Re: TS - Membership Decline outside India
Jul 06, 2008 00:50 AM
by Anand
We are already having TS membership numbers for different countries.
Below I am posting population numbers for different countries. Apart
from population, some more information about the country is also given.
Country
Population
Afghanistan 32,738,376 (July 2008 est.)
Akrotiri approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of
Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and
UK-based contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents
Albania 3,619,778 (July 2008 est.)
Algeria 33,769,669 (July 2008 est.)
American Samoa 57,496 (July 2008 est.)
Andorra 72,413 (July 2008 est.)
Angola 12,531,357 (July 2008 est.)
Anguilla 14,108 (July 2008 est.)
Antarctica no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent
and summer-only staffed research stations
note: 28 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, operate
through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only
(summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its
nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered
by the Antarctic Treaty); these stations' population of persons doing
and supporting science or engaged in the management and protection of
the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to
1,000 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel, including
ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research, are present in the
waters of the treaty region; peak summer (December-February)
population - 4,219 total; Argentina 667, Australia 200, Brazil 40,
Bulgaria 15, Chile 237, China 70, Czech Republic 20, Ecuador 26,
Finland 20, France 100, France and Italy jointly 45, Germany 90, India
65, Italy 90, Japan 125, South Korea 70, NZ 85, Norway 44, Peru 28,
Poland 40, Romania 3, Russia 429, South Africa 80, Spain 28, Sweden
20, Ukraine 24, UK 205, US 1,293, Uruguay 60 (2007-2008); winter
(June-August) station population - 1,088 total; Argentina 176,
Australia 62, Brazil 12, Chile 96, China 29, France 26, France and
Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 25, Italy 2, Japan 40, South Korea
18, NZ 10, Norway 7, Poland 12, Russia 148, South Africa 10, Ukraine
12, UK 37, US 337, Uruguay 9 (2008); research stations operated within
the Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by
National Antarctic Programs: year-round stations - 38 total; Argentina
6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 4, China 2, France 1, France and Italy
jointly 1, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1,
Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1
(2008); a range of seasonal-only (summer) stations, camps, and refuges
- Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech
Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan,
South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2007-2008); in addition,
during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied
locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and
mobile traverses in support of research (March 2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 69,842 (July 2008 est.)
Argentina 40,677,348 (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
Australia 20,600,856 (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 153,546,901 (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 8,294,941
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
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.)
Bouvet Island uninhabited
Brazil 191,908,598
note: Brazil conducted a census in August 2000, which reported a
population of 169,799,170; that figure was about 3.3% lower than
projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied
underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; 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.)
British Indian Ocean Territory no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the
Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were
relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; in
November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High
Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in November 2004,
approximately 4,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian
contractors were living on the island of Diego Garcia
British Virgin Islands 24,004 (July 2008 est.)
Brunei 381,371 (July 2008 est.)
Bulgaria 7,262,675 (July 2008 est.)
Burkina Faso 15,264,735
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.)
Burma 47,758,181
note: estimates for this country 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.)
Burundi 8,691,005
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.)
Cambodia 14,241,640
note: estimates for this country 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.)
Cameroon 18,467,692
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.)
Canada 33,212,696 (July 2008 est.)
Cape Verde 426,998 (July 2008 est.)
Cayman Islands 47,862
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2008 est.)
Central African Republic 4,434,873
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.)
Chad 10,111,337 (July 2008 est.)
Chile 16,454,143 (July 2008 est.)
China 1,330,044,605 (July 2008 est.)
Christmas Island 1,402 (July 2007 est.)
Clipperton Island uninhabited
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 596 (July 2007 est.)
Colombia 45,013,674 (July 2008 est.)
Comoros 731,775 (July 2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 66,514,506
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.)
Congo, Republic of the 3,903,318
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.)
Cook Islands 21,923 (July 2008 est.)
Coral Sea Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station
on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)
Costa Rica 4,195,914 (July 2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 18,373,060
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.)
Croatia 4,491,543 (July 2008 est.)
Cuba 11,423,952 (July 2008 est.)
Cyprus 792,604 (July 2008 est.)
Czech Republic 10,220,911 (July 2008 est.)
Denmark 5,484,723 (July 2008 est.)
Dhekelia approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of
Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK
Based Contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents
Djibouti 506,221 (July 2008 est.)
Dominica 72,514 (July 2008 est.)
Dominican Republic 9,507,133 (July 2008 est.)
Ecuador 13,927,650 (July 2008 est.)
Egypt 81,713,517 (July 2008 est.)
El Salvador 7,066,403 (July 2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 616,459 (July 2008 est.)
Eritrea 5,028,475 (July 2008 est.)
Estonia 1,307,605 (July 2008 est.)
Ethiopia 78,254,090
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.)
European Union 491,018,677 (July 2008 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 3,140 (July 2008 est.)
Faroe Islands 48,668 (July 2008 est.)
Fiji 931,741 (July 2008 est.)
Finland 5,244,749 (July 2008 est.)
France total: 64,057,790
note: 60,876,136 in metropolitan France (July 2008 est.)
French Polynesia 283,019 (July 2008 est.)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands no indigenous inhabitants
Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): has no permanent
residents but has a meteorological station
Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): is uninhabited but
is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin
for short stays
Iles Crozet: are uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the
Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession
Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at
Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen
Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable
Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a
small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each
possession; visited by scientists
Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by
scientists
Gabon 1,485,832
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.)
Gambia, The 1,735,464 (July 2008 est.)
Gaza Strip 1,537,269 (July 2008 est.)
Georgia 4,630,841 (July 2008 est.)
Germany 82,369,548 (July 2008 est.)
Ghana 23,382,848
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.)
Gibraltar 28,002 (July 2008 est.)
Greece 10,722,816 (July 2008 est.)
Greenland 56,326 (July 2008 est.)
Grenada 90,343 (July 2008 est.)
Guam 175,877 (July 2008 est.)
Guatemala 13,002,206 (July 2008 est.)
Guernsey 65,726 (July 2008 est.)
Guinea 10,211,437 (July 2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 1,503,182 (July 2008 est.)
Guyana 770,794
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.)
Haiti 8,924,553
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.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands uninhabited
Holy See (Vatican City) 824 (July 2008 est.)
Honduras 7,639,327
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.)
Hong Kong 7,018,636 (July 2008 est.)
Hungary 9,930,915 (July 2008 est.)
Iceland 304,367 (July 2008 est.)
India 1,147,995,898 (July 2008 est.)
Indonesia 237,512,355 (July 2008 est.)
Iran 65,875,223 (July 2008 est.)
Iraq 28,221,181 (July 2008 est.)
Ireland 4,156,119 (July 2008 est.)
Isle of Man 76,220 (July 2008 est.)
Israel 7,112,359
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about
20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000
in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
Italy 58,145,321 (July 2008 est.)
Jamaica 2,804,332 (July 2008 est.)
Jan Mayen no indigenous inhabitants
note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and
the weather and coastal services radio station
Japan 127,288,419 (July 2008 est.)
Jersey 91,533 (July 2008 est.)
Jordan 6,198,677 (July 2008 est.)
Kazakhstan 15,340,533 (July 2008 est.)
Kenya 37,953,838
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.)
Kiribati 110,356 (July 2008 est.)
Korea, North 23,479,089 (July 2008 est.)
Korea, South 49,232,844 (July 2008 est.)
Kosovo 2,126,708 (2007 est.)
Kuwait 2,596,799
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 5,356,869 (July 2008 est.)
Laos 6,677,534 (July 2008 est.)
Latvia 2,245,423 (July 2008 est.)
Lebanon 3,971,941 (July 2008 est.)
Lesotho 2,128,180
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.)
Liberia 3,334,587 (July 2008 est.)
Libya 6,173,579
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
Liechtenstein 34,498 (July 2008 est.)
Lithuania 3,565,205 (July 2008 est.)
Luxembourg 486,006 (July 2008 est.)
Macau 460,823 (July 2008 est.)
Macedonia 2,061,315 (July 2008 est.)
Madagascar 20,042,551 (July 2008 est.)
Malawi 13,931,831
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.)
Malaysia 25,274,133 (July 2008 est.)
Maldives 379,174 (July 2008 est.)
Mali 12,324,029 (July 2008 est.)
Malta 403,532 (July 2008 est.)
Marshall Islands 63,174 (July 2008 est.)
Mauritania 3,364,940 (July 2008 est.)
Mauritius 1,274,189 (July 2008 est.)
Mayotte 216,306 (July 2008 est.)
Mexico 109,955,400 (July 2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 107,665 (July 2008 est.)
Moldova 4,324,450 (July 2008 est.)
Monaco 32,796 (July 2008 est.)
Mongolia 2,996,081 (July 2008 est.)
Montenegro 678,177 (July 2008 est.)
Montserrat 9,638
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the
resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July
2008 est.)
Morocco 34,343,219 (July 2008 est.)
Mozambique 21,284,701
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; the 1997 Mozambican
census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2008 est.)
Namibia 2,088,669
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.)
Nauru 13,770 (July 2008 est.)
Navassa Island uninhabited
note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
Nepal 29,519,114 (July 2008 est.)
Netherlands 16,645,313 (July 2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles 225,369 (July 2008 est.)
New Caledonia 224,824 (July 2008 est.)
New Zealand 4,173,460 (July 2008 est.)
Nicaragua 5,785,846 (July 2008 est.)
Niger 13,272,679 (July 2008 est.)
Nigeria 138,283,240
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.)
Niue 1,444 (July 2008 est.)
Norfolk Island 2,128 (July 2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands 86,616 (July 2008 est.)
Norway 4,644,457 (July 2008 est.)
Oman 3,311,640
note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
Pakistan 167,762,040 (July 2008 est.)
Palau 21,093 (July 2008 est.)
Panama 3,292,693 (July 2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea 5,931,769 (July 2008 est.)
Paracel Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Paraguay 6,831,306 (July 2008 est.)
Peru 29,180,899 (July 2008 est.)
Philippines 92,681,453 (July 2008 est.)
Pitcairn Islands 48 (July 2008 est.)
Poland 38,500,696 (July 2008 est.)
Portugal 10,676,910 (July 2008 est.)
Puerto Rico 3,958,128 (July 2008 est.)
Qatar 928,635 (July 2008 est.)
Romania 22,246,862 (July 2008 est.)
Russia 140,702,094 (July 2008 est.)
Rwanda 10,186,063
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.)
Saint Barthelemy 7,492 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Helena 7,601
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are
inhabited (July 2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 39,619 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Lucia 172,884 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Martin 29,376 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7,044 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 118,432 (July 2008 est.)
Samoa 217,083
note: prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a
highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in the
sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in the
female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993
number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures
(July 2008 est.)
San Marino 29,973 (July 2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 206,178 (July 2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia 28,161,417
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
Senegal 12,853,259 (July 2008 est.)
Serbia 10,159,046
note: all population data includes Kosovo (July 2008 est.)
Seychelles 82,247 (July 2008 est.)
Sierra Leone 6,294,774 (July 2008 est.)
Singapore 4,608,167 (July 2008 est.)
Slovakia 5,455,407 (July 2008 est.)
Slovenia 2,007,711 (July 2008 est.)
Solomon Islands 581,318 (July 2008 est.)
Somalia 9,558,666
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975
by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is
complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in
response to famine and clan warfare (July 2008 est.)
South Africa 43,786,115
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.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March
2001 replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British
Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island;
the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
Spain 40,491,051 (July 2008 est.)
Spratly Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several
claimant states
Sri Lanka 21,128,773
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and
armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand
Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have
sought refuge in the West (July 2008 est.)
Sudan 40,218,455 (July 2008 est.)
Suriname 475,996 (July 2008 est.)
Svalbard 2,165 (July 2008 est.)
Swaziland 1,128,814
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.)
Sweden 9,045,389 (July 2008 est.)
Switzerland 7,581,520 (July 2008 est.)
Syria 19,747,586
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied
Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and
about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2008 est.)
Taiwan 22,920,946 (July 2008 est.)
Tajikistan 7,211,884 (July 2008 est.)
Tanzania 40,213,162
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.)
Thailand 65,493,298
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.)
Timor-Leste 1,108,777
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2008 est.)
Togo 5,858,673
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.)
Tokelau 1,433 (July 2008 est.)
Tonga 119,009 (July 2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 1,047,366 (July 2008 est.)
Tunisia 10,383,577 (July 2008 est.)
Turkey 71,892,807 (July 2008 est.)
Turkmenistan 5,179,571 (July 2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 22,352 (July 2008 est.)
Tuvalu 12,177 (July 2008 est.)
Uganda 31,367,972
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.)
Ukraine 45,994,287 (July 2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates 4,621,399
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that
included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of
non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2008 est.)
United Kingdom 60,943,912 (July 2008 est.)
United States 303,824,646 (July 2008 est.)
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges no indigenous inhabitants
note: public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife
Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators;
visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and
civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005 all US
government personnel had left the island
Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish
and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll
Palmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife
staff, and researchers
Uruguay 3,477,778 (July 2008 est.)
Uzbekistan 28,268,440 (July 2008 est.)
Vanuatu 215,446 (July 2008 est.)
Venezuela 26,414,815 (July 2008 est.)
Vietnam 86,116,559 (July 2008 est.)
Virgin Islands 108,210 (July 2008 est.)
Wake Island no indigenous inhabitants
note: since super typhoon IOKE, a small military contingent along with
75 contractor personnel have returned to the island to conduct
clean-up and restore basic operations on the island (July 2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 16,448 (July 2008 est.)
West Bank 2,611,904
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the
West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
Western Sahara 393,831
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility,
mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data
from neighboring countries (July 2008 est.)
World 6,677,563,921 (July 2008 est.)
Yemen 23,013,376 (July 2008 est.)
Zambia 11,669,534
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.)
Zimbabwe 12,382,920
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.)
Anand Gholap
--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anand" <AnandGholap@...> wrote:
>
> In order to understand membership pattern correctly, you need to
> calculate percentage of membership in a country, after taking into
> account total population of the country. That means, if a country has
> 300 members and if total population of the country is ten millions
> (10,000,000) then 300 divided 10,000,000 gives the number 0.00003.
> Multiply it by 100 and you get the percentage of membership in a
> country. Here 0.00003 multiplied by 100 is 0.003 %. That means this
> country has 0.003 percent members.
> After you calculate percentage of membership you can think which
> country has largest percentage. India has large TS membership because
> it has total one billion population. More analysis will be possible
> if somebody makes a chart giving percentage membership. Membership
> numbers we are already having. And on internet population of different
> countries is also available.
> Anand Gholap
>
>
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, mkr777@ wrote:
> >
> > Dear Brother/Sister:
> >
> > I posted a message some time back, giving my views on the drop in
> membership
> > world-wide, except in India where there is a significant increase.
> >
> > The link to the message is:
> >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos_talk/message/44302
> >
> > Due to the de-centralized nature of the theosophical work, now may
> be timely
> > for representatives from all the countries to travel to the East.
> Now it may
> > be a good time for a group of individuals from the West to visit the
> lodges
> > in India and study and learn how they carry on their activities and
> find out
> > what is the secret to they being able to attract new members and
retain
> > existing members. Attracting new members and retaining them are the
> key to
> > increased membership.
> >
> > One of the phenomenon, I have seen in Indian Lodges, is that
> generally the
> > entire family will be attending the lodge meetings and functions
> even though
> > only the head of the family may be formally a member. Meetings and
> functions
> > are generally open to all including non-members. Another interesting
> fact is
> > that in many lodges, you can see three generations present at their
> meetings
> > and functions. Such is not the case, at least in the USA where you
will
> > normally find either a man or woman attending the meetings, rarely
> finding
> > the spouse or children.
> >
> > Also, some may be day-dreaming that modern technology and management
> > techniques are the simple answers to poor membership recruitment and
> > retention in the West. They are not. In India, the increase in the
> > membership has happened without application of any of the modern
> > communication technology. It is all done by personal one-on-one
contact
> > which beats any technology any day.
> >
> > I am no stranger to modern communication technology and management
> > techniques. It looks like they can be used very effectively for highly
> > routine and uncomplicated/complex work like production and
> distribution of
> > reading and study materials, in addition to communication and
> exchange of
> > information. How it will boost membership is a question which needs
> to be
> > tested.
> > Talking of communications and remote management, we recently saw what
> > happened with AT&T, the world's largest telecommunication company.
> It was
> > headquartered for the last decade, at San Antonio, Texas. It just
> decided to
> > move to Dallas, Texas. It is a company which has all the leading edge
> > communication technology and tools for use. Theoretically, the
President
> > could run the business from his bed room because he has at his
disposal
> > every communication tool available today and cost is no consideration.
> > However, he and the Board of Directors, chose to move the HQ to
> Dallas for
> > efficient administration. This shows that telecommunication and remote
> > management are not solutions to run organizations. I think it is a
> lesson
> > everyone of us can learn from.
> >
> > Fraternally,
> >
> > M K Ramadoss, Member, TS, San Antonio, Texas
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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