United Nations

            Department of Economic and Social Affairs

                       Population Division

                    Urban and Rural Areas 1996


                                                  Annual
                                 Percentage     growth rate
                                   urban         1990-1995
                               -------------   -------------
Country or area                 1996    2030   Urban   Rural
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Northern America                76.4    84.4    1.2      .3
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Bermuda                        100.0   100.0     .7      .0
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Canada                          76.7    83.5    1.1     1.0
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Greenland                       81.3    88.3    1.1     -.9
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St. Pierre and Miquelon         91.6    94.6     .8     -.7
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United States of America        76.3    84.5    1.2      .3
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