Countries

population size of China

Priority request: Estimates fluctuate between 1.4 billion to being a fraction of that number. If the number of Chinese citizens has significantly decreased over the years, this could have huge ramifications for both the country and the rest of the world.

Netherlands

"known for a flat landscape of canals, tulip fields, windmills and cycling routes" -- wikipedia.

Turkey

Listed at 245 in 2005's TvF. Is it the same country it was 20 years ago?

Ireland

Calibrated in 2005 at 255 (TvF).

Switzerland

Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared values such as federalism and direct democracy, and Alpine symbolism -- wikipedia. Priority request.

Portugal

Portugal is a member of the United Nations, the European Union, the Schengen Area, and the Council of Europe, as well as a founding member of NATO and the eurozone -- wikipedia.

Malta

Malta is a developed country with an advanced high-income economy. It is heavily reliant on tourism, attracting both travelers and a growing expatriate community with its warm climate, numerous recreational areas, and architectural and historical monuments -- wikipedia.

Morocco

Since independence, Morocco has remained relatively stable. It has the fifth-largest economy in Africa and wields significant influence in both Africa and the Arab world -- wikipedia.

Albania

Albania is a developing country with an upper-middle income economy driven by the service sector, with manufacturing and tourism also playing significant roles -- wikipedia.

Hungary

"Hungary's population was 9,689,000 in 2021, according to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, making it the fifth most populous country in Central and Eastern Europe, and a medium-sized member state of the European Union" -- wikipedia.

Japan 🇯🇵

Dr. Hawkins calibrated Japan at 355 in Truth vs. Falsehood, 2005.

Sweden

the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe... Sweden has a population of 10.6 million... 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas -- wikipedia.

Germany

the most populous member state of the European Union -- wikipedia.

USA 🇺🇸

The country has the world's third-largest land area, largest maritime exclusive economic zone, and the third-largest population (over 334 million) -- wikipedia.

Poland

By the turn of the 21st century, Poland was a market-based democracy, abundant in products of all kinds and a member of both NATO and the EU, allied more strongly with western Europe than with eastern Europe but, as always, squarely between them -- britannica.com