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  1. 1Russian Federation832.63M
  2. 2Brazil486.09M
  3. 3Canada368.82M
  4. 4United States308.9M
  5. 5China227.15M
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.139.19M
  7. 7Australia133.56M
  8. 8Indonesia95.97M
  9. 9India72.74M
  10. 10Peru67.16M
  11. 11Mexico66.27M
  12. 12Angola63.26M
  13. 13Colombia59.46M
  14. 14Bolivia54.37M
  15. 15Venezuela, RB47.09M
  16. 16Argentina46.6M
  17. 17Central African Republic45.09M
  18. 18Zambia44.87M
  19. 19Tanzania43.4M
  20. 20Papua New Guinea34.03M
  21. 21Mozambique32.24M
  22. 22Sweden27.93M
  23. 23Myanmar27.1M
  24. 24Ethiopia26.75M
  25. 25Japan24.91M
  26. 26Gabon23.56M
  27. 27South Africa22.88M
  28. 28Turkiye22.81M
  29. 29Finland22.54M
  30. 30Sudan21.98M
  31. 31Congo, Rep.21.85M
  32. 32Thailand19.65M
  33. 33Cameroon19.14M
  34. 34Spain19.13M
  35. 35Malaysia18.88M
  36. 36Guyana18.38M
  37. 37Chile18.16M
  38. 38France17.8M
  39. 39Nigeria17.13M
  40. 40Botswana15.73M
  41. 41Viet Nam14.79M
  42. 42Suriname14.67M
  43. 43Paraguay14.3M
  44. 44Mongolia14.18M
  45. 45Zimbabwe13.77M
  46. 46Lao PDR13.04M
  47. 47Ecuador12.31M
  48. 48Norway12.11M
  49. 49Germany11.48M
  50. 50Iran, Islamic Rep.10.75M
  51. 51Mali10.48M
  52. 52New Zealand10.3M
  53. 53Ukraine10.09M
  54. 54Madagascar9.92M
  55. 55Poland9.5M
  56. 56Italy9.42M
  57. 57Belarus8.98M
  58. 58Senegal8.65M
  59. 59Namibia8.04M
  60. 60Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7.73M
  61. 61Philippines7.44M
  62. 62South Sudan7.16M
  63. 63Ghana7.06M
  64. 64Romania6.96M
  65. 65Cambodia6.33M
  66. 66Liberia6.33M
  67. 67Korea, Rep.6.28M
  68. 68Nepal6.27M
  69. 69Honduras5.86M
  70. 70Morocco5.7M
  71. 71Guinea4.86M
  72. 72Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.83M
  73. 73Nicaragua4.78M
  74. 74Greece4.76M
  75. 75Panama4.61M
  76. 76Bulgaria3.96M
  77. 77Kenya3.91M
  78. 78Austria3.9M
  79. 79Uzbekistan3.89M
  80. 80Cote d'Ivoire3.77M
  81. 81Cuba3.62M
  82. 82Chad3.61M
  83. 83Guatemala3.54M
  84. 84Kazakhstan3.52M
  85. 85Serbia3.48M
  86. 86Latvia3.47M
  87. 87Portugal3.36M
  88. 88United Kingdom3.28M
  89. 89Burkina Faso3.24M
  90. 90Pakistan3.19M
  91. 91Benin3.13M
  92. 92Georgia3.1M
  93. 93Costa Rica2.99M
  94. 94Czechia2.97M
  95. 95Saudi Arabia2.78M
  96. 96Bhutan2.67M
  97. 97Solomon Islands2.51M
  98. 98Estonia2.45M
  99. 99Sierra Leone2.44M
  100. 100Equatorial Guinea2.41M
  101. 101Uganda2.37M
  102. 102Turkmenistan2.33M
  103. 103Dominican Republic2.26M
  104. 104Lithuania2.22M
  105. 105Bosnia and Herzegovina2.16M
  106. 106Sri Lanka2.12M
  107. 107Guinea-Bissau2.1M
  108. 108Hungary2.09M
  109. 109Malawi2.03M
  110. 110Uruguay2.02M
  111. 111Croatia1.95M
  112. 112Slovak Republic1.94M
  113. 113Bangladesh1.87M
  114. 114Algeria1.69M
  115. 115Eritrea1.44M
  116. 116Belize1.32M
  117. 117Switzerland1.27M
  118. 118Kyrgyz Republic1.26M
  119. 119Slovenia1.24M
  120. 120Togo1.22M
  121. 121Azerbaijan1.21M
  122. 122Afghanistan1.21M
  123. 123Fiji1.14M
  124. 124Niger1.06M
  125. 125Timor-Leste1.05M
  126. 126North Macedonia1.03M
  127. 127Mauritania1.02M
  128. 128Albania941,000
  129. 129Vanuatu907,440
  130. 130New Caledonia892,610
  131. 131Ireland832,850
  132. 132Montenegro827,000
  133. 133Iraq692,550
  134. 134Tunisia687,490
  135. 135El Salvador684,840
  136. 136Belgium670,520
  137. 137Denmark642,560
  138. 138Rwanda634,630
  139. 139Jamaica616,310
  140. 140Yemen, Rep.549,000
  141. 141Syrian Arab Republic527,810
  142. 142Bahamas, The509,860
  143. 143Puerto Rico (US)436,060
  144. 144Eswatini433,070
  145. 145Tajikistan424,500
  146. 146Brunei Darussalam380,000
  147. 147Haiti372,100
  148. 148Moldova370,300
  149. 149Netherlands369,330
  150. 150Armenia334,100
  151. 151United Arab Emirates324,580
  152. 152Burundi279,640
  153. 153Trinidad and Tobago226,050
  154. 154Gambia, The209,470
  155. 155Libya205,330
  156. 156Cyprus171,700
  157. 157Samoa159,760
  158. 158Israel150,000
  159. 159French Polynesia149,460
  160. 160Lebanon141,320
  161. 161Luxembourg88,700
  162. 162Jordan70,700
  163. 163Micronesia, Fed. Sts.64,570
  164. 164Iceland61,480
  165. 165Dominica57,350
  166. 166Sao Tome and Principe55,280
  167. 167Cabo Verde51,060
  168. 168Palau41,870
  169. 169Mauritius38,290
  170. 170Lesotho34,520
  171. 171Comoros33,370
  172. 172St. Lucia32,840
  173. 173St. Vincent and the Grenadines28,560
  174. 174Guam28,270
  175. 175Seychelles26,520
  176. 176Northern Mariana Islands24,360
  177. 177Virgin Islands (U.S.)20,660
  178. 178Andorra18,220
  179. 179Grenada17,700
  180. 180American Samoa15,850
  181. 181Singapore15,800
  182. 182Cayman Islands12,720
  183. 183West Bank and Gaza11,100
  184. 184St. Kitts and Nevis11,000
  185. 185Turks and Caicos Islands10,520
  186. 186British Virgin Islands9,970
  187. 187Marshall Islands9,710
  188. 188Tonga8,730
  189. 189Antigua and Barbuda7,790
  190. 190Barbados6,300
  191. 190Kuwait6,300
  192. 191Liechtenstein5,980
  193. 192Djibouti5,930
  194. 193Bahrain4,370
  195. 194Egypt, Arab Rep.4,110
  196. 195Maldives3,720
  197. 196Isle of Man3,670
  198. 197Oman1,600
  199. 198Qatar1,400
  200. 199St. Martin (French part)1,240
  201. 200Kiribati1,070
  202. 201Tuvalu1,030
  203. 202San Marino1,000
  204. 203Bermuda780
  205. 204Aruba490
  206. 205Malta470
  207. 206Sint Maarten (Dutch part)300
  208. 207Greenland220
  209. 208Faroe Islands80
  210. 209Curacao70
  211. 210Naoero0
  212. 210Gibraltar0
  213. 210Monaco0

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