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| Did You Know?
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Per Capita Income
Luxemburg has the highest per capita income ($55,100 in 2003), and East Timor has the lowest ($500 in 2001).
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Refugees better off than Canadian Seniors
A single refugee receives from the Canadian Government a monthly allowance of $1,890.00, plus $580.00 in social assistance, a total of $2,470.00.
But a Canadian single pensioner receives only a monthly maximum of $1,012.00 in old age Security Income and Guaranteed Income Supplement.
The Canadian Government is treating refugees more favourably than the country's senior citizens.
Is this fair?
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Americans at age 65 or older.
Today, about 13% of Americans, or 35 million people, are aged 65 and older. But between 2010 and 2030, this segment of the population is expected to swell to over 69 million, and one in five of us will be considered “elderly.” By 2050, the elderly population is projected to reach 79 million. (U.S. Census Bureau)
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Deaths from HIV/AIDS
South Africa has the most people who died of AIDS (370,000 in 2003), compared to Svalbard (0 in 2001).
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Teen Pregnancy
USA has the highest rate of teen pregnancy among the industrialized countries.
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$17 billion spent on pet food a year in Europe and USA
According to the UN, Americans and Europeans together spend $17 billion a year on pet food, $4 billion more than the estimated yearly additional amount needed to provide everyone in the world with basic health and nutrition.
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| Labour Force
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This entry contains the total labor force figure of each country in the world.
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Labour Force
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15 million (2004 est.)
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Albania
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1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (September 2006 est.)
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Algeria
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9.38 million (2007 est.)
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American Samoa
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17,630 (2005)
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Andorra
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42,420 (2005)
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Angola
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6.573 million (2007 est.)
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Anguilla
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6,049 (2001)
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Antigua and Barbuda
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30,000 (1991)
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Argentina
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16.1 million
note: urban areas only (2007 est.)
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Armenia
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1.2 million (2007 est.)
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Aruba
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41,500 (2004 est.)
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Australia
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10.9 million (2007 est.)
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Austria
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3.56 million (2007 est.)
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Azerbaijan
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5.243 million (2007 est.)
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Bahamas, The
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181,900 (2006)
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Bahrain
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363,000
note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.)
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Bangladesh
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69.4 million
note:
extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar,
and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $4.8 billion in
2005-06. (2007 est.) |
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Barbados
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128,500 (2001 est.)
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Belarus
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4.3 million (31 December 2005)
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Belgium
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5.03 million (2007 est.)
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Belize
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113,000
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2006 est.)
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Benin
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5.38 million (2007 est.)
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Bermuda
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38,360 (2004)
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Bhutan
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NA
note: major shortage of skilled labor
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Bolivia
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4.793 million (2006 est.)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1.026 million (2001)
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Botswana
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288,400 formal sector employees (2004)
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Brazil
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99.47 million (2007 est.)
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British Virgin Islands
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12,770 (2004)
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Brunei
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180,400 (2006 est.)
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Bulgaria
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3.44 million (2007 est.)
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Burkina Faso
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5 million
note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2003)
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Burma
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29.26 million (2007 est.)
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Burundi
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2.99 million (2002)
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Cambodia
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7 million (2003 est.)
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Cameroon
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6.68 million (2007 est.)
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Canada
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17.9 million (2007 est.)
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Cape Verde
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120,600 (1990)
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Cayman Islands
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23,450 (2004)
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Central African Republic
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1.857 million (2006)
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Chad
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3.747 million (2006)
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Chile
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6.97 million (2007 est.)
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China
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803.3 million (2007 est.)
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Christmas Island
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NA
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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NA
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Colombia
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20.65 million (2007 est.)
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Comoros
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144,500 (1996 est.)
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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15 million (2006 est.)
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Congo, Republic of the
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NA
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Cook Islands
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6,820 (2001)
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Costa Rica
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1.946 million
note: this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2007 est.)
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Cote d'Ivoire
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6.907 million (68% agricultural) (2007 est.)
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Croatia
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1.714 million (2007 est.)
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Cuba
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4.853 million
note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2007 est.)
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Cyprus
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377,400 (2007 est.)
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Czech Republic
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5.35 million (2007 est.)
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Denmark
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2.9 million (2007 est.)
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Djibouti
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282,000 (2000)
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Dominica
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25,000 (2000 est.)
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Dominican Republic
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3.986 million (2007 est.)
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Ecuador
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4.55 million (urban) (2007 est.)
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Egypt
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22.49 million (2007 est.)
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El Salvador
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2.87 million (2007 est.)
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Equatorial Guinea
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NA
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Eritrea
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NA
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Estonia
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688,000 (2007 est.)
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Ethiopia
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27.27 million (1999)
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European Union
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222.4 million (2006 est.)
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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1,724 (est.) (1996)
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Faroe Islands
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24,250 (October 2000)
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Fiji
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117,500 (2006 est.)
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Finland
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2.68 million (2007 est.)
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France
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27.76 million (2007 est.)
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French Polynesia
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65,930 (December 2005)
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Gabon
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582,000 (2007 est.)
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Gambia, The
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400,000 (1996)
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Gaza Strip
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267,000 (2006)
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Georgia
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2.02 million (2007 est.)
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Germany
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43.63 million (2007 est.)
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Ghana
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11.29 million (2007 est.)
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Gibraltar
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12,690 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (2001)
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Greece
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4.94 million (2007 est.)
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Greenland
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32,120 (2004)
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Grenada
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42,300 (1996)
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Guam
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62,050 (2002 est.)
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Guatemala
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3.958 million (2007 est.)
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Guernsey
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31,470 (March 2006)
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Guinea
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3.7 million (2006 est.)
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Guinea-Bissau
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480,000 (1999)
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Guyana
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418,000 (2001 est.)
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Haiti
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3.6 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1995)
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Holy See (Vatican City)
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NA
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Honduras
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2.812 million (2007 est.)
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Hong Kong
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3.64 million (2007 est.)
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Hungary
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4.19 million (2007 est.)
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Iceland
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180,000 (2007 est.)
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India
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516.4 million (2007 est.)
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Indonesia
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108 million (2007 est.)
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Iran
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28.7 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.)
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Iraq
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7.4 million (2004 est.)
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Ireland
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2.21 million (2007 est.)
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Isle of Man
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39,690 (2001)
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Israel
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2.88 million (2007 est.)
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Italy
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24.86 million (2007 est.)
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Jamaica
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1.255 million (2007 est.)
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Japan
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66.07 million (2007 est.)
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Jersey
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53,560 (June 2006)
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Jordan
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1.563 million (2007 est.)
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Kazakhstan
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8.156 million (2007 est.)
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Kenya
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11.85 million (2005 est.)
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Kiribati
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7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 est.)
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Korea, North
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20 million
note: estimates vary widely (2004 est.)
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Korea, South
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23.99 million (2007 est.)
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Kosovo
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832,000 (June 2007 est.)
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Kuwait
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1.167 million
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2007 est.)
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Kyrgyzstan
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2.7 million (2000)
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Laos
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2.1 million (2006 est.)
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Latvia
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1.136 million (2006 est.)
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Lebanon
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1.5 million
note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2005 est.)
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Lesotho
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838,000 (2000 est.)
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Libya
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1.82 million (2007 est.)
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Liechtenstein
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29,500 of whom 13,900 commute from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (31 December 2001)
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Lithuania
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1.587 million (2007 est.)
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Luxembourg
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205,000 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2007 est.)
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Macau
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275,000 (2006)
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Macedonia
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906,900 (2007 est.)
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Madagascar
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7.3 million (2000)
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Malawi
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4.5 million (2001 est.)
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Malaysia
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10.91 million (2007 est.)
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Maldives
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101,300 (2004)
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Mali
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5.4 million (2007 est.)
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Malta
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164,000 (2006 est.)
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Marshall Islands
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14,680 (2000)
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Mauritania
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786,000 (2001)
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Mauritius
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552,700 (2007 est.)
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Mayotte
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44,560 (2002)
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Mexico
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45.38 million (2007 est.)
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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37,410 (2000)
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Moldova
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1.333 million (2007 est.)
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Monaco
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44,000
note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2005 est.)
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Mongolia
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1.042 million (2006)
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Montenegro
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259,100 (2004)
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Montserrat
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4,521
note: lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.)
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Morocco
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11.35 million (2007 est.)
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Mozambique
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9.6 million (2007 est.)
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Namibia
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660,000 (2007 est.)
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Nepal
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11.11 million
note: severe lack of skilled labor (2006 est.)
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Netherlands
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7.5 million (2007 est.)
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Netherlands Antilles
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83,600 (2005)
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New Caledonia
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78,990 (2004)
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New Zealand
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2.23 million (2007 est.)
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Nicaragua
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2.262 million (2007 est.)
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Niger
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70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in the public sector (1995)
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Nigeria
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50.13 million (2007 est.)
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Niue
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663 (2001)
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Norfolk Island
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NA
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Northern Mariana Islands
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44,470 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (2000)
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Norway
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2.5 million (2007 est.)
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Oman
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920,000 (2002 est.)
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Pakistan
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49.18 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2007 est.)
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Palau
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9,777 (2005)
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Panama
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1.471 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2007 est.)
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Papua New Guinea
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3.557 million (2007 est.)
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Paraguay
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2.735 million (2007)
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Peru
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9.419 million (2007 est.)
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Philippines
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36.22 million (2007 est.)
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Pitcairn Islands
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15 able-bodied men (2004)
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Poland
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17.01 million (2007 est.)
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Portugal
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5.5 million (2007 est.)
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Puerto Rico
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1.3 million (2000)
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Qatar
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638,000 (2007 est.)
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Romania
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9.35 million (2007 est.)
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Russia
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75.1 million (November 2007 est.)
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Rwanda
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4.6 million (2000)
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Saint Helena
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2,486
note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.)
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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18,170 (June 1995)
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Saint Lucia
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43,800 (2001 est.)
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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3,450 (2005)
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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41,680 (1991 est.)
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Samoa
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90,000 (2000 est.)
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San Marino
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20,470 (2004)
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Sao Tome and Principe
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35,050 (1991)
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Saudi Arabia
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6.488 million
note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.)
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Senegal
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4.85 million (2007 est.)
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Serbia
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2.961 million (2002 est.)
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Seychelles
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39,560 (2006)
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Sierra Leone
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1.369 million (1981 est.)
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Singapore
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2.67 million (2007 est.)
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Slovakia
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2.661 million (2007 est.)
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Slovenia
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920,000 (2007 est.)
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Solomon Islands
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249,200 (1999)
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Somalia
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3.7 million (few skilled laborers) (1975)
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South Africa
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20.49 million economically active (2007 est.)
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Spain
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22.01 million (2007 est.)
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Sri Lanka
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7.67 million (2007 est.)
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Sudan
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7.415 million (1996 est.)
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Suriname
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156,700 (2004)
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Svalbard
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NA
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Swaziland
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300,000 (2006)
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Sweden
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4.66 million (2007 est.)
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Switzerland
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3.85 million (2007 est.)
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Syria
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5.457 million (2007 est.)
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Taiwan
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10.78 million (2007 est.)
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Tajikistan
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2.1 million (2007 est.)
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Tanzania
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19.69 million (2007 est.)
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Thailand
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37.12 million (2007 est.)
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Timor-Leste
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NA
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Togo
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1.302 million (1998)
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Tokelau
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440 (2001)
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Tonga
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33,910 (2003)
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Trinidad and Tobago
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615,400 (2007 est.)
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Tunisia
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3.591 million (2007 est.)
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Turkey
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25.27 million
note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2007 est.)
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Turkmenistan
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2.089 million (2004 est.)
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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4,848 (1990 est.)
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Tuvalu
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3,615 (2004 est.)
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Uganda
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14.05 million (2007 est.)
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Ukraine
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21.63 million (2007 est.)
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United Arab Emirates
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3.119 million (2007 est.)
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United Kingdom
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30.71 million (2007 est.)
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United States
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153.1 million (includes unemployed) (2007 est.)
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Uruguay
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1.5 million (2007 est.)
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Uzbekistan
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14.6 million (2007 est.)
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Vanuatu
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76,410 (1999)
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Venezuela
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12.5 million (2007 est.)
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Vietnam
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45.73 million (2007 est.)
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Virgin Islands
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43,980 (2004 est.)
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Wallis and Futuna
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3,104 (2003)
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West Bank
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605,000 (2006)
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Western Sahara
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12,000 (2005 est.)
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World
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3.001 billion (2007 est.)
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Yemen
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6.316 million (2007 est.)
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Zambia
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4.989 million (2007 est.)
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Zimbabwe
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3.998 million (2007 est.)
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This page was last updated on 15 April, 2008
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