document_title: List of countries and dependencies by population density

question_text: what is the population of japan per square mile

text: Main table[edit]

text: The names of dependent territories as well as recognised states with no or limited control over their territory are shown in italics.

text: Area figures given here are taken from various (usually unspecified) sources.

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The European Union is a sui generis supranational union possessing "country-like" characteristics. The entity is composed of 28 member countries. Its population density has been estimated at 116 people per km2, and it would be ranked 95th if it were included in the list. (population: 506,913,394 on January 1, 2014,[2] area: 4,324,782 km2). See also: List of regional organizations by population.
Area includes land and water.

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Pos.
Country (or dependent territory)
Area (km2)
Area (mi2)
Population
Density
(pop./km2)
Density
(pop./mi2)
Date
Population source

•
 World (land only, excluding Antarctica)
134,940,000
52,100,000
7,606,896,000
56
145
March 6, 2018
USCB's world population clock

 World (land only)
148,940,000
57,510,000
7,606,896,000
51
132
March 6, 2018
USCB's World population clock

 World (with water)
510,072,000
196,940,000
7,606,896,000
15
39
March 6, 2018
USCB's World population clock

1
 Macau (China)
30.5
12
650,834
21,339
55,268
May 5, 2017
2016 Population Census

2
 Monaco
2.02
0.78
37,550
18,589
48,145
December 31, 2016
Official estimate

3
 Singapore
719.9
278
5,612,300
7,796
20,192
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

4
 Hong Kong (China)
1,106.34
427
7,409,800
6,698
17,348
January 1, 2018
[|http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/so20.jsp Official estimate]

5
 Gibraltar (UK)[3]
6.8
2.6
33,140
4,874
12,624
March 7, 2017
Official estimate

6
 Bahrain
757
292
1,451,200
1,917
4,965
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

7
  Vatican City
0.44
0.17
800
1,818
4,709
2012
Official estimate

8
 Malta
315
122
429,344
1,363
3,530
December 31, 2014
Official estimate

9
 Bermuda (UK)
52
20
64,319
1,237
3,204
July 1, 2017
Revised 2010 census result

10
 Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
34
13
39,410
1,159
3,002
January 1, 2016
Official estimate

11
 Maldives
298
115
344,023
1,154
2,989
September 20, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result

12
 Bangladesh
143,998
55,598
164,107,412
1,140
2,952
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

13
 Jersey (UK)
116
45
104,200
898
2,326
December 31, 2016
Official estimate

14
 Guernsey (UK)
78
30
62,723
804
2,082
March 31, 2016
Official estimate

15
 Palestinian Territories[4]
6,020
2,324
4,816,503
800
2,072
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

16
 Mayotte (France)
374
144
256,518
686
1,777
September 5, 2017
2017 census result

17
 Barbados
430
166
285,719
664
1,720
July 1, 2017
UN projection

18
 Saint Martin (France)
53.2
21
35,107
660
1,709
January 1, 2014
Official estimate

19
 Taiwan
36,193
13,974
23,572,049
651
1,686
January 1, 2018
Monthly official estimate

20
 Mauritius
2,040
788
1,264,887
620
1,606
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

21
 Lebanon
10,452
4,036
6,082,000
596
1,544
July 1, 2017
UN projection

22
 Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
193
75
110,882
575
1,489
June 30, 2017
Official quarterly estimate

23
 San Marino
61
24
33,263
545
1,412
August 31, 2017
Monthly official estimate

24
 Nauru
21
8
10,800
514
1,331
July 1, 2016
Annual estimate

25
 South Korea
100,210
38,691
51,446,201
513
1,329
July 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

26
 Saint Barthélemy (France)
21
8
9,427
449
1,163
January 1, 2014
Official estimate

27
 Rwanda
26,338
10,169
11,809,295
448
1,160
July 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

28
 Tuvalu
26
10
11,323
436
1,129
July 1, 2013
Official estimate

29
 Comoros
1,861
719
784,745
422
1,093
July 1, 2015
Official estimate

30
 Netherlands
41,526
16,033
17,201,931
414
1,073
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

31
 Haiti
27,065
10,450
11,112,945
411
1,064
July 1, 2018
UN projection

32
 India
3,287,240
1,269,211
1,328,776,917
404
1,047
March 6, 2018
Population clock based on 2011 census

33
 Israel
22,072
8,522
8,824,840
400
1,036
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

34
 Puerto Rico (US)[5]
8,868
3,424
3,411,307
385
997
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

35
 Burundi
27,816
10,740
10,400,938
374
969
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

36
 Belgium
30,528
11,787
11,399,335
373
966
December 1, 2017
Monthly official estimate

37
 Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
444
171
160,337
361
935
January 1, 2017
Official annual estimate

38
 Guam (US)
541
209
184,200
340
881
July 1, 2015
Official annual estimate

39
 Réunion (France)
2,503.7
967
850,996
340
881
January 1, 2016
Official estimate

40
 Japan
377,944
145,925
126,560,000
335
868
February 1, 2018
Monthly official estimate

41
 Martinique (France)
1,128
436
376,847
334
865
January 1, 2016
Official estimate

42
 Sri Lanka
65,610
25,332
21,444,000
327
847
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

43
 El Salvador
21,040
8,124
6,581,940
313
811
July 1, 2017
Official projection

44
 Marshall Islands
181
70
56,086
310
803
July 1, 2013
Official estimate

45
 United States Virgin Islands (US)
352
136
106,405
302
782
April 1, 2010
Final 2010 census result

46
 Grenada
344
133
103,328
300
777
May 12, 2011
2011 census result

47
 Philippines
343,448
132,606
100,981,437
294
761

Population and Housing

48
 American Samoa (US)
197
76
57,100
290
751
July 1, 2015
Official annual estimate

49
 Saint Lucia
617
238
178,844
290
751
July 1, 2017
UN projection

50
 Vietnam
331,212
127,882
93,700,000
283
733
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

51
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
389
150
109,557
282
730
July 1, 2015
Official estimate

52
 United Kingdom
242,495
93,628
65,648,000
271
702
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

53
 Trinidad and Tobago
5,155
1,990
1,356,633
263
681
July 1, 2017
Official annual estimate

54
 Pakistan
803,940
310,403
210,806,000
262
679
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

55
 Jamaica
10,991
4,244
2,730,894
248
642
December 31, 2016
Official estimate

56
 Guadeloupe (France)
1,628.4
629
395,725
243
629
January 1, 2016
Official estimate

57
 Liechtenstein
160
62
37,877
237
614
June 30, 2017
Official estimate

58
 Qatar
11,571
4,468
2,700,390
233
603
February 1, 2018
Official monthly estimate

59
 Germany
357,168
137,903
82,576,900
231
598
March 31, 2017
Official quarterly estimate

60
 Luxembourg
2,586
998
590,667
228
591
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

61
 Kuwait
17,818
6,880
4,007,000
225
583
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

62
 Cayman Islands (UK)
259
100
55,456
214
554
October 10, 2010
Final 2010 census result

63
 Dominican Republic
47,875
18,485
10,169,172
212
549
July 1, 2017
Official projection

64
 North Korea
120,540
46,541
25,490,965
211
546
July 1, 2017
UN projection

65
 Nigeria
923,768
356,669
191,836,000
208
539
July 1, 2017
UN projection

66
 Seychelles
455
176
94,205
207
536
December 31, 2016
Official estimate

67
  Switzerland
41,285
15,940
8,465,234
205
531
September 30, 2017
Quarterly provisional figure

68
 Italy
301,308
116,336
60,498,707
201
521
September 30, 2017
Monthly official estimate

69
 Gambia
10,690
4,127
2,101,000
197
510
July 1, 2017
UN projection

70
   Nepal
147,181
56,827
28,825,709
196
508
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

71
 British Virgin Islands (UK)
151
58
29,537
196
508
2010
Official estimate

72
 Antigua and Barbuda
442
171
86,295
195
505
May 27, 2011
Preliminary 2011 census result

73
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
270
104
51,970
192
497
July 1, 2009
Official estimate

74
 São Tomé and Príncipe
1,001
386
187,356
187
484
May 13, 2012
2012 census result

75
 Andorra
464
179
80,209
173
448
December 31, 2017
Official estimate

76
 Kosovo[6]
10,910
4,212
1,815,606
166
430
December 31, 2012
Official estimate

77
 Kiribati
726
280
115,300
159
412
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

78
 Malawi
118,484
45,747
18,622,000
157
407
July 1, 2017
UN projection

79
 Uganda
241,551
93,263
37,673,800
156
404
July 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

80
 Tokelau (NZ)
10
4
1,499
150
388
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

81
 Federated States of Micronesia
701
271
104,600
149
386
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

82
 Isle of Man
572
221
83,314
146
378
April 24, 2016
2016 census result

83
 Cyprus
5,896
2,276
854,800
145
376
December 31, 2016
Official estimate

84
 Guatemala
108,889
42,042
15,806,675
145
376
June 30, 2014
Annual Official estimate

85
 China
9,640,821
3,722,342
1,389,605,496
144
373
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

86
 Tonga
720
278
100,651
140
363
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

87
 Anguilla (UK)
96
37
13,452
140
363
May 11, 2011
Preliminary 2011 census result

88
 Indonesia
1,904,569
735,358
261,890,900
138
357
July 1, 2017
Official projection

89
 Czech Republic
78,867
30,451
10,597,473
134
347
September 30, 2017
Official quarterly estimate

90
 Denmark
43,098
16,640
5,781,190
134
347
January 1, 2018
Quarterly official estimate

91
 Thailand
513,120
198,117
68,414,000
133
344
July 1, 2017
UN projection

92
 Cape Verde
4,033
1,557
537,661
133
344
July 1, 2017
Official projection

93
 Togo
56,600
21,853
7,178,000
127
329
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

94
 France
543,965
210,026
67,196,000
124
321
February 1, 2018
Monthly official estimate

95
 Poland
312,685
120,728
38,426,000
123
319
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

96
 Ghana
238,533
92,098
28,956,587
121
313
July 1, 2017
Official projection

97
 Northern Mariana Islands (US)
457
176
53,883
118
306
April 1, 2010
Final 2010 census result

98
 United Arab Emirates
83,600
32,278
9,856,000
118
306
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

99
 Azerbaijan
86,600
33,436
9,898,085
114
295
January 1, 2018
Official estimate

100
 Jordan
89,342
34,495
10,086,709
113
292
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

101
 Portugal
92,090
35,556
10,309,573
112
290
December 31, 2016
Official estimate

102
 Slovakia
49,036
18,933
5,435,343
111
287
December 31, 2016
Official estimate

103
 Austria
83,879
32,386
8,823,054
105
272
January 1, 2018
Official quarterly estimate

104
 Hungary
93,029
35,919
9,799,000
105
272
January 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

105
 Moldova
33,843
13,067
3,550,900
105
272
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

106
 Turkey
783,562
302,535
80,810,525
103
267
December 31, 2017
Annual official estimate

107
 Cuba
109,884
42,426
11,239,224
102
264
December 31, 2016
Annual official estimate

108
 Slovenia
20,273
7,827
2,066,161
102
264
July 1, 2017
Official quarterly estimate

109
 Armenia
29,743
11,484
2,979,900
100
259
July 1, 2017
Official quarterly estimate

110
 Albania
28,703
11,082
2,876,591
100
259
January 1, 2017
Official annual estimate

111
 Syria
185,180
71,498
18,270,000
99
256
July 1, 2017
UN projection

112
 Sierra Leone
71,740
27,699
7,075,641
99
256
December 4, 2015
Preliminary 2015 census result

113
 Benin
112,622
43,484
11,002,578
98
254
July 1, 2017
Official projection

114
 Malaysia
330,803
127,724
32,429,450
98
254
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

115
 Costa Rica
51,100
19,730
4,947,490
97
251
June 30, 2017
Official estimate

116
 Egypt
1,002,450
387,048
96,610,770
96
250
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

117
 Dominica
739
285
71,293
96
249
May 14, 2011
Preliminary 2011 census result

118
 Ethiopia
1,063,652
410,678
101,853,000
96
249
July 1, 2016
UN projection

119
 Northern Cyprus[7]
3,355
1,295
313,626
93
241
2014
Official estimate

120
 Spain
505,990
195,364
46,528,966
92
238
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

121
 Serbia
77,474
29,913
7,040,272
91
236
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

122
 Iraq
434,128
167,618
38,274,618
88
228
July 1, 2017
UN projection

123
 Cambodia
181,035
69,898
15,848,495
88
228
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

124
 Kenya
581,834
224,647
49,699,862
85
220
July 1, 2017
UN projection

125
 Greece
131,957
50,949
10,768,193
82
212
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

126
 Romania
238,391
92,043
19,638,000
82
212
January 1, 2017
Official annual estimate

127
 Macedonia
25,713
9,928
2,073,702
81
210
December 31, 2016
Official estimate

128
 Myanmar
676,577
261,228
54,363,426
80
207
March 29, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result

129
 Honduras
112,492
43,433
8,866,351
79
205
July 1, 2017
Official projection

130
 Senegal
196,722
75,955
15,256,346
78
202
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

131
 Morocco
446,550
172,414
34,600,019
77
201
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

132
 French Polynesia (France)
3,521
1,359
268,270
76
197
August 22, 2012
Preliminary 2012 census result

133
 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
497
192
37,910
76
197
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

134
 Ivory Coast
322,921
124,680
24,295,000
75
194
July 1, 2017
UN projection

135
 Lesotho
30,355
11,720
2,233,339
74
192
July 1, 2017
UN projection

136
 Croatia
56,542
21,831
4,154,213
73
189
December 31, 2016
Annual official estimate

137
 Burkina Faso
270,764
104,543
19,632,147
73
189
July 1, 2017
Annual official projection

138
 Uzbekistan
444,103
171,469
32,120,500
72
186
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

139
 Timor-Leste
14,919
5,760
1,066,409
71
184
July 11, 2010
Final 2010 census result

140
 Tunisia
163,610
63,170
11,446,300
70
181
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

141
 Ukraine[8]
603,000
232,820
42,403,027
70
181
December 1, 2017
Monthly official estimate

142
 Samoa
2,831
1,093
197,448
70
181
July 1, 2017
Official annual estimate

143
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
51,209
19,772
3,511,372
69
179
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

144
 Brunei
5,765
2,226
393,162
68
176
June 20, 2011
Preliminary 2011 census result

145
 Ireland
70,273
27,133
4,757,976
68
176
April 24, 2016
Official census figures

146
 Swaziland
17,364
6,704
1,145,970
66
171
July 1, 2017
Official projection

147
 Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands)
322
124
21,133
66
171
January 1, 2011
Official estimate

148
 Norfolk Island (Australia)
35
14
2,302
66
171
August 9, 2011
2011 census result

149
 Bulgaria
111,002
42,858
7,101,859
64
166
December 31, 2016
Official annual estimate

150
 Cook Islands (NZ)
237
92
14,974
63
163
December 1, 2011
Final 2011 census result

151
 Mexico
1,967,138
759,516
123,982,528
63
163
December 31, 2017
Official estimate

152
 Yemen
455,000
175,676
28,250,000
62
161
July 1, 2017
UN projection

153
 Tajikistan
143,100
55,251
8,931,000
62
161
January 1, 2018
Official estimate

154
 Ecuador
276,841
106,889
16,944,414
61
159
March 6, 2018
Official projection

155
 Tanzania
883,749
341,217
51,557,365
58
150
July 1, 2017
Official annual estimate

156
 Equatorial Guinea
28,051
10,831
1,622,000
58
150
2010
Official estimate

157
 Panama
74,177
28,640
4,098,135
55
142
July 1, 2017
Official projection

158
 Georgia
69,700
26,911
3,718,200
53
137
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

159
 Guinea
245,857
94,926
12,717,176
52
135
July 1, 2017
UN projection

160
 Nicaragua
121,428
46,884
6,262,703
52
135
January 1, 2015
Official estimate

161
 Cameroon
466,050
179,943
23,248,044
50
129
January 1, 2017
Official projection

162
 Iran
1,648,195
636,372
81,263,088
49
128
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

163
 Montserrat (UK)
102
39
4,922
48
124
May 12, 2011
2011 census result

164
 Wallis and Futuna (France)
274
106
13,135
48
124
July 1, 2013
Official estimate

165
 Fiji
18,333
7,078
869,458
47
122
July 1, 2015
Official estimate

166
 South Africa
1,220,813
471,359
56,521,900
46
119
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

167
 Belarus
207,600
80,155
9,491,900
46
119
January 1, 2018
Quarterly official estimate

168
 Afghanistan
645,807
249,347
29,724,323
46
119
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

169
 Montenegro
13,812
5,333
622,387
45
117
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

170
 Eritrea
121,100
46,757
5,482,000
45
117
July 1, 2017
UN projection

171
 Liberia
97,036
37,466
4,289,520
44
114
July 1, 2017
Official projection

172
 Madagascar
587,041
226,658
25,571,000
44
114
July 1, 2017
UN projection

173
 Colombia
1,141,748
440,831
49,660,051
43
113
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

174
 Palau
488
188
20,901
43
111
July 1, 2013
Official estimate

175
 Guinea-Bissau
36,125
13,948
1,553,822
43
111
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

176
 Lithuania
65,300
25,212
2,807,495
43
111
February 1, 2018
Monthly official estimate

177
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
14
5
550
39
101
August 9, 2011
2011 census result

178
 Djibouti
23,000
8,880
864,618
38
98
July 1, 2011
Official estimate

179
 Zimbabwe
390,757
150,872
14,542,235
37
96
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

180
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
2,345,095
905,446
85,026,000
36
93
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

181
 Saint Helena (UK)
122
47
4,534
37
96
February 7, 2016
2016 census result

182
 Faroe Islands (Denmark)
1,399
540
48,244
34
88
April 1, 2013
Monthly official estimate

183
 Venezuela
916,445
353,841
31,431,164
34
88
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

184
 Mozambique
799,380
308,642
27,128,530
34
88
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

185
 United States
9,833,517
3,796,742
326,739,897
33
86
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

186
 Kyrgyzstan
199,945
77,199
6,140,200
31
80
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

187
 Latvia
64,562
24,928
1,929,900
30
78
January 1, 2018
Monthly official estimate

188
 Estonia
45,339
17,505
1,315,635
29
75
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

189
 Bahamas
13,940
5,382
386,870
28
73
July 1, 2018
Official projection

190
 Laos
236,800
91,429
6,492,400
27
70
March 1, 2015
Preliminary 2015 census result

191
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
242
93
6,081
25
65
January 1, 2010
Official estimate

192
 Peru
1,285,216
496,225
31,826,018
25
65
July 1, 2017
Official projrction

193
 Brazil
8,515,767
3,287,956
208,746,143
25
63
March 6, 2018
Official estimate

194
 Angola
1,246,700
481,354
28,359,634
23
60
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

195
 Chile
756,096
291,930
17,373,831
23
60
August 31, 2017
Preliminary 2017 census result

196
 Somalia
637,657
246,201
14,743,000
23
60
July 1, 2017
UN projection

197
 Solomon Islands
28,370
10,954
651,700
23
60
July 1, 2016
Official annual estimate

198
 Sweden
450,295
173,860
10,139,742
23
58
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

199
 Zambia
752,612
290,585
16,405,229
22
57
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

200
 Sudan
1,839,542
710,251
40,782,742
22
57
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

201
 Vanuatu
12,190
4,707
272,459
22
57
December 31, 2016
Official mini-census result

202
 Bhutan
38,394
14,824
797,400
21
54
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

203
 South Sudan
644,329
248,777
12,575,714
20
52
July 1, 2017
UN Projection

204
 Uruguay
176,215
68,037
3,493,205
20
52
June 30, 2017
Official annual projection

205
 Åland Islands (Finland)
1,552
599
28,502
18
47
December 31, 2012
Official estimate

206
 Algeria
2,381,741
919,595
41,697,498
18
47
July 1, 2017
Official projection

207
 Niger
1,186,408
458,075
21,477,348
18
47
July 1, 2017
UN Projection

208
 New Zealand
270,467
104,428
4,861,929
18
47
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

209
 Papua New Guinea
462,840
178,704
8,151,300
18
47
July 1, 2016
Annual official estimate

210
 Paraguay
406,752
157,048
6,953,646
17
44
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

211
 Belize
22,965
8,867
387,879
17
44
June 30, 2017
Official annual estimate

212
 Finland
338,424
130,666
5,516,224
16
41
December 31, 2017
Official monthly estimate

213
 Norway
323,782
125,013
5,290,288
16
41
October 1, 2017
Quarterly official estimate

214
 Argentina
2,780,400
1,073,518
44,044,811
16
41
July 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

215
 Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
830,000
33,905,320
16
41
July 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

216
 Republic of the Congo
342,000
132,047
5,261,000
15
39
July 1, 2017
UN projection

217
 Mali
1,248,574
482,077
18,542,000
15
39
July 1, 2017
UN projection

218
 Christmas Island (Australia)
137
53
2,072
15
39
August 9, 2011
2011 census result

219
 New Caledonia (France)
18,575
7,172
258,958
14
36
July 1, 2013
Official estimate

220
 Oman
309,500
119,499
4,183,841
14
36
June 9, 2015
Weekly official estimate

221
 Turkmenistan
491,210
189,657
5,758,000
12
31
July 1, 2017
UN projection

222
 Chad
1,284,000
495,755
14,900,000
12
31
July 1, 2017
UN projection

223
 Ascension Island (UK)
88
34
880
10
26
February 10, 2008
Preliminary 2008 census result

224
 Bolivia
1,098,581
424,164
11,145,770
10
26
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

225
 Russia[9]
17,125,242
6,612,093
146,809,643
9
23
August 1, 2017
Official estimate

226
 Gabon
267,667
103,347
2,025,137
8
21
July 1, 2017
UN projection

227
 Central African Republic
622,436
240,324
4,659,080
7
18
July 1, 2017
UN projection

228
 Kazakhstan
2,724,900
1,052,090
18,096,900
7
18
October 1, 2017
Official monthly estimate

229
 Niue (NZ)
261
101
1,613
6
16
September 10, 2011
Final 2011 census result

230
 Guyana
214,999
83,012
784,894
4
10
2010
Official estimate

231
 Libya
1,770,060
683,424
6,374,616
4
10
July 1, 2017
UN projection

232
 Canada
9,984,670
3,855,103
37,037,117
4
10
March 6, 2018
Official estimate

233
 Botswana
581,730
224,607
2,024,904
3.5
9
August 22, 2011
Final 2011 census result

234
 Mauritania
1,030,700
397,955
3,461,041
3.4
9
2013
Official estimate

235
 Iceland
102,775
39,682
346,750
3.4
9
September 30, 2017
Official estimate

236
 Suriname
163,820
63,251
534,189
3.3
9
August 13, 2012
Preliminary 2012 census result

237
 Australia
7,692,024
2,969,907
24,832,039
3
8
March 6, 2018
Official estimate

238
 French Guiana (France)
86,504
33,399
244,118
2.8
7
July 1, 2013
Official estimate

239
 Namibia
825,118
318,580
2,113,077
2.6
7
August 28, 2011
Final 2011 census result

240
 Western Sahara[10]
252,120
97,344
552,628
2.2
5.7
July 1, 2017
UN projection

241
 Mongolia
1,564,100
603,902
3,000,000
1.9
4.9
January 24, 2015
Official estimate

242
 Tristan da Cunha (UK)
207
80
266
1.3
3.4
February 10, 2008
Preliminary 2008 census result

243
 Pitcairn Islands (UK)
47
18
56
1.2
3.1
2013
2013 census result

244
 Falkland Islands (UK)[11]
12,173
4,700
2,563
0.21
0.54
April 15, 2012
2012 census result

245
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway)
61,399
23,706
2,655
0.04
0.10
September 1, 2012
Official estimate

246
 Greenland (Denmark)
2,166,000
836,297
55,984
0.03
0.08
January 1, 2015
Official estimate

Pos.
Country (or dependent territory)
Area (km2)
Area (mi2)
Population
Density
(pop./km2)
Density
(pop./mi2)
Date
Population source

text: Density of the most populous countries[edit]

text: This list consists of the one hundred most populous countries. (see also List of countries by population).

text:
Pos.
Country (or dependent territory)
Area (km2)
Area (mi2)
Population
Density
(pop./km2)
Density
(pop./mi2)
Date
Population source

1
 Bangladesh
143,998
55,598
164,107,412
1,140
2,952
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

2
 Taiwan
36,193
13,974
23,572,049
651
1,686
January 1, 2018
Monthly official estimate

3
 South Korea
100,210
38,691
51,446,201
513
1,329
July 1, 2017
Annual official projection

4
 Rwanda
26,338
10,169
11,809,295
448
1,160
hfg 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

5
 Netherlands
41,526
16,033
17,201,931
414
1,073
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

6
   Nepal
127,065
49,060
30,998,945
244
632
February 21, 2018
UN projection

7
 India
3,287,240
1,269,211
1,328,776,917
404
1,047
March 6, 2018
India Population clock

8
 Israel
22,072
8,522
8,824,840
400
1,036
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

9
 Burundi
27,816
10,740
10,400,938
374
969
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

10
 Belgium
30,528
11,787
11,399,335
373
966
December 1, 2017
Monthly official estimate

11
 Japan
377,944
145,925
126,560,000
335
868
February 1, 2018
Monthly official estimate

12
 Sri Lanka
65,610
25,332
21,444,000
327
847
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

13
 Philippines
343,448
132,606
100,981,437
294
761

Population and Housing

14
 Vietnam
331,212
127,882
93,700,000
283
733
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

15
 United Kingdom
242,910
93,788
65,648,000
271
702
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

16
 Pakistan
803,940
310,403
210,806,000
262
679
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

17
 Germany
357,168
137,903
82,576,900
231
598
March 31, 2017
Official quarterly estimate

18
 Dominican Republic
47,875
18,485
10,169,172
212
549
July 1, 2017
Official projection

19
 North Korea
122,762
47,399
25,490,965
211
546
July 1, 2017
UN projection

20
 Nigeria
923,768
356,669
191,836,000
208
539
July 1, 2017
UN projection

21
  Switzerland
41,285
15,940
8,465,234
205
531
September 30, 2017
Quarterly provisional figure

22
 Italy
301,308
116,336
60,498,707
201
521
September 30, 2017
Monthly official estimate

24
 Malawi
118,484
45,747
18,622,000
157
407
July 1, 2017
UN projection

25
 Uganda
241,551
93,263
37,673,800
156
404
July 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

26
 Guatemala
108,889
42,042
15,806,675
145
376
June 30, 2014
Annual Official estimate

27
 China
9,640,821
3,722,342
1,389,605,496
144
373
March 6, 2018
Official estimate

28
 Indonesia
1,904,569
735,358
261,890,900
138
357
July 1, 2017
Official projection

29
 Czech Republic
78,867
30,451
10,597,473
134
347
September 30, 2017
Quarterly official estimate

30
 Thailand
513,120
198,117
68,414,000
133
344
July 1, 2017
UN projection

31
 France
543,965
210,026
67,196,000
124
321
February 1, 2018
Monthly official estimate

32
 Poland
312,685
120,728
38,426,000
123
319
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

33
 Ghana
238,533
92,098
28,956,587
121
313
July 1, 2017
Official projection

34
 United Arab Emirates
83,600
32,278
9,856,000
118
306
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

35
 Azerbaijan
86,600
33,436
9,898,085
114
295
January 1, 2018
Official estimate

36
 Jordan
89,342
34,495
10,086,709
113
292
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

37
 Portugal
92,090
35,556
10,309,573
112
290
December 31, 2016
Official estimate

38
 Austria
83,879
32,386
8,823,054
105
272
January 1, 2018
Official quarterly estimate

39
 Hungary
93,029
35,919
9,799,000
105
272
January 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

40
 Turkey
783,562
302,535
80,810,525
103
267
December 31, 2017
Annual official estimate

41
 Cuba
109,886
42,427
11,239,224
102
264
December 31, 2016
Annual official estimate

42
 Syria
185,180
71,498
18,270,000
99
256
July 1, 2017
UN estimate

43
 Benin
112,622
43,484
11,002,578
98
254
July 1, 2017
Official projection

44
 Malaysia
330,803
127,724
32,429,450
98
254
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

45
 Egypt
1,002,450
387,048
96,610,770
96
250
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

46
 Ethiopia
1,063,652
410,678
101,853,000
96
249
July 1, 2016
UN projection

47
 Spain
503,783
194,512
46,528,966
92
238
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

48
 Iraq
434,128
167,618
38,274,618
88
228
July 1, 2017
UN projection

49
 Cambodia
181,035
69,898
15,848,495
88
228
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

50
 Kenya
581,834
224,647
49,699,862
85
220
July 1, 2017
UN projection

51
 Greece
131,957
50,949
10,768,193
82
212
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

52
 Romania
238,391
92,043
19,638,000
82
212
January 1, 2017
Official annual estimate

53
 Myanmar
676,577
261,228
54,363,426
80
207
March 29, 2014
Preliminary 2014 census result

54
 Honduras
112,088
43,277
8,866,351
79
205
July 1, 2017
Official projection

55
 Senegal
196,722
75,955
15,256,346
78
202
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

56
 Morocco
446,550
172,414
34,600,019
77
201
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

57
 Ivory Coast
322,921
124,680
24,295,000
75
194
July 1, 2017
UN projection

58
 Burkina Faso
270,764
104,543
19,632,147
73
189
July 1, 2017
Annual official projection

59
 Uzbekistan
444,103
171,469
32,120,500
72
186
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

60
 Tunisia
163,610
63,170
11,446,300
70
181
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

61
 Ukraine[8]
603,000
232,820
42,403,027
70
181
December 1, 2017
Monthly official estimate

62
 Mexico
1,967,138
759,516
123,982,528
63
163
December 31, 2017
Official estimate

63
 Yemen
455,000
175,676
28,250,000
62
161
July 1, 2017
UN projection

64
 Tajikistan
143,100
55,251
8,931,000
62
161
January 1, 2018
Official estimate

65
 Ecuador
276,841
106,889
16,944,414
61
159
March 6, 2018
Official projection

66
 Tanzania
883,749
341,217
51,557,365
58
150
July 1, 2017
Official annual estimate

67
 Guinea
245,857
94,926
12,717,176
52
135
July 1, 2017
UN projection

68
 Cameroon
466,050
179,943
23,248,044
50
129
January 1, 2017
Official projection

69
 Iran
1,648,195
636,372
81,263,088
49
128
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

70
 South Africa
1,220,813
471,359
56,521,900
46
119
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

71
 Afghanistan
645,807
249,347
29,724,323
46
119
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

72
 Belarus
207,600
80,155
9,491,900
46
119
January 1, 2018
Quarterly official estimate

73
 Madagascar
587,041
226,658
25,571,000
44
114
July 1, 2017
UN projection

74
 Colombia
1,141,748
440,831
49,660,051
43
113
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

75
 Zimbabwe
390,757
150,872
14,542,235
37
96
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

76
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
2,345,095
905,446
85,026,000
36
93
July 1, 2016
Official estimate

77
 Venezuela
916,445
353,841
31,431,164
34
88
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

78
 Mozambique
799,380
308,642
27,128,530
34
88
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

79
 United States
9,833,517
3,796,742
326,739,897
33
86
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

80
 Peru
1,285,216
496,225
31,826,018
25
65
July 1, 2017
Official projection

81
 Brazil
8,515,767
3,287,956
208,746,143
25
63
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

82
 Angola
1,246,700
481,354
28,359,634
23
60
January 1, 2017
Official estimate

83
 Chile
756,096
291,930
17,373,831
23
60
August 31, 2017
Preliminary 2017 census result

84
 Somalia
637,657
246,201
14,743,000
23
60
July 1, 2017
UN projection

85
 Sweden
450,295
173,860
10,139,742
23
58
March 6, 2018
Official population clock

86
 Zambia
752,612
290,585
16,405,229
22
57
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

87
 Sudan
1,839,542
710,251
40,782,742
22
57
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

88
 South Sudan
644,329
248,777
12,575,714
20
52
July 1, 2017
UN Projection

89
 Algeria
2,381,741
919,595
41,697,498
18
47
July 1, 2017
Official annual projection

90
 Niger
1,186,408
458,075
21,477,348
18
47
July 1, 2017
UN Projection

91
 Papua New Guinea
462,840
178,704
8,151,300
18
47
July 1, 2016
Annual official estimate

92
 Argentina
2,780,400
1,073,518
44,044,811
16
41
July 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

93
 Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
830,000
33,905,320
16
41
July 1, 2017
Annual official estimate

94
 Mali
1,248,574
482,077
18,542,000
15
39
July 1, 2017
UN projection

95
 Chad
1,284,000
495,755
14,900,000
12
31
July 1, 2017
UN projection

96
 Bolivia
1,098,581
424,164
11,145,770
10
26
July 1, 2017
Official estimate

97
 Russia[12]
17,125,242
6,612,093
146,809,643
9
23
August 1, 2017
Official estimate

98
 Kazakhstan
2,724,900
1,052,090
17,186,000
6
16
February 1, 2014
Monthly official estimate

99
 Canada
9,984,670
3,855,103
37,037,117
4
10
March 6, 2018
Official estimate

100
 Australia
7,692,024
2,969,907
24,832,039
3
8
March 6, 2018
Official estimate

Pos.
Country (or dependent territory)
Area (km2)
Area (mi2)
Population
Density
(pop./km2)
Density
(pop./mi2)
Date
Population source


document_title: DeLorean DMC-12

question_text: who owns the car from back to the future

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text: DeLorean DMC-12

text: History[edit]

text: In October 1976, the first prototype DeLorean DMC-12 was completed by American automotive chief engineer William T. Collins, formerly chief engineer at Pontiac. Originally, the car was intended to have a centrally-mounted Wankel rotary engine. The engine selection was reconsidered when Comotor production ended, and the favored engine became Ford's "Cologne V6." Eventually the French/Swedish PRV (Peugeot-Renault-Volvo) fuel injected V6 was selected. Also the engine location moved from the mid-engined location in the prototype to a rear-engined installation in the production car. The chassis was initially planned to be produced from a new and untested manufacturing technology known as elastic reservoir moulding (ERM), which would lighten the car while presumably lowering its production costs. This new technology, for which DeLorean had purchased patent rights, was eventually found to be unsuitable.

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text: These and other changes to the original concept led to considerable schedule pressures. The entire car was deemed to require almost complete re-engineering, which was turned over to engineer Colin Chapman, founder and owner of Lotus Cars. Chapman replaced most of the unproven material and manufacturing techniques with those then employed by Lotus, like the steel backbone chassis.

text: In an interview with James Espey of the new incarnation of the DeLorean Motor Company of Texas, a drawing surfaced showing that the car was potentially to be called Z Tavio. John DeLorean's middle name and his son's first name were both Zachary while Tavio was his father's name and his son's middle name. Due to only sporadic documentation, there is little more that is currently known about the Z Tavio name and why it was ultimately rejected in favor of the DMC-12.[7]

text: DeLorean required $175 million to develop and build the motor company.[8] Convincing Hollywood celebrities such as Johnny Carson and Sammy Davis, Jr. to invest in the firm,[9][10] DeLorean eventually built the DMC-12 in a factory in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, a neighborhood a few miles from Belfast city center.

text: The company had originally intended to build the factory in Puerto Rico[11][12] but changed its plans when the Northern Ireland Development Agency offered £100 million towards it,[13] despite an assessment by consultants hired by the NIDA that the business had only a 1-in-10 chance of success.[12]

text: Construction on the factory began in October 1978, and although production of the DMC-12 was scheduled to start in 1979, engineering problems and budget overruns delayed production until early 1981.

text: By that time, the unemployment rate was high in Northern Ireland and local residents lined up to apply for jobs at the factory. The workers were largely inexperienced, but were paid premium wages and supplied with the best equipment available. Most quality issues were solved by 1982 and the cars were sold from dealers with a one-year, 12,000-mile (19,000 km) warranty and an available five-year, 50,000-mile (80,000 km) service contract.

text: The DeLorean Motor Company went bankrupt in late 1982 following John DeLorean's arrest in October of that year on drug trafficking charges. He was later found not guilty, but it was too late for the DMC-12 to remain in production. Approximately 100 partially assembled DMCs on the production line were completed by Consolidated International (now known as Big Lots). The remaining parts from the factory stock, the parts from the US Warranty Parts Center, as well as parts from the original suppliers that had not yet been delivered to the factory were all shipped to Columbus, Ohio in 1983–1984. A company called KAPAC sold these parts to retail and wholesale customers via mail order. In 1997, DeLorean Motor Company of Texas acquired this inventory.[14] There had also been a long-standing rumor that the body stamping dies were dumped into the ocean to prevent later manufacture. Evidence later emerged that the dies were used as anchors for nets at a fish farm in Ards Bay, Connemara, Ireland.[15]

text: About 9,200 DMC-12s were produced between January 1981 and December 1982.[16] Almost a fifth of these were produced in October 1981. About a thousand 1982 models were produced between February and May 1982, and all of these cars had the VINs changed after purchase by Consolidated to make them appear as 1983 models. There are the 15XXX, 16XXX, and 17XXX VINs which were originally 10XXX, 11XXX, and 12XXX VINs. Only a dozen 12XXXX VIN cars still exist. These are the Wooler-Hodec right-hand drive cars (see below).

text: Construction[edit]

text: The DMC-12 features a number of unusual construction details, including gull-wing doors, unpainted stainless-steel body panels, and a rear-mounted engine.

text: Body[edit]

text: The body design of the DMC-12 was a product of Giorgetto Giugiaro of Ital Design and is panelled in brushed SS304 stainless steel. Except for three cars plated in 24-carat gold, all DMC-12s left the factory uncovered by paint or clearcoat.[17] Painted DeLoreans do exist, although these were all painted after the cars were purchased from the factory. Several hundred DMCs were produced without stainless panels, for training workers, and are referred to as "black cars" or "mules", in reference to their black fiberglass panels instead of stainless, though these were never marketed. Small scratches in the stainless steel body panels can be removed with a non-metallic scouring pad (since metal pads can leave iron particles embedded in the stainless steel which can give the appearance of the stainless "rusting"), or even sandpaper.[18] The stainless steel panels are fixed to a fiberglass underbody. The underbody is affixed to a steel double-Y frame chassis, derived from the Lotus Esprit platform.

text: The unpainted stainless body creates challenges during restoration of the cars. In traditional automotive body repair, the panel is repaired to be as original ("straight") as possible and imperfections are sculpted back to form with body filler like Bondo or lead (body solder). This poses no problem (aside from originality) with most cars, as the filler will be hidden by the car's paint (for example, most new cars have filler hiding the seam where the roof meets the quarter panel). With an unpainted stainless body, the stainless steel must be reworked to exactly the original shape, contour, and grain—which is a tremendously difficult job on regular steel (a dented or bent panel is stretched and a shrinking hammer or other techniques must be used to unstretch the metal) and even more difficult with stainless due to its tendency to work-harden. Furthermore, it is exceedingly difficult to paint stainless steel due to difficulties with paint adhesion. DeLorean envisioned that damaged panels would simply be replaced rather than repaired; each DeLorean service center today has at least one experienced body repair person on staff, and there are decades worth of new stainless panels still available in most instances.

text: Another unusual feature of the DMC-12 is its gull-wing doors. The common problem of supporting the weight of gull-wing doors was solved by other manufacturers with lightweight doors in the Mercedes-Benz 300SL and a hydraulic pump in the Bricklin SV-1, although these designs had structural or convenience disadvantages. The DMC-12 features heavy doors supported by cryogenically preset torsion bars and gas-charged struts.[19] These torsion bars were developed by Grumman Aerospace (and built by Unbrako in the UK, a division of SPS Technologies of Jenkintown, PA) to withstand the stresses of supporting the doors.[20] A popular misconception of the DMC-12's gull-wing doors is that they require far more side clearance to open relative to ordinary side-hinge doors, such as when parked in a parking lot. In fact, the opposite is true: the DMC-12 requires far less clearance than side-hinge doors, and this can be physically demonstrated. This misconception of side clearance may stem from a misunderstood location of the hinge point of the doors by persons unfamiliar with DMC-12s. These doors, when opening, only require 11 inches (28 cm) clearance outside the line of the car, making opening and closing the doors in crowded spaces relatively easy. Much like the doors fitted to the Lamborghini Countach, the DMC-12 doors featured small cutout windows, because full-sized windows would not be fully retractable within the short door panels. Additionally, the doors featured red and amber "safety" lights around the perimeter. These lights illuminated when the door was open and could be seen from the front, rear or side of the vehicle at night or low light situations.[21][22]

text: Engine and drivetrain[edit]

text: The engine is a Peugeot-Renault-Volvo (PRV) 2.85 litre V6, which produced about 130 hp, that was designed and built under special contract with the DMC Company. These PRV engines were a development of the 2.7 litre V6 in the Renault 30, and were built in the PRV Factory in Douvrin, Northern France. The gearbox, also designed by PRV, was built at the Renault facility near Caen in Normandy. The engines and gearboxes were shipped weekly by sea from the PRV Factories to the DMC Factory.

text: Suspension[edit]

text: The suspension of the DMC-12 is a four-wheel independent suspension, coil springs, and telescopic shock absorbers. The front suspension uses double wishbones, while the rear is a multi-link setup. In its original development stages, the car is said to have handled quite well. Design drawings clearly show that the design met NHTSA minimum bumper and headlight heights of the time.[23][24] Many owners have subsequently replaced or modified the front springs to return the front height to the original design specification.

text: Steering is rack and pinion, with an overall steering ratio of 14.9:1, giving 2.65 turns lock-to-lock and a 35-foot (11 m) turning circle. DMC-12s are fitted with cast alloy wheels, measuring 14 inches (360 mm) in diameter by 6 inches (150 mm) wide on the front and 15 inches (380 mm) in diameter by 8 inches (200 mm) wide on the rear. These were fitted with Goodyear NCT steel-belted radial tires. Because the DeLorean is a rear engine vehicle, the DMC-12 has a 35%–65% front–rear weight distribution.[25]

text: The DMC-12 features power-assisted disc brakes on all wheels, with 10-inch (250 mm) rotors front and 10.5-inch (270 mm) rear.

text: Performance[edit]

text: DeLorean's comparison literature noted that the DMC-12 could achieve 0–60 miles per hour (0–97 km/h) in 8.8 seconds, when equipped with a manual transmission. When equipped with an automatic transmission, the DeLorean would accelerate from 0–60 miles per hour (0–97 km/h) in 10.5 seconds as tested by Road & Track magazine.[26] The car's top speed is 110 miles per hour (177 km/h).[27]

text: Pricing[edit]

text: The car was named the DMC-12 because of its intended price of $12,000. In 1981, a DMC-12 had a suggested retail price of $25,000 ($650 more when equipped with an automatic transmission); this is equivalent to approximately $65,858 in 2016.[28] There were extensive waiting lists of people willing to pay up to $10,000 above the list price; however, after the collapse of the DeLorean Motor Company, unsold cars could be purchased for less than the retail price.[29]

text: The DMC-12 was only available with two factory options; a no-cost manual transmission or automatic transmission ($650 extra) and the choice of a grey or black interior. Several dealer options were available, including a car cover; floor mats; black textured accent stripes; grey scotch-cal accent stripes; a luggage rack and a ski-rack adapter. The standard feature list included stainless steel body panels; gull-wing doors with cryogenically treated torsion bars; leather seats; air conditioning; an AM/FM cassette stereo system; power windows, locks and mirrors; a tilt and telescopic steering wheel; tinted glass; body side moldings; intermittent/constant windshield wipers; and an electric rear window defogger.[30][31]

text: Production changes[edit]

text: Although there were no typical "yearly" updates to the DeLorean, several changes were made to the DeLorean during production.[2] John DeLorean believed that model years were primarily a gimmick used by automobile companies to sell more cars. Instead of making massive changes at the end of the model year, he implemented changes mid-production (this remains the norm in car manufacturing[citation needed]). This resulted in no clear distinction between the 1981, 1982, and 1983 model years, but with subtle changes taking place almost continuously throughout the life of the DeLorean. The most visible of these changes related to the hood style.

text: Hood styles[edit]

text: The original hood of the DeLorean had grooves running down both sides. It included a gas flap to simplify fuel filling. The gas flap was built so that the trunk could be added to the total cargo area of the DeLorean. These cars typically had a locking gas cap to prevent siphoning. In August 1981, the hood flap was removed from the hood of the cars (although the hood creases stayed). This style was retained well into 1982.[32] Based on production numbers for all three years, this hood style is probably the most common. After the supply of locking gas caps was exhausted, the company switched to a non-locking version (resulting in at least 500 cars with no gas flap, but with locking gas caps). The final styling for the hood included the addition of a DeLorean name badge and the removal of the grooves, resulting in a completely flat hood. According to senior personnel who worked at the Dunmurry factory, initial elimination of gas flap hoods has a simple if unglamorous explanation—Chuck Benington, managing director, did not like the gas flap design.[33]

text: Other changes[edit]

text: John DeLorean was 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) tall, and he designed the car to comfortably fit someone of his stature.[34] For shorter people, the addition of a pull strap made closing the doors much easier from the inside. Pull straps were manufactured as an add-on for earlier vehicles in November 1981. These attach to the existing door handle. Late-model 1981 cars, and all cars from 1982 and 1983, have doors with integrated pull straps.[35]

text: The side bolstering in the DeLorean was originally separate from the main interior pieces. In cars with this construction, is a tendency to place pressure on this piece when entering and exiting the vehicle, which eventually causes the bolstering to separate from the trim panel. To fix this problem, cars built in and after late 1981 have one solid trim piece with the bolster permanently attached.

text: As an addition to later cars, a foot rest or "dead" pedal—in the form of an unusable pedal—was added to the cars to help prevent fatigue while driving. This is one of the few changes that is directly tied to a model year. These were built into only a few of the late 1981 vehicles, and were added to all cars starting with 1982 production.[35]

text: Although the styling of the DeLorean's wheels remained unchanged, the wheels of early-model 1981 vehicles were painted grey. These wheels sported matching grey centre caps with an embossed DMC logo. Early into the 1981 production run, these were changed to a polished silver look, with a contrasting black center cap. The embossed logo on the center caps was painted silver to add contrast.

text: In 1981, the DeLorean came stocked with a Craig radio; this was a standard 1980s tape radio with dual knob controls. Since the Craig did not have a built-in clock, one was installed in front of the gear shift. DeLorean switched to an ASI stereo in the middle of the 1982 production run. Since the ASI radio featured an on-board clock, the standard DeLorean clock was removed at the same time.

text: The first 2,200 cars produced used a windshield-embedded antenna. This type of antenna proved to be unsuitable with poor radio reception. Oftentimes the radio would continually "seek", attempting to find a signal. A standard whip antenna was added to the outside of the front right fender. While improving radio reception, this resulted in a hole in the stainless steel, and an unsightly antenna. As a result, the antenna was again moved, this time to the rear of the car. Automatic antennas were installed under the grills behind the rear driver's-side window. While giving the reception quality of a whip antenna, these completely disappear from view when not in use.

text: The small sun visors on the DeLorean have vinyl on one side, and headliner fabric on the other side. Originally these were installed such that the headliner side would be on the bottom when not in use. Later on in 1981, they were reversed so that the vinyl side would be on the bottom.[36][37]

text: The original Ducellier alternator supplied with the early production DMC-12s could not provide enough current to supply the car when all lights and electrical options were on; as a result, the battery would gradually discharge, leaving the driver stranded on the road. Additional battery drainage problems were caused by faulty or improperly adjusted door jamb switches. This switch activated the "safety" lights located around the door perimeter when it was open. When the door was closed the door seals prevented the light from being seen. Due to the faulty switches the lights remained on, further draining the battery. This happened to DeLorean owner Johnny Carson shortly after he was presented with the vehicle. Later cars were fitted from the factory with a higher output Motorola alternator which solved this problem. This also is believed [by whom?] to be the reason behind the improvement in the sound quality of the horn. Earlier models emitted a weak sound, not loud or strong enough to be effective in normal traffic.

text: Right-hand drive models[edit]

text: DMC-12s were primarily intended for the American market. All production models were therefore left-hand drive. Evidence survives from as early as April 1981, however, which indicates that the DeLorean Motor Company was aware of the need to produce a right-hand drive version to supply to world markets such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

text: The company faced the choice of building right-hand drive models from scratch, or performing a post-production conversion exercise. Given the cost of new body molds, tooling, and a host of specific parts that a factory-built right-hand drive configuration would require, the company opted to investigate the idea of a post-production conversion using a company based in Hampshire called Wooler-Hodec Ltd.

text: Only 16 right-hand drive factory-authorised DeLoreans were ever produced.[38] These cars can be divided into two distinct groups:

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The first batch, known by enthusiasts as the "Wooler-Hodec cars", were converted by the UK company of that name. Evidence still exists in the form of a DMC factory memo which orders 20 cars to be converted to right-hand drive. Due to the factory's closure, this order was never completed and today a total of 13 cars survive, carrying the VINs: 510, 12171–12181 & 12199. VIN 510 is understood to be the first of this batch of cars converted and was later sold at the factory auction in 1984. The other twelve cars were auctioned off by the receivers in early 1983. As a result, several of these cars were registered at the same time and have the Northern Irish registration (license) number "SIJ xxxx". All of this first batch of cars had a black interior and all had manual transmission except VIN 12175. This car is the only factory-authorized right-hand drive black interior automatic car and is owned by Andrew Withers, former editor of the UK DeLorean Owners Club.
The second batch were registered and used by the factory in Northern Ireland, with registration numbers (license plates), AXI 1697, AXI 1698, AXI 1699 and are referred to by enthusiasts as the "AXI cars". These three cars (VINs 5565, 5592 and 5638) differ from the first Wooler-Hodec cars in several ways. These three cars all had roof mounted radio antennas, indicator repeater lights, no side marker lights, white forward-facing door lights, fog-light switch, and textured body rubstrips on the stainless panels. No catalytic converters or Lambda equipment were fitted as British legislation did not require them. VIN 5565 with the registration number AXI 1697 was a fully UK homologated example which would have been shown at the British motor show at Birmingham, UK in October 1982. It includes a unique rearward-facing twin exhaust, no catalytic converters and the UK specification engine as used by Volvo, but retaining the usual Renault ancillaries. The transmission final drive was also set at 3.88:1 versus the standard 3.44:1. Attention was paid to other unique details such as correctly offset wing mirrors.

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text: A common misconception surrounding the factory-authorized right-hand drive DeLoreans is that they were all fitted with different, so-called "Euro-spec", tail lights[39] as part of the right-hand drive conversion program. This is not the case. Due to the nature of these cars as prototypes, they were not officially type-approved for use in the UK. Owners who bought these cars at auction in the early 1980s encountered difficulty in registering them as new vehicles in the UK. At this point a former DeLorean Motor Cars executive offered to modify and register the cars so that they could be used in the UK. These modifications included:

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Different seat belt units fitted.[40]
The fitting of Rubbolite tail light clusters with a built-in foglight function.[39] The foglight is a legal requirement in the UK.
The fitting of a foglight switch to one of the center console dummy switches.[40]
A custom-made tail light surround and number (license) plate bezel.[41]
Swapping the front turn signal lenses for ones of a different, more rounded style.[42]
Swapping the rear side marker lenses for amber ones.[43]

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text: Over half of the 16 right-hand drive cars had these modifications carried out. In recent years several owners of these cars have replaced the Rubbolite lights with original federal style tail lights in an effort to return the cars to their original specification. Some owners have also fitted federal style license plate bezels on their cars.

text: There were a number of official alterations made to the right-hand drive cars' lights. The extent of these modifications varies between the first batch of "Wooler-Hodec" cars and the later "AXI" cars:

text: All of the 13 Wooler-Hodec cars were modified to the OEM front turn signal lens fixing method in order to make them fit flush with the front fascia.[44] The cars' headlights were also changed for right-hand drive spec lights that incorporate a UK sidelight feature. The rest of the lights appear to have been left untouched by Wooler-Hodec during the conversion process.

text: By contrast, the three "AXI" cars had further modifications to the amber front door lights, which were exchanged for clear lenses of the same style.[45] Perhaps the most significant alteration on the "AXI" cars is the deletion of the front and rear side markers. These are replaced by a single small round European style indicator side repeater, situated on the front wing (fender). The body rubstrips are also of a different configuration in order to cover the areas which would otherwise have had federal side marker lenses fitted.[46]

text: Special DMC-12s[edit]

text: Back to the Future[edit]

text: Several special-edition DMC-12 cars have been produced over the years, and the car is most notably featured as the time machine in the Back to the Future film trilogy. Six DeLorean chassis were used during the production, along with one manufactured out of fiberglass for scenes where a full-size DeLorean was needed to "fly" on-screen; only three of the cars still exist, with one that was destroyed at the end of Back to the Future Part III, two additional were abandoned, and the fiberglass replica was scrapped. Universal Studios owns two of the remaining cars, occasionally putting them on display or using them for other productions, and the last resides in a private collection after having been extensively restored.[47] Beginning April 20, 2016, the official Back to the Future DeLorean can be viewed at the Petersen Automotive Museum.[48]

text: A number of production DeLoreans have been modified by the aftermarket into Back to the Future time machine replicas whose bodies and interiors are modified to mirror the appearance and functions of the film cars.[49]

text: Prototypes[edit]

text: Only one of several DeLorean prototypes still exists.[50] Proto 1 received a complete restoration, and is now on display at the DeLorean Motor Company of Florida (DMCFL). Proto 2 was sent to Lotus Cars for development and evaluation. It was reported to have been destroyed in the 1990s.[51]

text: There have also been major finds in the last few years[52][53] of the 28 known "pilot cars". These cars, used for testing of the DeLorean, had been thought destroyed. The test car featured on the front cover of Autocar in 1981 announcing the DeLorean to the world was found in 2003 in a barn in Northern Ireland; it is currently[when?] undergoing restoration.

text: Legend twin turbo cars[edit]

text: It was determined the DeLorean needed additional power when automotive magazine road tests showed 0–60 mph times for the DMC-12 between 9.5–10.5 seconds, while its rivals were in the 7.5–8.5 second range. There had been interest in turbocharging the DeLorean early on but the DMC engineering staff was busy with other projects, so DeLorean decided to go outside to develop a turbocharged version of the DeLorean.

text: Having had previous success with turbocharging Fiat Spiders, DeLorean entered into a contract with Legend Industries, based in Hauppauge, New York. DMC wanted to increase power without sacrificing fuel economy. DMC wanted a wide power band and did not want a surge of power similar to the Porsche 930 Turbo. Legend used twin IHI RHB52 turbos along with twin intercoolers. The results were an engine capable of accelerating smoothly in fifth gear from 1,500 rpm to full turbo boost at 2,500 rpm reaching 150 mph at 6,500 rpm.[54]

text: In addition, Legend Industries developed a single turbocharged setup that was never finished. The company converted a total of four DeLoreans and two Renault Alpines, which were the first development cars.[55] VIN 530 was written in numerous press articles as the fastest production car of its era.[citation needed]

text: In a test run of VIN 530 at Bridgehampton Raceway in 1981, the twin turbo DeLorean was quicker than a Ferrari 308 and a Porsche 928. It has been a misconception for many years VIN 502 was at Bridgehampton and used in testing; however, evidence from pictures, along with information via a Legend employee published via PJ Grady, proves 530 was used with the aspirated VIN 558. By the time of Bridgehampton, Legend had perfected modular boosting which the earlier prototypes did not have installed apart from one of the Alpine mules and VIN 530. This has also been proven by a Legend Engineer who actually worked on the cars.[citation needed]

text: VIN 530 tested 0–60 in 5.8 seconds and the quarter mile in 14.7 seconds. DeLorean was so impressed with the engine, he committed to ordering 5,000 engines from Legend Industries. DeLorean planned to offer a turbocharged engine as a $7,500 option in 1984 (presumably to compete with the newly redesigned 1984 Corvette). Before any of the 5,000 cars could be put into production, DMC had declared bankruptcy, which drove Legend Industries as well as other suppliers into bankruptcy.[56]

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VIN
Single or Twin
Last Known Location
Comments

502
Twin
New Zealand
Original prototype

528
Single
Czech Republic[57]

530
Twin
United Kingdom
Sister Twin Turbo

558
Single
Unknown

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text: Gold plated[edit]

text: For Christmas 1980, a DeLorean/American Express promotion planned to sell one hundred 24k-Carat Gold Plated DMC-12s for $85,000 each to its gold card members, but only two were sold.[58] One of these was purchased by Roger Mize, president of Snyder National Bank in Snyder, Texas. VIN #4301 sat in the bank lobby for over 20 years before being loaned to the Petersen Automotive Museum of Los Angeles. It has a black interior, and an automatic transmission.[59]

text: The second gold-plated American Express DMC-12 was purchased by Sherwood Marshall, an entrepreneur and former Royal Canadian Naval Officer. Marshall donated his DeLorean to the William F. Harrah Foundation/National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada. This car, VIN #4300, is the only one of the three existing gold-plated cars to be equipped with a manual transmission. It has a saddle brown interior and like its golden siblings, it is a low-mileage vehicle with only 1,442 miles (2,321 km) on the odometer.[60]

text: A third gold-plated car exists with 636 miles (1,024 km) on the odometer; it carries the VIN plate for the last DeLorean, #20105, although final assembly was actually completed in Columbus, Ohio in 1983.[61] This car was assembled with spare parts that were required by American Express in case one of the other two that were built were damaged and all necessary gold-plated parts were on hand, with the exception of one door. Thus the car was assembled after another door was gold-plated, though the added door does not precisely match the rest of the car in color and grain. The car was first acquired by the winner of a Big Lots store raffle. Consolidated International, which owned the department store, had purchased 1,374 DMC-12s during the DeLorean Company's financial troubles, acquiring the remaining stock after the company went into receivership. Now held by a private owner in La Vale, Maryland, this third and last gold-plated DeLorean was for sale online at a price of $250,000, but remains unsold.[61] After being offered for sale for over a decade, it is unclear whether it has sold.[62] This car and the example in Reno have saddle-brown leather interiors, a color scheme which was intended to become an option on later production cars however, these two cars were the only DeLoreans to ever be equipped with these factory parts.

text: A gold-plated DeLorean was reproduced privately by an enthusiast.[63]

text: DMC Texas[edit]

text: DMC Texas (based in Humble, Texas) announced on July 30, 2007 that the car would be returning into very limited production (about 20 cars a year) in 2008.[64] They were subsequently sued by John DeLorean's widow for illegally licensing the family name. DMC Texas settled this lawsuit in September 2015 by paying his widow an undisclosed sum and in turn received rights to use the name, images, and trademark in the future.[65]

text: The cars were announced to have a new stainless steel frame; with optional extras such as GPS, an enhanced "Stage 2" engine, and possibly a new modern interior. Given that the cars were made with 80% old parts,[66] the term "return to production" is something of a misnomer; the cars are constructed on DeLorean underbodies built by the original company in the 1980s and retaining their VINs. The cars' titles show the year of the underbody's manufacture. They are, therefore, not new DeLoreans, but complete rebuilds of the car from the underbody with enhancements. In 2009, the price of a refurbished DeLorean from DMC Texas started at $57,500 and the project was featured in an episode of Modern Marvels.[67]

text: On October 18, 2011, it was announced that an all-electric model would be available for sale by 2013. It was said to have a 200-horsepower (150 kW) motor, accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour (0 to 97 km/h) in 8 seconds, and sell for US$90,000.[68][69][70] Initial test drives revealed that the prototype had a range of 70 miles (110 km) approaching the 100 miles (160 km) that was announced.[71] However, 2014 saw criticism from fans who tried to buy the electric DeLorean only to learn that it was still unavailable.[72]

text: Due to the passage of the Low Volume Vehicle Manufacturing Act, DMC Texas announced they would be producing replica DeLoreans with an expected release date in 2017. DMC anticipates to build approximately 50 vehicles per year over the next six years with an estimated retail price of $100,000.[73][74] In October 2016, DMC announced they are expecting to build 12 units in the first production year with as many as 50 in the second year of production.[75]

text: Publicly exhibited DMC-12s[edit]

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A DeLorean DMC-12 is on display at the parking lot of the restaurant, Asia Garden in Anchorage, Alaska[citation needed]
Gold-plated Delorean DMC-12s are on public exhibit at the William F. Harrah Foundation/National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada and the Petersen Automotive Museum of Los Angeles.
A DeLorean DMC-12 is on public exhibit at the California Automobile Museum in Sacramento near Old Sacramento.[76]
A 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 is on display at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo, California.[77]
A DeLorean DMC-12 is on display at the History Garage in Odaiba, Tokyo.[citation needed]
A Canadian spec DeLorean DMC-12 is on display at the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa, Ontario.[78]
A DeLorean DMC-12 is on public display at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Northern Ireland.[79]
A DeLorean DMC-12 is on display at the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum in Pinellas Park, Florida.[80]
A DeLorean DMC-12 is on display at the La Porte County Historical Society in LaPorte County, Indiana.[81]
A DeLorean DMC-12 is on display at the Southward Car Museum in Paraparaumu, New Zealand.[82]
A DeLorean DMC-12 Turbo is on display at the Muzeum Veteránů in Nová Bystřice.[83]
A Delorean DMC-12 is on display at Auto World Museun in Fulton, Missouri.[citation needed]
A Delorean DMC-12 is on display at "LA MONTAÑA DE LOS SUEÑOS" park in Mérida, Venezuela[citation needed]