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Country | Population
Afghanistan | 28,717,213 (July 2003 est.)
Albania | 3,582,205 (July 2003 est.)
Algeria | 32,818,500 (July 2003 est.)
American Samoa | 70,260 (July 2003 est.)
Andorra | 69,150 (July 2003 est.)
Angola | 10,766,471 (July 2003 est.)
Anguilla | 12,738 (July 2003 est.)
Antarctica | no indigenous inhabitants, but there are seasonally staffed research stations note: approximately 27 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 2003 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda | 67,897 (July 2003 est.)
Argentina | 38,740,807 (July 2003 est.)
Armenia | 3,326,448 note: Armenia's first census since independence was conducted in October 2001; official results are not expected until late 2003 (July 2003 est.)
Aruba | 70,844 (July 2003 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 (July 2003 est.)
Australia | 19,731,984 (July 2003 est.)
Austria | 8,188,207 (July 2003 est.)
Azerbaijan | 7,830,764 (July 2003 est.)
Bahamas, The | 297,477 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 2003 est.)
Bahrain | 667,238 note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2003 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 (July 2003 est.)
Bangladesh | 138,448,210 (July 2003 est.)
Barbados | 277,264 (July 2003 est.)
Bassas da India | uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Belarus | 10,322,151 (July 2003 est.)
Belgium | 10,289,088 (July 2003 est.)
Belize | 266,440 (July 2003 est.)
Benin | 7,041,490 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 2003 est.)
Bermuda | 64,482 (July 2003 est.)
Bhutan | 2,139,549 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2003 est.)
Bolivia | 8,586,443 (July 2003 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,989,018 (July 2003 est.)
Botswana | 1,573,267 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 2003 est.)
Bouvet Island | uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Brazil | 182,032,604 note: Brazil took a count 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 2003 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 1960's and 1970's, in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in 2001, there were approximately 1,500 UK and US military personnel and 2,000 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (July 2003 est.)
British Virgin Islands | 21,730 (July 2003 est.)
Brunei | 358,098 (July 2003 est.)
Bulgaria | 7,537,929 (July 2003 est.)
Burkina Faso | 13,228,460 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 2003 est.)
Burma | 42,510,537 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 and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Burundi | 6,096,156 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 2003 est.)
Cambodia | 13,124,764 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 and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Cameroon | 15,746,179 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 2003 est.)
Canada | 32,207,113 (July 2003 est.)
Cape Verde | 412,137 (July 2003 est.)
Cayman Islands | 41,934 (July 2003 est.)
Central African Republic | 3,683,538 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 2003 est.)
Chad | 9,253,493 (July 2003 est.)
Chile | 15,665,216 (July 2003 est.)
China | 1,286,975,468 (July 2003 est.)
Christmas Island | 433 (July 2003 est.)
Clipperton Island | uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 630 (July 2003 est.)
Colombia | 41,662,073 (July 2003 est.)
Comoros | 632,948 (July 2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 56,625,039 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 2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | 2,954,258 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 2003 est.)
Cook Islands | 21,008 (July 2003 est.)
Coral Sea Islands | no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2003 est.)
Costa Rica | 3,896,092 (July 2003 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | 16,962,491 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 2003 est.)
Croatia | 4,422,248 (July 2003 est.)
Cuba | 11,263,429 (July 2003 est.)
Cyprus | 771,657 (July 2003 est.)
Czech Republic | 10,249,216 (July 2003 est.)
Denmark | 5,384,384 (July 2003 est.)
Djibouti | 457,130 (July 2003 est.)
Dominica | 69,655 (July 2003 est.)
Dominican Republic | 8,715,602 (July 2003 est.)
East Timor | 997,853 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (2002 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Ecuador | 13,710,234 (July 2003 est.)
Egypt | 74,718,797 (July 2003 est.)
El Salvador | 6,470,379 (July 2003 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | 510,473 (July 2003 est.)
Eritrea | 4,362,254 (July 2003 est.)
Estonia | 1,408,556 (July 2003 est.)
Ethiopia | 66,557,553 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 2003 est.)
Europa Island | no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,967 (July 2003 est.)
Faroe Islands | 46,345 (July 2003 est.)
Fiji | 868,531 (July 2003 est.)
Finland | 5,190,785 (July 2003 est.)
France | 60,180,529 (July 2003 est.)
French Guiana | 186,917 (July 2003 est.)
French Polynesia | 262,125 (July 2003 est.)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.) note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2003 est.)
Gabon | 1,321,560 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 2003 est.)
Gambia, The | 1,501,050 (July 2003 est.)
Gaza Strip | 1,274,868 (July 2002 est.) note: in addition, there are more than 5,000 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (July 2003 est.)
Georgia | 4,934,413 (July 2003 est.)
Germany | 82,398,326 (July 2003 est.)
Ghana | 20,467,747 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 2003 est.)
Gibraltar | 27,776 (July 2003 est.)
Glorioso Islands | no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Greece | 10,665,989 (July 2003 est.)
Greenland | 56,385 (July 2003 est.)
Grenada | 89,258 (July 2003 est.)
Guadeloupe | 440,189 (July 2003 est.)
Guam | 163,941 (July 2003 est.)
Guatemala | 13,909,384 (July 2003 est.)
Guernsey | 64,818 (July 2003 est.)
Guinea | 9,030,220 (July 2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | 1,360,827 (July 2003 est.)
Guyana | 702,100 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 2003 est.)
Haiti | 7,527,817 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City) | 911 (July 2003 est.)
Honduras | 6,669,789 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 2003 est.)
Hong Kong | 7,394,170 (July 2003 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 (July 2003 est.)
Hungary | 10,045,407 (July 2003 est.)
Iceland | 280,798 (July 2003 est.)
India | 1,049,700,118 (July 2003 est.)
Indonesia | 234,893,453 (July 2003 est.)
Iran | 68,278,826 (July 2003 est.)
Iraq | 24,683,313 (July 2003 est.)
Ireland | 3,924,140 (July 2003 est.)
Israel | 6,116,533 (July 2002 est.) note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Italy | 57,998,353 (July 2003 est.)
Jamaica | 2,695,867 (July 2003 est.)
Jan Mayen | no indigenous inhabitants note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2003 est.)
Japan | 127,214,499 (July 2003 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 (July 2003 est.)
Jersey | 90,156 (July 2003 est.)
Johnston Atoll | no indigenous inhabitants 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 January 2003 the island population was just above 800 personnel, including US Air Force, US Department of Defense civilian, and civilian contractor personnel (January 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Jordan | 5,460,265 (July 2003 est.)
Juan de Nova Island | no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; occasionally visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Kazakhstan | 16,763,795 (July 2003 est.)
Kenya | 31,639,091 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 2003 est.)
Kingman Reef | uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Kiribati | 98,549 (July 2003 est.)
Korea, North | 22,466,481 (July 2003 est.)
Korea, South | 48,289,037 (July 2003 est.)
Kuwait | 2,183,161 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2003 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | 4,892,808 (July 2003 est.)
Laos | 5,921,545 (July 2003 est.)
Latvia | 2,348,784 (July 2003 est.)
Lebanon | 3,727,703 (July 2003 est.)
Lesotho | 1,861,959 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 2003 est.)
Liberia | 3,317,176 (July 2003 est.)
Libya | 5,499,074 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2003 est.)
Liechtenstein | 33,145 (July 2003 est.)
Lithuania | 3,592,561 (July 2003 est.)
Luxembourg | 454,157 (July 2003 est.)
Macau | 469,903 (July 2003 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 2,063,122 note: a census was taken 1-15 November 2002, but results are not yet available (July 2003 est.)
Madagascar | 16,979,744 (July 2003 est.)
Malawi | 11,651,239 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 2003 est.)
Malaysia | 23,092,940 (July 2003 est.)
Maldives | 329,684 (July 2003 est.)
Mali | 11,626,219 (July 2003 est.)
Malta | 400,420 (July 2003 est.)
Man, Isle of | 74,261 (July 2003 est.)
Marshall Islands | 56,429 (July 2003 est.)
Martinique | 425,966 (July 2003 est.)
Mauritania | 2,912,584 (July 2003 est.)
Mauritius | 1,210,447 (July 2003 est.)
Mayotte | 178,437 (July 2003 est.)
Mexico | 104,907,991 (July 2003 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | 108,143 (July 2003 est.)
Midway Islands | no indigenous inhabitants; approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services cooperator living at the atoll (July 2003 est.)
Moldova | 4,439,502 (July 2003 est.)
Monaco | 32,130 (July 2003 est.)
Mongolia | 2,712,315 (July 2003 est.)
Montserrat | 8,995 note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2003 est.)
Morocco | 31,689,265 (July 2003 est.)
Mozambique | 17,479,266 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 2003 est.)
Namibia | 1,927,447 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 2003 est.)
Nauru | 12,570 (July 2003 est.)
Navassa Island | uninhabited note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island (July 2003 est.)
Nepal | 26,469,569 (July 2003 est.)
Netherlands | 16,150,511 (July 2003 est.)
Netherlands Antilles | 216,226 (July 2003 est.)
New Caledonia | 210,798 (July 2003 est.)
New Zealand | 3,951,307 (July 2003 est.)
Nicaragua | 5,128,517 (July 2003 est.)
Niger | 11,058,590 (July 2003 est.)
Nigeria | 133,881,703 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 2003 est.)
Niue | 2,145 (July 2003 est.)
Norfolk Island | 1,853 (July 2003 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands | 80,006 (July 2003 est.)
Norway | 4,546,123 (July 2003 est.)
Oman | 2,807,125 note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2003 est.)
Pakistan | 150,694,740 (July 2003 est.)
Palau | 19,717 (July 2003 est.)
Palmyra Atoll | no indigenous inhabitants; 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2003 est.)
Panama | 2,960,784 (July 2003 est.)
Papua New Guinea | 5,295,816 (July 2003 est.)
Paracel Islands | no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2003 est.)
Paraguay | 6,036,900 (July 2003 est.)
Peru | 28,409,897 (July 2003 est.)
Philippines | 84,619,974 (July 2003 est.)
Pitcairn Islands | 47 (July 2003 est.)
Poland | 38,622,660 (July 2003 est.)
Portugal | 10,102,022 (July 2003 est.)
Puerto Rico | 3,885,877 (July 2003 est.)
Qatar | 817,052 (July 2003 est.)
Reunion | 755,171 (July 2003 est.)
Romania | 22,271,839 (July 2003 est.)
Russia | 144,526,278 (July 2003 est.)
Rwanda | 7,810,056 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 2003 est.)
Saint Helena | 7,367 (July 2003 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38,763 (July 2003 est.)
Saint Lucia | 162,157 (July 2003 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 6,976 (July 2003 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 116,812 (July 2003 est.)
Samoa | 178,173 (July 2003 est.)
San Marino | 28,119 (July 2003 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | 175,883 (July 2003 est.)
Saudi Arabia | 24,293,844 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2003 est.)
Senegal | 10,580,307 (July 2003 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro | 10,655,774 note: a census was taken in Serbia 1-15 April 2002 (July 2003 est.)
Seychelles | 80,469 (July 2003 est.)
Sierra Leone | 5,732,681 (July 2003 est.)
Singapore | 4,608,595 (July 2003 est.)
Slovakia | 5,430,033 (July 2003 est.)
Slovenia | 1,935,677 (July 2003 est.)
Solomon Islands | 509,190 (July 2003 est.)
Somalia | 8,025,190 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 2003 est.)
South Africa | 42,768,678 note: South Africa took a census October 1996 that showed a population of 40,583,611 (after an official adjustment for a 6.8% underenumeration based on a postenumeration 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 2003 est.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | no indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Spain | 40,217,413 (July 2003 est.)
Spratly Islands | no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2003 est.)
Sri Lanka | 19,742,439 (2003 est.) 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; as of yearend 2000, approximately 65,000 were housed in 131 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 2003 est.)
Sudan | 38,114,160 (July 2003 est.)
Suriname | 435,449 (July 2003 est.)
Svalbard | 2,811 (July 2003 est.)
Swaziland | 1,161,219 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 2003 est.)
Sweden | 8,878,085 (July 2003 est.)
Switzerland | 7,318,638 (July 2003 est.)
Syria | 17,585,540 (July 2002 est.) 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 (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Taiwan | 22,603,001 (July 2003 est.)
Tajikistan | 6,863,752 (July 2003 est.)
Tanzania | 35,922,454 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 2003 est.)
Thailand | 64,265,276 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 2003 est.)
Togo | 5,429,299 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 2003 est.)
Tokelau | 1,418 (July 2003 est.)
Tonga | 108,141 (July 2003 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | 1,104,209 (July 2003 est.)
Tromelin Island | uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Tunisia | 9,924,742 (July 2003 est.)
Turkey | 68,109,469 (July 2003 est.)
Turkmenistan | 4,775,544 (July 2003 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands | 19,350 (July 2003 est.)
Tuvalu | 11,305 (July 2003 est.)
Uganda | 25,632,794 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 2003 est.)
Ukraine | 48,055,439 (July 2003 est.)
United Arab Emirates | 2,484,818 note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2003 est.)
United Kingdom | 60,094,648 (July 2003 est.)
United States | 290,342,554 (July 2003 est.)
Uruguay | 3,413,329 (July 2003 est.)
Uzbekistan | 25,981,647 (July 2003 est.)
Vanuatu | 199,414 (July 2003 est.)
Venezuela | 24,654,694 (July 2003 est.)
Vietnam | 81,624,716 (July 2003 est.)
Virgin Islands | 124,778 (July 2003 est.)
Wake Island | no indigenous inhabitants note: US military personnel have left the island, but contractor personnel remain; as of October 2001, 200 contractor personnel were present (July 2003 est.)
Wallis and Futuna | 15,734 (July 2003 est.)
West Bank | 2,237,194 (July 2002 est.) note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Western Sahara | 261,794 (July 2003 est.)
World | 6,302,309,691 (July 2003 est.)
Yemen | 19,349,881 (July 2003 est.)
Zambia | 10,307,333 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 2003 est.)
Zimbabwe | 12,576,742 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 2003 est.)
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