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T ALPHABETICAL COUNTRY LISTING T CLICK ON THE FLAG, SYMBOL OR UNDERLINED TITLE TO ACCESS A LINK TO THE RELEVANT INFORMATION SOURCE
UNITED
NATIONS 
 Languages Travel Guide Pictures NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP GDP $ 1,287 Population 7,349,145 (July 2009 est.) Living In Poverty 60% Population 2050 (projected) 10,000,000  + 53%
142,700 sq. km. 47 per sq. km. Literacy: male 99.6%, female 99.1% Life Expectancy: male 61.39 yrs. female 67.5 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report Tajikistan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings. Human Rights Report Age of Consent - No Legal Definition United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 0.3% National Intelligence Quotient - 87 Corruption Index World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 464.3 million News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report Tajikistan News Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TAJIKISTAN 
 
  
 Republic of Tajikistan Nation Founded 1991 Tanzania
UNITED
NATIONS
Languages Travel Guide Pictures Universities NATIONAL STATISTICS - AFRICA MAP GDP $ 599 Population 41,048,532 Living In Poverty 36% Population 2050 (projected) 73,800,000
+
109%945,000 sq. km. 35 per sq. km. Literacy: male 85.9%, female 70.7% Life Expectancy: male 43.33 yrs. female 45.83 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report Tanzania does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings. Human Rights Report Age of Consent - 15 United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 6.2% National Intelligence Quotient - 72 Corruption Index Armed Forces World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 1,458.6 million News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report World Trade Organization The Express Dar es Salam Stock Exchange Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TANZANIA
 
United Republic of Tanzania Nation Founded 1964
UNITED
NATIONS
Languages Travel Guide Pictures Universities NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP GDP $ 6,896 Population 65,905,410 Living In Poverty 10.4% Population 2050 (projected) 72,800,000
+ 15%513,115 sq. km. 122 per sq. km. Literacy: male 97.5%, female 94.6% Life Expectancy: male 69.07 yrs. female 73.53 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report Thailand does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings. Human Rights Report Age of Consent - 16 United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 1.4% National Intelligence Quotient - 91 Corruption Index Armed Forces World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 2,346.8 million News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report World Trade Organization The Bangkok Post The Nation Thailand Stock Exchange Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview Current Conflicts TODAY'S NEWS IN THAILAND
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Kingdom of Thailand Nation Founded 1238
(East
Timor)
UNITED
NATIONS
Languages Travel Guide Pictures NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP GDP $ 500 Population 1,131,612 Living In Poverty 42% Population 2050 (projected) 1,400,000
+ 84%15,007 sq. km. 63.48 per sq. km Literacy: 48% Life Expectancy: male 62.64 yrs. female 67.17 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A Human Rights Report Age of Consent - No Legal Definition United Nations International Migration Profile Women 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A National Intelligence Quotient - N/A Corruption Index World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 98.6 million World Health Organization Freedom House Report East Timor News Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TIMOR-LESTE
 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Nation Founded 2002
UNITED
NATIONS
Languages Travel Guide NATIONAL STATISTICS - AFRICA MAP GDP $ 1,608 Population 6,019,877 Living In Poverty 32% Population 2050 (projected) 9,700,000
+ 78%54,385 sq. km. 97.2 per sq. km. Literacy: male 75.4%, female 46.9% Life Expectancy: male 51.47 yrs. female 55.45 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report Togo does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings. Human Rights Report Age of Consent - 14 United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 3.3% National Intelligence Quotient - 69% Corruption Index Armed Forces World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 398.2 million News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report World Trade Organization All Africa Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TOGO
Togolese Republic Nation Founded 1960
Languages Travel Guide Pictures OCEANIA MAP GDP - N/A Population 1,416 (July 2009 est.) 10 sq. km. 142 per sq. km. Literacy: N/A Life Expectancy: male 68 yrs. female 70 yrs. United Nations International Migration Profile Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TOKELAU
New
Zealand
Territory or Possession
UNITED
NATIONS
Languages Travel Guide Universities NATIONAL STATISTICS - OCEANIA MAP GDP $ 4,059 Population 120,898 (July 2009 est.) Living In Poverty N/A Population 2050 (projected) 120,000
+ 14%
718 sq. km. 147.8 per sq. km. Literacy: male 98.4%, female 98.7% Life Expectancy: male 66.43 yrs. female 71.44 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A Human Rights Report Age of Consent - 16 United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A National Intelligence Quotient - 87% Corruption Index Armed Forces World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 5.7 million News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report Kalonikali Tonga Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TONGA
Kingdom of Tonga Nation Founded 1970
Transnistria NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS Freedom House Report Wikipedia Overview See: Moldova
UNITED
NATIONS
Languages Travel Guide Universities NATIONAL STATISTICS - CARIBBEAN MAP GDP $ 9,796 Population 1,229,953 (July 2009 est.) Living In Poverty 21% Population 2050 (projected) 1,200,000
- 7%5,128 sq. km. 227 per sq. km. Literacy: male 99.1%, female 98% Life Expectancy: male 67.07 yrs. female 72.23 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A Human Rights Report Age of Consent - 16 United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 1.5% National Intelligence Quotient - 80% Corruption Index Armed Forces World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 174.0 million News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report World Trade Organization Trinidad Express Trinidad Guardian Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Republic of Trinidad & Tobago Nation Founded 1962
Tristan da Cunha
Wikipedia Overview 
British
Territory or Possession
Tromelin Island
Wikipedia Overview 
French
Territory or PossessionTunisia
Languages Travel Guide NATIONAL STATISTICS - AFRICA MAP GDP $ 7,183 Population 10,486,339 (July 2009 est.) Living In Poverty 7.6% Population 2050 (projected) 12,200,000
+ 23%163,610 sq. km. 122 per sq. km. Literacy: male 84%, female 64.4% Life Expectancy: male 72.77 yrs. female 76.15 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A Tunisia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings. Human Rights Report Age of Consent - 20 United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - 0.1% National Intelligence Quotient - 84% Corruption Index Armed Forces World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 1,498.5 million News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report World Trade Organization North Africa Journal Tunisia OnLine Tunis Stock Exchange Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TUNISIA
Tunisian Republic Nation Founded 1956 Turkey UNITED
NATIONS
 Turkish Intelligence ServicesLanguages Travel Guide Pictures Universities NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP GDP $ 5,830 Population 76,805,524 (July 2009 est.) Living In Poverty 18% Population 2050 (projected) 97,500,000
+ 37%766,640 sq. km. 86 per sq. km. Literacy: male 94.3%, female 78.7% Life Expectancy: male 69.41 yrs. female 74.3 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report Turkey does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings. Human Rights Report Age of Consent - 18 United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A National Intelligence Quotient - 90% Corruption Index Armed Forces World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 5,496.5 million News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report World Trade Organization Dünya Turkish Daily News Zaman Istanbul Stock Exchange Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview Current Conflicts see also: Kurdistan TODAY'S NEWS IN TURKEY
Republic of Turkey Nation Founded 1923 Turkmenistan
UNITED
NATIONS
Languages Travel Guide Pictures Universities NATIONAL STATISTICS - ASIA MAP GDP $ 5,935 Population 4,884,887 (July 2009 est.) Living In Poverty 34.4% Population 2050 (projected) 8,800,000
+
55%228,177 sq. km. 10 per sq. km. Literacy: male 99%, female 97% Life Expectancy: male 57.72 yrs. female 64.84 yrs. Environmental & Ecological Factors Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A Turkmenistan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking human beings. Human Rights Report Age of Consent - No Legal Definition United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A National Intelligence Quotient - 87% Corruption Index World Bank Report International Monetary Fund USAID Grants taken 1962-2003 - $ 91.2 million News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report Turkmenistan News Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TURKMENISTAN
Turkmenistan Nation Founded 1991
Turks & Caicos Islands
Population 22,942 (July 2009 est.) Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
British
Territory or Possession
UNITED
NATIONS
Languages Travel Guide NATIONAL STATISTICS N/A - OCEANIA MAP GDP $ 12,800 Population 22,942 (July 2009 est.) Living In Poverty N/A Population 2050 (projected) 20,000
+
90%26 sq. km. 216.5 per sq. km. Literacy: N/A Life Expectancy: male 65.15 yrs. female 69.59 yrs. Trafficking in Human Beings Report - N/A Human Rights Report Age of Consent - No Legal Definition United Nations International Migration Profile Adults 15-49 with HIV/AIDS - N/A National Intelligence Quotient - N/A Corruption Index News Sources World Health Organization Freedom House Report Tuvalu Online Chambers of Commerce Wikipedia Overview TODAY'S NEWS IN TUVALU
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