Modern-Day Countries By 1970 Population

Can you name all modern-day countries in order by their estimated population in 1970?
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
828,000,000
C
Asia
China
555,000,000
I
Asia
India
210,000,000
U
North America
United States
130,000,000
R
Europe/Asia
Russia
115,000,000
I
Asia
Indonesia
105,000,000
J
Asia
Japan
95,100,000
B
South America
Brazil
78,600,000
G
Europe
Germany
64,200,000
B
Asia
Bangladesh
58,100,000
P
Asia
Pakistan
56,000,000
N
Africa
Nigeria
55,600,000
U
Europe
United Kingdom
53,500,000
I
Europe
Italy
51,500,000
M
North America
Mexico
50,800,000
F
Europe
France
47,100,000
U
Europe
Ukraine
43,400,000
V
Asia
Vietnam
36,900,000
T
Asia
Thailand
35,800,000
P
Asia
Philippines
34,900,000
T
Asia/Europe
Turkey
34,500,000
E
Africa/Asia
Egypt
33,900,000
S
Europe
Spain
32,600,000
P
Europe
Poland
32,200,000
S
Asia
South Korea
28,500,000
I
Asia
Iran
28,400,000
E
Africa
Ethiopia
27,300,000
M
Asia
Myanmar
23,900,000
A
South America
Argentina
22,100,000
S
Africa
South Africa
21,500,000
C
South America
Colombia
21,400,000
C
North America
Canada
20,500,000
R
Europe
Romania
20,000,000
D/C
Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
16,000,000
M
Africa
Morocco
14,900,000
T
Asia
Taiwan
14,500,000
A
Africa
Algeria
14,400,000
N
Asia
North Korea
13,500,000
P
South America
Peru
13,500,000
T
Africa
Tanzania
13,000,000
N
Europe
Netherlands
13,000,000
K
Asia
Kazakhstan
12,800,000
A
Oceania
Australia
12,500,000
S
Asia
Sri Lanka
12,100,000
N
Asia
Nepal
12,100,000
U
Asia
Uzbekistan
11,400,000
V
South America
Venezuela
11,300,000
K
Africa
Kenya
11,200,000
A
Asia
Afghanistan
10,800,000
M
Asia
Malaysia
10,400,000
H
Europe
Hungary
10,300,000
S
Africa
Sudan
9,920,000
I
Asia
Iraq
9,820,000
C
Europe
Czechia
9,780,000
C
South America
Chile
9,630,000
B
Europe
Belgium
9,410,000
U
Africa
Uganda
9,020,000
M
Africa
Mozambique
8,910,000
B
Europe
Belarus
8,740,000
G
Africa
Ghana
8,710,000
C
North America
Cuba
8,660,000
G
Europe
Greece
8,650,000
P
Europe
Portugal
8,510,000
B
Europe
Bulgaria
8,050,000
S
Europe
Sweden
7,520,000
A
Europe
Austria
7,000,000
C
Asia
Cambodia
6,900,000
S
Europe
Serbia
6,580,000
M
Africa
Madagascar
6,520,000
C
Africa
Cameroon
6,350,000
S
Asia
Syria
6,190,000
Y
Asia
Yemen
6,150,000
S
Europe
Switzerland
6,070,000
E
South America
Ecuador
5,950,000
M
Africa
Mali
5,890,000
A
Africa
Angola
5,840,000
S
Asia
Saudi Arabia
5,620,000
B
Africa
Burkina Faso
5,620,000
G
North America
Guatemala
5,290,000
Z
Africa
Zimbabwe
5,180,000
A
Asia
Azerbaijan
5,100,000
I/C
Africa
Ivory Coast
5,060,000
T
Africa
Tunisia
4,930,000
D
Europe
Denmark
4,710,000
G
Asia
Georgia
4,700,000
M
Africa
Malawi
4,680,000
H
North America
Haiti
4,610,000
F
Europe
Finland
4,540,000
S
Europe
Slovakia
4,510,000
N
Africa
Niger
4,500,000
D
North America
Dominican Republic
4,480,000
B
South America
Bolivia
4,420,000
C
Europe
Croatia
4,260,000
S
Africa
Senegal
4,180,000
Z
Africa
Zambia
4,150,000
G
Africa
Guinea
3,880,000
N
Europe
Norway
3,760,000
B
Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,760,000
R
Africa
Rwanda
Population
Starting Letter
Continent
Country
3,670,000
E
North America
El Salvador
3,640,000
C
Africa
Chad
3,600,000
M
Europe
Moldova
3,490,000
S
Africa
South Sudan
3,480,000
B
Africa
Burundi
3,440,000
S
Africa
Somalia
3,140,000
L
Europe
Lithuania
2,970,000
K
Asia
Kyrgyzstan
2,930,000
T
Asia
Tajikistan
2,910,000
I
Europe
Ireland
2,910,000
B
Africa
Benin
2,820,000
N
Oceania
New Zealand
2,810,000
U
South America
Uruguay
2,810,000
I
Asia
Israel
2,780,000
P
Oceania
Papua New Guinea
2,740,000
S
Africa
Sierra Leone
2,720,000
H
North America
Honduras
2,690,000
L
Asia
Laos
2,530,000
A
Asia
Armenia
2,470,000
P
South America
Paraguay
2,410,000
N
North America
Nicaragua
2,380,000
L
Europe
Latvia
2,300,000
L
Asia
Lebanon
2,200,000
T
Asia
Turkmenistan
2,150,000
A
Europe
Albania
2,130,000
L
Africa
Libya
2,120,000
T
Africa
Togo
2,070,000
S
Asia
Singapore
1,880,000
J
North America
Jamaica
1,850,000
C
North America
Costa Rica
1,810,000
C
Africa
Central African Republic
1,720,000
N/M
Europe
North Macedonia
1,720,000
J
Asia
Jordan
1,670,000
S
Europe
Slovenia
1,520,000
P
North America
Panama
1,400,000
L
Africa
Liberia
1,360,000
E
Europe
Estonia
1,330,000
R/C
Africa
Republic of the Congo
1,310,000
E
Africa
Eritrea
1,280,000
M
Asia
Mongolia
1,220,000
K
Europe
Kosovo
1,150,000
M
Africa
Mauritania
1,030,000
L
Africa
Lesotho
945,000
T
North America
Trinidad and Tobago
826,000
M
Africa
Mauritius
817,000
N
Africa
Namibia
744,000
K
Asia
Kuwait
724,000
O
Asia
Oman
705,000
G
Africa
Guinea-Bissau
705,000
G
South America
Guyana
628,000
B
Africa
Botswana
614,000
C
Asia
Cyprus
589,000
G
Africa
Gabon
572,000
E/T
Asia
East Timor
521,000
F
Oceania
Fiji
520,000
M
Europe
Montenegro
464,000
G
Africa
Gambia
431,000
E/S
Africa
Eswatini
368,000
S
South America
Suriname
340,000
L
Europe
Luxembourg
321,000
M
Europe
Malta
304,000
E
Africa
Equatorial Guinea
297,000
B
Asia
Bhutan
269,000
C
Africa
Cape Verde
239,000
B
North America
Barbados
235,000
U
Asia
United Arab Emirates
230,000
C
Africa
Comoros
213,000
B
Asia
Bahrain
204,000
I
Europe
Iceland
169,000
B
North America
Bahamas
160,000
S
Oceania
Solomon Islands
160,000
D
Africa
Djibouti
143,000
S
Oceania
Samoa
130,000
B
Asia
Brunei
122,000
B
North America
Belize
116,000
M
Asia
Maldives
110,000
Q
Asia
Qatar
104,000
S
North America
St. Lucia
94,000
G
North America
Grenada
91,000
S
North America
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
85,000
V
Oceania
Vanuatu
84,000
T
Oceania
Tonga
75,000
S
Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
71,000
D
North America
Dominica
64,000
A
North America
Antigua and Barbuda
61,000
F/M
Oceania
Federated States of Micronesia
52,000
S
Africa
Seychelles
51,000
K
Oceania
Kiribati
45,000
S
North America
St. Kitts and Nevis
24,000
A
Europe
Andorra
23,000
M
Europe
Monaco
21,000
L
Europe
Liechtenstein
20,000
M
Oceania
Marshall Islands
19,000
S
Europe
San Marino
12,000
P
Oceania
Palau
7,000
N
Oceania
Nauru
6,000
T
Oceania
Tuvalu
600
V
Europe
Vatican City
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