Modern-Day Countries By 1960 Population

Can you name all modern-day countries in order by their estimated population in 1960?
Starting letter and continent are given as hints.
Source: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/
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Population
Starting Letter
Continent
Country
660,000,000
C
Asia
China
451,000,000
I
Asia
India
187,000,000
U
North America
United States
120,000,000
R
Europe/Asia
Russia
93,700,000
J
Asia
Japan
87,800,000
I
Asia
Indonesia
73,400,000
G
Europe
Germany
72,200,000
B
South America
Brazil
52,400,000
U
Europe
United Kingdom
49,700,000
I
Europe
Italy
48,000,000
B
Asia
Bangladesh
45,700,000
F
Europe
France
45,100,000
N
Africa
Nigeria
45,000,000
P
Asia
Pakistan
42,700,000
U
Europe
Ukraine
37,800,000
M
North America
Mexico
32,700,000
V
Asia
Vietnam
30,400,000
S
Europe
Spain
29,600,000
P
Europe
Poland
27,500,000
T
Asia/Europe
Turkey
27,400,000
T
Asia
Thailand
26,600,000
E
Africa/Asia
Egypt
26,300,000
P
Asia
Philippines
25,300,000
S
Asia
South Korea
22,200,000
E
Africa
Ethiopia
21,900,000
I
Asia
Iran
21,700,000
M
Asia
Myanmar
20,500,000
A
South America
Argentina
18,600,000
R
Europe
Romania
17,800,000
C
North America
Canada
17,100,000
S
Africa
South Africa
16,100,000
C
South America
Colombia
15,200,000
D/C
Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
12,300,000
M
Africa
Morocco
11,400,000
N
Asia
North Korea
11,400,000
N
Europe
Netherlands
11,100,000
A
Africa
Algeria
10,900,000
T
Asia
Taiwan
10,200,000
A
Oceania
Australia
10,200,000
P
South America
Peru
10,100,000
N
Asia
Nepal
10,100,000
T
Africa
Tanzania
10,000,000
H
Europe
Hungary
9,930,000
K
Asia
Kazakhstan
9,870,000
S
Asia
Sri Lanka
9,590,000
C
Europe
Czechia
9,170,000
B
Europe
Belgium
9,000,000
A
Asia
Afghanistan
8,840,000
P
Europe
Portugal
8,530,000
U
Asia
Uzbekistan
8,270,000
G
Europe
Greece
8,160,000
M
Asia
Malaysia
8,140,000
V
South America
Venezuela
8,130,000
C
South America
Chile
8,120,000
B
Europe
Belarus
8,120,000
K
Africa
Kenya
7,890,000
B
Europe
Bulgaria
7,540,000
S
Africa
Sudan
7,480,000
S
Europe
Sweden
7,290,000
I
Asia
Iraq
7,180,000
M
Africa
Mozambique
7,140,000
C
North America
Cuba
7,070,000
A
Europe
Austria
6,770,000
U
Africa
Uganda
6,640,000
G
Africa
Ghana
6,610,000
S
Europe
Serbia
5,720,000
C
Asia
Cambodia
5,450,000
A
Africa
Angola
5,320,000
Y
Asia
Yemen
5,280,000
S
Europe
Switzerland
5,260,000
M
Africa
Mali
5,180,000
C
Africa
Cameroon
5,100,000
M
Africa
Madagascar
4,830,000
B
Africa
Burkina Faso
4,580,000
D
Europe
Denmark
4,570,000
S
Asia
Syria
4,540,000
E
South America
Ecuador
4,430,000
F
Europe
Finland
4,210,000
G
North America
Guatemala
4,190,000
C
Europe
Croatia
4,180,000
T
Africa
Tunisia
4,140,000
S
Europe
Slovakia
4,090,000
S
Asia
Saudi Arabia
4,010,000
G
Asia
Georgia
3,900,000
A
Asia
Azerbaijan
3,870,000
H
North America
Haiti
3,780,000
Z
Africa
Zimbabwe
3,660,000
B
South America
Bolivia
3,660,000
M
Africa
Malawi
3,580,000
N
Europe
Norway
3,500,000
I/C
Africa
Ivory Coast
3,490,000
G
Africa
Guinea
3,390,000
N
Africa
Niger
3,290,000
D
North America
Dominican Republic
3,230,000
B
Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,210,000
S
Africa
Senegal
3,070,000
Z
Africa
Zambia
3,000,000
C
Africa
Chad
Population
Starting Letter
Continent
Country
3,000,000
M
Europe
Moldova
2,940,000
R
Africa
Rwanda
2,840,000
S
Africa
South Sudan
2,800,000
B
Africa
Burundi
2,790,000
I
Europe
Ireland
2,770,000
L
Europe
Lithuania
2,770,000
E
North America
El Salvador
2,760,000
S
Africa
Somalia
2,540,000
U
South America
Uruguay
2,430,000
B
Africa
Benin
2,370,000
N
Oceania
New Zealand
2,320,000
S
Africa
Sierra Leone
2,260,000
P
Oceania
Papua New Guinea
2,170,000
K
Asia
Kyrgyzstan
2,130,000
L
Europe
Latvia
2,120,000
L
Asia
Laos
2,090,000
T
Asia
Tajikistan
2,060,000
I
Asia
Israel
2,040,000
H
North America
Honduras
1,900,000
P
South America
Paraguay
1,870,000
A
Asia
Armenia
1,800,000
L
Asia
Lebanon
1,770,000
N
North America
Nicaragua
1,640,000
A
Europe
Albania
1,630,000
J
North America
Jamaica
1,630,000
S
Asia
Singapore
1,600,000
T
Asia
Turkmenistan
1,590,000
S
Europe
Slovenia
1,580,000
T
Africa
Togo
1,500,000
C
Africa
Central African Republic
1,490,000
N/M
Europe
North Macedonia
1,450,000
L
Africa
Libya
1,330,000
C
North America
Costa Rica
1,220,000
E
Europe
Estonia
1,130,000
P
North America
Panama
1,120,000
L
Africa
Liberia
1,020,000
R/C
Africa
Republic of the Congo
1,010,000
E
Africa
Eritrea
956,000
M
Asia
Mongolia
944,000
K
Europe
Kosovo
933,000
J
Asia
Jordan
850,000
M
Africa
Mauritania
848,000
T
North America
Trinidad and Tobago
837,000
L
Africa
Lesotho
660,000
M
Africa
Mauritius
634,000
N
Africa
Namibia
616,000
G
Africa
Guinea-Bissau
573,000
C
Asia
Cyprus
572,000
G
South America
Guyana
552,000
O
Asia
Oman
503,000
B
Africa
Botswana
501,000
G
Africa
Gabon
487,000
M
Europe
Montenegro
475,000
E/T
Asia
East Timor
393,000
F
Oceania
Fiji
365,000
G
Africa
Gambia
337,000
E/S
Africa
Eswatini
315,000
L
Europe
Luxembourg
313,000
M
Europe
Malta
288,000
S
South America
Suriname
269,000
K
Asia
Kuwait
255,000
E
Africa
Equatorial Guinea
231,000
B
North America
Barbados
223,000
B
Asia
Bhutan
202,000
C
Africa
Cape Verde
191,000
C
Africa
Comoros
176,000
I
Europe
Iceland
162,000
B
Asia
Bahrain
118,000
S
Oceania
Solomon Islands
110,000
B
North America
Bahamas
109,000
S
Oceania
Samoa
92,000
U
Asia
United Arab Emirates
92,000
B
North America
Belize
90,000
S
North America
St. Lucia
90,000
G
North America
Grenada
90,000
M
Asia
Maldives
84,000
D
Africa
Djibouti
82,000
B
Asia
Brunei
81,000
S
North America
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
64,000
S
Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
64,000
V
Oceania
Vanuatu
62,000
T
Oceania
Tonga
60,000
D
North America
Dominica
54,000
A
North America
Antigua and Barbuda
53,000
F/M
Oceania
Federated States of Micronesia
51,000
S
North America
St. Kitts and Nevis
47,000
Q
Asia
Qatar
42,000
S
Africa
Seychelles
41,000
K
Oceania
Kiribati
22,000
M
Europe
Monaco
16,000
L
Europe
Liechtenstein
15,000
M
Oceania
Marshall Islands
15,000
S
Europe
San Marino
13,000
A
Europe
Andorra
10,000
P
Oceania
Palau
5,000
T
Oceania
Tuvalu
4,000
N
Oceania
Nauru
900
V
Europe
Vatican City
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