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Country
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Value
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1
Russian Federation
1.64B
2
China
938.82M
3
United States
914.74M
4
Canada
878.87M
5
Brazil
835.81M
6
Australia
769.2M
7
India
297.32M
8
Argentina
273.67M
9
Kazakhstan
269.97M
10
Algeria
238.17M
11
Congo, Dem. Rep.
226.71M
12
Saudi Arabia
214.97M
13
Mexico
194.4M
14
Indonesia
189.26M
15
Sudan
186.8M
16
Libya
175.95M
17
Iran, Islamic Rep.
162.25M
18
Mongolia
155.85M
19
Peru
128M
20
Niger
126.67M
21
Chad
125.92M
22
Angola
124.67M
23
Mali
122.02M
24
South Africa
121.31M
25
Ethiopia
112.85M
26
Colombia
110.95M
27
Bolivia
108.33M
28
Mauritania
103.07M
29
Egypt, Arab Rep.
99.55M
30
Nigeria
91.08M
31
Tanzania
88.58M
32
Venezuela, RB
88.21M
33
Namibia
82.33M
34
Mozambique
78.64M
35
Pakistan
77.09M
36
Turkiye
76.96M
37
Zambia
74.34M
38
Chile
74.28M
39
Myanmar
65.27M
40
Afghanistan
65.22M
41
South Sudan
63.19M
42
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
62.73M
43
Central African Republic
62.3M
44
Madagascar
58.18M
45
Kenya
58.09M
46
Ukraine
57.94M
47
Botswana
56.67M
48
France
53.9M
49
Yemen, Rep.
52.8M
50
Thailand
51.09M
51
Spain
49.97M
52
Cameroon
47.27M
53
Turkmenistan
46.99M
54
Papua New Guinea
45.29M
55
Morocco
44.63M
56
Uzbekistan
44.07M
57
Iraq
43.41M
58
Greenland
41.05M
59
Sweden
40.73M
60
Paraguay
39.6M
61
Zimbabwe
38.69M
62
Japan
36.46M
63
Norway
36.43M
64
Germany
34.94M
65
Congo, Rep.
34.15M
66
Malaysia
32.86M
67
Cote d'Ivoire
31.8M
68
Viet Nam
31.34M
69
Oman
30.95M
70
Poland
30.63M
71
Finland
30.4M
72
Philippines
29.82M
73
Italy
29.57M
74
Burkina Faso
27.36M
75
New Zealand
26.33M
76
Gabon
25.77M
77
Ecuador
24.84M
78
Guinea
24.57M
79
United Kingdom
24.19M
80
Lao PDR
23.08M
81
Romania
23.01M
82
Ghana
22.75M
83
Guyana
21.11M
84
Belarus
20.3M
85
Uganda
20.05M
86
Senegal
19.25M
87
Kyrgyz Republic
19.18M
88
Syrian Arab Republic
18.36M
89
Cambodia
17.65M
90
Uruguay
17.5M
91
Suriname
16.05M
92
Tunisia
15.54M
93
Nepal
14.34M
94
Tajikistan
13.88M
95
Bangladesh
13M
96
Greece
12.89M
97
Eritrea
12.12M
98
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
12.04M
99
Nicaragua
12.03M
100
Benin
11.28M
101
Honduras
11.19M
102
Bulgaria
10.86M
103
Guatemala
10.72M
104
Cuba
10.38M
105
Iceland
10.08M
106
Korea, Rep.
9.76M
107
Liberia
9.63M
108
Malawi
9.43M
109
Portugal
9.16M
110
Hungary
9.13M
111
Jordan
8.88M
112
Serbia
8.41M
113
Azerbaijan
8.27M
114
Austria
8.25M
115
Czechia
7.72M
116
Panama
7.42M
117
Sierra Leone
7.22M
118
United Arab Emirates
7.1M
119
Georgia
6.95M
120
Ireland
6.89M
121
Lithuania
6.26M
122
Latvia
6.22M
123
Sri Lanka
6.19M
124
Croatia
5.6M
125
Togo
5.44M
126
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.12M
127
Costa Rica
5.11M
128
Dominican Republic
4.82M
129
Slovak Republic
4.81M
130
Estonia
4.27M
131
Denmark
4M
132
Switzerland
3.95M
133
Bhutan
3.81M
134
Taiwan
3.54M
135
Netherlands
3.37M
136
Moldova
3.29M
137
Belgium
3.05M
138
Lesotho
3.04M
139
Armenia
2.82M
140
Guinea-Bissau
2.81M
141
Equatorial Guinea
2.81M
142
Solomon Islands
2.8M
143
Haiti
2.76M
144
Albania
2.74M
145
Burundi
2.57M
146
North Macedonia
2.52M
147
Rwanda
2.47M
148
Djibouti
2.32M
149
Belize
2.28M
150
Israel
2.16M
151
El Salvador
2.07M
152
Slovenia
2.01M
153
New Caledonia
1.83M
154
Fiji
1.83M
155
Kuwait
1.78M
156
Eswatini
1.72M
157
Timor-Leste
1.49M
158
Montenegro
1.35M
159
Vanuatu
1.22M
160
Qatar
1.15M
161
Jamaica
1.08M
162
Lebanon
1.02M
163
Gambia, The
1.01M
164
Bahamas, The
1M
165
Cyprus
924,000
166
Puerto Rico (US)
887,000
167
West Bank and Gaza
602,500
168
Brunei Darussalam
527,000
169
Trinidad and Tobago
513,000
170
Cabo Verde
403,000
171
French Polynesia
347,100
172
Samoa
278,000
173
Luxembourg
257,446
174
Mauritius
199,700
175
Comoros
186,100
176
Faroe Islands
137,000
177
Hong Kong SAR, China
105,000
178
Sao Tome and Principe
96,000
179
Turks and Caicos Islands
95,000
180
Kiribati
81,000
181
Bahrain
80,000
182
Dominica
75,000
183
Tonga
72,000
184
Singapore
71,800
185
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
70,000
186
St. Lucia
61,000
187
Isle of Man
57,000
188
Guam
54,000
189
Andorra
47,000
190
Seychelles
46,000
191
Northern Mariana Islands
46,000
192
Palau
46,000
193
Curacao
44,400
194
Antigua and Barbuda
44,000
195
Barbados
43,000
196
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
39,000
197
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
35,000
198
Grenada
34,000
199
Malta
32,000
200
Maldives
29,800
201
St. Kitts and Nevis
26,000
202
Cayman Islands
24,000
203
American Samoa
20,000
204
Marshall Islands
18,000
205
Aruba
18,000
206
Liechtenstein
16,000
207
British Virgin Islands
15,000
208
San Marino
6,000
209
Bermuda
5,400
210
St. Martin (French part)
5,000
211
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3,400
212
Macao SAR, China
3,300
213
Tuvalu
3,000
214
Naoero
2,000
215
Gibraltar
1,000
216
Monaco
208.4
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