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Author: Edria Murray, Staff editor
<p>If only total land area is considered, the average global density is 40.3 people per square kilometer. However not all land is equally suitable for human habitation. The land surface can be divided into different types:
<ul><li>land which is permanently covered in snow or ice - 20%</li><li>Mountains - 20%</li><li>Desert - 20%</li><li>Land without topsoil eg bare rock - 10%</li><li>Arable land (land which can be farmed) - 30%</li></ul>
</p>
<p>Using only <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/agr_ara_and_per_cro&int=-1>arable land</a>, the average population density is 134.4 people per square kilometer. Although this appears to be a large number, a crowded beach is estimated to be 250,000 - 300,000 people per square kilometer.</p>
<p>Population is seldom evenly distributed throughout any country. Typically in countries with a high level of <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/peo_urb&int=-1>urbanisation</a>, a few major urban centres and several smaller urban areas will contain most of the population.</p>
<p>Countries with high population densities have very small <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/geo_are_lan&int=-1>land areas</a> and most of these are island nations.</p>
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau | 20,824.4 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 2 | Monaco | 16,486.7 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 6,571.14 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 5,539.77 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 4,486.92 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 6 | Gaza Strip | 3,090.71 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 1,431.46 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 7 | Bermuda | 1,249.44 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 8 | Malta | 1,192.51 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 9 | Bahrain | 1,014.66 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 10 | Maldives | 1,000.73 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 949.28 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 12 | Jersey | 773.46 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 13 | Taiwan | 685.47 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 14 | Mauritius | 639.03 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 637.48 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 15 | Barbados | 602.77 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 16 | Nauru | 505 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Europe average (profile) | 498.48 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 17 | South Korea | 477.49 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 18 | Netherlands | 466.45 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Hot countries average (profile) | 448.21 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 19 | Puerto Rico | 433.94 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 20 | San Marino | 417.68 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 21 | Tuvalu | 407.23 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 22 | Mayotte | 398.23 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 23 | Martinique | 388.24 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 24 | Marshall Islands | 361.32 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 25 | Aruba | 355.83 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 354.47 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 27 | Lebanon | 348.26 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 28 | Virgin Islands | 343.34 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 29 | Guernsey | 337.04 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 30 | Belgium | 336.82 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 31 | Japan | 336.72 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 32 | India | 336.62 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 33 | Rwanda | 326.85 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 326.59 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 323.81 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 34 | American Samoa | 320.53 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| South Asia average (profile) | 308.94 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 295.72 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Christian countries average (profile) | 289.58 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 36 | Reunion | 287.09 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 37 | West Bank | 285.66 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 38 | Grenada | 285.32 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 39 | Israel | 282.82 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 40 | El Salvador | 281.81 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 41 | Guam | 280.28 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 267.61 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 42 | Philippines | 266.11 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 43 | Comoros | 259.32 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 252.49 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 45 | Haiti | 249.79 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 46 | Guadeloupe | 246.74 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 47 | Jamaica | 244.92 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 244.69 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 242.86 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 49 | Vietnam | 237.62 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 50 | Germany | 234.86 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 51 | Burundi | 223.62 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 52 | Netherlands Antilles | 216.49 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 214.83 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 54 | Liechtenstein | 200.36 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 194.01 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 55 | Italy | 192.96 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 56 | Federated States of Micronesia | 187.32 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 57 | Switzerland | 182.94 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 58 | Nepal | 177.65 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 59 | North Korea | 177.61 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 60 | Pakistan | 177.37 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 61 | Seychelles | 173.99 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 168.04 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 165.92 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 164.35 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 162.92 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 159.25 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 65 | Sao Tome and Principe | 154.88 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 153.88 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 66 | Tonga | 151.92 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 67 | Cayman Islands | 151.29 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 68 | Tokelau | 147.1 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 69 | Andorra | 146.53 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 70 | Antigua and Barbuda | 146.01 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 71 | Northern Mariana Islands | 145.49 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 135.43 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 72 | China | 133.69 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 73 | Moldova | 133.67 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 74 | The Gambia | 133.63 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 75 | Czech Republic | 130.72 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 130.63 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 76 | Montserrat | 128.53 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 77 | British Virgin Islands | 127.71 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 78 | Poland | 126.79 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 79 | Anguilla | 126.48 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 80 | Denmark | 126.36 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 81 | Nigeria | 124.98 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 124.07 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 123.2 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 82 | Albania | 122.79 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 83 | Armenia | 120.04 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 84 | Kiribati | 119.25 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 85 | Thailand | 118.43 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 86 | Indonesia | 118.32 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 87 | Uganda | 114.19 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 88 | Guatemala | 113.77 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 89 | Kuwait | 111.73 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 90 | Slovakia | 110.58 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 91 | Hungary | 110.31 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 92 | France | 108.09 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 93 | Portugal | 107.86 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 107.12 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 94 | Malawi | 106.3 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 95 | Serbia and Montenegro | 103.06 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 100.68 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 97 | Cuba | 100.09 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 98 | Austria | 98.37 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 99 | Slovenia | 97.28 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 100 | Romania | 96.96 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 101 | Syria | 93.53 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 102 | Togo | 93.43 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 92.94 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 91.85 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Cold countries average (profile) | 90.08 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 86.73 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 104 | Dominica | 86.51 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 86.02 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 105 | Turkey | 85.11 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 84.17 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Religious countries average (profile) | 83.88 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 107 | Croatia | 82.91 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 108 | Ukraine | 82.51 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 109 | Ghana | 82.11 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 110 | Greece | 81.86 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 111 | Cyprus | 81.61 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 112 | Republic of Macedonia | 81.37 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 113 | Samoa | 80.69 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 114 | Spain | 78.43 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 75.16 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 115 | Bulgaria | 74.13 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 73.95 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 117 | Burma | 73.1 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 118 | Georgia | 72.69 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 72.53 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 70.22 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 120 | Lesotho | 70.15 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.97 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 122 | Egypt | 67.58 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 123 | Morocco | 66.46 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 124 | French Polynesia | 66.14 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 125 | Cambodia | 65.87 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 65.56 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 126 | Malaysia | 65.06 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 127 | Qatar | 63.26 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 128 | Brunei | 61.29 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 129 | Tunisia | 61.24 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| failed states average (profile) | 59.95 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 130 | Swaziland | 57.29 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 131 | Benin | 57 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 56.66 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 133 | Wallis and Futuna | 55.22 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 134 | Norfolk Island | 55.06 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 135 | Lithuania | 54.98 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 54.8 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 136 | Honduras | 53.6 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 53.3 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 138 | Ireland | 52.74 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 139 | Senegal | 52.35 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 140 | Mexico | 52.15 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 141 | Iraq | 51.9 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 142 | Jordan | 51.32 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 143 | Kenya | 50.61 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 144 | Belarus | 50.1 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 145 | Ecuador | 45.38 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 146 | Fiji | 44.49 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.09 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 43.83 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 148 | Tajikistan | 42.77 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 42.28 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 150 | Bhutan | 41.53 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 151 | Palau | 40.32 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 39.88 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 153 | Iran | 39.84 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 154 | Nicaragua | 39.23 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 155 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 39.22 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 156 | Colombia | 37.84 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 157 | Panama | 36.56 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 158 | Latvia | 36.44 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 159 | South Africa | 35.6 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 160 | Tanzania | 35.29 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 161 | Cameroon | 32.92 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 162 | Eritrea | 32.84 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 163 | Estonia | 32.6 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 164 | Yemen | 32.09 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 165 | Guinea | 30.66 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 166 | Liberia | 30.35 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 167 | United States | 29.77 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 168 | Faroe Islands | 29.35 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 28.87 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 170 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 28.79 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 28.29 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 172 | The Bahamas | 28.17 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 173 | Venezuela | 26.31 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 174 | Madagascar | 25.58 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 175 | Mozambique | 24.39 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 176 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.76 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 177 | Laos | 23.43 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 178 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.26 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 179 | Sweden | 21.69 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 180 | Peru | 20.8 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 181 | Djibouti | 20.36 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 182 | Brazil | 20.32 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 183 | Chile | 20 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 184 | Uruguay | 19.06 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 185 | Christmas Island | 17.58 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 186 | Saint Helena | 17.43 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 187 | Finland | 16.89 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | 16.6 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | 16.54 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 190 | Sudan | 14.51 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 191 | Norway | 14.42 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 192 | Paraguay | 13.68 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 193 | New Zealand | 13.63 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 194 | Argentina | 13.42 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 195 | Algeria | 13.07 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 196 | Zambia | 13.05 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 197 | Vanuatu | 12.81 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 198 | Oman | 11.52 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 199 | Somalia | 11.38 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 200 | Saudi Arabia | 10.97 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 201 | New Caledonia | 10.63 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | 10.39 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 203 | Belize | 10.34 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 9.32 people per sqkm | 1999 | ||
| 204 | Angola | 8.97 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 205 | Turkmenistan | 8.95 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 206 | Russia | 8.61 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 207 | Mali | 8.55 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 208 | Niue | 8.09 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 209 | Congo, Republic of the | 7.96 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 210 | Niger | 7.86 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 211 | Bolivia | 7.36 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 212 | Kazakhstan | 6.3 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 213 | Chad | 6 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 214 | Central African Republic | 5.53 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 215 | Gabon | 4.76 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 216 | Guyana | 3.58 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 217 | Canada | 3.36 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 218 | Libya | 2.84 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 219 | Iceland | 2.72 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 220 | Suriname | 2.67 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 221 | Mauritania | 2.51 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 222 | Botswana | 2.5 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 223 | Australia | 2.47 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 224 | Namibia | 2 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 225 | French Guiana | 1.88 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 226 | Mongolia | 1.67 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 227 | Pitcairn Islands | 1.04 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 228 | Western Sahara | 0.9 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 229 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.23 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 230 | Svalbard | 0.04 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| 231 | Greenland | 0.03 people per sqkm | 1999 | |
| =232 | Kingman Reef | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Spratly Islands | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Bassas da India | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Clipperton Island | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Baker Island | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Coral Sea Islands | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Jarvis Island | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Johnston Atoll | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Glorioso Islands | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Jan Mayen | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Europa Island | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Howland Island | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Tromelin Island | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Juan de Nova Island | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Midway Islands | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Navassa Island | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Bouvet Island | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Palmyra Atoll | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0.0 | 1999 | |
| =232 | Antarctica | 0.0 | 1999 |
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Terrorism
This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.
TOP STATS: Global Terrorism Indicator, Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present, Background and 30 more
Transport
Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.
TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more
Travel
TOP STATS: Inbound tourism > Arrivals, Outbound tourism > Departures, Inbound tourism > Tourist expenditure per capita and 19 more
Weather
TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more
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| People per sq. km | 204 |
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<p>If only total land area is considered, the average global density is 40.3 people per square kilometer. However not all land is equally suitable for human habitation. The land surface can be divided into different types:
<ul><li>land which is permanently covered in snow or ice - 20%</li><li>Mountains - 20%</li><li>Desert - 20%</li><li>Land without topsoil eg bare rock - 10%</li><li>Arable land (land which can be farmed) - 30%</li></ul>
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<p>Using only <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/agr_ara_and_per_cro&int=-1>arable land</a>, the average population density is 134.4 people per square kilometer. Although this appears to be a large number, a crowded beach is estimated to be 250,000 - 300,000 people per square kilometer.</p>
<p>Population is seldom evenly distributed throughout any country. Typically in countries with a high level of <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/peo_urb&int=-1>urbanisation</a>, a few major urban centres and several smaller urban areas will contain most of the population.</p>
<p>Countries with high population densities have very small <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/geo_are_lan&int=-1>land areas</a> and most of these are island nations.</p>
Posted on 15 Mar 2005
Edria Murray, Staff editor
