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Author: Luke.Metcalfe
Geodiversity is a product of the effects of natural and social lows in geographical space.
It has been developed through geological history, evolution of the living world and history of the mankind. It is therefore, a result of long-lasting changes and the influences of natural and social processes.
In addition to global and primarily anthropological differences, there are ethno-social, psychological and cultural differences among peoples.
This brings about, within individual races, groups of people, for example, within the European people, that we can distinguish large groups of peoples such as Slavs, Germans and Romans.
Today there are several thousand peoples in the world. Some of them have been organized in their own separate states, some live as a minority within the states of other nations. They have their own territory, their own culture, which implies their own distinct language and belief in their own history.
National diversity is a great wealth of the world. Some of the peoples have lost their identity through history like Lusatian Sorbs and Kashubians, some have been reduced to minor ethnic groups like Basques and some have changed their names and anthropological features completely like Bulgarians and Finns. Some very large groups of people have been lost in history like Avars, Huns, Goths, Thracians, etc.
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AfghanistanAfghanistan | Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4% |
| AlbaniaAlbania | Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) |
| AlgeriaAlgeria | Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1% |
| American SamoaAmerican Samoa | native Pacific islander 91.6%, Asian 2.8%, white 1.1%, mixed 4.2%, other 0.3% |
| AndorraAndorra | Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% |
| AngolaAngola | Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22% |
| AnguillaAnguilla | black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% |
| Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% |
| ArgentinaArgentina | white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3% |
| ArmeniaArmenia | Armenian 93%, Azeri 1%, Russian 2%, other (mostly Yezidi Kurds) 4%; note: as of the end of 1993, virtually all Azeris had emigrated from Armenia |
| ArubaAruba | mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%, other 20% |
| AustraliaAustralia | white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% |
| AustriaAustria | German 88.5%, indigenous minorities 1.5% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Roma), recent immigrant groups 10% (includes Turks, Bosnians, Serbians, Croatians) |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Azeri 90.6%, Dagestani 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.9% |
| BahrainBahrain | Bahraini 46%, non-Bahraini 54% |
| BangladeshBangladesh | Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) |
| BarbadosBarbados | black 90%, white 4%, Asian and mixed 6% |
| BelarusBelarus | Belarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 3.2% |
| BelgiumBelgium | Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11% |
| BelizeBelize | mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% |
| BeninBenin | Fon and related 39.2%, Adja and related 15.2%, Yoruba and related 12.3%, Bariba and related 9.2%, Peulh and related 7%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Yoa-Lokpa and related 4%, Dendi and related 2.5%, other 1.6% (includes Europeans), unspecified 2.9% |
| BermudaBermuda | black 53.8%, white 31%, mixed 7.5%, other races 7.1%, unspecified 0.6% |
| BhutanBhutan | Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15% |
| BoliviaBolivia | Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15% |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6%; note: Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam |
| BotswanaBotswana | Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7% |
| BrazilBrazil | white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% |
| British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. | black 82%, white 6.8%, other 11.2% (includes Indian and mixed) |
| BruneiBrunei | Malay 66.3%, Chinese 11.2%, indigenous 3.4%, other 19.1% |
| BulgariaBulgaria | Bulgarian 76.9%, Turk 8%, Roma 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian), other (unknown) 10% |
| Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani) |
| BurmaBurma | Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5% |
| BurundiBurundi | Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000 |
| CambodiaCambodia | Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4% |
| CameroonCameroon | Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% |
| CanadaCanada | British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26% |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% |
| Cayman IslandsCayman Islands | mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20% |
| Central African RepublicCentral Africa | Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2% |
| ChadChad | Sara 27.7%, Arab 12.3%, Mayo-Kebbi 11.5%, Kanem-Bornou 9%, Ouaddai 8.7%, Hadjarai 6.7%, Tandjile 6.5%, Gorane 6.3%, Fitri-Batha 4.7%, other 6.4%, unknown 0.3% |
| ChileChile | white and white-Amerindian 95.4%, Mapuche 4%, other indigenous groups 0.6% |
| ChinaChina | Han Chinese 91.5%, Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uyghur, Tujia, Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities 8.5% |
| Christmas IslandXmas Island | Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% |
| Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands | Europeans, Cocos Malays |
| ColombiaColombia | mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% |
| ComorosComoros | Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava |
| Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3% |
| Cook IslandsCook Islands | Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 87.7%, part Cook Island Maori 5.8%, other 6.5% |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1% |
| Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) |
| CroatiaCroatia | Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, Bosniak 0.5%, Hungarian 0.4%, Slovene 0.3%, Czech 0.2%, Roma 0.2%, Albanian 0.1%, Montenegrin 0.1%, others 4.1% |
| CubaCuba | white 65.1%, mulatto and mestizo 24.8%, black 10.1% |
| CyprusCyprus | Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | Czech 63.7%, Moravian 4.9%, Slovak 1.4%, other 30% |
| Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population |
| DenmarkDenmark | Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali |
| DjiboutiDjibouti | Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian) |
| DominicaDominica | black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7% |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11% |
| East TimorEast Timor | Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority |
| EcuadorEcuador | mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3% |
| EgyptEgypt | Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1% |
| Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% |
| EritreaEritrea | nine recognized ethnic groups: Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5% |
| EstoniaEstonia | Estonian 68.7%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.2%, Finn 0.8%, other 1.6% |
| EthiopiaEthiopia | Oromo 34.5%, Amara 26.9%, Somalie 6.2%, Tigraway 6.1%, Sidama 4%, Guragie 2.5%, Welaita 2.3%, Hadiya 1.7%, Affar 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, other 11.3% |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands | British |
| Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | Scandinavian |
| Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4% |
| FijiFiji | Fijian 57.3% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.6%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 3.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) |
| FinlandFinland | Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.1%, Sami 0.1% |
| FranceFrance | Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities overseas departments: black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian |
| French GuianaFrench Guiana | black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10% |
| French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4% |
| GabonGabon | Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba); other Africans and Europeans, 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality |
| Gaza StripGaza Strip | Palestinian Arab |
| GeorgiaGeorgia | Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5% |
| GermanyGermany | German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish) |
| GhanaGhana | Akan 47.5%, Mole-Dagbon 16.6%, Ewe 13.9%, Ga-Dangme 7.4%, Gurma 5.7%, Guan 3.7%, Grusi 2.5%, Mande-Busanga 1.1%, other 1.6% |
| GibraltarGibraltar | Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans |
| GreeceGreece | population: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7%; note: percents represent citizenship, since Greece does not collect data on ethnicity |
| GreenlandGreenland | Inuit 89%, Danish and other 11% |
| GrenadaGrenada | black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian |
| GuadeloupeGuadeloupe | black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5% |
| GuamGuam | Chamorro 37.1%, Filipino 26.3%, other Pacific islander 11.3%, white 6.9%, other Asian 6.3%, other ethnic origin or race 2.3%, mixed 9.8% |
| GuatemalaGuatemala | Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% |
| GuernseyGuernsey | British and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries |
| GuineaGuinea | Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10% |
| Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1% |
| GuyanaGuyana | East Indian 43.5%, black (African) 30.2%, mixed 16.7%, Amerindian 9.1%, other 0.5% |
| HaitiHaiti | black 95%, mulatto and white 5% |
| Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City | Italians, Swiss, other |
| HondurasHonduras | mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1% |
| Hong KongHong Kong | Chinese 93.6%, Filipino 1.9%, Indonesian 1.9%, other 2.6% |
| HungaryHungary | Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% |
| IcelandIceland | homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6% |
| IndiaIndia | Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | Javanese 40.6%, Sundanese 15%, Madurese 3.3%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Betawi 2.4%, Bugis 2.4%, Banten 2%, Banjar 1.7%, other or unspecified 29.9% |
| IranIran | Persian 61%, Azeri 16%, Kurd 10%, Lur 6%, Baloch 2%, Arab 2%, Turkmen and Turkic tribes 2%, other 1% |
| IraqIraq | Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5% |
| IrelandIreland | Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6% |
| Isle of ManIsle of Man | Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Britons |
| IsraelIsrael | Jewish 76.4% (of which Israel-born 67.1%, Europe/America-born 22.6%, Africa-born 5.9%, Asia-born 4.2%), non-Jewish 23.6% (mostly Arab) |
| ItalyItaly | Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south) |
| JamaicaJamaica | black 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% |
| JapanJapan | Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6% |
| JerseyJersey | Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% |
| JordanJordan | Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | Kazakh (Qazaq) 63.1%, Russian 23.7%, Uzbek 2.8%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Uighur 1.4%, Tatar 1.3%, German 1.1%, other 4.5% |
| KenyaKenya | Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1% |
| KiribatiKiribati | Micronesian 98.8%, other 1.2% |
| KosovoKosovo | Albanians 92%, other (Serb, Bosniak, Gorani, Roma, Turk, Ashkali, Egyptian) 8% |
| KuwaitKuwait | Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7% |
| KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, other 5.7% |
| LaosLaos | Lao 55%, Khmou 11%, Hmong 8%, other (over 100 minor ethnic groups) 26% |
| LatviaLatvia | Latvian 59.3%, Russian 27.8%, Belarusian 3.6%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Polish 2.4%, Lithuanian 1.3%, other 3.1% |
| LebanonLebanon | Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% |
| LesothoLesotho | Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%, |
| LiberiaLiberia | indigenous African 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Dei, Bella, Mandingo, and Mende), Americo-Liberians 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the US who had been slaves), Congo People 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the Caribbean who had been slaves) |
| LibyaLibya | Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians) |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | Liechtensteiner 65.6%, other 34.4% |
| LithuaniaLithuania | Lithuanian 84%, Polish 6.6%, Russian 5.9%, Belarusian 1.2%, other or unspecified 2.3% |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | Luxembourger 63.1%, Portuguese 13.3%, French 4.5%, Italian 4.3%, German 2.3%, other EU 7.3%, other 5.2% |
| MacauMacau | Chinese 92.4%, other 7.6% (includes Macanese - mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) |
| MadagascarMadagascar | Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran |
| MalawiMalawi | Chewa 32.6%, Lomwe 17.6%, Yao 13.5%, Ngoni 11.5%, Tumbuka 8.8%, Nyanja 5.8%, Sena 3.6%, Tonga 2.1%, Ngonde 1%, other 3.5% |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% |
| MaldivesMaldives | South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs |
| MaliMali | Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5% |
| MaltaMalta | Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock) |
| Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% |
| MartiniqueMartinique | African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian and Chinese less than 5% |
| MauritaniaMauritania | mixed Moor/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30% |
| MauritiusMauritius | Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2% |
| MayotteMayotte | NA |
| MexicoMexico | mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% |
| MoldovaMoldova | Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1.3% |
| MonacoMonaco | French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21% |
| MongoliaMongolia | Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% |
| MontenegroMontenegro | Montenegrin 43%, Serbian 32%, Bosniak 8%, Albanian 5%, other (Muslims, Croats, Roma (Gypsy)) 12% |
| MontserratMontserrat | black, white |
| MoroccoMorocco | Arab-Berber 99%, other 1% |
| MozambiqueMozambique | African 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08% |
| NamibiaNamibia | black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% |
| NauruNauru | Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8% |
| NepalNepal | Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8% |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Netherlands Antilles & Aruba 0.8%, other 4.8% |
| Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles | mixed black 85%, other 15% (includes Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian) |
| New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | Melanesian 44.1%, European 34.1%, Wallisian & Futunian 9%, Tahitian 2.6%, Indonesian 2.5%, Vietnamese 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%, other 5.2% |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | European 56.8%, Asian 8%, Maori 7.4%, Pacific islander 4.6%, mixed 9.7%, other 13.5% |
| NicaraguaNicaragua | mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5% |
| NigerNiger | Haoussa 55.4%, Djerma Sonrai 21%, Tuareg 9.3%, Peuhl 8.5%, Kanouri Manga 4.7%, other 1.2% |
| NigeriaNigeria | Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous and politically influential: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5% |
| NiueNiue | Niuen 78.2%, Pacific islander 10.2%, European 4.5%, mixed 3.9%, Asian 0.2%, unspecified 3% |
| Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island | descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese |
| Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana | Asian 56.3%, Pacific islander 36.3%, Caucasian 1.8%, other 0.8%, mixed 4.8% |
| NorwayNorway | Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate) |
| OmanOman | Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African |
| PakistanPakistan | Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28% |
| PalauPalau | Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70%, Asian (mainly Filipinos, followed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese) 28%, white 2% |
| PanamaPanama | mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6% |
| Papua New GuineaPapua NG | Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian |
| ParaguayParaguay | mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5% |
| PeruPeru | Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3% |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% |
| Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn | descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives |
| PolandPoland | Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7% |
| PortugalPortugal | homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | white (mostly Spanish origin) 76.2%, black 6.9%, Asian 0.3%, Amerindian 0.2%, mixed 4.4%, other 12% |
| QatarQatar | Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14% |
| Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% |
| ReunionReunion | French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian |
| RomaniaRomania | Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4% |
| RussiaRussia | Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% |
| RwandaRwanda | Hutu (Bantu) 84%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 15%, Twa (Pygmy) 1% |
| Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy | white, Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia) |
| Saint HelenaSaint Helena | African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25% |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25% |
| Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese |
| Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | black 82.5%, mixed 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, other or unspecified 3.1% |
| Saint MartinSaint Martin | Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia), white, East Indian |
| Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ | Basques and Bretons (French fishermen) |
| Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, European 4%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 3% |
| SamoaSamoa | Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians (persons of European and Polynesian blood) 7%, Europeans 0.4% |
| San MarinoSan Marino | Sammarinese, Italian |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cabo Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese) |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
| SenegalSenegal | Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4% |
| SerbiaSerbia | Serb 82.9%, Hungarian 3.9%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.4%, Yugoslavs 1.1%, Bosniaks 1.8%, Montenegrin 0.9%, other 8% |
| Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | Serb 82.9%, Hungarian 3.9%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.4%, Yugoslavs 1.1%, Bosniaks 1.8%, Montenegrin 0.9%, other 8% |
| SeychellesSeychelles | mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab |
| Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 20 African ethnic groups 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century), refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians |
| SingaporeSingapore | Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8% |
| SloveniaSlovenia | Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% |
| Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | Melanesian 94.5%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% |
| SomaliaSomalia | Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including 30,000 Arabs) |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese) |
| South SudanSouth Sudan | Dinka, Kakwa, Bari, Azande, Shilluk, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi |
| SpainSpain | composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types |
| Sri LankaSri Lanka | Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data) |
| SudanSudan | Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata |
| SurinameSuriname | Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, "Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2% |
| SvalbardSvalbard | Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3% |
| SwazilandSwaziland | African 97%, European 3% |
| SwedenSweden | indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6% |
| SyriaSyria | Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7% |
| TaiwanTaiwan | Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2% |
| TajikistanTajikistan | Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% |
| TanzaniaTanzania | mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African |
| ThailandThailand | Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11% |
| The BahamasThe Bahamas | black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3% |
| The GambiaThe Gambia | African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1% |
| TogoTogo | African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1% |
| TokelauTokelau | Polynesian |
| TongaTonga | Polynesian, Europeans |
| Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% |
| TunisiaTunisia | Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
| TurkeyTurkey | Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 18%, other minorities 7-12% |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ | black 87.6%, white 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7% |
| TuvaluTuvalu | Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4% |
| UgandaUganda | Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%, Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6% |
| UkraineUkraine | Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% |
| United Arab EmiratesUAE | Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% |
| United StatesUnited States | white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) |
| UruguayUruguay | white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent) |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% |
| VanuatuVanuatu | Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census) |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people |
| VietnamVietnam | Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, others 5.3% |
| Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5% |
| Wallis and FutunaWallis+ | Polynesian |
| West BankWest Bank | Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17% |
| Western SaharaWestern Sahara | Arab, Berber |
| YemenYemen | predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans |
| ZambiaZambia | African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2% |
| ZimbabweZimbabwe | African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1% |
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Agriculture
Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.
TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more
Background
What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.
TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more
Conflict
TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more
Cost of living
TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more
Crime
No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.
TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more
Culture
TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more
Disasters
The tsunami rocked the civilized world with its widespread devastation. Learn the details of the losses incurred by the countries affected. How are the developed countries helping out? Who has pledged the most money? How do they compare? Check out...
TOP STATS: Chernobyl > Contaminated area (percent of country), Storm deaths > 2009, Tsunami > Death toll and 47 more
Economy
This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.
TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more
Education
Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.
TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more
Energy
How does your country fare in Traditional Fuel Consumption? In Geothermal Energy Consumption? How many barrels of oil were imported into your country last year? Does your production of hydroelectricity match your consumption? Which countries in the world successfully produce nuclear energy for consumption? What is the average energy usage per person? All your questions regarding different forms of energy, their generation and consumption have been answered here.
TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more
Environment
How much area is declared as protected in the different countries of the world? How many endangered species of reptiles, mammals, birds etc are found in different countries? What are the national levels of pollution? Emissions? Nuclear waste generation? Salination of water resources and expenditure for waste treatment. International treaties, ratification and complaince. You'll find almost all statistics related to environmental pollution and conservational efforts here.
TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more
Geography
All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.
TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more
Government
This category is all about the functioning of the government machinery. So, you'll find stats on the goverment administrative divisions, the executive, legistative and judiciary branches, constitution, parliamentary seats, secession attemps, suffrage, corruption - everything connected with our esteemed politicians.
TOP STATS: Government type, Legal system, Legislative branch and 392 more
Health
Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.
TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more
Industry
Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.
TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more
Labor
You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.
TOP STATS: Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage, Average monthly wage > Local currency > Net, Labor force > By occupation and 374 more
Language
What are the main languages spoken in the countries? How many English language speakers are there per country? How about French and Spanish? Check out the results here..
TOP STATS: Languages, Major language(s), French status and 21 more
Lifestyle
Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.
TOP STATS: Quality of life index, Happiness level > Very happy, Happiness net and 110 more
Media
Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.
TOP STATS: Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita, Internet > Internet users per thousand people, Internet users and 429 more
Military
Want to know the size of the army in Iran? The number of tanks in Germany? Want to compare the weapon holdings in North and South Korea? Worried about the WMDs world over? Need to know the exact number of countries who have signed terrorism conventions? Or just curious about the coalition forces in the Gulf War? We've tried to collect all details available in the public domain for you here.
TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more
People
Facts relating to the actual life of people are found here. So we have birth and death rates, marriage and divorce rates, single parents, one-person households and teenage pregnancies, size of households and elderly institutions, ethnicity and chinese population - just about every stat you always wanted to know! What is the average age of women when they first get married? How happy are they when compared to their mothers? What is the gender development index in different countries? What will the population be in 2020? Don't miss this category even if you didn't come searching for it specifically.
TOP STATS: Population, Age distribution > Population aged 0-14, Population > Population growth, past and future and 1058 more
Religion
Where else could you find the number of Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic parishes, Jehovahs Witnesses and the number of permanent deacons, and compare them all between major nations in a per-capita format? Check them all here.
TOP STATS: Religions, Religions > All, Major religion(s) and 111 more
Sports
Who scored the maximum medals in the olympics? What about the summer and winter olympics? What are the latest FIFA rankings? Which country has the maximum number of Mt. Everest ascents? Get all the answers in this sports section.
TOP STATS: Chess > GrandMasters, Chess > GrandMasters per million, Winter olympic medals > All time and 508 more
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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Geodiversity is a product of the effects of natural and social lows in geographical space.
It has been developed through geological history, evolution of the living world and history of the mankind. It is therefore, a result of long-lasting changes and the influences of natural and social processes.
In addition to global and primarily anthropological differences, there are ethno-social, psychological and cultural differences among peoples.
This brings about, within individual races, groups of people, for example, within the European people, that we can distinguish large groups of peoples such as Slavs, Germans and Romans.
Today there are several thousand peoples in the world. Some of them have been organized in their own separate states, some live as a minority within the states of other nations. They have their own territory, their own culture, which implies their own distinct language and belief in their own history.
National diversity is a great wealth of the world. Some of the peoples have lost their identity through history like Lusatian Sorbs and Kashubians, some have been reduced to minor ethnic groups like Basques and some have changed their names and anthropological features completely like Bulgarians and Finns. Some very large groups of people have been lost in history like Avars, Huns, Goths, Thracians, etc.
Posted on 21 May 2014
Luke.Metcalfe
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