uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Belarus:</b>
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<br>
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10,366,719 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Belgium:</b>
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<br>
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10,241,506 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Belize:</b>
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<br>
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249,183 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Benin:</b>
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<br>
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6,395,919
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bermuda:</b>
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<br>
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62,997 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bhutan:</b>
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<br>
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2,005,222
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<br><i>note:</i>
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other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bolivia:</b>
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<br>
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8,152,620 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bosnia and Herzegovina:</b>
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<br>
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3,835,777
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<br><i>note:</i>
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all data dealing with population are subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Botswana:</b>
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<br>
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1,576,470
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bouvet Island:</b>
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<br>
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uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Brazil:</b>
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<br>
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172,860,370
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<br><i>note:</i>
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Brazil took an intercensal count in August 1996 which reported a population of 157,079,573; that figure was about 5% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, which 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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>British Indian Ocean Territory:</b>
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<br>
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no indigenous inhabitants
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<br><i>note:</i>
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approximately 3,000 native inhabitants, known as the Chagosians or Ilois, were evacuated to Mauritius before construction of UK-US military facilities; in 1995, there were approximately 1,700 UK and US military personnel and 1,500 civilian contractors living on the island (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>British Virgin Islands:</b>
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<br>
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19,615 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Brunei:</b>
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<br>
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336,376 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Bulgaria:</b>
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<br>
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7,796,694 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Burkina Faso:</b>
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<br>
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11,946,065
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Burma:</b>
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<br>
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41,734,853
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Burundi:</b>
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<br>
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6,054,714
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Cambodia:</b>
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<br>
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12,212,306
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Cameroon:</b>
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<br>
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15,421,937
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Canada:</b>
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<br>
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31,281,092 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Cape Verde:</b>
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<br>
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401,343 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Cayman Islands:</b>
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<br>
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34,763 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Central African Republic:</b>
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<br>
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3,512,751
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Chad:</b>
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<br>
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8,424,504 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Chile:</b>
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<br>
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15,153,797 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>China:</b>
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<br>
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1,261,832,482 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Christmas Island:</b>
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<br>
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2,564 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Clipperton Island:</b>
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<br>
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uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Cocos (Keeling) Islands:</b>
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<br>
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635 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Colombia:</b>
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<br>
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39,685,655 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Comoros:</b>
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<br>
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578,400 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Congo, Democratic Republic of the:</b>
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<br>
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51,964,999
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Congo, Republic of the:</b>
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<br>
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2,830,961
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Cook Islands:</b>
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<br>
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20,407 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Coral Sea Islands:</b>
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<br>
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no indigenous inhabitants
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<br><i>note:</i>
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there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Costa Rica:</b>
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<br>
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3,710,558 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Cote d'Ivoire:</b>
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<br>
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15,980,950
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Croatia:</b>
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<br>
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4,282,216 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Cuba:</b>
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<br>
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11,141,997 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Cyprus:</b>
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<br>
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758,363 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Czech Republic:</b>
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<br>
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10,272,179 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Denmark:</b>
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<br>
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5,336,394 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Djibouti:</b>
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<br>
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451,442 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Dominica:</b>
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<br>
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71,540 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Dominican Republic:</b>
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<br>
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8,442,533 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Ecuador:</b>
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<br>
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12,920,092 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Egypt:</b>
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<br>
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68,359,979 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>El Salvador:</b>
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<br>
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6,122,515 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Equatorial Guinea:</b>
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<br>
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474,214 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Eritrea:</b>
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<br>
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4,135,933 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Estonia:</b>
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<br>
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1,431,471 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Ethiopia:</b>
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<br>
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64,117,452
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Europa Island:</b>
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<br>
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no indigenous inhabitants
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<br><i>note:</i>
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there is a small French military garrison (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):</b>
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<br>
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2,826 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Faroe Islands:</b>
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<br>
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45,296 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Fiji:</b>
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<br>
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832,494 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Finland:</b>
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<br>
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5,167,486 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>France:</b>
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<br>
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59,329,691 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>French Guiana:</b>
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<br>
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172,605 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>French Polynesia:</b>
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<br>
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249,110 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>French Southern and Antarctic Lands:</b>
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<br>
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no indigenous inhabitants
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<br><i>note:</i>
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in 1997, there were about 100 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Gabon:</b>
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<br>
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1,208,436
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Gambia, The:</b>
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<br>
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1,367,124 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Gaza Strip:</b>
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<br>
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1,132,063
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<br><i>note:</i>
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in addition, there are some 6,500 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Georgia:</b>
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<br>
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5,019,538 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Germany:</b>
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<br>
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82,797,408 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Ghana:</b>
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<br>
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19,533,560
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Gibraltar:</b>
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<br>
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29,481 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Glorioso Islands:</b>
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<br>
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uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Greece:</b>
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<br>
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10,601,527 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Greenland:</b>
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<br>
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56,309 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Grenada:</b>
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<br>
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89,018 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Guadeloupe:</b>
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<br>
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426,493 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Guam:</b>
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<br>
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154,623 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Guatemala:</b>
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<br>
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12,639,939 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Guernsey:</b>
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<br>
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64,080 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Guinea:</b>
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<br>
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7,466,200 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Guinea-Bissau:</b>
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<br>
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1,285,715 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Guyana:</b>
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<br>
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697,286
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Haiti:</b>
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<br>
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6,867,995
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Heard Island and McDonald Islands:</b>
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<br>
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uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Holy See (Vatican City):</b>
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<br>
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880 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Honduras:</b>
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<br>
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6,249,598
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Hong Kong:</b>
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<br>
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7,116,302 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Howland Island:</b>
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<br>
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uninhabited
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Hungary:</b>
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<br>
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10,138,844 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Iceland:</b>
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<br>
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276,365 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>India:</b>
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<br>
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1,014,003,817 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Indonesia:</b>
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<br>
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224,784,210 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Iran:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
65,619,636 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Iraq:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
22,675,617 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Ireland:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
3,797,257 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Israel:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
5,842,454
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
includes about 171,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,500 in the Gaza Strip, and about 172,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Italy:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
57,634,327 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Jamaica:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,652,689 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Jan Mayen:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
no indigenous inhabitants
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
there are personnel who operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Japan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
126,549,976 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Jarvis Island:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
uninhabited
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Jersey:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
88,915 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Johnston Atoll:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
no indigenous inhabitants
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
there is an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel present (January 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Jordan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
4,998,564 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Juan de Nova Island:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
no indigenous population
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
there is a small military garrison (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Kazakhstan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
16,733,227 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Kenya:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
30,339,770
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Kingman Reef:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Kiribati:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
91,985 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Korea, North:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
21,687,550 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Korea, South:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
47,470,969 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Kuwait:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
1,973,572
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Kyrgyzstan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
4,685,230 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Laos:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
5,497,459 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Latvia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,404,926 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Lebanon:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
3,578,036 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Lesotho:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,143,141
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Liberia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
3,164,156 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Libya:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
5,115,450
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
includes 162,669 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Liechtenstein:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
32,207 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Lithuania:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
3,620,756 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Luxembourg:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
437,389 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Macau:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
445,594 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,041,467 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Madagascar:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
15,506,472 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Malawi:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
10,385,849
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Malaysia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
21,793,293 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Maldives:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
301,475 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Mali:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
10,685,948 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Malta:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
391,670 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Man, Isle of:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
73,117 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Marshall Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
68,126 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Martinique:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
414,516 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Mauritania:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,667,859 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Mauritius:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
1,179,368 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Mayotte:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
155,911 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Mexico:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
100,349,766 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Micronesia, Federated States of:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
133,144 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Midway Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
no indigenous inhabitants (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Moldova:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
4,430,654 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Monaco:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
31,693 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Mongolia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,650,952 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Montserrat:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
6,409
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Morocco:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
30,122,350 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Mozambique:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
19,104,696
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Namibia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
1,771,327
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Nauru:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
11,845 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Navassa Island:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
uninhabited
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Nepal:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
24,702,119 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Netherlands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
15,892,237 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Netherlands Antilles:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
210,134 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>New Caledonia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
201,816 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>New Zealand:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
3,819,762 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Nicaragua:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
4,812,569 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Niger:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
10,075,511 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Nigeria:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
123,337,822
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Niue:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,113 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Norfolk Island:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
1,892 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Northern Mariana Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
71,912 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Norway:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
4,481,162 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Oman:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,533,389
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
includes 527,078 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Pakistan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
141,553,775 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Palau:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
18,766 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Palmyra Atoll:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Panama:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,808,268 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Papua New Guinea:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
4,926,984 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Paracel Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
no indigenous inhabitants
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Paraguay:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
5,585,828 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Peru:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
27,012,899 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Philippines:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
81,159,644 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Pitcairn Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
54 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Poland:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
38,646,023 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Portugal:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
10,048,232 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Puerto Rico:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
3,915,798 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Qatar:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
744,483 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Reunion:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
720,934 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Romania:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
22,411,121 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Russia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
146,001,176 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Rwanda:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
7,229,129
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Saint Helena:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
7,212 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Saint Kitts and Nevis:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
38,819 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Saint Lucia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
156,260 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Saint Pierre and Miquelon:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
6,896 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
115,461 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Samoa:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
179,466 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>San Marino:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
26,937 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Sao Tome and Principe:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
159,883 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Saudi Arabia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
22,023,506
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Senegal:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
9,987,494 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Serbia and Montenegro:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
10,662,087 (Serbia - 9,981,929; Montenegro - 680,158)
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
all data dealing with population is subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Seychelles:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
79,326 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Sierra Leone:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
5,232,624 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Singapore:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
4,151,264 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Slovakia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
5,407,956 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Slovenia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
1,927,593 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Solomon Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
466,194 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Somalia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
7,253,137
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>South Africa:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
43,421,021
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
South Africa took a census October 1996 which showed a population of 40,583,611 (after an official adjustment for a 6.8% underenumeration based on a post-enumeration survey); 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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
no indigenous inhabitants
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
there is a small military garrison on South Georgia, and the British Antarctic Survey has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Spain:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
39,996,671 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Spratly Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
no indigenous inhabitants
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Sri Lanka:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
19,238,575
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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; as of mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were housed in 133 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Sudan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
35,079,814 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Suriname:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
431,303 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Svalbard:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
2,416 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Swaziland:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
1,083,289
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Sweden:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
8,873,052 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Switzerland:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
7,262,372 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Syria:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
16,305,659
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
in addition, there are about 38,200 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,700 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Tajikistan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
6,440,732 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Tanzania:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
35,306,126
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Thailand:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
61,230,874
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Togo:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
5,018,502
|
|
<br><i>note:</i>
|
|
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 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Tokelau:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
1,458 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Tonga:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
102,321 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Trinidad and Tobago:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
1,175,523 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Tromelin Island:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Tunisia:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
9,593,402 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Turkey:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
65,666,677 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Turkmenistan:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
4,518,268 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Turks and Caicos Islands:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
17,502 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Tuvalu:</b>
|
|
<br>
|
|
10,838 (July 2000 est.)
|
|
<p><b>Uganda:</b>
|
|
<br>
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23,317,560
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Ukraine:</b>
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<br>
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49,153,027 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>United Arab Emirates:</b>
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<br>
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2,369,153
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<br><i>note:</i>
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includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>United Kingdom:</b>
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<br>
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59,511,464 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>United States:</b>
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<br>
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275,562,673 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Uruguay:</b>
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<br>
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3,334,074 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Uzbekistan:</b>
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<br>
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24,755,519 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Vanuatu:</b>
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<br>
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189,618 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Venezuela:</b>
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<br>
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23,542,649 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Vietnam:</b>
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<br>
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78,773,873 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Virgin Islands:</b>
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<br>
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120,917 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Wake Island:</b>
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<br>
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no indigenous inhabitants
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<br><i>note:</i>
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US military personnel have left the island, but some civilian personnel remain (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Wallis and Futuna:</b>
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|
<br>
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15,283 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>West Bank:</b>
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<br>
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2,020,298
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<br><i>note:</i>
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in addition, there are some 171,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and about 172,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Western Sahara:</b>
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<br>
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244,943 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>World:</b>
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<br>
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6,080,671,215 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Yemen:</b>
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<br>
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17,479,206 (July 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Zambia:</b>
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<br>
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9,582,418
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|
<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Zimbabwe:</b>
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<br>
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11,342,521
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<br><i>note:</i>
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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 2000 est.)
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<p><b>Taiwan:</b>
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<br>
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22,191,087 (July 2000 est.)
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