1. World Cup 2014 Countries Data Files

2. Algeria Population: 36.5 million Capital: Algiers
Area: 2.4 million sq km (919,595 sq miles)
Major languages: Arabic, French, Berber
Major religion: Islam
Life expectancy: 72 years (men), years (women)

3. Argentina Population: 41.1 million Capital: Buenos Aires
Area: 2.8 million sq km (1.1 million sq miles)
Major language: Spanish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 72 years (men), years (women)

4. Australia Population: 22.9 million Capital: Canberra
Largest city: Sydney
Area: 7.7 million sq km (2.9 million sq miles)
Major language: English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 80 years (men),
84 years (women)

5. Belgium Population: 10.8 million Capital: Brussels
Area: 30,528 sq km (11,787 sq miles)
Major languages: Dutch, French, German
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 77 years (men)
83 years (women)

6. Bosnia and Hercegovina
Population: 3.7 million Capital: Sarajevo
Area: 51,129 sq km (19,741 sq miles)
Major languages: Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian
Major religions: Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy: 73 years (men)
78 years (women)

7. Brazil Population: 198.3 million Capital: Brasilia
Largest city: Sao Paulo
Area: 8.55 million sq km (3.3 million sq miles)
Major language: Portuguese
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 71 years (men),
77 years (women)

8. Cameroon Population: 20 million Capital: Yaounde
Area: 475,442 sq km (183,568 sq miles)
Major languages: French, English, languages of Bantu
Major religions: Christianity, Islam,
Life expectancy: 51 years (men),
54 years (women)

9. Chile Population: 17.4 million Capital: Santiago
Area: 756,096 sq km (291,930 sq miles)
Major language: Spanish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 76 years (men)
82 years (women)

10. Colombia Population: 47.5 million Capital: Bogota
Area: 1.14 million sq km (440,831 sq miles)
Major language: Spanish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 70 years (men)
78 years (women)

11. Costa Rica Population: 4.8 million Capital: San Jose
Area: 51,100 sq km (19,730 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish (official), English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 77 years (men)
82 years (women)

12. Croatia Population: 4.4 million Capital: Zagreb
Area: 56,594 sq km (21,851 sq miles)
Major language: Croatian
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 73 years (men)
80 years (women)

13. Ecuador Population: 14.8 million Capital: Quito
Area: 272,045 sq km (105,037 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish, indigenous languages
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 73 years (men)
79 years (women)

14. England Population: 62.8 million Capital: London
Area: 242,514 sq km (93,638 sq miles)
Major language: English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 78 years (men)
82 years (women)

15. France Population: 63.5 million Capital: Paris
Area: 543,965 sq km (210,026 sq miles)
Major language: French
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 78 years (men)
85 years (women)

16. Germany Population: 82 million Capital: Berlin
Area: 357,027 sq km (137,849 sq miles)
Major language: German
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 78 years (men)
83 years (women)

17. Ghana Population: 25.5 million Capital: Accra
Area: 238,533 sq km (92,098 sq miles)
Major languages: English, African
languages including Akan, Ewe
Major religions: Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy: 64 years (men),
66 years (women)

18. Greece Population: 11.4 million Capital: Athens
Area: 131,957 sq km (50,949 sq miles)
Major language: Greek
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 78 years (men)
83 years (women)

19. Honduras Population: 7.9 million Capital: Tegucigalpa
Area: 112,492 sq km (43,433 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish, English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 71 years (men)
76 years (women)

20. Iran Population: 75.6 million Capital: Tehran
Area: 1.65 million sq km (636,313 sq miles)
Major language: Persian
Major religion: Islam
Life expectancy: 72 years (men)
75 years (women)

21. Italy Population: 61 million (UN, 2012) Capital: Rome
Area: 301,338 sq km (116,346 sq miles)
Major language: Italian
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 79 years (men)
85 years (women)

22. Ivory Coast Population: 20.6 million Capital: Yamoussoukro
Largest city: Abidjan
Area: 322,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles)
Major languages: French
Major religions: Islam, Christianity
Life expectancy: 55 years (men)
58 years (women)

23. Japan Population: 126.4 million Capital: Tokyo
Area: 377,864 sq km (145,894 sq miles)
Major language: Japanese
Major religions: Shintoism, Buddhism
Life expectancy: 80 years (men)
87 years (women)

24. Mexico Population: 116 million Capital: Mexico City
Area: 1.96 million sq km (758,449 sq miles)
Major language: Spanish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 75 years (men)
80 years (women)

25. Netherlands Population: 16.7 million Capital: Amsterdam
Area: 41,864 sq km (16,164 sq miles)
Major language: Dutch
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 79 years (men)
83 years (women)

26. Nigeria Population: 166.6 million Capital: Abuja Largest city: Lagos
Area: 923,768 sq km (356,669 sq miles)
Major languages: English (official), Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa
Major religions: Islam, Christianity
Life expectancy: 52 years (men)
53 years (women)

27. Portugal Population: 10.7 million Capital: Lisbon
Area: 92,345 sq km (35,655 sq miles)
Major language: Portuguese
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 77 years (men)
83 years (women)

28. Russia Population: 142.7 million Capital: Moscow
Area: 17 million sq km (6.6 million sq miles)
Major language: Russian
Major religions: Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy: 63 years (men)
75 years (women)

29. South Korea Population: 48.6 million Capital: Seoul
Area: 99,313 sq km (38,345 sq miles)
Major language: Korean
Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity; nearly half of adults profess no religion
Life expectancy: 77 years (men)
84 years (women)

30. Spain Population: 46.7 million Capital: Madrid
Area: 505,988 sq km (195,363 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 79 years (men)
85 years (women)

31. Switzerland Population: 7.7 million Capital: Bern Largest city: Zurich
Area: 41,284 sq km (15,940 sq miles)
Major languages: German, French, Italian, Romansch
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 80 years (men)
85 years (women)

32. Uruguay Population: 3.4 million Capital: Montevideo
Area: 176,215 sq km (68,037 sq miles)
Major language: Spanish
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 74 years (men)
81 years (women)

33. USA Population: 316 million Capital: Washington DC
Largest city: New York City
Area: 9.8 million sq km (3.8 million sq miles)
Major language: English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 76 years (men)
81 years (women)