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				Afghanistan | 26,813,057 (July 2001 est.) | 27,755,775 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Albania | 3,510,484 (July 2001 est.) | 3,544,841 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Algeria | 31,736,053 (July 2001 est.) | 32,277,942 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				American Samoa | 67,084 (July 2001 est.) | 68,688 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Andorra | 67,627 (July 2001 est.) | 68,403 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Angola | 10,366,031 (July 2001 est.) | 10,593,171 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Anguilla | 12,132 (July 2001 est.) | 12,446 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Antarctica | no indigenous inhabitants, but there are seasonally staffed research stations
 note: approximately 29 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, send personnel to perform seasonal (summer) and year-round research on the continent and in its surrounding oceans; the population of persons doing and supporting science on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty) varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research are present in the waters of the treaty region; Summer (January) population - 3,687 total; Argentina 302, Australia 201, Belgium 13, Brazil 80, Bulgaria 16, Chile 352, China 70, Finland 11, France 100, Germany 51, India 60, Italy 106, Japan 136, South Korea 14, Netherlands 10, NZ 60, Norway 40, Peru 28, Poland 70, Russia 254, South Africa 80, Spain 43, Sweden 20, UK 192, US 1,378 (1998-99); Winter (July) population - 964 total; Argentina 165, Australia 75, Brazil 12, Chile 129, China 33, France 33, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 14, NZ 10, Poland 20, Russia 102, South Africa 10, UK 39, US 248 (1998-99); year-round stations - 42 total; Argentina 6, Australia 4, Brazil 1, Chile 4, China 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 1, India 1, Italy 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 6, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (1998-99); Summer-only stations - 32 total; Argentina 3, Australia 4, Bulgaria 1, Chile 7, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 3, NZ 1, Peru 1, Russia 3, Sweden 2, UK 5 (1998-99); in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants, but there are seasonally staffed research stations 
 note: approximately 27 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, send personnel to perform seasonal (summer) and year-round research on the continent and in its surrounding oceans; the population of persons doing and supporting science on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty) varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research are present in the waters of the treaty region; summer (January) population - 3,687 total; Argentina 302, Australia 201, Belgium 13, Brazil 80, Bulgaria 16, Chile 352, China 70, Finland 11, France 100, Germany 51, India 60, Italy 106, Japan 136, South Korea 14, Netherlands 10, NZ 60, Norway 40, Peru 28, Poland 70, Russia 254, South Africa 80, Spain 43, Sweden 20, UK 192, US 1,378 (1998-99); winter (July) population - 964 total; Argentina 165, Australia 75, Brazil 12, Chile 129, China 33, France 33, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 14, NZ 10, Poland 20, Russia 102, South Africa 10, UK 39, US 248 (1998-99); year-round stations - 42 total; Argentina 6, Australia 4, Brazil 1, Chile 4, China 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 1, India 1, Italy 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 6, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (1998-99); summer-only stations - 32 total; Argentina 3, Australia 4, Bulgaria 1, Chile 7, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 3, NZ 1, Peru 1, Russia 3, Sweden 2, UK 5 (1998-99); in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 66,970 (July 2001 est.) | 67,448 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Argentina | 37,384,816 (July 2001 est.) | 37,812,817 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Armenia | 3,336,100 (July 2001 est.) | 3,330,099 
 note: Armenia's first census since independence was conducted in October 2001, but official figures have not yet been released (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Aruba | 70,007 (July 2001 est.) | 70,441 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Ashmore and Cartier Islands | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: there are only seasonal caretakers (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh waster at Ashmore Reef's West Island  | 
				
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				Australia | 19,357,594 (July 2001 est.) | 19,546,792 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Austria | 8,150,835 (July 2001 est.) | 8,169,929 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Azerbaijan | 7,771,092 (July 2001 est.) | 7,798,497 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 297,852
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				300,529 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Bahrain | 645,361
 note: includes 228,424 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)  | 
				656,397 
 note: includes 228,424 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Baker Island | uninhabited
 note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2001 est.)  | 
				uninhabited 
 note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Bangladesh | 131,269,860 (July 2001 est.) | 133,376,684 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Barbados | 275,330 (July 2001 est.) | 276,607 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Bassas da India | uninhabited (July 2001 est.) | uninhabited (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Belarus | 10,350,194 (July 2001 est.) | 10,335,382 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Belgium | 10,258,762 (July 2001 est.) | 10,274,595 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Belize | 256,062 (July 2001 est.) | 262,999 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Benin | 6,590,782
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				6,787,625 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Bermuda | 63,503 (July 2001 est.) | 63,960 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Bhutan | 2,049,412 (July 2001 est.)
 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000  | 
				2,094,176 
 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Bolivia | 8,300,463 (July 2001 est.) | 8,445,134 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,922,205
 note: all data dealing with population are subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing (July 2001 est.)  | 
				3,964,388 
 note: all data dealing with population are subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Botswana | 1,586,119
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				1,591,232 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Bouvet Island | uninhabited (July 2001 est.) | uninhabited (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Brazil | 174,468,575
 note: Brazil took an intercensal count in August 1996 which reported a population of 157,079,573; that figure was about 5% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, which is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				176,029,560 
 note: Brazil took an intercensal count in August 1996 which reported a population of 157,079,573; that figure was about 5% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, which is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				British Indian Ocean Territory | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles around the time of the construction of UK-US military facilities; in 1995, there were approximately 1,700 UK and US military personnel and 1,500 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles around the time of the construction of UK-US military facilities; in 2001, there were approximately 1,500 UK and US military personnel and 2,000 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				British Virgin Islands | 20,812 (July 2001 est.) | 21,272 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Brunei | 343,653 (July 2001 est.) | 350,898 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Bulgaria | 7,707,495 (July 2001 est.) | 7,621,337 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Burkina Faso | 12,272,289
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				12,603,185 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Burma | 41,994,678
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				42,238,224 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Burundi | 6,223,897
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				6,373,002 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Cambodia | 12,491,501
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				12,775,324 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Cameroon | 15,803,220
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				16,184,748 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Canada | 31,592,805 (July 2001 est.) | 31,902,268 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Cape Verde | 405,163 (July 2001 est.) | 408,760 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Cayman Islands | 35,527 (July 2001 est.) | 36,273 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Central African Republic | 3,576,884
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				3,642,739 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Chad | 8,707,078 (July 2001 est.) | 8,997,237 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Chile | 15,328,467 (July 2001 est.) | 15,498,930 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				China | 1,273,111,290 (July 2001 est.) | 1,284,303,705 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Christmas Island | 2,771 (July 2001 est.) | 474 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Clipperton Island | uninhabited (July 2001 est.) | uninhabited (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 633 (July 2001 est.) | 632 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Colombia | 40,349,388 (July 2001 est.) | 41,008,227 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Comoros | 596,202 (July 2001 est.) | 614,382 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 53,624,718
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				55,225,478 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Congo, Republic of the | 2,894,336
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				2,958,448 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Cook Islands | 20,611 (July 2001 est.) | 20,811 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Coral Sea Islands | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Costa Rica | 3,773,057 (July 2001 est.) | 3,834,934 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 16,393,221
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				16,804,784 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Croatia | 4,334,142 (July 2001 est.) | 4,390,751 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Cuba | 11,184,023 (July 2001 est.) | 11,224,321 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Cyprus | 762,887 (July 2001 est.) | 767,314 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Czech Republic | 10,264,212 (July 2001 est.) | 10,256,760 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Denmark | 5,352,815 (July 2001 est.) | 5,368,854 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Djibouti | 460,700 (July 2001 est.) | 472,810 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Dominica | 70,786 (July 2001 est.) | 70,158 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Dominican Republic | 8,581,477 (July 2001 est.) | 8,721,594 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				East Timor | - | 952,618 (July 2002 est.) 
 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Ecuador | 13,183,978 (July 2001 est.) | 13,447,494 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Egypt | 69,536,644 (July 2001 est.) | 70,712,345 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				El Salvador | 6,237,662 (July 2001 est.) | 6,353,681 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 486,060 (July 2001 est.) | 498,144 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Eritrea | 4,298,269 (July 2001 est.) | 4,465,651 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Estonia | 1,423,316 (July 2001 est.) | 1,415,681 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Ethiopia | 65,891,874
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				67,673,031 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Europa Island | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: there is a small French military garrison (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,895 (July 2001 est.) | 2,967 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Faroe Islands | 45,661 (July 2001 est.) | 46,011 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Fiji | 844,330 (July 2001 est.) | 856,346 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Finland | 5,175,783 (July 2001 est.) | 5,183,545 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				France | 59,551,227 (July 2001 est.) | 59,765,983 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				French Guiana | 177,562 (July 2001 est.) | 182,333 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				French Polynesia | 253,506 (July 2001 est.) | 257,847 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				French Southern and Antarctic Lands | no indigenous inhabitants (July 2001 est.)
 note: in 1997, there were about 100 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.) 
 note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January)  | 
				
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				Gabon | 1,221,175
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				1,233,353 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Gambia, The | 1,411,205 (July 2001 est.) | 1,455,842 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Gaza Strip | 1,178,119 (July 2001 est.)
 note: in addition, there are some 6,900 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (August 2000 est.)  | 
				1,225,911 (July 2002 est.) 
 note: in addition, there are more than 5,000 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (February 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Georgia | 4,989,285 (July 2001 est.) | 4,960,951 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Germany | 83,029,536 (July 2001 est.) | 83,251,851 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Ghana | 19,894,014
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				20,244,154 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Gibraltar | 27,649 (July 2001 est.) | 27,714 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Glorioso Islands | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: there is a small French military garrison (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Greece | 10,623,835 (July 2001 est.) | 10,645,343 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Greenland | 56,352 (July 2001 est.) | 56,376 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Grenada | 89,227 (July 2001 est.) | 89,211 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Guadeloupe | 431,170 (July 2001 est.) | 435,739 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Guam | 157,557 (July 2001 est.) | 160,796 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Guatemala | 12,974,361 (July 2001 est.) | 13,314,079 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Guernsey | 64,342 (July 2001 est.) | 64,587 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Guinea | 7,613,870 (July 2001 est.) | 7,775,065 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | 1,315,822 (July 2001 est.) | 1,345,479 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Guyana | 697,181
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				698,209 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Haiti | 6,964,549
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				7,063,722 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Heard Island and McDonald Islands | uninhabited (July 2001 est.) | uninhabited (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Holy See (Vatican City) | 890 (July 2001 est.) | 900 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Honduras | 6,406,052
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				6,560,608 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Hong Kong | 7,210,505 (July 2001 est.) | 7,303,334 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Howland Island | uninhabited
 note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2001 est.)  | 
				uninhabited 
 note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Hungary | 10,106,017 (July 2001 est.) | 10,075,034 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Iceland | 277,906 (July 2001 est.) | 279,384 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				India | 1,029,991,145 (July 2001 est.) | 1,045,845,226 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Indonesia | 228,437,870 (July 2001 est.) | 231,328,092 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Iran | 66,128,965 (July 2001 est.) | 66,622,704 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Iraq | 23,331,985 (July 2001 est.) | 24,001,816 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Ireland | 3,840,838 (July 2001 est.) | 3,883,159 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Isle of Man | 73,489 (July 2001 est.) | 73,873 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Israel | 5,938,093 (July 2001 est.)
 note: includes about 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,900 in the Gaza Strip, and about 173,000 in East Jerusalem (August 2000 est.)  | 
				6,029,529 (July 2002 est.) 
 note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2003 est.)  | 
				
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				Italy | 57,679,825 (July 2001 est.) | 57,715,625 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Jamaica | 2,665,636 (July 2001 est.) | 2,680,029 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Jan Mayen | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: there are personnel who operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Japan | 126,771,662 (July 2001 est.) | 126,974,628 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Jarvis Island | uninhabited
 note: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2001 est.)  | 
				uninhabited 
 note: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Jersey | 89,361 (July 2001 est.) | 89,775 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Johnston Atoll | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: in previous years, there was an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel present; as of 1 October 2000, population decreased to approximately 970 when US Army Chemical Activity Pacific (USACAP) departed (January 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: in previous years, there was an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel present; as of September 2001, population had decreased significantly when US Army Chemical Activity Pacific (USACAP) departed; as of January 2003 the island population was just above 800 personnel, including US Air Force, DoD civilian, and civilian contractor personnel (January 2003 est.)  | 
				
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				Jordan | 5,153,378 (July 2001 est.) | 5,307,470 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Juan de Nova Island | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: there is a small French military garrison (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; occasionally visited by scientists (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Kazakhstan | 16,731,303 (July 2001 est.) | 16,741,519 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Kenya | 30,765,916
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				31,138,735 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Kingman Reef | uninhabited (July 2001 est.) | uninhabited (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Kiribati | 94,149 (July 2001 est.) | 96,335 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Korea, North | 21,968,228 (July 2001 est.) | 22,224,195 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Korea, South | 47,904,370 (July 2001 est.) | 48.324 million (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Kuwait | 2,041,961
 note: includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)  | 
				2,111,561 
 note: includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Kyrgyzstan | 4,753,003 (July 2001 est.) | 4,822,166 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Laos | 5,635,967 (July 2001 est.) | 5,777,180 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Latvia | 2,385,231 (July 2001 est.) | 2,366,515 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Lebanon | 3,627,774 (July 2001 est.) | 3,677,780 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Lesotho | 2,177,062
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				2,207,954 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Liberia | 3,225,837 (July 2001 est.) | 3,288,198 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Libya | 5,240,599
 note: includes 662,669 non-nationals, of which an estimated 500,000 or more are Africans living in Libya (July 2001 est.)  | 
				5,368,585 
 note: includes 662,669 non-nationals, of which an estimated 500,000 or more are Africans living in Libya (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Liechtenstein | 32,528 (July 2001 est.) | 32,842 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Lithuania | 3,610,535 (July 2001 est.) | 3,601,138 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Luxembourg | 442,972 (July 2001 est.) | 448,569 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Macau | 453,733 (July 2001 est.) | 461,833 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 2,046,209 (July 2001 est.) | 2,054,800 
 note: a Framework Agreement ratified by Macedonia on 16 November 2001 calls for a new census in 2002 (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Madagascar | 15,982,563 (July 2001 est.) | 16,473,477 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Malawi | 10,548,250
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				10,701,824 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Malaysia | 22,229,040 (July 2001 est.) | 22,662,365 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Maldives | 310,764 (July 2001 est.) | 320,165 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Mali | 11,008,518 (July 2001 est.) | 11,340,480 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Malta | 394,583 (July 2001 est.) | 397,499 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 70,822 (July 2001 est.) | 73,630 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Martinique | 418,454 (July 2001 est.) | 422,277 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Mauritania | 2,747,312 (July 2001 est.) | 2,828,858 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Mauritius | 1,189,825 (July 2001 est.) | 1,200,206 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Mayotte | 163,366 (July 2001 est.) | 170,879 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Mexico | 101,879,171 (July 2001 est.) | 103,400,165 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 134,597 (July 2001 est.) | 135,869 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Midway Islands | no indigenous inhabitants; approximately 150 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services cooperator living at the atoll (July 2001 est.) | no indigenous inhabitants; approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services cooperator living at the atoll (April 2002 est.) | 
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				Moldova | 4,431,570 (July 2001 est.) | 4,434,547 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Monaco | 31,842 (July 2001 est.) | 31,987 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Mongolia | 2,654,999 (July 2001 est.) | 2,694,432 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Montserrat | 7,574
 note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2001 est.)  | 
				8,437 
 note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Morocco | 30,645,305 (July 2001 est.) | 31,167,783 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Mozambique | 19,371,057
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2001 est.)  | 
				19,607,519 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Namibia | 1,797,677
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				1,820,916 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Nauru | 12,088 (July 2001 est.) | 12,329 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Navassa Island | uninhabited
 note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island (July 2001 est.)  | 
				uninhabited 
 note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Nepal | 25,284,463 (July 2001 est.) | 25,873,917 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Netherlands | 15,981,472 (July 2001 est.) | 16,067,754 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 212,226 (July 2001 est.) | 214,258 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				New Caledonia | 204,863 (July 2001 est.) | 207,858 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				New Zealand | 3,864,129 (July 2001 est.) | 3,908,037 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Nicaragua | 4,918,393 (July 2001 est.) | 5,023,818 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Niger | 10,355,156 (July 2001 est.) | 10,639,744 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Nigeria | 126,635,626
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				129,934,911 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Niue | 2,124 (July 2001 est.) | 2,134 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Norfolk Island | 1,879 (July 2001 est.) | 1,866 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | 74,612 (July 2001 est.) | 77,311 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Norway | 4,503,440 (July 2001 est.) | 4,525,116 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Oman | 2,622,198
 note: includes 527,078 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)  | 
				2,713,462 
 note: includes 527,078 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Pakistan | 144,616,639 (July 2001 est.) | 147,663,429 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Palau | 19,092 (July 2001 est.) | 19,409 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Palmyra Atoll | no indigenous inhabitants; 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2001 est.) | no indigenous inhabitants; 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Panama | 2,845,647 (July 2001 est.) | 2,882,329 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | 5,049,055 (July 2001 est.) | 5,172,033 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Paracel Islands | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Paraguay | 5,734,139 (July 2001 est.) | 5,884,491 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Peru | 27,483,864 (July 2001 est.) | 27,949,639 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Philippines | 82,841,518 (July 2001 est.) | 84,525,639 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | 47 (July 2001 est.) | 47 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Poland | 38,633,912 (July 2001 est.) | 38,625,478 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Portugal | 10,066,253 (July 2001 est.) | 10,084,245 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 3,937,316 (July 2001 est.) | 3,957,988 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Qatar | 769,152 (July 2001 est.) | 793,341 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Reunion | 732,570 (July 2001 est.) | 743,981 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Romania | 22,364,022 (July 2001 est.) | 22,317,730 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Russia | 145,470,197 (July 2001 est.) | 144,978,573 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Rwanda | 7,312,756
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				7,398,074 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Saint Helena | 7,266 (July 2001 est.) | 7,317 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38,756 (July 2001 est.) | 38,736 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Saint Lucia | 158,178 (July 2001 est.) | 160,145 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 6,928 (July 2001 est.) | 6,954 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 115,942 (July 2001 est.) | 116,394 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Samoa | 179,058 (July 2001 est.) | 178,631 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				San Marino | 27,336 (July 2001 est.) | 27,730 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | 165,034 (July 2001 est.) | 170,372 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Saudi Arabia | 22,757,092
 note: includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)  | 
				23,513,330 
 note: includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Senegal | 10,284,929 (July 2001 est.) | 10,589,571 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | - | 10,656,929 
 note: all data dealing with population is subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Seychelles | 79,715 (July 2001 est.) | 80,098 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Sierra Leone | 5,426,618 (July 2001 est.) | 5,614,743 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Singapore | 4,300,419 (July 2001 est.) | 4,452,732 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Slovakia | 5,414,937 (July 2001 est.) | 5,422,366 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Slovenia | 1,930,132 (July 2001 est.) | 1,932,917 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Solomon Islands | 480,442 (July 2001 est.) | 494,786 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Somalia | 7,488,773
 note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2001 est.)  | 
				7,753,310 
 note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				South Africa | 43,586,097
 note: South Africa took a census October 1996 which showed a population of 40,583,611 (after an official adjustment for a 6.8% underenumeration based on a postenumeration survey); estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				43,647,658 
 note: South Africa took a census October 1996 that showed a population of 40,583,611 (after an official adjustment for a 6.8% underenumeration based on a postenumeration survey); estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Spain | 40,037,995 (July 2001 est.) | 40,077,100 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Spratly Islands | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Sri Lanka | 19,408,635 (July 2001 est.)
 note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were housed in 133 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West  | 
				19,576,783 
 note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were housed in 133 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Sudan | 36,080,373 (July 2001 est.) | 37,090,298 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Suriname | 433,998 (July 2001 est.) | 436,494 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Svalbard | 2,332 (July 2001 est.) | 2,868 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Swaziland | 1,104,343
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				1,123,605 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Sweden | 8,875,053 (July 2001 est.) | 8,876,744 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Switzerland | 7,283,274 (July 2001 est.) | 7,301,994 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Syria | 16,728,808
 note: in addition, there are about 38,200 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,700 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2001 est.)  | 
				17,155,814 (July 2002 est.) 
 note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (February 2003 est.)  | 
				
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				Taiwan | 22,370,461 (July 2001 est.) | 22,548,009 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Tajikistan | 6,578,681 (July 2001 est.) | 6,719,567 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Tanzania | 36,232,074
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				37,187,939 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Thailand | 61,797,751
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				62,354,402 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Togo | 5,153,088
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				5,285,501 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Tokelau | 1,445 (July 2001 est.) | 1,431 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Tonga | 104,227 (July 2001 est.) | 106,137 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 1,169,682 (July 2001 est.) | 1,163,724 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Tromelin Island | uninhabited (July 2001 est.) | uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Tunisia | 9,705,102 (July 2001 est.) | 9,815,644 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Turkey | 66,493,970 (July 2001 est.) | 67,308,928 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Turkmenistan | 4,603,244 (July 2001 est.) | 4,688,963 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 18,122 (July 2001 est.) | 18,738 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Tuvalu | 10,991 (July 2001 est.) | 11,146 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Uganda | 23,985,712
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				24,699,073 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Ukraine | 48,760,474 (July 2001 est.) | 48,396,470 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | 2,407,460
 note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)  | 
				2,445,989 
 note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				United Kingdom | 59,647,790 (July 2001 est.) | 59,778,002 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				United States | 278,058,881 (July 2001 est.) | 280,562,489 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Uruguay | 3,360,105 (July 2001 est.) | 3,386,575 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 25,155,064 (July 2001 est.) | 25,563,441 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Vanuatu | 192,910 (July 2001 est.) | 196,178 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Venezuela | 23,916,810 (July 2001 est.) | 24,287,670 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Vietnam | 79,939,014 (July 2001 est.) | 81,098,416 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Virgin Islands | 122,211 (July 2001 est.) | 123,498 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Wake Island | no indigenous inhabitants
 note: US military personnel have left the island, but civilian personnel remain; as of December 2000, one US Army civilian and 123 civilian contractor personnel were present (January 2001 est.)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants 
 note: US military personnel have left the island, but contractor personnel remain; as of October 2001, 200 contractor personnel were present (January 2003)  | 
				
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				Wallis and Futuna | 15,435 (July 2001 est.) | 15,585 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				West Bank | 2,090,713 (July 2001 est.)
 note: in addition, there are some 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and about 173,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1999 est.)  | 
				2,163,667 (July 2002 est.) 
 note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Western Sahara | 250,559 (July 2001 est.) | 256,177 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				World | 6,157,400,560 (July 2001 est.) | 6,233,821,945 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Yemen | 18,078,035 (July 2001 est.) | 18,701,257 (July 2002 est.) | 
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				Yugoslavia | 10,677,290
 note: all data dealing with population is subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing (July 2001 est.)  | 
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				Zambia | 9,770,199
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				9,959,037 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  | 
				
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				Zimbabwe | 11,365,366
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)  | 
				11,376,676 
 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)  |