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The
designations employed and the material in this publication do not imply the
expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the
United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area
or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or
boundaries. The designation
"more developed" and "less developed" regions are
intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a
judgment about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the
development process. The term "country" as used in this publication
also refers, as appropriate, to territories or areas. |
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The
figures presented are from the medium variant of the 2002 Revision of the
official United Nations population estimates and projections prepared by the
United Nations Population Division. Versions of the data in digital from can
be purchased. Consult www.unpopulation.org for more information or contact The Director, Population
Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, New
York, NY 10017, USA; fax number: 1(212) 963-2147. |
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Two
dots (..) indicate that data are not available. |
An em
dash (—) indicates that the
amount is nil or very small. |
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a More developed regions
comprise all regions of Europe plus Northern America, Australia/New Zealand
and Japan. |
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b Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia
(excluding Japan) and Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Melanesia,
Micronesia and Polynesia. |
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c
Least developed countries, as defined by the United
Nations General Assembly in 2001, include 49 countries: 34 in Africa; 9 in
Asia; 1 in Latin America and the Caribbean, and 5 in Oceania. The full list
is: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh,
Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti,
Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger,
Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu,
Yemen and Zambia. |
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1 Including Agalega, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon. |
2 Including Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. |
3 For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include
Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China. |
4 As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative
Region (SAR) of China. |
5 As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative
Region (SAR) of China. |
6 Refers to the Vatican City State. |
7 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. |
8 Including Christmas Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and
Norfolk Island. |
9 The population of Pitcairn is 66 in 2003, 2025 and 2050. |
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