| Population growth rate (2006) | Population growth rate (2005) | ||
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				Afghanistan | 2.67% (2006 est.) | 4.77% 
 note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2005 est.)  | 
				
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				Albania | 0.52% (2006 est.) | 0.52% (2005 est.) | 
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				Algeria | 1.22% (2006 est.) | 1.22% (2005 est.) | 
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				American Samoa | -0.19% (2006 est.) | -0.11% (2005 est.) | 
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				Andorra | 0.89% (2006 est.) | 0.95% (2005 est.) | 
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				Angola | 2.45% (2006 est.) | 1.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Anguilla | 1.57% (2006 est.) | 1.77% (2005 est.) | 
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 0.55% (2006 est.) | 0.57% (2005 est.) | 
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				Argentina | 0.96% (2006 est.) | 0.98% (2005 est.) | 
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				Armenia | -0.19% (2006 est.) | -0.25% (2005 est.) | 
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				Aruba | 0.44% (2006 est.) | 0.47% (2005 est.) | 
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				Australia | 0.85% (2006 est.) | 0.87% (2005 est.) | 
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				Austria | 0.09% (2006 est.) | 0.11% (2005 est.) | 
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				Azerbaijan | 0.66% (2006 est.) | 0.59% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 0.64% (2006 est.) | 0.67% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bahrain | 1.45% (2006 est.) | 1.51% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bangladesh | 2.09% (2006 est.) | 2.09% (2005 est.) | 
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				Barbados | 0.37% (2006 est.) | 0.33% (2005 est.) | 
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				Belarus | -0.06% (2006 est.) | -0.09% (2005 est.) | 
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				Belgium | 0.13% (2006 est.) | 0.15% (2005 est.) | 
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				Belize | 2.31% (2006 est.) | 2.33% (2005 est.) | 
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				Benin | 2.73% (2006 est.) | 2.82% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bermuda | 0.61% (2006 est.) | 0.64% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bhutan | 2.1% (2006 est.) | 2.11% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bolivia | 1.45% (2006 est.) | 1.49% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.35% (2006 est.) | 0.44% (2005 est.) | 
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				Botswana | -0.04% (2006 est.) | 0% (2005 est.) | 
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				Brazil | 1.04% (2006 est.) | 1.06% (2005 est.) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | 1.97% (2006 est.) | 2.06% (2005 est.) | 
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				Brunei | 1.87% (2006 est.) | 1.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Bulgaria | -0.86% (2006 est.) | -0.89% (2005 est.) | 
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				Burkina Faso | 3% (2006 est.) | 2.53% (2005 est.) | 
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				Burma | 0.81% (2006 est.) | 0.42% (2005 est.) | 
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				Burundi | 3.7% (2006 est.) | 2.22% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cambodia | 1.78% (2006 est.) | 1.81% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cameroon | 2.04% (2006 est.) | 1.93% (2005 est.) | 
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				Canada | 0.88% (2006 est.) | 0.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cape Verde | 0.64% (2006 est.) | 0.67% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cayman Islands | 2.56% (2006 est.) | 2.64% (2005 est.) | 
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				Central African Republic | 1.53% (2006 est.) | 1.49% (2005 est.) | 
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				Chad | 2.93% (2006 est.) | 2.95% (2005 est.) | 
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				Chile | 0.94% (2006 est.) | 0.97% (2005 est.) | 
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				China | 0.59% (2006 est.) | 0.58% (2005 est.) | 
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				Christmas Island | 0% (2006 est.) | 0% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0% (2006 est.) | 0% (2005 est.) | 
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				Colombia | 1.46% (2006 est.) | 1.49% (2005 est.) | 
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				Comoros | 2.87% (2006 est.) | 2.91% (2005 est.) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.07% (2006 est.) | 2.98% (2005 est.) | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | 2.6% (2006 est.) | 1.31% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cook Islands | -1.2% between 1996-2001 (2001 census) | NA | 
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				Costa Rica | 1.45% (2006 est.) | 1.48% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 2.03% (2006 est.) | 2.06% (2005 est.) | 
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				Croatia | -0.03% (2006 est.) | -0.02% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cuba | 0.31% (2006 est.) | 0.33% (2005 est.) | 
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				Cyprus | 0.53% (2006 est.) | 0.54% (2005 est.) | 
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				Czech Republic | -0.06% (2006 est.) | -0.05% (2005 est.) | 
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				Denmark | 0.33% (2006 est.) | 0.34% (2005 est.) | 
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				Djibouti | 2.02% (2006 est.) | 2.06% (2005 est.) | 
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				Dominica | -0.08% (2006 est.) | -0.27% (2005 est.) | 
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				Dominican Republic | 1.47% (2006 est.) | 1.29% (2005 est.) | 
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				East Timor | 2.08% (2006 est.) | 2.09% (2005 est.) | 
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				Ecuador | 1.5% (2006 est.) | 1.24% (2005 est.) | 
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				Egypt | 1.75% (2006 est.) | 1.78% (2005 est.) | 
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				El Salvador | 1.72% (2006 est.) | 1.75% (2005 est.) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 2.05% (2006 est.) | 2.42% (2005 est.) | 
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				Eritrea | 2.47% (2006 est.) | 2.51% (2005 est.) | 
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				Estonia | -0.64% (2006 est.) | -0.65% (2005 est.) | 
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				Ethiopia | 2.31% (2006 est.) | 2.36% (2005 est.) | 
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				European Union | 0.15% (2006 est.) | 0.15% (July 2005 est.) | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2.44% (2006 est.) | 2.44% (2005 est.) | 
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				Faroe Islands | 0.58% (2006 est.) | 0.62% (2005 est.) | 
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				Fiji | 1.4% (2006 est.) | 1.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Finland | 0.14% (2006 est.) | 0.16% (2005 est.) | 
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				France | 0.35% (2006 est.) | 0.37% (2005 est.) | 
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				French Guiana | 1.96% (2006 est.) | 2.1% (2005 est.) | 
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				French Polynesia | 1.48% (2006 est.) | 1.52% (2005 est.) | 
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				Gabon | 2.13% (2006 est.) | 2.45% (2005 est.) | 
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				Gambia, The | 2.84% (2006 est.) | 2.93% (2005 est.) | 
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				Gaza Strip | 3.71% (2006 est.) | 3.77% (2005 est.) | 
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				Georgia | -0.34% (2006 est.) | -0.35% (2005 est.) | 
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				Germany | -0.02% (2006 est.) | 0% (2005 est.) | 
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				Ghana | 2.07% (2006 est.) | 1.25% (2005 est.) | 
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				Gibraltar | 0.14% (2006 est.) | 0.17% (2005 est.) | 
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				Greece | 0.18% (2006 est.) | 0.19% (2005 est.) | 
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				Greenland | -0.03% (2006 est.) | -0.02% (2005 est.) | 
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				Grenada | 0.26% (2006 est.) | 0.19% (2005 est.) | 
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				Guadeloupe | 0.88% (2006 est.) | 0.92% (2005 est.) | 
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				Guam | 1.43% (2006 est.) | 1.46% (2005 est.) | 
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				Guatemala | 2.27% (2006 est.) | 2.57% (2005 est.) | 
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				Guernsey | 0.26% (2006 est.) | 0.29% (2005 est.) | 
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				Guinea | 2.63% (2006 est.) | 2.37% (2005 est.) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | 2.07% (2006 est.) | 1.96% (2005 est.) | 
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				Guyana | 0.25% (2006 est.) | 0.26% (2005 est.) | 
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				Haiti | 2.3% (2006 est.) | 2.26% (2005 est.) | 
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				Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.01% (2006 est.) | 0.01% (2005 est.) | 
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				Honduras | 2.16% (2006 est.) | 2.16% (2005 est.) | 
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				Hong Kong | 0.59% (2006 est.) | 0.65% (2005 est.) | 
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				Hungary | -0.25% (2006 est.) | -0.26% (2005 est.) | 
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				Iceland | 0.87% (2006 est.) | 0.91% (2005 est.) | 
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				India | 1.38% (2006 est.) | 1.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Indonesia | 1.41% (2006 est.) | 1.45% (2005 est.) | 
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				Iran | 1.1% (2006 est.) | 0.86% (2005 est.) | 
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				Iraq | 2.66% (2006 est.) | 2.7% (2005 est.) | 
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				Ireland | 1.15% (2006 est.) | 1.16% (2005 est.) | 
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				Isle of Man | 0.52% (2006 est.) | 0.52% (2005 est.) | 
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				Israel | 1.18% (2006 est.) | 1.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Italy | 0.04% (2006 est.) | 0.07% (2005 est.) | 
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				Jamaica | 0.8% (2006 est.) | 0.71% (2005 est.) | 
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				Japan | 0.02% (2006 est.) | 0.05% (2005 est.) | 
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				Jersey | 0.28% (2006 est.) | 0.32% (2005 est.) | 
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				Jordan | 2.49% (2006 est.) | 2.56% (2005 est.) | 
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				Kazakhstan | 0.33% (2006 est.) | 0.3% (2005 est.) | 
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				Kenya | 2.57% (2006 est.) | 2.56% (2005 est.) | 
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				Kiribati | 2.24% (2006 est.) | 2.25% (2005 est.) | 
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				Korea, North | 0.84% (2006 est.) | 0.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Korea, South | 0.42% (2006 est.) | 0.38% (2005 est.) | 
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				Kuwait | 3.52% 
 note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2006 est.)  | 
				3.44% 
 note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2005 est.)  | 
				
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				Kyrgyzstan | 1.32% (2006 est.) | 1.29% (2005 est.) | 
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				Laos | 2.39% (2006 est.) | 2.42% (2005 est.) | 
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				Latvia | -0.67% (2006 est.) | -0.69% (2005 est.) | 
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				Lebanon | 1.23% (2006 est.) | 1.26% (2005 est.) | 
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				Lesotho | -0.46% (2006 est.) | 0.08% (2005 est.) | 
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				Liberia | 4.91% (2006 est.) | 2.64% (2005 est.) | 
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				Libya | 2.3% (2006 est.) | 2.33% (2005 est.) | 
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				Liechtenstein | 0.78% (2006 est.) | 0.82% (2005 est.) | 
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				Lithuania | -0.3% (2006 est.) | -0.3% (2005 est.) | 
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				Luxembourg | 1.23% (2006 est.) | 1.25% (2005 est.) | 
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				Macau | 0.86% (2006 est.) | 0.87% (2005 est.) | 
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				Macedonia | 0.26% (2006 est.) | 0.26% (2005 est.) | 
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				Madagascar | 3.03% (2006 est.) | 3.03% (2005 est.) | 
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				Malawi | 2.38% (2006 est.) | 2.06% (2005 est.) | 
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				Malaysia | 1.78% (2006 est.) | 1.8% (2005 est.) | 
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				Maldives | 2.78% (2006 est.) | 2.82% (2005 est.) | 
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				Mali | 2.63% (2006 est.) | 2.74% (2005 est.) | 
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				Malta | 0.42% (2006 est.) | 0.42% (2005 est.) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 2.25% (2006 est.) | 2.27% (2005 est.) | 
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				Martinique | 0.72% (2006 est.) | 0.76% (2005 est.) | 
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				Mauritania | 2.88% (2006 est.) | 2.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Mauritius | 0.82% (2006 est.) | 0.84% (2005 est.) | 
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				Mayotte | 3.77% (2006 est.) | 3.93% (2005 est.) | 
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				Mexico | 1.16% (2006 est.) | 1.17% (2005 est.) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.11% (2006 est.) | -0.08% (2005 est.) | 
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				Moldova | 0.28% (2006 est.) | 0.22% (2005 est.) | 
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				Monaco | 0.4% (2006 est.) | 0.43% (2005 est.) | 
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				Mongolia | 1.46% (2006 est.) | 1.45% (2005 est.) | 
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				Montenegro | 3.5% (2004) | - | 
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				Montserrat | 1.05% (2006 est.) | 1.04% (2005 est.) | 
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				Morocco | 1.55% (2006 est.) | 1.57% (2005 est.) | 
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				Mozambique | 1.38% (2006 est.) | 1.48% (2005 est.) | 
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				Namibia | 0.59% (2006 est.) | 0.73% (2005 est.) | 
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				Nauru | 1.81% (2006 est.) | 1.83% (2005 est.) | 
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				Nepal | 2.17% (2006 est.) | 2.2% (2005 est.) | 
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				Netherlands | 0.49% (2006 est.) | 0.53% (2005 est.) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 0.79% (2006 est.) | 0.82% (2005 est.) | 
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				New Caledonia | 1.24% (2006 est.) | 1.28% (2005 est.) | 
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				New Zealand | 0.99% (2006 est.) | 1.02% (2005 est.) | 
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				Nicaragua | 1.89% (2006 est.) | 1.92% (2005 est.) | 
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				Niger | 2.92% (2006 est.) | 2.63% (2005 est.) | 
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				Nigeria | 2.38% (2006 est.) | 2.37% (2005 est.) | 
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				Niue | 0.01% (2006 est.) | 0% (2005 est.) | 
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				Norfolk Island | -0.01% (2006 est.) | -0.01% (2005 est.) | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | 2.54% (2006 est.) | 2.61% (2005 est.) | 
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				Norway | 0.38% (2006 est.) | 0.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Oman | 3.28% (2006 est.) | 3.32% (2005 est.) | 
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				Pakistan | 2.09% (2006 est.) | 2.03% (2005 est.) | 
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				Palau | 1.31% (2006 est.) | 1.39% (2005 est.) | 
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				Panama | 1.6% (2006 est.) | 1.26% (2005 est.) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | 2.21% (2006 est.) | 2.26% (2005 est.) | 
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				Paraguay | 2.45% (2006 est.) | 2.48% (2005 est.) | 
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				Peru | 1.32% (2006 est.) | 1.36% (2005 est.) | 
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				Philippines | 1.8% (2006 est.) | 1.84% (2005 est.) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | -0.01% (2006 est.) | -0.01% (2005 est.) | 
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				Poland | -0.05% (2006 est.) | 0.03% (2005 est.) | 
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				Portugal | 0.36% (2006 est.) | 0.39% (2005 est.) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 0.4% (2006 est.) | 0.47% (2005 est.) | 
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				Qatar | 2.5% (2006 est.) | 2.61% (2005 est.) | 
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				Reunion | 1.34% (2006 est.) | 1.38% (2005 est.) | 
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				Romania | -0.12% (2006 est.) | -0.12% (2005 est.) | 
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				Russia | -0.37% (2006 est.) | -0.37% (2005 est.) | 
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				Rwanda | 2.43% (2006 est.) | 2.43% (2005 est.) | 
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				Saint Helena | 0.56% (2006 est.) | 0.59% (2005 est.) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5% (2006 est.) | 0.38% (2005 est.) | 
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				Saint Lucia | 1.29% (2006 est.) | 1.28% (2005 est.) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.17% (2006 est.) | 0.21% (2005 est.) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.26% (2006 est.) | 0.27% (2005 est.) | 
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				Samoa | -0.2% (2006 est.) | -0.23% (2005 est.) | 
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				San Marino | 1.26% (2006 est.) | 1.3% (2005 est.) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | 3.15% (2006 est.) | 3.16% (2005 est.) | 
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				Saudi Arabia | 2.18% (2006 est.) | 2.31% (2005 est.) | 
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				Senegal | 2.34% (2006 est.) | 2.48% (2005 est.) | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | - | 0.03% (2005 est.) | 
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				Seychelles | 0.43% (2006 est.) | 0.43% (2005 est.) | 
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				Sierra Leone | 2.3% (2006 est.) | 2.22% (2005 est.) | 
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				Singapore | 1.42% (2006 est.) | 1.56% (2005 est.) | 
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				Slovakia | 0.15% (2006 est.) | 0.15% (2005 est.) | 
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				Slovenia | -0.05% (2006 est.) | -0.03% (2005 est.) | 
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				Solomon Islands | 2.61% (2006 est.) | 2.68% (2005 est.) | 
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				Somalia | 2.85% (2006 est.) | 3.38% (2005 est.) | 
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				South Africa | -0.4% (2006 est.) | -0.31% (2005 est.) | 
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				Spain | 0.13% (2006 est.) | 0.15% (2005 est.) | 
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				Sri Lanka | 0.78% (2006 est.) | 0.79% (2005 est.) | 
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				Sudan | 2.55% (2006 est.) | 2.6% (2005 est.) | 
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				Suriname | 0.2% (2006 est.) | 0.25% (2005 est.) | 
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				Svalbard | -0.02% (2006 est.) | -0.02% (2005 est.) | 
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				Swaziland | -0.23% (2006 est.) | 0.25% (2005 est.) | 
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				Sweden | 0.16% (2006 est.) | 0.17% (2005 est.) | 
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				Switzerland | 0.43% (2006 est.) | 0.49% (2005 est.) | 
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				Syria | 2.3% (2006 est.) | 2.34% (2005 est.) | 
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				Taiwan | 0.61% (2006 est.) | 0.63% (2005 est.) | 
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				Tajikistan | 2.19% (2006 est.) | 2.15% (2005 est.) | 
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				Tanzania | 1.83% (2006 est.) | 1.83% (2005 est.) | 
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				Thailand | 0.68% (2006 est.) | 0.87% (2005 est.) | 
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				Togo | 2.72% (2006 est.) | 2.17% (2005 est.) | 
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				Tokelau | -0.01% (2006 est.) | -0.01% (2005 est.) | 
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				Tonga | 2.01% (2006 est.) | 1.98% (2005 est.) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | -0.87% (2006 est.) | -0.74% (2005 est.) | 
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				Tunisia | 0.99% (2006 est.) | 0.99% (2005 est.) | 
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				Turkey | 1.06% (2006 est.) | 1.09% (2005 est.) | 
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				Turkmenistan | 1.83% (2006 est.) | 1.81% (2005 est.) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.82% (2006 est.) | 2.9% (2005 est.) | 
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				Tuvalu | 1.51% (2006 est.) | 1.47% (2005 est.) | 
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				Uganda | 3.37% (2006 est.) | 3.31% (2005 est.) | 
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				Ukraine | -0.6% (2006 est.) | -0.63% (2005 est.) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | 1.52% (2006 est.) | 1.54% (2005 est.) | 
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				United Kingdom | 0.28% (2006 est.) | 0.28% (2005 est.) | 
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				United States | 0.91% (2006 est.) | 0.92% (2005 est.) | 
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				Uruguay | 0.46% (2006 est.) | 0.47% (2005 est.) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 1.7% (2006 est.) | 1.67% (2005 est.) | 
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				Vanuatu | 1.49% (2006 est.) | 1.52% (2005 est.) | 
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				Venezuela | 1.38% (2006 est.) | 1.4% (2005 est.) | 
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				Vietnam | 1.02% (2006 est.) | 1.04% (2005 est.) | 
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				Virgin Islands | -0.12% (2006 est.) | -0.07% (2005 est.) | 
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				Wallis and Futuna | NA | NA% | 
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				West Bank | 3.06% (2006 est.) | 3.13% (2005 est.) | 
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				Western Sahara | NA | NA | 
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				World | 1.14% (2006 est.) | 1.14% (2005 est.) | 
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				Yemen | 3.46% (2006 est.) | 3.45% (2005 est.) | 
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				Zambia | 2.11% (2006 est.) | 2.12% (2005 est.) | 
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				Zimbabwe | 0.62% (2006 est.) | 0.51% (2005 est.) |