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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 (most recent) by country
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Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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China: |
527,018,000
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2005  |
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Chinese People
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# 2
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India: |
314,145,300
|
2005  |
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Indian People
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# 3
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United States: |
239,499,600
|
2005  |
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American People
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# 4
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Brazil: |
156,952,900
|
2005  |
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Brazilian People
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# 5
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Indonesia: |
106,088,400
|
2005  |
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Indonesian People
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# 6
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Russia: |
104,473,000
|
2005  |
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Russian People
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# 7
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Japan: |
84,075,300
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2005  |
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Japanese People
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# 8
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Mexico: |
78,347,740
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2005  |
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Mexican People
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# 9
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Nigeria: |
63,397,300
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2005  |
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Nigerian People
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# 10
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Germany: |
62,016,990
|
2005  |
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German People
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# 11
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Pakistan: |
54,364,430
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2005  |
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Pakistani People
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# 12
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United Kingdom: |
54,023,170
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2005  |
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British People
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# 13
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Philippines: |
52,075,160
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2005  |
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Philippine People
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# 14
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Turkey: |
48,499,740
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2005  |
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Turkish People
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# 15
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France: |
46,689,590
|
2005  |
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French People
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# 16
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Iran: |
45,659,980
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2005  |
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Iranian People
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# 17
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Italy: |
39,618,360
|
2005  |
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Italian People
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# 18
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Korea, South: |
39,021,670
|
2005  |
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Korean People
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# 19
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Bangladesh: |
35,597,390
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2005  |
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Bangladeshi People
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# 20
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Argentina: |
34,911,180
|
2005  |
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Argentine People
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# 21
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Spain: |
33,286,380
|
2005  |
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Spanish People
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# 22
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Colombia: |
33,151,380
|
2005  |
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Colombian People
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# 23
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Ukraine: |
31,917,050
|
2005  |
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Ukrainian People
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# 24
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Egypt: |
31,686,070
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2005  |
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Egyptian People
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# 25
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South Africa: |
27,804,700
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2005  |
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South African People
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# 26
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Canada: |
25,871,500
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2005  |
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Canadian People
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# 27
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Venezuela: |
24,822,920
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2005  |
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Venezuelan People
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# 28
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Poland: |
23,700,740
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2005  |
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Polish People
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# 29
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Vietnam: |
21,943,420
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2005  |
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Vietnamese People
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# 30
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Algeria: |
20,796,450
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2005  |
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Algerian People
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# 31
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Thailand: |
20,747,180
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2005  |
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Thai People
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# 32
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Peru: |
20,304,950
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2005  |
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Peruvian People
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# 33
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Iraq: |
19,272,010
|
2005  |
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Iraqi People
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# 34
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Saudi Arabia: |
18,726,390
|
2005  |
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Saudi People
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# 35
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
18,473,150
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2005  |
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Congolese People
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# 36
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Australia: |
17,930,180
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2005  |
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Australian People
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# 37
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Morocco: |
17,708,660
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2005  |
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Moroccan People
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# 38
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Malaysia: |
17,058,780
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2005  |
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Malaysian People
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# 39
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Burma: |
15,458,970
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2005  |
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Burmese People
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# 40
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Sudan: |
14,783,040
|
2005  |
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Sudanese People
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# 41
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Chile: |
14,274,510
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2005  |
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Chilean People
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# 42
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Korea, North: |
13,852,400
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2005  |
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Korean People
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# 43
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Netherlands: |
13,088,520
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2005  |
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Dutch People
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# 44
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Romania: |
11,617,650
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2005  |
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Romanian People
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# 45
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Ethiopia: |
11,400,960
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2005  |
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Ethiopian People
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# 46
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Ghana: |
10,569,920
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2005  |
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Ghanaian People
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# 47
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Belgium: |
10,185,250
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2005  |
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Belgian People
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# 48
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Syria: |
9,635,951
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2005  |
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Syrian People
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# 49
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Uzbekistan: |
9,603,424
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2005  |
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Uzbekistani People
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# 50
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Tanzania: |
9,275,572
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2005  |
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Tanzanian People
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# 51
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Cameroon: |
8,911,737
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2005  |
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Cameroonian People
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# 52
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Kazakhstan: |
8,678,705
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2005  |
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Kazakhstani People
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# 53
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Cuba: |
8,508,397
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2005  |
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Cuban People
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# 54
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Angola: |
8,496,762
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2005  |
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Angolan People
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# 55
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Ecuador: |
8,307,450
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2005  |
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Ecuadorian People
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# 56
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
8,169,240
|
2005  |
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Ivoirian People
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# 57
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Sweden: |
7,598,242
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2005  |
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Swedish People
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# 58
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Czech Republic: |
7,522,058
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2005  |
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Czech People
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# 59
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Kenya: |
7,090,935
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2005  |
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Kenyan People
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# 60
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Belarus: |
7,057,977
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2005  |
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Belarusian People
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# 61
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Hong Kong: |
6,943,600
|
2005  |
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Hong Kong People
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# 62
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Afghanistan: |
6,838,628
|
2005  |
|
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Afghan People
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# 63
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Mozambique: |
6,828,342
|
2005  |
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Mozambican People
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|
# 64
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Hungary: |
6,687,714
|
2005  |
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Hungarian People
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# 65
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Greece: |
6,551,360
|
2005  |
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Greek People
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# 66
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Tunisia: |
6,548,937
|
2005  |
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Tunisian People
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|
# 67
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Israel: |
6,342,018
|
2005  |
|
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Israeli People
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# 68
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Portugal: |
6,076,483
|
2005  |
|
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Portuguese People
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# 69
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Guatemala: |
5,946,756
|
2005  |
|
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Guatemalan People
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# 70
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Dominican Republic: |
5,941,798
|
2005  |
|
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Dominican People
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|
# 71
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Bolivia: |
5,894,854
|
2005  |
|
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Bolivian People
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|
# 72
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Yemen: |
5,726,081
|
2005  |
|
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Yemeni People
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# 73
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Switzerland: |
5,592,699
|
2005  |
|
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Swiss People
|
|
# 74
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Austria: |
5,433,978
|
2005  |
|
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Austrian People
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|
# 75
|
Bulgaria: |
5,418,000
|
2005  |
|
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Bulgarian People
|
|
# 76
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Madagascar: |
4,986,387
|
2005  |
|
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Malagasy People
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|
# 77
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Libya: |
4,963,728
|
2005  |
|
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Libyan People
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|
# 78
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Senegal: |
4,849,800
|
2005  |
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Senegalese People
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|
# 79
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Zimbabwe: |
4,670,423
|
2005  |
|
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Zimbabwean People
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# 80
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Denmark: |
4,636,077
|
2005  |
|
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Danish People
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# 81
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Jordan: |
4,504,279
|
2005  |
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Jordanian People
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# 82
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Singapore: |
4,341,800
|
2005  |
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Singapore People
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# 83
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Azerbaijan: |
4,319,820
|
2005  |
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Azerbaijani People
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# 84
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Nepal: |
4,286,956
|
2005  |
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Nepalese People
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# 85
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
4,209,408
|
2005  |
|
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Serbian People
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# 86
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Mali: |
4,123,117
|
2005  |
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Malian People
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# 87
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El Salvador: |
4,114,809
|
2005  |
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Salvadoran People
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# 88
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Zambia: |
4,083,960
|
2005  |
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Zambian People
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# 89
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Puerto Rico: |
3,818,165
|
2005  |
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Puerto Rican People
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# 90
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Uganda: |
3,630,845
|
2005  |
|
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Ugandan People
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|
# 91
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Norway: |
3,578,434
|
2005  |
|
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Norwegian People
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# 92
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New Zealand: |
3,533,252
|
2005  |
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New Zealand People
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# 93
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United Arab Emirates: |
3,476,922
|
2005  |
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Emirati People
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# 94
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Paraguay: |
3,450,711
|
2005  |
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Paraguayan People
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# 95
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Benin: |
3,383,980
|
2005  |
|
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Beninese People
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# 96
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Honduras: |
3,350,196
|
2005  |
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Honduran People
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# 97
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Haiti: |
3,308,778
|
2005  |
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Haitian People
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|
# 98
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Finland: |
3,205,367
|
2005  |
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Finnish People
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# 99
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Uruguay: |
3,186,141
|
2005  |
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Uruguayan People
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# 100
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Guinea: |
3,102,692
|
2005  |
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Guinean People
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# 101
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Lebanon: |
3,097,525
|
2005  |
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Lebanese People
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|
# 102
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Nicaragua: |
3,038,094
|
2005  |
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Nicaraguan People
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# 103
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Slovakia: |
3,027,494
|
2005  |
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Slovak People
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# 104
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Sri Lanka: |
2,963,433
|
2005  |
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Sri Lankan People
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# 105
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Somalia: |
2,896,195
|
2005  |
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Somali People
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# 106
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Cambodia: |
2,771,990
|
2005  |
|
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Cambodian People
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# 107
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Costa Rica: |
2,669,900
|
2005  |
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Costa Rican People
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# 108
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Ireland: |
2,516,256
|
2005  |
|
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Irish People
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|
# 109
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Croatia: |
2,510,493
|
2005  |
|
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Croatian People
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# 110
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Kuwait: |
2,492,344
|
2005  |
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Kuwaiti People
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# 111
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Chad: |
2,466,480
|
2005  |
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Chadian People
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# 112
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Togo: |
2,464,147
|
2005  |
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Togolese People
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# 113
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Burkina Faso: |
2,420,694
|
2005  |
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Burkinabe People
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# 114
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Congo, Republic of the: |
2,407,340
|
2005  |
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Congolese People
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# 115
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Niger: |
2,344,772
|
2005  |
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Nigerien People
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# 116
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Georgia: |
2,335,639
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2005  |
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Georgian People
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# 117
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Panama: |
2,287,904
|
2005  |
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Panamanian People
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# 118
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Lithuania: |
2,273,924
|
2005  |
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Lithuanian People
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# 119
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Sierra Leone: |
2,248,870
|
2005  |
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Sierra Leonean People
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# 120
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Turkmenistan: |
2,232,969
|
2005  |
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Turkmen People
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# 121
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Malawi: |
2,216,037
|
2005  |
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Malawian People
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# 122
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Moldova: |
1,964,084
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2005  |
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Moldovan People
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# 123
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Armenia: |
1,933,456
|
2005  |
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Armenian People
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# 124
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Liberia: |
1,907,578
|
2005  |
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Liberian People
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# 125
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Kyrgyzstan: |
1,841,373
|
2005  |
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Kyrgyzstani People
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# 126
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Oman: |
1,835,391
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2005  |
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Omani People
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# 127
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1,785,533
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2005  |
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Herzegovinian People
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# 128
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Rwanda: |
1,744,274
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2005  |
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Rwandan People
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# 129
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Tajikistan: |
1,607,224
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2005  |
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Tajikistani People
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# 130
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Latvia: |
1,559,739
|
2005  |
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Latvian People
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# 131
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Central African Republic: |
1,534,344
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2005  |
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Central African People
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# 132
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Mongolia: |
1,448,118
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2005  |
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Mongolian People
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# 133
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Albania: |
1,420,874
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2005  |
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Albanian People
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# 134
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Jamaica: |
1,409,540
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2005  |
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Jamaican People
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# 135
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
1,401,467
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2005  |
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Macedonian People
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# 136
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Mauritania: |
1,239,772
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2005  |
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Mauritanian People
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# 137
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Laos: |
1,220,374
|
2005  |
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Lao People
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# 138
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Gabon: |
1,156,891
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2005  |
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Gabonese People
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# 139
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Slovenia: |
1,020,255
|
2005  |
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Slovenian People
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# 140
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Botswana: |
1,013,068
|
2005  |
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Motswana -Batswana People
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|
# 141
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Estonia: |
930,155.1
|
2005  |
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Estonian People
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# 142
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Eritrea: |
853,863.3
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2005  |
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Eritrean People
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# 143
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Gambia, The: |
817,705.6
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2005  |
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Gambian People
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# 144
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Papua New Guinea: |
788,876.5
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2005  |
|
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Papua New Guinean People
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# 145
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Qatar: |
775,451.3
|
2005  |
|
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Qatari People
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# 146
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Burundi: |
754,751.5
|
2005  |
|
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Burundian People
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# 147
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Namibia: |
712,969.4
|
2005  |
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Namibian People
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# 148
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Bahrain: |
701,185.4
|
2005  |
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Bahraini People
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# 149
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Djibouti: |
682,840.2
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2005  |
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Djiboutian People
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# 150
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Mauritius: |
527,139.3
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2005  |
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Mauritian People
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# 151
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Cyprus: |
525,155.4
|
2005  |
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Cypriot People
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# 152
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Guinea-Bissau: |
469,557.8
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2005  |
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Guinean People
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# 153
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Macau: |
460,162
|
2005  |
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Chinese People
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# 154
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Fiji: |
430,634.7
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2005  |
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Fijian People
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# 155
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Malta: |
384,535.5
|
2005  |
|
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Maltese People
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# 156
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Luxembourg: |
378,155.5
|
2005  |
|
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Luxembourg People
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# 157
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Lesotho: |
335,621.8
|
2005  |
|
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Basotho People
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# 158
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Suriname: |
331,986.9
|
2005  |
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Surinamese People
|
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# 159
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Bahamas, The: |
292,048.9
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2005  |
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Bahamian People
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# 160
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Cape Verde: |
290,400.4
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2005  |
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Cape Verdean People
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# 161
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Iceland: |
275,384
|
2005  |
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Icelandic People
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# 162
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Brunei: |
274,757
|
2005  |
|
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Bruneian People
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# 163
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Swaziland: |
272,571
|
2005  |
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Swazi People
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# 164
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East Timor: |
258,517.7
|
2005  |
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Timorese People
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# 165
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Comoros: |
222,181.1
|
2005  |
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Comoran People
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# 166
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Guyana: |
211,843.5
|
2005  |
|
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Guyanese People
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# 167
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Equatorial Guinea: |
195,868.9
|
2005  |
|
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Equatorial Guinean People
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# 168
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Guam: |
159,456.9
|
2005  |
|
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Guamanian People
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# 169
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
159,238.8
|
2005  |
|
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Tobagonian People
|
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# 170
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New Caledonia: |
149,363.4
|
2005  |
|
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New Caledonian People
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# 171
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Barbados: |
142,056
|
2005  |
|
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Barbadian People
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# 172
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Belize: |
140,939.4
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2005  |
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Belizean People
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# 173
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French Polynesia: |
132,663.8
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2005  |
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French Polynesian People
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# 174
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Netherlands Antilles: |
128,589.8
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2005  |
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Dutch Antillean People
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# 175
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Virgin Islands: |
102,402.9
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2005  |
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Virgin Islander People
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# 176
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Maldives: |
97,442.61
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2005  |
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Maldivian People
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# 177
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
90,783.34
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2005  |
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Sao Tomean People
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# 178
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Solomon Islands: |
81,216.14
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2005  |
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Solomon Islander People
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# 179
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Bhutan: |
70,666.82
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2005  |
|
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Bhutanese People
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# 180
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Bermuda: |
63,244.67
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2005  |
|
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Bermudian People
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# 181
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
54,644.41
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2005  |
|
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Saint Vincentian People
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# 182
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Dominica: |
52,488
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2005  |
|
|
Dominican People
|
|
# 183
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Vanuatu: |
49,671.25
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2005  |
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- People
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|
# 184
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Greenland: |
47,199.11
|
2005  |
|
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Greenlandic People
|
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# 185
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Kiribati: |
46,926
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2005  |
|
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- People
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|
# 186
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Saint Lucia: |
45,482.32
|
2005  |
|
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Saint Lucian People
|
|
# 187
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Seychelles: |
44,697.55
|
2005  |
|
|
Seychellois People
|
|
# 188
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Marshall Islands: |
42,198.49
|
2005  |
|
|
Marshallese People
|
|
# 189
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Samoa: |
41,436.41
|
2005  |
|
|
Samoan People
|
|
# 190
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Man, Isle of: |
40,405.55
|
2005  |
|
|
Manx People
|
|
# 191
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Grenada: |
32,589
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2005  |
|
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Grenadian People
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|
# 192
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
32,369.33
|
2005  |
|
|
Barbudan People
|
|
# 193
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
24,638.6
|
2005  |
|
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Micronesian People
|
|
# 194
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Tonga: |
24,554.64
|
2005  |
|
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Tongan People
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|
# 195
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
15,456
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2005  |
|
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Nevisian People
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Total: |
3,125,645,070.94
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Weighted average: |
16,028,949.1 |
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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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