Mongolia is the 19th largest and the most sparsely populated independent country in the world, with a population of around 2.9 million people. It is also the world’s second-largest landlocked country after Kazakhstan. Approximately 30% of the population are nomadic or semi-nomadic. About 20% of the population live on less than US$1.25 per day. Analysts [...]
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Albania Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin The Albanian population is relatively young by European standards, with a median age of 28.9 years. After 1990 the Albanian population has faced new phenomena like migration, which greatly affected the distribution by districts and prefectures. Districts in the North have seen a decreasing population, while Tirana and Durrës districts have increased their population, due [...]
Kuwait Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government, with Kuwait City serving as the country’s political and economic capital. The country has the world’s fifth largest oil reserves and petroleum products now account for nearly 95% of export revenues, and 80% of government income. Kuwait is the eleventh richest country in the [...]
Namibia Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin Namibia has a population of 2.1 million people and a stable multi-party parliamentary democracy. Agriculture, herding, tourism and the mining industry – including mining for gem diamonds, uranium, gold, silver, and base metals form the backbone of Namibia’s economy. After Mongolia it is the second least densely populated country in the world. Approximately half
Jamaica Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin Once a Spanish possession known as Santiago, in 1655 it became an English, and later a British, colony, known as “Jamaica”. It achieved full independence in 1962. With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. It remains a Commonwealth realm with Queen [...]
Oman Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin In November 2010, The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) listed Oman as the most-improved nation over the last 40 years from among 135 countries worldwide. According to international indices, Oman is one of the most developed and stable countries in the region. In Oman, about 50% of the population lives in Muscat and the Batinah [...]
Lesotho Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over 30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi) in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name “Lesotho” translates roughly into “the land of [...]
Guinea-Bissau Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin Throughout the 20th century, most Bissau-Guineans practiced some form of Animism. Recently, many have adopted Islam, which is currently practiced by 35 percent of the country’s population; most of Guinea-Bissau’s Muslims practice Sunni Islam. Approximately 10 percent of the country’s population
Latvia Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin Latvia is a unitary parliamentary republic and is divided into 118 municipalities (109 counties and 9 cities). The capital and largest city is Riga. With a population of 2.22 million Latvia is one of the least-populous members of the European Union, and its population has declined 15.1% since 1991. Latvia has been a member of [...]
Slovenia Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin Slovenia is a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen area, NATO and OECD. Per capita, it is the richest Slavic nation-state. The population of Slovenia has become more diverse in regard to its language and ethnic composition through recent decades but is still relatively homogeneous. Approximately 83% of inhabitants
Macedonia Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991. It became a member of the United Nations in 1993 but, as a result of a dispute with Greece over its name, it was admitted under the provisional reference of
Gambia Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin A wide variety of ethnic groups live in the Gambia, each preserving its own language and traditions. The Mandinka tribe is the largest, followed by the Fula, Wolof, Jola, and Serahule. The Wolof tribe are the third largest tribe in the Gambia, consisting of mostly sere and fanafana who originally migrated from Senegal. The approximately [...]
Guyana Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin At 215,000 km2, Guyana is the third-smallest independent state on the mainland of South America (after Uruguay and Suriname).The population of Guyana is approximately 752,940, of which 90% reside on the narrow coastal strip (approximately 10% of the total land area of Guyana). Guyana’s coastal strip ranges from between 10 to
Fiji Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin Fiji comprises an archipelago of more than 332 islands, of which 110 are permanently inhabited, and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of circa 18,300 square kilometres (7,100 sq mi). The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the population of almost
Equatorial Guinea Population 2011
May 27th, 2011
admin Equatorial Guinea is the third smallest country in continental Africa in terms of population. It is also the second smallest United Nations member from continental Africa. The discovery of sizeable petroleum reserves in recent years is altering the economic and political status of the country. Equatorial Guinea has been cited as an example











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