4-1 AREA OF LAND AND POPULATION

 

Source: United Nations <Monthly of Statistics> April 1996,

FAO <Yearbook of Production> 1994,

The World Bank <World Development Report> 1995.

 

Country or Area

Area

(10 000 sq.m)

Mid-Year Population (10 000 Persons)

Growth Rate

Population Density (persons/sq.m)

Annual Average (1981 -1993)

1993

1994

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World                 

13584.0①

563000

1.7

1.7

1.6

41

Asia④                

2760.0

333319

1.9

1.6

1.6

121

China②             

 

960.0

119850

1.4

1.1

1.1

Japan               

 

37.8

12496

0.5

0.3

0.2

India③             

 

297.5

90938

2.0

2.4

2.4

Indonesia           

 

190.5

19222

1.7

1.7

1.6

Philippines         

 

30.0

6704

2.3

2.2

2.1

Thailand            

 

51.3

5940

1.7

1.4

1.4

Malaysia            

 

32.9

1965

2.5

2.4

3.1

Singapore           

 

0.06

293

1.1

1.8

2.1

Pakistan            

 

79.6

12661

2.8

3.1

3.1

Myanmar             

 

67.7

4555

2.1

2.2

2.1

Bangladesh          

 

14.4

11779

2.1

2.2

2.2

Turkey              

 

78.1

6118

2.3

2.2

2.2

Mongolia            

 

156.7

236

2.6

2.2

1.7

Korea D.P.Rep.      

 

12.3

2348

1.9

1.9

1.9

Korea          

 

9.9

4445

1.1

0.9

0.9

Vietnam            

 

33.0

7251

2.2

2.3

2.2

Africa                

 

3030.0

70829

3.0

2.9

2.8

Egypt               

 

100.2

5833

2.0

2.4

3.3

Nigeria             

 

92.4

10847

2.9

3.1

3.0

Europe④              

 

490.0

50550

0.3

0.3

0.3

Germany             

 

35.6

8141

0.2

0.8

0.3

United Kingdom      

 

24.4

5809

0.2

0.3

-0.2

France              

 

55.2

5790

0.5

0.5

0.4

Italy               

 

30.1

5719

0.1

0.4

0.2

Czech Rep.          

 

12.8

1033

 

0.1

 

Poland              

 

31.3

3854

0.6

0.3

0.2

Hungary             

 

9.3

1026

-0.4

-0.3

-0.3

Romania             

 

23.8

2274

0.2

-0.1

-0.1

Bulgaria            

 

11.1

844

 

-0.8

-0.4

Yugoslavia F.R.     

 

10.2

1051

 

0.4

0.3

Russian Fed.        

 

1707.5

14800

0.5

-0.1

-0.4

North America         

 

2420.0

44897

1.3

1.4

1.3

United States       

 

936.3

26065

1.0

1.1

1.0

Canada              

 

997.1

2925

1.2

1.8

1.1

Mexico              

 

197.3

9301

2.3

1.9

2.0

South America         

 

1780.0

31447

1.9

1.8

1.7

Brazil              

 

851.2

15374

2.0

1.5

1.4

Argentina           

 

277.7

3418

1.4

0.9

1.5

Oceania               

 

850.0

2812

1.5

1.6

1.5

Australia           

 

768.2

1784

1.5

1.0

1.0

New Zealand         

 

26.8

349

0.9

0.3

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

①     The figure excluded the Antarctic Continent. If included, it could be 149.50 million sq.m.

②     Refers to year-end.

③     Excluding Jammu and Kashmir.

④     Excluding all the countries separated from the former Soviet Union.