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Note: All dependent territories are shown in italics.
| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | Population | Date | % of world population |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,347,350,000 | December 31, 2011 | 19.1% | Official estimate |
| 2 | India | 1,210,193,422 | March 1, 2011 | 17.16% | 2011 census |
| 3 | United States | 314,826,000 | November 25, 2012 | 4.46% | Official population clock |
| 4 | Indonesia | 237,641,326 | May 1, 2010 | 3.37% | 2010 census |
| 5 | Brazil | 193,946,886 | July 1, 2012 | 2.75% | Official estimate |
| 6 | Pakistan | 181,319,000 | November 25, 2012 | 2.57% | Official population clock |
| 7 | Nigeria | 166,629,000 | July 1, 2012 | 2.36% | UN estimate |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 152,518,015 | July 16, 2012 | 2.16% | Official estimate |
| 9 | Russia | 143,300,000 | October 1, 2012 | 2.03% | Official estimate |
| 10 | Japan | 127,530,000 | October 1, 2012 | 1.81% | Monthly official estimate |
| 11 | Mexico | 112,336,538 | June 12, 2010 | 1.59% | 2010 census |
| 12 | Philippines | 92,337,852 | May 1, 2010 | 1.31% | 2010 census |
| 13 | Vietnam | 87,840,000 | July 1, 2011 | 1.25% | Official estimate |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 84,320,987 | July 1, 2012 | 1.2% | Official estimate |
| 15 | Egypt | 82,877,000 | November 25, 2012 | 1.17% | Official population clock |
| 16 | Germany | 81,857,000 | April 30, 2012 | 1.16% | Monthly official estimate |
| 17 | Iran | 75,149,669 | October 24, 2011 | 1.07% | 2011 census |
| 18 | Turkey | 74,724,269 | December 31, 2011 | 1.06% | Official estimate |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 69,575,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.99% | UN estimate |
| 20 | Thailand | 65,479,453 | September 1, 2010 | 0.93% | 2010 census |
| 21 | France | 65,350,000 | January 1, 2012 | 0.93% | Official estimate |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 62,262,000 | July 1, 2010 | 0.88% | Official estimate |
| 23 | Italy | 60,849,247 | March 31, 2012 | 0.86% | Official estimate |
| 24 | South Africa | 51,770,560 | October 9, 2011 | 0.73% | 2011 census |
| 25 | South Korea | 50,004,441 | July 1, 2012 | 0.71% | Official estimate |
| 26 | Myanmar | 48,724,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.69% | UN estimate |
| 27 | Colombia | 46,800,000 | November 25, 2012 | 0.66% | Official population clock |
| 28 | Spain | 46,163,116 | July 1, 2012 | 0.65% | Monthly official estimate |
| 29 | Ukraine | 45,560,272 | August 1, 2012 | 0.65% | Monthly official estimate |
| 30 | Tanzania | 43,188,000 | July 1, 2010 | 0.61% | Official estimate |
| 31 | Argentina | 40,117,096 | October 27, 2010 | 0.57% | 2010 census |
| 32 | Kenya | 38,610,097 | August 24, 2009 | 0.55% | 2009 census |
| 33 | Poland | 38,538,447 | December 31, 2011 | 0.55% | Official estimate |
| 34 | Algeria | 37,100,000 | January 1, 2012 | 0.53% | Official estimate |
| 35 | Canada | 34,988,500 | November 25, 2012 | 0.5% | Official population clock |
| 36 | Uganda | 34,131,400 | July 1, 2012 | 0.48% | Official estimate |
| 37 | Iraq | 33,330,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.47% | Official estimate |
| 38 | Morocco | 32,739,100 | November 25, 2012 | 0.46% | Official population clock |
| 39 | Sudan | 30,894,000 | April 22, 2008 | 0.44% | 2008 census |
| 40 | Peru | 30,135,875 | June 30, 2012 | 0.43% | Official estimate |
| 41 | Malaysia | 29,567,000 | November 25, 2012 | 0.42% | Official population clock |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 29,123,400 | July 1, 2011 | 0.41% | Official estimate |
| 43 | Venezuela | 28,946,101 | November 30, 2011 | 0.41% | 2011 census |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 28,376,355 | July 1, 2011 | 0.4% | Official estimate |
| 45 | Nepal | 26,620,809 | June 22, 2011 | 0.38% | 2011 census |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 25,500,100 | January 1, 2013 | 0.36% | Official estimate |
| 47 | Ghana | 24,658,823 | September 26, 2010 | 0.35% | 2010 census |
| 48 | North Korea | 24,554,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.35% | Official estimate |
| 49 | Yemen | 24,527,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.35% | Official estimate |
| 50 | Mozambique | 23,700,715 | July 1, 2012 | 0.34% | Official estimate |
| 51 | Taiwan | 23,268,372 | July 31, 2012 | 0.33% | Monthly official estimate |
| 52 | Australia | 22,821,983 | November 25, 2012 | 0.32% | Official population clock |
| 53 | Syria | 21,849,000 | November 25, 2012 | 0.31% | Official population clock |
| 54 | Ivory Coast | 21,395,000 | July 1, 2009 | 0.3% | Official estimate |
| 55 | Madagascar | 20,696,070 | July 1, 2011 | 0.29% | Official estimate |
| 56 | Angola | 20,609,294 | July 1, 2012 | 0.29% | Official estimate |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 20,277,597 | March 20, 2012 | 0.29% | 2011 census |
| 58 | Cameroon | 19,406,100 | January 1, 2010 | 0.28% | Official estimate |
| 59 | Romania | 19,042,936 | October 20, 2011 | 0.27% | 2011 census |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 16,815,000 | August 1, 2012 | 0.24% | Monthly official estimate |
| 61 | Netherlands | 16,765,558 | August 31, 2012 | 0.24% | Monthly official estimate |
| 62 | Chile | 16,572,475 | April 9, 2012 | 0.23% | 2012 census |
| 63 | Niger | 16,274,738 | July 1, 2012 | 0.23% | Official estimate |
| 64 | Malawi | 15,883,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.23% | UN estimate |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 15,730,977 | July 1, 2010 | 0.22% | Official estimate |
| 66 | Guatemala | 14,713,763 | July 1, 2011 | 0.21% | Official estimate |
| 67 | Mali | 14,528,662 | April 1, 2009 | 0.21% | 2009 census |
| 68 | Ecuador | 14,483,499 | November 28, 2010 | 0.21% | 2010 census |
| 69 | Cambodia | 14,478,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.21% | UN estimate |
| 70 | Zambia | 13,092,666 | October 16, 2010 | 0.19% | 2010 census |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 13,014,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.18% | UN estimate |
| 72 | Senegal | 12,855,153 | July 1, 2011 | 0.18% | Official estimate |
| 73 | Chad | 11,274,106 | May 20, 2009 | 0.16% | 2009 census |
| 74 | Cuba | 11,247,925 | December 31, 2011 | 0.16% | Official estimate |
| 75 | Belgium | 10,839,905 | January 1, 2010 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 76 | Guinea | 10,824,200 | July 1, 2010 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 77 | Greece | 10,787,690 | May 24, 2011 | 0.15% | 2011 census |
| 78 | Rwanda | 10,718,379 | July 1, 2011 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 79 | Tunisia | 10,673,800 | July 1, 2011 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 80 | Portugal | 10,561,614 | March 21, 2011 | 0.15% | 2011 census |
| 81 | Czech Republic | 10,507,566 | March 31, 2012 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 82 | Bolivia | 10,426,155 | July 1, 2010 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 83 | Haiti | 10,085,214 | July 1, 2010 | 0.14% | Official estimate |
| 84 | Hungary | 9,957,731 | January 1, 2012 | 0.14% | Official estimate |
| 85 | Somalia | 9,797,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.14% | UN estimate |
| 86 | Sweden | 9,540,065 | September 30, 2012 | 0.14% | Official registered population |
| 87 | Belarus | 9,459,800 | October 1, 2012 | 0.13% | Monthly official estimate |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 9,445,281 | December 1, 2010 | 0.13% | 2010 census |
| 89 | Benin | 9,352,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.13% | UN estimate |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 9,235,100 | January 1, 2012 | 0.13% | Official estimate |
| 91 | Burundi | 8,749,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.12% | UN estimate |
| 92 | Austria | 8,452,835 | July 1, 2012 | 0.12% | Official estimate |
| 93 | Honduras | 8,385,072 | July 1, 2012 | 0.12% | Official estimate |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 8,264,070 | July 1, 2010 | 0.12% | Official estimate |
| 95 | South Sudan | 8,260,490 | April 22, 2008 | 0.12% | 2008 census |
| 96 | Switzerland | 8,000,001 | August 2, 2012 | 0.11% | Official estimate |
| 97 | Israel | 7,941,900 | September 30, 2012 | 0.11% | Monthly official estimate |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 7,800,000 | January 1, 2012 | 0.11% | Official estimate |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 7,364,570 | February 1, 2011 | 0.1% | 2011 census |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 7,170,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.1% | UN estimate |
| 101 | Serbia | 7,120,666 | October 1, 2011 | 0.1% | 2011 census |
| 102 | Hong Kong (China) | 7,103,700 | December 31, 2011 | 0.1% | Official estimate |
| 103 | Libya | 6,469,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.092% | UN estimate |
| 104 | Laos | 6,465,800 | July 1, 2012 | 0.092% | Official estimate |
| 105 | Paraguay | 6,337,127 | July 1, 2010 | 0.09% | Official estimate |
| 106 | Jordan | 6,373,700 | November 25, 2012 | 0.09% | Official population clock |
| 107 | Togo | 6,191,155 | November 6, 2010 | 0.088% | 2010 census |
| 108 | El Salvador | 6,183,000 | June 30, 2010 | 0.088% | Official estimate |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 6,126,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.087% | UN estimate |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 6,071,045 | June 30, 2012 | 0.086% | Official estimate |
| 111 | Denmark | 5,587,085 | July 1, 2012 | 0.079% | Monthly official estimate |
| 112 | Eritrea | 5,581,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.079% | UN estimate |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,477,600 | July 1, 2011 | 0.078% | Official estimate |
| 114 | Slovakia | 5,445,324 | September 30, 2011 | 0.077% | Official estimate |
| 115 | Finland | 5,425,190 | November 25, 2012 | 0.08% | Official population clock |
| 116 | Singapore | 5,312,400 | July 1, 2012 | 0.073% | Official estimate |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 5,170,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.073% | UN estimate |
| 118 | Norway | 5,050,100 | November 25, 2012 | 0.072% | Official population clock |
| 119 | Ireland | 4,588,252 | April 10, 2011 | 0.065% | 2011 census |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 4,576,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.065% | UN estimate |
| 121 | Georgia | 4,497,600 | January 1, 2012 | 0.064% | Official estimate |
| 122 | New Zealand | 4,446,720 | November 25, 2012 | 0.063% | Official population clock |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 4,301,712 | June 3, 2011 | 0.061% | 2011 census |
| 124 | Palestinian territories | 4,293,313 | July 1, 2012 | 0.061% | Official estimate |
| 125 | Lebanon | 4,292,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.061% | UN estimate |
| 126 | Croatia | 4,290,612 | March 31, 2011 | 0.061% | 2011 census |
| 127 | Liberia | 4,245,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.06% | UN estimate |
| 128 | Republic of the Congo | 4,233,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.06% | UN estimate |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,868,621 | June 30, 2012 | 0.055% | Official estimate |
| 130 | Puerto Rico (USA) | 3,706,690 | July 1, 2011 | 0.053% | Official estimate |
| 131 | Kuwait | 3,582,054 | December 31, 2010 | 0.051% | Official estimate |
| 132 | Moldova | 3,559,500 | January 1, 2012 | 0.05% | Official estimate |
| 133 | Panama | 3,405,813 | May 16, 2010 | 0.048% | 2010 census |
| 134 | Mauritania | 3,378,254 | July 1, 2012 | 0.048% | Official estimate |
| 135 | Uruguay | 3,286,314 | September 30, 2011 | 0.047% | 2011 census |
| 136 | Armenia | 3,275,700 | June 1, 2012 | 0.046% | Monthly official estimate |
| 137 | Lithuania | 3,180,394 | August 1, 2012 | 0.045% | Monthly official estimate |
| 138 | Albania | 2,831,741 | October 1, 2011 | 0.04% | 2011 census |
| 139 | Oman | 2,773,479 | December 12, 2010 | 0.039% | 2010 census |
| 140 | Mongolia | 2,736,800 | July 1, 2009 | 0.039% | Official estimate |
| 141 | Jamaica | 2,709,300 | December 31, 2011 | 0.038% | Official estimate |
| 142 | Lesotho | 2,217,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.031% | UN estimate |
| 143 | Namibia | 2,104,900 | August 28, 2011 | 0.03% | 2011 census |
| 144 | Latvia | 2,070,371 | March 1, 2011 | 0.029% | 2011 census |
| 145 | Macedonia | 2,059,794 | December 31, 2011 | 0.029% | Official estimate |
| 146 | Slovenia | 2,061,720 | November 25, 2012 | 0.029% | Official population clock |
| 147 | Botswana | 2,024,904 | August 22, 2011 | 0.029% | 2011 census |
| 148 | Gambia | 1,825,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.026% | UN estimate |
| 149 | Qatar | 1,757,540 | October 31, 2012 | 0.025% | Official estimate |
| 150 | Gabon | 1,564,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.022% | UN estimate |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,520,830 | March 1, 2009 | 0.022% | 2009 census |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,317,714 | July 1, 2010 | 0.019% | Official estimate |
| 153 | Estonia | 1,294,236 | March 31, 2012 | 0.018% | 2012 census |
| 154 | Mauritius | 1,286,051 | July 1, 2011 | 0.018% | Official estimate |
| 155 | Bahrain | 1,234,571 | April 27, 2010 | 0.018% | 2010 census |
| 156 | Swaziland | 1,220,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.017% | UN estimate |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 1,066,409 | July 11, 2010 | 0.015% | 2010 census |
| 158 | Fiji | 876,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.012% | UN estimate |
| 159 | Cyprus | 838,897 | October 1, 2011 | 0.012% | 2011 census |
| 160 | Djibouti | 818,159 | May 29, 2009 | 0.012% | 2009 census |
| 161 | Réunion (France) | 816,364 | January 1, 2009 | 0.012% | Official estimate |
| 162 | Guyana | 784,894 | July 1, 2010 | 0.011% | Official estimate |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 740,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.01% | UN estimate |
| 164 | Bhutan | 720,679 | July 1, 2012 | 0.01% | Official estimate |
| 165 | Comoros | 669,300 | July 1, 2009 | 0.0095% | Official estimate |
| 166 | Montenegro | 620,029 | April 1, 2011 | 0.0088% | 2011 census |
| 167 | Macau (China) | 568,700 | June 30, 2012 | 0.0081% | Official estimate |
| 168 | Western Sahara | 567,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.008% | UN estimate |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 553,935 | July 1, 2012 | 0.0079% | Official estimate |
| 170 | Suriname | 534,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.0076% | UN estimate |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 511,800 | December 31, 2010 | 0.0073% | Official estimate |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 491,875 | June 16, 2010 | 0.007% | 2010 census |
| 173 | Malta | 417,617 | December 31, 2010 | 0.0059% | Official estimate |
| 174 | Guadeloupe (France) | 401,554 | January 1, 2009 | 0.0057% | Official estimate |
| 175 | Martinique (France) | 396,404 | January 1, 2009 | 0.0056% | Official estimate |
| 176 | Brunei | 393,162 | June 20, 2011 | 0.0056% | 2011 census |
| 177 | Bahamas | 353,658 | May 3, 2010 | 0.005% | 2010 census |
| 178 | Iceland | 320,060 | April 1, 2012 | 0.0045% | Monthly official estimate |
| 179 | Maldives | 317,280 | July 1, 2010 | 0.0045% | Official estimate |
| 180 | Belize | 312,971 | May 12, 2010 | 0.0044% | 2010 census |
| 181 | French Polynesia (France) | 277,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.0039% | UN estimate |
| 182 | Barbados | 274,200 | July 1, 2010 | 0.0039% | Official estimate |
| 183 | New Caledonia (France) | 245,580 | July 27, 2009 | 0.0035% | 2009 census |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 234,023 | November 16, 2009 | 0.0033% | 2009 census |
| 185 | French Guiana (France) | 224,469 | January 1, 2009 | 0.0032% | Official estimate |
| 186 | Mayotte (France) | 217,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.0031% | UN estimate |
| 187 | Samoa | 186,340 | November 7, 2011 | 0.0026% | 2011 census |
| 188 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 172,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.0024% | UN estimate |
| 189 | Saint Lucia | 166,526 | May 10, 2010 | 0.0024% | 2010 census |
| 190 | Guam (USA) | 159,358 | April 1, 2010 | 0.0023% | 2010 census |
| 191 | Curaçao (Netherlands) | 149,679 | March 26, 2011 | 0.0021% | 2011 census |
| 192 | Grenada | 110,821 | July 1, 2009 | 0.0016% | Official estimate |
| 193 | United States Virgin Islands | 106,405 | April 1, 2010 | 0.0015% | 2010 census |
| 194 | Tonga | 103,036 | November 30, 2011 | 0.0015% | 2011 census |
| 195 | Kiribati | 103,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.0015% | UN estimate |
| 196 | Federated States of Micronesia | 102,843 | April 4, 2010 | 0.0015% | 2010 census |
| 197 | Aruba (Netherlands) | 101,484 | September 29, 2010 | 0.0014% | 2010 census |
| 198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100,892 | July 1, 2009 | 0.0014% | Official estimate |
| 199 | Jersey (UK) | 97,857 | March 27, 2011 | 0.0014% | 2011 census |
| 200 | Seychelles | 90,945 | August 26, 2010 | 0.0013% | 2010 census |
| 201 | Antigua and Barbuda | 86,295 | May 27, 2011 | 0.0012% | 2011 census |
| 202 | Isle of Man (UK) | 84,497 | March 27, 2011 | 0.0012% | 2011 census |
| 203 | Andorra | 78,115 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0011% | Official estimate |
| 204 | Dominica | 71,293 | May 14, 2011 | 0.001% | 2011 census |
| 205 | Bermuda (UK) | 64,237 | May 20, 2010 | 0.00091% | 2010 census |
| 206 | Guernsey (UK) | 62,431 | March 31, 2010 | 0.00088% | Official estimate |
| 207 | Greenland (Denmark) | 56,749 | January 1, 2012 | 0.0008% | Official estimate |
| 208 | American Samoa (USA) | 55,519 | April 1, 2010 | 0.00079% | 2010 census |
| 209 | Cayman Islands (UK) | 55,456 | October 10, 2010 | 0.00079% | 2010 census |
| 210 | Marshall Islands | 54,305 | July 1, 2010 | 0.00077% | Official estimate |
| 211 | Northern Mariana Islands (USA) | 53,883 | April 1, 2010 | 0.00076% | 2010 census |
| 212 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51,970 | July 1, 2009 | 0.00074% | Official estimate |
| 213 | Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 48,459 | July 1, 2012 | 0.00069% | Monthly official estimate |
| 214 | Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 37,429 | January 1, 2010 | 0.00053% | Official estimate |
| 215 | Saint Martin (France) | 36,824 | January 1, 2009 | 0.00052% | Official estimate |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 36,476 | December 31, 2011 | 0.00052% | Official estimate |
| 217 | Monaco | 35,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.0005% | UN estimate |
| 218 | San Marino | 32,404 | July 31, 2012 | 0.00046% | Monthly official estimate |
| 219 | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 31,458 | January 25, 2012 | 0.00045% | 2012 census |
| 220 | Gibraltar (UK) | 29,752 | July 1, 2011 | 0.00042% | Official estimate |
| 221 | British Virgin Islands (UK) | 29,537 | July 1, 2010 | 0.00042% | Official estimate |
| 222 | Åland Islands (Finland) | 28,355 | December 31, 2011 | 0.0004% | Official estimate |
| 223 | Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) | 21,133 | January 1, 2011 | 0.0003% | Official estimate |
| 224 | Palau | 21,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.0003% | UN estimate |
| 225 | Cook Islands (NZ) | 17,791 | December 1, 2011 | 0.00025% | 2011 census |
| 226 | Anguilla (UK) | 13,452 | May 11, 2011 | 0.00019% | 2011 census |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna (France) | 13,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.00018% | UN estimate |
| 228 | Nauru | 10,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.00014% | UN estimate |
| 229 | Tuvalu | 10,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.00014% | UN estimate |
| 230 | Saint Barthélemy (France) | 8,902 | January 1, 2009 | 0.00013% | Official estimate |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 6,082 | January 1, 2009 | 0.00006% | Official estimate |
| 232 | Montserrat (UK) | 4,922 | May 12, 2011 | 0.00005% | 2011 census |
| 233 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) | 4,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.00004% | UN estimate |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (UK) | 2,563 | April 15, 2012 | 0.00003% | 2012 Census |
| 235 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) | 2,495 | March 1, 2010 | 0.00002% | Official estimate |
| 236 | Norfolk Island (Australia) | 2,302 | August 9, 2011 | 0.00002% | 2011 census |
| 237 | Christmas Island (Australia) | 2,072 | August 9, 2011 | 0.00002% | 2011 census |
| 238 | Tokelau (NZ) | 1,411 | October 18, 2011 | 0.00001% | 2011 census |
| 239 | Niue (NZ) | 1,000 | July 1, 2012 | 0.00001% | UN estimate |
| 240 | Vatican City | 800 | March 1, 2011 | 0.00001% | Official estimate |
| 241 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | 550 | August 9, 2011 | 0.000008% | 2011 census |
| 242 | Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 66 | July 1, 2008 | 0.000001% | 2008 census |
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