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Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
World	6,928,198,253	35	196,939,900	third planet from the sun	land area about 16 times the size of the United States
China	1,336,718,015	361	3,705,407	Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam	slightly smaller than the United States
India	1,189,172,906	937	1,269,219	Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan	slightly more than one-third the size of the US
United States	313,232,044	83	3,794,100	North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico	about half the size of Russia; slightly larger than China
Indonesia	245,613,043	334	735,358	Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean	slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Brazil	203,429,773	62	3,287,612	Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean	slightly smaller than the United States
Pakistan	187,342,721	609	307,374	Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north	slightly less than twice the size of California
Bangladesh	158,570,535	2852	55,598	Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India	slightly smaller than Iowa
Nigeria	155,215,573	435	356,669	Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon	slightly more than twice the size of California
Russia	138,739,892	21	6,601,668	Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean	approximately 1.8 times the size of the United States
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Japan	126,475,664	867	145,914	Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula	slightly smaller than California
Mexico	113,724,226	150	758,449	Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US	slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Philippines	101,833,938	879	115,831	Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam	slightly larger than Arizona
Ethiopia	90,873,739	213	426,373	Eastern Africa, west of Somalia	slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Vietnam	90,549,390	708	127,881	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia	slightly larger than New Mexico
Egypt	82,079,636	212	386,662	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula	slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
Germany	81,471,834	591	137,847	Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark	slightly smaller than Montana
Turkey	78,785,548	260	302,535	southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria	slightly larger than Texas
Iran	77,891,220	122	636,372	Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan	slightly larger than Alaska
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	71,712,867	79	905,355	Central Africa, northeast of Angola	slightly less than one-fourth the size of the United States
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Thailand	66,720,153	337	198,117	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma	slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
France	65,312,249	263	248,573	Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain	slightly less than twice the size of Colorado
United Kingdom	62,698,362	667	94,058	Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France	slightly smaller than Oregon
Italy	61,016,804	524	116,348	Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia	slightly larger than Arizona
Burma	53,999,804	207	261,228	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand	slightly smaller than Texas
South Africa	49,004,031	104	470,693	Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa	slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Korea, South	48,754,657	1266	38,502	Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea	slightly larger than Indiana
Spain	46,754,784	240	195,124	Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France	slightly more than twice the size of Oregon
Ukraine	45,134,707	194	233,032	Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east	slightly smaller than Texas
Sudan	45,047,502	63	718,723	Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea	slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Colombia	44,725,543	102	439,736	Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama	slightly less than three times the size of Montana
Tanzania	42,746,620	117	365,755	Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique	slightly larger than twice the size of California
Argentina	41,769,726	39	1,073,518	Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay	slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US
Kenya	41,070,934	183	224,081	Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania	slightly more than twice the size of Nevada
Poland	38,441,588	318	120,728	Central Europe, east of Germany	slightly smaller than New Mexico
Algeria	34,994,937	38	919,595	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia	slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
Uganda	34,612,250	372	93,065	Eastern Africa, west of Kenya	slightly smaller than Oregon
Canada	34,030,589	9	3,855,103	Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US	somewhat larger than the United States
Morocco	31,968,361	185	172,414	Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara	slightly larger than California
Iraq	30,399,572	180	169,235	Iran and Kuwait	slightly more than twice the size of Idaho
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Afghanistan	29,835,392	118	251,827	Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran	slightly smaller than Texas
Nepal	29,391,883	517	56,827	Southern Asia, between China and India	slightly larger than Arkansas
Peru	29,248,943	59	496,225	Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador	slightly smaller than Alaska
Malaysia	28,728,607	226	127,355	Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam	slightly larger than New Mexico
Uzbekistan	28,128,600	163	172,742	Central Asia, north of Afghanistan	slightly larger than California
Venezuela	27,635,743	78	352,144	Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana	slightly more than twice the size of California
Saudi Arabia	26,131,703	31	830,000	Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen	slightly more than one-fifth the size of the United States
Ghana	24,791,073	269	92,098	Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo	slightly smaller than Oregon
Korea, North	24,457,492	526	46,540	Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea	slightly smaller than Mississippi
Yemen	24,133,492	118	203,850	Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia	slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Taiwan	23,071,779	1661	13,892	Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China	slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined
Mozambique	22,948,858	74	308,642	South-eastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania	slightly less than twice the size of California
Syria	22,517,750	315	71,498	Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey	slightly larger than North Dakota
Madagascar	21,926,221	97	226,658	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique	slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
Romania	21,904,551	238	92,043	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine	slightly smaller than Oregon
Australia	21,766,711	7	2,988,902	Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean	slightly smaller than the United States contiguous 48 states
Cote d'Ivoire	21,504,162	173	124,504	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia	slightly larger than New Mexico
Sri Lanka	21,283,913	840	25,332	Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India	slightly larger than West Virginia
Cameroon	19,711,291	107	183,568	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria	slightly larger than California
Chile	16,888,760	58	291,933	Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru	slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Netherlands	16,847,007	1050	16,040	Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany	slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Burkina Faso	16,751,455	158	105,869	Western Africa, north of Ghana	slightly larger than Colorado
Niger	16,468,886	34	489,191	Western Africa, southeast of Algeria	slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Malawi	15,879,252	347	45,747	Southern Africa, east of Zambia	slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Kazakhstan	15,522,373	15	1,052,090	Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe	slightly less than four times the size of Texas
Ecuador	15,007,343	137	109,484	Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru	slightly smaller than Nevada
Cambodia	14,701,717	210	69,898	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos	slightly smaller than Oklahoma
Mali	14,159,904	30	478,841	Western Africa, southwest of Algeria	slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Zambia	13,881,336	48	290,587	Southern Africa, east of Angola	slightly larger than Texas
Guatemala	13,824,463	329	42,042	Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize	slightly smaller than Tennessee
Angola	13,338,541	28	481,354	Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo	slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Senegal	12,643,799	166	75,955	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania	slightly smaller than South Dakota
Zimbabwe	12,084,304	80	150,872	Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia	slightly larger than Montana
Rwanda	11,370,425	1118	10,169	Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo	slightly smaller than Maryland
Cuba	11,087,330	259	42,803	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 90 miles south of Key West, Florida	slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Portugal	10,760,305	303	35,556	Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain	slightly smaller than Indiana
Greece	10,760,136	211	50,949	Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar	slightly smaller than Alabama
Chad	10,758,945	22	495,755	Central Africa, south of Libya	slightly more than three times the size of California
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Tunisia	10,629,186	168	63,170	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya	slightly larger than the American state of Georgia
Guinea	10,601,009	112	94,926	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone	slightly smaller than Oregon
Belgium	10,431,477	885	11,787	Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands	about the size of Maryland
Burundi	10,216,190	951	10,745	Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo	slightly smaller than Maryland
Czech Republic	10,190,213	335	30,451	Central Europe, southeast of Germany	slightly smaller than South Carolina
Bolivia	10,118,683	24	424,164	Central South America, southwest of Brazil	slightly less than three times the size of Montana
Hungary	9,976,062	278	35,918	Central Europe, northwest of Romania	slightly smaller than Indiana
Dominican Republic	9,956,648	530	18,792	Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti	slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire
Somalia	9,925,640	40	246,201	Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia	slightly smaller than Texas
Haiti	9,719,932	907	10,714	Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic	slightly smaller than Maryland
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Belarus	9,577,552	119	80,155	Eastern Europe, east of Poland	slightly smaller than Kansas
Benin	9,325,032	214	43,484	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo	slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Sweden	9,088,728	52	173,860	Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway	slightly larger than California
Azerbaijan	8,372,373	250	33,436	Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range	slightly smaller than Maine
South Sudan	8,260,490	33	248,777	Sahel Region of northeastern Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia	slightly smaller than Texas
Austria	8,217,280	254	32,383	Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia	slightly smaller than Maine
Honduras	8,143,564	188	43,278	Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua	slightly larger than Tennessee
Switzerland	7,639,961	479	15,937	Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy	slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Tajikistan	7,627,200	138	55,251	Central Asia, west of China	slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Israel	7,473,052	932	8,019	Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Serbia	7,310,555	244	29,913	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina	slightly smaller than Kentucky
Hong Kong	7,122,508	16709	426	Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China	six times the size of Washington, DC
Bulgaria	7,093,635	166	42,811	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey	slightly larger than Tennessee
Togo	6,771,993	309	21,925	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana	slightly smaller than West Virginia
Libya	6,597,960	10	679,362	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia	slightly larger than Alaska
Jordan	6,508,271	189	34,495	Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia	slightly smaller than Indiana
Laos	6,477,211	71	91,429	Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam	slightly larger than Utah
Paraguay	6,459,058	41	157,048	Central South America, northeast of Argentina	slightly smaller than California
Papua New Guinea	6,187,591	35	178,704	Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia	slightly larger than California
El Salvador	6,071,774	747	8,124	Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras	slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Eritrea	5,939,484	131	45,406	Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan	slightly larger than Pennsylvania
Nicaragua	5,666,301	113	50,336	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras	slightly smaller than the state of New York
Kyrgyzstan	5,587,443	72	77,202	Central Asia, west of China	slightly smaller than South Dakota
Denmark	5,529,888	332	16,639	Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)	slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts
Slovakia	5,477,038	289	18,933	Central Europe, south of Poland	about twice the size of New Hampshire
Sierra Leone	5,363,669	194	27,699	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia	slightly smaller than South Carolina
Finland	5,259,250	40	130,559	Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia	slightly smaller than Montana
United Arab Emirates	5,148,664	160	32,278	Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia	slightly smaller than Maine
Turkmenistan	4,997,503	27	188,456	Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan	slightly larger than California
Central African Republic	4,950,027	21	240,535	Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo	slightly smaller than Texas
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Singapore	4,740,737	17616	269	Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia	slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Norway	4,691,849	38	125,021	Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden	slightly larger than New Mexico
Ireland	4,670,976	172	27,133	Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain	slightly smaller than South Carolina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4,622,163	234	19,767	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia	slightly smaller than West Virginia
Georgia	4,585,874	170	26,911	Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia	slightly smaller than South Carolina
Costa Rica	4,576,562	232	19,730	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama	slightly smaller than West Virginia
Croatia	4,483,804	205	21,851	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia	slightly smaller than West Virginia
Moldova	4,314,377	330	13,070	Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania	slightly larger than Maryland
New Zealand	4,290,347	42	103,363	Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia	about the size of Colorado
Congo, Republic of the	4,243,929	32	132,047	Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon	slightly smaller than Montana
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Lebanon	4,143,101	1032	4,015	Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria	about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
Puerto Rico	3,989,133	749	5,324	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic	slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Liberia	3,786,764	88	43,000	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone	slightly larger than Tennessee
Lithuania	3,535,547	140	25,212	Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia	slightly larger than West Virginia
Panama	3,460,462	119	29,120	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica	slightly smaller than South Carolina
Uruguay	3,308,535	49	68,037	Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil	slightly smaller than the state of Washington
Mauritania	3,281,634	8	397,955	Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara	slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico
Mongolia	3,133,318	5	603,909	Northern Asia, between China and Russia	slightly smaller than Alaska
Oman	3,027,959	25	119,499	Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE	slightly smaller than Kansas
Albania	2,994,667	270	11,100	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro	slightly smaller than Maryland
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Armenia	2,967,975	258	11,484	Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey	slightly smaller than Maryland
Jamaica	2,868,380	676	4,244	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal	slightly less than twice the size of Delaware
Kuwait	2,595,628	377	6,880	Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia	slightly smaller than New Jersey
West Bank	2,568,555	1135	2,263	Middle East, west of Jordan	slightly smaller than Delaware
Latvia	2,204,708	88	24,938	Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania	slightly larger than West Virginia
Namibia	2,147,585	7	318,261	Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa	slightly more than half the size of Alaska
Macedonia	2,077,328	209	9,928	Southeastern Europe, north of Greece	slightly larger than Vermont
Botswana	2,065,398	9	224,607	Southern Africa, north of South Africa	slightly smaller than Texas
Slovenia	2,000,092	256	7,827	Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Lesotho	1,924,886	164	11,720	Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa	slightly smaller than Maryland
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Kosovo	1,825,632	434	4,203	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic	slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Gambia, The	1,797,860	412	4,361	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal	slightly less than twice the size of Delaware
Gaza Strip	1,657,155	11922	139	Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Guinea-Bissau	1,596,677	114	13,948	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal	slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Gabon	1,576,665	15	103,347	Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea	slightly smaller than Colorado
Swaziland	1,370,424	204	6,704	Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Mauritius	1,303,717	1655	788	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar	almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC
Estonia	1,282,963	73	17,463	Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia	slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined
Trinidad and Tobago	1,227,505	620	1,980	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela	slightly smaller than Delaware
Bahrain	1,214,705	4140	293	Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia	3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Timor-Leste	1,177,834	205	5,743	Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago	slightly larger than Connecticut
Cyprus	1,120,489	314	3,572	Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey	about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut
Fiji	883,125	125	7,056	Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Qatar	848,016	190	4,473	Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia	slightly smaller than Connecticut
Comoros	794,683	921	863	Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique	slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
Djibouti	757,074	85	8,958	Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia	slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Guyana	744,768	9	83,000	Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela	slightly smaller than Idaho
Bhutan	708,427	48	14,824	Southern Asia, between China and India	about half the size of Indiana
Equatorial Guinea	668,225	62	10,831	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon	slightly smaller than Maryland
Montenegro	661,807	124	5,333	Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia	slightly smaller than Connecticut
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Macau	573,003	52627	11	Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China	about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Solomon Islands	571,890	51	11,157	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea	slightly smaller than Maryland
Cape Verde	516,100	331	1,557	Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal	slightly larger than Rhode Island
Western Sahara	507,160	5	102,703	Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco	slightly smaller than Colorado
Luxembourg	503,302	504	998	Western Europe, between France and Germany	slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Suriname	491,989	8	63,251	Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana	slightly larger than the American state of Georgia
Malta	408,333	3347	122	Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)	slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
Brunei	401,890	181	2,226	Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia	slightly smaller than Delaware
Maldives	394,999	3433	115	Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India	about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Belize	321,115	36	8,867	Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico	slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Bahamas	313,312	58	5,359	Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba	slightly smaller than Connecticut
Iceland	311,058	8	39,769	Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK	slightly smaller than Kentucky
French Polynesia	294,935	183	1,609	Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia	slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
Barbados	286,705	1727	166	Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
New Caledonia	256,275	36	7,172	Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Vanuatu	224,564	48	4,706	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia	slightly larger than Connecticut
Samoa	193,161	177	1,093	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Guam	183,286	873	210	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico	three times the size of Washington, DC
Sao Tome and Principe	179,506	482	372	Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon	more than five times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Lucia	161,557	679	238	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago	3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Curacao	142,180	829	171	Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea - 55 km off the coast of Venezuela	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Virgin Islands	109,666	149	737	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico	almost 10 times the size of Washington, DC
Grenada	108,419	816	133	Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada	twice the size of Washington, DC
Micronesia	106,836	394	271	Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia	four times the size of Washington, DC
Aruba	106,113	1527	69	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela	slightly larger than Washington, DC
Tonga	105,916	367	288	Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	four times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	103,869	692	150	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Kiribati	100,743	322	313	Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia	four times the size of Washington, DC
Jersey	94,161	2102	45	Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France	about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Seychelles	89,188	508	176	Eastern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Antigua and Barbuda	87,884	514	171	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Andorra	84,825	469	181	Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Isle of Man	84,655	383	221	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland	slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Dominica	72,969	252	290	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago	slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC
Bermuda	68,679	3294	21	North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (US)	about one-third the size of Washington, DC
American Samoa	67,242	875	77	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand	slightly larger than Washington, DC
Marshall Islands	67,182	961	70	Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia	about the size of Washington, DC
Guernsey	65,068	2161	30	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France	about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Greenland	57,670	0	836,330	Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey	slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Cayman Islands	51,384	504	102	Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Saint Kitts and Nevis	50,314	499	101	Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Faroe Islands	49,267	92	538	Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway	eight times the size of Washington, DC
Northern Mariana Islands	46,050	257	179	Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Turks and Caicos Islands	44,819	122	366	Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Sint Maarten	37,429	2851	13	Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands	about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Liechtenstein	35,236	570	62	Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland	about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
San Marino	31,817	1351	24	Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Martin	30,615	1458	21	Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; French part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Saint Martin lies east of the US Virgin Islands	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Monaco	30,539	39548	1	Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy	about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Gibraltar	28,956	11538	3	Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain	about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
British Virgin Islands	25,383	435	58	Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico	about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Palau	20,956	118	177	Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines	about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Dhekelia	15,700	311	51	Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta	about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Akrotiri	15,700	331	47	Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus	about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Wallis and Futuna	15,398	281	55	Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Anguilla	15,094	430	35	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico	about half the size of Washington, DC
Cook Islands	11,124	122	91	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Tuvalu	10,544	1050	10	Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia	0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Nauru	9,322	1150	8	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands	about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,700	65	119	A group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2,300 nm southwest of Saint Helena	slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Saint Barthelemy	7,367	909	8		about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,888	63	93	Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Montserrat	5,140	131	39	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico	about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	3,140	1	4,700	Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina	slightly smaller than Connecticut
Norfolk Island	2,169	156	14	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia	about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Svalbard	2,019	0	23,956	Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway	slightly smaller than West Virginia
Christmas Island	1,402	27	52	Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia	about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Tokelau	1,384	299	5	Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Niue	1,311	13	100	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Holy See (Vatican City)	832	4897	0	Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)	smaller than the Sawgrass Mills Mall parking lot in Sunrise, Florida
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	596	110	5	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Pitcairn Islands	48	3	18	Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand	about one-fourth times the size of Washington, DC
Antarctica	0	0	5,405,430	south of the Antarctic Circle	slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the United States
British Indian Ocean Territory	0	0	21,004	Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia	slightly smaller than West Virginia
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands	0	0	1,507	Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America	slightly larger than Rhode Island
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	0	0	159	Islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Jan Mayen	0	0	146	Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Bouvet Island	0	0	19	Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	about one-fourth times the size of Washington, DC
Paracel Islands	0	0	3	Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines	about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Wake Island	0	0	3	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands	about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Name	Population	Population Density	Area Sq. mi.	Location	Comparative Size
Clipperton Island	0	0	2	Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico	about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Navassa Island	0	0	2	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti	about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	0	0	2	Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Spratly Islands	0	0	2	Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Coral Sea Islands	0	0	1	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia	about four times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Source: CIA World Factbook, accessed July 15, 2011

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Location

Comparative Size

third planet from the sun

land area about 16 times the size of the United States

Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam

slightly smaller than the United States

Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan

slightly more than one-third the size of the US

North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico

about half the size of Russia; slightly larger than China

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

slightly less than three times the size of Texas

Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

slightly smaller than the United States

Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north

slightly less than twice the size of California

Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India

slightly smaller than Iowa

Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon

slightly more than twice the size of California

Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean

approximately 1.8 times the size of the United States

Name

Population

Population

Density

Area

Sq. mi.

Location

Comparative Size

Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula

slightly smaller than California

Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US

slightly less than three times the size of Texas

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam

slightly larger than Arizona

Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia

slightly larger than New Mexico

Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula

slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico

Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark

slightly smaller than Montana

southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria

slightly larger than Texas

Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan

slightly larger than Alaska

Central Africa, northeast of Angola

slightly less than one-fourth the size of the United States

Name

Location

Comparative Size

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma

slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming

Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain

slightly less than twice the size of Colorado

Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France

slightly smaller than Oregon

Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia

slightly larger than Arizona

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand

slightly smaller than Texas

Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea

slightly larger than Indiana

Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France

slightly more than twice the size of Oregon

Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east

slightly smaller than Texas

Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea

slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US

Name

Location

Comparative Size

Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama

slightly less than three times the size of Montana

Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique