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Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (prior to 15 August 2021); current country name disputed
Capital: Kabul
Population: 40,121,552
Area: 652,230 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Akrotiri
none
Capital: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
Population: N/A
Area: 123 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Albania
Republic of Albania
Capital: Tirana (Tirane)
Population: 3,107,100
Area: 28,748 km²
GDP (PPP): $51.36 billion
Algeria
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Capital: Algiers
Population: N/A
Area: 2,381,740 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
American Samoa
American Samoa
Capital: Pago Pago
Population: 43,895
Area: 224 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Andorra
Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Population: 85,370
Area: 468 km²
GDP (PPP): $5.40 billion
Angola
Republic of Angola
Capital: Luanda
Population: N/A
Area: 1,246,700 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Anguilla
none
Capital: The Valley
Population: 19,416
Area: 91 km²
GDP (PPP): $362.50 million
Antarctica
none
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 14,200,000 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Capital: Saint John's
Population: 102,634
Area: 443 km²
GDP (PPP): $2.77 billion
Argentina
Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires
Population: 46,994,384
Area: 2,780,400 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.21 trillion
Armenia
Republic of Armenia
Capital: Yerevan
Population: 2,976,765
Area: 29,743 km²
GDP (PPP): $60.91 billion
Aruba
Country of Aruba
Capital: Oranjestad
Population: 125,063
Area: 180 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 5 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Population: 26,768,598
Area: 7,741,220 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Population: 26,768,598
Area: 7,741,220 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.64 trillion
Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku (Baki, Baky)
Population: 10,650,239
Area: 86,600 km²
GDP (PPP): $225.20 billion
Bahrain
Kingdom of Bahrain
Capital: Manama
Population: 1,566,888
Area: 760 km²
GDP (PPP): $93.94 billion
Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll
none
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: N/A km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Bangladesh
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
Population: 168,697,184
Area: 148,460 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.47 trillion
Barbados
none
Capital: Bridgetown
Population: 304,139
Area: 430 km²
GDP (PPP): $5.63 billion
Belarus
Republic of Belarus
Capital: Minsk
Population: 9,501,451
Area: 207,600 km²
GDP (PPP): $265.22 billion
Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium
Capital: Brussels
Population: 11,977,634
Area: 30,528 km²
GDP (PPP): $749.23 billion
Belize
none
Capital: Belmopan
Population: 415,789
Area: 22,966 km²
GDP (PPP): $5.54 billion
Benin
Republic of Benin
Capital: Porto-Novo (constitutional capital); Cotonou (seat of government)
Population: 14,697,052
Area: 112,622 km²
GDP (PPP): $56.42 billion
Bermuda
none
Capital: Hamilton
Population: 72,800
Area: 54 km²
GDP (PPP): $6.81 billion
Bhutan
Kingdom of Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu
Population: 884,546
Area: 38,394 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Bolivia
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Capital: La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional [legislative and judicial] capital)
Population: 12,311,974
Area: 1,098,581 km²
GDP (PPP): $122.20 billion
Bosnia and Herzegovina
none
Capital: Sarajevo
Population: 3,798,671
Area: 51,197 km²
GDP (PPP): $64.64 billion
Botswana
Republic of Botswana
Capital: Gaborone
Population: N/A
Area: 581,730 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Bouvet Island
none
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 49 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil
Capital: Brasília
Population: 220,051,512
Area: 8,515,770 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
British Virgin Islands
none
Capital: Road Town
Population: 40,102
Area: 151 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.63 billion
Brunei
Brunei Darussalam
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Population: 491,900
Area: 5,765 km²
GDP (PPP): $36.64 billion
Bulgaria
Republic of Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia
Population: 6,782,659
Area: 110,879 km²
GDP (PPP): $219.65 billion
Burkina Faso
none
Capital: Ouagadougou
Population: 23,042,199
Area: 274,200 km²
GDP (PPP): $60.00 billion
Burma
Union of Burma
Capital: Rangoon (aka Yangon, continues to be recognized as the primary Burmese capital by the US Government); Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital
Population: 57,527,139
Area: 676,578 km²
GDP (PPP): $287.56 billion
Burundi
Republic of Burundi
Capital: Gitega (political capital), Bujumbura (commercial capital)
Population: 13,590,102
Area: 27,830 km²
GDP (PPP): $11.74 billion
Côte d'Ivoire
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Capital: Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative and economic capital); note - the US Embassy is in Abidjan
Population: 29,981,758
Area: 322,463 km²
GDP (PPP): $215.02 billion
Cabo Verde
Republic of Cabo Verde
Capital: Praia
Population: 611,014
Area: 4,033 km²
GDP (PPP): $5.20 billion
Cambodia
Kingdom of Cambodia
Capital: Phnom Penh
Population: 17,063,669
Area: 181,035 km²
GDP (PPP): $123.68 billion
Cameroon
Republic of Cameroon
Capital: Yaounde
Population: 30,966,105
Area: 475,440 km²
GDP (PPP): $143.26 billion
Canada
none
Capital: Ottawa
Population: 38,794,813
Area: 9,984,670 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Cayman Islands
none
Capital: George Town (on Grand Cayman)
Population: 66,653
Area: 264 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Chad
Republic of Chad
Capital: N'Djamena
Population: 19,093,595
Area: 1,284,000 km²
GDP (PPP): $52.90 billion
Chile
Republic of Chile
Capital: Santiago; note - Valparaiso is the seat of the national legislature
Population: 18,664,652
Area: 756,102 km²
GDP (PPP): $596.56 billion
China
People's Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
Population: 1,416,043,270
Area: 9,596,960 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
China
People's Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
Population: 1,416,043,270
Area: 9,596,960 km²
GDP (PPP): $33.60 trillion
Christmas Island
Territory of Christmas Island
Capital: The Settlement (Flying Fish Cove)
Population: 1,692
Area: 135 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Clipperton Island
none
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 6 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Capital: West Island
Population: 593
Area: 14 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Colombia
Republic of Colombia
Capital: Bogotá
Population: 49,588,357
Area: 1,138,910 km²
GDP (PPP): $978.59 billion
Congo (Brazzaville)
Republic of the Congo
Capital: Brazzaville
Population: 6,097,665
Area: 342,000 km²
GDP (PPP): $39.15 billion
Cook Islands
none
Capital: Avarua
Population: 7,761
Area: 236 km²
GDP (PPP): $401.15 million
Coral Sea Islands
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 3 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Costa Rica
Republic of Costa Rica
Capital: San José
Population: 5,265,575
Area: 51,100 km²
GDP (PPP): $138.37 billion
Croatia
Republic of Croatia
Capital: Zagreb
Population: 4,150,116
Area: 56,594 km²
GDP (PPP): $164.82 billion
Cuba
Republic of Cuba
Capital: Havana
Population: 10,966,038
Area: 110,860 km²
GDP (PPP): $81.17 billion
Curacao
Country of Curacao
Capital: Willemstad
Population: 153,289
Area: 444 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus
Capital: Nicosia (Lefkosia/Lefkosa)
Population: 1,320,525
Area: 9,251 km²
GDP (PPP): $50.05 billion
Czechia
Czech Republic
Capital: Prague
Population: 10,837,890
Area: 78,867 km²
GDP (PPP): $521.93 billion
Denmark
Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Population: 5,973,136
Area: 43,094 km²
GDP (PPP): $440.56 billion
Dhekelia
none
Capital: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri
Population: N/A
Area: 131 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Djibouti
Republic of Djibouti
Capital: Djibouti
Population: 994,974
Area: 23,200 km²
GDP (PPP): $8.00 billion
Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica
Capital: Roseau
Population: 74,661
Area: 751 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.24 billion
DRC
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital: Kinshasa
Population: 115,403,027
Area: 2,344,858 km²
GDP (PPP): $164.37 billion
Ecuador
Republic of Ecuador
Capital: Quito
Population: 18,309,984
Area: 283,561 km²
GDP (PPP): $252.73 billion
Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt
Capital: Cairo
Population: 111,247,248
Area: 1,001,450 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.96 trillion
Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Capital: Malabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; some months of the year, the government operates out of Bata on the mainland region.
Population: 1,795,834
Area: 28,051 km²
GDP (PPP): $29.25 billion
Eritrea
State of Eritrea
Capital: Asmara
Population: 6,343,956
Area: 117,600 km²
GDP (PPP): $2.53 billion
Estonia
Republic of Estonia
Capital: Tallinn
Population: 1,193,791
Area: 45,228 km²
GDP (PPP): $57.00 billion
Eswatini
Kingdom of Eswatini
Capital: Mbabane (administrative capital); Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)
Population: 1,138,089
Area: 17,364 km²
GDP (PPP): $12.88 billion
Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Capital: Addis Ababa
Population: 118,550,298
Area: 1,104,300 km²
GDP (PPP): $380.89 billion
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
none
Capital: Stanley
Population: 3,142
Area: 12,173 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Faroe Islands
none
Capital: Torshavn
Population: 52,933
Area: 1,393 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Fiji
Republic of Fiji
Capital: Suva (on Viti Levu)
Population: 951,611
Area: 18,274 km²
GDP (PPP): $13.10 billion
Finland
Republic of Finland
Capital: Helsinki
Population: 5,626,414
Area: 338,145 km²
GDP (PPP): $313.59 billion
France
French Republic
Capital: Paris
Population: 68,305,148
Area: 643,801 km²
GDP (PPP): $3.57 trillion
French Polynesia
Overseas Lands of French Polynesia
Capital: Papeete (located on Tahiti)
Population: 303,540
Area: 4,167 km²
GDP (PPP): $6.01 billion
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: N/A km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Gaza, Gaza Strip
none
Capital: N/A
Population: 2,141,643
Area: 360 km²
GDP (PPP): $20.34 billion
Georgia
none
Capital: Tbilisi
Population: 4,900,961
Area: 69,700 km²
GDP (PPP): $91.85 billion
Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
Capital: Berlin
Population: 84,119,100
Area: 357,022 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
Capital: Berlin
Population: 84,119,100
Area: 357,022 km²
GDP (PPP): $5.25 trillion
Ghana
Republic of Ghana
Capital: Accra
Population: 34,589,092
Area: 238,533 km²
GDP (PPP): $243.12 billion
Gibraltar
none
Capital: Gibraltar
Population: 29,683
Area: 7 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Greece
Hellenic Republic
Capital: Athens
Population: 10,461,091
Area: 131,957 km²
GDP (PPP): $392.20 billion
Greenland
none
Capital: Nuuk
Population: 57,751
Area: 2,166,086 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Grenada
none
Capital: Saint George's
Population: 114,621
Area: 344 km²
GDP (PPP): $2.08 billion
Guam
none
Capital: Hagatna (Agana)
Population: 169,532
Area: 544 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Guatemala
Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
Population: 18,255,216
Area: 108,889 km²
GDP (PPP): $232.67 billion
Guernsey
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Capital: Saint Peter Port
Population: 67,787
Area: 78 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Guinea
Republic of Guinea
Capital: Conakry
Population: 13,986,179
Area: 245,857 km²
GDP (PPP): $59.44 billion
Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Capital: Bissau
Population: 2,132,325
Area: 36,125 km²
GDP (PPP): $5.91 billion
Guyana
Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Capital: Georgetown
Population: 794,099
Area: 214,969 km²
GDP (PPP): $58.42 billion
Haiti
Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population: 11,753,943
Area: 27,750 km²
GDP (PPP): $32.97 billion
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 412 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Holy See (Vatican City)
The Holy See (Vatican City State)
Capital: Vatican City
Population: 1,000
Area: N/A km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Honduras
Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Population: 9,529,188
Area: 112,090 km²
GDP (PPP): $71.30 billion
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Capital: N/A
Population: 7,297,821
Area: 1,108 km²
GDP (PPP): $497.88 billion
Hungary
none
Capital: Budapest
Population: 9,855,745
Area: 93,028 km²
GDP (PPP): $389.21 billion
Iceland
none
Capital: Reykjavik
Population: 364,036
Area: 103,000 km²
GDP (PPP): $26.56 billion
India
Republic of India
Capital: New Delhi
Population: 1,409,128,296
Area: 3,287,263 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Indonesia
Republic of Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
Population: 281,562,465
Area: 1,904,569 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Capital: Tehran
Population: 88,386,937
Area: 1,648,195 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Iraq
Republic of Iraq
Capital: Baghdad
Population: 42,083,436
Area: 438,317 km²
GDP (PPP): $585.89 billion
Ireland
none
Capital: Dublin
Population: 5,233,461
Area: 70,273 km²
GDP (PPP): $620.54 billion
Isle of Man
none
Capital: Douglas
Population: 92,269
Area: 572 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Israel
State of Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Population: 9,402,617
Area: 21,937 km²
GDP (PPP): $472.18 billion
Italy
Italian Republic
Capital: Rome
Population: 60,964,931
Area: 301,340 km²
GDP (PPP): $3.13 trillion
Jamaica
none
Capital: Kingston
Population: 2,823,713
Area: 10,991 km²
GDP (PPP): $29.13 billion
Jan Mayen
none
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 377 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Japan
none
Capital: Tokyo
Population: 123,201,945
Area: 377,915 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Japan
none
Capital: Tokyo
Population: 123,201,945
Area: 377,915 km²
GDP (PPP): $5.71 trillion
Jersey
Bailiwick of Jersey
Capital: Saint Helier
Population: 103,387
Area: 116 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Capital: Amman
Population: 11,174,024
Area: 89,342 km²
GDP (PPP): $109.99 billion
Kazakhstan
Republic of Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana
Population: 20,260,006
Area: 2,724,900 km²
GDP (PPP): $739.38 billion
Kenya
Republic of Kenya
Capital: Nairobi
Population: 58,246,378
Area: 580,367 km²
GDP (PPP): $328.63 billion
Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo
Capital: Pristina (Prishtine, Prishtina)
Population: 1,977,093
Area: 10,887 km²
GDP (PPP): $25.02 billion
Kuwait
State of Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City
Population: 3,138,355
Area: 17,818 km²
GDP (PPP): $225.95 billion
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Capital: Bishkek
Population: 6,172,101
Area: 199,951 km²
GDP (PPP): $50.91 billion
Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Capital: Vientiane (Viangchan)
Population: 7,953,556
Area: 236,800 km²
GDP (PPP): $66.91 billion
Latvia
Republic of Latvia
Capital: Riga
Population: 1,801,246
Area: 64,589 km²
GDP (PPP): $72.52 billion
Lebanon
Lebanese Republic
Capital: Beirut
Population: 5,364,482
Area: 10,400 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho
Capital: Maseru
Population: 2,227,548
Area: 30,355 km²
GDP (PPP): $6.17 billion
Liberia
Republic of Liberia
Capital: Monrovia
Population: 5,437,249
Area: 111,369 km²
GDP (PPP): $9.31 billion
Libya
State of Libya
Capital: Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Population: 7,361,263
Area: 1,759,540 km²
GDP (PPP): $90.61 billion
Liechtenstein
Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
Population: 40,272
Area: 160 km²
GDP (PPP): $7.17 billion
Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius
Population: 2,628,186
Area: 65,300 km²
GDP (PPP): $136.23 billion
Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Capital: Luxembourg
Population: 671,254
Area: 2,586 km²
GDP (PPP): $86.87 billion
Macau
Macau Special Administrative Region
Capital: N/A
Population: 644,426
Area: 28 km²
GDP (PPP): $77.52 billion
Madagascar
Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Antananarivo
Population: 29,452,714
Area: 587,041 km²
GDP (PPP): $52.97 billion
Malawi
Republic of Malawi
Capital: Lilongwe
Population: 21,763,309
Area: 118,484 km²
GDP (PPP): $35.42 billion
Malaysia
none
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population: 34,564,810
Area: 329,847 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.21 trillion
Maldives
Republic of Maldives
Capital: Malé
Population: 388,858
Area: 298 km²
GDP (PPP): $12.32 billion
Mali
Republic of Mali
Capital: Bamako
Population: 21,990,607
Area: 1,240,192 km²
GDP (PPP): $71.25 billion
Malta
Republic of Malta
Capital: Valletta
Population: 469,730
Area: 316 km²
GDP (PPP): $34.73 billion
Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Capital: Majuro
Population: 82,011
Area: 181 km²
GDP (PPP): $270.81 million
Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Capital: Nouakchott
Population: 4,328,040
Area: 1,030,700 km²
GDP (PPP): $33.07 billion
Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius
Capital: Port Louis
Population: 1,310,504
Area: 2,040 km²
GDP (PPP): $34.41 billion
Mexico
United Mexican States
Capital: Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico)
Population: 130,739,927
Area: 1,964,375 km²
GDP (PPP): $2.88 trillion
Moldova
Republic of Moldova
Capital: Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)
Population: 3,599,528
Area: 33,851 km²
GDP (PPP): $39.34 billion
Monaco
Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco
Population: 31,813
Area: 2 km²
GDP (PPP): $8.92 billion
Mongolia
none
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Population: 3,281,676
Area: 1,564,116 km²
GDP (PPP): $59.22 billion
Montenegro
none
Capital: Podgorica
Population: 599,849
Area: 13,812 km²
GDP (PPP): $17.38 billion
Montserrat
none
Capital: Plymouth
Population: 5,468
Area: 102 km²
GDP (PPP): $89.25 million
Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
Capital: Rabat
Population: 37,387,585
Area: 716,550 km²
GDP (PPP): $350.59 billion
Mozambique
Republic of Mozambique
Capital: Maputo
Population: 33,350,954
Area: 799,380 km²
GDP (PPP): $51.79 billion
Namibia
Republic of Namibia
Capital: Windhoek
Population: 2,803,660
Area: 824,292 km²
GDP (PPP): $31.15 billion
Nauru
Republic of Nauru
Capital: no official capital; government offices in the Yaren District
Population: 9,892
Area: 21 km²
GDP (PPP): $150.58 million
Navassa Island
none
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 5 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Nepal
none
Capital: Kathmandu
Population: 31,122,387
Area: 147,181 km²
GDP (PPP): $149.64 billion
Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
Population: 17,772,378
Area: 41,543 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.28 trillion
New Caledonia
Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
Capital: Noumea
Population: 304,167
Area: 18,575 km²
GDP (PPP): $8.47 billion
New Zealand
none
Capital: Wellington
Population: 5,161,211
Area: 268,838 km²
GDP (PPP): $257.12 billion
Nicaragua
Republic of Nicaragua
Capital: Managua
Population: 6,676,948
Area: 130,370 km²
GDP (PPP): $52.99 billion
Niger
Republic of Niger
Capital: Niamey
Population: 26,342,784
Area: 1,267,000 km²
GDP (PPP): $47.92 billion
Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Capital: Abuja
Population: 236,747,130
Area: 923,768 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.32 trillion
Niue
none
Capital: Alofi
Population: 1,815
Area: 260 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
none
Central African Republic
Capital: Bangui
Population: 5,650,957
Area: 622,984 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
none
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Capital: Jamestown
Population: 7,943
Area: 394 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
none
Federated States of Micronesia
Capital: Palikir
Population: 99,603
Area: 702 km²
GDP (PPP): $432.68 million
none
United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Population: 10,032,213
Area: 83,600 km²
GDP (PPP): $745.99 billion
none
British Indian Ocean Territory
Capital: administered from London; often regarded as being on Diego Garcia
Population: N/A
Area: 60 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Norfolk Island
Territory of Norfolk Island
Capital: Kingston
Population: 1,739
Area: 36 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Capital: Pyongyang
Population: 26,298,666
Area: 120,538 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
North Macedonia
Republic of North Macedonia
Capital: Skopje
Population: 2,135,622
Area: 25,713 km²
GDP (PPP): $43.84 billion
Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Capital: Saipan
Population: 51,118
Area: 464 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Norway
Kingdom of Norway
Capital: Oslo
Population: 5,509,733
Area: 323,802 km²
GDP (PPP): $507.68 billion
Oman
Sultanate of Oman
Capital: Muscat
Population: 3,901,992
Area: 309,500 km²
GDP (PPP): $193.59 billion
Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Capital: Islamabad
Population: 252,363,571
Area: 796,095 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.39 trillion
Palau
Republic of Palau
Capital: Ngerulmud
Population: 21,864
Area: 459 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Panama
Republic of Panama
Capital: Panama City
Population: 4,470,241
Area: 75,420 km²
GDP (PPP): $164.48 billion
Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Capital: Port Moresby
Population: 10,046,233
Area: 462,840 km²
GDP (PPP): $45.49 billion
Paracel Islands
none
Capital: N/A
Population: 2,230
Area: 8 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Paraguay
Republic of Paraguay
Capital: Asunción
Population: 7,522,549
Area: 406,752 km²
GDP (PPP): $112.92 billion
Peru
Republic of Peru
Capital: Lima
Population: 32,600,249
Area: 1,285,216 km²
GDP (PPP): $535.91 billion
Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Capital: Manila
Population: 118,277,063
Area: 300,000 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.20 trillion
Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
Capital: Adamstown
Population: 50
Area: 47 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Poland
Republic of Poland
Capital: Warsaw
Population: 38,746,310
Area: 312,685 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.65 trillion
Portugal
Portuguese Republic
Capital: Lisbon
Population: 10,207,177
Area: 92,090 km²
GDP (PPP): $448.23 billion
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Capital: San Juan
Population: 3,019,450
Area: 9,104 km²
GDP (PPP): $141.34 billion
Qatar
State of Qatar
Capital: Doha
Population: 2,552,088
Area: 11,586 km²
GDP (PPP): $317.06 billion
Romania
none
Capital: Bucharest
Population: 18,148,155
Area: 238,391 km²
GDP (PPP): $774.38 billion
Russia
Russian Federation
Capital: Moscow
Population: 140,820,810
Area: 17,098,242 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Russia
Russian Federation
Capital: Moscow
Population: 140,820,810
Area: 17,098,242 km²
GDP (PPP): $6.09 trillion
Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
Capital: Kigali
Population: 13,623,302
Area: 26,338 km²
GDP (PPP): $46.54 billion
Saint Barthelemy
Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy
Capital: Gustavia
Population: 7,086
Area: 25 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Capital: Basseterre
Population: 55,133
Area: 261 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.47 billion
Saint Lucia
none
Capital: Castries
Population: 168,038
Area: 616 km²
GDP (PPP): $4.36 billion
Saint Martin
Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin
Capital: Marigot
Population: 32,996
Area: 50 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Capital: Saint-Pierre
Population: 5,132
Area: 242 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
none
Capital: Kingstown
Population: 100,647
Area: 389 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.88 billion
Samoa
Independent State of Samoa
Capital: Apia
Population: 208,853
Area: 2,831 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.50 billion
San Marino
Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino (city)
Population: 35,095
Area: 61 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Sao Tome and Principe
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Capital: Sao Tome
Population: 223,561
Area: 964 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.29 billion
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
Population: 36,544,431
Area: 2,149,690 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Senegal
Republic of Senegal
Capital: Dakar
Population: 18,847,519
Area: 196,722 km²
GDP (PPP): $83.18 billion
Serbia
Republic of Serbia
Capital: Belgrade (Beograd)
Population: 6,652,212
Area: 77,474 km²
GDP (PPP): $177.09 billion
Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles
Capital: Victoria
Population: 98,187
Area: 455 km²
GDP (PPP): $3.55 billion
Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
Capital: Freetown
Population: 9,121,049
Area: 71,740 km²
GDP (PPP): $26.73 billion
Singapore
Republic of Singapore
Capital: Singapore
Population: 6,028,459
Area: 719 km²
GDP (PPP): $800.30 billion
Sint Maarten
Country of Sint Maarten
Capital: Philipsburg
Population: 46,215
Area: 34 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.99 billion
Slovakia
Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava
Population: 5,563,649
Area: 49,035 km²
GDP (PPP): $218.76 billion
Slovenia
Republic of Slovenia
Capital: Ljubljana
Population: 2,097,893
Area: 20,273 km²
GDP (PPP): $103.12 billion
Solomon Islands
none
Capital: Honiara
Population: 726,799
Area: 28,896 km²
GDP (PPP): $2.07 billion
Somalia
Federal Republic of Somalia
Capital: Mogadishu
Population: 13,017,273
Area: 637,657 km²
GDP (PPP): $26.77 billion
South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Capital: Pretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
Population: 60,442,647
Area: 1,219,090 km²
GDP (PPP): $870.42 billion
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 3,903 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
South Korea
Republic of Korea
Capital: Seoul
Population: 52,081,799
Area: 99,720 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
South Korea
Republic of Korea
Capital: Seoul
Population: 52,081,799
Area: 99,720 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
South Sudan
Republic of South Sudan
Capital: Juba
Population: 12,703,714
Area: 644,329 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Spain
Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Population: 48,848,840
Area: 505,370 km²
GDP (PPP): $2.85 trillion
Spain
Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Population: 47,280,433
Area: 505,370 km²
GDP (PPP): $2.36 trillion
Spratly Islands
none
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 5 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Capital: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)
Population: 21,982,608
Area: 65,610 km²
GDP (PPP): $301.41 billion
Sudan
Republic of the Sudan
Capital: Khartoum
Population: 50,467,278
Area: 1,861,484 km²
GDP (PPP): $94.42 billion
Suriname
Republic of Suriname
Capital: Paramaribo
Population: 646,758
Area: 163,820 km²
GDP (PPP): $12.32 billion
Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago)
none
Capital: Longyearbyen
Population: 2,556
Area: 62,045 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Population: 10,589,835
Area: 450,295 km²
GDP (PPP): $668.63 billion
Switzerland
Swiss Confederation
Capital: Bern
Population: 8,860,574
Area: 41,277 km²
GDP (PPP): $741.03 billion
Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
Capital: Damascus
Population: 23,865,423
Area: 187,437 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Taiwan
none
Capital: Taipei
Population: 23,595,274
Area: 35,980 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Tajikistan
Republic of Tajikistan
Capital: Dushanbe
Population: 10,394,063
Area: 144,100 km²
GDP (PPP): $50.37 billion
Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania
Capital: Dodoma
Population: 67,462,121
Area: 947,300 km²
GDP (PPP): $246.71 billion
Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand
Capital: Bangkok
Population: 69,920,998
Area: 513,120 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.56 trillion
The Bahamas
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Capital: Nassau
Population: 410,862
Area: 13,880 km²
GDP (PPP): $14.54 billion
The Dominican
Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo
Population: 10,815,857
Area: 48,670 km²
GDP (PPP): $276.88 billion
The Gambia
Republic of The Gambia
Capital: Banjul
Population: 2,523,327
Area: 11,300 km²
GDP (PPP): $8.37 billion
Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Capital: Dili
Population: 1,506,909
Area: 14,874 km²
GDP (PPP): $5.86 billion
Togo
Togolese Republic
Capital: Lome
Population: 8,917,994
Area: 56,785 km²
GDP (PPP): $27.11 billion
Tokelau
none
Capital: N/A
Population: 2,453
Area: 12 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Tonga
Kingdom of Tonga
Capital: Nuku'alofa
Population: 104,889
Area: 747 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Capital: Port of Spain
Population: 1,408,966
Area: 5,128 km²
GDP (PPP): $43.36 billion
Tunisia
Republic of Tunisia
Capital: Tunis
Population: 12,048,847
Area: 163,610 km²
GDP (PPP): $156.09 billion
Turkey
Republic of Turkey
Capital: Ankara
Population: 84,119,531
Area: 783,562 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Turkey
Republic of Turkey
Capital: Ankara
Population: 84,119,531
Area: 783,562 km²
GDP (PPP): $3.02 trillion
Turkmenistan
none
Capital: Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
Population: 5,744,151
Area: 488,100 km²
GDP (PPP): $134.56 billion
Turks and Caicos Islands
none
Capital: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
Population: 60,439
Area: 948 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.55 billion
Tuvalu
none
Capital: Funafuti
Population: 11,733
Area: 26 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Uganda
Republic of Uganda
Capital: Kampala
Population: 49,283,041
Area: 241,038 km²
GDP (PPP): $144.14 billion
Ukraine
none
Capital: Kyiv (Kiev is the transliteration from Russian)
Population: 35,661,826
Area: 603,550 km²
GDP (PPP): $577.58 billion
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales
Capital: London
Population: 68,459,055
Area: 243,610 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales
Capital: London
Population: 68,459,055
Area: 243,610 km²
GDP (PPP): $3.64 trillion
United States
United States of America
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Population: 341,963,408
Area: 9,833,517 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo
Population: 3,425,330
Area: 176,215 km²
GDP (PPP): $108.50 billion
Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan
Capital: Tashkent (Toshkent)
Population: 36,520,593
Area: 447,400 km²
GDP (PPP): $379.99 billion
Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu
Capital: Port-Vila (on Efate)
Population: 318,007
Area: 12,189 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.04 billion
Venezuela
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas
Population: 28,436,992
Area: 916,445 km²
GDP (PPP): $485.00 billion
Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi (Ha Noi)
Population: 105,758,975
Area: 331,210 km²
GDP (PPP): $1.46 trillion
Virgin Islands
none
Capital: Charlotte Amalie
Population: 104,377
Area: 1,910 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Wake Island
none
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 7 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Wallis and Futuna
Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
Capital: Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Population: 15,964
Area: 142 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
West Bank
none
Capital: N/A
Population: 3,243,369
Area: 5,860 km²
GDP (PPP): $20.34 billion
Western Sahara
none
Capital: N/A
Population: N/A
Area: 266,000 km²
GDP (PPP): N/A
Yemen
Republic of Yemen
Capital: Sanaa
Population: 32,140,443
Area: 527,968 km²
GDP (PPP): $18.72 billion
Zambia
Republic of Zambia
Capital: Lusaka
Population: 20,799,116
Area: 752,618 km²
GDP (PPP): $79.21 billion
Zimbabwe
Republic of Zimbabwe
Capital: Harare
Population: 17,150,352
Area: 390,757 km²
GDP (PPP): $57.39 billion