List of countries by population

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Map of countries by population for the year 2007
Map of countries by population for the year 2007

This is a list of countries ordered according to population. The list includes and ranks sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories. Figures are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and generally rounded off. Other figures are based on the July 1, 2007 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division.[1] Because these figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting rankings may be misleading.

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Note that the Flag of Europe European Union is a sui generis supranational union possessing some "country-like" characteristics. The entity is composed of 27 member states. Its combined population has been estimated at 497,198,740 on January 1, 2008,[2] and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list (7.45% of world population). See also: List of regional organizations by population.

Rank Country/territory/entity Population Date  % of world population Source
Flag of World World 6,671,226,000 July 1, 2007 100% UN estimate
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China[3] 1,325,395,000 August 8, 2008 19.87% Chinese Population clock
2 Flag of India India 1,136,412,500 August 8, 2008 17.03% Indian Population clock
3 Flag of the United States United States 304,806,000 August 8, 2008 4.57% Official USA Population clock
4 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 231,627,000 3.47% UN estimate
5 Flag of Brazil Brazil 187,419,000 August 8, 2008 2.81% Official Brazilian Population clock
6 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 164,013,000 August 8, 2008 2.46% Official Pakistani Population clock
7 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 158,665,000 2.38% UN estimate
8 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 148,093,000 2.22% UN estimate
9 Flag of Russia Russia 141,888,900 June 1, 2008 2.13% Federal State Statistics Service
10 Flag of Japan Japan 127,690,000 May 1, 2008 1.91% Official Japan Statistics Bureau estimate
11 Flag of Mexico Mexico 106,682,500 mid-2008 1.6% INEGI projection
12 Flag of the Philippines Philippines 90,457,200 mid-2008 1.36%

National Statistics Office projection

13 Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 87,375,000 1.31%

UN estimate

14 Flag of Germany Germany 82,217,800 December 31, 2007 1.23% Federal Statistics Office estimate
15 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 79,221,000 July 2008 1.19%

Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency

16 Flag of Egypt Egypt 75,046,000 July 4, 2008 1.12%

Official population clock

17 Flag of Turkey Turkey 70,586,256 December 31, 2007 1.06% Turkish Statistical Institute
18 Flag of Iran Iran 70,495,782 November, 2006 1.06%

Statistical Center of IRAN

19 Flag of France France (incl. overseas France) 64,473,140 January 1, 2008 0.97% Official INSEE estimate
20 Flag of Thailand Thailand 63,038,247 December 31, 2007 0.94%

Official Thai Statistics estimate

21 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Dem. Rep. of Congo 62,636,000 0.94% UN estimate
22 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 60,587,300 June 30, 2006 0.91% Official ONS estimate
23 Flag of Italy Italy 59,619,290 December 31, 2007 0.89% Official Istat estimate
24 Flag of Burma Burma 48,798,000 0.73%

UN estimate

25 Flag of South Korea South Korea 48,224,000 0.72% UN estimate
26 Flag of South Africa South Africa 47,850,700 July 1, 2007 0.72% Official Stat SA estimate
27 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 46,263,079 May 1, 2008 0.69% Official UKRSTAT estimate
28 Flag of Spain Spain 46,063,000 January 1, 2008 0.68% Official INE estimate
29 Flag of Colombia Colombia 44,482,751 July 22, 2008 0.66% Official Colombian Population clock
30 Flag of Tanzania Tanzania 40,454,000 0.61% UN estimate
31 Flag of Argentina Argentina 40,301,927 September 2007 0.61% Official INDEC estimate
32 Flag of Sudan Sudan 38,560,000 0.58% UN estimate
33 Flag of Poland Poland 38,115,967 June 30, 2007 0.57% Official GUS estimate
34 Flag of Kenya Kenya 37,538,000 0.56% UN estimate
35 Flag of Algeria Algeria 33,858,000 0.51% UN estimate
36 Flag of Canada Canada 33,340,100 August 8, 2008 0.5% Official Canadian Population clock
37 Flag of Morocco Morocco 31,224,000 0.47% UN estimate
38 Flag of Uganda Uganda 30,884,000 0.46% UN estimate
39 Flag of Iraq Iraq 28,993,000 0.43% UN estimate
40 Flag of Peru Peru 28,750,770 June 30, 2007 0.43% Official INEI estimate[4]
41 Flag of Nepal Nepal 28,196,000 0.42% UN estimate
42 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 27,953,701 July 19, 2008 0.42% Official Venezuelan Population clock
43 Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 27,372,000 0.41% UN estimate
44 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 27,170,000 July 13, 2007 0.41% Department of Statistics Malaysia
45 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan 27,145,000 0.41% UN estimate
46 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 24,735,000 0.37% UN estimate
47 Flag of North Korea North Korea 23,790,000 0.36% UN estimate
48 Flag of Ghana Ghana 23,478,000 0.35% UN estimate
49 Flag of the Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan)[5] 22,990,000 April 30, 2008 0.34% Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate
50 Flag of Yemen Yemen 22,389,000 0.34% UN estimate
51 Flag of Romania Romania 21,438,000 0.32% UN estimate
52 Flag of Mozambique Mozambique 21,397,000 0.32% UN estimate
53 Flag of Australia Australia[6] 21,373,760 July 28, 2008 0.32% Official Australian Population clock
54 Flag of Syria Syria 19,929,000 0.3% UN estimate
55 Flag of Madagascar Madagascar 19,683,000 0.3% UN estimate
56 Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 19,299,000 0.29% UN estimate
57 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 19,262,000 0.29% UN estimate
58 Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 18,549,000 0.28% UN estimate
59 Flag of Angola Angola 17,024,000 0.26% UN estimate
60 Flag of Chile Chile 16,763,470 June 30, 2008 0.25% Official INE projection
61 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 16,435,316 July 9, 2008 0.25% Official Netherlands Population clock
62 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 15,422,000 0.23% UN estimate
63 Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 14,784,000 0.22% UN estimate
64 Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 14,444,000 0.22% UN estimate
65 Flag of Niger Niger 14,226,000 0.21% UN estimate
66 Flag of Malawi Malawi 13,925,000 0.21% UN estimate
67 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 13,354,000 0.2% UN estimate
68 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 13,349,000 0.2% UN estimate
69 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 13,341,000 0.2% UN estimate
70 Flag of Senegal Senegal 12,379,000 0.19% UN estimate
71 Flag of Mali Mali 12,337,000 0.18% UN estimate
72 Flag of Zambia Zambia 11,922,000 0.18% UN estimate
73 Flag of Cuba Cuba 11,268,000 0.17% UN estimate
74 Flag of Greece Greece 11,147,000 0.17% UN estimate
75 Flag of Chad Chad 10,781,000 0.16% UN estimate
76 Flag of Portugal Portugal 10,623,000 0.16% UN estimate
77 Flag of Belgium Belgium 10,584,534 January 1, 2007 0.16% Official Statbel estimate
78 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 10,403,136 March 31, 2008 0.16% Official ČSÚ estimate
79 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 10,327,000 0.15% UN estimate
80 Flag of Hungary Hungary 10,043,000 January 31, 2008 0.15% Hungarian Central Statistical Office
81 Flag of Serbia Serbia[7] 9,858,000 0.15% UN estimate
82 Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 9,760,000 0.15% UN estimate
83 Flag of Rwanda Rwanda 9,725,000 0.15% UN estimate
84 Flag of Belarus Belarus 9,690,000 December 31, 2007 0.15% Official statistics of Belarus
85 Flag of Haiti Haiti 9,598,000 0.14% UN estimate
86 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 9,525,000 0.14% UN estimate
87 Flag of Guinea Guinea 9,370,000 0.14% UN estimate
88 Flag of Sweden Sweden 9,201,650 April 30, 2008 0.14% Statistics Sweden
89 Flag of Benin Benin 9,033,000 0.14% UN estimate
90 Flag of Somalia Somalia 8,699,000 0.13% UN estimate
91 Flag of Burundi Burundi 8,508,000 0.13% UN estimate
92 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 8,467,000 0.13% UN estimate
93 Flag of Austria Austria 8,340,924 April 1, 2008 0.12% Official Statistics Austria estimate
94 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 7,640,238 December 31, 2007 0.11% National Statistical Institute
95 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 7,628,600 April 30, 2008 0.11% Swiss Federal Statistical Office
96 Flag of Israel Israel 7,282,400[8] April 30, 2008 0.11% Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
97 Flag of Honduras Honduras 7,106,000 0.11% UN estimate
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 6,963,100 December 31, 2007 0.11% Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong
98 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 6,857,000 0.1% UN estimate
99 Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan 6,736,000 0.1% UN estimate
100 Flag of Togo Togo 6,585,000 0.099% UN estimate
101 Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 6,331,000 0.095% UN estimate
102 Flag of Libya Libya 6,160,000 0.092% UN estimate
103 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 6,127,000 0.092% UN estimate
104 Flag of Jordan Jordan 5,924,000 0.089% UN estimate
105 Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 5,866,000 0.088% UN estimate
106 Flag of Laos Laos 5,859,000 0.088% UN estimate
107 Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 5,603,000 0.084% UN estimate
108 Flag of Denmark Denmark 5,482,266 March 31, 2008 0.082% Statistics Denmark
109 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5,402,273 March 31, 2008 0.081% Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
110 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 5,317,000 0.08% UN estimate
111 Flag of Finland Finland 5,316,281[9] August 3, 2008 0.08% Official Finnish Population clock
112 Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4,965,000 0.074% UN estimate
113 Flag of Eritrea Eritrea 4,851,000 0.073% UN estimate
114 Flag of Norway Norway 4,776,200[10] August 6, 2008 0.071% Official Norwegian Population clock
115 Flag of Singapore Singapore 4,588,600 mid-2007 0.069% Statistics Singapore
116 Flag of Croatia Croatia 4,555,000 0.068% UN estimate
117 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 4,468,000 0.067% UN estimate
118 Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 4,395,000[11] 0.066% UN estimate
119 Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 4,380,000 0.066% UN estimate
120 Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic 4,343,000 0.065% UN estimate
121 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4,339,000 April 30, 2007 0.065% Official CSO Ireland Statistics
122 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 4,270,800 August 6, 2008 0.064% Official New Zealand Population clock
123 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 4,099,000 0.061% UN estimate
124 Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 3,991,000 0.06% UN estimate
125 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,935,000 0.059% UN estimate
126 Flag of Moldova Moldova 3,794,000[12] 0.057% UN estimate
127 Flag of the Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 3,768,000 0.056% UN estimate
128 Palestinian flag Palestinian territories 3,761,646 December 1, 2007 0.056% Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics - 2007 Census
129 Flag of Liberia Liberia 3,750,000 0.056% UN estimate
Flag of Somaliland Somaliland 3,500,000 Date unknown 0.052% Somaliland government
130 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 3,361,100 April 1, 2008 0.051% Statistics Lithuania
131 Flag of Panama Panama 3,343,000 0.05% UN estimate
132 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 3,340,000 0.05% UN estimate
133 Flag of Albania Albania 3,190,000 0.048% UN estimate
134 Flag of Mauritania Mauritania 3,124,000 0.047% UN estimate
135 Flag of Armenia Armenia 3,002,000 0.045% UN estimate
136 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 2,851,000 0.043% UN estimate
137 Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 2,714,000 0.041% UN estimate
138 Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 2,629,000 0.039% UN estimate
139 Flag of Oman Oman 2,595,000 0.039% UN estimate
140 Flag of Latvia Latvia 2,268,000 May 1, 2008 0.034% Latvijas Statistika
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 2,126,708 2007 0.031% The World Factbook
141 Flag of Namibia Namibia 2,074,000 0.031% UN estimate
142 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 2,038,000 0.031% UN estimate
143 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 2,029,000 July 15, 2008 0.031% Official Slovenian population clock
144 Flag of Lesotho Lesotho 2,008,000 0.03% UN estimate
145 Flag of Botswana Botswana 1,882,000 0.028% UN estimate
146 Flag of The Gambia Gambia 1,709,000 0.026% UN estimate
147 Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 1,695,000 0.025% UN estimate
148 Flag of Estonia Estonia 1,340,600 January 1, 2008 0.02% Statistics Estonia
149 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1,333,000 0.02% UN estimate
150 Flag of Gabon Gabon 1,331,000 0.02% UN estimate
151 Flag of Mauritius Mauritius 1,262,000[13] 0.019% UN estimate
152 Flag of East Timor East Timor 1,155,000 0.017% UN estimate
153 Flag of Swaziland Swaziland 1,141,000 0.017% UN estimate
154 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 855,000[14] 0.013% UN estimate
155 Flag of Qatar Qatar 841,000[15] 0.013% UN estimate
156 Flag of Djibouti Djibouti 833,000 0.012% UN estimate
157 Flag of Fiji Fiji 827,900 2007 0.013% Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics
Flag of Réunion Réunion[16] 793,000 January 1, 2007 0.012% Official INSEE estimate
158 Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 760,168 Date unknown 0.011% Kingdom of Bahrain Government Statistics
159 Flag of Guyana Guyana 738,000 0.011% UN estimate
160 Flag of the Comoros Comoros 682,000[17] July 2007 0.01% World Gazetteer projection
161 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan 658,000 0.01% UN estimate
162 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 598,000 0.009% UN estimate
Flag of Macau Macau 538,100 December 31, 2007 0.008% Statistics and Census Service of Macau
163 Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde 530,000 0.008% UN estimate
164 Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea[18] 507,000 0.008% UN estimate
165 Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 506,992 0.007% [2]
166 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 483,800 January 1, 2008 0.007% Le portail des statistiques du Luxenbourg
167 Flag of Western Sahara Western Sahara 480,000 0.007% UN estimate
168 Flag of Suriname Suriname 458,000 0.007% UN estimate
Flag of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe[16] 408,000 January 1, 2007 0.006% INSEE estimate (minus the populations of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy)
169 Flag of Malta Malta 407,000 0.006% UN estimate
Flag of Martinique Martinique[16] 401,000 January 1, 2007 0.006% Official INSEE estimate
170 Flag of Brunei Brunei 390,000 0.006% UN estimate
171 Flag of the Bahamas Bahamas 331,000 0.005% UN estimate
172 Flag of Iceland Iceland 316,252 April 1, 2008 0.005% Hagstofa Íslands
173 Flag of the Maldives Maldives 306,000 0.005% UN estimate
174 Flag of Barbados Barbados 294,000 0.004% UN estimate
175 Flag of Belize Belize 288,000 0.004% UN estimate
Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia[16] 259,596 August 20, 2007 0.004% August 2007 census
Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia[16] 244,600 January 1, 2008 0.004% Official ISEE estimate
176 Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu 226,000 0.003% UN estimate
Flag of French Guiana French Guiana[16] 209,000 January 1, 2007 0.003% Official INSEE estimate
177 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 192,000 0.003% UN estimate
178 Flag of Samoa Samoa 188,540 2008 0.003% Samoa Statistics Department
Flag of Mayotte Mayotte[16] 186,452 July 31, 2007 0.003% July 2007 census
179 Flag of Guam Guam 173,000 0.003% UN estimate
180 Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 165,000 0.002% UN estimate
181 Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe 158,000 0.002% UN estimate
182 Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120,000 0.002% UN estimate
183 Flag of the United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 111,000 0.002% UN estimate
184 Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia 111,000 0.002% UN estimate
185 Flag of Grenada Grenada 106,000 0.002% UN estimate
186 Flag of Aruba Aruba 104,000 0.002% UN estimate
187 Flag of Tonga Tonga 100,000 0.001% UN estimate
188 Flag of Kiribati Kiribati 95,000 0.001% UN estimate
189 Flag of Jersey Jersey 89,300 December 31, 2006 0.001% [3]
190 Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles 87,000 0.001% UN estimate
191 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 85,000 0.001% UN estimate
192 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 84,000 0.001% UN estimate
193 Flag of Andorra Andorra 83,137 December 31, 2007 0.001% [4]
194 Flag of the Isle of Man Isle of Man 80,058 2006 0.001% Isle of Man Government
195 Flag of Dominica Dominica 67,000 0.001% UN estimate
196 Flag of American Samoa American Samoa 67,000 0.001% UN estimate
197 Flag of Guernsey Guernsey 65,726 July 2008 0.001% The World Factbook
198 Flag of Bermuda Bermuda 65,000 0.001% UN estimate
199 Flag of the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 59,000 0.001% UN estimate
200 Flag of Greenland Greenland 58,000 0.001% UN estimate
201 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 50,000 0.001% UN estimate
202 Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 48,570 June 1, 2008 0.001% Official statistics of the Faroe Islands
203 Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 47,000 0.001% UN estimate
204 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 35,365 December 31, 2007 0.0005% Statistik Liechtenstein
Flag of Saint Martin (France) Saint-Martin[16] 33,102[citation needed] October 2004 0.0005% October 2004 supplementary census[citation needed]
205 Flag of Monaco Monaco 33,000 0.0005%

UN estimate

206 Flag of San Marino San Marino 31,000 0.0005% UN estimate
207 Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar 28,875 2006 0.0004% Government of Gibraltar - information services
208 Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 26,000 0.0004% UN estimate
209 Flag of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 23,000 0.0003% UN estimate
210 Flag of the Cook Islands Cook Islands 20,200[19] September 2007 0.0002% Statistics office
211 Flag of Palau Palau 20,000 0.0003% UN estimate
Flag of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna[16] 15,000 0.0002% UN estimate
212 Flag of Anguilla Anguilla 13,000 0.0002% UN estimate
213 Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu 11,000 0.0002% UN estimate
214 Flag of Nauru Nauru 10,000 0.0001% UN estimate
Flag of Saint Barthélemy Saint-Barthélemy[16] 8,450 January 1, 2007 0.0001% January 2007 census
215 Flag of Saint Helena Saint Helena 6,600[20] 0.0001% UN estimate
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre and Miquelon[16] 6,125 January 1, 2006 0.0001% January 2006 census
216 Flag of Montserrat Montserrat 5,900 0.0001% UN estimate
217 Flag of the Falkland Islands Falkland Islands 3,000 0.00005% UN estimate
218 Flag of Niue Niue 1,600 0.00003% UN estimate
219 Flag of Tokelau Tokelau 1,400 0.00003% UN estimate
220 Flag of the Vatican City Vatican City 800 0.00002% UN estimate
221 Flag of the Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 50 0.000001% UN estimate

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2006). "World Population Prospects, Table A.2" (.PDF). 2006 revision. p. 37-42 United Nations. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
  2. ^ "Total population". Eurostat. Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
  3. ^ Mainland China only
  4. ^ To access the most recent estimates, go to: Información Social - Compendio Estadístico 2007 - Población e Indicadores Demográficos - Poblacional - Población total al 30 de junio, según sexo y grupos quinquenales de edad
  5. ^ Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc.
  6. ^ Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828)
  7. ^ Includes Kosovo
  8. ^ UN figure for mid-2007 is 6,967,000, which excludes Israeli population living in the West Bank.
  9. ^ Includes Åland Islands
  10. ^ Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island
  11. ^ Figure includes the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000) and South Ossetia (70,000)
  12. ^ Includes Transnistria (555,347)
  13. ^ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon
  14. ^ Includes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (264,172). The Statistical Institute of the Republic of Cyprus shows a population of 749,200 (2004 Census).
  15. ^ Figure for Qatari residents only. Estimates for 2008 that include non-resident, transient laborers indicate a population of 1,448,446. From Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Part of France.
  17. ^ Excludes the island of Mayotte. The UN estimate is 839,000 (including Mayotte)
  18. ^ A 2003 U.S State Department report states the following: "Although the 2002 census estimated the population at 1,015,000, credible estimates put the number at closer to 500,000. The opposition claimed that the Government inflated the census in anticipation of the December presidential election." (...) "Opposition leaders charged earlier in the year that census results showing a twofold population increase were flawed and that numbers were inflated to perpetuate election fraud." [1] The official census figures are available here.
  19. ^ UN estimate for mid-2007 is 13,000, which includes the population of residents only.
  20. ^ Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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