Source: adpated from Philip M. Parker, Ethnic Cultures of the World: A Statistical Reference, Greenwood Press, 1997.
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Ethnic Group	Population Covered (k)	Countries represented, #	Average representation %	Vital Stats: Death rate	: Birth rate	: Fertility	: Female life exp., years	: Male life exp., years	: Infant mortality	: # of major diseases	Demography: Migration/1000	: Population of Country	: Urbanization, %	: Population growth	: Females, % of pop	Male % ages: 0-9 years	: 10-19 years	: 20-29 years	: 30-39 years	: 40-49 years	: 50-59 years	: 60-69 years	: 70+ years	Education: Literacy, adult %	Cities: earliest settled, year	: Largest settled, year	: Largest, % pop	Politics: # of parties	: Largest party %	: Top two parties, %	: Chambers in leg., #	: # of changes 60	: Independence year	Laws: Censorship (1=high)	: Metric system (1=yes)	: Visas needed (3=high)	: Full soc security (1=yes)	: Military service (1=yes)	Crime: Murders/100k pop	: Thefts/100k pop	: Suicide/100k pop	: Prisoners/000 pop	: Death penalty (1=yes)	Unrest: Border disputes, #	: International, #	: # of civil wars	: # of civil riots	Macroecon: GNP/capita	: Saving rate	: Inflation rate	: Convert currency (1=yes)	Communist, former (1=yes)	Labor: Unemployment, %	: Nonemployment, %	: Agriculture, %	: Industry, %	: Services, %	: Unionization, %	Air Trans: # of aircraft	: # aircraft/cap	: # of airports	Runways: Permanent Surf	: Large	: Medium	: Small	Roads: Total km	: Motorways km	: Highways total km	: Paved km	: Gravel km	: Improved earth km	: Unimproved earth km	: Ownership car/1000 cap	Railways km	Telecom: # AM stations	: # of cables systems	: # of TV stations	: # of FM stations	: # of SAT earth stations	: # of daily papers	: Television/1000 cap	: Radios/1000 pop	: Telephones/1000 pop	: Digital % 93	: Main Lines/1000 pop	: Cellular subs/cap	: Pagers/cap	Piped water, % dwellings	Food: Sugar/cap	: Protein 85 grm/day/cap	: Calories/cap/day	: Meat prod/cap 88	Energy: Consumption/cap	: Electricity/cap
Abadkis	359	1	2	14	38	5	53	54	115	5	0	21100	8	2	49	52	52	50	49	51	53	53	53	26	723	723	1	5	54	88	2	2	1770	0	0	3	0	0	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0	1	179	9	9	0	0	5	60	91	.	.	.	5	0.2	37	5	0	1	8	7080	0	7080	2900	1660	.	.	0.8	52	88	0	1	0	1	59	2	25	4	88	5	.	.	66	14	52	2050	0	24	35
Abkhaz	99	1	2	9	17	2	75	72	36	0	1	5490	56	0.8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	100	.	.	23	5	8	14	1	1	1990	1	0	2	0	1	.	.	.	.	1	0	0	1	0	4530	.	.	0	1	3	48	25	31	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	35100	0	33900	29500	0	0	4400	78	1570	.	.	.	.	1	149	.	.	96	11	97	.	.	.	.	.	.	0	.	2590
Acholi	886	1	5	14	51	7	55	51	112	6	0	19300	10	3	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	50	50	48	1890	1890	2	0	100	100	1	3	1960	0.5	0	3	0	0	.	.	.	0.5	0	0	0	2	0	300	.	23	0	0	.	77	90	.	.	3	6	0.3	35	5	1	3	10	28200	0	26200	1970	5850	.	18400	1	1270	10	0	9	0	1	4	8	22	4	60	2	.	.	.	29	54	2220	0	25	31
Afar	1280	3	2	14	45	7	53	50	138	4	2	39800	23	4	50	50	52	47	48	50	53	54	56	62	897	1890	13	1	100	100	1	2	1990	0.6	0	3	0	0.1	7	37	.	0.3	0	4	0.8	3	0.2	262	4	8	0.1	0	40	66	80	.	.	2	21	0.7	105	8	0.8	11	33	33500	0	33800	2840	7650	2670	24700	3	668	4	0.2	1	0.2	1	2	10	78	6	49	5	.	.	85	52	55	1660	0	94	96
Afro- European	379	1	15	6	23	3	78	72	39	1	-8	2510	50	1	51	50	50	48	49	49	49	47	43	98	1530	1690	21	2	75	100	2	1	1960	0	1	2	0	0	.	.	.	2	1	0	1	0	0	1500	6	61	0	0	15	58	32	28	40	24	8	3	36	13	0	2	1	18200	0	18200	12600	3200	2400	.	25	317	10	3	8	17	2	2	124	420	83	100	83	6	.	35	398	58	2580	0	853	1080
Akan	8630	1	52	13	45	6	58	54	105	2	-1	16500	32	2	51	49	49	49	49	49	50	48	50	60	1600	1600	6	4	95	95	1	5	1960	1	0	3	0	0	.	.	.	.	1	0	0	3	0	425	2	18	1	0	0.5	78	55	20	25	13	8	0.5	10	5	0	1	7	28300	0	32300	6080	26200	.	.	4	953	4	0	4	1	1	3	15	185	6	.	3	0.2	.	.	41	38	1730	0	115	322
Albanian	5170	4	20	5	22	3	79	72	52	2	5	5350	40	2	49	51	52	52	51	52	52	50	50	87	1560	1560	7	4	54	80	1	0	1940	0.3	0	3	0.3	1	1	475	4	0.5	0.3	2	0	0	0	1970	19	35	0.7	1	15	57	40	40	0.7	15	0.6	0.1	13	6	0	5	5	25100	194	24800	22000	7390	613	9090	16	570	17	0.1	10	3	0.3	4	96	172	47	.	34	0.2	3	72	166	84	2750	0	1310	1060
Ambo	206	1	2	19	46	7	48	45	161	4	0	10300	27	3	48	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	52	42	1580	1580	17	5	59	91	1	2	1980	0.5	0	3	0	1	.	.	.	0	0	1	0	2	0	950	28	92	0	1	19	73	75	15	10	16	28	3	309	30	2	15	54	72400	0	73800	8580	29400	.	35900	14	3190	17	0	6	13	2	1	6	19	5	.	5	.	.	35	70	45	1930	0	89	215
Amerind	37000	19	7	6	29	3	75	68	56	2	-0.9	84100	66	3	50	51	51	50	50	49	48	46	44	83	1270	1430	10	5	58	79	2	0.8	1850	0.5	0.1	2	0.1	0.9	15	4050	2	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.5	0	4620	21	16	0.9	0	5	70	30	29	41	29	712	4	2360	483	7	47	384	620000	8320	603000	53200	26500	58400	46700	97	34200	850	0.1	683	362	8	314	164	375	134	65	122	11	10	50	332	79	3000	0	2070	1970
Amerind- Mestizo	5020	1	15	9	20	3	75	68	51	2	0	33500	86	2	50	51	51	51	51	50	85	46	42	95	1550	1580	9	8	50	82	2	2	1820	0.5	0	2	0	1	2	153	7	0.8	0	4	1	1	0	6800	23	18	1	0	7	67	12	31	57	28	56	2	1700	137	1	31	326	211000	378	208000	47600	39500	101000	20300	135	34300	171	0	231	0	2	220	219	540	134	46	143	5	2	75	208	106	3190	0.1	1900	1700
Amhara	20000	1	38	14	45	7	53	50	134	4	2	52900	12	3	50	50	52	46	47	49	53	54	57	71	700	1890	3	1	100	100	1	2	1990	0.5	0	3	0	0	7	37	.	0.3	0	5	1	3	0	130	4	8	0	0	.	66	80	.	.	2	25	0.5	123	9	1	13	38	39500	.	44300	3650	9650	3000	28000	1	835	4	0	1	0	1	3	2	80	3	39	3	.	.	85	25	55	1660	0	24	17
Ana-Ife	117	1	3	12	48	7	58	54	123	5	0	3910	24	3	51	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	50	43	1900	1900	10	5	44	87	1	2	1960	1	0	2	0	0	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	1	1	421	14	3	1	0	2	68	75	20	.	.	3	0.8	9	2	0	2	0	7570	0	6460	1760	.	.	4700	13	520	2	0	3	0	2	1	6	214	5	98	5	.	.	.	123	52	2220	0	70	81
Andorran	15	1	28	4	11	1	81	74	5	0	15	53	74	2	47	51	53	56	56	54	51	54	50	100	.	.	34	5	14	25	1	2	1280	0	0	1	0	0	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0	0	15400	.	.	1	0	0	.	20	80	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	220	0	96	.	.	.	.	631	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	149	175	474	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2170
Angolares	29	2	0.3	9	20	3	75	69	41	2	1	6860	34	0.9	51	51	51	50	48	48	48	46	39	76	-917	-917	14	5	59	92	1	2	1740	0.2	0	2	0.7	0.7	2	436	7	0.8	0	1	0	0.7	0	6310	-3	12	0.7	0	5	63	20	35	45	55	33	27	45	25	0.7	8	6	48500	168	50900	42600	.	7960	2860	162	2470	40	4	46	46	3	14	121	195	251	.	255	15	6	58	293	78	2900	0	1330	2030
Anouis	1430	1	11	12	47	7	57	53	116	5	3	13400	42	4	50	51	48	49	50	52	51	50	46	54	1900	1900	14	4	93	98	1	0	1960	1	0	3	0	0	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0	1	800	17	1	1	0	14	57	85	8	7	20	14	1	45	7	0	3	15	55000	155	46600	3600	32000	.	11000	15	649	3	2	13	17	2	2	59	129	11	82	7	0	.	.	100	54	2550	0	180	189
Antandroy	702	1	5	14	46	7	57	54	118	5	0	13300	23	3	51	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	80	1610	1610	6	5	34	46	2	1	1960	0.5	0	3	0	0	.	.	.	3	0	1	0	1	0	230	4	13	1	0	.	63	90	.	.	4	8	0.6	148	30	0	3	34	34800	0	40000	4690	811	34500	.	2	960	17	0	1	3	0	5	20	213	4	0	3	.	.	.	49	56	2410	0	39	46
Arab, other	102000	26	22	8	37	5	68	65	82	4	0	20400	52	3	49	51	51	51	50	49	50	50	49	58	-1140	599	11	4	67	76	1	2	1950	0.9	0	3	0.2	1	2	347	12	1	1	3	2	1	0.6	2480	21	27	0	0	15	79	36	29	35	19	33	2	96	39	2	25	27	53800	251	62900	36600	18900	29500	11000	38	2700	17	4	30	14	4	8	76	205	64	48	58	2	8	49	237	78	2850	0	1120	952
Arab Berber	4710	2	89	7	37	5	70	65	92	5	-0.1	4850	67	4	47	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	53	62	-585	-585	21	1	100	100	1	2	1950	1	0	3	0	1	3	211	.	.	1	2	2	1	0	5560	40	8	0	0	2	81	18	31	51	28	56	11	128	51	9	27	44	32500	269	31400	23000	8500	4750	.	92	0	16	2	12	3	2	1	88	210	52	.	54	.	.	.	257	88	3610	0	4120	3850
Arab Emirian	560	1	31	3	29	5	74	70	39	5	27	1820	78	5	29	51	63	81	82	78	74	59	60	68	1760	1800	11	0	100	100	2	1	1970	1	1	3	1	1	.	.	.	.	1	4	0	0	0	19900	70	1	1	0	0.2	68	5	85	10	0	10	5	37	20	7	5	5	4360	0	2000	1800	200	.	.	159	0	8	4	12	3	4	8	109	232	323	100	343	28	.	54	.	110	3710	0	20400	7460
Arab Lebanese	2380	1	83	7	28	4	71	67	64	5	-5	2880	82	2	49	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	51	80	-700	-1500	44	5	27	48	1	0	1940	0	0	3	0	0	.	.	.	.	1	3	3	4	1	2110	.	100	0	0	50	77	11	79	.	38	19	7	9	6	0	3	2	7190	0	7300	6200	450	650	.	175	111	5	3	13	3	2	40	327	797	120	.	127	2	.	.	287	82	3090	0	1450	1630
Arab Omani	1240	1	74	6	41	7	69	65	60	5	0	1680	10	4	47	53	53	53	52	53	53	52	53	41	1510	1510	3	0	100	100	1	2	1650	1	0	3	0	1	.	.	.	.	1	3	0	2	0	6670	47	-7	1	0	0	74	60	13	27	0	19	11	134	6	1	8	73	24700	0	26000	6000	.	.	.	104	0	2	0	7	3	3	3	762	619	99	98	103	4	.	.	.	.	.	0	3430	3160
Arab Palestin.	1520	2	36	6	34	4	71	68	42	5	0.7	1680	82	2	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	51	80	-1670	-1820	44	5	86	90	1	0	1940	0	0	3	0	0	.	.	.	.	1	1	3	4	1	1370	.	28	0	0	22	77	11	79	.	38	19	7	3	3	0	0.6	1	7190	0	7300	6200	450	650	.	175	111	0.9	0.6	2	0.6	0.4	40	327	797	120	.	127	2	.	.	287	82	3090	0	1450	1630
Arab Quatar	98	1	20	4	21	4	74	69	45	4	15	489	89	6	36	51	54	71	73	72	73	71	50	76	1870	1870	42	0	100	100	1	0	1970	1	1	2	1	1	.	.	.	13	1	2	0	0	0	17000	.	3	1	0	0	79	10	70	20	0	3	6	4	1	1	0	2	1500	0	1500	1000	500	.	.	226	0	2	0	3	3	3	4	514	459	349	.	270	12	.	.	.	.	.	0	22100	10200
Arab Saudi	13500	1	82	6	39	7	68	65	88	4	0	16500	74	5	47	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	62	200	1700	8	0	100	100	1	0	1930	1	0	3	1	1	0.6	58	.	.	1	5	1	0	1	7050	65	5	1	0	0	70	14	31	55	0	104	6	211	70	14	37	105	145000	.	74000	35000	39000	.	.	145	886	43	3	80	13	7	10	277	288	152	.	125	2	.	47	208	91	3030	0	6360	2880
Arab Sudanic	15000	2	45	14	44	6	53	52	109	6	0	25200	26	3	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	47	43	27	1810	1830	3	0.1	100	100	1	3	1960	0.9	0	3	0	0	.	.	.	.	0.9	2	1	2	0	418	0.2	179	0.1	0	30	75	79	9	13	2	16	0.6	72	8	0	5	30	22100	0	21200	1440	4070	2300	13600	6	4580	10	0	3	0.1	2	2	55	220	4	15	3	.	.	65	125	61	2030	0	59	39
Arab Total	143000	34	28	8	38	5	66	64	84	4	0	19200	53	3	49	51	51	52	50	50	50	50	49	55	-578	775	11	3	75	82	1	2	1950	0.9	0	3	0.3	0.8	2	268	12	1	1	3	2	1	0.6	2950	25	43	0.2	0	15	77	37	28	35	16	39	3	104	38	4	23	36	58000	202	56900	31100	18600	21500	11900	52	2530	18	3	31	11	4	8	107	234	69	50	62	2	8	51	224	78	2820	0	1810	1230
Arauc- anian	939	1	7	6	21	3	77	71	33	0	0	13800	84	2	51	51	51	50	50	49	47	45	41	93	1540	1540	37	6	31	55	2	4	1820	1	0	2	0	1	5	832	5	0.2	0	4	0	2	0	2550	8	15	1	0	6	66	19	36	45	13	29	2	390	48	0	12	58	79200	3460	79000	9910	33100	36000	.	50	7980	159	0	131	0	2	33	201	304	112	.	124	7	.	70	287	68	2570	0	1210	1330
Armenian	4790	9	4	7	24	3	74	69	44	0.5	-5	8120	65	1	49	52	51	51	51	52	51	50	48	95	-851	413	31	4	46	67	1	1	1980	1	0	2	0	1	4	2310	16	1	0.2	3	0.2	0.3	0.9	4500	38	212	0	0.9	13	57	21	40	41	12	7	0.4	204	74	10	13	57	26000	34	27300	18800	3140	3320	2210	45	1950	81	1	25	5	1	62	124	374	152	11	164	0.4	32	53	199	86	3270	0	2080	2620
Assamese	217	1	13	17	40	6	49	50	147	6	0	1640	10	2	49	51	52	51	51	52	51	52	51	38	1580	1580	1	1	100	100	1	1	1870	1	0	3	0	0	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0	0	200	.	9	0	0	.	61	93	.	.	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	2280	0	1300	.	418	515	371	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	12	66	2	.	.	.