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Lowest Population Densities

The 13 Countries With the Lowest Population Density

By Matt Rosenberg, About.com

Aug 27 2006
According to the Population Reference Bureau, these thirteen countries have the world's lowest population densities, in people per square mile. All have a population density of under 20 people per square mile.

1. Mongolia - 4 people per square mile
2. Namibia - 6
3. Australia - 7
4. Mauritania - 8
4. Botswana - 8
4. Canada - 8
4. Suriname - 8
4. Iceland - 8
9. Guyana - 9
9. Libya - 9
11. Gabon - 14
12. Kazakhstan - 15
13. Central African Republic - 18

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