World's Tallest Buildings

The following table lists the tallest buildings in the world by height. The Burj Khalifa, completed in January 2010, tops the list. NOTE: This list includes only buildings.² For towers, see World's Tallest Towers. See also Skyscraper History, Skyscraper Facts, and America's Favorite Structures.

	Building, city	Year	Stories	Height
Rank				m	ft
1.	Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai), Dubai, The United Arab Emirates	2010	160	828	2,716
2.	Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan	2004	101	508	1,667
3.	World Financial Center, Shanghai, China	2008	101	492	1,614
4.	Petronas Tower 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1998	88	452	1,483
5.	Petronas Tower 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1998	88	452	1,483
6.	Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China	2009	66	450	1,476
7.	Sears Tower, Chicago	1974	110	442	1,451
8.	Guangzhou West Tower, Guangzhou, China	2009	103	438	1,435
9.	Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China	1999	88	421	1,381
10.	Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong	2003	88	415	1,362
11.	Trump International Hotel, Chicago, U.S.	2009	96	415	1,362
12.	CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou, China	1996	80	391	1,283
13.	Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China	1996	69	384	1,260
14.	Empire State Building, New York	1931	102	381	1,250
15.	Central Plaza, Hong Kong	1992	78	374	1,227
16.	Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong	1989	70	367	1,205
17.	Bank of America Tower, New York City, U.S.	2009	54	366	1,200
18.	Almas Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2009	68	363	1,191
19.	Emirates Tower One, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1999	54	355	1,165
20.	Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	1997	85	348	1,140
21.	Aon Centre, Chicago	1973	80	346	1,136
22.	The Center, Hong Kong	1998	73	346	1,135
23.	John Hancock Center, Chicago	1969	100	344	1,127
24.	Rose Tower, Dubai	2007	72	333	1,093
25.	Shimao International Plaza, Shanghai	2006	60	333	1,093
26.	Minsheng Bank Building, Wuhan, China	2007	68	331	1,087
27.	Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, N. Korea	1995	105	330	1,083
28.	China World Trade Center, Beijing, China	2009	74	330	1,083
29.	The Index, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2009	80	328	1,076
30.	Q1, Gold Coast, Australia	2005	78	323	1,058
31.	Burj al Arab Hotel, Dubai	1999	60	321	1,053
32.	Chrysler Building, New York	1930	77	319	1,046
33.	Nina Tower I, Hong Kong	2006	80	319	1,046
34.	New York Times Building, New York	2007	52	319	1,046
35.	Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta	1993	55	317	1,039
36.	U.S. Bank Tower, Los Angeles	1990	73	310	1,018
37.	Menara Telekom Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1999	55	310	1,017
38.	Emirates Tower Two, Dubai	2000	56	309	1,014
39.	AT&T Corporate Center, Chicago	1989	60	307	1,007
40.	The Address Downtown Burj Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E.	2008	63	306	1,004
41.	JP Morgan Chase Tower, Houston	1982	75	305	1,002
42.	Baiyoke Tower II, Bangkok	1997	85	304	997
43.	Two Prudential Plaza, Chicago	1990	64	303	995
44.	Wells Fargo Plaza, Houston	1983	71	302	992
45.	Kingdom Centre, Riyadh	2002	41	302	992
46.	Aspire Tower, Doha	2006	36	300	984
47.	Arraya 2, Kuwait City, Kuwait	2009	56	300	984
48.	One Island East Centre, Hong Kong, China	2008	69	298	979
49.	First Bank Tower, Toronto	1975	72	298	978
50.	Shanghai Wheelock Square, Shanghai, China	2009	58	298	978
51.	Eureka Tower, Melbourne	2006	91	297	975
52.	Comcast Center, Philadelphia, U.S.	2008	57	297	975
53.	Landmark Tower, Yokohama, Japan	1993	73	296	971
54.	Emirates Crown, Dubai, U.A.E	2008	63	296	971
55.	311 South Wacker Drive, Chicago	1990	65	293	961
56.	SEG Plaza, Shenzhen, China	2000	71	292	957
57.	American International Building, New York	1932	67	290	952
58.	Key Tower, Cleveland	1991	57	289	947
59.	Plaza 66, Shanghai	2001	66	288	945
60.	One Liberty Place, Philadelphia	1987	61	288	945
61.	Columbia Center, Seattle, U.S.	1985	76	285	937
62.	Millennium Tower, Dubai	2006	59	285	935
63.	Sunjoy Tomorrow Square, Shanghai	2003	55	285	934
64.	Chongqing World Trade Center, Chongqing, China	2005	60	283	929
65.	Cheung Kong Center, Hong Kong	1999	63	283	929
66.	The Trump Building, New York	1930	71	283	927
67.	Bank of America Plaza, Dallas	1985	72	281	921
68.	United Overseas Bank Plaza, Singapore	1992	66	280	919
69.	Republic Plaza, Singapore	1995	66	280	919
70.	Overseas Union Bank Centre, Singapore	1986	63	280	919
71.	Citigroup Center, New York	1977	59	279	915
72.	Hong Kong New World Tower, Shanghai	2002	61	278	913
73.	Diwang International Commerce Center, Nanning, China	2006	54	276	906
74.	Scotia Plaza, Toronto	1989	68	275	902
75.	Williams Tower, Houston	1983	64	275	901
76.	Moscow, Moscow	2009	73	274	900
77.	Wuhan World Trade Tower, Wuhan, China	1998	60	273	896
78.	Cullinan North Tower, Hong Kong	2007	68	270	886
79.	Cullinan South Tower, Hong Kong	2007	68	270	886
80.	Renaissance Tower, Dallas	1975	56	270	886
81.	China International Center Tower B, Guangzhou, China	2007	62	270	884
82.	Dapeng International Plaza, Guangzhou, China	2006	56	269	883
83.	One Luijiazui, Shanghai, China	2008	47	269	883
84.	21st Century Tower, Dubai	2003	55	269	883
85.	Naberezhnaya Tower C, Moscow	2007	61	268	881
86.	Al Faisaliah Center, Riyadh	2000	30	267	876
87.	900 North Michigan Ave., Chicago	1989	66	265	871
88.	Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte	1992	60	265	871
89.	SunTrust Plaza, Atlanta	1992	60	265	871
90.	Al Kazim Tower 1, Dubai, U.A.E	2008	53	265	871
91.	Al Kazim Tower 2, Dubai, U.A.E	2008	53	265	871
92.	BOCOM Financial Towers, Shanghai	1999	52	265	869
93.	120 Collins Street, Melbourne	1991	52	265	869
94.	Triumph Palace, Moscow	2005	57	264	866
95.	Tower Palace Three, Tower G, Seoul	2004	73	264	865
96.	Trump World Tower, New York	2001	72	262	861
97.	Shenzhen Special Zone Daily Tower, Shenzhen, China	1998	48	262	860
98.	Water Tower Place, Chicago	1976	74	262	859
99.	Grand Gateway Plaza I, Shanghai	2005	52	262	859
100.	Grand Gateway Plaza II, Shanghai	2005	52	262	859

NOTE: When a building is “topped out” (the point of construction when the structure has met its proposed structural top), the building is officially ranked and is placed on the list. UC indicates under construction: although the building has been “topped out,” construction has not been completed. Height is measured from sidewalk level of main entrance to structural top of building. This includes spires, but does not include antennas or flagpoles.

1. The World Trade Center twin towers of New York City ranked fifth and sixth (at 1,368 ft and 1,362 ft) on this list until their destruction on Sept. 11, 2001.

2. A building differs from a tower in that the former is considered to be a structure that is designed for residential, business, or manufacturing purposes. Also, an essential characteristic of a building is that it has floors.

Most Popular Names

Find the most popular baby names given each year to boys and girls in the United States from 1880 to the present. Visit the Interactive Baby Name Finder for more popular baby names.

Boys:

• 1880: John, William, Charles, George, James, Joseph, Frank, Henry, Thomas, Harry
• 1890: John, William, James, George, Charles, Joseph, Frank, Harry, Henry, Edward
• 1900: John, William, James, George, Charles, Joseph, Frank, Henry, Robert, Harry
• 1910: John, William, James, Robert, Joseph, Charles/George (tie), Edward, Frank, Henry
• 1920: John, William, James, Robert, Joseph, Charles, George, Edward, Thomas, Frank
• 1930: Robert, James, John, William, Richard, Charles, Donald, George, Joseph, Edward
• 1940: James, Robert, John, William, Richard, Charles, David, Thomas, Donald, Ronald
• 1950: John, James, Robert, William, Michael, David, Richard, Thomas, Charles, Gary
• 1960: David, Michael, John, James, Robert, Mark, William, Richard, Thomas, Steven
• 1970: Michael, David, John, James, Robert, Christopher, William, Mark, Richard, Brian
• 1980: Michael, Jason, Christopher, David, James, Matthew, John, Joshua, Robert, Daniel
• 1990: Michael, Christopher, Joshua, Matthew, David, Daniel, Andrew, Joseph, Justin, James
• 2000: Jacob, Michael, Matthew, Joshua, Christopher, Nicholas, Andrew, Joseph, Daniel, Tyler
• 2002: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Ethan, Joseph, Andrew, Christopher, Daniel, Nicholas
• 2003: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Andrew, Joseph, Ethan, Daniel, Christopher, Anthony
• 2004: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Ethan, Andrew, Daniel, William, Joseph, Christopher
• 2005: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Ethan, Andrew, Daniel, Anthony, Christopher, Joseph
• 2006: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Ethan, Matthew, Daniel, Christopher, Andrew, Anthony, William
• 2007: Jacob, Michael, Ethan, Joshua, Daniel, Christopher, Anthony, William, Matthew, Andrew
• 2008: Jacob, Michael, Ethan, Joshua, Daniel, Alexander, Anthony, William, Christopher, Matthew

Girls

• 1880: Mary, Anna, Elizabeth, Margaret, Minnie, Emma, Martha, Alice, Marie, Annie/Sarah (tie)
• 1890: Mary, Anna, Elizabeth, Emma, Margaret, Rose, Ethel, Florence, Ida, Bertha/Helen (tie)
• 1900: Mary, Helen, Anna, Margaret, Ruth, Elizabeth, Marie, Rose, Florence, Bertha
• 1910: Mary, Helen, Margaret, Dorothy, Ruth, Anna, Mildred, Elizabeth, Alice, Ethel
• 1920: Mary, Dorothy, Helen, Margaret, Ruth, Virginia, Elizabeth, Anna, Mildred, Betty
• 1930: Mary, Betty, Dorothy, Helen, Barbara, Margaret, Maria, Patricia, Doris, Joan/Ruth (tie)
• 1940: Mary, Barbara, Patricia, Carol, Judith, Betty, Nancy, Maria, Margaret, Linda
• 1950: Linda, Mary, Patricia, Barbara, Susan, Maria, Sandra, Nancy, Deborah, Kathleen
• 1960: Mary, Susan, Maria, Karen, Lisa, Linda, Donna, Patricia, Debra, Deborah
• 1970: Jennifer, Lisa, Kimberly, Michelle, Angela, Maria, Amy, Melissa, Mary, Tracy
• 1980: Jennifer, Jessica, Amanda, Melissa, Sarah, Nicole, Heather, Amy, Michelle, Elizabeth
• 1990: Jessica, Ashley, Brittany, Amanda, Stephanie, Jennifer, Samantha, Sarah, Megan, Lauren
• 2000: Emily, Hannah, Madison, Ashley, Sarah, Alexis, Samantha, Jessica, Taylor, Elizabeth
• 2002: Emily, Madison, Hannah, Emma, Alexis, Ashley, Abigail, Sarah, Samantha, Olivia
• 2003: Emily, Emma, Madison, Hannah, Olivia, Abigail, Alexis, Ashley, Elizabeth, Samantha
• 2004: Emily, Emma, Madison, Olivia, Hannah, Abigail, Isabella, Ashley, Samantha, Elizabeth
• 2005: Emily, Emma, Madison, Abigail, Olivia, Isabella, Hannah, Samantha, Ava, Ashley
• 2006: Emily, Emma, Madison, Isabella, Ava, Abigail, Olivia, Hannah, Sophia, Samantha
• 2007: Emily, Isabella, Emma, Ava, Madison, Sophia, Olivia, Abigail, Hannah, Elizabeth
• 2008: Emma, Isabella, Emily, Madison, Ava, Olivia, Sophia, Abigail, Elizabeth, Chloe

Economic Statistics

Economic Statistics by Country, 2005

Country	GDP/PPP	GDP/PPP per capita	Real growth rate (%)	Inflation (%)
Afghanistan	$21.5 billion1	$8001	8.0%	16.31%
Albania	18.97 billion	4,900	5.5	2.4
Algeria	233.2 billion	7,200	6.0	4.7
Andorra	1.84 billion1	24,0001	4.01	3.41
Angola	45.93 billion	3,200	19.1	17.7
Antigua and Barbuda	750 million2	11,0002	3.02	0.43
Argentina	518.1 billion	13,100	8.7	12.3
Armenia	13.46 billion	4,500	13.9	–0.2
Australia	640.1 billion	31,900	2.5	2.7
Austria	267.6 billion	32,700	1.9	2.3
Azerbaijan	37.92 billion	4,800	26.4	12.0
Bahamas	6.098 billion	20,200	3.5	1.21
Bahrain	15.83 billion	23,000	5.9	2.7
Bangladesh	304.3 billion	2,100	5.7	6.7
Barbados	4.745 billion	17,000	4.1	–0.54
Belarus	70.68 billion	6,900	8.0	8.0
Belgium	325 billion	31,400	1.5	2.7
Belize	1.778 billion1	6,800	3.8	3.0
Benin	8.553 billion	1,100	3.5	3.2
Bhutan	2.9 billion4	1,4004	5.34	3.02
Bolivia	25.95 billion	2,900	4.0	4.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.89 billion	6,800	5.3	1.4
Botswana	17.24 billion	10,500	4.5	8.3
Brazil	1.556 trillion	8,400	2.4	5.7
Brunei	6.842 billion4	23,6004	1.71	0.91
Bulgaria	71.54 billion	9,600	5.5	4.5
Burkina Faso	16.95 billion	1,300	4.5	3.0
Burundi	5.654 billion	700	1.1	14.0
Cambodia	30.65 billion	2,200	6.0	4.3
Cameroon	40.83 billion	2,400	2.8	1.5
Canada	1.114 trillion	34,000	2.9	2.2
Cape Verde	2.99 billion	6,200	5.5	1.8
Central African Republic	4.784 billion	1,100	2.2	3.65
Chad	14.79 billion	1,500	6.0	5.5
Chile	187.1 billion	11,300	6.0	3.2
China	8.859 trillion	6,800	9.9	1.9
Colombia	337.5 billion	7,900	5.1	4.9
Comoros	441 million2	600	3.0	3.0
Congo, Dem. Rep. of	40.67 billion	700	6.5	9.01
Congo, Rep. of	4.631 billion	1,300	8.0	2.0
Costa Rica	$44.68 billion	$11,100	4.0%	13.8%
Côte d'Ivoire	28.52 billion	1,600	1.0	2.0
Croatia	55.76 billion	11,600	4.0	3.2
Cuba	39.17 billion	3,500	8.0	4.2
Cyprus*	16.85 billion	21,600	3.7	2.5
	4.54 billion	7,1351	10.6	9.11
Czech Republic	199.4 billion	19,500	6.0	2.0
Denmark	188.1 billion	34,600	3.4	1.9
Djibouti	619 million2	1,3002	3.52	2.02
Dominica	384 million4	5,5004	–1.04	1.05
Dominican Republic	63.73 billion	7,000	9.3	4.3
East Timor	370 million1	4001	1.01	1.81
Ecuador	56.9 billion	4,300	3.9	3.1
Egypt	303.5 billion	3,900	4.9	4.3
El Salvador	31.24 billion	4,700	2.8	4.7
Equatorial Guinea	25.69 billion	50,200	18.6	5.0
Eritrea	4.471 billion	1,000	2.0	15.0
Estonia	22.29 billion	16,700	9.6	4.0
Ethiopia	62.88 billion	900	8.9	6.0
Fiji	5.38 billion	6,000	1.7	1.62
Finland	161.5 billion	30,900	2.2	1.2
France	1.816 trillion	29,900	1.4	1.9
Gabon	9.535 billion	6,800	2.1	1.5
Gambia	3.024 billion	1,900	5.5	8.8
Georgia	15.56 billion	3,300	7.0	8.0
Germany	2.504 trillion	30,400	0.9	2.0
Ghana	54.45 billion	2,500	4.3	15.0
Greece	236.8 billion	22,200	3.7	3.8
Grenada	440 million2	5,0002	2.52	2.85
Guatemala	56.86 billion	4,700	3.2	9.1
Guinea	18.99 billion	2,000	2.0	25.0
Guinea-Bissau	1.185 billion	800	2.3	4.02
Guyana	3.549 billion	4,600	–2.5	5.5
Haiti	14.15 billion	1,700	2.0	15.2
Honduras	20.59 billion	2,900	4.2	9.2
Hungary	162.6 billion	16,300	4.1	3.7
Iceland	10.57 billion	35,600	5.7	4.1
India	3.611 trillion	3,300	7.6	4.6
Indonesia	865.6 billion	3,600	5.6	10.4
Iran	561.6 billion	8,300	6.1	16.0
Iraq	94.1 billion	3,400	–3.0	40.0
Ireland	$164.6 billion	$41,000	4.7%	2.7%
Israel	154.5 billion	24,600	5.2	1.3
Italy	1.698 trillion	29,200	0.1	1.9
Jamaica	12.17 billion	4,400	1.5	12.9
Japan	4.018 trillion	31,500	2.7	–0.2
Jordan	26.8 billion	4,700	6.1	5.0
Kazakhstan	124.3 billion	8,200	9.2	7.4
Kenya	37.15 billion	1,100	5.2	12.0
Kiribati	79 million	8005	1.55	2.55
Korea, North	40 billion	1,700	1.0	n.a.
Korea, South	965.3 billion	20,400	3.9	2.6
Kuwait	44.77 billion	19,200	4.8	3.5
Kyrgyzstan	10.65 billion	2,100	2.0	4.2
Laos	12.13 billion	1,900	7.2	10.0
Latvia	30.29 billion	13,200	10.2	5.9
Lebanon	23.69 billion	6,200	0.5	2.4
Lesotho	5.124 billion	2,500	0.8	4.7
Liberia	2.755 billion	1,000	8.0	15.04
Libya	65.79 billion	11,400	8.5	–1.0
Liechtenstein	1.786 billion6	25,0006	11.06	1.05
Lithuania	49.21 billion	13,700	7.5	2.6
Luxembourg	30.74 billion	55,600	3.7	3.6
Macedonia	16.03 billion	7,800	3.7	0.5
Madagascar	16.36 billion	900	5.1	10.0
Malawi	7.524 billion	600	–3.0	15.4
Malaysia	290.2 billion	12,100	5.3	2.9
Maldives	1.25 billion2	3,9002	–5.5	5.6
Mali	13.56 billion	1,200	6.0	4.52
Malta	7.926 billion	19,900	1.0	2.8
Marshall Islands	115 million5	2,3005	1.05	1.85
Mauritania	6.891 billion	2,200	5.5	7.04
Mauritius	16.09 billion	13,100	3.0	5.6
Mexico	1.067 trillion	10,000	3.0	3.3
Micronesia	277 million	3,9002	1.02	2.02
Moldova	8.175 billion	1,800	7.1	12.0
Monaco	870 million	27,0003	0.93	1.93
Mongolia	5.242 billion	1,900	6.2	9.5
Montenegro	2.412 billion	3,800	n.a.	3.41
Morocco	138.3 billion	4,200	1.8	2.1
Mozambique	26.03 billion	1,300	7.0	7.8
Myanmar (Burma)	78.74 billion	1,700	2.9	25.0
Namibia	14.23 billion	7,000	3.5	2.7
Nauru	60 million	5,000	n.a.	–3.67
Nepal	39.9 billion	1,400	2.7	7.8
Netherlands	499.8 billion	30,500	1.1	1.7
New Zealand	101.8 billion	25,200	2.2	3.0
Nicaragua	16.09 billion	2,900	4.0	9.6
Niger	11.28 billion	900	4.5	0.21
Nigeria	174.1 billion	1,400	6.2	15.6
Norway	194.1 billion	42,300	3.9	2.1
Oman	39.65 billion	13,200	4.3	0.4
Pakistan	393.4 billion	2,400	6.9	9.2
Palau	174 million5	5,8005	1.05	3.43
Panama	22.76 billion	7,200	6.4	2.5
Papua New Guinea	14.37 billion	2,600	2.9	1.7
Paraguay	29.08 billion	4,900	2.7	7.5
Peru	164.5 billion	5,900	6.7	1.6
Philippines	451.3 billion	5,100	5.1	7.9
Poland	514 billion	13,300	3.2	2.1
Portugal	204.4 billion	19,300	0.3	2.4
Qatar	$23.64 billion	$27,400	8.8%	7.8%
Romania	183.6 billion	8,200	4.5	8.6
Russia	1.589 trillion	11,100	6.4	11.0
Rwanda	12.65 billion	1,500	5.2	8.0
St. Kitts and Nevis	339 million2	8,8002	–1.92	1.75
St. Lucia	866 million2	5,4002	3.32	3.05
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	342 million2	2,9002	0.72	–0.45
Samoa	1 billion2	5,6002	5.02	4.05
San Marino	940 million5	34,6005	7.55	3.35
São Tomé and Príncipe	214 million4	1,2004	6.01	15.1
Saudi Arabia	338 billion	12,800	6.1	0.4
Senegal	20.53 billion	1,800	6.1	1.7
Serbia and Montenegro	41.15 billion8	4,4008	5.99	15.5
Seychelles	626 million2	7,8002	–3.0	4.4
Sierra Leone	4.921 billion	800	6.3	1.02
Singapore	124.3 billion	28,100	6.4	1.0
Slovakia	87.32 billion	16,100	5.5	2.7
Slovenia	43.36 billion	21,600	3.9	2.4
Solomon Islands	800 million2	1,700 2	5.84	10.04
Somalia	4.809 billion	600	2.4	n.a.
South Africa	533.2 billion	12,000	4.9	4.6
Spain	1.029 trillion	25,500	3.4	3.4
Sri Lanka	85.34 billion	4,300	5.6	11.2
Sudan	85.65 billion	2,100	7.0	11.0
Suriname	2.818 billion	4,100	2.0	9.5
Swaziland	5.658 billion	5,000	1.8	4.0
Sweden	268 billion	29,800	2.7	0.5
Switzerland	241.8 billion	32,300	1.8	1.2
Syria	72.33 billion	3,900	4.5	2.6
Taiwan	631.2 billion	27,600	3.8	2.3
Tajikistan	8.73 billion	1,200	8.0	8.0
Tanzania	27.07 billion	700	0.0	4.0
Thailand	560.7 billion	8,300	4.5	4.8
Togo	8.965 billion	1,700	1.0	5.5
Tonga	244 million2	2,3002	1.410	10.32
Trinidad and Tobago	18.01 billion	16,700	7.0	6.8
Tunisia	83.54 billion	8,300	4.3	3.2
Turkey	572 billion	8,200	5.6	7.7
Turkmenistan	39.54 billion	8,000	4.0	10.0
Tuvalu	12.2 million3	1,1003	3.03	5.03
Uganda	48.73 billion	1,800	4.0	9.7
Ukraine	340.4 billion	7,200	2.4	10.3
United Arab Emirates	111.3 billion	43,400	6.7	4.5
United Kingdom	1.83 trillion	30,300	1.8	2.2
United States	12.36 trillion	41,800	3.5	3.2
Uruguay	32.96 billion	9,600	6.5	4.9
Uzbekistan	48.24 billion	1,800	7.2	8.8
Vanuatu	580 million4	2,9004	1.14	3.14
Venezuela	153.7 billion	6,100	9.3	15.7
Vietnam	232.2 billion	2,800	8.4	8.4
Yemen	19.37 billion	900	2.4	9.6
Zambia	10.59 billion	900	5.1	19.0
Zimbabwe	28.37 billion	2,300	–7.0	585.0

NOTES: Definitions: Gross domestic product (GDP): The value of all goods and services produced domestically. Purchasing power parity (PPP): The PPP method involves the use of standardized international dollar price weights, which are applied to the GDP produced in a given economy. The data derived from the 1998 method provide a better comparison of economic well-being between countries than conversions at official currency exchange rates. n.a. = not available. *First line of figures for Greek Cyprus, second for Turkish Cyprus.

1. 2004 est.

2. 2002 est.

3. 2000 est.

4. 2003 est.

5. 2001 est.

6. 1999 est.

7. 1993 est.

8. Including Kosovo.

9. Excluding Kosovo.

10. FY03/04 est.

Source: The World Factbook, 2006.

World's 50 Most Populous Countries:

This table provides figures about the 50 most populous nations on Earth, from China to Romania.

Rank	Country	Population
1.	China	1,321,851,888
2.	India	1,129,866,154
3.	United States	301,139,947
4.	Indonesia	234,693,997
5.	Brazil	190,010,647
6.	Pakistan	169,270,617
7.	Bangladesh	150,448,339
8.	Russia	141,377,752
9.	Nigeria	135,031,164
10.	Japan	127,467,972
11.	Mexico	108,700,891
12.	Philippines	91,077,287
13.	Vietnam	85,262,356
14.	Germany	82,400,996
15.	Egypt	80,264,543
16.	Ethiopia	76,511,887
17.	Turkey	71,158,647
18.	Iran	65,397,521
19.	Thailand	65,068,149
20.	Congo, Dem. Rep.	64,606,759
21.	France	61,083,916
22.	United Kingdom	60,776,238
23.	Italy	58,147,733
24.	Korea, South	49,044,790
25.	Myanmar (Burma)	47,373,958
26.	Ukraine	46,299,862
27.	Colombia	44,227,550
28.	South Africa	43,997,828
29.	Sudan	42,292,929
30.	Spain	40,448,191
31.	Argentina	40,301,927
32.	Poland	38,518,241
33.	Tanzania	38,139,640
34.	Kenya	36,913,721
35.	Morocco	33,757,175
36.	Canada	33,390,141
37.	Algeria	33,333,216
38.	Afghanistan	31,889,923
39.	Uganda	30,262,610
40.	Nepal	28,901,790
41.	Peru	28,674,757
42.	Uzbekistan	27,780,059
43.	Saudi Arabia	27,601,038
44.	Iraq	27,499,638
45.	Venezuela	26,084,662
46.	Malaysia	24,821,286
47.	Korea, North	23,301,725
48.	Taiwan	23,174,294
49.	Ghana	22,931,299
50.	Romania	22,276,056

Amazing Information

Indian Twin Village

Baffled doctors are trying to unravel the mystery of an Indian village boasting more than 220 sets of twins born to just 2,000 families.

Experts who have visited the remote tropical village of Kodinhi, in Kerala, have been left scratching their heads over the phenomenon that has seen almost six times as many twins born than the global average.

In 2008 alone 15 pairs of twins were born in the village out of 300 healthy deliveries and this year is expected to top that number.

World's Oldest Mother

A 67-year-old Romanian has become the oldest woman to give birth, fuelling an ethical, medical and religious debate about fertility treatment.

Adriana Iliescu gave birth to a daughter who weighed 1.4 kilograms and was delivered by caesarean section after a twin embryo died in the womb.

Sunday's birth came six weeks before the university professor was due to have the child. She started fertility treatment at the age of 58.


Mrs Iliescu finally conceived last May, but she and her doctors kept the news secret until she gave an interview to a Romanian TV station in December announcing she was pregnant with twin girls. The revelation prompted outrage in some quarters and celebration in others.

The mother-to-be made an emotional defence. While critics complained she would be too old to watch her children grow up, she insisted that her family had a history of longevity.


At her Bucharest hospital, doctors said the surviving infant was in intensive care but breathing independently. "The mother is doing well," a spokesman said. "She is saying she has been given a new lease of life."

The Romanian Orthodox Church gave the birth its blessing, but some doctors have been outraged. The head of Romania's medical ethics board said such a controversial procedure should have been debated before conception.

The previous oldest woman to give birth had a son 10 years ago when she was 62.

198 Best Photos of Events in Kishinev, Moldova

MOSCOW, April 8 - RIA Novosti. Law enforcement agencies of Moldova stated that control of the situation in Chisinau, where the eve of the protests against the outcome of the parliamentary opposition elections resulted in massive street riots. The crowd defeated the residence of the president and the parliament building, overturned cars, cast stone the police.

President Vladimir Voronin called the attempt to seize power by what is happening and promised to protect the country from pogromschikov and putschists. According to him, all the observers have been April 5 parliamentary elections in Moldova said that the elections were free of violations, so there is no reason to organize such protests.