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Updated: 15-Mar-2001 NATO the first five years 1949-1954


Part 1
Chapter 2
Annex C


by Lord Ismay

Secretary General
of NATO

(1952-1957)

  

Population, area and density of population
of NATO countries

Country Population
December
1953
(Thousands)
Area Density
December 1953
(Sq. Miles) (Sq. Km.) Persons per sq. Mile Persons per
sq. Km.
Belgium
8.800 11.779 30.507 747.1 288.5
Canada
15.005 3.845.632 9.960.170 3.9 1.5
Denmark
4.384 16.578 42.936 264.4 102.1
France
42.995 212.736 550.986 202.1 78
Greece
8.220 51.182 132.562 160.6 62.0
Iceland
152 39.768 103.000 3.8 1.5
Italy
47.220 116.225 301.023 406.3 156.9
Luxembourg
304 998 2.586 304.6 117.6
Netherlands
10.550 12.505 32.388 843.6 325.7
Norway
3.375 125.065 323.917 27.8 10.4
Portugal
8.058 34.216 88.620 243.3 93.9
Turkey
23.205 296.185 767.119 78.3 30.2
United Kingdom
50.954 94.209 244.002 540.9 208.8
United States
161.100 3.022.275 7.827.680 53.3 20.6
NATO Europe
208.217 1.011.446 2.619.646 205.9 79.5
NATO North America
176.105 6.867.907 17.787.85 25.6 9.9
Total NATO 384.322 7.879.353 20.407.49 48.8 18.8

 

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Notes:

  • The population figures are based on member countries' latest official estimates available, adjusted (when necessary) by the OEEC Staff or the NATO International Staff so as to show estimated population at 31st December, 1953. Resident (de jure) population is reported in the case of eight countries, present in area (de facto) population for the other six. Adjustment to include armed forces and merchant seamen out of the country has been made in two of the latter cases (France and the United Kingdom).
  • Both the population and the area figures include close-lying islands (e.g. Sicily and Sardinia for Italy, Corsica for France) but exclude overseas departments, possessions and distant islands (e.g. Algeria for France, the Azores for Portugal).
  • The area figures normally include inland freshwater areas but exclude salt water.
 
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