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| | Eigen naam | Ned. naam | Hoofdstad | Regering stad | Munt | Werelddeel | Oppervlakte | Bevolking | Bevolkingsgroei | BNP | BNP per inwoner | Armoede | Werkloosheid | | 1 | Afghanistan [Edit] | Afghanistan | Kabul | | afghani (AFA) | Azië | 647,500 km^2 water: 0 km^2 land: 647,500 km^2 | 27,755,775 (July 2002 est.) | 3.43% note: this rate reflects the continued return of refugees from Iran (2002 est.) | $21.000.000.000 (2000 est.) | $800 (2000 est.) | NA% | NA% | |  Bestuurlijke Indeling: 32 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, Zabol, Nurestan, and Khowst Nationale feestdagen: Independence Day, 19 August (1919) | | 2 | Armenia [Edit] | Armenië | Yerevan | | dram (AMD) | Azië | 29,800 km^2 water: 1,400 km^2 land: 28,400 km^2 | | -0.15% (2002 est.) | $11.200.000.000 (2001 est.) | $3,350 (2001 est.) | 55% (2001 est.) | 20% note: official rate is 10.9% for 2000 ( | |  Godsdienst: Armenian Apostolic 94%, anders Christelijk 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2% Nationale feestdagen: Independence Day, 21 September (1991) | | 3 | Azerbaijan [Edit] | Azerbeidzjan | Baku | | Azerbaijani manat (AZM) | Azië | | 7,798,497 (July 2002 est.) | 0.38% (2002 est.) | $24.300.000.000 (2001 est.) | $3,100 (2001 est.) | 64% (2001 est.) | 20% (official rate is 1.3% for 2001) (1999 est.) | |  Godsdienst: Moslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, anders 1.8% (1995 est.) note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower Bestuurlijke Indeling: 59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities* (saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 autonomous republic** (muxtar respublika); Abseron Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu, Agdam Rayonu, Agdas Rayonu, Agstafa Rayonu, Agsu Rayonu, Ali Bayramli Sahari*, Astara Rayonu, Baki Sahari*, Balakan Rayonu, Barda Rayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu, Bilasuvar Rayonu, Cabrayil Rayonu, Calilabad Rayonu, Daskasan Rayonu, Davaci Rayonu, Fuzuli Rayonu, Gadabay Rayonu, Ganca Sahari*, Goranboy Rayonu, Goycay Rayonu, Haciqabul Rayonu, Imisli Rayonu, Ismayilli Rayonu, Kalbacar Rayonu, Kurdamir Rayonu, Lacin Rayonu, Lankaran Rayonu, Lankaran Sahari*, Lerik Rayonu, Masalli Rayonu, Mingacevir Sahari*, Naftalan Sahari*, Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi**, Neftcala Rayonu, Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, Qax Rayonu, Qazax Rayonu, Qobustan Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu, Qusar Rayonu, Saatli Rayonu, Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu, Saki Sahari*, Salyan Rayonu, Samaxi Rayonu, Samkir Rayonu, Samux Rayonu, Siyazan Rayonu, Sumqayit Sahari*, Susa Rayonu, Susa Sahari*, Tartar Rayonu, Tovuz Rayonu, Ucar Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, Xankandi Sahari*, Xanlar Rayonu, Xizi Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, Yardimli Rayonu, Yevlax Rayonu, Yevlax Sahari*, Zangilan Rayonu, Zaqatala Rayonu, Zardab Rayonu Nationale feestdagen: Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918) | | 4 | Bangladesh [Edit] | Bangladesh | Dhaka | | taka (BDT) | Azië | 144,000 km^2 land: 133,910 km^2 water: 10,090 km^2 | 133,376,684 (July 2002 est.) | 1.59% (2002 est.) | $230.000.000.000 (2001 est.) | $1,750 (2001 est.) | 35.6% (FY95/96 est.) | 35% (2001 est.) | |  Godsdienst: Moslim 83%, Hindu 16%, anders 1% (1998) Bestuurlijke Indeling: 5 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi; note - there may be one additional division named Sylhet Nationale feestdagen: Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh | | 5 | Bhutan [Edit] | Bhutan | Thimphu | | ngultrum (BTN); Indian rupee (INR) | Azië | 47,000 km^2 water: 0 km^2 land: 47,000 km^2 | 2,094,176 | 2.15% (2002 est.) | $2.500.000.000 (2001 est.) | $1,200 (2001 est.) | NA% | NA% | |  Godsdienst: Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25% Bestuurlijke Indeling: 18 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang, Chhukha, Chirang, Dagana, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang, Tashigang, Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrang note: there may be two new districts named Gasa and Yangtse Nationale feestdagen: National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907) | | 6 | China [Edit] | China | Beijing | | yuan (CNY) | Azië | 9,596,960 km^2 land: 9,326,410 km^2 water: 270,550 km^2 | 1,284,303,705 (July 2002 est.) | 0.87% (2002 est.) | $5.560.000.000.000 (2001 est | $4,300 (2001 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) | urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unempl | |  Auto code: RC Godsdienst: Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Moslim 1%-2%, Christelijk 3%-4% note: officially atheist (2002 est.) Bestuurlijke Indeling: 23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions* (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities** (shi, singular and plural); Anhui, Beijing**, Chongqing**, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi*, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol*, Ningxia*, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai**, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin**, Xinjiang*, Xizang* (Tibet), Yunnan, Zhejiang; note - China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau | | 7 | Georgia [Edit] | Georgië | | | lari (GEL) | Azië | 69,700 km^2 water: 0 km^2 land: 69,700 km^2 | 4,960,951 (July 2002 est.) | -0.55% (2002 est.) | $15.500.000.000 (2001 est.) | $3,100 (2001 est.) | 54% (2001 est.) | 17% (2001 est.) | |  Godsdienst: Georgian Orthodox 65%, Moslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6% Nationale feestdagen: Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union | | | 8 | India [Edit] | India | New Delhi | | Indian rupee (INR) | Azië | 3,287,590 km^2 land: 2,973,190 km^2 water: 314,400 km^2 | 1,045,845,226 (July 2002 est.) | 1.51% (2002 est.) | $2.500.000.000.000 (2001 est. | $2,500 (2001 est.) | 25% (2001 est.) | 4.4% (1999) | |  Godsdienst: Hindu 81.3%, Moslim 12%, Christelijk 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, anders groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000) Bestuurlijke Indeling: 28 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Nationale feestdagen: Republic Day, 26 January (1950) | | 9 | Japan [Edit] | Japan | Tokyo | | yen (JPY) | Azië | 377,835 km^2 | 126,974,628 (July 2002 est.) | 0.15% (2002 est.) | $3.45000.000.000.000 (2001 est | $27,200 (2001 est.) | NA% | 4.9% (2001) | |  Godsdienst: observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, anders 16% (including Christelijk 0.7%) Bestuurlijke Indeling: 47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi Nationale feestdagen: Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933) | | 10 | Kazakhstan [Edit] | Kazachstan | Astana | | tenge (KZT) | Azië | 2,717,300 km^2 water: 47,500 km^2 land: 2,669,800 km^2 | 16,741,519 (July 2002 est.) | 0.1% (2002 est.) | $98.100.000.000 (2001 est.) | $5,900 (2001 est.) | 26% (2001 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) | |  Godsdienst: Moslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, anders 7% Bestuurlijke Indeling: 14 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 3 cities* (qala, singular - qalasy); Almaty Oblysy, Almaty Qalasy*, Aqmola Oblysy (Astana), Aqtobe Oblysy, Astana Qalasy*, Atyrau Oblysy, Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oral), Bayqongyr Qalasy*, Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Shymkent), Pavlodar Oblysy, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy, Qyzylorda Oblysy, Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995 the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baykonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baykonyr, formerly Leninsk) Nationale feestdagen: Republic Day, 25 October (1990) | | Eigen naam | Ned. naam | Hoofdstad | Regering stad | Munt | Werelddeel | Oppervlakte | Bevolking | Bevolkingsgroei | BNP | BNP per inwoner | Armoede | Werkloosheid | | | Volgende 10 |
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