WOW! CNS News: Food Stamp Rolls in America Surpass The Poulation of Spain
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WOW! CNS News: Food Stamp Rolls in America Surpass The Poulation of Spain
Elizabeth Harrington | February 11, 2013
CNSNews.com) – Since taking office in 2009, food stamp rolls under President Barack Obama have risen to more than 47 million people in America, exceeding the population of Spain.
“Now is the time to act boldly and wisely – to not only revive this economy, but to build a new foundation for lasting prosperity,” said Obama during his first joint session address to Congress on Feb. 24, 2009.
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Countries 27-242, By Population
It seems as if there are only 26 countries that have more people in their country than the US has on food stamps -
27
Colombia
46,917,000
February 12, 2013
0.66%
Official population clock
28
Spain
46,815,916
November 1, 2011
0.66%
2011 census
29
Ukraine
45,560,251
December 1, 2012
0.64%
Monthly official estimate
30
Tanzania
44,929,002
August 26, 2012
0.64%
2012 census
31
Argentina
40,117,096
October 27, 2010
0.57%
2010 census
32
Kenya
38,610,097
August 24, 2009
0.55%
2009 census
33
Poland
38,538,447
December 31, 2011
0.55%
Official estimate
34
Algeria
37,800,000
January 1, 2013
0.53%
Official estimate
35
Canada
35,002,447
October 2012
0.5%
Official estimate
36
Uganda
34,131,400
July 1, 2012
0.48%
Official estimate
37
Iraq
33,330,000
July 1, 2011
0.47%
Official estimate
38
Morocco
32,815,500
February 12, 2013
0.46%
Official population clock
39
Sudan
30,894,000
April 22, 2008
0.44%
2008 census
40
Peru
30,135,875
June 30, 2012
0.43%
Official estimate
41
Malaysia
29,599,000
February 12, 2013
0.42%
Official population clock
42
Uzbekistan
29,559,100
January 1, 2012
0.42%
Official estimate
43
Venezuela
28,946,101
October 30, 2011
0.41%
2011 census
44
Saudi Arabia
28,376,355
July 1, 2011
0.4%
Official estimate
45
Nepal
26,494,504
June 22, 2011
0.37%
2011 census
46
Afghanistan
25,500,100
January 1, 2013
0.36%
Official estimate
47
Ghana
24,658,823
September 26, 2010
0.35%
2010 census
48
North Korea
24,554,000
July 1, 2012
0.35%
Official estimate
49
Yemen
24,527,000
July 1, 2012
0.35%
Official estimate
50
Mozambique
23,700,715
July 1, 2012
0.34%
Official estimate
51
Taiwan[9]
23,315,822
December 31, 2012
0.33%
Monthly official estimate
52
Australia
22,901,506
February 12, 2013
0.32%
Official population clock
53
Syria
21,965,000
February 12, 2013
0.31%
Official population clock
54
Ivory Coast
21,395,000
July 1, 2009
0.3%
Official estimate
55
Madagascar
20,696,070
July 1, 2011
0.29%
Official estimate
56
Angola
20,609,300
July 1, 2012
0.29%
Official estimate
57
Sri Lanka
20,277,597
March 21, 2012
0.29%
2012 census
58
Cameroon
19,406,100
January 1, 2010
0.27%
Official estimate
59
Romania
19,043,767
October 20, 2011
0.27%
2011 census
60
Kazakhstan
16,897,000
December 1, 2012
0.24%
Monthly official estimate
61
Netherlands
16,775,273
November 30, 2012
0.24%
Monthly official estimate
62
Chile
16,572,475
April 9, 2012
0.23%
2012 census
63
Niger
16,274,738
July 1, 2012
0.23%
Official estimate
64
Malawi
15,883,000
July 1, 2012
0.22%
UN estimate
65
Burkina Faso
15,730,977
July 1, 2010
0.22%
Official estimate
66
Ecuador
15,421,900
February 12, 2013
0.22%
Official population clock
67
Guatemala
14,713,763
July 1, 2011
0.21%
Official estimate
68
Mali
14,528,662
April 1, 2009
0.21%
2009 census
69
Cambodia
14,478,000
July 1, 2012
0.2%
UN estimate
70
Zambia
13,092,666
October 16, 2010
0.19%
2010 census
71
Zimbabwe
12,973,808
August 17, 2012
0.18%
2012 census
72
Senegal
12,855,153
July 1, 2011
0.18%
Official estimate
73
Chad
11,274,106
May 20, 2009
0.16%
2009 census
74
Cuba
11,163,934
September 15, 2012
0.16%
2012 census
75
Belgium
11,139,292
November 1, 2012
0.16%
Official estimate
76
Guinea
10,824,200
July 1, 2010
0.15%
Official estimate
77
Greece
10,815,197
May 24, 2011
0.15%
2011 census
78
Tunisia
10,777,500
July 1, 2012
0.15%
Official estimate
79
Portugal
10,562,178
March 21, 2011
0.15%
2011 census
80
Rwanda
10,537,222
August 15, 2012
0.15%
2012 census
81
Czech Republic
10,513,209
September 30, 2012
0.15%
Official estimate
82
Bolivia
10,389,913
November 21, 2012
0.15%
2012 census
83
Haiti
10,085,214
July 1, 2010
0.14%
Official estimate
84
Hungary
9,957,731
January 1, 2012
0.14%
Official estimate
85
Somalia[10]
9,797,000
July 1, 2012
0.14%
UN estimate
86
Sweden
9,551,781
November 30, 2012
0.14%
Monthly official estimate
87
Belarus
9,460,700
December 1, 2012
0.13%
Monthly official estimate
88
Dominican Republic
9,445,281
December 1, 2010
0.13%
2010 census
89
Benin
9,352,000
July 1, 2012
0.13%
UN estimate
90
Azerbaijan
9,235,100
January 1, 2012
0.13%
Official estimate
91
Burundi
8,749,000
July 1, 2012
0.12%
UN estimate
92
Austria
8,458,023
July 1, 2012
0.12%
Official estimate
93
Honduras
8,385,072
July 1, 2012
0.12%
Official estimate
94
United Arab Emirates
8,264,070
July 1, 2010
0.12%
Official estimate
95
South Sudan
8,260,490
April 22, 2008
0.12%
2008 census
96
Switzerland
8,014,000
September 30, 2012
0.11%
Quarterly official estimate
97
Israel
7,980,900
December 31, 2012
0.11%
Monthly official estimate
98
Tajikistan
7,800,000
January 1, 2012
0.11%
Official estimate
99
Bulgaria
7,364,570
February 1, 2011
0.1%
2011 census
100
Serbia[11]
7,241,295
January 1, 2012
0.1%
Official estimate
101
Hong Kong (China)[12]
7,136,300
July 1, 2012
0.1%
Official estimate
102
Papua New Guinea
7,059,653
July 10, 2011
0.1%
2011 census
103
Libya
6,469,000
July 1, 2012
0.092%
UN estimate
104
Laos
6,465,800
July 1, 2012
0.092%
Official estimate
105
Paraguay
6,337,127
July 1, 2010
0.09%
Official estimate
106
Jordan
6,262,400
February 12, 2013
0.09%
Official population clock
107
Togo
6,191,155
November 6, 2010
0.088%
2010 census
108
El Salvador
6,183,000
June 30, 2010
0.088%
Official estimate
109
Sierra Leone
6,126,000
July 1, 2012
0.087%
UN estimate
110
Nicaragua
6,071,045
June 30, 2012
0.086%
Official estimate
111
Denmark
5,602,628
December 31, 2012
0.079%
Official estimate
112
Eritrea
5,581,000
July 1, 2012
0.079%
UN estimate
113
Kyrgyzstan
5,551,900
July 1, 2012
0.079%
Official estimate
114
Slovakia
5,445,324
September 30, 2011
0.077%
Official estimate
115
Finland
5,430,120
February 12, 2013
0.08%
Official population clock
116
Singapore
5,312,400
July 1, 2012
0.075%
Official estimate
117
Turkmenistan
5,170,000
July 1, 2012
0.073%
UN estimate
118
Norway
5,068,500
February 12, 2013
0.072%
Official population clock
119
Ireland
4,588,252
April 10, 2011
0.065%
2011 census
120
Central African Republic
4,576,000
July 1, 2012
0.065%
UN estimate
121
Georgia[13]
4,497,600
January 1, 2012
0.064%
Official estimate
122
New Zealand
4,455,500
February 12, 2013
0.063%
Official population clock
123
Costa Rica
4,301,712
June 3, 2011
0.061%
2011 census
124
Palestinian territories[14]
4,293,313
July 1, 2012
0.061%
Official estimate
125
Lebanon
4,292,000
July 1, 2012
0.061%
UN estimate
126
Croatia
4,290,612
March 31, 2011
0.061%
2011 census
127
Liberia
4,245,000
July 1, 2012
0.06%
UN estimate
128
Republic of the Congo
4,233,000
July 1, 2012
0.06%
UN estimate
129
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,839,737
June 30, 2011
0.054%
Official estimate
130
Puerto Rico (USA)
3,706,690
July 1, 2011
0.052%
Official estimate
131
Oman
3,623,000
July 1, 2012
0.051%
Official estimate
132
Kuwait
3,582,054
December 31, 2010
0.051%
Official estimate
133
Moldova[15]
3,559,500
January 1, 2012
0.05%
Official estimate
134
Panama
3,405,813
May 16, 2010
0.048%
2010 census
135
Mauritania
3,378,254
July 1, 2012
0.048%
Official estimate
136
Uruguay
3,286,314
September 30, 2011
0.047%
2011 census
137
Armenia
3,278,100
September 1, 2012
0.046%
Monthly official estimate
138
Lithuania
2,979,310
January 1, 2013
0.042%
Monthly official estimate
139
Albania
2,821,977
October 1, 2011
0.04%
2011 census
140
Mongolia
2,736,800
July 1, 2009
0.039%
Official estimate
141
Jamaica
2,709,300
December 31, 2011
0.038%
Official estimate
142
Lesotho
2,217,000
July 1, 2012
0.031%
UN estimate
143
Namibia
2,104,900
August 28, 2011
0.03%
2011 census
144
Latvia
2,070,371
March 1, 2011
0.029%
2011 census
145
Macedonia
2,059,794
December 31, 2011
0.029%
Official estimate
146
Slovenia
2,058,520
February 12, 2013
0.029%
Official population clock
147
Botswana
2,024,904
August 22, 2011
0.029%
2011 census
148
Gambia
1,825,000
July 1, 2012
0.026%
UN estimate
149
Qatar
1,757,540
October 31, 2012
0.025%
Official estimate
—
Kosovo
1,733,872
March 31, 2011
0.025%
2011 census
150
Gabon
1,564,000
July 1, 2012
0.022%
UN estimate
151
Guinea-Bissau
1,520,830
March 1, 2009
0.022%
2009 census
152
Trinidad and Tobago
1,317,714
July 1, 2010
0.019%
Official estimate
153
Estonia
1,294,455
December 31, 2011
0.018%
2011 census
154
Mauritius
1,237,091
July 3, 2011
0.018%
2011 census
155
Bahrain
1,234,571
April 27, 2010
0.017%
2010 census
156
Swaziland
1,220,000
July 1, 2012
0.017%
UN estimate
157
Timor-Leste
1,066,409
July 11, 2010
0.015%
2010 census
158
Fiji
858,038
July 1, 2012
0.012%
Official estimate
159
Cyprus[16]
838,897
October 1, 2011
0.012%
2011 census
160
Réunion (France)
821,136
January 1, 2010
0.012%
Official estimate
161
Djibouti
818,159
May 29, 2009
0.012%
2009 census
162
Guyana
784,894
July 1, 2010
0.011%
Official estimate
163
Equatorial Guinea
740,000
July 1, 2012
0.01%
UN estimate
164
Comoros
724,300
July 1, 2012
0.01%
Official estimate
165
Bhutan
720,679
July 1, 2012
0.01%
Official estimate
166
Montenegro
620,029
April 1, 2011
0.0088%
2011 census
167
Macau (China)[17]
568,700
June 30, 2012
0.008%
Official estimate
168
Western Sahara (Morocco)
567,000
July 1, 2012
0.008%
UN estimate
—
Transnistria
555,347
November 18, 2004
0.008%
2004 census
169
Solomon Islands
553,935
July 1, 2012
0.0078%
Official estimate
170
Suriname
539,910
July 1, 2011
0.0076%
Official estimate
171
Luxembourg
524,900
December 31, 2011
0.0074%
Official estimate
172
Cape Verde
491,875
June 16, 2010
0.007%
2010 census
173
Malta
416,055
November 20, 2011
0.0059%
2011 census
174
Guadeloupe (France)
403,355
January 1, 2010
0.0057%
Official estimate
175
Martinique (France)
394,173
January 1, 2010
0.0056%
Official estimate
176
Brunei
393,162
June 20, 2011
0.0056%
2011 census
177
Bahamas
351,461
May 3, 2010
0.005%
2010 census
178
Iceland
320,060
April 1, 2012
0.0045%
Official estimate
179
Maldives
317,280
July 1, 2010
0.0045%
Official estimate
180
Belize
312,971
May 12, 2010
0.0044%
2010 census
—
Northern Cyprus
294,906
December 4, 2011
0.0042%
2011 census
181
Barbados
274,200
July 1, 2010
0.0039%
Official estimate
182
French Polynesia (France)
268,270
August 22, 2012
0.0038%
2012 census
183
Vanuatu
258,213
July 1, 2012
0.0037%
Official estimate
184
New Caledonia (France)
255,651
July 1, 2012
0.0036%
Official estimate
—
Abkhazia
240,705
February 28, 2011
0.0034%
2011 census
185
French Guiana (France)
229,040
January 1, 2010
0.0032%
Official estimate
186
Mayotte (France)
212,600
August 21, 2012
0.003%
2012 census
187
Samoa
187,820
November 7, 2011
0.0027%
2011 census
188
São Tomé and Príncipe
187,356
May 13, 2012
0.0027%
2012 census
189
Saint Lucia
166,526
May 10, 2010
0.0024%
2010 census
190
Guam (USA)
159,358
April 1, 2010
0.0023%
2010 census
191
Curaçao (Netherlands)
149,679
March 26, 2011
0.0021%
2011 census
—
Nagorno-Karabakh
141,400
January 1, 2010
0.002%
2010 census
192
United States Virgin Islands (USA)
106,405
April 1, 2010
0.0015%
2010 census
193
Kiribati
104,573
July 1, 2012
0.0015%
Official estimate
194
Tonga
103,981
July 1, 2012
0.0015%
Official estimate
195
Grenada
103,328
May 12, 2011
0.0015%
2011 census
196
Federated States of Micronesia
101,823
July 1, 2012
0.0014%
Official estimate
197
Aruba (Netherlands)
101,484
September 29, 2010
0.0014%
2010 census
198
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100,892
July 1, 2009
0.0014%
Official estimate
199
Jersey (UK)
97,857
March 27, 2011
0.0014%
2011 census
200
Seychelles
90,945
August 26, 2010
0.0013%
2010 census
201
Antigua and Barbuda
86,295
May 27, 2011
0.0012%
2011 census
202
Isle of Man (UK)
84,497
March 27, 2011
0.0012%
2011 census
203
Andorra
78,115
July 1, 2011
0.0011%
Official estimate
204
Dominica
71,293
May 14, 2011
0.001%
2011 census
205
Bermuda (UK)
64,237
May 20, 2010
0.00091%
2010 census
206
Guernsey (UK)
62,431
March 31, 2010
0.00088%
Official estimate
207
Greenland (Denmark)
56,840
July 1, 2012
0.0008%
Official estimate
208
Marshall Islands
55,548
July 1, 2012
0.00079%
Official estimate
209
American Samoa (USA)
55,519
April 1, 2010
0.00079%
2010 census
210
Cayman Islands (UK)
55,456
October 10, 2010
0.00078%
2010 census
—
South Ossetia
55,000
January 1, 2012
0.0008%
No official estimate
211
Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
53,883
April 1, 2010
0.00076%
2010 census
212
Saint Kitts and Nevis
51,970
July 1, 2009
0.00074%
Official estimate
213
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
48,139
November 1, 2012
0.00068%
Monthly official estimate
214
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
37,429
January 1, 2010
0.00053%
Official estimate
215
Saint Martin (France)
36,824
January 1, 2009
0.00052%
Official estimate
216
Liechtenstein
36,476
December 31, 2011
0.00052%
Official estimate
217
Monaco
35,000
July 1, 2012
0.0005%
UN estimate
218
San Marino
32,457
November 30, 2012
0.00046%
Monthly official estimate
219
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
31,458
January 25, 2012
0.00045%
2012 census
220
Gibraltar (UK)[18]
29,752
July 1, 2011
0.00042%
Official estimate
221
British Virgin Islands (UK)
29,537
July 1, 2010
0.00042%
Official estimate
222
Åland Islands (Finland)
28,355
December 31, 2011
0.0004%
Official estimate
223
Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands)
21,133
January 1, 2011
0.0003%
Official estimate
224
Palau
20,770
July 1, 2012
0.00029%
Official estimate
225
Cook Islands (NZ)
17,791
December 1, 2011
0.00025%
2011 census
226
Anguilla (UK)
13,452
May 11, 2011
0.00019%
2011 census
227
Wallis and Futuna (France)
13,152
July 1, 2012
0.00019%
Official estimate
228
Tuvalu
11,264
July 1, 2012
0.00016%
Official estimate
229
Nauru
9,945
October 30, 2011
0.00014%
2011 census
230
Saint Barthélemy (France)
8,902
January 1, 2009
0.00013%
Official estimate
231
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
6,082
January 1, 2009
0.00006%
Official estimate
232
Montserrat (UK)
4,922
May 12, 2011
0.00005%
2011 census
233
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)
4,000
July 1, 2012
0.00004%
UN estimate
234
Falkland Islands (UK)[19]
2,563
April 15, 2012
0.00003%
2012 census
235
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway)
2,495
March 1, 2010
0.00002%
Official estimate
236
Norfolk Island (Australia)
2,302
August 9, 2011
0.00002%
2011 census
237
Christmas Island (Australia)
2,072
August 9, 2011
0.00002%
2011 census
238
Niue (NZ)
1,414
July 1, 2012
0.00001%
Official estimate
239
Tokelau (NZ)
1,411
October 18, 2011
0.00001%
2011 census
240
Vatican City
793
March 1, 2011
0.00001%
Official estimate
241
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
550
August 9, 2011
0.000001%
2011 census
242
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
66
July 1, 2008
0.0000000%
2008 census