| Rank | Country / Territory | Population
July 2005
UN estimate
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| — | World | 6,464,750,000
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| 1 | Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China (Mainland) | 1,315,844,000
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| 2 | Image:Flag of India.svg India | 1,103,371,000<ref name="ind">Includes data from Jammu and Kashmir (India-administered), Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered), and Aksai Chin (PRC-administered).</ref>
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| 3 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States of America | 298,213,000
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| 4 | Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg Indonesia | 222,781,000
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| 5 | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 186,405,000
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| 6 | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 157,935,000
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| 7 | Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia | 143,202,000
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| 8 | Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 141,822,000
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| 9 | Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 131,530,000
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| 10 | Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Japan | 128,085,000
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| 11 | Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 107,029,000
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| 12 | Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 84,238,000
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| 13 | Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 83,054,000
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| 14 | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 82,689,000
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| 15 | Image:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia | 77,431,000
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| 16 | Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 74,033,000
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| 17 | Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 73,193,000
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| 18 | Image:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 69,515,000
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| 19 | Image:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 64,233,000
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| 20 | Image:Flag of France.svg France | 60,496,000<ref>Figure for Metropolitan France only.</ref>
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| 21 | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 59,668,000
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| 22 | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 58,093,000
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| 23 | Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo | 57,549,000
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| 24 | Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 50,519,000
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| 25 | Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg South Korea | 47,817,000
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| 26 | Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 47,432,000
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| 27 | Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 46,481,000
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| 28 | Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 45,600,000
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| 29 | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 43,064,000
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| 30 | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 38,747,000
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| 31 | Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Poland | 38,530,000
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| 32 | Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | 38,329,000
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| 33 | Image:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan | 36,233,000
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| 34 | Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 34,256,000
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| 35 | Image:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 32,854,000
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| 36 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | 32,268,000
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| 37 | Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 31,478,000
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| 38 | Image:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan | 29,863,000
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| 39 | Image:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 28,816,000
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| 40 | Image:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | 28,807,000
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| 41 | Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | 27,968,000
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| 42 | Image:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 27,133,000
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| 43 | Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 26,749,000
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| 44 | Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 26,593,000
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| 45 | Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 25,347,000
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| 46 | Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 24,573,000
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| 47 | Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (Taiwan) | 22,894,384<ref name="roc">Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc., which are under the effective control of the Republic of China, and are claimed by the People's Republic of China. Population figure is from the CIA World Factbook (as of 2005-07-01).</ref>
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| 48 | Image:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | 22,488,000
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| 49 | Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 22,113,000
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| 50 |  Romania | 21,711,000
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| 51 | Image:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen | 20,975,000
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| 52 | Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 20,743,000
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| 53 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 20,155,000<ref name="aus">Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828).</ref>
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| 54 | Image:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique | 19,792,000
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| 55 |  Syria | 19,043,000
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| 56 | Image:Flag of Madagascar (bordered).svg Madagascar | 18,606,000<ref name="mdg">The figure from the National Institute of Statistics in Madagascar does not agree with the UN figure. Latest estimate is from 2004, extrapolation gives about 17,400,000 in 2005[1].</ref>
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| 57 | Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire | 18,154,000
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| 58 | Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 16,322,000
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| 59 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 16,299,000
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| 60 | Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Chile | 16,295,000
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| 61 | Image:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | 15,941,000
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| 62 | Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 14,825,000
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| 63 | Image:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 14,071,000
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| 64 | Image:Flag of Niger.svg Niger | 13,957,000
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| 65 | Image:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 13,518,000
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| 66 | Image:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso | 13,228,000
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| 67 | Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | 13,228,000
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| 68 | Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 13,010,000
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| 69 | Image:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi | 12,884,000
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| 70 | Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 12,599,000
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| 71 | Image:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | 11,668,000
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| 72 | Image:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 11,658,000
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| 73 | Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 11,269,000
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| 74 | Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 11,120,000
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| 75 | Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 10,495,000
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| 76 | Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 10,419,000
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| 77 | Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Czech Republic | 10,220,000
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| 78 | Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 10,102,000
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| 79 | Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 10,098,000
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| 80 | Image:Flag of Serbia (state) (bordered).svg Serbia | 9,778,991<ref name="geo-cs"> Geohive.com: 1991 Census figure including Kosovo (with 1.96 million).</ref>
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| 81 | Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 9,755,000
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| 82 | Image:Flag of Chad.svg Chad | 9,749,000
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| 83 | Image:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea | 9,402,000
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| 84 | Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | 9,182,000
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| 85 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 9,041,000
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| 86 | Image:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda | 9,038,000
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| 87 | Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 8,895,000
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| 88 | Image:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti | 8,528,000
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| 89 | Image:Flag of Benin.svg Benin | 8,439,000
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| 90 | Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 8,411,000
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| 91 | Image:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia | 8,228,000
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| 92 | Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 8,189,000
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| 93 | Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg Bulgaria | 7,726,000
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| 94 | Image:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi | 7,548,000
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| 95 | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | 7,252,000
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| 96 | Image:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras | 7,205,000
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| 97 | Image:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (PR China) | 7,041,000
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| 98 | Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 6,881,000
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| 99 | Image:Flag of Israel (bordered).svg Israel | 6,725,000
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| 100 | Image:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 6,507,000
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| 101 | Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 6,158,000
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| 102 | Image:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | 6,145,000
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| 103 | Image:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 5,924,000
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| 104 | Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea | 5,887,000
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| 105 | Image:Flag of Libya.svg Libya | 5,853,000
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| 106 | Image:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 5,703,000
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| 107 | Image:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | 5,525,000
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| 108 | Image:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | 5,487,000
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| 109 | Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 5,431,000
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| 110 | Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 5,401,000
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| 111 | Image:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | 5,264,000
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| 112 | Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Finland | 5,249,000<ref name="fin">Includes Åland Islands</ref>
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| 113 | Image:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | 4,833,000
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| 114 | Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 4,620,000<ref name="nor">Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island.</ref>
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| 115 | Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 4,551,000
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| 116 | Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 4,496,000
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| 117 | Image:Flag of Georgia (bordered).svg Georgia | 4,474,000
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| 118 | Image:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea | 4,401,000
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| 119 | Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica | 4,327,000
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| 120 | Image:Flag of Singapore (bordered).svg Singapore | 4,326,000
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| 121 | Image:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | 4,206,000
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| 122 | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | 4,148,000
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| 123 | Image:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic | 4,038,000
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| 124 | Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 4,028,000
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| 125 | Image:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo | 3,999,000
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| 126 | Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (US) | 3,955,000
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| 127 | Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,907,000
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| 128 | Image:Palestinian flag.svg Palestinian territories | 3,702,000
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| 129 | Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 3,577,000
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| 130 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3,463,000
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| 131 | Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 3,431,000
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| 132 | Image:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia | 3,283,000
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| 133 | Image:Flag of Panama (bordered).svg Panama | 3,232,000
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| 134 | Image:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | 3,130,000
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| 135 | Image:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania | 3,069,000
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| 136 | Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | 3,016,000
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| 137 | Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 2,687,000
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| 138 | Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 2,651,000
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| 139 | Image:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | 2,646,000
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| 140 | Image:Flag of Oman (bordered).svg Oman | 2,567,000
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| 141 | Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 2,307,000
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| 142 | Image:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan | 2,163,000<ref name="bhu">The figure from the government of Bhutan does not agree with the UN figure. The 2005 Census figure is 672,425.</ref>
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| 143 | Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 2,034,000
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| 144 | Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 2,031,000
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| 145 | Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 1,967,000
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| 146 | Image:Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg Lesotho | 1,795,000
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| 147 | Image:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 1,765,000
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| 148 | Image:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau | 1,586,000
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| 149 | Image:Flag of The Gambia.svg The Gambia | 1,517,000
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| 150 | Image:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | 1,384,000
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| 151 | Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 1,330,000
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| 152 | Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 1,305,000
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| 153 | Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius | 1,245,000<ref name="mau">Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.</ref>
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| 154 | Image:Flag of Swaziland.svg Swaziland | 1,032,000
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| 155 | Image:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor | 947,000
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| 156 | Image:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 848,000
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| 157 | Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 835,000<ref>Estimated total population of both Greek and Turkish controlled areas. The Statistical Institute of the Republic of Cyprus shows a population of 749,200 (2004 Census). The 2006 census of the Turkish controlled area (TRNC) shows a population of 264,172.</ref>
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| 158 | Image:Flag of Qatar (bordered).svg Qatar | 813,000
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| 159 | Image:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros | 798,000<ref name="com">Includes the island of Mayotte (with a population as of 2002 of 160,265).</ref>
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| 160 | Image:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti | 793,000
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| 161 | Image:Flag of France.svg Réunion (France) | 785,000
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| 162 | Image:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana | 751,000
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| 163 | Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 727,000
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| 164 | Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro | 620,145<ref name="me">Figure from the 2003 census.</ref>
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| 165 | Image:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde | 507,000
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| 166 | Image:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | 504,000
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| 167 | Image:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands | 478,000
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| 168 | Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 465,000
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| 169 | Image:Flag of Macau.svg Macau (PR China) | 460,000
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| 170 | Image:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname | 449,000
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| 171 | Image:Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe (France) | 448,000
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| 172 | Image:Flag of Malta (bordered).svg Malta | 402,000
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| 173 | Image:Flag of France.svg Martinique (France) | 396,000
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| 174 | Image:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | 374,000
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| 175 | Image:Flag of Western Sahara.svg Western Sahara | 341,000
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| 176 | Image:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | 329,000
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| 177 | Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas | 323,000
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| 178 | Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | 295,000
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| 179 | Image:Flag of Belize.svg Belize | 270,000
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| 180 | Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 270,000
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| 181 | Image:Flag of France.svg Image:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia (France) | 257,000
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| 182 | Image:Flag of France.svg New Caledonia (France) | 237,000
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| 183 | Image:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu | 211,000
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| 184 | Image:Flag of France.svg French Guiana (France) | 187,000
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| 185 | Image:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 185,000
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| 186 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (bordered).svg Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) | 183,000
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| 187 | Image:Flag of Guam.svg Guam (US) | 170,000
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| 188 | Image:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia | 161,000
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| 189 | Image:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | 157,000
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| 190 | Channel Islands (UK) | 149,000<ref name="ci">Consists of the bailiwicks of Guernsey (with a population as of the 2001 census of 62,101) and Jersey (with a population as of the 2001 census of 87,186).</ref>
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| 191 | Image:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 119,000
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| 192 | Image:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands (US) | 112,000
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| 193 | Image:Flag of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia | 110,000
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| 194 | Image:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada | 103,000
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| 195 | Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | 102,000
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| 196 | Image:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba (Netherlands) | 99,000
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| 197 | Image:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati | 99,000
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| 198 | Image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda | 81,000
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| 199 | Image:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 81,000
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| 200 | Image:Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles | 81,000
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| 201 | Image:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica | 79,000
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| 202 | Image:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man (UK) | 77,000
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| 203 | Image:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | 67,000
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| 204 | Image:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa (US) | 65,000
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| 205 | Image:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (UK) | 64,000
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| 206 | Image:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands | 62,000
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| 207 | Image:Flag of Greenland (bordered).svg Greenland (Denmark) | 57,000
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| 208 | Image:Flag of the Faroe Islands (bordered).svg Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 47,000
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| 209 | Image:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands (UK) | 45,000
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| 210 | Image:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43,000
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| 211 | Image:Flag of Monaco (bordered).svg Monaco | 35,000
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| 212 | Image:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | 35,000
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| 213 | Image:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino | 28,000
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| 214 | Image:Flag of Gibraltar (bordered).svg Gibraltar (UK) | 28,000
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| 215 | Image:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 26,000
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| 216 | Image:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands (UK) | 22,000
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| 217 | Image:Flag of Palau.svg Palau | 20,000
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| 218 | Image:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (NZ) | 18,000
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| 219 | Image:Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna (France) | 15,000
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| 220 | Image:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru | 14,000
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| 221 | Image:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla (UK) | 12,000
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| 222 | Image:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu | 10,000
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| 223 | Image:Flag of France.svg Image:Flag of France.svg Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 6,000
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| 224 | Image:Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena (UK) | 5,000<ref name="sh">Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</ref>
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| 225 | Image:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat (UK) | 4,000
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| 226 | Image:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands (UK) | 3,000
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| 227 | Image:Flag of Niue.svg Niue (NZ) | 1,000
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| 228 | Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Tokelau (NZ) | 1,000
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| 229 | Image:Flag of the Vatican City.svg Vatican City | 783
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| 230 | Image:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 67
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