United States
303,824,640 (July 2008 est.)
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
no indigenous
inhabitants
note: public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and
Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and
educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military
and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005 all
US government personnel had left the island
Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish
and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the
atoll
Palmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife
staff, and researchers
Uruguay
3,477,778 (July 2008 est.)
Uzbekistan
27,345,026 (July 2008 est.)
Vanuatu
215,446 (July 2008 est.)
Venezuela
26,414,816 (July 2008 est.)
Vietnam
86,116,560 (July 2008 est.)
Virgin Islands
109,840 (July 2008 est.)
Wake Island
no indigenous inhabitants
note: since super typhoon IOKE, a small military contingent along
with 75 contractor personnel have returned to the island to conduct
clean-up and restore basic operations on the island (July 2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
15,237 (July 2008 est.)