The world in focus. (World Affairs Annual).FAST FACTS ON 193 COUNTRIES Statistics look like a series of cold, hard facts. But every number tells a story. For instance, the number 37 under Malawi's life expectancy Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. , an indicator Indicator Anything used to predict future financial or economic trends. Notes: In the context of technical analysis, an indicator is a mathematical calculation based on a securities price and/or volume. The result is used to predict future prices. of the overall health of a population, means many men in that African nation are dying very young. The 99/99 under Germany's literacy literacy Ability to read and write. The term may also refer to familiarity with literature and to a basic level of education obtained through the written word. In ancient civilizations such as those of the Sumerians and Babylonians, literacy was the province of an elite rate tells you that almost all of the country's men and women know how to read, while the 71/45 under the same category for Iraq Iraq or Irak (both: ēräk`, ĭrăk`), officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. reveals that many more Iraqi men know how to read than women. These tables describe each of the world's 193 countries with 13 kinds of data. Once you know how to interpret To run a program one line at a time. Each line of source language is translated into machine language and then executed. the numbers, they can offer great insight into a nation and its challenges. The diagram diagram /di·a·gram/ (di´ah-gram) a graphic representation, in simplest form, of an object or concept, made up of lines and lacking pictorial elements. below will help you figure out how to use them. Area & Population: Taken together, these figures allow you to calculate population density (population divided by area), an important indicator of such things as crowdedness. Urban Population: The percentage of the total population living in urban areas. Urbanization has skyrocketed in developing countries, as people leave rural areas in search of work. Population Growth: A high rate of population growth could signal a nation that is struggling to feed its people, while a low rate might be a sign that a nation could run short of workers. Major Languages Spoken: There are some 6,000 languages in the world, not counting local dialects. Many nations have more than one language. Form of Government & Head: Governments are classified according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. who holds power. In democracies, people elect their leaders; dictatorships keep power away from the people. (A glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. defining the terms used is on page 33) Date of Origin: The year a nation was formed, gained independence, or established its present form of government. Literacy Rate: The percentage of people (male/female) who can read and write. Per Capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. : The Gross Domestic Product--the value of all goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. produced in one year--divided per capita, meaning per person. It is one way to gauge gauge In manufacturing and engineering, a device used to determine whether a dimension is larger or smaller than a reference standard. A snap gauge, for example, is formed like the letter C, with outer “go” and inner “not go” jaws, and is used to a nation's wealth. Percent of Population Under Age 15: Developing countries with a high percentage of young people may have trouble providing jobs, schools, and food, thus risking political unrest Unrest is a sociological phenomenon, for instance:
Life Expectancy: The age to which a newborn newborn /new·born/ (noo´born?) 1. recently born. 2. newborn infant. new·born adj. Very recently born. n. A neonate. (male/female) can expect to live. Improvements in medicine, diet, and environment have helped people live longer. HDI HDI Human Development Index (UNDP yardstick of human welfare) HDI Help Desk Institute HDI Humpty Dumpty Institute (New York, New York) HDI High Density Interconnect (Human Development Index): This number measures economic and human well-being on a scale of 0 to 1. It combines life expectancy, literacy, and purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. into one number. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]
Africa
AREA (SQ MI) URBAN POP. %
COUNTRY POPULATION POP. RISE / YEAR CAPITAL
Algeria 919,591 49 Algiers
31,400,000 1.8
Angola 481,351 32 Luanda
12,700,000 2.9
Benin 43,483 39 Porto-Novo
6,600,000 2.9
Botswana 224,606 49 Gaborone
1,600,000 0.8
Burkina Faso 105,792 15 Ouagadougou
12,600,000 3.0
Burundi 10,745 8 Bujumbura
6,700,000 2.2
Cameroon 183,568 48 Yaounde
16,200,000 2.5
Cape Verde 1,556 53 Praia
500,000 3.0
Central African 240,533 39 Bangui
Republic 3,600,000 2.0
Chad 495,753 21 N'Djamena
9,000,000 3.3
Comoros 861 29 Moroni
600,000 3.5
Congo 132,046 41 Brazzaville
Republic 3,200,000 3.0
Cote d'Ivoire 124,502 46 Yamoussoukro
16,800,000 2.0
Democratic 905,351 29 Kinshasa
Rep. of Congo 55,200,000 3.1
Djibouti 8,958 83 Djibouti
700,000 2.0
Egypt 386,660 43 Cairo
71,200,000 2.0
Equatorial 10,830 37 Malabo
Guinea 500,000 2.7
Eritrea 45,405 16 Asmara
4,500,000 3.0
Ethiopia 426,371 15 Addis Ababa
67,700,000 2.5
Gabon 103,347 73 Libreville
1,200,000 1.6
Gambia 4,363 37 Banjul
1,500,000 2.9
Ghana 92,100 37 Accra
20,200,000 2.2
Guinea 94,927 26 Conakry
8,400,000 2.7
Guinea-Bissau 13,946 22 Bissau
1,300,000 2.5
Kenya 224,081 20 Nairobi
31,100,000 2.0
Lesotho 11,718 16 Maseru
2,200,000 1.8
Liberia 43,000 45 Monrovia
3,300,000 3.1
Libya 679,359 86 Tripoli
5,400,000 2.4
Madagascar 226,656 22 Antananarivo
16,900,000 3.0
Malawi 45,745 20 Lilongwe
10,900,000 2.4
Mali 478,838 26 Bamako
11,300,000 3.0
Mauritania 395,954 55 Nouakchott
2,600,000 2.0
Mauritius 788 43 Port Louis
1,200,000 1.0
Morocco 172,413 55 Rabat
29,700,000 1.9
Mozambique 309,494 28 Maputo
19,600,000 2.0
Namibia 318,259 27 Windhoek
1,800,000 1.6
Niger 489,189 17 Niamey
11,600,000 3.5
Nigeria 356,668 36 Abuja
129,900,000 2.7
Rwanda 10,170 5 Kigali
7,400,000 2.2
Sao Tome 371 44 Sao Tome
& Principe 200,000 3.5
Senegal 75,954 43 Dakar
9,900,000 2.6
Seychelles 174 63 Victoria
100,000 1.1
Sierra Leone 27,699 37 Freetown
5,600,000 2.4
Somalia 246,201 28 Mogadishu
7,800,000 2.9
South Africa 471,444 54 Cape Town,
43,600,000 1.1 Pretoria, and
Bloemfontein
Sudan 967,494 27 Khartoum
32,600,000 2.4
Swaziland 6,703 25 Mbabane &
1,100,000 2.0 Lobamba
Tanzania 364,900 22 Dar es
37,200,000 2.7 Salaam
Togo 21,927 31 Lome
5,300,000 2.9
Tunisia 63,170 63 Tunis
9,800,000 1.2
Uganda 93,066 16 Kampala
24,700,000 3.0
Zambia 290,583 38 Lusaka
10,000,000 2.0
Zimbabwe 150,873 32 Harare
12,300,000 0.9
COUNTRY MAJOR LANGUAGES FORM OF GOVERNMENT & HEAD
Algeria Arabic, French, Berber Dominant party;
dialects President Abdelaziz
Bouteflika
Angola Portuguese, Bantu, Presidential-legislative
others (transitional); President
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Benin French, Fon, Yoruba, Presidential-parliamentary
others democracy; President
Mathieu Kerekou
Botswana English, Setswana Parliamentary democracy
and traditional chiefs;
President Festus Mogae
Burkina Faso French, Sudanic Dominant party;
languages President Blaise Compaore
Burundi Kirundi, French, Dictatorship
Swahili (military-dominated);
President Pierre Buyoya
Cameroon English, French, Dominant party;
African languages President Paul Biya
Cape Verde Portuguese, Crioulo Presidential-parliamentary
democracy; Prime Minister
Jose Maria Pereira Neves
Central African French, Sangho, Arabic, Presidential-parliamentary;
Republic Hunsa, Swahili President Ange-Felix
Patasse
Chad French, Arabic, Sara, Presidential-parliamentary
Sango, others (military-dominated);
President Idriss Deby
Comoros Arabic, French, Presidential
Comoran (military-dominated);
Col. Azali Assoumani
Congo French, Lingala, Military-backed
Republic Monokutuba, Kikongo, dictatorship; President
others Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Cote d'Ivoire French, Dioula, others Presidential-parliamentary
(transitional);
President Laurent Gbagbo
Democratic French, Lingala, Military-backed
Rep. of Congo Kingwana, dictatorship;
Kikongo, Tshiluba President Joseph Kabila
Djibouti French, Arabic, Dominant party; President
Somali, Afar Ismail Omar Guelleh
Egypt Arabic, English, French Dominant party; President
Hosni Mubarak
Equatorial Spanish, French, Presidential
Guinea pidgin English, Fang, (military-dominated);
Bubi, Ibo President Teodoro Obiang
Nguema Mbasogo
Eritrea Amharic, Arabic, Afar, One party;
Tigrinya, Tigre, many President Isaias Afwerki
others
Ethiopia Amharic, Tigrinya, Dominant party;
Orominga, Arabic, Prime Minister Meles
English, others Zenawi
Gabon French, Fang, Myene, Dominant party; President
Bateke, others Omar Bongo
Gambia English, Mandinka, Presidential-parliamentary
Wolof, Fula, others (transitional);
President Yahya Jammeh
Ghana English, Akan, others Presidential-parliamentary
democracy; President John
Agyekum Kufuor
Guinea French, various Dominant party;
African languages President Lansana Conte
Guinea-Bissau Portuguese, Criolo, Presidential-legislative
others (transitional);
President Kumba Yala
Kenya English, Swahili, Dominant party;
many others President Daniel arap Moi
Lesotho Sesotho, English, Parliamentary and
Zulu, Xhosa traditional chiefs
(transitional); Prime
Minister Pakalitha
Mosisili
Liberia English, Niger-Congo Presidential-parliamentary
languages democracy; President
Charles Taylor
Libya Arabic, Italian, One-party dictatorship;
English Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi
Madagascar French, Malagasy Presidential democracy;
President Marc Ravalomanana
Malawi English, Chichewa, Presidential-parliamentary
others democracy; President
Bakili Muluzi
Mali French, Bambara, Presidential-parliamentary
many others democracy; President
Amadou Toumani Toure
Mauritania Hasaniya Arabic, Presidential-parliamentary
Pular, Soninke, Wolof, (military-influenced);
French President Maaouya Ould
Sidi Ahmed Taya
Mauritius English, Creole, Parliamentary democracy;
French, Hindi, Urdu, Prime Minister Sir
Hakka, Bojpoori Anerood Jugnauth
Morocco Arabic, Berber Constitutional monarchy;
dialects, French King Muhammad VI
Mozambique Portuguese, African Presidential-parliamentary
languages democracy; President
Joaquim Chissano
Namibia English, local African Presidential-legislative
languages democracy; President
Sam Nujoma
Niger French, Hausa, Presidential-parliamentary
Djerma democracy (transitional);
President Mamadou Tandja
Nigeria English, Hausa, Presidential-parliamentary
Yoruba, Ibo Fulani democracy (transitional);
President Olusegun Obasanjo
Rwanda Kinyarwanda, French, Dominant party; President
English Kiswahili Paul Kagame
Sao Tome Portuguese Presidentail-parliamentary
& Principe democracy; President
Fradique de Menezes
Senegal French, Wolof, Pulaar, Presidential-parliamentary
Diola, Mandingo democracy; President
Abdoulaye Wade
Seychelles English, French, Presidential-legislative
Creole democracy; President
France-Albert Rene
Sierra Leone English, Mende, Presidential-legislative
Temne, Krio democracy; President Ahmad
Tejan Kabbah (rebel
factions waging civil war)
Somalia Somali, Arabic, Limited government
Italian, English disputed by warlords;
Prime Minister Hasan
Abshir Farah
South Africa English, Afrikaans, Presidential-legislative
Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, democracy; President
Sotho, others Thabo Mbeki
Sudan Arabic, Nubian, Presidential-parliamentary
Ta Bedawie, (military-dominated);
English, others President Omar Hassan
Ahmad al-Bashir
Swaziland English, siSwati Monarchy; King Mswati III
Tanzania Kiswahili, English, Dominant party;
Arabic, many others President Benjamin Mkapa
Togo French, Ewe, Mina, Dominant party;
Dagomba, Kabye President General
Gnassingbe Eyadema
Tunisia Arabic, French Dominant party;
President Zine el
Abidine Ben Ali
Uganda English, Luganda, Dominant party;
Swahili, others President Yoweri Museveni
Zambia English, Bemba, Dominant party;
Tonga, others President Levy Mwanawasa
Zimbabwe English, Shona, Dominant party;
Sindebele, others President Robert Mugabe
DATE OF LITERACY
ORIGIN RATE (%) GDP PER
COUNTRY AGE OF POP.: LIFE CAPITA
% UNDER 15 EXPECTANCY HDI
Algeria 1962 74/49 $1,688
35 68/71 0.697
Angola 1975 56/28 $746
48 44/47 0.403
Benin 1960 52/24 $344
46 53/56 0.420
Botswana 1966 81/60 $3,214
41 39/40 0.572
Burkina Faso 1960 30/9 $185
49 46/47 0.325
Burundi 1962 49/23 $103
48 40/41 0.313
Cameroon 1960 75/52 $530
43 54/56 0.512
Cape Verde 1975 81/64 $1,176
43 66/72 0.715
Central African 1960 69/52 $272
Republic 44 42/46 0.375
Chad 1960 62/35 $178
48 49/53 0.365
Comoros 1975 64/50 $367
46 54/59 0.511
Congo 1960 83/67 $860
Republic 46 49/53 0.512
Cote d'Ivoire 1960 57/40 $620
47 44/47 0.428
Democratic 1960 87/68 NA
Rep. of Congo 48 47/51 0.431
Djibouti 1977 60/33 $823
43 42/44 0.445
Egypt 1922 64/39 $1,370
36 65/68 0.642
Equatorial 1968 90/68 $3,691
Guinea 44 49/53 0.679
Eritrea 1993 66/38 $151
43 53/58 0.421
Ethiopia 1000 B.C. 46/25 $94
44 51/53 0.327
Gabon 1960 74/53 $3,611
40 49/51 0.637
Gambia 1965 58/37 $270
45 51/55 0.405
Ghana 1957 76/54 $262
43 56/59 0.548
Guinea 1958 50/22 $344
44 47/48 0.414
Guinea-Bissau 1973 67/41 $158
44 43/46 0.349
Kenya 1963 86/70 $335
44 47/49 0.513
Lesotho 1966 72/93 $359
40 50/52 0.535
Liberia 1847 54/22 NA
43 49/52 NA
Libya 1951 88/63 NA
36 73/77 0.773
Madagascar 1960 88/73 $270
45 53/57 0.469
Malawi 1964 73/43 $168
46 37/38 0.400
Mali 1960 39/23 $233
47 46/48 0.386
Mauritania 1960 53/40 $396
44 53/55 0.438
Mauritius 1968 87/79 $3,750
26 68/75 0.772
Morocco 1956 57/31 $1,136
32 67/71 0.602
Mozambique 1975 58/27 $182
45 38/37 0.322
Namibia 1990 45/31 $1,760
43 44/41 0.610
Niger 1960 21/7 $167
50 45/46 0.277
Nigeria 1960 67/47 $317
44 52/52 0.462
Rwanda 1962 52/45 $230
44 39/40 0.403
Sao Tome 1975 85/62 $235
& Principe 48 64/67 0.632
Senegal 1960 43/23 $467
44 52/55 0.431
Seychelles 1976 56/60 NA
29 67/73 0.811
Sierra Leone 1961 45/18 $134
44 38/40 0.275
Somalia 1960 36/14 NA
44 45/48 NA
South Africa 1910 82/82 $2,598
34 50/52 0.695
Sudan 1956 58/35 $385
40 55/57 0.499
Swaziland 1968 78/76 $1,141
46 40/41 0.577
Tanzania 1964 79/57 $245
45 51/53 0.440
Togo 1960 67/37 $237
47 53/57 0.493
Tunisia 1956 79/55 $2,044
30 70/74 0.722
Uganda 1962 74/50 $231
51 42/44 0.444
Zambia 1964 86/71 $365
48 37/37 0.433
Zimbabwe 1980 90/80 $736
44 39/36 0.551
Asia
AREA (SQ MI) URBAN POP. %
COUNTRY POPULATION POP. RISE / YEAR CAPITAL
Afghanistan 251,772 22 Kabul
27,800,000 2.4
Armenia 11,506 67 Yerevan
3,800,000 0.2
Azerbaijan 33,436 51 Baku
8,200,000 0.8
Bahrain 266 87 Manama
700,000 1.9
Bangladesh 55,598 23 Dhaka
133,600,000 2.2
Bhutan 18,147 16 Thimphu
900,000 2.5
Brunei 2,228 67 Bandar Seri
400,000 2.0 Begawan
Cambodia 69,900 16 Phnom Penh
12,300,000 1.7
China 3,696,100 38 Beijing
1,280,700,000 0.7
Cyprus 3,571 66 Nicosia
900,000 0.6
East Timor 5,741 8 Dili
800,000 1.5
Georgia 26,911 56 Tbilisi
4,400,000 0.0
India 1,269,340 28 New Delhi
1,049,500,000 1.7
Indonesia 735,355 39 Jakarta
217,000,000 1.6
Iran 630,575 66 Tehran
65,600,000 1.2
Iraq 169,236 68 Baghdad
23,600,000 2.5
Israel (1) 8,131 91 Jerusalem
6,600,000 1.5
Japan 145,869 78 Tokyo
127,400,000 0.2
Jordan 34,444 79 Amman
5,300,000 2.3
Kazakhstan 1,049,151 56 Astana
14,800,000 0.5
Korea, North 46,541 59 Pyongyang
23,200,000 0.7
Korea, South 38,324 79 Seoul
48,400,000 0.8
Kuwait 6,880 100 Kuwait
2,300,000 2.9
Kyrgyzstan 76,641 35 Bishkek
5,000,000 1.3
Laos 91,429 17 Vientiane
5,500,000 2.3
Lebanon 4,015 88 Beirut
4,300,000 1.4
Malaysia 127,317 57 Kuala
24,400,000 1.9 Lumpur
Maldives 116 27 Male
300,000 1.9
Mongolia 604,826 57 Ulaanbaata
2,400,000 1.5
Myanmar 261,228 27 Yangon
(Burma) 49,000,000 1.3 (Rangoon)
Nepal 56,826 11 Kathmandu
23,900,000 2.1
Oman 82,031 72 Muscat
2,800,000 2.9
Pakistan 307,375 33 Islamabad
143,500,000 2.1
Philippines 115,830 47 Manila
80,000,000 2.2
Qatar 4,247 91 Doha
600,000 2.7
Saudi Arabia 829,996 83 Riyadh
24,000,000 2.9
Singapore 239 100 Singapore
4,200,000 0.8
Sri Lanka 25,332 30 Colombo
18,900,000 1.2
Syria 71,498 50 Damascus
17,200,000 2.6
Taiwan 13,969 77 Taipei
22,500,000 0.6
Tajikistan 55,251 27 Dushanbe
6,300,000 1.4
Thailand 198,116 31 Bangkok
62,600,000 0.8
Turkey 299,158 66 Ankara
67,300,000 1.5
Turkmenistan 188,456 44 Ashgabat
5,600,000 1.3
United Arab 32,278 78 Abu Dhabi
Emirates 3,500,000 1.5
Uzbekistan 172,741 38 Tashkent
25,400,000 1.7
Vietnam 128,066 24 Hanoi
79,700,000 1.4
Yemen 203,849 26 Sana'a
18,600,000 3.3
COUNTRY MAJOR LANGUAGES FORM OF GOVERNMENT & HEAD
Afghanistan Pashtu, Afghan Transitional;
Persian, Turkic, President Hamid Karzai
others
Armenia Armenian, Russian, Presidential-parliamentary
others democracy; President Robert
Kocharian
Azerbaijan Azeri, Russian, Dominant party;
Armenian, others President Heydar Aliyev
Bahrain Arabic, English, Monarchy; Emir Hamad bin 'lsa
Farsi, Urdu Al Khalifah
Bangladesh Bengali, English Parliamentary democracy
(transitional); Prime
Minister Khaleda Zia
Bhutan Dzongkha, Tibetan, Monarchy; King Jigme Singye
and Nepalese Wangchuck
dialects
Brunei Malay, English, Monarchy; Sultan and Prime
Chinese Minister Sir Muda Hassanal
Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah
Cambodia Khmer, French Dominant party;
Prime Minister Hun Sen
China Mandarin, other Communist one-party state;
Chinese dialects, President Jiang Zemin
other languages
Cyprus Greek, Turkish Presidential-legislative
English democracy; President Glafcos
Clerides
East Timor Tetun, Portuguese, Parliamentary democracy
Indonesian, English (transitional); President
Xanana Gusmao
Georgia Georgian, Russian, Presidential-parliamentary
Armenian, Azeri democracy;
Ossetian, others President Eduard Shevardnadze
India Hindu, English, Parliamentary democracy;
many others Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee
Indonesia Bahasa Indo-nesian Presidential-parliamentary
English, Dutch, democracy; President Megawati
others Sukarnoputri
Iran Farsi, Turkic, Presidential-parliamentary
Kurdish, Luri, others under Islamic religious
control; President Mohammad
Khatami
Iraq Arabic, Kurdish One-party presidential
Assyrian, Armenian dictatorship; President
Saddam Hussein
Israel (1) Hebrew, Arabic Parliamentary democracy;
English Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Japan Japanese Parliamentary democracy;
Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi
Jordan Arabic, English Constitutional monarchy;
King Abdullah II
Kazakhstan Kazakh, Russian Dominant party;
Ukrainian, others President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Korea, North Korean Communist one-party state;
General Secretary Kim Jong II
Korea, South Korean, English Presidential-parliamentary
democracy; President Kim Dae
Jung
Kuwait Arabic, English Constitutional monarchy; Prime
Minister Saad al-Abdullah
al-Salim Al Sabah
Kyrgyzstan Kirghiz, Russian Presidential-parliamentary
democracy; President Askar
Akayev
Laos Lao, French, English, Communist one-party state;
others President Khamtai Siphandon
Lebanon Arabic, French President-parliamentary, with
Armenian, English heavy foreign influence;
President Emile Lahoud
Malaysia Malay, English, Dominant party; Prime Minister
Chinese dialects, Datuk Seri Mahathir bin
many others Mohamad
Maldives Maldivian Divehi, Presidential-legislative;
English President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Mongolia Khalkha, Mongol Presidential-parliamentary
Turkic, Russian democracy; Prime Minister
Chinese Nambaryn Enkhbayar
Myanmar Burmese, others Military;
(Burma) Prime Minister General Than
Swe
Nepal Nepali, others Parliamentary democracy;
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
Deuba
Oman Arabic, English, Monarchy; Prime Minister &
Baluchi, Urdu, Sultan Qabus bin Sa'id Al
others Sa'id
Pakistan Urdu, Punjabi, Military;
Sindhi, Siraiki, President General Pervez
English, others Musharraf
Philippines Filipino, English Presidential-legislative
democracy; Presidential Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo
Qatar Arabic, English Monarchy;
Emir Hamad bin Khalifah Al
Thani
Saudi Arabia Arabic Monarchy; King and Prime
Minister Fahd bin Abd al-Aziz
Al-Saud
Singapore Chinese, Malay, Tamil Dominant party;
English Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
Sri Lanka Sinhala, Tamil, Presidential-parliamentary
English democracy; President Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Syria Arabic, Kurdish, Dominant party (military-
Armenian, French, dominated); President Bashar
others al-Assad
Taiwan Mandarin Chinese, Presidential-legislative
Taiwanese, others democracy; President Chen
Shui-bian
Tajikistan Tajik, Russian Presidential (transitional);
President Emomali Rahmonov
Thailand Thai, English, Parliamentary democracy;
regional dialects Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra
Turkey Turkish, Kurdish Presidential-parliamentary
Arabic democracy; Prime Minister
Bulent Ecevit
Turkmenistan Turkmen, Uzbek, Presidential dictatorship;
Russian, others President Saparmurat Niyazov
United Arab Arabic, Farsi, Federation of traditional
Emirates English, Hindi, Urdu monarchies; President Sheikh
Zayid bin Sultan Al Nahayyan
Uzbekistan Uzbek, Russian, Tajik, Dominant party;
others President Islam Karimov
Vietnam Vietnamese, French, Communist one-party state;
Chinese, English, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai
Khmer, others
Yemen Arabic Dominant coalition;
President Ali Abdullah
Saleh
DATE OF ORIGIN GDP PER
COUNTRY AGE OF POP.: LITERACY RATE (%) CAPITA
% UNDER 15 LIFE EXPECTANCY HDI
Afghanistan 1919 47/15 NA
43 46/44 NA
Armenia 1918 99/98 $529
27 70/74 0.754
Azerbaijan 1991 99/96 $694
32 69/75 0.741
Bahrain 1971 89/79 NA
28 73/75 0.831
Bangladesh 1971 63/49 $349
40 59/59 0.478
Bhutan 1949 56/28 $593
39 66/66 0.494
Brunei 1984 93/83 NA
32 71/76 0.856
Cambodia 1949 48/22 $275
43 54/58 0.543
China 1912 90/73 $905
23 69/73 0.726
Cyprus 1960 98/91 NA
22 75/80 0.833
East Timor 2002 NA $320
43 47/48 NA
Georgia 1991 99/98 $713
20 69/77 0.748
India 1947 66/38 $455
36 62/64 0.577
Indonesia 1945 90/78 $670
31 66/70 0.684
Iran 1502 78/66 $1,812
33 68/70 0.721
Iraq 1932 71/45 NA
47 56/59 NA
Israel (1) 1948 97/93 NA
28 76/81 0.896
Japan 660 B.C. 99/99 $33,322
14 78/85 0.933
Jordan 1946 93/79 $1,666
40 69/71 0.717
Kazakhstan 1991 99/96 $1,529
29 60/71 0.750
Korea, North 1945 99/99 NA
27 66/67 NA
Korea, South 1945 99/97 $8,722
22 72/80 0.882
Kuwait 1961 82/75 NA
26 74/78 0.813
Kyrgyzstan 1991 99/96 $305
35 65/72 0.712
Laos 1949 70/44 $311
43 52/55 0.485
Lebanon 1943 91/82 $3,886
28 72/75 0.755
Malaysia 1957 89/78 $3,588
33 70/75 0.782
Maldives 1965 93/93 $2,072
41 67/66 0.743
Mongolia 1921 98/98 $437
34 61/65 0.655
Myanmar 1948 89/78 NA
(Burma) 33 54/59 0.552
Nepal 1768 41/14 $231
41 58/57 0.490
Oman 1650 78/58 NA
35 72/75 0.751
Pakistan 1947 55/29 $415
42 63/63 0.499
Philippines 1946 95/94 $893
37 65/71 0.754
Qatar 1971 79/80 NA
26 70/75 0.803
Saudi Arabia 1932 72/50 NA
43 71/73 0.759
Singapore 1965 97/90 NA
21 76/80 0.885
Sri Lanka 1948 93/87 $865
27 70/74 0.741
Syria 1946 86/56 $1,043
41 70/70 0.691
Taiwan 1947 93/97 NA
21 73/78 NA
Tajikistan 1991 99/97 $168
42 66/71 0.667
Thailand 1238 96/92 $1,833
24 70/75 0.762
Turkey 1923 94/77 $2,194
30 67/72 0.742
Turkmenistan 1991 99/97 $1,065
38 63/70 0.741
United Arab 1971 79/80 NA
Emirates 26 72/77 0.812
Uzbekistan 1991 99/99 $444
38 68/73 0.727
Vietnam 1945 97/91 $413
31 67/70 0.688
Yemen 1990 53/26 $489
48 57/61 0.479
Europe
AREA (SQ MI) URBAN POP. %
COUNTRY POPULATION POP. RISE %/YEAR CAPITAL
Albania 11,100 46 Tirana
3,100,000 1.2
Andorra 174 93 Andorra
100,000 0.7 la Vella
Austria 32,378 54 Vienna
8,100,000 0.0
Belarus 80,154 70 Minsk
9,900,000 -0.5
Belgium 11,787 97 Brussels
10,300,000 0.1
Bosnia & 19,741 40 Sarajevo
Herzegovina (2) 3,400,000 0.4
Bulgaria 42,822 69 Sofia
7,800,000 -0.5
Croatia 21,830 54 Zagreb
4,300,000 -0.2
Czech 30,448 77 Prague
Republic 10,300,000 -0.2
Denmark 16,637 85 Copenhagen
5,400,000 0.1
Estonia 17,413 69 Tallinn
1,400,000 -0.4
Finland 130,560 61 Helsinki
5,200,000 0.2
France 212,934 74 Paris
59,500,000 0.4
Germany 137,830 86 Berlin
82,400,000 -0.1
Greece 50,950 59 Athens
11,000,000 -0.0
Hungary 35,919 64 Budapest
10,100,000 -0.4
Iceland 39,768 93 Reykjavik
300,000 0.9
Ireland 27,135 58 Dublin
3,800,000 0.6
Italy 116,320 90 Rome
58,100,000 0.0
Latvia 24,942 68 Riga
2,300,000 -0.6
Liechtenstein 62 23 Vaduz
30,000 0.5
Lithuania 25,174 67 Vilnius
3,500,000 -0.3
Luxembourg 999 88 Luxembourg
500,000 0.5
Macedonia 9,927 59 Skopje
2,000,000 0.6
Malta 124 91 Valletta
400,000 0.3
Moldova 13,012 46 Chisinau
4,300,000 -0.1
Monaco 1 100 Monaco
30,000 0.6
Netherlands 15,768 62 Amsterdam
16,100,000 0.4
Norway 125,050 74 Oslo
4,500,000 0.3
Poland 124,807 62 Warsaw
38,600,000 0.0
Portugal 35,514 48 Lisbon
10,400,000 0.2
Romania 92,042 55 Bucharest
22,400,000 -0.2
Russia 6,592,819 73 Moscow
143,500,000 -0.7
San Marino 23 89 San Marino
30,000 0.3
Slovakia 18,923 57 Bratislava
5,400,000 -0.0
Slovenia 7,819 50 Ljubljana
2,000,000 -0.0
Spain 195,363 64 Madrid
41,300,000 0.1
Sweden 173,730 84 Stockholm
8,900,000 -0.0
Switzerland 15,942 68 Bern
7,300,000 0.2
Ukraine 233,089 67 Kiev
48,200,000 -0.8
United Kingdom 94,548 90 London
60,200,000 0.1
Vatican City 109 acres NA Vatican City
870 1.2
Yugoslavia 39,448 52 Belgrade &
(Serbia & Montenegro) 10,700,000 0.2 Podgorica
MAJOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT
COUNTRY LANGUAGES & HEAD
Albania Albanian, Greek Presidential-
parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister Fatos Nano
Andorra Catalan, French, Parliamentary
Castilian democracy; Head of
Government Marc Forne
Molne
Austria German Parliamentary
democracy; Chancellor
Wolfgang Schussel
Belarus Byelorussian, Presidential
Russian, others dictatorship;
President Aleksandr
Lukashenko
Belgium Flemish, French, Parliamentary
German democracy; Prime
Minister Guy
Verhofstadt
Bosnia & Serbo-Croatian Presidential-
Herzegovina (2) parliamentary
(transitional);
rotating Chairman of
the Presidency
Bulgaria Bulgarian, others Parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister Simeon Saxe-
Coburg-Gotha
Croatia Serbo-Croatian Parliamentary
democracy; President
Stjepan Mesic
Czech Czech, Slovak Parliamentary
Republic democracy; Prime
Minister Vladimir
Spidla
Denmark Danish, Parliamentary
Greenlandic, democracy; Prime
Faroese, German Minister Anders Fogh
Rasmussen
Estonia Estonian, Parliamentary
Ukrainian, Russian, democracy; Prime
others Minister Siim Kallas
Finland Finnish, Swedish, Parliamentary
Lapp, Russian democracy; President
Tarja Halonen
France French, regional Presidential-
dialects parliamentary
democracy; President
Jacques Chirac
Germany German Parliamentary
democracy; Chancellor
Gerhard Schroder
Greece Greek, English, Parliamentary
French democracy; Prime
Minister Konstandinos
Simitis
Hungary Hungarian, others Parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister Peter
Medgyessy
Iceland Icelandic Parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister David Oddsson
Ireland English, Gaelic Parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister Bertie Ahern
Italy Italian, German, Parliamentary
French, Slovene democracy; Prime
Minister Silvio
Berlusconi
Latvia Lettish, Lithuanian, Parliamentary
Russian, others democracy; President
Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Liechtenstein German, Alemannic Constitutional
dialect monarchy; Prince Hans
Adam II
Lithuania Lithuanian, Polish, Parliamentary
Russian democracy; President
Valdas Adamkus
Luxembourg Luxembourgan, Parliamentary
German, French, democracy; Prime
English Minister Jean-Claude
Juncker
Macedonia Macedonian, Parliamentary
Albanian, others democracy; Prime
Minister Ljubco
Georgievski
Malta Maltese, English Parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister Eddie Fenech
Adami
Moldova Moldovan, Russian, Parliamentary
Gagauz democracy; President
Vladimir Voronin
Monaco French, English, Constitutional
Italian, Monegasque monarchy; Prince
Rainier III
Netherlands Dutch Parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister Jan Peter
Balkenende
Norway Norwegian, Lapp, Parliamentary
Finnish democracy; Prime
Minister Kjell Magne
Bondevik
Poland Polish Presidential-
parliamentary
democracy; President
Aleksander Kwasniewski
Portugal Portuguese Presidential-
parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister Jose Manuel
Durao Barroso
Romania Romanian, Presidential-
Hungarian, German parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister Adrian
Nastase
Russia Russian, others Presidential-
parliamentary
democracy; President
Vladimir Putin
San Marino Italian Parliamentary
democracy; Co-Captains
Regent elected every
six months from the
Great and General
Council
Slovakia Slovak, Hungarian Parliamentary
democracy; Prime
Minister Mikulas
Dzurinda
Slovenia Slovenian, Serbo- Parliamentary
Croatian, others democracy; Prime
Minister Janez
Drnovsek
Spain Spanish, Catalan, Parliamentary
Galician, Basque democracy; Prime
Minister Jose Maria
Aznar
Sweden Swedish, Lapp, Parliamentary
Finnish democracy; Prime
Minister Goran Persson
Switzerland German, French, Parliamentary
Italian, Romansch, democracy; President
others Kaspar Villiger
Ukraine Ukranian, Russian, Presidential-
Romanian, Polish, parliamentary
Hungarian democracy; President
Leonid Kuchma
United Kingdom English, Welsh, Parliamentary
Scottish, Gaelic democracy; Prime
Minister Tony Blair
Vatican City Italian, Latin, others Papal state;
Pope John Paul II
Yugoslavia Serbo-Croatian, Parliamentary
(Serbia & Montenegro) Albanian democracy; President
Vojlslav Kostunica
LITERACY
DATE OF ORIGIN RATE (%)
AGE OF POP.: LIFE GDP PER CAPITA
COUNTRY % UNDER 15 EXPECTANCY HDI
Albania 1912 90/76 $1,327
32 72/76 0.733
Andorra 1278 NA NA
15 NA NA
Austria 1156 99/99 $23,302
17 75/81 0.926
Belarus 1991 99/97 $1,219
18 63/75 0.788
Belgium 1830 99/99 $22,099
18 75/82 0.939
Bosnia & 1992 NA $1,403
Herzegovina (2) 20 65/72 NA
Bulgaria 1908 99/98 $1,630
16 68/75 0.779
Croatia 1991 99/95 $4,610
20 70/77 0.809
Czech 1993 99/99 $5,478
Republic 16 72/78 0.849
Denmark 900s 99/99 $30,151
19 75/79 0.926
Estonia 1991 99/99 $3,772
18 65/76 0.826
Finland 1917 99/99 $23,459
18 74/81 0.930
France 486 99/99 $21,896
19 76/83 0.928
Germany 1871 99/99 $22,741
16 75/81 0.925
Greece 1829 98/93 $10,577
15 76/81 0.885
Hungary 1001 99/98 $5,184
17 67/76 0.835
Iceland 1944 99/99 $25,140
23 78/81 0.936
Ireland 1921 99/99 $26,628
21 74/79 0.925
Italy 1861 99/98 $18,776
14 77/83 0.913
Latvia 1991 99/99 $3,282
17 65/76 0.800
Liechtenstein 1719 99/99 NA
19 NA NA
Lithuania 1991 99/98 $3,381
19 68/78 0.808
Luxembourg 1839 99/99 $39,605
19 75/81 0.925
Macedonia 1991 NA $1,722
22 70/75 0.772
Malta 1964 87/90 NA
20 74/80 0.875
Moldova 1991 99/94 $344
24 64/71 0.701
Monaco 1419 99/99 NA
15 NA NA
Netherlands 1579 99/99 $23,290
19 76/81 0.935
Norway 1905 99/99 $36,768
20 76/81 0.942
Poland 1918 99/98 $4,523
19 70/78 0.833
Portugal 1140 94/89 $10,431
16 73/80 0.880
Romania 1878 98/95 $1,773
18 67/74 0.775
Russia 1991 99/97 $2,160
18 59/72 0.781
San Marino 301 97/95 NA
15 76/83 NA
Slovakia 1993 99/99 $3,800
19 69/77 0.835
Slovenia 1991 99/99 $9,405
16 72/79 0.879
Spain 1492 98/97 $13,984
15 76/83 0.913
Sweden 1523 99/99 $23,608
18 77/82 0.941
Switzerland 1291 99/99 $33,885
17 77/83 0.928
Ukraine 1991 99/97 $780
17 62/74 0.748
United Kingdom 900s 99/99 $23,361
19 75/80 0.928
Vatican City 1929 100 NA
NA NA NA
Yugoslavia 1992 97/89 $1,017
(Serbia & Montenegro) 20 70/75 NA
Oceania
AREA (SQ MI) URBAN POP. %
COUNTRY POPULATION POP. RISE %/YEAR CAPITAL
Australia 2,988,888 85 Canberra
19,700,000 0.6
Fiji 7,054 46 Suva
900,000 1.9
Kiribati 282 37 Tarawa
100,000 2.4
Marshall 69 65 Majuro
Islands 100,000 3.7
Micronesia 270 27 Palikir
100,000 2.5
Nauru 9 100 Yaren District
10,000 1.8
New Zealand 104,452 77 Wellington
3,900,000 0.7
Palau 178 71 Koror
20,000 1.4
Papua New 178,703 15 Port
Guinea 5,000,000 2.3 Moresby
Samoa 1,097 21 Apia
200,000 2.4
Solomon 11,158 13 Honiara
Islands 500,000 3.4
Tonga 290 32 Nuku'alofa
100,000 2.1
Tuvalu 10 42 Funafuti
10,000 1.4
Vanuatu 4,707 21 Port-Vila
200,000 3.0
MAJOR
COUNTRY LANGUAGES FORM OF GOVERNMENT & HEAD
Australia English, Aboriginal Parliamentary democracy;
languages Prime Minister John Howard
Fiji English, Fijian, Parliamentary democracy;
Hindustani Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase
Kiribati English, Gilbertese Presidential-parliamentary
democracy; President Teburoro
Tito
Marshall English, Marshallese Parliamentary democracy and
Islands dialects, Japanese traditional chiefs; President
Kessai Note
Micronesia English, Trukese, Presidential-parliamentary
Pohnpein, Yapese, democracy; President Leo A.
Kosraean Falcam
Nauru Nauruan, English Presidential-parliamentary
democracy; President Rene Harris
New Zealand English, Maori Parliamentary democracy;
Prime Minister Helen Clark
Palau English, Sonsorol'ese, Presidential democracy and
Palauan, others traditional chiefs; President
Tommy Remengesau
Papua New English, pidgin Parliamentary democracy;
Guinea English, Motu, many Prime Minister Sir Michael
others Somare
Samoa Samoan, English Parliamentary democracy and
traditional chiefs; Prime
Minister Tuilaepa Sailele
Malielegaoi
Solomon Melanesian pidgin, Parliamentary democracy;
Islands English, others Prime Minister Sir Allan
Kemakesa
Tonga Tongan, English Constitutional monarchy;
King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
Tuvalu Tuvaluan, English Parliamentary democracy;
Prime Minister Koloa Talake
Vanuatu English, French, Parliamentary democracy;
Bislama Prime Minister Edward Natapei
DATE OF ORIGIN
AGE OF POP.: LITERACY RATE (%) GDP PER CAPITA
COUNTRY % UNDER 15 LIFE EXPECTANCY HDI
Australia 1901 99/99 $18,709
20 77/82 0.939
Fiji 1970 94/89 $1,871
35 65/69 0.758
Kiribati 1979 NA $400
42 59/65 NA
Marshall 1986 99/88 $961
Islands 49 66/69 NA
Micronesia 1986 91/88 $2,372
44 65/67 NA
Nauru 1968 NA NA
40 57/65 NA
New Zealand 1907 99/99 $12,379
23 76/81 0.917
Palau 1994 93/90 $6,070
27 65/69 NA
Papua New 1975 81/63 $592
Guinea 39 56/58 0.535
Samoa 1962 97/97 $1,275
41 65/72 0.715
Solomon 1978 NA $529
Islands 43 67/68 0.622
Tonga 1970 98/99 $1,416
41 70/72 NA
Tuvalu 1978 NA NA
34 64/70 NA
Vanuatu 1980 57/48 $1,064
42 66/69 0.542
North America
AREA (SQ MI) URBAN POP. %
COUNTRY POPULATION POP. RISE %/YEAR CAPITAL
Antigua & 170 37 St. John's
Barbuda 100,000 1.6
Bahamas 5,359 84 Nassau
300,000 1.3
Barbados 166 38 Bridgetown
300,000 0.6
Belize 8,865 49 Belmopan
300,000 2.3
Canada 3,849,670 78 Ottawa
31,300,000 0.3
Costa Rica 19,730 45 San Jose
3,900,000 1.7
Cuba 42,803 75 Havana
11,300,000 0.5
Dominica 290 71 Roseau
100,000 0.8
Dominican 18,815 61 Santo
Republic 8,800,000 2.1 Domingo
El Salvador 8,124 58 San Salvador
6,600,000 2.3
Grenada 131 34 St. George's
100,000 1.2
Guatemala 42,042 39 Guatemala
12,100,000 2.9 City
Haiti 10,714 35 Port-au-
7,100,000 1.7 Prince
Honduras 43,278 46 Tegucigalpa
6,700,000 2.8
Jamaica 4,243 50 Kingston
2,600,000 1.5
Mexico 756,062 74 Mexico City
101,700,000 2.1
Nicaragua 50,193 57 Managua
5,400,000 2.8
Panama 29,158 62 Panama City
2,900,000 1.9
Saint Kitts 139 43 Basseterre
& Nevis 40,000 1.0
Saint Lucia 239 30 Castries
200,000 1.2
Saint Vincent 151 44 Kingstown
& the 100,000 1.2
Grenadines
Trinidad 1,981 72 Port-of-Spain
& Tobago 1,300,000 0.7
United States 3,717,796 75 Washington,
287,400,000 0.6 D.C.
MAJOR
COUNTRY LANGUAGES FORM OF GOVERNMENT & HEAD
Antigua & English, local Dominant party;
Barbuda dialects Prime Minister Lester Bird
Bahamas English, Creole Parliamentary democracy;
Prime Minister Perry Christie
Barbados English Parliamentary democracy;
Prime Minister Owen Arthur
Belize English, Spanish, Parliamentary democracy;
Mayan, Garifuna Prime Minister Said Musa
Canada English, French Parliamentary democracy;
Prime Minister Jean Chretien
Costa Rica Spanish, English Presidential-legislative
democracy; President Abel Pacheco
Cuba Spanish Communist one-party state;
President Fidel Castro
Dominica English, French Parliamentary democracy;
patois Prime Minister Pierre Charles
Dominican Spanish Presidential-legislative
Republic democracy; President Hipolito
Mejia
El Salvador Spanish, Nahua Presidential-legislative
democracy; President Francisco
Flores Perez
Grenada English, French Parliamentary democracy;
patois Prime Minister Keith Mitchell
Guatemala Spanish, Amerindian Presidential-legislative
dialects democracy; President Alfonso
Portillo Cabrera
Haiti Creole, French Dominant party;
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Honduras Spanish, Amerindian Presidential-legislative
dialects democracy; President Ricardo
Maduro
Jamaica English, Creole Parliamentary democracy;
Prime Minister Percival James
Patterson
Mexico Spanish, Mayan, Presidential-legislative
other indigenous democracy; President Vicente Fox
languages
Nicaragua Spanish, English, Presidential-legislative
Amerindian dialects democracy; President Enrique
Bolanos
Panama Spanish, English Presidential-legislative
democracy; President Mireya
Moscoso
Saint Kitts English Parliamentary democracy;
& Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas
Saint Lucia English, French Parliamentary democracy;
patois Prime Minister Kenny Anthony
Saint Vincent English, French Parliamentary democracy;
& the patois Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves
Grenadines
Trinidad English, Hindi, Parliamentary democracy;
& Tobago French, Spanish Prime Minister Patrick Manning
United States English, Spanish, Presidential-legislative
others democracy; President George W.
Bush
DATE OF ORIGIN
AGE OF POP.: LITERACY RATE (%) GDP PER CAPITA
COUNTRY % UNDER 15 LIFE EXPECTANCY HDI
Antigua & 1981 90/88 $6,663
Barbuda 28 68/73 0.800
Bahamas 1973 99/98 NA
29 70/75 0.826
Barbados 1966 98/97 NA
23 70/76 0.871
Belize 1981 70/70 $2,662
41 70/74 0.784
Canada 1867 99/99 $21,635
19 76/81 0.940
Costa Rica 1821 95/95 $4,142
32 75/79 0.820
Cuba 1902 96/95 NA
21 74/78 0.795
Dominica 1978 94/94 $2,608
33 71/76 0.779
Dominican 1844 82/82 $2,410
Republic 35 67/71 0.727
El Salvador 1821 74/70 $2,116
36 67/73 0.706
Grenada 1974 98/98 $3,982
38 NA 0.747
Guatemala 1821 69/59 $1,709
44 63/69 0.631
Haiti 1804 48/42 $531
43 48/51 0.471
Honduras 1821 73/73 $953
43 64/68 0.638
Jamaica 1962 81/99 $2,994
31 73/77 0.742
Mexico 1810 92/87 $6,075
33 73/78 0.796
Nicaragua 1821 65/67 NA
43 66/71 0.635
Panama 1903 91/90 $3,507
32 72/77 0.787
Saint Kitts 1983 97/98 $8,570
& Nevis 30 68/74 0.814
Saint Lucia 1979 65/69 $3,444
32 69/74 0.772
Saint Vincent 1979 96/96 $3,377
& the 31 71/74 0.733
Grenadines
Trinidad 1962 99/97 $6,471
& Tobago 26 68/73 0.805
United States 1776 97/97 $35,391
21 74/80 0.939
South America
AREA (SQ MI) URBAN POP. %
COUNTRY POPULATION POP. RISE %/YEAR CAPITAL
Argentina 1,073,514 90 Buenos Aires
36,500,000 1.1
Bolivia 424,162 64 La Paz
8,800,000 2.3 & Sucre
Brazil 3,300,154 81 Brasilia
173,800,000 1.3
Chile 292,135 86 Santiago
15,600,000 1.2
Colombia 439,734 71 Bogota
43,800,000 1.7
Ecuador 109,483 61 Quito
13,000,000 2.2
Guyana 83,000 36 Georgetown
800,000 1.5
Paraguay 157,046 54 Asuncion
6,000,000 2.7
Peru 496,224 72 Lima
26,700,000 2.0
Suriname 63,039 69 Paramaribo
400,000 1.7
Uruguay 68,498 92 Montevideo
3,400,000 0.7
Venezuela 352,143 87 Caracas
25,100,000 1.9
MAJOR
COUNTRY LANGUAGES FORM OF GOVERNMENT & HEAD
Argentina Spanish, English, Presidential-legislative
Italian, German, democracy; President Eduardo
French Duhalde
Bolivia Spanish, Quechua, Presidential-legislative
Aymara democracy; President Gonzalo
Sanchez de Lozada
Brazil Portuguese, Amerindian Presidential-legislative
dialects democracy; President Fernando
Henrique Cardoso
Chile Spanish Presidential-legislative
democracy; President Ricardo Lagos
Colombia Spanish Presidential-legislative
democracy; President Alvaro Uribe
Ecuador Spanish, Amerindian Presidential-legislative
dialects democracy; President Gustavo Noboa
Guyana English, Amerindian Parliamentary democracy;
dialects President Bharrat Jagdeo
Paraguay Spanish, Guarani Presidential-legislative
democracy; President Luis Gonzales
Macchi
Peru Spanish, Quechua, Presidential-legislative
Aymara democracy; President Alejandro
Toledo
Suriname Dutch, Sranang, Presidential-legislative
Tongo, Hindustani, democracy; President Ronald
English, Javanese Venetiaan
Uruguay Spanish, Portunol, Presidential-legislative
Brazilero democracy; President Jorge Batlle
Venezuela Spanish, Amerindian Presidential-legislative
dialects democracy; President Hugo Chavez
DATE OF ORIGIN
AGE OF POP.: LITERACY RATE (%) GDP PER CAPITA
COUNTRY % UNDER 15 LIFE EXPECTANCY HDI
Argentina 1816 96/96 $7,364
28 70/77 0.844
Bolivia 1825 91/76 $905
40 61/64 0.653
Brazil 1822 83/83 $2,891
30 65/73 0.757
Chile 1810 95/95 $4,073
28 73/79 0.831
Colombia 1810 91/91 $1,905
33 68/74 0.772
Ecuador 1822 92/88 $1,383
37 68/73 0.732
Guyana 1966 99/98 $873
32 59/67 0.708
Paraguay 1811 94/91 $1,154
39 69/73 0.740
Peru 1821 95/83 $2,024
34 66/71 0.747
Suriname 1975 95/91 $1,894
33 68/74 0.756
Uruguay 1825 97/98 $5420
25 71/79 0.831
Venezuela 1811 92/90 $4,978
34 71/77 0.770
THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMS
USED IN "THE WORLD IN FOCUS" ON PAGE 24-33.
COMMUNIST: A system of government in
which all of a country's goods are owned by
the state. Usually a single party controls the
government and the economy, as in China.
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY: a government
headed by a royal family member whose
power is limited by a constitution and an
elected parliament, as in Monaco.
DOMINANT PARTY: A system in which one
party rules, but other parties also exist,
as in Tunisia.
MILITARY DICTATORSHIP: A system in which
the leader of a country's armed forces
controls the government, as in Libya.
MONARCHY: A government ruled by a king,
queen, or other member of the royal
family, as in Saudi Arabia.
ONE-PARTY: A government in which a single
political party has all the power, as in Iraq.
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: A government
in which an elected parliament (lawmaking
body) chooses its leader, as in Canada.
PRESIDENTIAL DICTATORSHIP: A government
in which the president has complete
power, as in Belarus.
PRESIDENTIAL-LEGISLATIVE DEMOCRACY:
A government in which power is shared by
a president and a legislature (lawmaking
body), as in the U.S.
PRESIDENTIAL-PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY:
A government in which power is shared by
an elected parliament (lawmaking body)
and a president chosen by this parliament,
as in France.
TRANSITIONAL: A government undergoing
a change in the way power is exercised, as
in Nigeria.
(1) Israel: Israel's area and population do not include the occupied
territories of Gaza and the West Bank, which are in transition to
Palestinian control.
(2) Bosnia & Herzegovina: Bosnia & Herzegovina has a three-member
collective presidency (one Croat, one Muslim, and one Serb). Chairman
rotates approximately every 8 months.
SOURCES: For area, population, urban population, population annual
rise, percent of population under 15 years, and life expectancy: 2002
World Population Data Sheet (Population Reference Bureau) * For
capital, major languages, date of origin, and literacy rate: World
Factbook 2001 (CIA) * For per capita GDP: The World Bank (2001)
figures; per capita calculations by UPFRONT * For form of government:
Based on information from Freedom in the World: 2001-2002, a
publication of Freedom House (a nonprofit human-rights organization),
and the U.S. Department of State and State Department Web site
(www.state.gov) * For head of government: Based on information
from the GeoCities "Rulers" Web site (rulers.org), the U,S. Department
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Upfront Quiz A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. Quizzes are also brief assessments used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. 2 FILL IN THE BLANK Lacking something essential to fulfillment or completeness; unrestricted or open. A space left empty for the insertion of one or more words or marks in a written document that will effectuate its meaning or make it legally operative. DIRECTIONS: Write the correct answer on line provided. OPEN-BOOK TEST. 1. Gross--Product is the value of all goods and services produced in a country in one year. 2. The Human Development--measures economic and human well-being on a scale of 0 to 1. 3. --, the African country whose capital was named for U.S. President James James, person in the Bible James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship. James, rivers, United States James. Monroe Monroe. 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 54,909), seat of Ouachita parish, SE La., on the Ouachita River; founded c.1785, inc. as a city 1900. The center of the great Monroe Natural Gas Field (discovered 1915), it has important chemical plants, as well as , was founded by freed American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of slaves in 1847. 4. In September September: see month. , more than 100 American students, children of missionaries in Africa, were trapped during an uprising in--, the country that borders number 3, above, to the east. 5. --, capital of--, bucks the trend in Oceania Oceania (ōshēăn`ēə, –ā`nēə) or Oceanica (ōshēăn`ĭkə) ; it is the only capital city situated away from the ocean. 6. --, and--, both in Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). , have higher GDPs per capita than the
United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. .7. --, the world's newest nation, won its independence from Indonesia Indonesia (ĭn'dənē`zhə), officially Republic of Indonesia, republic (2005 est. pop. 241,974,000), c.735,000 sq mi (1,903,650 sq km), SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago. in 2002. 8. --is the poorest country in the Americas A·mer·i·cas , the See America. ; its GDP per capita is little more than $500. 9. Four major U.S. cities, Denver Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861. , Colo., Indianapolis Indianapolis (ĭn'dēənă`pəlĭs), city (1990 pop. 731,327), state capital and seat of Marion co., central Ind., on the White River; selected 1820 as the site of the state capital (which was moved there in 1825), inc. 1847. , Ind IND Investigational new drug Therapeutics A status assigned by the FDA to a drug before allowing its use in humans, exempting it from premarketing approval requirements so that experimental clinical trials may be conducted. See Phase 1.2, 3 studies, Sponsorship. ., Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. , and Philadelphia Philadelphia, ancient cities Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the 2d cent. B.C. , Pa., are situated at almost exactly--degrees north latitude latitude, angular distance of any point on the surface of the earth north or south of the equator. The equator is latitude 0°, and the North Pole and South Pole are latitudes 90°N and 90°S, respectively. . 10. --is experiencing an economic catastrophe Catastrophe, from the Greek Καταστροφή (katastrephein), literally means "to turn" (strephein) "downwards" (kata-). . In September, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times reported that many people in the capital of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. were scrounging in garbage garbage: see solid waste. cans. 11. --is Europe's (and the world's) northernmost capital city. 12. Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (Persian and Pashto: حامد کرزي) (b. December 24, 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December 7, 2004. He became the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime. is President of--, where U.S. troops are searching for members of Al Qaeda Noun 1. Qaeda - a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries al-Qa'ida, al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, Base , the group linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. ANSWER KEY: 1. Domestic. 2. Index. 3. Liberia Liberia (lībēr`ēə) (New Lat.,=place of freedom), officially Republic of Liberia, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,482,000), 43,000 sq mi (111,370 sq km), W Africa. . 4. Cote d'Ivoire. 5. Canberra/Australia. 6. Norway/Luxembourg. 7. East Timor East Timor (tē`môr) or Timor-Leste (–lĕsht), Tetum Timor Lorosae, republic, officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (2002 est. pop. . 8. Haiti Haiti (hā`tē), Fr. Haïti (äētē`), officially Republic of Haiti, republic (2005 est. pop. 8,122,000), 10,700 sq mi (27,713 sq km), West Indies, on the western third of the island of Hispaniola. . 9. 40. 10. Argentina Argentina (ärjəntē`nə, Span. ärhāntē`nä), officially Argentine Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 39,538,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (2,776,889 sq km), S South America. . 11. Reykjavik. 12. Afghanistan Afghanistan (ăfgăn`ĭstăn', ăfgän'ĭstän`), officially Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 29,929,000), 249,999 sq mi (647,497 sq km), S central Asia. . |
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