mporary facilities, and mobile traverses
in support of research (March 2008 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
84,522 (July 2008 est.)

Argentina
40.482 million (July 2008 est.)

Armenia
2,968,586 (July 2008 est.)

Aruba
101,541
note: estimate based on a revision of the base population,
fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-1999
migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is
assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent
with the 2000 census (July 2008 est.)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands
no indigenous inhabitants
note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and
fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle
Islands is by permit only

Australia
21,007,310 (July 2008 est.)

Austria
8,205,533 (July 2008 est.)

Azerbaijan
8,177,717 (July 2008 est.)

Bahamas, The
307,451
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2008 est.)

Bahrain
718,306
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)

Bangladesh
153,546,896 (July 2008 est.)

Barbados
281,968 (July 2008 est.)

Belarus
9,685,768 (July 2008 est.)

Belgium
10,403,951 (July 2008 est.)

Belize
301,270 (July 2008 est.)

Benin
8,532,547
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2008 est.)

Bermuda
66,536 (July 2008 est.)

Bhutan
682,321
note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first
modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook
population estimates for this country, which were on the order of
three times the total population reported here, were based on
Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census
(July 2008 est.)

Bolivia
9,247,816 (July 2008 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
4,590,310 (July 2008 est.)

Botswana
1,842,323
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