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|
Name |
Continent |
Population |
LifeExpectancy |
GovernmentForm |
HeadOfState |
|
Argentina |
South America |
37032000 |
75.1 |
Federal Republic |
Fernando de la Rúa |
| Tanzania | Africa | 33517000 | 52.3 | Republic | Benjamin William Mkapa |
|
Algeria |
Africa |
31471000 |
69.7 |
Republic |
Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| Canada | North America | 31147000 | 79.4 | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation | Elisabeth II |
|
Kenya |
Africa |
30080000 |
48.0 |
Republic |
Daniel arap Moi |
| Sudan | Africa | 29490000 | 56.6 | Islamic Republic | Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir |
|
Morocco |
Africa |
28351000 |
69.1 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Mohammed VI |
| Peru | South America | 25662000 | 70.0 | Republic | Valentin Paniagua Corazao |
|
Uzbekistan |
Asia |
24318000 |
63.7 |
Republic |
Islam Karimov |
| Venezuela | South America | 24170000 | 73.1 | Federal Republic | Hugo Chávez Frías |
|
North Korea |
Asia |
24039000 |
70.7 |
Socialistic Republic |
Kim Jong-il |
| Nepal | Asia | 23930000 | 57.8 | Constitutional Monarchy | Gyanendra Bir Bikram |
|
Iraq |
Asia |
23115000 |
66.5 |
Republic |
Saddam Hussein al-Takriti |
| Romania | Europe | 22455500 | 69.9 | Republic | Ion Iliescu |
|
Taiwan |
Asia |
22256000 |
76.4 |
Republic |
Chen Shui-bian |
| Malaysia | Asia | 22244000 | 70.8 | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation | Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj |
|
Uganda |
Africa |
21778000 |
42.9 |
Republic |
Yoweri Museveni |
| Saudi Arabia | Asia | 21607000 | 67.8 | Monarchy | Fahd ibn Abdul-Aziz al-Sa´ud |
|
Ghana |
Africa |
20212000 |
57.4 |
Republic |
John Kufuor |
| Mozambique | Africa | 19680000 | 37.5 | Republic | Joaquím A. Chissano |
|
Australia |
Oceania |
18886000 |
79.8 |
Constitutional Monarchy, Federation |
Elisabeth II |
| Sri Lanka | Asia | 18827000 | 71.8 | Republic | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
|
Yemen |
Asia |
18112000 |
59.8 |
Republic |
Ali Abdallah Salih |
| Kazakstan | Asia | 16223000 | 63.2 | Republic | Nursultan Nazarbajev |
|
Syria |
Asia |
16125000 |
68.5 |
Republic |
Bashar al-Assad |
| Madagascar | Africa | 15942000 | 55.0 | Federal Republic | Didier Ratsiraka |
|
Netherlands |
Europe |
15864000 |
78.3 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Beatrix |
| Chile | South America | 15211000 | 75.7 | Republic | Ricardo Lagos Escobar |
|
Cameroon |
Africa |
15085000 |
54.8 |
Republic |
Paul Biya |
| Côte d?Ivoire | Africa | 14786000 | 45.2 | Republic | Laurent Gbagbo |
|
Angola |
Africa |
12878000 |
38.3 |
Republic |
José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Ecuador | South America | 12646000 | 71.1 | Republic | Gustavo Noboa Bejarano |
|
Burkina Faso |
Africa |
11937000 |
46.7 |
Republic |
Blaise Compaoré |
| Zimbabwe | Africa | 11669000 | 37.8 | Republic | Robert G. Mugabe |
|
Guatemala |
North America |
11385000 |
66.2 |
Republic |
Alfonso Portillo Cabrera |
| Mali | Africa | 11234000 | 46.7 | Republic | Alpha Oumar Konaré |
|
Cuba |
North America |
11201000 |
76.2 |
Socialistic Republic |
Fidel Castro Ruz |
| Cambodia | Asia | 11168000 | 56.5 | Constitutional Monarchy | Norodom Sihanouk |
|
Malawi |
Africa |
10925000 |
37.6 |
Republic |
Bakili Muluzi |
| Niger | Africa | 10730000 | 41.3 | Republic | Mamadou Tandja |
|
Yugoslavia |
Europe |
10640000 |
72.4 |
Federal Republic |
Vojislav Ko?tunica |
| Greece | Europe | 10545700 | 78.4 | Republic | Kostis Stefanopoulos |
|
Czech Republic |
Europe |
10278100 |
74.5 |
Republic |
Václav Havel |
| Belgium | Europe | 10239000 | 77.8 | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation | Albert II |
|
Belarus |
Europe |
10236000 |
68.0 |
Republic |
Aljaksandr Luka?enka |
| Somalia | Africa | 10097000 | 46.2 | Republic | Abdiqassim Salad Hassan |
|
Hungary |
Europe |
10043200 |
71.4 |
Republic |
Ferenc Mádl |
| Portugal | Europe | 9997600 | 75.8 | Republic | Jorge Sampãio |
|
Tunisia |
Africa |
9586000 |
73.7 |
Republic |
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali |
| Senegal | Africa | 9481000 | 62.2 | Republic | Abdoulaye Wade |
|
Zambia |
Africa |
9169000 |
37.2 |
Republic |
Frederick Chiluba |
| Sweden | Europe | 8861400 | 79.6 | Constitutional Monarchy | Carl XVI Gustaf |
|
Dominican Republic |
North America |
8495000 |
73.2 |
Republic |
Hipólito Mejía Domínguez |
| Bolivia | South America | 8329000 | 63.7 | Republic | Hugo Bánzer Suárez |
|
Haiti |
North America |
8222000 |
49.2 |
Republic |
Jean-Bertrand Aristide |
| Bulgaria | Europe | 8190900 | 70.9 | Republic | Petar Stojanov |
|
Austria |
Europe |
8091800 |
77.7 |
Federal Republic |
Thomas Klestil |
| Azerbaijan | Asia | 7734000 | 62.9 | Federal Republic | Heydär Äliyev |
|
Rwanda |
Africa |
7733000 |
39.3 |
Republic |
Paul Kagame |
| Chad | Africa | 7651000 | 50.5 | Republic | Idriss Déby |
|
Guinea |
Africa |
7430000 |
45.6 |
Republic |
Lansana Conté |
| Switzerland | Europe | 7160400 | 79.6 | Federation | Adolf Ogi |
|
Hong Kong |
Asia |
6782000 |
79.5 |
Special Administrative Region of China |
Jiang Zemin |
| Burundi | Africa | 6695000 | 46.2 | Republic | Pierre Buyoya |
|
Honduras |
North America |
6485000 |
69.9 |
Republic |
Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé |
| El Salvador | North America | 6276000 | 69.7 | Republic | Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez |
|
Israel |
Asia |
6217000 |
78.6 |
Republic |
Moshe Katzav |
| Tajikistan | Asia | 6188000 | 64.1 | Republic | Emomali Rahmonov |
|
Beninnn |
Africa |
6097000 |
50.2 |
Republic |
|
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Africa | 5605000 | 75.5 | Socialistic State | Muammar al-Qadhafi |
|
Paraguay |
South America |
5496000 |
73.7 |
Republic |
Luis Ángel González Macchi |
| Laos | Asia | 5433000 | 53.1 | Republic | Khamtay Siphandone |
|
Slovakia |
Europe |
5398700 |
73.7 |
Republic |
Rudolf Schuster |
| Denmark | Europe | 5330000 | 76.5 | Constitutional Monarchy | Margrethe II |
|
Finland |
Europe |
5171300 |
77.4 |
Republic |
Tarja Halonen |
| Jordan | Asia | 5083000 | 77.4 | Constitutional Monarchy | Abdullah II |
|
Nicaragua |
North America |
5074000 |
68.7 |
Republic |
Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo |
| Georgia | Asia | 4968000 | 64.5 | Republic | Eduard ?evardnadze |
|
Sierra Leone |
Africa |
4854000 |
45.3 |
Republic |
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah |
| Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 4807000 | 63.1 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Asia |
4699000 |
63.4 |
Republic |
Askar Akajev |
| Togo | Africa | 4629000 | 54.7 | Republic | Gnassingbé Eyadéma |
|
Norway |
Europe |
4478500 |
78.7 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Harald V |
| Croatia | Europe | 4473000 | 73.7 | Republic | ?tipe Mesic |
|
Turkmenistan |
Asia |
4459000 |
60.9 |
Republic |
Saparmurad Nijazov |
| Moldova | Europe | 4380000 | 64.5 | Republic | Vladimir Voronin |
|
Costa Rica |
North America |
4023000 |
75.8 |
Republic |
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 3972000 | 71.5 | Federal Republic | Ante Jelavic |
|
Puerto Rico |
North America |
3869000 |
75.6 |
Commonwealth of the US |
George W. Bush |
| New Zealand | Oceania | 3862000 | 77.8 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Eritrea |
Africa |
3850000 |
55.8 |
Republic |
Isayas Afewerki [Isaias Afwerki] |
| Ireland | Europe | 3775100 | 76.8 | Republic | Mary McAleese |
|
Lithuania |
Europe |
3698500 |
69.1 |
Republic |
Valdas Adamkus |
| Central African Republic | Africa | 3615000 | 44.0 | Republic | Ange-Félix Patassé |
|
Singapore |
Asia |
3567000 |
80.1 |
Republic |
Sellapan Rama Nathan |
| Armenia | Asia | 3520000 | 66.4 | Republic | Robert Kot?arjan |
|
Albania |
Europe |
3401200 |
71.6 |
Republic |
Rexhep Mejdani |
| Uruguay | South America | 3337000 | 75.2 | Republic | Jorge Batlle Ibáñez |
|
Lebanon |
Asia |
3282000 |
71.3 |
Republic |
Émile Lahoud |
| Liberia | Africa | 3154000 | 51.0 | Republic | Charles Taylor |
|
Palestine |
Asia |
3101000 |
71.4 |
Autonomous Area |
Yasser (Yasir) Arafat |
| Congo | Africa | 2943000 | 47.4 | Republic | Denis Sassou-Nguesso |
|
Panama |
North America |
2856000 |
75.5 |
Republic |
Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez |
| Mauritania | Africa | 2670000 | 50.8 | Republic | Maaouiya Ould Sid´Ahmad Taya |
|
Mongolia |
Asia |
2662000 |
67.3 |
Republic |
Natsagiin Bagabandi |
| Jamaica | North America | 2583000 | 75.2 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Oman |
Asia |
2542000 |
71.8 |
Monarchy (Sultanate) |
Qabus ibn Sa´id |
| United Arab Emirates | Asia | 2441000 | 74.1 | Emirate Federation | Zayid bin Sultan al-Nahayan |
|
Latvia |
Europe |
2424200 |
68.4 |
Republic |
Vaira Vike-Freiberga |
| Lesotho | Africa | 2153000 | 50.8 | Constitutional Monarchy | Letsie III |
|
Bhutan |
Asia |
2124000 |
52.4 |
Monarchy |
Jigme Singye Wangchuk |
| Macedonia | Europe | 2024000 | 73.8 | Republic | Boris Trajkovski |
|
Slovenia |
Europe |
1987800 |
74.9 |
Republic |
Milan Kucan |
| Kuwait | Asia | 1972000 | 76.1 | Constitutional Monarchy (Emirate) | Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah |
|
Namibia |
Africa |
1726000 |
42.5 |
Republic |
Sam Nujoma |
| Botswana | Africa | 1622000 | 39.3 | Republic | Festus G. Mogae |
|
Estonia |
Europe |
1439200 |
69.5 |
Republic |
Lennart Meri |
| Gambia | Africa | 1305000 | 53.2 | Republic | Yahya Jammeh |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
North America |
1295000 |
68.0 |
Republic |
Arthur N. R. Robinson |
| Gabon | Africa | 1226000 | 50.1 | Republic | Omar Bongo |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
Africa |
1213000 |
49.0 |
Republic |
Kumba Ialá |
| Mauritius | Africa | 1158000 | 71.0 | Republic | Cassam Uteem |
|
Swaziland |
Africa |
1008000 |
40.4 |
Monarchy |
Mswati III |
| East Timor | Asia | 885000 | 46.0 | Administrated by the UN | José Alexandre Gusmão |
|
Guyana |
South America |
861000 |
64.0 |
Republic |
Bharrat Jagdeo |
| Fiji Islands | Oceania | 817000 | 67.9 | Republic | Josefa Iloilo |
|
Cyprus |
Asia |
754700 |
76.7 |
Republic |
Glafkos Klerides |
| Réunion | Africa | 699000 | 72.7 | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
Djibouti |
Africa |
638000 |
50.8 |
Republic |
Ismail Omar Guelleh |
| Bahrain | Asia | 617000 | 73.0 | Monarchy (Emirate) | Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa |
|
Qatar |
Asia |
599000 |
72.4 |
Monarchy |
Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani |
| Comoros | Africa | 578000 | 60.0 | Republic | Azali Assoumani |
|
Macao |
Asia |
473000 |
81.6 |
Special Administrative Region of China |
Jiang Zemin |
| Guadeloupe | North America | 456000 | 77.0 | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
Africa |
453000 |
53.6 |
Republic |
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo |
| Solomon Islands | Oceania | 444000 | 71.3 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Luxembourg |
Europe |
435700 |
77.1 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Henri |
| Cape Verde | Africa | 428000 | 68.9 | Republic | António Mascarenhas Monteiro |
|
Suriname |
South America |
417000 |
71.4 |
Republic |
Ronald Venetiaan |
| Martinique | North America | 395000 | 78.3 | Overseas Department of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
Malta |
Europe |
380200 |
77.9 |
Republic |
Guido de Marco |
| Brunei | Asia | 328000 | 73.6 | Monarchy (Sultanate) | Haji Hassan al-Bolkiah |
|
Bahamas |
North America |
307000 |
71.1 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Western Sahara | Africa | 293000 | 49.8 | Occupied by Marocco | Mohammed Abdel Aziz |
|
Maldives |
Asia |
286000 |
62.2 |
Republic |
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom |
| Iceland | Europe | 279000 | 79.4 | Republic | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
|
Barbados |
North America |
270000 |
73.0 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Belize | North America | 241000 | 70.9 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
French Polynesia |
Oceania |
235000 |
74.8 |
Nonmetropolitan Territory of France |
Jacques Chirac |
| Netherlands Antilles | North America | 217000 | 74.7 | Nonmetropolitan Territory of The Netherlands | Beatrix |
|
New Caledonia |
Oceania |
214000 |
72.8 |
Nonmetropolitan Territory of France |
Jacques Chirac |
| Vanuatu | Oceania | 190000 | 60.6 | Republic | John Bani |
|
French Guiana |
South America |
181000 |
76.1 |
Overseas Department of France |
Jacques Chirac |
| Samoa | Oceania | 180000 | 69.2 | Parlementary Monarchy | Malietoa Tanumafili II |
|
Guam |
Oceania |
168000 |
77.8 |
US Territory |
George W. Bush |
| Saint Lucia | North America | 154000 | 72.3 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Mayotte |
Africa |
149000 |
59.5 |
Territorial Collectivity of France |
Jacques Chirac |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | 147000 | 65.3 | Republic | Miguel Trovoada |
|
Micronesia, Federated States of |
Oceania |
119000 |
68.6 |
Federal Republic |
Leo A. Falcam |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | North America | 114000 | 72.3 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Aruba |
North America |
103000 |
78.4 |
Nonmetropolitan Territory of The Netherlands |
Beatrix |
| Tonga | Oceania | 99000 | 67.9 | Monarchy | Taufa'ahau Tupou IV |
|
Grenada |
North America |
94000 |
64.5 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | North America | 93000 | 78.1 | US Territory | George W. Bush |
|
Kiribati |
Oceania |
83000 |
59.8 |
Republic |
Teburoro Tito |
| Andorra | Europe | 78000 | 83.5 | Parliamentary Coprincipality | |
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
Oceania |
78000 |
75.5 |
Commonwealth of the US |
George W. Bush |
| Seychelles | Africa | 77000 | 70.4 | Republic | France-Albert René |
|
Dominica |
North America |
71000 |
73.4 |
Republic |
Vernon Shaw |
| American Samoa | Oceania | 68000 | 75.1 | US Territory | George W. Bush |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
North America |
68000 |
70.5 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Bermuda | North America | 65000 | 76.9 | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Marshall Islands |
Oceania |
64000 |
65.5 |
Republic |
Kessai Note |
| Greenland | North America | 56000 | 68.1 | Part of Denmark | Margrethe II |
|
Faroe Islands |
Europe |
43000 |
78.4 |
Part of Denmark |
Margrethe II |
| Cayman Islands | North America | 38000 | 78.9 | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
North America |
38000 |
70.7 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Elisabeth II |
| Monaco | Europe | 34000 | 78.8 | Constitutional Monarchy | Rainier III |
|
Liechtenstein |
Europe |
32300 |
78.8 |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Hans-Adam II |
| San Marino | Europe | 27000 | 81.1 | Republic | |
|
Gibraltar |
Europe |
25000 |
79.0 |
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Virgin Islands, British | North America | 21000 | 75.4 | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Cook Islands |
Oceania |
20000 |
71.1 |
Nonmetropolitan Territory of New Zealand |
Elisabeth II |
| Palau | Oceania | 19000 | 68.6 | Republic | Kuniwo Nakamura |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
North America |
17000 |
73.3 |
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Wallis and Futuna | Oceania | 15000 | | Nonmetropolitan Territory of France | Jacques Chirac |
|
Nauru |
Oceania |
12000 |
60.8 |
Republic |
Bernard Dowiyogo |
| Tuvalu | Oceania | 12000 | 66.3 | Constitutional Monarchy | Elisabeth II |
|
Montserrat |
North America |
11000 |
78.0 |
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Anguilla | North America | 8000 | 76.1 | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
North America |
7000 |
77.6 |
Territorial Collectivity of France |
Jacques Chirac |
| Saint Helena | Africa | 6000 | 76.8 | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
Europe |
3200 |
|
Dependent Territory of Norway |
Harald V |
| Christmas Island | Oceania | 2500 | | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II |
|
Falkland Islands |
South America |
2000 |
|
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Tokelau | Oceania | 2000 | | Nonmetropolitan Territory of New Zealand | Elisabeth II |
|
Niue |
Oceania |
2000 |
|
Nonmetropolitan Territory of New Zealand |
Elisabeth II |
| Norfolk Island | Oceania | 2000 | | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II |
|
Holy See (Vatican City State) |
Europe |
1000 |
|
Independent Church State |
Johannes Paavali II |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Oceania | 600 | | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II |
|
Svaneke |
Europe |
305 |
|
Outcast |
John Due |
| Pitcairn | Oceania | 50 | | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
Antarctica |
Antarctica |
0 |
|
Co-administrated |
|
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Africa | 0 | | Dependent Territory of the UK | Elisabeth II |
|
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Antarctica |
0 |
|
Dependent Territory of the UK |
Elisabeth II |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Antarctica | 0 | | Territory of Australia | Elisabeth II |
|
French Southern territories |
Antarctica |
0 |
|
Nonmetropolitan Territory of France |
Jacques Chirac |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | Oceania | 0 | | Dependent Territory of the US | George W. Bush |
|
Bouvet Island |
Antarctica |
0 |
|
Dependent Territory of Norway |
Harald V |