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Population
Area (sq. mi.)
Political System
Per Capita GDP
Afghanistan
Asia
41,129,000
252,072
Transitional under Taliban control
$1,500
Albania
Europe
2,776,000
11,082
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$14,500
Algeria
Africa
44,903,000
919,595
Dominant party
$11,000
Andorra
Europe
81,000
180
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$49,900
Angola
Africa
35,589,000
481,354
Dominant party
$5,900
Antigua and Barbuda
North America
101,000
171
Parliamentary democracy
$19,100
Argentina
South America
46,235,000
1,073,520
Presidential-legislative democracy
$21,500
Armenia
Asia
2,959,000
11,484
Presidential-parliamentary system
$14,200
Australia
Oceania
25,831,000
2,968,401
Parliamentary democracy
$49,800
Austria
Europe
9,000,000
32,387
Parliamentary democracy
$54,100
Azerbaijan
Asia
10,198,000
33,436
Presidential dictatorship
$14,400
Bahamas
North America
410,000
5,382
Parliamentary democracy
$30,200
Bahrain
Middle East
1,472,000
297
Constitutional monarchy
$49,400
Bangladesh
Asia
171,186,000
56,977
Dominant party
$5,900
Barbados
North America
269,000
166
Parliamentary democracy
$13,800
Belarus
Europe
9,227,000
80,153
Presidential dictatorship
$19,800
Belgium
Europe
11,616,000
11,840
Parliamentary democracy
$51,700
Belize
North America
441,000
8,867
Parliamentary democracy
$8,800
Benin
Africa
13,353,000
44,310
Presidential-legislative system
$3,300
Bhutan
Asia
763,000
14,824
Constitutional monarchy
$10,900
Bolivia
South America
12,224,000
424,165
Presidential-legislative democracy
$8,100
Bosnia and Herzegovina,5
Europe
3,443,000
19,772
Presidential-parliamentary system
$15,700
Botswana
Africa
2,630,000
224,607
Parliamentary democracy and traditional chiefs
$14,800
Brazil
South America
214,834,000
3,287,956
Presidential-legislative democracy
$14,600
Brunei
Asia
442,000
2,226
Monarchy
$60,100
Bulgaria
Europe
6,800,000
42,615
Parliamentary democracy
$24,400
Burkina Faso
Africa
22,674,000
105,878
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$2,000
Burundi
Africa
12,890,000
10,747
Presidential-legislative system
$700
Cabo Verde
Africa
593,000
1,557
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$6,100
Cambodia
Asia
16,785,000
69,898
Dominant party
$4,400
Cameroon
Africa
27,915,000
180,213
Presidential dictatorship
$3,700
Canada
North America
38,758,000
3,855,103
Parliamentary democracy
$47,900
Central African Republic
Africa
5,579,000
240,324
In transition amid ongoing conflict
$800
Chad
Africa
17,723,000
495,755
Military controlled
$1,400
Chile
South America
19,829,000
291,930
Presidential-legislative democracy
$25,400
China,2
Asia
1,411,000,000
3,696,100
Communist one-party state
$17,600
Colombia
South America
49,059,000
440,831
Presidential-legislative democracy
$14,600
Comoros
Africa
837,000
719
Presidential-parliamentary system
$3,200
Congo, Democratic Republic
Africa
99,010,000
905,568
Presidential-parliamentary system
$1,100
Congo, Republic
Africa
5,970,000
132,047
Presidential dictatorship
$3,400
Costa Rica
North America
5,215,000
19,730
Presidential-legislative democracy
$21,200
Côte d’Ivoire
Africa
28,161,000
124,504
Presidential-parliamentary system
$5,300
Croatia
Europe
3,803,000
21,851
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$31,600
Cuba
North America
11,079,000
42,426
Communist one-party state
$12,300
Cyprus,3
Middle East
1,251,000
2,272
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$41,700
Czechia,6
Europe
10,527,000
30,452
Parliamentary democracy
$40,700
Denmark
Europe
5,890,000
16,578
Parliamentary democracy
$58,000
Djibouti
Africa
1,121,000
9,151
Presidential dictatorship
$4,900
Dominica
North America
73,000
290
Parliamentary democracy
$10,900
Dominican Republic
North America
11,229,000
18,653
Presidential-legislative democracy
$18,600
Ecuador
South America
18,001,000
98,986
Presidential-legislative democracy
$10,700
Egypt
Africa/Middle East
103,539,000
390,121
Dominant party
$11,600
El Salvador
North America
6,336,000
8,124
Presidential-legislative democracy
$9,100
Equatorial Guinea
Africa
1,675,000
10,831
Presidential dictatorship
$14,600
Eritrea
Africa
3,684,000
46,774
One-party dictatorship
$1,600
Estonia
Europe
1,328,000
17,504
Parliamentary democracy
$38,700
Eswatini,1
Africa
1,202,000
6,704
Monarchy
$8,900
Ethiopia
Africa
123,380,000
435,186
Dominant party
$2,300
Fiji
Oceania
902,000
7,055
Parliamentary democracy
$10,400
Finland
Europe
5,554,000
150,931
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$48,800
France
Europe
65,771,000
210,026
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$45,000
Gabon
Africa
2,389,000
103,347
Presidential dictatorship
$13,800
Gambia
Africa
2,706,000
4,123
Presidential-legislative system
$2,100
Georgia
Asia
3,746,000
26,911
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$15,500
Germany
Europe
83,278,000
137,879
Parliamentary democracy
$53,200
Ghana
Africa
33,476,000
92,098
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$5,400
Greece
Europe
10,619,000
50,949
Parliamentary democracy
$29,500
Grenada
North America
125,000
133
Parliamentary democracy
$13,700
Guatemala
North America
17,844,000
42,042
Presidential-legislative democracy
$8,900
Guinea
Africa
13,859,000
94,926
Presidential-legislative system (transitional after military coup)
$2,600
Guinea-Bissau
Africa
2,106,000
13,948
Presidential-parliamentary system
$1,800
Guyana
South America
809,000
83,012
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$21,900
Haiti
North America
11,585,000
10,695
Presidential-parliamentary system
$2,900
Honduras
North America
9,600,000
43,433
Presidential-parliamentary system
$5,600
Hungary
Europe
9,668,000
35,916
Parliamentary system
$33,600
Iceland
Europe
380,000
39,777
Parliamentary democracy
$53,600
India
Asia
1,428,000,000
1,222,550
Parliamentary democracy
$6,600
Indonesia
Asia
275,501,000
740,122
Presidential-legislative democracy
$11,900
Iran
Middle East
88,551,000
723,540
Presidential-parliamentary system under religious control
$15,000
Iraq
Middle East
44,496,000
167,975
Parliamentary system
$9,000
Ireland
Europe
5,054,000
27,133
Parliamentary democracy
$102,500
Israel,4
Middle East
9,526,000
8,357
Parliamentary democracy
$42,100
Italy
Europe
58,857,000
116,631
Parliamentary democracy
$41,900
Jamaica
North America
2,827,000
4,411
Parliamentary democracy
$9,600
Japan
Asia
124,931,000
145,898
Parliamentary democracy
$40,800
Jordan
Middle East
11,185,000
34,284
Constitutional monarchy
$9,200
Kazakhstan
Asia
19,243,000
1,052,067
Dominant party
$26,100
Kenya
Africa
54,027,000
228,561
Presidential-legislative system
$4,700
Kiribati
Oceania
123,000
313
Presidential-legislative democracy
$1,900
Korea, North
Asia
26,069,000
47,399
Communist one-party state
$1,700
Korea, South
Asia
51,628,000
37,491
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$44,200
Kosovo,7
Europe
1,806,000
4,210
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$11,900
Kuwait
Middle East
4,149,000
6,880
Constitutional monarchy
$43,900
Kyrgyzstan
Asia
6,803,000
77,199
Presidential-parliamentary system
$4,800
Laos
Asia
7,452,000
91,429
Communist one-party state
$7,800
Latvia
Europe
1,863,000
24,932
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$32,100
Lebanon
Middle East
5,490,000
4,036
Presidential-parliamentary system
$13,000
Lesotho
Africa
2,306,000
11,720
Parliamentary democracy
$2,300
Liberia
Africa
5,303,000
38,491
Presidential-legislative democracy
$1,400
Libya
Africa
6,812,000
647,184
In transition amid ongoing conflict
$22,000
Liechtenstein
Europe
39,000
62
Constitutional monarchy
$139,100
Lithuania
Europe
2,786,000
25,207
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$39,300
Luxembourg
Europe
651,000
999
Parliamentary democracy
$115,700
Madagascar
Africa
29,641,000
226,756
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$1,500
Malawi
Africa
20,405,000
45,853
Presidential-legislative democracy
$1,500
Malaysia
Asia
32,723,000
127,653
Dominant party
$26,300
Maldives
Asia
579,000
115
Presidential-legislative system
$18,800
Mali
Africa
22,594,000
479,245
In transition amid ongoing conflict
$2,100
Malta
Europe
518,000
122
Parliamentary democracy
$44,700
Marshall Islands
Oceania
54,000
70
Parliamentary democracy and traditional chiefs
$6,000
Mauritania
Africa
4,740,000
397,956
Presidential-parliamentary system
$5,300
Mauritius
Africa
1,263,000
791
Parliamentary democracy
$21,000
Mexico
North America
127,504,000
758,450
Presidential-legislative democracy
$19,100
Micronesia
Oceania
106,000
274
Parliamentary democracy
$3,300
Moldova
Europe
3,526,000
13,067
Parliamentary democracy
$14,000
Monaco
Europe
40,000
0.8
Constitutional monarchy
$115,700
Mongolia
Asia
3,436,000
603,909
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$11,700
Montenegro
Europe
619,000
5,362
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$20,600
Morocco
Africa
36,670,000
169,827
Constitutional monarchy
$8,100
Mozambique
Africa
32,970,000
308,642
Presidential-parliamentary system
$1,200
Myanmar (Burma)
Asia
54,179,000
261,219
Military controlled
$4,000
Namibia
Africa
2,567,000
318,261
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$9,100
Nauru
Oceania
11,900
8
Presidential-legislative democracy
$13,500
Nepal
Asia
30,896,000
56,827
Parliamentary democracy
$3,800
Netherlands
Europe
17,679,000
16,158
Parliamentary democracy
$56,600
New Zealand
Oceania
5,139,000
103,517
Parliamentary democracy
$42,900
Nicaragua
North America
6,734,000
50,337
Dominant party
$5,600
Niger
Africa
26,208,000
489,191
Presidential-parliamentary system
$1,200
Nigeria
Africa
218,541,000
356,669
Presidential-legislative system
$4,900
North Macedonia,8
Europe
1,815,000
9,928
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$16,500
Norway
Europe
5,442,000
148,730
Parliamentary democracy
$65,700
Oman
Middle East
4,574,000
119,688
Monarchy
$34,300
Pakistan
Asia
235,825,000
340,499
Military dominated
$5,200
Palau
Oceania
18,000
189
Presidential-legislative democracy and traditional chiefs
$13,800
Panama
North America
4,395,000
29,081
Presidential-legislative democracy
$29,000
Papua New Guinea
Oceania
9,312,000
178,704
Parliamentary democracy
$3,700
Paraguay
South America
6,781,000
157,048
Presidential-legislative democracy
$13,700
Peru
South America
33,450,000
496,225
Presidential-legislative democracy
$12,500
Philippines
Asia
115,559,000
115,831
Presidential-legislative democracy
$8,100
Poland
Europe
37,964,000
120,423
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$34,900
Portugal
Europe
10,342,000
35,609
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$33,700
Qatar
Middle East
2,695,000
4,490
Monarchy
$92,900
Romania
Europe
19,013,000
92,046
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$30,800
Russia,9
Asia/Europe
144,340,000
6,612,000
Presidential dictatorship
$28,000
Rwanda
Africa
13,777,000
10,185
Dominant party
$2,200
Saint Kitts and Nevis
North America
48,000
105
Parliamentary democracy
$26,500
Saint Lucia
North America
180,000
238
Parliamentary democracy
$13,000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
North America
110,000
150
Parliamentary democracy
$13,700
Samoa
Oceania
201,000
1,093
Parliamentary democracy and traditional chiefs
$5,500
San Marino
Europe
34,000
24
Parliamentary democracy
$56,400
São Tomé and Príncipe
Africa
227,000
386
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$4,100
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
36,659,000
830,000
Monarchy
$44,300
Senegal
Africa
17,923,000
75,951
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$3,500
Serbia
Europe
6,760,000
29,957
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$19,800
Seychelles
Africa
100,000
175
Presidential-legislative democracy
$28,800
Sierra Leone
Africa
8,693,000
27,699
Presidential-legislative democracy
$1,600
Singapore
Asia
5,485,000
279
Dominant party
$106,000
Slovakia
Europe
5,428,000
18,932
Parliamentary democracy
$31,900
Slovenia
Europe
2,118,000
7,827
Parliamentary democracy
$40,000
Solomon Islands
Oceania
744,000
11,740
Parliamentary democracy
$2,400
Somalia
Africa
17,598,000
246,201
Presidential-parliamentary system (transitional)
$1,100
South Africa
Africa
60,605,000
471,359
Parliamentary democracy
$13,300
South Sudan
Africa
10,913,000
248,777
Presidential-legislative system
$1,600
Spain
Europe
47,450,000
195,368
Parliamentary democracy
$37,900
Sri Lanka
Asia
22,396,000
25,332
Presidential-parliamentary system
$13,400
Sudan
Africa
46,874,000
711,010
Military controlled
$3,700
Suriname
South America
612,000
63,251
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$14,800
Sweden
Europe
10,489,000
172,752
Parliamentary democracy
$53,600
Switzerland
Europe
8,770,000
15,940
Parliamentary democracy
$71,000
Syria
Middle East
22,125,000
71,498
Presidential dictatorship
$2,900
Taiwan
Asia
23,186,000
13,973
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$47,800
Tajikistan
Asia
9,953,000
55,251
Presidential dictatorship
$3,900
Tanzania
Africa
65,498,000
365,756
Presidential-parliamentary system
$2,600
Thailand
Asia
66,769,000
198,117
Military dominated
$17,100
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Asia
1,341,000
5,773
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$5,000
Togo
Africa
8,849,000
21,853
Presidential dictatorship
$2,100
Tonga
Oceania
99,000
289
Constitutional monarchy
$6,100
Trinidad and Tobago
North America
1,369,000
1,980
Parliamentary democracy
$23,000
Tunisia
Africa
11,824,000
63,170
Presidential-parliamentary system
$10,400
Türkiye
Europe/Middle East
85,218,000
303,224
Dominant party
$31,500
Turkmenistan
Asia
6,431,000
189,657
Presidential dictatorship
$15,500
Tuvalu
Oceania
11,000
10
Parliamentary democracy
$4,900
Uganda
Africa
47,250,000
93,263
Dominant party
$2,200
Ukraine,9
Europe
40,958,000
233,032
Presidential-parliamentary democracy
$12,900
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
9,441,000
32,278
Federation of traditional monarchies
$69,700
United Kingdom
Europe
67,605,000
93,630
Parliamentary democracy
$45,000
United States
North America
332,838,000
3,677,649
Presidential-legislative democracy
$63,700
Uruguay
South America
3,556,000
67,574
Presidential-legislative democracy
$22,800
Uzbekistan
Asia
35,631,000
172,742
Presidential dictatorship
$7,700
Vanuatu
Oceania
308,000
4,707
Parliamentary democracy
$2,800
Vatican City
Europe
1,000
0.2
Papal state
NA
Venezuela
South America
28,302,000
353,841
Dominant party
$7,704
Vietnam
Asia
99,442,000
127,889
Communist one-party state
$10,600
Yemen
Middle East
33,697,000
175,677
Disputed government during civil war
$2,500
Zambia
Africa
20,018,000
290,586
Presidential-legislative system
$3,200
Zimbabwe
Africa
16,321,000
150,872
Presidential-legislative system
$2,100
1. Formerly Swaziland
2. Does not include Hong Kong and Macau
3. Does not include separate Turkish Cypriot–controlled area in the north
4. Does not include Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank
5. Bosnia and Herzegovina has a collective presidency that alternates among three members (one Croat, one Bosniak Muslim, and one Serb).
6. Czechia is now the official short-form name of the Czech Republic.
7. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. As of May 2023, it had been recognized by close to 100 countries, including the U.S.
8. Formerly Macedonia.
9. Figures do not include Crimea, a former Ukrainian territory that was annexed by Russia in 2014.
10. Dodoma is set to become the sole capital in the near future.
For area: Encyclopedia Britannica
For population, urban population, percent change in population per year, percent of population under 15 years, life expectancy: Toshiko Kaneda, Charlotte Greenbaum, and Carl Haub, 2022 World Population Data Sheet (Washington, D.C.: Population Reference Bureau, 2022); Reproduced by permission. All rights reserved.
For capital: The World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency) and Google Maps
For date of origin, literacy rate, per capita GDP: The World Factbook
For languages: The World Factbook; World Book Encyclopedia
For political system: Based on annual editions of Freedom in the World (Freedom House), the World Factbook, and news accounts
For head of government: rulers.org, the World Factbook, and news accounts • For HDI: Human Development Report 2023 (United Nations Development Program)
Most figures are the latest available from each source as of May 2023; Heads of Government as of Sept. 1, 2023.