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Country
Population
Afghanistan 31,889,923 (July 2007 est.)
Akrotiri about 7,000 Cypriots now live in Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas
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 3,600,523 (July 2007 est.)
Algeria 33,333,216 (July 2007 est.)
American Samoa 57,663 (July 2007 est.)
Andorra 71,822 (July 2007 est.)
Angola 12,263,596 (July 2007 est.)
Anguilla 13,677 (July 2007 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 (July 2007 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 69,481 (July 2007 est.)
Argentina 40,301,927 (July 2007 est.)
Armenia 2,971,650 (July 2007 est.)
Aruba 100,018
note: estimate based on a revision of the base population, fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-1999 migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent with the 2000 census (July 2007 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 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.)
Austria 8,199,783 (July 2007 est.)
Azerbaijan 8,120,247 (July 2007 est.)
Bahamas, The 305,655
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 2007 est.)
Bahrain 708,573
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2007 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 150,448,339 (July 2007 est.)
Barbados 280,946 (July 2007 est.)
Belarus 9,724,723 (July 2007 est.)
Belgium 10,392,226 (July 2007 est.)
Belize 294,385 (July 2007 est.)
Benin 8,078,314
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 2007 est.)
Bermuda 66,163 (July 2007 est.)
Bhutan 2,327,849
note: the Factbook population estimate is inconsistent with the 2005 Bhutan census results; both data are being reviewed and when completed, the results will be posted on The World Factbook Web site (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook) later this year (July 2007 est.)
Bolivia 9,119,152 (July 2007 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,552,198 (July 2007 est.)
Botswana 1,815,508
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 2007 est.)
Bouvet Island uninhabited
Brazil 190,010,647
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 2007 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 23,552 (July 2007 est.)
Brunei 374,577 (July 2007 est.)
Bulgaria 7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)
Burkina Faso 14,326,203
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 2007 est.)
Burma 47,373,958
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 2007 est.)
Burundi 8,390,505
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 (July 2007 est.)
Cambodia 13,995,904
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 2007 est.)
Cameroon 18,060,382
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 2007 est.)
Canada 33,390,141 (July 2007 est.)
Cape Verde 423,613 (July 2007 est.)
Cayman Islands 46,600
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2007 est.)
Central African Republic 4,369,038
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 2007 est.)
Chad 9,885,661 (July 2007 est.)
Chile 16,284,741 (July 2007 est.)
China 1,321,851,888 (July 2007 est.)
Christmas Island 1,402 (July 2006 est.) (July 2007 est.)
Clipperton Island uninhabited
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 596 (July 2007 est.)
Colombia 44,379,598 (July 2007 est.)
Comoros 711,417 (July 2007 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65,751,512
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 2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 3,800,610
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 2007 est.)
Cook Islands 21,750 (July 2007 est.)
Coral Sea Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)
Costa Rica 4,133,884 (July 2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 18,013,409
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 2007 est.)
Croatia 4,493,312 (July 2007 est.)
Cuba 11,394,043 (July 2007 est.)
Cyprus 788,457 (July 2007 est.)
Czech Republic 10,228,744 (July 2007 est.)
Denmark 5,468,120 (July 2007 est.)
Dhekelia about 7,000 Cypriots now live in Akrotiri and Dheklia Sovereign Base Areas
note: approximately 2,200 resident military personnel; 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 496,374 (July 2007 est.)
Dominica 72,386 (July 2007 est.)
Dominican Republic 9,365,818 (July 2007 est.)
Ecuador 13,755,680 (July 2007 est.)
Egypt 80,335,036 (July 2007 est.)
El Salvador 6,948,073 (July 2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 551,201 (July 2007 est.)
Eritrea 4,906,585 (July 2007 est.)
Estonia 1,315,912 (July 2007 est.)
Ethiopia 76,511,887
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 2007 est.)
European Union 490,426,060 (July 2007 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 3,105 (July 2007 est.)
Faroe Islands 47,511 (July 2007 est.)
Fiji 918,675 (July 2007 est.)
Finland 5,238,460 (July 2007 est.)
France total: 63,718,187
note: 60,876,136 in metropolitan France (July 2007 est.)
French Polynesia 278,963 (July 2007 est.)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands no indigenous inhabitants
Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): has no permanent residents but has a meteorological station
Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): is uninhabited but is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays
Iles Crozet: are uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession
Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen
Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable
Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists
Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by scientists
Gabon 1,454,867
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 2007 est.)
Gambia, The 1,688,359 (July 2007 est.)
Gaza Strip 1,482,405 (July 2007 est.)
Georgia 4,646,003 (July 2007 est.)
Germany 82,400,996 (July 2007 est.)
Ghana 22,931,299
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 2007 est.)
Gibraltar 27,967 (July 2007 est.)
Greece 10,706,290 (July 2007 est.)
Greenland 56,344 (July 2007 est.)
Grenada 89,971 (July 2007 est.)
Guam 173,456 (July 2007 est.)
Guatemala 12,728,111 (July 2007 est.)
Guernsey 65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Guinea 9,947,814 (July 2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 1,472,780 (July 2007 est.)
Guyana 769,095
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 2007 est.)
Haiti 8,706,497
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 2007 est.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands uninhabited
Holy See (Vatican City) 821 (July 2007 est.)
Honduras 7,483,763
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 2007 est.)
Hong Kong 6,980,412 (July 2007 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 9,956,108 (July 2007 est.)
Iceland 301,931 (July 2007 est.)
India 1,129,866,154 (July 2007 est.)
Indonesia 234,693,997 (July 2007 est.)
Iran 65,397,521 (July 2007 est.)
Iraq 27,499,638 (July 2007 est.)
Ireland 4,109,086 (July 2007 est.)
Isle of Man 75,831 (July 2007 est.)
Israel 6,426,679
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 2007 est.)
Italy 58,147,733 (July 2007 est.)
Jamaica 2,780,132 (July 2007 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 127,433,494 (July 2007 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 91,321 (July 2007 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 6,053,193 (July 2007 est.)
Kazakhstan 15,284,929 (July 2007 est.)
Kenya 36,913,721
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 2007 est.)
Kingman Reef uninhabited (July 2007 est.)
Kiribati 107,817 (July 2007 est.)
Korea, North 23,301,725 (July 2007 est.)
Korea, South 49,044,790 (July 2007 est.)
Kuwait 2,505,559
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 5,284,149 (July 2007 est.)
Laos 6,521,998 (July 2007 est.)
Latvia 2,259,810 (July 2007 est.)
Lebanon 3,925,502 (July 2007 est.)
Lesotho 2,125,262
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 2007 est.)
Liberia 3,195,931 (July 2007 est.)
Libya 6,036,914
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2007 est.)
Liechtenstein 34,247 (July 2007 est.)
Lithuania 3,575,439 (July 2007 est.)
Luxembourg 480,222 (July 2007 est.)
Macau 456,989 (July 2007 est.)
Macedonia 2,055,915 (July 2007 est.)
Madagascar 19,448,815 (July 2007 est.)
Malawi 13,603,181
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 2007 est.)
Malaysia 24,821,286 (July 2007 est.)
Maldives 369,031 (July 2007 est.)
Mali 11,995,402 (July 2007 est.)
Malta 401,880 (July 2007 est.)
Marshall Islands 61,815 (July 2007 est.)
Mauritania 3,270,065 (July 2007 est.)
Mauritius 1,250,882 (July 2007 est.)
Mayotte 208,783 (July 2007 est.)
Mexico 108,700,891 (July 2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 107,862 (July 2007 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 2007 est.)
Moldova 4,320,490 (July 2007 est.)
Monaco 32,671 (July 2007 est.)
Mongolia 2,951,786 (July 2007 est.)
Montenegro 684,736 (July 2007 est.)
Montserrat 9,538
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2007 est.)
Morocco 33,757,175 (July 2007 est.)
Mozambique 20,905,585
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 2007 est.)
Namibia 2,055,080
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 2007 est.)
Nauru 13,528 (July 2007 est.)
Navassa Island uninhabited
note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
Nepal 28,901,790 (July 2007 est.)
Netherlands 16,570,613 (July 2007 est.)
Netherlands Antilles 223,652 (July 2007 est.)
New Caledonia 221,943 (July 2007 est.)
New Zealand 4,115,771 (July 2007 est.)
Nicaragua 5,675,356 (July 2007 est.)
Niger 12,894,865 (July 2007 est.)
Nigeria 135,031,164
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 2007 est.)
Niue 1,492
note: based on data for 2000 and 2001, which indicate a declining population trend that is assumed to continue (July 2007 est.)
Norfolk Island 2,114 (July 2007 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands 84,546 (July 2007 est.)
Norway 4,627,926 (July 2007 est.)
Oman 3,204,897
note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2007 est.)
Pakistan 164,741,924 (July 2007 est.)
Palau 20,842 (July 2007 est.)
Palmyra Atoll no indigenous inhabitants
note: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2007 est.)
Panama 3,242,173 (July 2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea 5,795,887 (July 2007 est.)
Paracel Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Paraguay 6,669,086 (July 2007 est.)
Peru 28,674,757 (July 2007 est.)
Philippines 91,077,287 (July 2007 est.)
Pitcairn Islands 48 (July 2007 est.)
Poland 38,518,241 (July 2007 est.)
Portugal 10,642,836 (July 2007 est.)
Puerto Rico 3,944,259 (July 2007 est.)
Qatar 907,229 (July 2007 est.)
Romania 22,276,056 (July 2007 est.)
Russia 141,377,752 (July 2007 est.)
Rwanda 9,907,509
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 2007 est.)
Saint Barthelemy 6,852 (1999 March census)
Saint Helena 7,543
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2007 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 39,349 (July 2007 est.)
Saint Lucia 170,649 (July 2007 est.)
Saint Martin 33,102 (October 2004 census)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7,036 (July 2007 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 118,149 (July 2007 est.)
Samoa 214,265
note: prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in the female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993 number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures (July 2007 est.)
San Marino 29,615 (July 2007 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 199,579 (July 2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia 27,601,038
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2007 est.)
Senegal 12,521,851 (July 2007 est.)
Serbia 10,150,265 (July 2007 est.)
Seychelles 81,895 (July 2007 est.)
Sierra Leone 6,144,562 (July 2007 est.)
Singapore 4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)
Slovakia 5,447,502 (July 2007 est.)
Slovenia 2,009,245 (July 2007 est.)
Solomon Islands 566,842 (July 2007 est.)
Somalia 9,118,773
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 2007 est.)
South Africa 43,997,828
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 2007 est.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001 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 40,448,191 (July 2007 est.)
Spratly Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states
Sri Lanka 20,926,315
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 2007 est.)
Sudan 39,379,358 (July 2007 est.)
Suriname 470,784 (July 2007 est.)
Svalbard 2,214 (July 2007 est.)
Swaziland 1,133,066
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 2007 est.)
Sweden 9,031,088 (July 2007 est.)
Switzerland 7,554,661 (July 2007 est.)
Syria 19,314,747
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 2007 est.)
Taiwan 22,858,872 (July 2007 est.)
Tajikistan 7,076,598 (July 2007 est.)
Tanzania 39,384,223
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 2007 est.)
Thailand 65,068,149
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 2007 est.)
Timor-Leste 1,084,971
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2007 est.)
Togo 5,701,579
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 2007 est.)
Tokelau 1,449 (July 2007 est.)
Tonga 116,921 (July 2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 1,056,608 (July 2007 est.)
Tunisia 10,276,158 (July 2007 est.)
Turkey 71,158,647 (July 2007 est.)
Turkmenistan 5,097,028 (July 2007 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 21,746 (July 2007 est.)
Tuvalu 11,992 (July 2007 est.)
Uganda 30,262,610
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 2007 est.)
Ukraine 46,299,862 (July 2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates 4,444,011
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2007 est.)
United Kingdom 60,776,238 (July 2007 est.)
United States 301,139,947 (July 2007 est.)
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges 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
Uruguay 3,460,607 (July 2007 est.)
Uzbekistan 27,780,059 (July 2007 est.)
Vanuatu 211,971 (July 2007 est.)
Venezuela 26,023,528 (July 2007 est.)
Vietnam 85,262,356 (July 2007 est.)
Virgin Islands 108,448 (July 2007 est.)
Wake Island 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 2007 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 16,309 (July 2007 est.)
West Bank 2,535,927
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.)
Western Sahara 382,617
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2007 est.)
World 6,602,224,175 (July 2007 est.)
Yemen 22,230,531 (July 2007 est.)
Zambia 11,477,447
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 2007 est.)
Zimbabwe 12,311,143
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 2007 est.)

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