How many monkeys are there in the world? Specifically I need evidence
that there are more than 100 million if possible (thats the bet!).
Only proper monkeys are included - not other primates.

Secondly - I need to know whether there are any countries where
monkeys outnumber people - and if possible an estimate of the number
of such countries. Evidence that there are many of these (more than 5)
will earn an extra tip :).

The second part of the question may be very difficult to answer - so
I'll accept a quite sketchy answer if necessary.

Thanks - Delard

Hi Delard!

Here are a few places where monkeys outnumber people:

Monkeys outnumber humans on the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis.
http://www.vacationsintl.com/kitts/budget_honeymoons_kitts_vacations_international.htm

?One of the strangest, but most wonderful facts about St. Kitts-Nevis
is that there are more monkeys than people on the two islands
combined?50,000 (some estimate as many as 125,000 monkeys to 45,000
humans.?
http://www.rrp.upr.edu/cadi/nevis/geogra.htm

?Simian terror continues to hound Vivek Vihar residents.
The simian tribe descended on this colony two-and-a-half years ago.
Now there are more monkeys than residents in the colony. Incredible
but true.?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/10455.cms


?People on a Ugandan island have been told to kill as many monkeys as they can.
Monkeys outnumber people by 28 to one and officials say the animals
are posing a health risk.
Kalangala District chairman, Daniel Kikora, has told Uganda's New
Vision newspaper the monkeys are destroying too many crops.
He added: "We are about 18,000 people on the island and they are more
than 80,000. We are now looking for possible means of how we can get
rid of them,."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_231246.html?menu=news.quirkies

Best regards,

Bobbie7
Google Answers Researcher