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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 (1998) by country
Showing values for 1998.
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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: |
422,754,700
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1998  |
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Chinese People
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# 2
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India: |
267,742,900
|
1998  |
|
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Indian People
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# 3
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United States: |
216,214,400
|
1998  |
|
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American People
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|
# 4
|
Brazil: |
134,779,300
|
1998  |
|
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Brazilian People
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|
# 5
|
Russia: |
107,823,900
|
1998  |
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Russian People
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|
# 6
|
Japan: |
82,115,940
|
1998  |
|
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Japanese People
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|
# 7
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Indonesia: |
79,222,100
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1998  |
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Indonesian People
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# 8
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Mexico: |
70,657,240
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1998  |
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Mexican People
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# 9
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Germany: |
61,584,480
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1998  |
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German People
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# 10
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United Kingdom: |
52,290,630
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1998  |
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British People
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# 11
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Nigeria: |
47,242,860
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1998  |
|
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Nigerian People
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# 12
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France: |
44,055,450
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1998  |
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French People
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# 13
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Pakistan: |
42,869,420
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1998  |
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Pakistani People
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# 14
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Turkey: |
41,478,950
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1998  |
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Turkish People
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# 15
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Philippines: |
41,288,940
|
1998  |
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Philippine People
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# 16
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Iran: |
38,718,100
|
1998  |
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Iranian People
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# 17
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Italy: |
38,175,860
|
1998  |
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Italian People
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# 18
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Korea, South: |
36,585,240
|
1998  |
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Korean People
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# 19
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Ukraine: |
33,626,520
|
1998  |
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Ukrainian People
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# 20
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Argentina: |
32,058,540
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1998  |
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Argentine People
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# 21
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Spain: |
30,243,650
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1998  |
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Spanish People
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# 22
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Colombia: |
28,959,690
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1998  |
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Colombian People
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# 23
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Bangladesh: |
27,903,360
|
1998  |
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Bangladeshi People
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# 24
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Egypt: |
27,606,850
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1998  |
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Egyptian People
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# 25
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Poland: |
23,826,080
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1998  |
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Polish People
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# 26
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Canada: |
23,811,150
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1998  |
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Canadian People
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# 27
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South Africa: |
23,438,680
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1998  |
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South African People
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# 28
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Venezuela: |
21,029,560
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1998  |
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Venezuelan People
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# 29
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Thailand: |
18,545,610
|
1998  |
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Thai People
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# 30
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Vietnam: |
17,951,590
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1998  |
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Vietnamese People
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# 31
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Peru: |
17,869,780
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1998  |
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Peruvian People
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# 32
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Algeria: |
17,261,000
|
1998  |
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Algerian People
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# 33
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Australia: |
16,233,660
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1998  |
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Australian People
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# 34
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Iraq: |
16,137,320
|
1998  |
|
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Iraqi People
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# 35
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Saudi Arabia: |
15,801,420
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1998  |
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Saudi People
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# 36
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Morocco: |
14,642,550
|
1998  |
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Moroccan People
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# 37
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
14,036,130
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1998  |
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Congolese People
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# 38
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Malaysia: |
13,026,980
|
1998  |
|
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Malaysian People
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# 39
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Korea, North: |
12,863,310
|
1998  |
|
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Korean People
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# 40
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Chile: |
12,819,420
|
1998  |
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Chilean People
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# 41
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Burma: |
12,665,450
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1998  |
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Burmese People
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# 42
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Romania: |
12,313,640
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1998  |
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Romanian People
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# 43
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Netherlands: |
11,804,900
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1998  |
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Dutch People
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# 44
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Sudan: |
10,766,480
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1998  |
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Sudanese People
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# 45
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Belgium: |
9,894,869
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1998  |
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Belgian People
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# 46
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Uzbekistan: |
9,076,847
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1998  |
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Uzbekistani People
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# 47
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Ethiopia: |
8,883,570
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1998  |
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Ethiopian People
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# 48
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Kazakhstan: |
8,461,028
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1998  |
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Kazakhstani People
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# 49
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Cuba: |
8,283,775
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1998  |
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Cuban People
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# 50
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Ghana: |
8,074,894
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1998  |
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Ghanaian People
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# 51
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Syria: |
7,980,761
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1998  |
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Syrian People
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# 52
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Czech Republic: |
7,642,934
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1998  |
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Czech People
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# 53
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Sweden: |
7,428,431
|
1998  |
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Swedish People
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# 54
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Tanzania: |
7,188,038
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1998  |
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Tanzanian People
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# 55
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Ecuador: |
7,088,569
|
1998  |
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Ecuadorian People
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# 56
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Belarus: |
6,967,748
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1998  |
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Belarusian People
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# 57
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Cameroon: |
6,855,659
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1998  |
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Cameroonian People
|
|
# 58
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
6,777,107
|
1998  |
|
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Ivoirian People
|
|
# 59
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Hungary: |
6,656,844
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1998  |
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Hungarian People
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# 60
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Hong Kong: |
6,543,700
|
1998  |
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Hong Kong People
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# 61
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Greece: |
6,375,314
|
1998  |
|
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Greek People
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# 62
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Angola: |
6,289,442
|
1998  |
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Angolan People
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# 63
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Tunisia: |
5,846,379
|
1998  |
|
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Tunisian People
|
|
# 64
|
Kenya: |
5,696,108
|
1998  |
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Kenyan People
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# 65
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Bulgaria: |
5,652,742
|
1998  |
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Bulgarian People
|
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# 66
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
5,471,939
|
1998  |
|
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Serbian People
|
|
# 67
|
Israel: |
5,445,552
|
1998  |
|
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Israeli People
|
|
# 68
|
Portugal: |
5,376,473
|
1998  |
|
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Portuguese People
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|
# 69
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Austria: |
5,252,460
|
1998  |
|
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Austrian People
|
|
# 70
|
Switzerland: |
5,137,686
|
1998  |
|
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Swiss People
|
|
# 71
|
Mozambique: |
4,954,252
|
1998  |
|
|
Mozambican People
|
|
# 72
|
Dominican Republic: |
4,859,086
|
1998  |
|
|
Dominican People
|
|
# 73
|
Bolivia: |
4,854,764
|
1998  |
|
|
Bolivian People
|
|
# 74
|
Guatemala: |
4,724,481
|
1998  |
|
|
Guatemalan People
|
|
# 75
|
Afghanistan: |
4,643,559
|
1998  |
|
|
Afghan People
|
|
# 76
|
Denmark: |
4,509,031
|
1998  |
|
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Danish People
|
|
# 77
|
Libya: |
4,196,217
|
1998  |
|
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Libyan People
|
|
# 78
|
Yemen: |
4,168,562
|
1998  |
|
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Yemeni People
|
|
# 79
|
Azerbaijan: |
4,068,865
|
1998  |
|
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Azerbaijani People
|
|
# 80
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Zimbabwe: |
4,067,062
|
1998  |
|
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Zimbabwean People
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# 81
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Senegal: |
3,964,691
|
1998  |
|
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Senegalese People
|
|
# 82
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Madagascar: |
3,938,516
|
1998  |
|
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Malagasy People
|
|
# 83
|
Singapore: |
3,923,000
|
1998  |
|
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Singapore People
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# 84
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Jordan: |
3,679,908
|
1998  |
|
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Jordanian People
|
|
# 85
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Zambia: |
3,665,643
|
1998  |
|
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Zambian People
|
|
# 86
|
Puerto Rico: |
3,445,108
|
1998  |
|
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Puerto Rican People
|
|
# 87
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El Salvador: |
3,418,277
|
1998  |
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Salvadoran People
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# 88
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Norway: |
3,331,978
|
1998  |
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Norwegian People
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# 89
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New Zealand: |
3,263,351
|
1998  |
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New Zealand People
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# 90
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Finland: |
3,154,667
|
1998  |
|
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Finnish People
|
|
# 91
|
Slovakia: |
3,039,253
|
1998  |
|
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Slovak People
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|
# 92
|
Sri Lanka: |
3,000,085
|
1998  |
|
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Sri Lankan People
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# 93
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Uruguay: |
2,994,820
|
1998  |
|
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Uruguayan People
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# 94
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Mali: |
2,965,192
|
1998  |
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Malian People
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# 95
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Nepal: |
2,892,797
|
1998  |
|
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Nepalese People
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# 96
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Lebanon: |
2,847,967
|
1998  |
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Lebanese People
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|
# 97
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Paraguay: |
2,769,696
|
1998  |
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Paraguayan People
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|
# 98
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Uganda: |
2,728,700
|
1998  |
|
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Ugandan People
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|
# 99
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Nicaragua: |
2,666,442
|
1998  |
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Nicaraguan People
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# 100
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Honduras: |
2,659,123
|
1998  |
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Honduran People
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# 101
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Haiti: |
2,653,431
|
1998  |
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Haitian People
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|
# 102
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Georgia: |
2,569,682
|
1998  |
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Georgian People
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# 103
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Benin: |
2,561,367
|
1998  |
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Beninese People
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# 104
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Croatia: |
2,489,400
|
1998  |
|
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Croatian People
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# 105
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Guinea: |
2,460,852
|
1998  |
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Guinean People
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# 106
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Lithuania: |
2,386,116
|
1998  |
|
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Lithuanian People
|
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# 107
|
United Arab Emirates: |
2,204,852
|
1998  |
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Emirati People
|
|
# 108
|
Ireland: |
2,176,502
|
1998  |
|
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Irish People
|
|
# 109
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Costa Rica: |
2,163,292
|
1998  |
|
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Costa Rican People
|
|
# 110
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Somalia: |
2,154,995
|
1998  |
|
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Somali People
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# 111
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Armenia: |
2,045,429
|
1998  |
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Armenian People
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# 112
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Kuwait: |
1,989,703
|
1998  |
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Kuwaiti People
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# 113
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Moldova: |
1,986,575
|
1998  |
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Moldovan People
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# 114
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Turkmenistan: |
1,972,993
|
1998  |
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Turkmen People
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# 115
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Cambodia: |
1,932,372
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1998  |
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Cambodian People
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# 116
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Congo, Republic of the: |
1,853,852
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1998  |
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Congolese People
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# 117
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Panama: |
1,800,877
|
1998  |
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Panamanian People
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# 118
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Togo: |
1,767,945
|
1998  |
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Togolese People
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# 119
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Niger: |
1,763,922
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1998  |
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Nigerien People
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# 120
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Chad: |
1,755,762
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1998  |
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Chadian People
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# 121
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Kyrgyzstan: |
1,715,407
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1998  |
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Kyrgyzstani People
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# 122
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Burkina Faso: |
1,699,549
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1998  |
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Burkinabe People
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# 123
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Oman: |
1,686,629
|
1998  |
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Omani People
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# 124
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Latvia: |
1,647,958
|
1998  |
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Latvian People
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# 125
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Tajikistan: |
1,607,251
|
1998  |
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Tajikistani People
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# 126
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Malawi: |
1,567,000
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1998  |
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Malawian People
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# 127
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1,532,736
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1998  |
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Herzegovinian People
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# 128
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Sierra Leone: |
1,523,193
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1998  |
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Sierra Leonean People
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# 129
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Liberia: |
1,421,686
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1998  |
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Liberian People
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# 130
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Central African Republic: |
1,364,715
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1998  |
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Central African People
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# 131
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Mongolia: |
1,335,442
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1998  |
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Mongolian People
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# 132
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Jamaica: |
1,312,140
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1998  |
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Jamaican People
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# 133
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
1,259,949
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1998  |
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Macedonian People
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# 134
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Albania: |
1,249,984
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1998  |
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Albanian People
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# 135
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Slovenia: |
1,005,575
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1998  |
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Slovenian People
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# 136
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Mauritania: |
996,594.4
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1998  |
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Mauritanian People
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# 137
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Estonia: |
965,349.7
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1998  |
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Estonian People
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# 138
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Gabon: |
950,254.9
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1998  |
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Gabonese People
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# 139
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Laos: |
917,495.4
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1998  |
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Lao People
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# 140
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Botswana: |
881,701.4
|
1998  |
|
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Motswana -Batswana People
|
|
# 141
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Rwanda: |
793,983.8
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1998  |
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Rwandan People
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# 142
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Papua New Guinea: |
667,194.9
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1998  |
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Papua New Guinean People
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|
# 143
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Bahrain: |
597,823.5
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1998  |
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Bahraini People
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# 144
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Gambia, The: |
579,870.4
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1998  |
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Gambian People
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# 145
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Eritrea: |
573,784.4
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1998  |
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Eritrean People
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# 146
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Namibia: |
566,359.7
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1998  |
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Namibian People
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# 147
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Djibouti: |
548,570.1
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1998  |
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Djiboutian People
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# 148
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Qatar: |
529,851.4
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1998  |
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Qatari People
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# 149
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Burundi: |
509,712.8
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1998  |
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Burundian People
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# 150
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Mauritius: |
498,284.8
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1998  |
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Mauritian People
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# 151
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Cyprus: |
464,198.6
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1998  |
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Cypriot People
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# 152
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Macau: |
432,614.9
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1998  |
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Chinese People
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# 153
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Guinea-Bissau: |
384,275.9
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1998  |
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Guinean People
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# 154
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Fiji: |
374,780.5
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1998  |
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Fijian People
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# 155
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Luxembourg: |
355,955
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1998  |
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Luxembourg People
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# 156
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Malta: |
355,740
|
1998  |
|
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Maltese People
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# 157
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Lesotho: |
309,806.9
|
1998  |
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Basotho People
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# 158
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Suriname: |
303,990.4
|
1998  |
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Surinamese People
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# 159
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Bahamas, The: |
257,465.1
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1998  |
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Bahamian People
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# 160
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Iceland: |
252,134.8
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1998  |
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Icelandic People
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# 161
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Swaziland: |
229,604.4
|
1998  |
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Swazi People
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# 162
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Brunei: |
222,860.5
|
1998  |
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Bruneian People
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# 163
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Cape Verde: |
221,790.5
|
1998  |
|
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Cape Verdean People
|
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# 164
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Guyana: |
212,864.5
|
1998  |
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Guyanese People
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# 165
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East Timor: |
184,600.2
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1998  |
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Timorese People
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# 166
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Comoros: |
169,070.5
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1998  |
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Comoran People
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# 167
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Equatorial Guinea: |
166,066.3
|
1998  |
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Equatorial Guinean People
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# 168
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Guam: |
140,210.5
|
1998  |
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Guamanian People
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# 169
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
131,693.8
|
1998  |
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Tobagonian People
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# 170
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Barbados: |
129,164.5
|
1998  |
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Barbadian People
|
|
# 171
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New Caledonia: |
125,583
|
1998  |
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New Caledonian People
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|
# 172
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Netherlands Antilles: |
123,469.2
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1998  |
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Dutch Antillean People
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# 173
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French Polynesia: |
120,442.4
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1998  |
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French Polynesian People
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# 174
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Belize: |
113,573.7
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1998  |
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Belizean People
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# 175
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Virgin Islands: |
98,835.12
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1998  |
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Virgin Islander People
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# 176
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Maldives: |
73,466.28
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1998  |
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Maldivian People
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# 177
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
69,156.17
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1998  |
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Sao Tomean People
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# 178
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Bermuda: |
61,958.24
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1998  |
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Bermudian People
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# 179
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Solomon Islands: |
60,585.86
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1998  |
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Solomon Islander People
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# 180
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Bhutan: |
54,000.11
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1998  |
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Bhutanese People
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# 181
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Dominica: |
50,566.49
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1998  |
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Dominican People
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# 182
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
50,316.92
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1998  |
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Saint Vincentian People
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# 183
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Greenland: |
45,620.52
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1998  |
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Greenlandic People
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# 184
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Saint Lucia: |
43,519.05
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1998  |
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Saint Lucian People
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# 185
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Seychelles: |
39,864.54
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1998  |
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Seychellois People
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# 186
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Vanuatu: |
38,817.67
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1998  |
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- People
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# 187
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Man, Isle of: |
38,400.5
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1998  |
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Manx People
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# 188
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Samoa: |
37,775.43
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1998  |
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Samoan People
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# 189
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Kiribati: |
34,709.6
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1998  |
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- People
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# 190
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Marshall Islands: |
33,411.17
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1998  |
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Marshallese People
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# 191
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Grenada: |
31,271.24
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1998  |
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Grenadian People
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# 192
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
27,206.3
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1998  |
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Barbudan People
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# 193
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
25,178.37
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1998  |
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Micronesian People
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# 194
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Tonga: |
22,825.43
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1998  |
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Tongan People
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# 195
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
13,307.11
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1998  |
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Nevisian People
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Total: |
2,704,516,404.82
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Weighted average: |
13,869,314.9 |
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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 (1998) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/peo_urb_pop-people-urban-population&date=1998
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