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|
Name |
Continent |
Population |
LifeExpectancy |
GovernmentForm |
HeadOfState |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
North America |
38000 |
70.7 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Saint Helena | Africa | 6000 | 76.8 | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Rwanda |
Africa |
7733000 |
39.3 |
Republic |
Paul Kagame |
| Russian Federation | Europe | 146934000 | 67.2 | Federal Republic | Vladimir Putin |
|
Romania |
Europe |
22455500 |
69.9 |
Republic |
Ion Iliescu |
| Réunion | Africa | 699000 | 72.7 | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
Qatar |
Asia |
599000 |
72.4 |
Monarchy |
Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani |
| Puerto Rico | North America | 3869000 | 75.6 | Commonwealth of the US | George W. Bush |
|
Portugal |
Europe |
9997600 |
75.8 |
Republic |
Jorge Sampãio |
| Poland | Europe | 38653600 | 73.2 | Republic | Aleksander Kwasniewski |
|
Pitcairn |
Oceania |
50 |
|
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Philippines | Asia | 75967000 | 67.5 | Republic | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
|
Peru |
South America |
25662000 |
70.0 |
Republic |
Valentin Paniagua Corazao |
| Paraguay | South America | 5496000 | 73.7 | Republic | Luis Ángel González Macchi |
|
Papua New Guinea |
Oceania |
4807000 |
63.1 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Panama | North America | 2856000 | 75.5 | Republic | Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez |
|
Palestine |
Asia |
3101000 |
71.4 |
Autonomous Area |
Yasser (Yasir) Arafat |
| Palau | Oceania | 19000 | 68.6 | Republic | Kuniwo Nakamura |
|
Pakistan |
Asia |
156483000 |
61.1 |
Republic |
Mohammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Oman | Asia | 2542000 | 71.8 | Monarchy (Sultanate) | Qabus ibn Sa´id |
|
Norway |
Europe |
4478500 |
78.7 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Harald V |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania | 78000 | 75.5 | Commonwealth of the US | George W. Bush |
|
North Korea |
Asia |
24039000 |
70.7 |
Socialistic Republic |
Kim Jong-il |
| Norfolk Island | Oceania | 2000 | | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II |
|
Niue |
Oceania |
2000 |
|
Nonmetropolitan Territory of New Zealand |
Elisabeth II |
| Nigeria | Africa | 111506000 | 51.6 | Federal Republic | Olusegun Obasanjo |
|
Niger |
Africa |
10730000 |
41.3 |
Republic |
Mamadou Tandja |
| Nicaragua | North America | 5074000 | 68.7 | Republic | Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo |
|
New Zealand |
Oceania |
3862000 |
77.8 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| New Caledonia | Oceania | 214000 | 72.8 | Nonmetropolitan Territory of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
Netherlands Antilles |
North America |
217000 |
74.7 |
Nonmetropolitan Territory of The Netherlands |
Beatrix |
| Netherlands | Europe | 15864000 | 78.3 | Constitutional Monarchy | Beatrix |
|
Nepal |
Asia |
23930000 |
57.8 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Gyanendra Bir Bikram |
| Nauru | Oceania | 12000 | 60.8 | Republic | Bernard Dowiyogo |
|
Namibia |
Africa |
1726000 |
42.5 |
Republic |
Sam Nujoma |
| Myanmar | Asia | 45611000 | 54.9 | Republic | kenraali Than Shwe |
|
Mozambique |
Africa |
19680000 |
37.5 |
Republic |
Joaquím A. Chissano |
| Morocco | Africa | 28351000 | 69.1 | Constitutional Monarchy | Mohammed VI |
|
Montserrat |
North America |
11000 |
78.0 |
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Mongolia | Asia | 2662000 | 67.3 | Republic | Natsagiin Bagabandi |
|
Monaco |
Europe |
34000 |
78.8 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Rainier III |
| Moldova | Europe | 4380000 | 64.5 | Republic | Vladimir Voronin |
|
Micronesia, Federated States of |
Oceania |
119000 |
68.6 |
Federal Republic |
Leo A. Falcam |
| Mexico | North America | 98881000 | 71.5 | Federal Republic | Vicente Fox Quesada |
|
Mayotte |
Africa |
149000 |
59.5 |
Territorial Collectivity of France |
Jacques Chirac |
| Mauritius | Africa | 1158000 | 71.0 | Republic | Cassam Uteem |
|
Mauritania |
Africa |
2670000 |
50.8 |
Republic |
Maaouiya Ould Sid´Ahmad Taya |
| Martinique | North America | 395000 | 78.3 | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
Marshall Islands |
Oceania |
64000 |
65.5 |
Republic |
Kessai Note |
| Malta | Europe | 380200 | 77.9 | Republic | Guido de Marco |
|
Mali |
Africa |
11234000 |
46.7 |
Republic |
Alpha Oumar Konaré |
| Maldives | Asia | 286000 | 62.2 | Republic | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
|
Malaysia |
Asia |
22244000 |
70.8 |
Constitutional Monarchy, Federation |
Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj |
| Malawi | Africa | 10925000 | 37.6 | Republic | Bakili Muluzi |
|
Madagascar |
Africa |
15942000 |
55.0 |
Federal Republic |
Didier Ratsiraka |
| Macedonia | Europe | 2024000 | 73.8 | Republic | Boris Trajkovski |
|
Macao |
Asia |
473000 |
81.6 |
Special Administrative Region of China |
Jiang Zemin |
| Luxembourg | Europe | 435700 | 77.1 | Constitutional Monarchy | Henri |
|
Lithuania |
Europe |
3698500 |
69.1 |
Republic |
Valdas Adamkus |
| Liechtenstein | Europe | 32300 | 78.8 | Constitutional Monarchy | Hans-Adam II |
|
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
Africa |
5605000 |
75.5 |
Socialistic State |
Muammar al-Qadhafi |
| Liberia | Africa | 3154000 | 51.0 | Republic | Charles Taylor |
|
Lesotho |
Africa |
2153000 |
50.8 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Letsie III |
| Lebanon | Asia | 3282000 | 71.3 | Republic | Émile Lahoud |
|
Latvia |
Europe |
2424200 |
68.4 |
Republic |
Vaira Vike-Freiberga |
| Laos | Asia | 5433000 | 53.1 | Republic | Khamtay Siphandone |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Asia |
4699000 |
63.4 |
Republic |
Askar Akajev |
| Kuwait | Asia | 1972000 | 76.1 | Constitutional Monarchy (Emirate) | Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah |
|
Kiribati |
Oceania |
83000 |
59.8 |
Republic |
Teburoro Tito |
| Kenya | Africa | 30080000 | 48.0 | Republic | Daniel arap Moi |
|
Kazakstan |
Asia |
16223000 |
63.2 |
Republic |
Nursultan Nazarbajev |
| Jordan | Asia | 5083000 | 77.4 | Constitutional Monarchy | Abdullah II |
|
Japan |
Asia |
126714000 |
80.7 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Akihito |
| Jamaica | North America | 2583000 | 75.2 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Italy |
Europe |
57680000 |
79.0 |
Republic |
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
| Israel | Asia | 6217000 | 78.6 | Republic | Moshe Katzav |
|
Ireland |
Europe |
3775100 |
76.8 |
Republic |
Mary McAleese |
| Iraq | Asia | 23115000 | 66.5 | Republic | Saddam Hussein al-Takriti |
|
Iran |
Asia |
67702000 |
69.7 |
Islamic Republic |
Ali Mohammad Khatami-Ardakani |
| Indonesia | Asia | 212107000 | 68.0 | Republic | Abdurrahman Wahid |
|
India |
Asia |
1013662000 |
62.5 |
Federal Republic |
Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Iceland | Europe | 279000 | 79.4 | Republic | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
|
Hungary |
Europe |
10043200 |
71.4 |
Republic |
Ferenc Mádl |
| Hong Kong | Asia | 6782000 | 79.5 | Special Administrative Region of China | Jiang Zemin |
|
Honduras |
North America |
6485000 |
69.9 |
Republic |
Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé |
| Holy See (Vatican City State) | Europe | 1000 | | Independent Church State | Johannes Paavali II |
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
Antarctica |
0 |
|
Territory of Australia |
Elisabeth II |
| Haiti | North America | 8222000 | 49.2 | Republic | Jean-Bertrand Aristide |
|
Guyana |
South America |
861000 |
64.0 |
Republic |
Bharrat Jagdeo |
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 1213000 | 49.0 | Republic | Kumba Ialá |
|
Guinea |
Africa |
7430000 |
45.6 |
Republic |
Lansana Conté |
| Guatemala | North America | 11385000 | 66.2 | Republic | Alfonso Portillo Cabrera |
|
Guam |
Oceania |
168000 |
77.8 |
US Territory |
George W. Bush |
| Guadeloupe | North America | 456000 | 77.0 | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
Grenada |
North America |
94000 |
64.5 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Greenland | North America | 56000 | 68.1 | Part of Denmark | Margrethe II |
|
Greece |
Europe |
10545700 |
78.4 |
Republic |
Kostis Stefanopoulos |
| Gibraltar | Europe | 25000 | 79.0 | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Ghana |
Africa |
20212000 |
57.4 |
Republic |
John Kufuor |
| Germany | Europe | 82164700 | 77.4 | Federal Republic | Johannes Rau |
|
Georgia |
Asia |
4968000 |
64.5 |
Republic |
Eduard ?evardnadze |
| Gambia | Africa | 1305000 | 53.2 | Republic | Yahya Jammeh |
|
Gabon |
Africa |
1226000 |
50.1 |
Republic |
Omar Bongo |
| French Southern territories | Antarctica | 0 | | Nonmetropolitan Territory of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
French Polynesia |
Oceania |
235000 |
74.8 |
Nonmetropolitan Territory of France |
Jacques Chirac |
| French Guiana | South America | 181000 | 76.1 | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
France |
Europe |
59225700 |
78.8 |
Republic |
Jacques Chirac |
| Finland | Europe | 5171300 | 77.4 | Republic | Tarja Halonen |
|
Fiji Islands |
Oceania |
817000 |
67.9 |
Republic |
Josefa Iloilo |
| Faroe Islands | Europe | 43000 | 78.4 | Part of Denmark | Margrethe II |
|
Falkland Islands |
South America |
2000 |
|
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Ethiopia | Africa | 62565000 | 45.2 | Republic | Negasso Gidada |
|
Estonia |
Europe |
1439200 |
69.5 |
Republic |
Lennart Meri |
| Eritrea | Africa | 3850000 | 55.8 | Republic | Isayas Afewerki [Isaias Afwerki] |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
Africa |
453000 |
53.6 |
Republic |
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo |
| El Salvador | North America | 6276000 | 69.7 | Republic | Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez |
|
Egypt |
Africa |
68470000 |
63.3 |
Republic |
Hosni Mubarak |
| Ecuador | South America | 12646000 | 71.1 | Republic | Gustavo Noboa Bejarano |
|
East Timor |
Asia |
885000 |
46.0 |
Administrated by the UN |
José Alexandre Gusmão |
| Dominican Republic | North America | 8495000 | 73.2 | Republic | Hipólito Mejía Domínguez |
|
Dominica |
North America |
71000 |
73.4 |
Republic |
Vernon Shaw |
| Djibouti | Africa | 638000 | 50.8 | Republic | Ismail Omar Guelleh |
|
Denmark |
Europe |
5330000 |
76.5 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Margrethe II |
| Czech Republic | Europe | 10278100 | 74.5 | Republic | Václav Havel |
|
Cyprus |
Asia |
754700 |
76.7 |
Republic |
Glafkos Klerides |
| Cuba | North America | 11201000 | 76.2 | Socialistic Republic | Fidel Castro Ruz |
|
Croatia |
Europe |
4473000 |
73.7 |
Republic |
?tipe Mesic |
| Côte d?Ivoire | Africa | 14786000 | 45.2 | Republic | Laurent Gbagbo |
|
Costa Rica |
North America |
4023000 |
75.8 |
Republic |
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría |
| Cook Islands | Oceania | 20000 | 71.1 | Nonmetropolitan Territory of New Zealand | Elisabeth II |
|
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
Africa |
51654000 |
48.8 |
Republic |
Joseph Kabila |
| Congo | Africa | 2943000 | 47.4 | Republic | Denis Sassou-Nguesso |
|
Comoros |
Africa |
578000 |
60.0 |
Republic |
Azali Assoumani |
| Colombia | South America | 42321000 | 70.3 | Republic | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Oceania |
600 |
|
Territory of Australia |
Elisabeth II |
| Christmas Island | Oceania | 2500 | | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II |
|
China |
Asia |
1277558000 |
71.4 |
People'sRepublic |
Jiang Zemin |
| Chile | South America | 15211000 | 75.7 | Republic | Ricardo Lagos Escobar |
|
Chad |
Africa |
7651000 |
50.5 |
Republic |
Idriss Déby |
| Central African Republic | Africa | 3615000 | 44.0 | Republic | Ange-Félix Patassé |
|
Cayman Islands |
North America |
38000 |
78.9 |
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Cape Verde | Africa | 428000 | 68.9 | Republic | António Mascarenhas Monteiro |
|
Canada |
North America |
31147000 |
79.4 |
Constitutional Monarchy, Federation |
Elisabeth II |
| Cameroon | Africa | 15085000 | 54.8 | Republic | Paul Biya |
|
Cambodia |
Asia |
11168000 |
56.5 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Norodom Sihanouk |
| Burundi | Africa | 6695000 | 46.2 | Republic | Pierre Buyoya |
|
Burkina Faso |
Africa |
11937000 |
46.7 |
Republic |
Blaise Compaoré |
| Bulgaria | Europe | 8190900 | 70.9 | Republic | Petar Stojanov |
|
Brunei |
Asia |
328000 |
73.6 |
Monarchy (Sultanate) |
Haji Hassan al-Bolkiah |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Africa | 0 | | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Brazil |
South America |
170115000 |
62.9 |
Federal Republic |
Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
| Bouvet Island | Antarctica | 0 | | Dependent Territory of Norway | Harald V |
|
Botswana |
Africa |
1622000 |
39.3 |
Republic |
Festus G. Mogae |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 3972000 | 71.5 | Federal Republic | Ante Jelavic |
|
Bolivia |
South America |
8329000 |
63.7 |
Republic |
Hugo Bánzer Suárez |
| Bhutan | Asia | 2124000 | 52.4 | Monarchy | Jigme Singye Wangchuk |
|
Bermuda |
North America |
65000 |
76.9 |
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Beninnn | Africa | 6097000 | 50.2 | Republic | |
|
Belize |
North America |
241000 |
70.9 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Belgium | Europe | 10239000 | 77.8 | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation | Albert II |
|
Belarus |
Europe |
10236000 |
68.0 |
Republic |
Aljaksandr Luka?enka |
| Barbados | North America | 270000 | 73.0 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Bangladesh |
Asia |
129155000 |
60.2 |
Republic |
Shahabuddin Ahmad |
| Bahrain | Asia | 617000 | 73.0 | Monarchy (Emirate) | Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa |
|
Bahamas |
North America |
307000 |
71.1 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Azerbaijan | Asia | 7734000 | 62.9 | Federal Republic | Heydär Äliyev |
|
Austria |
Europe |
8091800 |
77.7 |
Federal Republic |
Thomas Klestil |
| Australia | Oceania | 18886000 | 79.8 | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation | Elisabeth II |
|
Aruba |
North America |
103000 |
78.4 |
Nonmetropolitan Territory of The Netherlands |
Beatrix |
| Armenia | Asia | 3520000 | 66.4 | Republic | Robert Kot?arjan |
|
Argentina |
South America |
37032000 |
75.1 |
Federal Republic |
Fernando de la Rúa |
| Antigua and Barbuda | North America | 68000 | 70.5 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Antarctica |
Antarctica |
0 |
|
Co-administrated |
|
| Anguilla | North America | 8000 | 76.1 | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Angola |
Africa |
12878000 |
38.3 |
Republic |
José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Andorra | Europe | 78000 | 83.5 | Parliamentary Coprincipality | |
|
American Samoa |
Oceania |
68000 |
75.1 |
US Territory |
George W. Bush |
| Algeria | Africa | 31471000 | 69.7 | Republic | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
|
Albania |
Europe |
3401200 |
71.6 |
Republic |
Rexhep Mejdani |