About The World Language: English Version: 2.0 ENGLISH Author: Andreas Bylund Ovanbergsvägen 41 S-873 50 VÄJA SWEDEN Copyright © 1995 - 1996 Andreas Bylund Afghanistan Jamhuria Afghanistan Size: 652 225 km² Population: 18 millions Population growth rate: 2.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 44.0 years Female: 43.0 years Children per woman: 6.3 Capital: Kabul Language: Pashtu, Dari Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Burhanuddin Rabbani Head of Government: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar National holiday: 27 April Member of UN: 1946 Currency: 1 afghani (AFA) = 100 puls Gross National Product: 220$ Continent: Asia 000 Albania Republica e Sqipërisë Size: 28 748 km² Population: 3.4 millions Population growth rate: 1.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 69.3 years Female: 75.4 years Children per woman: 2.9 Capital: Tirane Language: Albanian Religion: Islam, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Sali Berisha Head of Government: Aleksander Meksi National holiday: 28 November Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 lek (ALL) = 100 quindarka Gross National Product: 1330$ Continent: Europe 001 Algeria Jumhurya al-Jazairiya ash-Shabiya Size: 2 381 741 km² Population: 26.4 millions Population growth rate: 2.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.0 years Female: 67.3 years Children per woman: 5.1 Capital: El Djaza'ir Language: Arabic, French Religion: Islam Cheif of State: Lamine Zérroual Head of Government: Redha Malek Type: Republic National holiday: 1 November Member of UN: 1962 Currency: 1 dinar (DZD) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 2 060$ Continent: Africa 002 Andorra Principiat d'Andorra Size: 468 km² Population: 57 100 Population growth rate: 4.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 74.0 years Female: 81.0 years Children per woman: 1.3 Capital: Andorra la Vella Language: Catalan, French, Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Principality Cheif of State: Joan Martí Alanis Head of Government: Oscar Ribas Reig National holiday: 8 September Member of UN: 1993 Currency: French franc, Spanish peseta Gross National Product: 16 600$ Continent: Europe 003 Angola Republica de Angola Size: 1 246 700 km² Population: 10.6 millions Population growth rate: 2.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 44.9 years Female: 48.1 years Children per woman: 6.3 Capital: Luanda Language: Portuguese, Bantu languages Religion: Christian Cheif of State: José Eduardo dos Santos Head of Government: Marcolino Moco Type: Republic National holiday: 11 November Member of UN: 1976 Currency: 1 kwanza (AOK) Gross National Product: 620$ Continent: Africa 004 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Size: 442 km² Population: 64 000 Population growth rate: 0.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 70.0 years Female: 74.0 years Children per woman: 1.7 Capital: Saint John's Language: English Religion: Anglicans Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Lester Bryant Bird National holiday: 1 November Member of UN: 1981 Currency: 1 dollar (XCD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 4 600$ Continent: Central America 005 Argentina República Argentina Size: 2 780 400 km² Population: 33 millions Population growth rate: 1.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.0 years Female: 74.0 years Children per woman: 2.7 Capital: Buenos Aires Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Federal republic Cheif of State: Carlos Menem Head of Government: Carlos Menem National holiday: 25 May Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 peso (ARP) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 2 370$ Continent: South America 006 Armenia Hayastani Hanrapetutyun Size: 29 800 km² Population: 3.4 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 67.9 years Female: 73.4 years Children per woman: 2.6 Capital: Yerevan Language: Armenian, Russian Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Levon Ter-Petrosian Head of Government: Grant Bagratian National holiday: 28 May Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 007 Australia Commonwealth of Australia Size: 7 682 300 km² Population: 17.6 millions Population growth rate: 1.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.8 years Female: 79.9 years Children per woman: 1.9 Capital: Canberra Language: English Religion: Anglicans Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Paul Keating National holiday: 26 January Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 dollar (AUD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 17 080$ Continent: Oceania 008 Azerbaijan Azerbaijchan Respublikasy Size: 86 600 km² Population: 7.2 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.9 years Female: 74.8 years Children per woman: 2.8 Capital: Baku Language: Azeri Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Gejdar Alijev Head of Government: Surat Gusejnov National holiday: 28 May Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Russian rubel and manat Gross National Product: - Continent: Asia 009 Bahamas Commonwealth of the Bahamas Size: 13 939 km² Population: 264 000 Population growth rate: 1.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 69.0 years Female: 76.0 years Children per woman: 2.2 Capital: Nassau Language: English Religion: Anglicans Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Hubert Ingraham National holiday: 10 July Member of UN: 1973 Currency: 1 dollar (BSD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 11 370$ Continent: Central America 010 Bahrain Dawlat al Bahrayn Size: 692 km² Population: 531 000 Population growth rate: 3.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 71.0 years Female: 76.0 years Children per woman: 4.7 Capital: Manama Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Isa bin Sulman al-Khalifa Head of Government: Khalifa bin Sulman al-Khalifa National holiday: 16 December Member of UN: 1971 Currency: 1 dinar (BHD) = 1000 flis Gross National Product: 6 610$ Continent: Asia 011 Bangladesh Sana Prajatantri Bangladesh Size: 143 998 km² Population: 110.6 millions Population growth rate: 3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 56.4 years Female: 55.4 years Children per woman: 4.9 Capital: Dacca Language: English Religion: Islam, Hindus Type: Republic, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Abdur Rahman Biswas Head of Government: Khaleda Zia National holiday: 26 March Member of UN: 1974 Currency: 1 taka (BDT) = 100 paisa Gross National Product: 180$ Continent: Asia 012 Barbados Barbados Size: 430 km² Population: 259 000 Population growth rate: 0.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.9 years Female: 77.9 years Children per woman: 1.8 Capital: Bridgetown Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Lloyd Erskine Sandiford National holiday: 30 November Member of UN: 1966 Currency: 1 dollar (BDS) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 6 370$ Continent: Central America 013 Belgium Royaume de Belgique Koninkrijk België Size: 30 258 km² Population: 10 millions Population growth rate: 0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.4 years Female: 79.1 years Children per woman: 1.6 Capital: Bryssel/Bruxelles Language: French, Dutch Religion: Catholics Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Albert II Head of Government: Jean-Luc Dehaene National holiday: 21 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 franc (BEF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 16 390$ Continent: Europe 014 Belize Belize Size: 22 965 km² Population: 196 000 Population growth rate: 2.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 67.0 years Female: 72.0 years Children per woman: 4.7 Capital: Belmopan Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Manuel Esquivel National holiday: 10 September Member of UN: 1981 Currency: 1 dollar (BZD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 1 600$ Continent: Central America 015 Benin Republique du Benin Size: 112 600 km² Population: 4.9 millions Population growth rate: 3.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 49.0 years Female: 52.0 years Children per woman: 7.0 Capital: Porto-Novo Language: French Religion: Christian, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Nicéphore Soglo Head of Government: Désiré Vieyra National holiday: 1 August Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 franc (XOF) = 100centimes Gross National Product: 380$ Continent: Africa 016 Bhutan Drak-yul Size: 47 000 km² Population: 1.5 millions Population growth rate: 2.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 49.2 years Female: 47.8 years Children per woman: 5.9 Capital: Thimbhu Language: dzongkha Religion: Buddhists, Hindus Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Jigme Singye Wangchuk III Head of Government: Jigme Singye Wangchuk III National holiday: 17 December Member of UN: 1971 Currency: 1 ngultrum (NU) Gross National Product: 470$ Continent: Asia 017 Bolivia República de Bolivia Size: 1 098 581 km² Population: 7.7 millions Population growth rate: 2.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 51.0 years Female: 55.0 years Children per woman: 6.1 Capital: La Paz Language: Spanish, Indian language Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Head of Government: Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada National holiday: 6 August Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 bolivano (BOB) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 600$ Continent: South America 018 Bosnia and Hercegovina Republika Bosnia i Hercegovina Size: 51 129 km² Population: 4.4 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.0 years Female: 73.0 years Children per woman: - Capital: Sarajevo Language: Serbo-Croat Religion: Islam, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Alija Izetbegovic Head of Government: Haris Silajdzic National holiday: 6 April Member of UN: 1992 Currency: 1 dinar (DIN) = 100 paras Gross National Product: 2 554$ Continent: Europe 019 Botswana Republic of Botswana Size: 581 730 km² Population: 1.4 millions Population growth rate: 3.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 52.7 years Female: 59.3 years Children per woman: 5.0 Capital: Gaborone Language: English, SeTwana Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Quett K.J. Masire Head of Government: Quett K.J. Masire National holiday: 30 September Member of UN: 1966 Currency: 1 pula (BWP) = 100 thebe Gross National Product: 2 040$ Continent: Africa 020 Brazil Republica Federativo do Brazil Size: 8 511 996 km² Population: 151.4 millions Population growth rate: 2.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 63.5 years Female: 69.1 years Children per woman: 3.1 Capital: Brasília Language: Portuguese Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Itamar Franco Head of Government: Itamar Franco National holiday: 7 September Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 cruzeiro (BRC) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 2 680$ Continent: South America 021 Brunei Negara Brunei Darussalam Size: 5 765 km² Population: 268 000 Population growth rate: 3.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.6 years Female: 76.4 years Children per woman: 3.7 Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan Language: Malay Religion: Islam Type: Monarchy (Sultanate) Cheif of State: Hassanal Bolkiah Head of Government: Hassanal Bolkiah National holiday: 15 July Member of UN: 1984 Currency: 1 dollar (BND) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 13 290$ Continent: Asia 022 Bulgaria Repúblika Bulgaria Size: 110 994 km² Population: 9 millions Population growth rate: 0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.0 years Female: 74.7 years Children per woman: 1.6 Capital: Sofija Language: Bulgarian Religion: Orthodox Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Zjelju Zjelev Head of Government: vacant National holiday: 9 September Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 lev (BGL) = 100 stótinki Gross National Product: 4 124$ Continent: Europe 023 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Size: 274 400 km² Population: 9.5 millions Population growth rate: 2.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 47.6 years Female: 50.9 years Children per woman: 6.5 Capital: Ougadougou Language: French, Regional languages Religion: Islam, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Blaise Compaoré Head of Government: Rand Marc Christian Kabore National holiday: 11 December Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 CFA-franc (XOF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 310$ Continent: Africa 024 Burma Myanmar Naingngandaw Size: 676 577 km² Population: 43.5 millions Population growth rate: 1.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 60.0 years Female: 63.5 years Children per woman: 4.1 Capital: Rangoon Language: Burmese Religion: Buddhists Type: Federal republic Cheif of State: Than Shwe Head of Government: Than Shwe National holiday: 4 January Member of UN: 1948 Currency: 1 kyat (BUK) = 100 pyas Gross National Product: 200$ Continent: Asia 025 Burundi Republika y'Uburundi Size: 27 816 km² Population: 5.7 millions Population growth rate: 2.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 50.0 years Female: 54.0 years Children per woman: 6.9 Capital: Bujumbura Language: French, Bantu languages Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Sylvestre Ntibantunganya Head of Government: vacant National holiday: 1 July Member of UN: 1962 Currency: 1 franc (BIF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 220$ Continent: Africa 026 Canada Canada Size: 9 970 610 km² Population: 27.7 millions Population growth rate: 1.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.3 years Female: 80.0 years Children per woman: 1.7 Capital: Ottawa Language: English, French Religion: Catholics, Anglicans Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Jean Chrétien National holiday: 1 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 dollar (CAD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 16 760$ Continent: North America 027 Central African Republic Republique Centralafricaine Size: 622 436 km² Population: 2.9 millions Population growth rate: 3.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 48.0 years Female: 53.0 years Children per woman: 6.1 Capital: Bangui Language: French, Regional languages Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ange-Félix Patassé Head of Government: Jean-Luc Mandaba National holiday: 13 August Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 franc (XAF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 390$ Continent: Africa 028 Chile República de Chile Size: 756 626 km² Population: 13.6 millions Population growth rate: 1.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.1 years Female: 75.1 years Children per woman: 2.6 Capital: Santiago de Chile Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Eduardo Frei Head of Government: Eduardo Frei National holiday: 18 September Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 peso (CLP) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 2 800$ Continent: South America 029 Colombia República de Colombia Size: 1 141 748 km² Population: 33.4 millions Population growth rate: 1.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.4 years Female: 72.3 years Children per woman: 3.4 Capital: Bogotá Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ernesto Samper Head of Government: Ernesto Samper National holiday: 20 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 peso (COP) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 1 280$ Continent: South America 030 Costa Rica República de Costa Rica Size: 51 100 km² Population: 3.2 millions Population growth rate: 2.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.9 years Female: 77.6 years Children per woman: 3.0 Capital: San José Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: José María Figueres Head of Government: José María Figueres National holiday: 15 November Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 colón (CRC = 100 céntimes Gross National Product: 1 790 $ Continent: Central America 031 Cuba República de Cuba Size: 110 861 km² Population: 10.8 millions Population growth rate: 1.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.0 years Female: 78.0 years Children per woman: 1.9 Capital: La Habana Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Fidel Castro Head of Government: Fidel Castro National holiday: 26 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 peso (CUP) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 2 000$ Continent: Central America 032 Cyprus Kyprinki Dimokratia (Greek) Kibis Çumhuriyeti (Turkish) Size: 9 251 km² Population: 738 000 Population growth rate: 1.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.9 years Female: 78.3 years Children per woman: - Capital: Nicosia Language: Greek and Turkish Religion: Greek Orthodox, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Glafkos Klerides Head of Government: Glafkos Klerides National holiday: 1 October Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 pund (CYP) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 9 790$ Continent: Asia 033 Denmark Kongeriket Danmark Size: 43 093 km² Population: 5.2 millions Population growth rate: 0.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.0 years Female: 77.7 years Children per woman: 1.7 Capital: Kobenhavn Language: Danish Religion: Anglicans Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Margretht II Head of Government: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen National holiday: 5 June Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 krone (DKK) = 100 øre Gross National Product: 20 510$ Continent: Europe 034 Djibouti Jumhouriyya Djibouti Size: 23 200 km² Population: 557 000 Population growth rate: 6.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 47.4 years Female: 50.7 years Children per woman: 6.6 Capital: Djibouti Language: Arabic, French Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Hassan Gouled Aptidon Head of Government: Barkad Gourad Hamdou National holiday: 27 June Member of UN: 1977 Currency: 1 franc (DJF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 475$ Continent: Africa 035 Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica Size: 750 km² Population: 71 500 Population growth rate: 0.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.0 years Female: 79.0 years Children per woman: 2.6 Capital: Roseau Language: English Religion: Catholics Type: Republic, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Crispin Sorhaindo Head of Government: Mary Eugunia Charles National holiday: 3 November Member of UN: 1978 Currency: 1 dollar (XCD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 1 940$ Continent: Central America 036 Dominican Republic República Dominicana Size: 48 443 km² Population: 7.5 millions Population growth rate: 2.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.5 years Female: 69.0 years Children per woman: 3.1 Capital: Santo Domingo Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Joaquin Balaguer Head of Government: Joaquin Balaguer National holiday: 27 February Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 peso (DOP) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 820$ Continent: Central America 037 Ecuador República del Ecuador Size: 270 667 km² Population: 10.6 millions Population growth rate: 2.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 63.4 years Female: 67.6 years Children per woman: 4.7 Capital: Quito Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Sixto Durán Ballén Head of Government: Sixto Durán Ballén National holiday: 10 August Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 sucre (ECS) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 960$ Continent: South America 038 Egypt Jumhuriat Misr al-Arabiya Size: 997 739 km² Population: 56 millions Population growth rate: 2.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 59.0 years Female: 60.0 years Children per woman: 5.4 Capital: El-Qahira Language: Arabic Religion: Islam, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Hosni Mubarak Head of Government: Atef Sedki National holiday: 22 June, 6 October Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 pund (EGP) = 100 piastrar Gross National Product: 600$ Continent: Africa 039 Equatorial Guinea República de Guinea Ecuatorial Size: 28 051 km² Population: 367 000 Population growth rate: 2.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 48.0 years Female: 52.0 years Children per woman: 5.5 Capital: Malabo Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Head of Government: Silvestre Siale Bileka National holiday: 12 October Member of UN: 1968 Currency: 1 CFA-franc = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 330$ Continent: Africa 040 Elfenbenskusten Républika de la Côte d'Ivoire Size: 320 763 km² Population: 13 millions Population growth rate: 3.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 52.8 years Female: 56.2 years Children per woman: 7.4 Capital: Abidjan Language: French Religion: Ethnic religions, Islam, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Henri Konan Bédié Head of Government: Daniel Kablan Duncan National holiday: 7 August Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 CFA-franc = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 730$ Continent: Africa 041 El Salvador República de El Salvador Size: 21 041 km² Population: 5.5 millions Population growth rate: 1.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 63.0 years Female: 68.0 years Children per woman: 4.0 Capital: San Salvador Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Armando Calderón Sol Head of Government: Armando Calderón Sol National holiday: 15 September Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 colón (SVC) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 1 100$ Continent: Central America 042 Eritrea Eritrea Size: 93679 km² Population: 3.3 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: - Female: - Children per woman: - Capital: Asmera Language: Tingrinya, Gurage Religion: Christian, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Issaias Afewerki Head of Government: Issaias Afewerki National holiday: 24 May Member of UN: 1993 Currency: 1 birr (ETB) = 100 cent Gross National Product: - Continent: Africa 043 Estonia Eesti Vabariik Size: 45 215 km² Population: 1.6 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.9 years Female: 74.9 years Children per woman: 1.8 Capital: Tallinn Language: Estonian Religion: Anglicans Type: Republic Cheif of State: Lennart Meri Head of Government: Mart Laar National holiday: 24 February Member of UN: 1991 Currency: 1 kroon (EEK) = 100 sent Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 044 Ethiopia Itypia Size: 1 251 281 km² Population: 53.8 millions Population growth rate: 3.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 45.4 years Female: 48.7 years Children per woman: 6.8 Capital: Addis Abeba Language: Amhara Religion: Christian, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Meles Zenawi Head of Government: Tamirat Layne National holiday: 12 September Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 birr (ETB) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 120$ Continent: Africa 045 Fiji Republic of Fiji Size: 18 274 km² Population: 748 000 Population growth rate: 1.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.0 years Female: 65.2 years Children per woman: 3.1 Capital: Suva Language: English Religion: Christian, Hindus Type: Republic, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Kamisese Mara Head of Government: Sitiveni Rabuka National holiday: 10 October Member of UN: 1970 Currency: 1 dollar (FJD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 1 770$ Continent: Oceania 046 Philippines Republika ng Pilipinas Size: 300 000 km² Population: 63.6 millions Population growth rate: 2.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 62.7 years Female: 66.5 years Children per woman: 4.0 Capital: Manila Language: Pilipino, English, Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Fidel Ramos Head of Government: Fidel Ramos National holiday: 12 June Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 peso (PHP) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 730$ Continent: Asia 047 Finland Suomen Tasavalta Size: 338 145 km² Population: 5 millions Population growth rate: 0.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 70.8 years Female: 78.9 years Children per woman: 1.7 Capital: Helsinki (Swedish:Helsingfors) Language: Finnish, Swedish Religion: Anglicans Type: Republic Cheif of State: Martti Ahtisaari Head of Government: Esko Aho National holiday: 6 December Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 mark (FIM) = 100 penni Gross National Product: 26 070$ Continent: Europe 048 France République Française Size: 543 965 km² Population: 57.3 millions Population growth rate: 0.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.0 years Female: 81.1 years Children per woman: 1.8 Capital: Paris Language: French Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Jacques Chirac Address: Jacques Chirac President de la République Palais de l'Elysee Paris FRANCE Head of Government: Edouard Balladur National holiday: 14 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 franc (FRF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 19 480$ Continent: Europe 049 United Arab Emirates al-Imarat al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah Size: 77 700 km² Population: 2 millions Population growth rate: 3.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 69.8 years Female: 74.1 years Children per woman: 4.3 Capital: Abu Dhabi Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Zayed bin Sultan an-Nahyan Head of Government: Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum National holiday: 2 December Member of UN: 1971 Currency: 1 dirham (AED) = 100 fils Gross National Product: 16 600$ Continent: Asia 050 Gabon République Gabonaise Size: 267 667 km² Population: 1.3 millions Population growth rate: 3.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 51.9 years Female: 55.2 years Children per woman: 5.8 Capital: Libreville Language: French, Bantu languages Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Omar Bongo Head of Government: Casimir Oye-Mba National holiday: 17 August Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 CFA-franc = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 3 220$ Continent: Africa 051 Gambia Republic of The Gambia Size: 10 689 km² Population: 921 000 Population growth rate: 2.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 43.4 years Female: 46.6 years Children per woman: 6.2 Capital: Banjul Language: English, malinka Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Yahya Jammeh Head of Government: Yahya Jammeh National holiday: 18 February Member of UN: 1965 Currency: 1 dalast (GMD) = 100 butut Gross National Product: 260$ Continent: Africa 052 Georgia Sakartvelos Respublikis Size: 69 700 km² Population: 5.5 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 69.0 years Female: 76.3 years Children per woman: 2.1 Capital: Tbilisi Language: Georgian Religion: Christian, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Eduard Sjevardnadze Head of Government: Otar Pazazija National holiday: 26 May Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 053 Ghana Republic of Ghana Size: 238 533 km² Population: 15.2 millions Population growth rate: 3.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 52.2 years Female: 55.8 years Children per woman: 6.4 Capital: Accra Language: English, Bantu languages Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Jerry Rawlings Head of Government: Jerry Rawlings National holiday: 6 March, 1 July Member of UN: 1957 Currency: 1 cedi (GHC) = 100 pesewas Gross National Product: 390$ Continent: Africa 054 Greece Ellinki Dimokratia Size: 131 957 km² Population: 10.3 millions Population growth rate: 0.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.6 years Female: 77.6 years Children per woman: 1.8 Capital: Athenai Language: Greek Religion: Greek-Orthodox Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Konstantinos Karamanlis Head of Government: Andreas Papandreou National holiday: 25 May Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 drachma (GRD) = 100 lepta Gross National Product: 6 000$ Continent: Europe 055 Grenada Grenada Size: 348 km² Population: 91 000 Population growth rate: -1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 69.0 years Female: 74.0 years Children per woman: 3.0 Capital: Saint Georg's Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Nicholas Brathwaite National holiday: 7 February Member of UN: 1974 Currency: 1 dollar (XCD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 2 120$ Continent: Central America 056 Guatemala República de Guatemala Size: 108 889 km² Population: 9.4 millions Population growth rate: 2.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 59.7 years Female: 64.4 years Children per woman: 5.4 Capital: Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City) Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ramiro de León Carpio Head of Government: Ramiro de León Carpio National holiday: 15 September Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 quetzal (CTQ) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 900$ Continent: Central America 057 Guinea République de Guinée Size: 245 857 km² Population: 7.2 millions Population growth rate: 4.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 44.0 years Female: 45.0 years Children per woman: 6.5 Capital: Conakry Language: French, Bantu languages Religion: Islam, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Lansana Conté Head of Government: Lansana Conté National holiday: 28 September Member of UN: 1958 Currency: 1 franc (GNF) = 100 cauri Gross National Product: 480$ Continent: Africa 058 Guinea-Bissau Republica da Guiné-Bissau Size: 36 125 km² Population: 1 miljon Population growth rate: 2.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 41.9 years Female: 45.1 years Children per woman: 6.0 Capital: Bissau Language: Portuguese, Bantu languages Religion: Islam, Ethnic religions, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Joao Bernardo Viera Head of Government: Carlos Correia National holiday: 24 September Member of UN: 1974 Currency: 1 peso (GWP) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 180$ Continent: Africa 059 Guyana Co-operative Republic of Guyana Size: 215 083 km² Population: 748 000 Population growth rate: 0.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.0 years Female: 68.0 Children per woman: 2.7 Capital: Georgetown Language: English Religion: Christian, Hindus, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Cheddi B. Jagan Head of Government: Sam Hinds National holiday: 23 February Member of UN: 1966 Currency: 1 dollar (GYD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 370$ Continent: South America 060 Haiti République d'Haiti Size: 27 700 km² Population: 6.8 millions Population growth rate: 2.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 52.0 years Female: 55.0 years Children per woman: 6.3 Capital: Port-au-Prince Language: French, Creol Religion: Catholics, Voodoo cults Type: Republic Cheif of State: Jean-Bertrand Artistide Head of Government: Robert Malval National holiday: 1 January Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 gourde (HTG) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 370$ Continent: Central America 061 Honduras República de Honduras Size: 122 088 km² Population: 5 millions Population growth rate: 3.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 63.0 years Female: 67.0 years Children per woman: 5.3 Capital: Tegucigalpa Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Carlos Roberto Reina Head of Government: Carlos Roberto Reina National holiday: 15 September Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 lempira (HNL) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 590$ Continent: Central America 062 India Bharat Size: 3 165 596 km² Population: 890 millions Population growth rate: 2.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 58.1 years Female: 59.1 years Children per woman: 3.7 Capital: New Delhi Language: hindi, English Religion: Hindus, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Shankar Dayal Shama Head of Government: P.V. Narasimha Rao National holiday: 26 June, 15 August Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 rupie (INR) = 100 paise Gross National Product: 350$ Continent: Asia 063 Indonesia Republik Indonesia Size: 1 919 317 km² Population: 184.8 millions Population growth rate: 2.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 55.6 years Female: 58.9 years Children per woman: 3.7 Capital: Jakarta Language: Bahasa Indonesian Religion: Islam, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Suharto Head of Government: Suharto National holiday: 17 August Member of UN: 1950 Currency: 1 rupiah (IDR) = 100 sen Gross National Product: 560$ Continent: Asia 064 Iraq Jumhouriya al'Iraqia Size: 435 052 km² Population: 18.8 millions Population growth rate: 3.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 46.0 years Female: 57.0 years Children per woman: 6.2 Capital: Baghdad Language: Arabic Religion: Islam, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Saddam Hussein Head of Government: Ahmed Hussein Khudayer National holiday: 14 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 dinar (IQD) = 1000 fils Gross National Product: 4 110$ Continent: Asia 065 Iran Jomhoori-e-Islami-e-Iran Size: 1 638 057 km² Population: 59.6 millions Population growth rate: 2.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.0 years Female: 65.0 years Children per woman: 6.5 Capital: Tehran Language: Persian Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Head of Government: Hassan Ibrahim Habibi Andlig ledare: Sayed Ali Khamenei National holiday: 11 February, 1 April Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 rial (IRR) = 100 dinarer Gross National Product: 2 450$ Continent: Asia 066 Ireland Eire Size: 70 285 km² Population: 3.5 millions Population growth rate: -0.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 71.0 years Female: 76.7 years Children per woman: 2.4 Capital: Dublin Language: Irish , English Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Mary Robinson Head of Government: Albert Reynolds National holiday: 17 March Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 pund (IEP) = 100 new pence Gross National Product: 11 740$ Continent: Europe 067 Iceland Size: 102 813 km² Population: 261 000 Population growth rate: 1.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 75.7 years Female: 80.3 years Children per woman: 2.3 Capital: Reykjavik Language: Icelandic Religion: Anglicans Type: Republic Cheif of State: Vigdis Finnbogadóttir Head of Government: David Oddsson National holiday: 17 June Member of UN: 1946 Currency: 1 króna (ISK) = 100 aurar Gross National Product: 21 150$ Continent: Europe 068 Israel Medinat Yisrael Size: 20 700 km² Population: 5.2 millions Population growth rate: 2.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.9 years Female: 77.5 years Children per woman: 2.8 Capital: Yerushalayim Language: Hebrew, Arabic Religion: Jews (81%), Islam (14.4%) Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ezer Weizmann Head of Government: Yitzak Rabin National holiday: ? Member of UN: 1949 Currency: 1 shekel (ILS) = 100 agorot Gross National Product: 10 970$ Continent: Asia 069 Italy Republica Italiana Size: 301 277 km² Population: 57.1 millions Population growth rate: 0.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.2 years Female: 79.7 years Children per woman: 1.4 Capital: Roma Language: Italian Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Head of Government: Silvio Berlusconi National holiday: ? Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 lira (ITL) = 100 centesimi Gross National Product: 16 850$ Continent: Europe 070 Jamaica Jamaica Size: 10 991 km² Population: 2.4 millions Population growth rate: 0.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 71.4 years Female: 75.8 years Children per woman: 2.4 Capital: Kingston Language: English Religion: Christian, Rastafari Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Percival Patterson National holiday: ? Member of UN: 1962 Currency: 1 dollar (JMD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 1 510$ Continent: Central America 071 Japan Nippon (eller Nihon) Size: 377 835 km² Population: 124.3 millions Population growth rate: 0.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 75.9 years Female: 81.8 years Children per woman: 1.5 Capital: Tokyo Language: Japanese Religion: Shintoists, Buddhists Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Akihito Head of Government: Tomiichi Murayama National holiday: 23 December Member of UN: 1956 Currency: 1 yen (JPY) = 100 sen Gross National Product: 25 430$ Continent: Asia 072 Yemen Jamhuriya al Yamaniya Size: 472 099 km² Population: 12.1 millions Population growth rate: 4.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 49.0 years Female: 51.0 years Children per woman: 7.4 Capital: Sanaa Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ali Abdullah Saleh Head of Government: Muhammad Said al-Attar National holiday: 22 May Member of UN: 1947 Currency: 1 rial (YRI) = 100 fils 1 dinar = 1000 fils Gross National Product: 640$ Continent: Asia 073 Jordan Mamlaka al Urduniya al Hashemiyah Size: 88 946 km² Population: 3.6 millions Population growth rate: 3.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 70.0 years Female: 73.0 years Children per woman: 7.1 Capital: Amman Language: Arabic Religion: Islam, Christian Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Hussein ibn Talal Head of Government: Abdel Salem Majali National holiday: 25 May Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 dinar (JOD) = 1000 fils Gross National Product: 1 240$ Continent: Asia 074 Cambodia Preah Reach Ana Pak Kampuchea Size: 181 916 km² Population: 8.9 millions Population growth rate: 2.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 46.5 years Female: 49.4 years Children per woman: 4.6 Capital: Phnom Penh Language: Khmer Religion: Buddhists Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Norodom Sihanouk Head of Government: Norodom Ranariddh National holiday: 7 January Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 riel (KHR) = 100 sen Gross National Product: 130$ Continent: Asia 075 Cameroon République du Cameroun Size: 465 458 km² Population: 12.7 millions Population growth rate: 3.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 53.5 years Female: 56.5 years Children per woman: 6.9 Capital: Yaounde Language: French, English Religion: Christian, Islam, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Paul Biya Head of Government: Simon Achidi Achu National holiday: 1 January, 1 October Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 franc (XAF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 940$ Continent: Africa 076 Cape Verte República de Cabo Verde Size: 4 033 km² Population: 346 000 Population growth rate: 2.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 63.0 years Female: 67.0 years Children per woman: 5.3 Capital: Praia Language: Portuguese Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: António Mascarenhas Monteiro Head of Government: Carlos Veiga National holiday: 12 September Member of UN: 1975 Currency: 1 escudo (CUE) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 190$ Continent: Africa 077 Kazakhstan Kazak Respublikasy Size: 2 717 300 km² Population: 17 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.2 years Female: 73.2 years Children per woman: 2.8 Capital: Alma-Ata Language: Kazak, Russian Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Nursultan Nazarbajev Head of Government: Sergej Teresjtjenko National holiday: 16 December Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Asia and Europe 078 Kenya Jamhuri ya Kenya Size: 582 646 km² Population: 27 millions Population growth rate: 3.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 59.0 years Female: 63.0 years Children per woman: 6.8 Capital: Nairobi Language: Swahili, English Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Daniel arap Moi Head of Government: Daniel arap Moi National holiday: 12 December Member of UN: 1963 Currency: 1 shiling (KES) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 370$ Continent: Africa 079 China Zhonghua Renmin Gonghe Gao Size: 9 572 900 km² Population: 1.2 miljarder Population growth rate: 1.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.6 years Female: 71.8 years Children per woman: 2.3 Capital: Beijing Language: Mandarin (Chinese) Religion: Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists Type: Republic Cheif of State: Jiang Zemin Head of Government: Li Peng National holiday: 1 October Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 yuan (CNY) = 10 jiao Gross National Product: 370$ Continent: Asia 080 Kirghizia Kyrgys Respublikasy Size: 198 500 km² Population: 4.4 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: - Female: - Children per woman: - Capital: Biskek Language: Kirghiz Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Askar Akajev Head of Government: vacant National holiday: 31 August Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Asia 081 Kiribati Republic of Kiribati Size: 811 km² Population: 75 000 Population growth rate: 1.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 52.0 years Female: 58.0 years Children per woman: 4.2 Capital: Bairiki Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Teatao Teannaki Head of Government: Teatao Teannaki National holiday: - Member of UN: Not member Currency: Australian dollar Gross National Product: 760$ Continent: Oceania 082 Comores République Féderale Islamique des Comores Size: 1 862 km² Population: 497 000 Population growth rate: 3.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 54.0 years Female: 59.0 years Children per woman: 7.0 Capital: Moroni Language: Arabic, French Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Said Mohammad Djohar Head of Government: Mohammad Abdou Madi National holiday: 6 June Member of UN: 1975 Currency: 1 franc CFA (BEAC) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 480$ Continent: Africa 083 Congo République de Congo Size: 342 000 km² Population: 2.7 millions Population growth rate: 3.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 52.1 years Female: 57.3 years Children per woman: 6.6 Capital: Brazzaville Language: French Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Pascal Lissouba Head of Government: Joachim Yhombi-Opango National holiday: 15 August Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 franc CFA (BEAC) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 1 010$ Continent: Africa 084 Croatia Republika Hrvatska Size: 56 538 km² Population: 4.8 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 67.0 years Female: 74.0 years Children per woman: - Capital: Zagreb Language: Croatian Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Franjo Tudjman Head of Government: Nikica Valentic National holiday: 30 May Member of UN: 1992 Currency: 1 kuna (HRK) = 100 lipa Gross National Product: 4 399$ Continent: Europe 085 Kuwait Dowlat al Kuwait Size: 17 818 km² Population: 1.2 millions Population growth rate: 3.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.0 years Female: 76.0 years Children per woman: 3.9 Capital: Kuwait City Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: emirat Cheif of State: Jaber al-Ahmad as Sabah Head of Government: Saad al Abdullah as-Salem as-Sabah National holiday: 25 February Member of UN: 1963 Currency: 1 dianr (KWP) = 1000 fils Gross National Product: 16 150$ Continent: Asia 086 Laos Saathiaranarath Prachhathipatay Prachhachhou Lao Size: 236 800 km² Population: 4.4 millions Population growth rate: 2.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 48.3 years Female: 51.3 years Children per woman: 5.0 Capital: Vientiane Language: Lao Religion: Buddhists Type: Republic Cheif of State: Nouhak Phoumsavanh Head of Government: Khamtay Siphandone National holiday: 2 December Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 kip (LAK) = 100 at Gross National Product: 200$ Continent: Asia 087 Lesotho Kingdom of Lesotho Size: 30 355 km² Population: 1.8 millions Population growth rate: 3.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 54.0 years Female: 63.0 years Children per woman: 5.8 Capital: Maseru Language: English, Sotho Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Letsie III Head of Government: Ntsu Mokhehle National holiday: 20 January Member of UN: 1966 Currency: 1 loti (LSL) = 100 lisente Gross National Product: 470$ Continent: Africa 088 Latvia Latvijas Republika Size: 64 610 km² Population: 2.9 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.2 years Female: 74.6 years Children per woman: 2.0 Capital: Riga Language: Lithuanian Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Gunts Ulmanis Head of Government: Maris Gailis National holiday: 18 November Member of UN: 1991 Currency: 1 lats = 100 santims Gross National Product: 7 676$ Continent: Europe 089 Lebanon Jumhouriya al-Lubnaniya Size: 10 230 km² Population: 2.8 millions Population growth rate: 0.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.5 years Female: 69.0 years Children per woman: 3.4 Capital: Beirut Language: Arabic Religion: Islam, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Elias Hrawi Head of Government: Rafiq al-Hariri National holiday: 22 November Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 pund (LBP) = 100 piaster Gross National Product: 690$ Continent: Asia 090 Liberia Republic of Liberia Size: 99 067 km² Population: 2.8 millions Population growth rate: 3.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 54.0 years Female: 57.0 years Children per woman: 6.7 Capital: Monrovia Language: English Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: David Kpomakpor Head of Government: David Kpomakpor National holiday: 26 June Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 dollar (LRD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 400$ Continent: Africa 091 Libya Jamahiriya al-Arabiya al-Libya al-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya Size: 1 757 000 km² Population: 4.4 millions Population growth rate: 4.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.6 years Female: 65.0 years Children per woman: 6.6 Capital: Tripoli Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Mufta al-Usta Omar Head of Government: Abd al-Majid al-Qaoud National holiday: 1 September Member of UN: 1995 Currency: 1 dinar (LYD) = 1000 millemes Gross National Product: 5 310$ Continent: Africa 092 Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Size: 160 km² Population: 30 000 Population growth rate: 0.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 69.5 years Female: 73.5 years Children per woman: - Capital: Vaduz Language: German Religion: Catholics Type: Principality Cheif of State: Hans-Adam II Head of Government: Mario Frick National holiday: 15 August Member of UN: 1990 Currency: Swiss franc Gross National Product: 32 790$ Continent: Europe 093 Lithaunia Lietuvos Respublika Size: 65 301 km² Population: 3.8 millions Population growth rate: 0.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.6 years Female: 76.3 years Children per woman: - Capital: Vilnius Language: Lithuanian Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Algirdas Brazauskas Head of Government: Adolfas Slezevicius National holiday: 16 February Member of UN: 1991 Currency: 1 litas = 100 cent Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe +94 Luxemburg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Size: 2 586 km² Population: 387 000 Population growth rate: 0.3 % Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 70.6 years Female: 77.9 years Children per woman: 1.6 Capital: Luxembourg Language: French, Letzebuergesch, German Religion: Catholics Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Jean Head of Government: Jacques Santer National holiday: 23 June Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 franc (LUF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 18 770$ Continent: Europe 095 Madagascar Repoblika n'i Madafasikara Size: 587 041 km² Population: 12.8 millions Population growth rate: 2.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 54.0 years Female: 57.0 years Children per woman: 5.9 Capital: Antananarivo Language: Malagasy, French Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Albert Zafy Head of Government: Francisque Ravony National holiday: 26 June Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 franc (MGF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 230$ Continent: Africa 096 Macedonia Republika Makedoniya Size: 26 713 km² Population: 2.1 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.0 years Female: 72.0 years Children per woman: - Capital: Skopje Language: Macedonian Religion: Christian, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Kiro Gligorov Head of Government: Branko Crvenkovski National holiday: 8 September Member of UN: 1993 Currency: 1 denar = 100 deni Gross National Product: 2 399$ Continent: Europe 097 Malawi Dziko la Malawi Size: 118 484 km² Population: 9.5 millions Population growth rate: 3.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 48.4 years Female: 49.7 years Children per woman: 7.6 Capital: Lilongwe Language: English, Chic-Chewa Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Bakili Muluzi Head of Government: Bakili Muluzi National holiday: 6 July Member of UN: 1964 Currency: 1 kwacha (MWK) = 100 tambala Gross National Product: 200$ Continent: Africa 098 Malaysia Persikutuan Tanah Malaysia Size: 330 442 km² Population: 18.6 millions Population growth rate: 2.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.8 years Female: 73.3 years Children per woman: 3.5 Capital: Kuala Lumpur Language: Malay Religion: Islam, Buddhists, Hindus Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Jaafar ibni al-Marhum Shah Head of Government: Mahathir Mohamad National holiday: 31 August Member of UN: 1957 Currency: 1 ringiit (MYR) = 100 sen Gross National Product: 2 470$ Continent: Asia 099 Maldives Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa Size: 298 km² Population: 230 000 Population growth rate: 3.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.0 years Female: 64.1 years Children per woman: 6.6 Capital: Male Language: Divehi Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Head of Government: Maumoon Abdul Gayoom National holiday: 26 June, 11 November Member of UN: 1965 Currency: 1 rutiyaa (MVR) = 100 laari Gross National Product: 440$ Continent: Asia 100 Mali République du Mali Size: 1 248 574 km² Population: 8.5 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 45.0 years Female: 47.0 years Children per woman: 7.0 Capital: Bamako Language: French Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Alpha Oumar Konaré Head of Government: Ibrahim Boubacar Kieta National holiday: 22 September Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 CFA-franc = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 270$ Continent: Africa 101 Malta Republika ta' Malta Size: 318 km² Population: 360 000 Population growth rate: 1.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.7 years Female: 78.1 years Children per woman: 1.9 Capital: Valletta Language: Maltesian, English Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ugo Mifsud Bonnici Head of Government: Edward Fenech-Adami National holiday: 31 March Member of UN: 1964 Currency: 1 lira (MTL) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 6 630$ Continent: Europe 102 Morocco Mamlaka al-Maqhrebia Size: 458 730 km² Population: 26.2 millions Population growth rate: 2.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.6 years Female: 65.6 years Children per woman: 4.7 Capital: Rabat Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Hassan II Head of Government: Abd al-Latif Filali National holiday: 3 March, 14 August Member of UN: 1956 Currency: 1 dirham (MAD) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 950$ Continent: Africa 103 Marshall Islands Republic of the Marchhall Islands Size: 18 148 km² Population: 50 000 Population growth rate: 3.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 59.6 years Female: 62.6 years Children per woman: 7.1 Capital: Dalap-Uliga-Darrit Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Amata Kabua Head of Government: Amata Kabua National holiday: 1 May Member of UN: 1991 Currency: US-dollar Gross National Product: 1 500$ Continent: Oceania 104 Mauretania République Islamique Arabe et Africaine de Mauritanie Size: 1 030 700 km² Population: 2.1 millions Population growth rate: 2.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 44.0 years Female: 50.0 years Children per woman: 7.2 Capital: Novakchott Language: Arabic, French Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Maaouiya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Head of Government: Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar National holiday: 28 November Member of UN: 1961 Currency: 1 ouguiya (MRO) = 5 khoums Gross National Product: 500$ Continent: Africa 105 Mauritius Republic of Mauritius Size: 2 040 km² Population: 1.1 millions Population growth rate: 1.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.7 years Female: 72.2 years Children per woman: 2.2 Capital: Port Louis Language: English Religion: Hindus, Christian, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Cassam Uteem Head of Government: Anerood Jugnauth National holiday: 12 March Member of UN: 1968 Currency: 1 rupie (MUR) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 2 250$ Continent: Africa 106 Mexico Estados Unidos Mexicanos Size: 1 958 201 km² Population: 84.4 millions Population growth rate: 2.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.5 years Female: 73.1 years Children per woman: 3.7 Capital: Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City) Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ernesto Zedillo Head of Government: Ernesto Zedillo National holiday: 16 September Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 peso (MXP) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 2 490$ Continent: Central America 107 Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Size: 701 km² Population: 100 500 Population growth rate: 2.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.0 years Female: 68.1 years Children per woman: 5.0 Capital: Palikin Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Bailey Olter Head of Government: Bailey Olter National holiday: 3 November Member of UN: 1991 Currency: US-dollar Gross National Product: 1 500$ Continent: Oceania 108 Mozambique República de Moçambique Size: 815 379 km² Population: 14.8 millions Population growth rate: 2.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 46.9 years Female: 50.2 years Children per woman: 6.2 Capital: Maputo Language: Portuguese Religion: Ethnic religions, Christian, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Joaquim Alberto Christiano Head of Government: Mário Fernandes da Graça Machungo National holiday: 25 June Member of UN: 1975 Currency: 1 metical (MZM) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 80$ Continent: Africa 109 Moldova Republika Moldova Size: 33 700 km² Population: 4.4 millions Population growth rate: 0.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.2 years Female: 72.0 years Children per woman: 2.5 Capital: Kisin'ou Language: Romanian Religion: Orthodox Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Mircea Snegur Head of Government: Andrej Sangheli National holiday: 27 August Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 110 Monaco Principauté de Monaco Size: 1.95 km² Population: 30 000 Population growth rate: 0.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: - Female: - Children per woman: - Capital: Monaco Language: French Religion: Catholics Type: Principality Cheif of State: Rainier III Head of Government: Jaques Dupont National holiday: 19 November Member of UN: 1993 Currency: French franc Gross National Product: 29 876$ Continent: Europe 111 Mongolia Mongol Uls Size: 1 566 500 km² Population: 2.2 millions Population growth rate: 3.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.2 years Female: 63.8 years Children per woman: 4.7 Capital: Ulan Baator Language: Mongolian Religion: Buddhists Type: Republic Cheif of State: Punsalmaagiyn Ochirbat Head of Government: Puntsagiyn Jasray National holiday: 11 July , 26 November Member of UN: 1961 Currency: 1 tögrög = 100 möngö Gross National Product: 112$ Continent: Asia 112 Namibia Republic of Namibia Size: 825 580 km² Population: 1.5 millions Population growth rate: 3.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 57.5 years Female: 60.0 years Children per woman: 5.7 Capital: Windhoek Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Sam Nujoma Head of Government: Hage Geingob National holiday: 21 March Member of UN: 1990 Currency: 1 dollar (NAM) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 1 030$ Continent: Africa 113 Nauru Republic of Nauru Size: 21 km² Population: 8 100 Population growth rate: 2.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: - Female: - Children per woman: - Capital: Yaren Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Bernard Dowiuogo Head of Government: Bernard Dowiuogo National holiday: 31 January Member of UN: Not member Currency: Australian dollar Gross National Product: 9 091$ Continent: Oceania 114 Netherlands Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Size: 41 883 km² Population: 15.2 millions Population growth rate: 0.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.7 years Female: 79.7 years Children per woman: 1.6 Capital: Haag, Amsterdam Language: Dutch Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Beatrix Head of Government: Wim Kok National holiday: 30 April Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 gulden (NLG) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 14 931$ Continent: Europe 115 Nepal Nepal Adhirajya Size: 147 181 km² Population: 19.8 millions Population growth rate: 2.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 55.4 years Female: 52.6 years Children per woman: 5.6 Capital: Katmandu Language: Nepalese Religion: Hindus Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva Head of Government: vacant National holiday: 28 December Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 rupie (NPR) = 100 paisa Gross National Product: 170$ Continent: Asia 116 Nicaragua República de Nicaragua Size: 130 682 km² Population: 4.1 millions Population growth rate: 3.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 60.0 years Female: 65.0 years Children per woman: 4.7 Capital: Managua Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Head of Government: Violeta Barrios de Chamorro National holiday: 15 September Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 córdoba (NIO) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 460$ Continent: Central America 117 Niger République de Niger Size: 1 186 408 km² Population: 8.3 millions Population growth rate: 3.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 44.9 years Female: 48.1 years Children per woman: 7.1 Capital: Niamey Language: French Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Mahamane Ousmane Head of Government: Mahamadou Issoufou National holiday: 18 December Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 CFA-franc (XAF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 310$ Continent: Africa 118 Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria Size: 923 768 km² Population: 89.7 millions Population growth rate: 2.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 50.8 years Female: 54.3 years Children per woman: 6.6 Capital: Abuja Language: English Religion: Islam, Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Sani Abocha Head of Government: National holiday: 1 October Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 naira (NGN) = 100 kobo Gross National Product: 270$ Continent: Africa 119 Korea (North) Chosun Minchu-chui Inmin Konghwa-guk Size: 12 762 km² Population: 22.2 millions Population growth rate: 1.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.0 years Female: 72.0 years Children per woman: 2.5 Capital: P'yongyang Language: Korean Religion: Buddhists, Confucians Type: Republic Cheif of State: Kim Jong II Head of Government: Kang Song San National holiday: 9 September Member of UN: 1991 Currency: 1 won (KPW) = 100 chon Gross National Product: 1 079$ Continent: Asia 120 Norway Kongeriket Norge Size: 323 878 km² Population: 4.3 millions Population growth rate: 0.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 73.4 years Female: 79.8 years Children per woman: 1.9 Capital: Oslo Language: Norwegian Religion: Anglicans Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Harald V Head of Government: Gro Harlem Brundtland National holiday: 17 May Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 krone (NOK) = 100 øre Gross National Product: 23 120$ Continent: Europe 121 New Zealand New Zealand Size: 270 534 km² Population: 3.5 millions Population growth rate: 0.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.0 years Female: 77.9 years Children per woman: 2.2 Capital: Wellington Language: English, Maori Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: James Bolger National holiday: 6 February Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 dollar (NZD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 12 680$ Continent: Oceania 122 Oman Sultanat 'Uman Size: 308 000 km² Population: 1.6 millions Population growth rate: 3.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.0 years Female: 68.0 years Children per woman: 7.0 Capital: Masqat Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: Sultanate Cheif of State: Qaboos bin Said Head of Government: Qaboos bin Said National holiday: 18 November Member of UN: 1971 Currency: 1 rial (OMR) = 1000 baiza Gross National Product: 6 330$ Continent: Asia 123 Pakistan Islami Jamhuria e Pakistan Size: 796 095 km² Population: 130 millions Population growth rate: 3.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 59.3 years Female: 60.7 years Children per woman: 5.4 Capital: Islamabad Language: Urdu, English Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Faruk Leghari Head of Government: Benazir Bhutto National holiday: 23 March Member of UN: 1947 Currency: 1 rupie (PKR) = 100 paisa Gross National Product: 380$ Continent: Asia 124 Palau Republic of Belau Size: 488 km² Population: 15 000 Population growth rate: 1.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: - Female: - Children per woman: - Capital: Babelthuap Language: English Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Kuniwo Nakamura Head of Government: Kuniwo Nakamura National holiday: - Member of UN: Not member Currency: US-dollar Gross National Product: - Continent: Oceania 125 Panama República de Panamá Size: 75 517 km² Population: 2.5 millions Population growth rate: 2.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.0 years Female: 76.0 years Children per woman: 3.0 Capital: Panama City Language: Spanish, English Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ernesto Pérez Balladares Head of Government: Ernesto Pérez Balladares National holiday: 3 November Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 balboa (PAB) = 100 centesimos Gross National Product: 380 $ Continent: Central America 126 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Size: 462 840 km² Population: 3.8 millions Population growth rate: 2.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 54.0 years Female: 56.0 years Children per woman: 5.3 Capital: Port Morsby Language: English, Regional languages Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Paias Wingti National holiday: - Member of UN: 1975 Currency: 1 ina (pgk) = 100 toea Gross National Product: 860$ Continent: Oceania 127 Paraguay República del Paraguay Size: 406 752 km² Population: 4.5 millions Population growth rate: 2.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.1 years Female: 69.5 years Children per woman: 4.3 Capital: Asunción Language: Spanish, Guarani Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Juan Carlos Wasmosy Head of Government: Juan Carlos Wasmosy National holiday: 15 May Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 guaraní (PYG) = 100 céntimos Gross National Product: 1 110$ Continent: South America 128 Peru República del Perú Size: 1 285 216 km² Population: 22.5 millions Population growth rate: 2.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.5 years Female: 65.3 years Children per woman: 4.2 Capital: Lima Language: Spanish, quecha Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Alberto Fujimori Head of Government: Efrain Goldemberg Schreibler National holiday: 28 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 sol (PES) = 10 centavos Gross National Product: 1 160$ Continent: South America 129 Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska Size: 312 683 km² Population: 38.4 millions Population growth rate: 0.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.5 years Female: 75.5 years Children per woman: 2.1 Capital: Warszawa Language: Polish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Lech Walesa Head of Government: Waldemar Pawlak National holiday: 3 May Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 zloty (PLZ) = 100 groszy Gross National Product: 1 700$ Continent: Europe 130 Portugal República Portuguesa Size: 92 389 km² Population: 9.8 millions Population growth rate: 1.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 70.6 years Female: 77.6 years Children per woman: 1.7 Capital: Lisboa Language: Portuguese Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Mário Soares Head of Government: Aníbal Cavaco Silva National holiday: 10 June Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 escudo (PTE) = 100 centavos Gross National Product: 4 890$ Continent: Europe 131 Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Size: 9 104 km² Population: 3.6 millions Population growth rate: 1.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.5 years Female: 79.2 years Children per woman: 2.4 Capital: San Juan Language: Spanish, English Religion: Catholics Type: Commonwealth associated with the US Guvernör: Pedro Rosselló National holiday: - Member of UN: Not member Currency: US-dollar Gross National Product: - Continent: Central America 132 Qatar Dawlat Qatar Size: 11 427 km² Population: 520 000 Population growth rate: 4.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.2 years Female: 67.6 years Children per woman: 5.7 Capital: Doka Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Khalifa bin Hamad ath-Thani Head of Government: Khalifa bin Hamad ath-Thani National holiday: 3 September Member of UN: 1971 Currency: 1 riyal (QAR) = 100 dirham Gross National Product: 15 860$ Continent: Asia 133 Romania Romania Size: 237 500 km² Population: 23.3 millions Population growth rate: 0.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.5 years Female: 72.4 years Children per woman: 2.2 Capital: Bucuresti Language: Romanian Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ion Iliescu Head of Government: Nicolae Vacaroiu National holiday: 1 December Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 lei (ROL) = 100 bani Gross National Product: 1 640$ Continent: Europe 134 Rwanda Republika y'u Rwanda Size: 25 271 km² Population: 7.3 millions Population growth rate: 3.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 48.8 years Female: 52.2 years Children per woman: 8.0 Capital: Kigali Language: Bantu languages, French Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Pasteur Bizimungu Head of Government: Faustin Twagiramungu National holiday: 1 July Member of UN: 1962 Currency: 1 franc (RWF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 310$ Continent: Africa 135 Russia Rossiskaja Federatsija Size: 17 075 400 km² Population: 149.5 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 63.9 years Female: 74.3 years Children per woman: 1.9 Capital: Moscow Language: Russian Religion: Russian-Orthodox Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Boris Jeltsin Head of Government: Viktor Tjernomyrdin National holiday: 12 June Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 rubel (SUR) = 100 kopek Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe and Asia 136 Saint Kitts and Nevis Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Size: 269 km² Population: 43 000 Population growth rate: 0.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.0 years Female: 71.0 years Children per woman: 2.6 Capital: Basseterre Language: English Religion: Anglicans Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Kennedy Simmonds National holiday: 19 September Member of UN: 1983 Currency: 1 dollar (XCD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 3 330$ Continent: Central America 137 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Size: 617 km² Population: 135 000 Population growth rate: 1.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.6 years Female: 74.4 years Children per woman: 3.4 Capital: Castries Language: Creol Religion: Catholics Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: John Compton National holiday: 22 February Member of UN: 1979 Currency: 1 dollar (XCD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 1 900$ Continent: Central America 138 Saint Vincent Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Size: 289 km² Population: 109 000 Population growth rate: 1.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.0 years Female: 72.0 years Children per woman: 2.8 Capital: Kingston Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: James Mitchell National holiday: 27 October Member of UN: 1980 Currency: 1 dollar (XCD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 1 610$ Continent: Central America 139 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Size: 28 370 km² Population: 339 000 Population growth rate: 3.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 59.9 years Female: 61.4 years Children per woman: 6.2 Capital: Honiara Language: English Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Francis Billy Hilly National holiday: - Member of UN: 1978 Currency: 1 dollar (SBD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 580$ Continent: Oceania 140 San Marino Republika di San Marino Size: 61 km² Population: 24 000 Population growth rate: 0.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 70.7 years Female: 76.2 years Children per woman: 1.3 Capital: San Marino Language: Italian Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: ? Head of Government: ? National holiday: - Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Italian lira Gross National Product: 8 590$ Continent: Europe 141 Sao Tomé and Principe República Democrática de Säo Tomé e Principe Size: 1 001 km² Population: 126 000 Population growth rate: 2.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.0 years Female: 67.0 years Children per woman: 5.4 Capital: Säo Tomé Language: Portuguese Religion: Catholics, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Miguel Trovoada Head of Government: Evaristo Carvalho National holiday: 12 July Member of UN: 1975 Currency: 1 dobra (STD) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 380$ Continent: Africa 142 Saudi Arabia Mamlaka al-Arabia as-Sa'Udiya Size: 2 240 000 km² Population: 15.3 millions Population growth rate: 3.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.0 years Female: 68.0 years Children per woman: 6.7 Capital: Ar-Riyadh Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz as-Saud Head of Government: Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz as-Saud National holiday: 23 September Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 rial (SAR) = 100 halala Gross National Product: 6 230$ Continent: Asia 143 Switzerland Schweerische Eidtgenossenschaft Size: 41 293 km² Population: 6.9 millions Population growth rate: 0.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 74.0 years Female: 80.8 years Children per woman: 1.6 Capital: Bern Language: German, French, Italian Religion: Christian Type: Federal republic Cheif of government & Head of Government: The Government. National holiday: 1 August Member of UN: Not member Currency: 1 franc (CHF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 32 790$ Continent: Europe 144 Senegal République du Senegal Size: 196 712 km² Population: 7.7 millions Population growth rate: 2.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 54.0 years Female: 56.0 years Children per woman: 6.2 Capital: Dakar Language: French, Wolof Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Abdou Diouf Head of Government: Habib Thiam National holiday: - Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 CFA-franc (XOF) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 710$ Continent: Africa 145 Serbia and Montenegro Savenzna Republica Jugoslavija Size: 102 173 km² Population: 10.4 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.2 years Female: 73.2 years Children per woman: - Capital: Belgrad Language: Serbian Religion: Christian, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Head of Government: National holiday: 27 April Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 dinar (YUD) = 100 para Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 146 Seychelles Republic of Seychelles Size: 453 km² Population: 71 000 Population growth rate: 0.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.0 years Female: 75.0 years Children per woman: 2.8 Capital: Victoria Language: Creol, English, French Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: France-Albert René Head of Government: France-Albert René National holiday: - Member of UN: 1976 Currency: 1 rupi (SCR) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 4 170$ Continent: Africa 147 Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone Size: 71 740 km² Population: 4.4 millions Population growth rate: 2.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 41.4 years Female: 44.6 years Children per woman: 6.5 Capital: Freetown Language: English, Manding Religion: Ethnic religions, Islam, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Valentine E.M. Strasser Head of Government: Valentine E.M. Strasser National holiday: 27 April Member of UN: 1961 Currency: 1leone (SLL) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 240$ Continent: Africa 148 Singapore Republic of Singapore Size: 622 km² Population: 2.8 millions Population growth rate: 1.3% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 70.3 years Female: 75.8 years Children per woman: 1.7 Capital: Singapore Language: Malay, Mandarin (Chinese), Tamil, English Religion: Buddhists Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ong Teng Cheong Head of Government: Goh Chok Tong National holiday: 9 August Member of UN: 1965 Currency: 1 dollar (SGD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 12 310$ Continent: Asia 149 Slovakia Slovenská Republika Size: 49 035 km² Population: 5.3 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: - Female: - Children per woman: - Capital: Bratislava Language: Slovak Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Michal Kovác Head of Government: Jozef Moravcík National holiday: 29 August Member of UN: 1993 Currency: koruna Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 150 Slovenia Republika Slovenija Size: 20 256 km² Population: 2 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 67.0 years Female: 75.0 years Children per woman: - Capital: Ljubljana Language: Slovenian Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Milan Kucan Head of Government: Janez Drnovsek National holiday: 25 June Member of UN: 1991 Currency: 1 tolar (SIT) Gross National Product: 10 312$ Continent: Europe 151 Somalia Jamhuriyadda Dimugradiga ee Soomaaliya Size: 637 000 km² Population: 7.9 millions Population growth rate: 3.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 43.3 years Female: 46.6 years Children per woman: 6.6 Capital: Mogadiscio Language: Somali, Arabic, Italian, English Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: ? Head of Government: ? National holiday: - Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 shilling (SOS) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 150$ Continent: Africa 152 Spain Reino de Espana Size: 504 783 km² Population: 39.1 millions Population growth rate: 0.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 74.4 years Female: 80.3 years Children per woman: 1.7 Capital: Madrid Language: Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Baskian Religion: Catholics Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Juan Carlos I Head of Government: Felipe Gonzáles National holiday: 12 October Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 pesta (ESP) = 100 céntimos Gross National Product: 10 920$ Continent: Europe 153 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Prajathantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya Size: 65 610 km² Population: 17.5 millions Population growth rate: 1.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 69.1 years Female: 73.4 years Children per woman: 2.6 Capital: Colombo Language: Tajik, Tamil, English Religion: Buddhists Type: Republic Cheif of State: Dingiri Wijetunga Head of Government: Chandrika Kumaranatunge National holiday: 4 February Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 rupie (LKR) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 470$ Continent: Asia 154 Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland Size: 244 110 km² Population: 57.6 millions Population growth rate: 0.2 % Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.4 years Female: 78.0 years Children per woman: 1.8 Capital: London Language: English Religion: Anglicans Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: John Major National holiday: 11 June Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 pound (GBP) = 100 pence Gross National Product: 16 070$ Continent: Europe 155 Sudan Jumhuryat es-Sudan Size: 2 503 890 km² Population: 30 millions Population growth rate: 2.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 52.0 years Female: 59.0 years Children per woman: 6.4 Capital: Al-Khartum Language: Arabic Religion: Islam, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Omar Hassan Ahmad el-Bashir Head of Government: Omar Hassan Ahmed el-Bashir National holiday: 1 January Member of UN: 1956 Currency: 1 pound (SDP) = 100 piaster Gross National Product: 420$ Continent: Africa 156 Surinam Republic of Suriname Size: 163 820 km² Population: 404 000 Population growth rate: 1.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 67.1 years Female: 72.1 years Children per woman: 2.6 Capital: Paramaribo Language: Dutch, English, hindi Religion: Christian, Islam, hindusim Type: Republic Cheif of State: Ronald Venetiaan Head of Government: Jules Adjodhia National holiday: 25 November Member of UN: 1975 Currency: 1 guilder (SRG) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 3 050$ Continent: South America 157 Swaziland Umbuso we Swatini Size: 17 364 km² Population: 826 000 Population growth rate: 4.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 56.2 years Female: 59.8 years Children per woman: 6.5 Capital: Mbabane Language: Bantu languages, English Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Mswati III Head of Government: Jameson Mbilini Dlamini National holiday: 6 September Member of UN: 1968 Currency: 1 lilangeni (SZL) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 820$ Continent: Africa 158 Sweden Konungariket Sverige Size: 450 000 km² Population: 8.7 millions Population growth rate: 0.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 74.4 years Female: 80.2 years Children per woman: 2.0 Capital: Stockholm Language: Swedish Religion: Anglicans Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Carl XVI Gustaf Head of Government: Ingvar Carlsson National holiday: 6 June Member of UN: 1946 Currency: 1 krona (SEK) = 100 öre Gross National Product: 25 863$ Continent: Europe 159 South Africa Repuliek van Suid-Afrika Size: 1 123 226 km² Population: 32 millions Population growth rate: 2.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.0 years Female: 67.0 years Children per woman: 4.4 Capital: Pretoria Language: Afrikaans, English, Bantu languages Religion: Anglicans Type: Republic Cheif of State: Nelson Mandela Head of Government: Nelson Mandela National holiday: 31 May Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 rand (ZAR) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 2 520$ Continent: Africa 160 Korea (South) Jumhurii Tojikistan Size: 143 100 km² Population: 5.6 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 67.2 years Female: 72.1 years Children per woman: 1.6 Capital: Söul Language: Korean Religion: Buddhists, Confucians, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Kim Young-sam Head of Government: Lee Yung-duk National holiday: 15 August Member of UN: 1991 Currency: 1 won (KRW) = 100 chon Gross National Product: 5 400$ Continent: Asia 161 Syria Jumhuriya al-Arabya as-Suriya Size: 185 180 km² Population: 13 millions Population growth rate: 3.9% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.2 years Female: 69.2 years Children per woman: 6.3 Capital: Damascus Language: Arabic Religion: Islam, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Hafez al-Assad Head of Government: Mahmoud az-Zoubi National holiday: 17 April Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 pound (SYP) = 100 piaster Gross National Product: 1 020$ Continent: Asia 162 Tajikistan Jumhurii Tojikistan Size: 143 100 km² Population: 5.6 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 67.2 years Female: 72.1 years Children per woman: 5.1 Capital: Dushanbe Language: Tajik Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Imamali Rachomonov Head of Government: Abdujalil Samadov National holiday: 9 September Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Asia 163 Taiwan Chung-hua Min-huo Size: 36 000 km² Population: 20.7 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 71.3 years Female: 76.8 years Children per woman: 1.8 Capital: T'ai-pei Language: Mandarin (Chinese) Religion: Buddhists, Confucians, Daoists, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Lee Teng-hui Head of Government: Lien Chan National holiday: - Member of UN: Not member Currency: 1 dollar (TWD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 8 790$ Continent: Asia 164 Tanzania Jumhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Size: 942 799 km² Population: 25.8 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 50.0 years Female: 55.0 years Children per woman: 7.0 Capital: Dar es-Salaam Language: Swahili, English Religion: Islam, Christian, Hindus Type: Republic, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Ali Hassan Mwinyi Head of Government: John Malecela National holiday: 26 April Member of UN: 1961 Currency: 1 shiling (TZS) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 120$ Continent: Africa 165 Chad République du Tchad Size: 1 284 000 km² Population: 6 millions Population growth rate: 2.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 45.9 years Female: 49.1 years Children per woman: 6.0 Capital: N'Djamena Language: French, Arabic, Regional languages Religion: Islam, Ethnic religions, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Idriss Deby Head of Government: Kassire Delwa Koumakoie National holiday: 11 August Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 CFA-franc = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 190$ Continent: Africa 166 Thailand Prathes Thai (Muang-Thai) Size: 513 115 km² Population: 56.8 millions Population growth rate: 1.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.4 years Female: 68.5 years Children per woman: 2.4 Capital: Bangkok Language: Thai Religion: Buddhists Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Bhumibol Adulyadej Head of Government: Chuan Leekpai National holiday: 5 December Member of UN: 1946 Currency: 1 baht (THB) = 100 satung Gross National Product: 1 420$ Continent: Asia 167 Czeck Republic Ceská Republika Size: 78 864 km² Population: 10.3 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: - Female: - Children per woman: - Capital: Praha Language: Czech Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Václav Havel Head of Government: Václav Klaus National holiday: 28 October Member of UN: 1993 Currency: 1 koruna (CEK) = 100 haler Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 168 Togo République Togolaise Size: 56 785 km² Population: 3.7 millions Population growth rate: 3.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 54.0 years Female: 58.0 years Children per woman: 7.1 Capital: Lomé Language: French Religion: Ethnic religions, Christian, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Gnassingbé Eyadéma Head of Government: Edem Kodjo National holiday: 27 April Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 CFA-franc = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 410$ Continent: Africa 169 Tonga Kingdom of Tonga Size: 780 km² Population: 97 000 Population growth rate: -0.5% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.0 years Female: 64.8 years Children per woman: 4.0 Capital: Naku'alofa Language: Tonga, English Religion: Anglicans Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Taufaahau Tupou IV Head of Government: Vaea av Houma National holiday: 4 June Member of UN: Not member Currency: 1 pa'anga (TOP) = 100 seniti Gross National Product: 1 010$ Continent: Oceania 170 Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Size: 5 128 km² Population: 1.3 millions Population growth rate: 1.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 69.7 years Female: 74.7 years Children per woman: 2.8 Capital: Port of Spain Language: English Religion: Christian, Hindus, Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Noor Mohammed Hassanali Head of Government: Patrick Manning National holiday: 31 August Member of UN: 1962 Currency: 1 dollar (TTD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 3 470$ Continent: Central America 171 Tunisia Jumhuriya at-Tunisiya Size: 154 530 km² Population: 8.4 millions Population growth rate: 2.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.4 years Female: 68.7 years Children per woman: 3.4 Capital: Tunis Language: Arabic, French Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali Head of Government: Hamed Karoui National holiday: 20 March Member of UN: 1956 Currency: 1 dinar (TND) = 1000 millemes Gross National Product: 1 420$ Continent: Africa 172 Turkey Türkiye Çumhurieyeti Size: 779 452 km² Population: 58.6 millions Population growth rate: 3.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.0 years Female: 72.0 years Children per woman: 3.6 Capital: Ankara Language: Turkish Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Süleyman Demirel Head of Government: Tansu Çiller National holiday: 29 October Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 lira (TRL) = 100 kurus Gross National Product: 1 630$ Continent: Europe and Asia 173 Turkmenia Turkmenostan Respublikasy Size: 488 100 km² Population: 3.9 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 62.9 years Female: 69.7 years Children per woman: 4.3 Capital: Askhabad Language: Turkmenian Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Saparmurat Nijazov Head of Government: Saparmurat Nijazov National holiday: 27 October Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Asia 174 Tuvalu Tuvalu Size: 24 km² Population: 9 500 Population growth rate: 2.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 60.0 years Female: 63.0 years Children per woman: 3.1 Capital: Fongafale Language: Tuvalu, English Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy, member of British Commonwealth Cheif of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Kamuta Latasi National holiday: 1 October Member of UN: Not member Currency: Australian dollar Gross National Product: 970$ Continent: Oceania 175 Germany Bundesrepublik Deutshland Size: 356 854 km² Population: 80.3 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.3 (west) 69.8 (east) Female: 78.7 (west) 75.9 (east) Children per woman: 1.5 Capital: Berlin Language: German Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Roman Herzog Head of Government: Helmut Kohl National holiday: 3 October Member of UN: 1973 Currency: 1 mark (DEM) = 100 pfennig Gross National Product: 24 170$ Continent: Europe 176 Uganda Republik of Uganda Size: 241 040 km² Population: 17.2 millions Population growth rate: 3.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 51.4 years Female: 54.7 years Children per woman: 7.3 Capital: Kampala Language: Swahili, English, regional languages Religion: Christian, Islam, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Yoweri Museveni Head of Government: George Adyebo National holiday: 9 October Member of UN: 1962 Currency: 1 shiling (UGS) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 220$ Continent: Africa 177 Ukraine Ukraina Size: 603 700 km² Population: 52.1 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.0 years Female: 75.0 years Children per woman: 1.9 Capital: Kiev Language: Ukrainian Religion: Orthodox Christian, Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Leonid Kutjma Head of Government: Vitalij A. Masol National holiday: 24 August Member of UN: 1945 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 178 Hungary Magyar Köztársaság Size: 93 033 km² Population: 10.3 millions Population growth rate: -0.4% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 65.1 years Female: 73.7 years Children per woman: 1.8 Capital: Budapest Language: Hungarian Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Árpád Göncz Head of Government: Gyula Horn National holiday: 20 August Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 forint (HUF) = 100 fillér Gross National Product: 2 780$ 179 Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay Size: 176 215 km² Population: 3.1 millions Population growth rate: 0.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 68.9 years Female: 75.3 years Children per woman: 2.3 Capital: Montevideo Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera Head of Government: Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera National holiday: 25 August Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 peso (UYP) = 1000 centésimos Gross National Product: 2 560$ Continent: South America 180 United States of America United States of America Size: 9 529 063 km² Population: 255.4 millions Population growth rate: 1.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.6 years Female: 79.3 years Children per woman: 2.0 Capital: Washington D.C. Language: English Religion: Anglicans Type: Federal republic Cheif of State: Bill Clinton Head of Government: Bill Clinton National holiday: 4 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 dollar (USD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 22 540$ Continent: North America 181 Uzbekistan Ozbekistan Respublikasy Size: 447 400 km² Population: 21.4 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 66.2 years Female: 72.6 years Children per woman: 4.0 Capital: Tasjkent Language: Uzbek Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Islam Karimov Head of Government: Abdulchasjim Mutalov National holiday: 1 September Member of UN: 1992 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Asia 182 Vanuatu Ripablek blong Vanuatu Size: 12 190 km² Population: 154 000 Population growth rate: 3.1% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 61.1 years Female: 59.3 years Children per woman: 6.2 Capital: Port Vila Language: Melaneshian, English, French Religion: Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Jean-Marie Leye Head of Government: Maxime Carlot National holiday: 30 July Member of UN: 1981 Currency: 1 vatu (VUV) = 100 centimes Gross National Product: 1 060$ Continent: Oceania 183 Vatican Stato della Cittá del Vaticano Size: 0.44 km² Population: 1 000 Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: - Female: - Children per woman: - Capital: Vatican Language: Italian Religion: Catholics Type: Cheif of State: Johannes Paulus II Head of Government: Angelo Sodano National holiday: 16 October Member of UN: Not member Currency: Italian lira Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 184 Venezuela Repúblika de Venezuela Size: 912 050 km² Population: 20.2 millions Population growth rate: 2.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 67.0 years Female: 73.3 years Children per woman: 3.6 Capital: Caracas Language: Spanish Religion: Catholics Type: Republic Cheif of State: Rafael Caldera Head of Government: Rafael Caldera National holiday: 5 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: 1 bolivar (VEB) = 100 céntimos Gross National Product: 2 560$ Continent: South America 185 Vietnam Công Hòa Xâ Hôi Chu Nghia Viêt Nam Size: 331 033 km² Population: 69.1 millions Population growth rate: 2.2% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 63.0 years Female: 67.0 years Children per woman: 3.7 Capital: Hanoi Language: Vietnamese Religion: Buddhists Type: Republic Cheif of State: Le Duc Anh Head of Government: Vo Van Kiet National holiday: 2 September Member of UN: 1977 Currency: 1 dong(VND) = 10 hao = 100 xu Gross National Product: 230$ Continent: Asia 186 Belarus Republika Belarus Size: 207 600 km² Population: 10.3 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 63.9 years Female: 74.7 years Children per woman: 2.0 Capital: Minsk Language: Belarussian Religion: Orthodox Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Alexandr Lukasjenko Head of Government: Vjatjeslav Kebitj National holiday: 27 July Member of UN: 1945 Currency: Russian rubel Gross National Product: - Continent: Europe 187 Western Sahara Sahrawi Size: 266 769 km² Population: 180 000 Population growth rate: 2.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: - Female: - Children per woman: - Capital: el-'Aaiún Language: Arabic Religion: Islam Type: Republic Cheif of State: Mohammad Abd al-Aziz Head of Government: Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoune National holiday: 1 June Member of UN: Not member Currency: - Gross National Product: - Continent: Africa 188 Western Samoa Malotuto'atasi o Samoa i Sisifo Size: 2 831 km² Population: 160 000 Population growth rate: 0.7% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 64.0 years Female: 69.0 years Children per woman: 4.5 Capital: Apia Language: Samoan, English Religion: Christian Type: Monarchy Cheif of State: Malietoa Tanumafili II Head of Government: Tofilau Eti Alesana National holiday: 1 June Member of UN: 1976 Currency: 1 tala (WST) = 100 sene Gross National Product: 730$ Continent: Oceania 189 Zaire République du Zaïre Size: 2 345 095 km² Population: 41.2 millions Population growth rate: 2.8% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 52.3 years Female: 55.7 years Children per woman: 6.1 Capital: Kinshasa Language: Bantu languages, French Religion: Ethnic religions, Christian Type: Republic Cheif of State: Mobutu Sese Seko Head of Government: Kengo Wa Dondo National holiday: 24 November Member of UN: 1960 Currency: 1 zaïre (ZRZ) = 100 makuta Gross National Product: 230$ Continent: Africa 190 Zambia Republic of Zambia Size: 752 614 km² Population: 8.3 millions Population growth rate: - Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 54.4 years Female: 56.5 years Children per woman: 7.2 Capital: Lusaka Language: English, Bantu languages Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Frederick Chiluba Head of Government: Frederick Chiluba National holiday: 24 October Member of UN: 1964 Currency: 1 kwacha (ZMK) = 100 ngwee Gross National Product: 420$ Continent: Africa 191 Zimbawe Republic of Zimbawe Size: 390 759 km² Population: 9.9 millions Population growth rate: 3.0% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 57.9 years Female: 61.4 years Children per woman: 5.1 Capital: Harare Language: English, Shona, Ndebele Religion: Christian, Ethnic religions Type: Republic Cheif of State: Robert Mugabe Head of Government: Robert Mugabe National holiday: 18 April Member of UN: 1980 Currency: 1 dollar (ZWD) = 100 cent Gross National Product: 640$ 192 Austria Republik easterreich Size: 83 859 km² Population: 7.9 millions Population growth rate: 0.6% Life expanctancy at birth: Male: 72.5 years Female: 79.0 years Children per woman: 1.4 Capital: Wien Language: German Cheif of State: Thomas Klestil Head of Government: Franz Vranitzky Religion: Catholics Type: Federal republic National holiday: 26 October Member of UN: 1955 Currency: 1 shilling (ATS) = 100 groshen Gross National Product: 19 240$ Continent: Europe 193 Virgin Islands of the United States Size: 354.8 km² Population: 102000 Mothercountry: US Capital: Charlotte Amalie Governor: Roy L. Schneider 194 American Samoa Size: 194.8 km² Population: 52900 Mothercountry: US Capital: Pago Pago Governor: A.P. Lutali 195 Anguilla Size: 96 km² Population: 9000 Mothercountry: Great Britain Capital: The Valley Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: Alan Shave Head of Government: Brian Shave 196 Aruba Size: 193 km² Population: 71200 Mothercountry: Netherlands Chief of State: Beatrix Governor: Felipe Tromp Head of Government: Hendrik Eman Currency: 1 arubagulden = 100 cent 197 Bermuda Islands Size: 53.3 km² Population: 59600 Mothercountry: Great Britain Capital: Hamilton Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: Lord Waddington Head of Government: David Saul 198 British Virgin Islands Size: 153 km² Population: 16750 Mothercountry: Great Britain Capital: Road Town Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: Peter Alfred Penfold Currency: 1 US-dollar = 100 cent 199 Cayman Islands Size: 259 km² Population: 27200 Mothercountry: Great Britain Capital: George Town Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: Michael Gore 200 Chagos Islands Size: 60 km² Population: 3000 Mothercountry: Great Britain Chief of State: Elizabeth II 201 Cook Islands Size: 237 km² Population: 18500 Mothercountry: New Zealand Capital: Avarua Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: Apenera Short Head of Government: Geoffrey Henry 202 Falklands Islands Size: 12173 km² Population: 2100 Mothercountry: Great Britain Capital: Stanley Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: David Tatham 203 Franch Guyana Size: 91000 km² Population: 114800 Mothercountry: France Capital: Cayenne Chief of State: Jacques Chirac Governor: Jean-François Cordet Head of Government: Stephan Phinera-Horth Currency: French 204 French Polynesia Size: 4167 km² Population: 213000 Mothercountry: France Capital: Papeete Chief of State: Jacques Chirac Governor: Paul Ronciere Head of Government: Gaston Flosse Currency: 1 CFP-franc = 100 centimes 205 Faroe Islands Size: 1399 km² Population: 45347 Mothercountry: Denmark Capital: Tórshavn Chief of State: Margrethe II Governor: Bent Klinte Head of Government: Edmund Joensen Currency: Danish 206 Gibraltar Size: 6.5 km² Population: 28800 Mothercountry: Great Britain Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: John Chapple Head of Government: Jose Bossano 207 Greenland Size: 2175600 km² Population: 55117 Mothercountry: Denmark Capital: Godthåb Chief of State: Margrethe II Head of Government: Lars Emil Johansen Currency: Danish 208 Guadeloupe Size: 1780 km² Population: 387000 Mothercountry: France Capital: Basse-Terre Chief of State: Jacques Chirac Governor: Alain Froute Head of Government: Dominique Larifla Currency: French 209 Guam Size: 549 km² Population: 133200 Mothercountry: US Capital: Agana Governor: Carl Gutierrez 210 Hong Kong Size: 1078 km² Population: 5.9 miljoner Mothercountry: Great Britain Capital: Victoria Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: Chris Patten 211 Christmas Island Size: 135 km² Population: 1275 Mothercountry: Australia Capital: Flying Fish Cove Governor: D.A. Gillespie Currency: 1 australian dollar = 100 cent 212 Channel Islands Size: 197.4 km² Population: 145400 Mothercountry: Great Britain Chief of State: Elizabeth II 213 Kokos Islands Size: 14.2 km² Population: 600 Mothercountry: Australia Capital: Bantam Governor: J.B. Read Currency: 1 australian dollar = 100 cent 214 Macao Size: 18.7 km² Population: 487000 Mothercountry: Portugal Chief of State: Mário Soares Governor: Vasco Rocha Vieira Currency: 1 pataca = 100 avos 215 Man Size: 572 km² Population: 69800 Mothercountry: Great Britain Capital: Douglas Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: Laurence Jones 216 Martinique Size: 1100 km² Population: 368400 Mothercountry: France Capital: Fort-de-France Chief of State: Jacques Chirac Head of Government: Claude Lise Currency: French 217 Mayotte Size: 374 km² Population: 94400 Mothercountry: France Capital: Dzaoudzi Chief of State: Jacques Chirac Governor: Jean-Jacques Debacq Head of Government: Younoussa Bamana Currency: French 218 Montserrat Size: 102 km² Population: 12000 Mothercountry: Great Britain Capital: Plymouth Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: Frank Savage 219 Netherlands Antilles Size: 800 km² Population: 194000 Mothercountry: Netherlands Capital: Willemstad Chief of State: Beatrix Governor: Jaime M. Saleh Head of Government: Miguel A. Pourier 220 Niue Size: 263 km² Population: 2321 Mothercountry: New Zealand Capital: Alofí Chief of State: Elizabeth II Head of Government: Frank Luis 221 Northern Mariana Islands Size: 457 km² Population: 43350 Mothercountry: US Governor: Froilan Tenorio 222 Norfolk Islands Size: 34.6 km² Population: 2285 Mothercountry: Australia Capital: Kingston Governor: A. Kerr Currency: 1 australian dollar = 100 cent 223 New Caledonia Size: 19103 km² Population: 170000 Mothercountry: France Capital: Nouméa Chief of State: Jacques Chirac Governor: Alain Christnacht Head of Government: Simon Loueckhote Currency: 1 CPF-franc = 100 centimes 224 Panama Canal Zone Size: 1432 km² Population: 31600 Mothercountry: US 225 Pitcairn Size: 35.5 km² Population: 55 Mothercountry: Great Britain Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: David Moss 226 Réunion Size: 2512 km² Population: 630700 Mothercountry: France Capital: Saint-Denis Chief of State: Jacques Chirac Governor: Pierre Steinmetz Head of Government: Christophe Payet Currency: French 227 Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Size: 242 km² Population: 6400 Mothercountry: France Capital: Saint-Pierre Chief of State: Jacques Chirac Governor: René Maurice Head of Government: Gérard Grignon Currency: French 229 Tokelau Islands Size: 10 km² Population: 1700 Mothercountry: New Zealand Chief of State: Elizabeth II 230 Turks and Caics Islands Size: 430 km² Population: 14000 Mothercountry: Great Britain Capital: Cockburn Town Chief of State: Elizabeth II Governor: Martin Bourke Currency: 1 US-dollar = 100 cent 231 Wake Size: 7.8 km² Population: 2000 232 Wallis and Futuna Size: 274 km² Population: 13700 Mothercountry: France Capital: Mata-Utu Chief of State: Jacques Chirac Governor: Robert Pommies Head of Government: Robert Pommies Currency: 1 CFP-franc = 100 centimes 233 Åland Size: 1552 km² Population: 25102 Language: Swedish Mothercountry: Finland Capital: Mariehamn Chief of State: Martti Ahtisaari Head of Government: Ragnar Erlandsson Currency: Finnish currency 234