Most of us are fortunate enough to live in countries with a lot of wide open space and a few friendly neighbours. But there are some countries that are very densely populated. This is a list of the ten most densely populated nations in the world.
1. Monaco [Wikipedia]
Monaco is the world’s most densely populated country and second-smallest independent nation; with a population of just 32,410 and an area of 1.96 square kilometers (485 acres), Monaco is the world’s smallest French-speaking sovereignty.
2. Singapore [Wikipedia]
Singapore is a highly populated island nation located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. A popular destination for both tourism and business, Singapore is also one of the richest countries in the world because of its highly developed economy. Singapore has been rated as the most business-friendly economy in the world, with thousands of foreign expatriates working in multi-national corporations. The city-state also employs tens of thousands of foreign blue-collared workers from around the world. With a total population density of over 6300 people per square kilometer, it ranks 2nd in the world.
3. Vatican City [Wikipedia]
Landlocked within the Italian city of Rome with approximately 44 hectares (108.7 acres), Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world. As the center of the Catholic religion, the tiny city-state only holds about 821 citizens, but due to the small area, it is ranked 3rd in population density.
4. The Maldives [Wikipedia]
The Maldives is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives’ twenty-six atolls encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, roughly two hundred of which are inhabited by local communities. According to a 2006 census, there is a population of 298,842 living on a total area of only 298 square kilometers.
5. Bahrain [Wikipedia]
Bahrain is a borderless island country in the Persian Gulf and is the smallest Arab nation. In a region currently experiencing an unprecedented oil boom, Bahrain has the fastest growing economy in the Arab region, which translates to a fast growing population due to immigration and guest workers from around the world. There are approximately 987 people per square kilometer on this tiny island.
6. Bangladesh [Wikipedia]
Bangladesh is small country located in South Asia almost surrounded by India. Bangladesh is among the most highly and densely populated countries in the world. With a land area of 144,000 square kilometers (55,600 sq mi), the population density is remarkable considering the fact that Russia’s entire population is slightly smaller than Bangladesh’s.
7. Nauru [Wikipedia]
Nauru is an island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific covering only 21 square kilometers, making it the world’s smallest island nation, the smallest independent republic, and the only republican state in the world without an official capital. There are about 13,048 residents living on this tiny island.
8. Taiwan [Wikipedia]
Taiwan is an island in East Asia off the coast of mainland China. After losing the Chinese Civil War in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and about 1.3 million refugees fled mainland China to set up the Republic of China (ROC) in Taipei, Taiwan’s largest city. The political status of Taiwan is a controversial topic today, but thanks to an industrialized economy, it is one of the wealthiest and most densely populated countries in Asia.
9. Barbados [Wikipedia]
Situated east of the Caribbean Sea, Barbados is an independent island nation in the western Atlantic Ocean. The small country is a major tourist destination for vacationers from all over. Barbados’s total land area is about 430 square kilometers, and with one of the highest standards of living and literacy rates worldwide, has a relatively high population of about 279,000.
10. Malta [Wikipedia]
Malta is a small and densely populated island nation comprising an archipelago of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea. After joining the European Union in 2004, the country has seen an increase in investments and strength of the economy. The resident population of Malta, as of 2005 was estimated at 404,039 and Malta’s population density of 1,282 per square kilometer is by far the highest in the EU and one of the highest in the world.
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世界十大人口密集区（图）
很幸运，我们能够住在现在这个国家。我们的国家空间敞开，我们有许多友好的邻居。但是在世界上的其他国家和地区有着稠密的人口。以下这张清单就包括了那些世上人口最多的地区。
1.摩纳哥（欧洲西南部国家）
摩纳哥是世界最大的人口密集国家，却也是国土面积世界第二小的独立国家；在它1.96平方公里（485英亩）的土地上生活着32410的人口。摩纳哥也是世界上最小的讲法语的主权国家。
2. 新加坡
新加坡位于马来西亚南端，是一个人口高度集中的岛国。对于当地的旅游业和商业来说，它是热门的目的地国家。与此同时，由于它的经济高度发达，新加坡也是世界上最富有的国家之一。它更被评为世界最佳经济合作伙伴，数以千计的外籍跨国企业在那里开设公司。城邦还雇用了来自世界各地成千上万的外籍蓝领工人。它的人口每平方公里超过6300人，在世界上排名第二。
3. 梵蒂冈城
梵蒂冈城位于意大利罗马市内陆大约44公顷（108.7英亩）的地区，它是世界上最小的独立国家。它是天主教中心，在这个小小的国家城市居住了821位公民。由于狭小的国土面积，它的人口密集程度在世界排名第三。
4. 马尔代夫
马尔代夫是坐落于印度洋上的一个岛国，它的四周环绕着成群的环礁。马尔代夫的26座环礁中包含了以1192个小岛为特色的区域。其中有200个在当地居住的社区。据2006年的统计，当地298，842人口的居住面积只有298平方公里。
5. 巴林
巴林是位于波斯湾上的一个无国界岛国，它是阿拉伯国家中最小的。它所处的这个区域，目前正经历着前所未有的石油繁荣，巴林是阿拉伯地区经济发展最快的国家，这也给它带来了快速增长的人口数量，包括从世界各地而来的移民和外来工作者，在这个小岛上每平方公里大约有87人居住。
6. 孟加拉国
孟加拉是一个小国，它坐落于南亚，大部分地区被印度所包围。它是世界上地势最高、人口数目最多的国家之一。它的陆地面积144，000平方公里（55，600平方米），但是人口数量比俄罗斯所有人口数量还多。
7. 瑙鲁
瑙鲁是位于南太平洋密克罗尼西亚上的一个岛国，它只有21平方公里，是世界上最小的岛国、最小的独立共和国，是世界上唯一没有官方资本的共和党州。在这个小岛上居住着13，048名居民。
8. 台湾
台湾是一个岛屿，位于中国东亚海岸大陆，在中国1949年的内战失败后，蒋介石和大约130万难民逃离中国大陆，在台北建立了中华民国（ROC），台北市台湾最大的城市。如今，台湾的政治地位是一个争议性的话题，但要感谢于他的工业化经济发展，使其在亚洲成为最富庶、人口最稠密的国家之一。
9. 巴巴多斯
巴巴多斯位于东加勒比海，在西大西洋上它是一个独立岛国。这个小国是一个主要的旅游目的地和度假胜地。巴巴多斯的土地总面积约430平方公里，它是全球生活水平和识字率最高的国家之一，它也具有较高的人口约279，000。
10．马耳他
马耳他位于地中海，是一个小而人口稠密的岛国，它由一个群岛的七个岛屿组成。在2004年加入欧盟以后，该地区投资增加，经济实力也雄厚起来。2005年统计马耳他常住人口约404，039人，人口密度约为1282人/平方公里，是欧盟国家中最高的，也是世界上人口数量最密集的地区之一。