AFRICA (6)

1.

Cape Verde
Population: 446,000 (2002); Terrain: rugged, rocky, volcanic; coastline: 965 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Praia

2.

Comoros
Population: 749,000 (2002); Terrain: volcanic islands; Coastline: 340 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Moroni

3.

Guinea-Bissau
Population: 1,257,000 (2002); Terrain: mostly low coastal plain; Coastline: 350 km

Bissau

4.

Mauritius
Population: 1,210,000 (2002); Terrain: small coastal plain, central plateau; Coastline: 177 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Port-Louis

5.

Sao Tome and Principe
Population: 143,000 (2002); Terrain: volcanic, mountainous; Coastline: 209 km

Sao Tome

6.

Seychelles
Population: 83,000 (2002); Terrain: narrow coastal strip, coral, flat; Coastline: 491 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Victoria

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN (23)

1.

Anguilla 1/ 2/ 
Population: 13,008 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone; Coastline: 61 km

The Valley

2.

Antigua and Barbuda
Population: 65,000 (2002); Terrain: low-lying limestone and coral islands; Coastline: 153 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

St. John's

3.

Aruba 1/ 2/
Population: 108,000 (2002)  

Oranjestad

4.

Bahamas
Population: 312,000 (2002); Terrain: long, flat coral formations; Coastline: 3,542 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Nassau

5.

Barbados
Population: 269,000 (2002); Terrain: flat, central highland; Coastline: 97 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Bridgetown

6.

Belize
Population: 272,945 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south; Coastline: 386 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Belmopan

7.

British Virgin Islands
Population: 22,187 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly; Coastline: 80 km

Road Town

8.

Cuba
Population: 11,273,500 (2002); Terrain: terraced plains, small hills, mountains; Coastline: 5,746 km

Havana

9.

Dominica
Population: 70,000 (2002); Terrain: rugged mountains of volcanic origin; Coastline: 148 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Roseau

10.

Dominican Republic 2/
Population: 8,639,000 (2002)

Santa Domigo

11.

Grenada
Population: 94,000 (2002); Terrain: volcanic in origin, central mountains; Coastline: 121 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

St. George's

12.

Guyana
Population: 705,803 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south; Coastline: 459 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Georgetown

13.

Haiti
Population: 8,400,000 (2002)
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Port-au-Prince

14.

Jamaica
Population: 2,621,000 (2002); Terrain: narrow coastal plains, mountains; Coastline: 1,022 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Kingston

15.

Montserrat 1/ 2/
Population: 9,245 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland; Coastline: 40 km  

Plymouth

16.

Netherlands Antilles 1/
Population: 219,000 (2002); Terrain: hilly, volcanic interiors; Coastline: 364 km

Willemstad

17.

Puerto Rico 1/
Population: 3,897,960 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas; Coastline: 501 km

San Juan

18.

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Population: 38,000 (2002); Terrain: volcanic, mountainous interiors; Coastline: 135 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Basseterre

19.

Saint Lucia
Population: 151,000 (2002); Terrain: volcanic, mountainous with broad valleys; Coastline: 158 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Castries

20.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Population: 115,000 (2002); Terrain: volcanic, mountainous; Coastline: 84 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Kingstown

21.

Suriname
Population: 436,935 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps; Coastline: 386 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Paramaribo

22.

Trinidad and Tobago
Population: 1,306,000 (2002); Terrain: flat, hilly, mountainous; Coastline: km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Port-of-Spain

23.

United States Virgin Islands 1/
Population: 124,000 (2002); Terrain: hilly, rugged, mountainous; Coastline: 188 km

Charlotte Amalie

ASIA & THE PACIFIC (22)

1.

American Samoa 1/
Population: 57,902 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island); Coastline: 116 km

Pago Pago

2.

Bahrain 2/
Population: 677,886 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: mostly low desert plain; Coastline: 161 km

Manama

3.

Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas 1/ 2/ 
Population: 78,252 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic; Coastline: 1,482 km

Saipan

4.

Cook Islands 1/ 3/ 
Population: 20,000 (2002); Terrain: low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south; Coastline: 120 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Avarua

5.

Fiji
Population: 832,000 (2002); Terrain: mountainous of volcanic origin, coral atolls; Coastline: 1,129 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Suva

6.

French Polynesia 1/ 2/ 
Population: 266,339 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs; Coastline: 2,525 km

Papeete

7.

Guam 1/ 
Population: 166,090 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in center, mountains in south; Coastline: 125.5 km

Agana

8.

Kiribati
Population: 85,000 (2002); Terrain: low-lying coral atolls; Coastline: 1,143 km

Tarawa

9.

Maldives
Population: 309,000 (2002); Terrain: flat; Coastline: 644 km

Male

10.

Marshall Islands
Population: 53,000 (2002); Terrain: low coral limestone and sand islands; Coastline: 370 km

Majuro

11.

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Population: 129,000 (2002); Terrain: low coral atolls, volcanic, mountainous; Coastline: 6,112 km

Kolonia

12.

Nauru
Population: 13,000 (2002); Terrain: sandy beach, coral reefs, phosphate plateau; Coastline: 30 km

Yaren

13.

New Calendonia 1/ 2/
Population: 213,679 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: coastal plains with interior mountains; Coastline: 2,254 km

Noumea

14.

Niue 1/ 3/
Population: 2,156 (July 2004 estimate) a/; Terrain: limestone cliffs, central plateau; Coastline: 64 km

Alofi

15.

Palau
Population: 20,000 (2002); Terrain: low coral islands, mountainous main island; Coastline: 1,519 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Koror

16.

Papua New Guinea
Population: 5,032,000 (2002); Terrain: coastal lowlands, mountains; Coastline: 5,152 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report Part 1 & Part 2

Port-Moresby

17.

Samoa
Population: 159,000 (2002); Terrain: narrow coastal plains, interior mountains; Coastline: 403 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Apia

18.

Solomon Islands
Population: 479,000 (2002); Terrain: low coral atolls, rugged mountains; Coastline: 5,313 km

Honiara

19.

Timor-Leste
Population: 1,019,252 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: mountainous; Coastline: 706 km

Dili

20.

Tonga
Population: 100,000 (2002); Terrain: coral formation, volcanic; Coastline: 419 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Niku'alofa

21.

Tuvalu
Population: 10,000 (2002); Terrain: low-lying and narrow coral atolls; Coastline: 24 km
Key Document: National Assessment Report

Funafuti

22.

Vanuatu
Population: 207,000 (2002); Terrain: narrow coastal plains, mountains of volcanic origin; Coastline: 2,528 km

Vila