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Bush 54 AS AND Andorra Europe Southern Europe 468.00 1278 78000 83.5 1630.00 NULL Andorra Parliamentary Coprincipality 55 AD AGO Angola Africa Central Africa 1246700.00 1975 12878000 38.3 6648.00 7984.00 Angola Republic José Eduardo dos Santos 56 AO AIA Anguilla North America Caribbean 96.00 NULL 8000 76.1 63.20 NULL Anguilla Dependent Territory of the UK Elisabeth II 62 AI ATG Antigua and Barbuda North America Caribbean 442.00 1981 68000 70.5 612.00 584.00 Antigua and Barbuda Constitutional Monarchy Elisabeth II 63 AG ARE United Arab Emirates Asia Middle East 83600.00 1971 2441000 74.1 37966.00 36846.00 Al-Imarat al-´Arabiya al-Muttahida Emirate Federation Zayid bin Sultan al-Nahayan 65 AE ARG Argentina South America South America 2780400.00 1816 37032000 75.1 340238.00 323310.00 Argentina Federal Republic Fernando de la Rúa 69 AR ARM Armenia Asia Middle East 29800.00 1991 3520000 66.4 1813.00 1627.00 Hajastan Republic Robert Kotšarjan 126 AM ABW Aruba North America Caribbean 193.00 NULL 103000 78.4 828.00 793.00 Aruba Nonmetropolitan Territory of The Netherlands Beatrix 129 AW AUS Australia Oceania Australia and New Zealand 7741220.00 1901 18886000 79.8 351182.00 392911.00 Australia Constitutional Monarchy Federation Elisabeth II 135 AU AZE Azerbaijan Asia Middle East 86600.00 1991 7734000 62.9 4127.00 4100.00 Azärbaycan Federal Republic Heydär Äliyev 144 AZ BHS Bahamas North America Caribbean 13878.00 1973 307000 71.1 3527.00 3347.00 The Bahamas Constitutional Monarchy Elisabeth II 148 BS BHR Bahrain Asia Middle East 694.00 1971 617000 73.0 6366.00 6097.00 Al-Bahrayn Monarchy (Emirate) Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa 149 BH BGD Bangladesh Asia Southern and Central Asia 143998.00 1971 129155000 60.2 32852.00 31966.00 Bangladesh Republic Shahabuddin Ahmad 150 BD BRB Barbados North America Caribbean 430.00 1966 270000 73.0 2223.00 2186.00 Barbados Constitutional Monarchy Elisabeth II 174 BB BEL Belgium Europe Western Europe 30518.00 1830 10239000 77.8 249704.00 243948.00 België/Belgique Constitutional Monarchy Federation Albert II 179 BE BLZ Belize North America Central America 22696.00 1981 241000 70.9 630.00 616.00 Belize Constitutional Monarchy Elisabeth II 185 BZ BEN Benin Africa Western Africa 112622.00 1960 6097000 50.2 2357.00 2141.00 Bénin Republic Mathieu Kérékou 187 BJ BMU Bermuda North America North America 53.00 NULL 65000 76.9 2328.00 2190.00 Bermuda Dependent Territory of the UK Elisabeth II 191 BM BTN Bhutan Asia Southern and Central Asia 47000.00 1910 2124000 52.4 372.00 383.00 Druk-Yul Monarchy Jigme Singye Wangchuk 192 BT BOL Bolivia South America South America 1098581.00 1825 8329000 63.7 8571.00 7967.00 Bolivia Republic Hugo Bánzer Suárez 194 BO BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Southern Europe 51197.00 1992 3972000 71.5 2841.00 NULL Bosna i Hercegovina Federal Republic Ante Jelavic 201 BA BWA Botswana Africa Southern Africa 581730.00 1966 1622000 39.3 4834.00 4935.00 Botswana Republic Festus G. 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