By Jolly Ann Thomas on February 7, 2010
Population
28.7 million
Religion
Muslim : 100%
Age Structure
0 – 14 years : 38%
15 – 64 years : 59.5%
Above 65 years : 2.5%
Ethnic Groups
Arab: 90%
Afro-Asian : 10%
Government
Monarchy : King – Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
Labor Force
Services : 71.9%
Industry : 21.4%
Agriculture : 6.7%
Ibn Saud founded the modern state of Saudi Arabia (the birthplace of Islam) in 1932, after a three-decade [...]
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By Jolly Ann Thomas on January 14, 2010
Population
5.7 million
Religion
Muslim : 49%
Christianity (Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant) : 47%
Ethnic Religions : 0.7%
Age Structure
0 – 14 years : 42.8%
15 – 64 years : 53.7%
Above 65 years : 3.6%
Ethnic Groups
Tigrinya : 50%
Tigre and Kunama : 40%
Afar : 4%
Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) : 3%
Other : 3%
Government
transitional government [President: Isaias Afwerki (since 1993)]
Labor Force
Industry & Services : [...]
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By Jolly Ann Thomas on November 30, 2009
Population
21 million
Religion
Catholic : 25.8%
Anglican : 18.7%
Uniting Church : 5.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed : 3%
Eastern Orthodox : 2.7%
Other Christian : 7.9%
Buddhist : 2.1%
Muslim : 1.7%
Other/Unspecified/None : 32.4%
Age Structure
0 – 14 years : 19%
15 – 64 years : 68%
Above 65 years : 13%
Ethnic Groups
White : 92%
Asian : 7%
Aboriginal and Other : 1%
Government
Type : Federal Parliamentary Democracy and a [...]
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By Jolly Ann Thomas on November 8, 2009
Population
3.5 million
Religion
Roman Catholic : 79%
Russian Orthodox : 4%
Protestant (includes Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) : 2%
Other/Unspecified : 5.5%
None : 9.5%
Age Structure
0 – 14 years : 14%
15 – 64 years : 70%
Above 65 years : 16%
Ethnic Groups
Lithuanian : 83.4%
Polish : 6.7%
Russian : 6.3%
Other/Unspecified : 3.6%
Government
Type : Parliamentary Democracy
Head of government : Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius
Head of [...]
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By Jolly Ann Thomas on October 24, 2009
Population
9 million
Religion
Lutheran 87%
Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, & Others 13%
Age Structure
0 – 14 years : 16%
15 – 64 years: 65%
Above 65 years: 19%
Ethnic Groups
Indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami Minorities
Foreign born or first generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks
Government
Type: Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy
Head of government: Prime Minister (Fredrik [...]
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