Afghanistan

Central Asia

Nepal

East Asia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

A map highlights the South Asia Free Trade Area members such as India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Afghanistan shaded in red.

Member states of the South Asian Free Trade Area, an organization founded in 2004 to create a free trade area among its members

Countries

Asia Regional Integration Center

South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Members

The map shows striking regional differences in the percentage of change in the population of counties in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the Northeast and Midwest, most counties either had small gains of between 0 and 4.9 percent or lost between 0 and –5 percent. In a few counties in upstate New York, western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and parts of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, losses exceeded 5 percent. Western Ohio, northern Indiana, much of Illinois, and eastern Iowa experienced modest declines of between 0 and –5 percent. At the same time, population increased by 5 to 14.9 percent in southern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and parts of Indiana and Ohio. In the South, many areas showed strong growth—from 5 to 14.9 percent and higher—including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. Counties lost population (between 0 and –5 percent, with significant numbers of counties less than –5 percent) in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and northern Louisiana. From the Northern Plains to Texas, a vast area of rural counties lost significant numbers of residents—declines of more than –5 percent in many counties. This population loss is most evident in eastern Montana, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, western Iowa, Kansas, southeastern Wyoming, Colorado, and West Texas. In contrast, counties in the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Southwest often experienced strong growth—from 5 to 14.9 percent and higher—as exemplified by western Montana, southern Idaho, most of Wyoming and Colorado, parts of New Mexico, much of Nevada, and virtually all of Utah and Arizona. The Pacific coast states of Washington, Oregon, and California also grew, except for eastern Oregon, which saw declines from 0 to –5 percent and less. Hawaii’s population grew by more than 14.9 percent. In Alaska, the counties around Anchorage and Fairbanks also made strong gains, whereas other counties declined or grew slightly.

Percentage change in U.S. population by county, 2000–2010

US Counties

North America

U.S. Census Bureau

Population Change 2000–2010 (U.S.)

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Caribbean

Spain

Europe

Argentina

Bolivia

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

None

Mexico

Equatorial Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa

A world map shows the countries where Spanish is an official or de facto language. These countries are highlighted in light orange and include Spain, Central America, and the western region of South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Chile).

Countries where Spanish is an official (or serves as a de facto) language

World

Ethnologue

Spanish as Official or de facto Language

Indian Ocean Ter. (Australia)

Nauru

Australia & Oceania

Kazakhstan

China

Russia

Eurasia

Finland

Sweden

Czechia

Estonia

Norway

Brazil

Curaçao (Neth.)

United States

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Jordan

Morocco

Tunisia

Egypt

Iraq

Israel

Palestine

Syria

Turkey

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Senegal

Togo

Tanzania

Burkina Faso

South Africa

Zimbabwe

A world map shows phosphate mining locations marked by green circles with "P h." Key areas include the U S, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, China, and Australia. Major clusters are in the U S, eastern China, and northern Africa.

South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Members	Display by:	Spanish as Official or de facto Language	Phosphate Mines
Value	Population Change 2000–2010 (U.S.)	Value	Phosphate Mines

			3
			4
			51
			11
			2.2
			4.833333333333333
			1
			61
			2.6666666666666665
			1
			6.3
			3