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Table 2

Geographic area and population by region


Region

Land area

Population


Gross National Product


Total

1990

Density

1990

Annual growth

19801990


US$ per

caput 1990

Annual growth

19801990

million ha

million inh

inh/km2

million inh/year

%

%


Europe

550

565

103

3.3

0.6

12 722

2.2

Former USSR

2 139

350

16

3.3

1.0

3 284

2.2

North America

1 835

276

15

2.4

0.9

21 673

3.1

Developed Asia & Oceania

818

144

18

0.9

0.6

24 430

4.2


Developed regions

5 342

1 336

25

9.9

0.8

13 362

2.8


Africa

2 964

642

22

15.7

3.0

470

0.0

Asia & Pacific

2 613

2 922

112

50.7

1.9

602

3.3

Latin America & Caribbean

2 016

448

22

8.6

2.2

2 162

-0.1


Developing regions

7 594

4 012

53

75.0

2.1

763

1.8


ALL REGIONS

12 936

5 348

41

84.9

1.8

4 063

1.9



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