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DEFINITION
Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
People Statistics > Urban population (1997) by country
Showing values for 1997.
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| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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China: |
407,892,900
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1997  |
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Chinese People
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# 2
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India: |
261,051,800
|
1997  |
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Indian People
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# 3
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United States: |
212,727,000
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1997  |
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American People
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# 4
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Brazil: |
131,643,800
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1997  |
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Brazilian People
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# 5
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Russia: |
108,121,100
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1997  |
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Russian People
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# 6
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Japan: |
81,757,410
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1997  |
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Japanese People
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# 7
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Indonesia: |
75,619,110
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1997  |
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Indonesian People
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# 8
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Mexico: |
69,430,320
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1997  |
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Mexican People
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# 9
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Germany: |
61,586,080
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1997  |
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German People
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# 10
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United Kingdom: |
52,131,480
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1997  |
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British People
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# 11
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Nigeria: |
45,126,650
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1997  |
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Nigerian People
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# 12
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France: |
43,807,340
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1997  |
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French People
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# 13
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Pakistan: |
41,517,400
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1997  |
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Pakistani People
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# 14
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Turkey: |
40,419,070
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1997  |
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Turkish People
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# 15
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Philippines: |
39,811,060
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1997  |
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Philippine People
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# 16
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Italy: |
38,130,220
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1997  |
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Italian People
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# 17
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Iran: |
37,620,750
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1997  |
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Iranian People
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# 18
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Korea, South: |
36,193,370
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1997  |
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Korean People
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# 19
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Ukraine: |
33,918,290
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1997  |
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Ukrainian People
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# 20
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Argentina: |
31,620,120
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1997  |
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Argentine People
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# 21
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Spain: |
30,106,370
|
1997  |
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Spanish People
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# 22
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Colombia: |
28,442,180
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1997  |
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Colombian People
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# 23
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Egypt: |
27,128,260
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1997  |
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Egyptian People
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# 24
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Bangladesh: |
26,932,360
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1997  |
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Bangladeshi People
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# 25
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Poland: |
23,800,670
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1997  |
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Polish People
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# 26
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Canada: |
23,503,970
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1997  |
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Canadian People
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# 27
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South Africa: |
22,697,590
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1997  |
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South African People
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# 28
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Venezuela: |
20,474,840
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1997  |
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Venezuelan People
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# 29
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Thailand: |
18,261,100
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1997  |
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Thai People
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# 30
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Peru: |
17,511,450
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1997  |
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Peruvian People
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# 31
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Vietnam: |
17,385,980
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1997  |
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Vietnamese People
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# 32
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Algeria: |
16,795,630
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1997  |
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Algerian People
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# 33
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Australia: |
16,024,610
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1997  |
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Australian People
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# 34
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Iraq: |
15,716,180
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1997  |
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Iraqi People
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# 35
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Saudi Arabia: |
15,388,240
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1997  |
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Saudi People
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# 36
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Morocco: |
14,303,260
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1997  |
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Moroccan People
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# 37
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
13,639,420
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1997  |
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Congolese People
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# 38
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Korea, North: |
12,703,660
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1997  |
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Korean People
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# 39
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Chile: |
12,603,530
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1997  |
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Chilean People
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# 40
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Malaysia: |
12,444,720
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1997  |
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Malaysian People
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# 41
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Romania: |
12,355,080
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1997  |
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Romanian People
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# 42
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Burma: |
12,317,140
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1997  |
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Burmese People
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# 43
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Netherlands: |
11,611,610
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1997  |
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Dutch People
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# 44
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Sudan: |
10,224,350
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1997  |
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Sudanese People
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# 45
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Belgium: |
9,867,425
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1997  |
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Belgian People
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# 46
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Uzbekistan: |
8,983,993
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1997  |
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Uzbekistani People
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# 47
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Kazakhstan: |
8,596,074
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1997  |
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Kazakhstani People
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# 48
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Ethiopia: |
8,544,250
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1997  |
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Ethiopian People
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# 49
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Cuba: |
8,215,310
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1997  |
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Cuban People
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# 50
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Syria: |
7,765,363
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1997  |
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Syrian People
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# 51
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Ghana: |
7,754,159
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1997  |
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Ghanaian People
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# 52
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Czech Republic: |
7,662,129
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1997  |
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Czech People
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# 53
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Sweden: |
7,422,908
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1997  |
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Swedish People
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# 54
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Belarus: |
6,960,496
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1997  |
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Belarusian People
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# 55
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Ecuador: |
6,924,719
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1997  |
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Ecuadorian People
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# 56
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Tanzania: |
6,909,204
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1997  |
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Tanzanian People
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# 57
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Hungary: |
6,684,700
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1997  |
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Hungarian People
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# 58
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Cameroon: |
6,575,587
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1997  |
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Cameroonian People
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# 59
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
6,554,635
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1997  |
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Ivoirian People
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# 60
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Hong Kong: |
6,489,300
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1997  |
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Hong Kong People
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# 61
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Greece: |
6,343,342
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1997  |
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Greek People
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# 62
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Angola: |
5,999,454
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1997  |
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Angolan People
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# 63
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Tunisia: |
5,737,259
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1997  |
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Tunisian People
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# 64
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Bulgaria: |
5,672,155
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1997  |
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Bulgarian People
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# 65
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Kenya: |
5,522,368
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1997  |
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Kenyan People
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# 66
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
5,458,939
|
1997  |
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Serbian People
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# 67
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Israel: |
5,316,596
|
1997  |
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Israeli People
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# 68
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Portugal: |
5,288,654
|
1997  |
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Portuguese People
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# 69
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Austria: |
5,244,995
|
1997  |
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Austrian People
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# 70
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Switzerland: |
5,092,019
|
1997  |
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Swiss People
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# 71
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Bolivia: |
4,716,161
|
1997  |
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Bolivian People
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# 72
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Dominican Republic: |
4,714,780
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1997  |
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Dominican People
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# 73
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Mozambique: |
4,689,203
|
1997  |
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Mozambican People
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|
# 74
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Guatemala: |
4,577,845
|
1997  |
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Guatemalan People
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# 75
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Denmark: |
4,493,701
|
1997  |
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Danish People
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# 76
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Afghanistan: |
4,481,095
|
1997  |
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Afghan People
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# 77
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Libya: |
4,093,160
|
1997  |
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Libyan People
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# 78
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Azerbaijan: |
4,050,679
|
1997  |
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Azerbaijani People
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# 79
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Yemen: |
3,983,445
|
1997  |
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Yemeni People
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# 80
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Zimbabwe: |
3,965,004
|
1997  |
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Zimbabwean People
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# 81
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Senegal: |
3,850,735
|
1997  |
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Senegalese People
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# 82
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Madagascar: |
3,806,734
|
1997  |
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Malagasy People
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# 83
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Singapore: |
3,794,000
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1997  |
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Singapore People
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# 84
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Zambia: |
3,628,880
|
1997  |
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Zambian People
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# 85
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Jordan: |
3,531,624
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1997  |
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Jordanian People
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# 86
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Puerto Rico: |
3,364,204
|
1997  |
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Puerto Rican People
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# 87
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El Salvador: |
3,296,763
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1997  |
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Salvadoran People
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# 88
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Norway: |
3,290,744
|
1997  |
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Norwegian People
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# 89
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New Zealand: |
3,232,439
|
1997  |
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New Zealand People
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# 90
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Finland: |
3,149,691
|
1997  |
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Finnish People
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# 91
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Slovakia: |
3,037,220
|
1997  |
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Slovak People
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# 92
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Sri Lanka: |
2,993,001
|
1997  |
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Sri Lankan People
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# 93
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Uruguay: |
2,966,994
|
1997  |
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Uruguayan People
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# 94
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Mali: |
2,833,755
|
1997  |
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Malian People
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# 95
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Lebanon: |
2,807,646
|
1997  |
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Lebanese People
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# 96
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Nepal: |
2,710,352
|
1997  |
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Nepalese People
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# 97
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Paraguay: |
2,678,566
|
1997  |
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Paraguayan People
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# 98
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Uganda: |
2,630,934
|
1997  |
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Ugandan People
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# 99
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Georgia: |
2,613,276
|
1997  |
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Georgian People
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# 100
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Nicaragua: |
2,591,375
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1997  |
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Nicaraguan People
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# 101
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Haiti: |
2,569,867
|
1997  |
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Haitian People
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# 102
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Honduras: |
2,564,050
|
1997  |
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Honduran People
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# 103
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Croatia: |
2,521,726
|
1997  |
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Croatian People
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# 104
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Benin: |
2,467,631
|
1997  |
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Beninese People
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# 105
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Lithuania: |
2,405,044
|
1997  |
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Lithuanian People
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# 106
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Guinea: |
2,385,549
|
1997  |
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Guinean People
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# 107
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Ireland: |
2,145,056
|
1997  |
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Irish People
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# 108
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Costa Rica: |
2,086,272
|
1997  |
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Costa Rican People
|
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# 109
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Somalia: |
2,079,619
|
1997  |
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Somali People
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# 110
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Armenia: |
2,068,763
|
1997  |
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Armenian People
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# 111
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United Arab Emirates: |
2,068,560
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1997  |
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Emirati People
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# 112
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Moldova: |
1,994,129
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1997  |
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Moldovan People
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# 113
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Turkmenistan: |
1,944,392
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1997  |
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Turkmen People
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# 114
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Kuwait: |
1,943,172
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1997  |
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Kuwaiti People
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# 115
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Cambodia: |
1,824,952
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1997  |
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Cambodian People
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# 116
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Congo, Republic of the: |
1,781,205
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1997  |
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Congolese People
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# 117
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Panama: |
1,732,958
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1997  |
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Panamanian People
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# 118
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Kyrgyzstan: |
1,698,165
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1997  |
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Kyrgyzstani People
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# 119
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Niger: |
1,695,647
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1997  |
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Nigerien People
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# 120
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Chad: |
1,680,571
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1997  |
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Chadian People
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# 121
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Latvia: |
1,678,740
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1997  |
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Latvian People
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# 122
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Togo: |
1,672,770
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1997  |
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Togolese People
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# 123
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Oman: |
1,647,457
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1997  |
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Omani People
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# 124
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Burkina Faso: |
1,625,118
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1997  |
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Burkinabe People
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# 125
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Tajikistan: |
1,611,037
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1997  |
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Tajikistani People
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# 126
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Malawi: |
1,484,784
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1997  |
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Malawian People
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# 127
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Sierra Leone: |
1,469,859
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1997  |
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Sierra Leonean People
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# 128
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1,463,303
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1997  |
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Herzegovinian People
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# 129
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Central African Republic: |
1,334,346
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1997  |
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Central African People
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# 130
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Mongolia: |
1,322,385
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1997  |
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Mongolian People
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# 131
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Jamaica: |
1,294,402
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1997  |
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Jamaican People
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# 132
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Liberia: |
1,282,863
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1997  |
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Liberian People
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# 133
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Albania: |
1,238,617
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1997  |
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Albanian People
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# 134
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
1,237,228
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1997  |
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Macedonian People
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# 135
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Slovenia: |
1,006,483
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1997  |
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Slovenian People
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# 136
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Estonia: |
976,640
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1997  |
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Estonian People
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# 137
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Mauritania: |
968,211.8
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1997  |
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Mauritanian People
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# 138
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Gabon: |
914,595.7
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1997  |
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Gabonese People
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# 139
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Laos: |
879,248.1
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1997  |
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Lao People
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# 140
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Botswana: |
852,474.1
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1997  |
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Motswana -Batswana People
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|
# 141
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Papua New Guinea: |
650,953.3
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1997  |
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Papua New Guinean People
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# 142
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Rwanda: |
648,903.1
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1997  |
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Rwandan People
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# 143
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Bahrain: |
577,056.4
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1997  |
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Bahraini People
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# 144
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Eritrea: |
549,935
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1997  |
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Eritrean People
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# 145
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Gambia, The: |
548,208.1
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1997  |
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Gambian People
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# 146
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Namibia: |
541,329.6
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1997  |
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Namibian People
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# 147
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Djibouti: |
524,655.3
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1997  |
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Djiboutian People
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# 148
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Qatar: |
516,347.1
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1997  |
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Qatari People
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# 149
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Mauritius: |
494,451.1
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1997  |
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Mauritian People
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# 150
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Burundi: |
489,501
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1997  |
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Burundian People
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# 151
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Cyprus: |
457,719.8
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1997  |
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Cypriot People
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# 152
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Macau: |
426,173.2
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1997  |
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Chinese People
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# 153
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Guinea-Bissau: |
374,357.9
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1997  |
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Guinean People
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# 154
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Fiji: |
366,379.1
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1997  |
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Fijian People
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# 155
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Malta: |
351,977
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1997  |
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Maltese People
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# 156
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Luxembourg: |
350,940.9
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1997  |
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Luxembourg People
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# 157
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Lesotho: |
304,729.6
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1997  |
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Basotho People
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# 158
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Suriname: |
299,426.4
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1997  |
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Surinamese People
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# 159
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Bahamas, The: |
252,367.3
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1997  |
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Bahamian People
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# 160
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Iceland: |
249,913.6
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1997  |
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Icelandic People
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# 161
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Swaziland: |
221,894.7
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1997  |
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Swazi People
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# 162
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Brunei: |
215,948.6
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1997  |
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Bruneian People
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# 163
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Guyana: |
212,918.7
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1997  |
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Guyanese People
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# 164
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Cape Verde: |
212,871.3
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1997  |
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Cape Verdean People
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# 165
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East Timor: |
180,950.6
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1997  |
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Timorese People
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# 166
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Comoros: |
162,596.6
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1997  |
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Comoran People
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# 167
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Equatorial Guinea: |
162,117.3
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1997  |
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Equatorial Guinean People
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# 168
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Guam: |
138,191.8
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1997  |
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Guamanian People
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# 169
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
128,156.7
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1997  |
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Tobagonian People
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# 170
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Barbados: |
127,350.6
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1997  |
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Barbadian People
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# 171
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Netherlands Antilles: |
125,104
|
1997  |
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Dutch Antillean People
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# 172
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New Caledonia: |
122,880.5
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1997  |
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New Caledonian People
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# 173
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French Polynesia: |
118,795
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1997  |
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French Polynesian People
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# 174
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Belize: |
109,434
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1997  |
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Belizean People
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# 175
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Virgin Islands: |
98,069.43
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1997  |
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Virgin Islander People
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# 176
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Maldives: |
70,388.32
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1997  |
|
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Maldivian People
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# 177
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
66,667.71
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1997  |
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|
Sao Tomean People
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# 178
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Bermuda: |
61,872.04
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1997  |
|
|
Bermudian People
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# 179
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Solomon Islands: |
58,123.52
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1997  |
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Solomon Islander People
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# 180
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Bhutan: |
52,182.68
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1997  |
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Bhutanese People
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# 181
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Dominica: |
50,487.04
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1997  |
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Dominican People
|
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# 182
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
49,741.6
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1997  |
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Saint Vincentian People
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# 183
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Greenland: |
45,460.8
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1997  |
|
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Greenlandic People
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# 184
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Saint Lucia: |
43,343.27
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1997  |
|
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Saint Lucian People
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# 185
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Seychelles: |
38,922.38
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1997  |
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Seychellois People
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# 186
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Man, Isle of: |
37,925.88
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1997  |
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Manx People
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# 187
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Vanuatu: |
37,490.75
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1997  |
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- People
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# 188
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Samoa: |
37,222.93
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1997  |
|
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Samoan People
|
|
# 189
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Marshall Islands: |
33,375.16
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1997  |
|
|
Marshallese People
|
|
# 190
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Kiribati: |
32,559.36
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1997  |
|
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- People
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|
# 191
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Grenada: |
31,203.2
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1997  |
|
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Grenadian People
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# 192
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
26,510.99
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1997  |
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Barbudan People
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# 193
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
25,866.99
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1997  |
|
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Micronesian People
|
|
# 194
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Tonga: |
22,603.57
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1997  |
|
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Tongan People
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|
# 195
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
13,582.72
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1997  |
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Nevisian People
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Total: |
2,646,423,534.24
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Weighted average: |
13,571,402.7 |
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DEFINITION: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
See also
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CITATION
"Urban population (1997) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/peo_urb_pop-people-urban-population&date=1997
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