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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF POLITICAL ENTITIES, CORRESPONDING POPULATIONS AND LEGAL SYSTEMS
POLITICAL ENTITIES | POPULATION (a) (millions) | LEGAL SYSTEMS | MIXED SYSTEMS COMPONENTS |
AFGHANISTAN | (1) 31.9 | Muslim law | |
ALBANIA | 3.1 | Civil law | |
ALGERIA | 33.3 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law |
ANDORRA | 0.1 | Customary law | |
ANGOLA | 16.4 | Civil law | |
ANGUILLA (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 0.1 | Common law | |
ARGENTINA | 39.1 | Civil law | |
ARMENIA | 3 | Civil law | |
ARUBA (NL) | 0.1 | Civil law | |
AUSTRALIA (AU) | 20.5 | Common law | |
AUSTRIA | 8.2 | Civil law | |
AZERBAIJAN | 8.5 | Civil law | |
AZORES (PG) | (b) | Civil law | |
BAHAMAS | 0.3 | Common law | |
BAHRAIN | 0.7 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law/Common law/Customary law law |
BANGLADESH | 144.3 | Mixed | Muslim law/Common law |
BARBADOS | 0.3 | Common law | |
BELARUS | 9.7 | Civil law | |
BELGIUM | 10.5 | Civil law | |
BELIZE | 0.3 | Common law | |
BENIN | 8.7 | Civil law | |
BERMUDA (UK) | 0.1 | Common law | |
BHUTAN | 0.6 | Mixed | Customary law/Common law |
BOLIVIA | 9.3 | Civil law | |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 3.9 | Civil law | |
BOTSWANA | 1.8 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law |
BRAZIL | 188.7 | Civil law | |
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
BRITISH TERRITORIES OF ANTARTICA (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
BRUNEI | 0.4 | Mixed | Muslim law/Common law/Customary law |
BULGARIA | 7.7 | Civil law | |
BURKINA FASO | 13.6 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
BURUNDI | 7.8 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
CAMBODIA | 14.4 | Civil law | |
CAMEROON | 16.7 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law/Customary law |
CANADA (CD) (minus QUEBEC) | (2) 25 | Common law | |
CANARY ISLANDS (SP) | (b) | Civil law | |
CAPE VERDE | 0.5 | Civil law | |
CAYMANS (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 4.1 | Civil law | |
CHAD | 10 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
CHILE | 16.5 | Civil law | |
CHINA (CN) (minus H-K and MACAU) | 1 312 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
COLOMBIA | 45.6 | Civil law | |
COMOROS | 0.6 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law |
CONGO | 4.1 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
CONGO, POPULAR DEMOCRATIC | 59.3 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
REPUBLIC OF | |||
COOK ISLANDS (NZ) | (b) | Common law | |
COSTA RICA | 4.4 | Civil law | |
COTE D'IVOIRE | 18.5 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
CROATIA | 4.4 | Civil law | |
CUBA | 11.3 | Civil law | |
CYPRUS | 0.8 | Mixed | Common law/Civil law |
CZECH REPUBLIC | 10.2 | Civil law | |
DENMARK ( DK ) (minus GREENLAND) | 5.4 | Civil law | |
DJIBOUTI | 0.8 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law |
DOMINICA | 0.1 | Common law | |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 9.6 | Civil law | |
EAST TIMOR | 1 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law |
ECUADOR | 13.4 | Civil law | |
EGYPT | 75.4 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law |
EL SALVADOR | 7 | Civil law | |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 0.5 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
ERITREA | 4.5 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law/Muslim law |
ESTONIA | 1.3 | Civil law | |
ETHIOPIA | 72.7 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
FALKLAND ISLANDS | (b) | Common law | |
FAROE ISLANDS (DK) | (b) | Civil law | |
FIJI ISLANDS | 0.9 | Common law | |
FINLAND | 5.3 | Civil law | |
FRANCE (FR) (minus MAYOTTE ISLAND, NEW CALEDONIA AND FRENCH POLYNESIA) | 61 | Civil law | |
FRENCH GUYANA (FR) | (b) | Civil law | |
FRENCH POLYNESIA (FR) | 0.3 | Civil law | |
FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS (FR) | (b) | Civil law | |
GABON | 1.4 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
GAMBIA | 1.6 | Mixed | Muslim law/Common law/Customary law |
GEORGIA | 4.4 | Civil law | |
GERMANY | 82.4 | Civil law | |
GHANA | 22.5 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
GIBRALTAR (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
GREECE | 11.1 | Civil law | |
GRENADA | 0.1 | Common law | |
GREENLAND (DK) | 0.1 | Civil law | |
GUADELOUPE (FR) | (b) | Civil law | |
GUAM (USA) | 0.2 | Common law | |
GUATEMALA | 12.9 | Civil law | |
GUERNSEY (UK) | (3) 0.09 | Customary law | |
GUINEA | 9.2 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
GUINEA-BISSAU | 1.6 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
GUYANA | 0.8 | Mixed | Common law/Civil law |
HAITI | 8.6 | Civil law | |
HAWAII (USA) | (b) | Common law | |
HONDURAS | 7.4 | Civil law | |
HONG KONG (CN) | 7 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
HUNGARY | 10.1 | Civil law | |
ICELAND | 0.3 | Civil law | |
INDIA | 1 109.8 | Mixed | Common law/Muslim law/Customary law |
INDONESIA | 223 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law |
IRAN | 69.2 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law |
IRAQ | (4) 27.5 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law |
IRELAND | 4.2 | Common law | |
ISRAEL | 7 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law/Jewish/Muslim law |
ITALY | 58.6 | Civil law | |
JAMAICA | 2.7 | Common law | |
JAPAN | 127.6 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
JERSEY (UK) | (5) 0.06 | Customary law | |
5.6 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law/Customary law | |
JORDAN | |||
15.3 | Civil law | ||
KAZAKHSTAN | |||
KENYA | 35.1 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law /Muslim law |
KIRIBATI | 0.1 | Common law | |
KOREA NORTH | 22.6 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
KOREA SOUTH | 48.4 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
KUWAIT | 2.6 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law/Customary law |
KYRGYZSTAN | 5.2 | Civil law | |
LAOS | 5.8 | Civil law | |
LATVIA | 2.3 | Civil law | |
LEBANON | 4.1 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law |
LESOTHO | 1.8 | Mixed | Common law/Civil law/Customary law |
LIBERIA | 3.4 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
LIBYA | 6 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law |
LIECHTENSTEIN | --- | Civil law | |
LITHUANIA | 3.4 | Civil law | |
LOUISIANA (USA) | (6) 4.3 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law |
LUXEMBOURG | 0.5 | Civil law | |
MACAU (CN) | 0.5 | Civil law | |
MACEDONIA (FYROM) | 2 | Civil law | |
MADAGASCAR | 19.1 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
MADEIRA (PG) | (b) | Civil law | |
MALAWI | 13.2 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
MALAYSIA | 25.8 | Mixed | Muslim law/Common law/Customary law |
MALDIVES ISLANDS | 0.3 | Muslim law | |
MALI | 13.9 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
MALTA | 0.4 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law |
MAN ISLE OF (UK) | 0.1 | Common law | |
MARIANA (USA) | 0.1 | Common law | |
MARSHALL ISLANDS | 0.1 | Common law | |
MARTINIQUE (FR) | (b) | Civil law | |
MAURITANIA | 3.2 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law |
MAURITIUS | 1.3 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law |
MAYOTTE ISLAND (FR) | 0.2 | Civil law | |
MEXICO | 104.2 | Civil law | |
MICRONESIA | 0.1 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
MOLDOVA | 3.8 | Civil law | |
MONACO | --- | Civil law | |
MONGOLIA | 2.6 | Mixed | Customary law/Civil law |
MONTSERRAT (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
MONTENEGRO | 0.6 | Civil law | |
MOROCCO | 30.5 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law |
MOZAMBIQUE | 20.1 | Mixed | Customary law/Civil law |
MYANMAR | 51 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
NAMIBIA | 2.1 | Mixed | Common law/Civil law |
NAURU | --- | Common law | |
NÉPAL | 27.7 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
NETHERLANDS ( NL ) (minus NETHERLANDS ANTILLES and ARUBA) | 16.4 | Civil law | |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (NL) | 0.2 | Civil law | |
NEW CALEDONIA (FR) | 0.2 | Civil law | |
NEW ZEALAND (NZ) (minus COOK ISLANDS, NIUE ISLAND and TOKELAU) | 4.1 | Common law | |
NICARAGUA | 5.2 | Civil law | |
NIGER | 14.4 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
NIGERIA | 144.7 | Mixed | Common law/Muslim law/Customary law |
NIUE ISLAND (NZ) | (b) | Common law | |
NORFOLK ISLAND (AU) | (b) | Common law | |
NORTHERN IRELAND (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
NORWAY | 4.6 | Civil law | |
OMAN | 2.6 | Mixed | Muslim law/Customary law/Civil law |
PAKISTAN | 159 | Mixed | Muslim law/Common law |
PALAU | --- | Common law | |
PALESTINE | 3.7 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law |
PANAMA | 3.3 | Civil law | |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 6 | Mixed | Customary law/Common law |
PARAGUAY | 6 | Civil law | |
PERU | 28.4 | Civil law | |
PHILIPPINES | 84.6 | Mixed | Common law/Civil law |
PITCAIRN (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
POLAND | 38.1 | Civil law | |
PORTO RICO (ASS. USA) | 3.9 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law |
PORTUGAL (PG) | 10.6 | Civil law | |
QATAR | 0.8 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law/Common law/Customary law |
QUEBEC (CD) | (7) 7.6 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law |
REUNION ISLAND (FR) | (b) | Civil law | |
ROMANIA | 21.5 | Civil law | |
RUSSIA | 142.4 | Civil law | |
RWANDA | 9.2 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
SAINT-BARTHELEMY (FR) | (b) | Civil law | |
SAINT HELENA (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | --- | Common law | |
SAINT LUCIA | 0.2 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law |
SAINT MARTIN (FR) | (b) | Civil law | |
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON (FR) | (b) | Civil law | |
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRANADINES | 0.1 | Common law | |
SAMOA | 0.2 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
SAMOA, AMERICAN (USA) | 0.1 | Common law | |
SAN MARINO | --- | Civil law | |
SAO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE | 0.2 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
SAUDI ARABIA | 23.7 | Muslim law | |
SCOTLAND (UK) | (8) 5.1 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law |
SENEGAL | 11.9 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
SERBIA | 7.4 | Civil law | |
SEYCHELLES | 0.1 | Mixed | Common law/Civil law |
SIERRA LEONE | 5.6 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
SINGAPORE | 4.4 | Mixed | Common law/Muslim law |
SLOVAKIA | 5.4 | Civil law | |
SLOVENIA | 2 | Civil law | |
SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0.5 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
SOMALIA | 8.5 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law/Common law/Customary law |
SOUTH AFRICA | 47.4 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law |
SOUTH GEORGIA AND SANDWICH ISLANDS (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
SPAIN (SP) | 43.5 | Civil law | |
SRI LANKA | 19.8 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law/Customary law |
SUDAN | 37 | Mixed | Muslim law/Common law |
SURINAME | 0.5 | Civil law | |
SWAZILAND | 1.1 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
SWEDEN | 9 | Civil law | |
SWITZERLAND | 7.4 | Civil law | |
SYRIA | 19.5 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law |
TAIWAN | 22.8 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
TAJIKISTAN | 6.7 | Civil law | |
TANZANIA | 39.5 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
THAILAND | 64.7 | Civil law | |
TOGO | 6.3 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law |
TOKELAU (NZ) | (b) | Common law | |
TONGA | 0.1 | Common law | |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 1.3 | Common law | |
TUNISIA | 10.1 | Mixed | Civil law/Muslim law |
TURKEY | 72.9 | Civil law | |
TURKMENISTAN | 4.9 | Civil law | |
TURKS AND CAICOS (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
TUVALU | --- | Common law | |
UGANDA | 29.9 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
UKRAINE | 46.6 | Civil law | |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 4.6 | Mixed | Muslim law/Customary law |
UNITED KINGDOM (UK) (minus BERMUDA, SCOTLAND, GUERNSEY, JERSEY AND MAN ISLE) (NB: SCOTLAND: Civil law/Common law and GUERNSEY and JERSEY: Customary law) |
(9) 55.3 | Common law | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) (minus GUAM, LOUISIANA, MARIANA, AMERICAN SAMOA AND VIRGIN AMERICAN ISLANDS) (NB: LOUISIANA: Civil law/Common law) |
(10) 294.7 | Common law | |
URUGUAY | 3.3 | Civil law | |
UZBEKISTAN | 26.5 | Civil law | |
VANUATU | 0.2 | Mixed | Civil law/Customary law/Common law |
VATICAN | --- | Civil law | |
VENEZUELA | 27 | Civil law | |
VIETNAM | 84.1 | Civil law | |
VIRGIN ISLANDS (USA) | 0.1 | Common law | |
VIRGIN ISLANDS (UK) | (b) | Common law | |
WALLIS AND FUTUNA (FR) | (b) | Civil law | |
YEMEN | 21.6 | Mixed | Muslim law/Civil law/Common law/Customary law |
ZAMBIA | 11.9 | Mixed | Common law/Customary law |
ZIMBABWE | 13.1 | Mixed | Civil law/Common law/Customary law |
TOTAL WORLD POPULATION MILLIONS | 6 517.55 | ||
SOURCES: | |
(a) Except otherwise mentioned by a footnote, the source usually used is « World Bank Key Development data & Statistics » 2006 (website), occasionally complemented by the other sources indicated in the following footnotes: | |
(1) | CIA, the World Fact Book 2007 (website) |
(2) | 32.6-7.6=25 |
(3) | Op.cit. note (1) |
(4) | Op.cit. note (1) |
(5) | Op.cit. note (1) |
(6) | U.S. Census Bureau, Louisiana State Population Bureau of Economic Analysis 2005 (website) |
(7) | Gouvernement du Québec, Institut de la Statistique 2006 (website) |
(8) | General Register Office of Scotland, Census 2001 (website) |
(9) | 60.4 - 5.1= 55.3 |
(10) | 299 – 4.3= 294.7 |
(b) Statistics for political entities related to metropolis are, except otherwise mentioned, included in those of the corresponding metropolis. |