Home›Economic Institutions›Typical RegionBrowse ByTypical RegionTypical region names the part of the world where a social institution is most commonly found. Wikipedia describes the potlatch as "traditionally the primary governmental institution, legislative body, and economic system" among "Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United States." This dimension groups institutions rooted in the same region.FactsTypical RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstablished EraWell-attested1919 1Typical RegionFilter Results26 entriesArea (sq km)All298 (1)457 (1)748 (1)964 (1)13,880 (1)17,364 (1)17,818 (1)22,072 (1)23,200 (1)26,338 (1)28,896 (1)41,865 (1)148,460 (1)181,035 (1)214,969 (1)245,857 (1)302,069 (1)357,022 (1)450,295 (1)505,983 (1)644,329 (1)1,285,216 (1)3,287,263 (1)9,866,632 (1)10,186,000 (1)Country CountAll44 (1)Government TypeAllAbsolute Monarchy (1)Constitutional Monarchy (7)Republic (14)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (11)Low (2)Lower-Middle (8)Upper-Middle (3)Independence or Founding YearAll1492 (1)1523 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1821 (1)1861 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1953 (1)1958 (1)1961 (1)1962 (1)1965 (1)1966 (1)1968 (1)1970 (1)1971 (1)1973 (1)1975 (1)1976 (1)1977 (1)1978 (1)2011 (1)LandlockedAllNo (20)Yes (3)PopulationAll100,179 (1)121,355 (1)220,372 (1)398,165 (1)601,269 (1)828,857 (1)1,025,200 (1)1,066,809 (1)1,236,126 (1)5,118,445 (1)10,147,200 (1)10,610,485 (1)12,703,714 (1)14,418,145 (1)17,521,167 (1)17,638,801 (1)18,130,208 (1)34,352,720 (1)49,752,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)169,828,911 (1)201,081,297 (1)340,587,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 26BahamasTypical Region1 entryBangladeshTypical Region1 entryCambodiaTypical Region1 entryDjiboutiTypical Region1 entryEswatiniTypical Region1 entryEuropeTypical Region6 entriesGermanyTypical Region3 entriesGuineaTypical Region1 entryGuyanaTypical Region1 entryIndiaTypical Region1 entryIsraelTypical Region1 entryItalyTypical Region2 entriesKuwaitTypical Region1 entryMaldivesTypical Region1 entryNetherlandsTypical Region1 entryPeruTypical Region1 entryRwandaTypical Region1 entrySão Tomé and PríncipeTypical Region1 entrySeychellesTypical Region1 entrySolomon IslandsTypical Region1 entrySouth SudanTypical Region1 entrySpainTypical Region2 entriesSwedenTypical Region1 entryTongaTypical Region1 entryUnited StatesTypical Region1 entryWestern EuropeTypical Region1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Institutional economicstier 2WikipediaInstitutional economics, lead sectionQuote, Institutional economics, lead sectionIts name and core elements trace back to a 1919 American Economic Review article by Walton H. Hamilton.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.