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Solomon Islands:
unicameral National Parliament (50 seats; members
elected from single member constituencies by popular vote to serve
four-year terms)

elections: last held 6 August 1997 (next to be held by August 2001)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
GNUR 21, PAP 7, NAPSI 5, SILP 4, UP 4, independents 6, other 3

Somalia:
unicameral People's Assembly or Golaha Shacbiga

note: fledgling parliament; a transitional 245-member National
Assembly began to meet on 13 August 2000 in the town of Arta,
Djibouti and is now based in Mogadishu

South Africa:
bicameral parliament consisting of the National
Assembly (400 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a
system of proportional representation to serve five-year terms) and
the National Council of Provinces (90 seats, 10 members elected by
each of the nine provincial legislatures for five-year terms; has
special powers to protect regional interests, including the
safeguarding of cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnic
minorities); note - following the implementation of the new
constitution on 3 February 1997 the former Senate was disbanded and
replaced by the National Council of Provinces with essentially no
change in membership and party affiliations, although the new
institution's responsibilities have been changed somewhat by the new
constitution

elections: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces - last held 2 June 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC 66.4%, DP 9.6%, IFP 8.6%, NP 6.9%, UDM 3.4%, ACDP 1.4%, FF 0.8%, other 2.9%; seats by party - ANC 266, DP 38, IFP 34, NP 28, UDM 14, ACDP 6, FF 3, other 11; National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - ANC 61, NP 17, FF 4, IFP 5, DP 3

Spain:
bicameral; General Courts or National Assembly or Las Cortes
Generales consists of the Senate or Senado (259 seats - 208 members
directly elected by popular vote and the other 51 appointed by the
regional legislatures to serve four-year terms) and the Congress of
Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados (350 seats; members are
elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional
representation to serve four-year terms)

elections: Senate - last held 12 March 2000 (next to be held NA March 2004); Congress of Deputies - last held 12 March 2000 (next to be held NA March 2004)

election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PP 127, PSOE 61, CiU 8, PNV 6, CC 5, PIL 1; Congress of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PP 44.5%, PSOE 34%, CiU 4.2%, IU 5.4%, PNV 1.5%, CC 1%, BNG 1.3%; seats by party - PP 183, PSOE 125, CiU 15, IU 8, PNV 7, CC 4, BNG 3, other 5

Sri Lanka:
unicameral Parliament (225 seats; members elected by
popular vote on the basis of a modified proportional representation
system by district to serve six-year terms)

elections: last held 10 October 2000 (next to be held NA October 2006)

election results: percent of vote by party - PA 45.11%, UNP 40.22%,
JVP 6%, NUA 2.29%, SU 1.48%, TULF 1.23%, other 3.67%; seats by party
- PA 107, UNP 89, JVP 10, TULF 5, EPDP 4, NUA 4, TELO 3, ACTC 1, SU
1, independent 1

Sudan:
unicameral National Assembly (400 seats; 275 elected by
popular vote, 125 elected by a supra assembly of interest groups
known as the National Congress)

elections: last held 13-23 December 2000 (next to be held NA)

election results: NA; few parties participated in the 2000 elections

note: on 12 December 1999, BASHIR dismissed the National Assembly
during an internal power struggle between the president and speaker
of the National Assembly Hasan al-TURABI

Suriname:
unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51
seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 5 May 2000 (next to be held NA May 2005)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
NF 33, MC 10, DNP 2000 3, DA '91 2, PVF 2, PALU 1

note: widespread demonstrations during the summer of 1999 led to
the calling of elections a year early

Swaziland:
bicameral Parliament or Libandla, an advisory body,
consists of the Senate (30 seats - 10 appointed by the House of
Assembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; members serve five-year
terms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats - 10 appointed by the
monarch and 55 elected by popular vote; members serve five-year
terms)

elections: House of Assembly - last held 16 and 24 October 1998 (next to be held NA 2003)

election results: House of Assembly - balloting is done on a nonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round

Sweden:
unicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; members are
elected by popular vote on a proportional representation basis to
serve four-year terms)

elections: last held 20 September 1998 (next to be held NA
September 2002)

election results: percent of vote by party - Social Democrats
36.5%, Moderates 22.7%, Left Party 12%, Christian Democrats 11.8%,
Center Party 5.1%, Liberal Party 4.7%, Greens 4.5%; seats by party -
Social Democrats 131, Moderates 82, Left Party 43, Christian
Democrats 42, Center Party 18, Liberal Party 17, Greens 16

Switzerland:
bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (in
German), Assemblee Federale (in French), Assemblea Federale (in
Italian) consists of the Council of States or Standerat (in German),
Conseil des Etats (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian)
(46 seats - members serve four-year terms) and the National Council
or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (in French), Consiglio
Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats - members are elected by popular
vote on a basis of proportional representation to serve four-year
terms)

elections: Council of States - last held in 1999 (each canton determines when the next election will be held); National Council - last held 24 October 1999 (next to be held NA October 2003)

election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - FDP 18, CVP 15, SVP 7, SPS 6; National Council - percent of vote by party - SPS 22.5%, SVP 22.6%, FDP 19.9%, CVP 15.8%, other small parties all under 5%; seats by party - SPS 51, SVP 44, FDP 43, CVP 35, Greens 9, other small parties 18

Syria:
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats;
members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)

elections: last held 30 November-1 December 1998 (next to be held
NA 2002)

election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, non-NPF 33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receive one-half of the seats

Tajikistan:
bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of
the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi
Namoyandagon (63 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms) and National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi
Milliy (33 seats; members are indirectly elected, 25 selected by
local deputies, 8 appointed by the president; all to serve five-year
terms)

elections: last held 27 February and 12 March 2000 for the Assembly of Representatives (next to be held NA 2005) and 23 March 2000 for the National Assembly (next to be held NA 2005)

election results: Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 65%, Communist Party 20%, Islamic Rebirth Party 7.5%, other 7.5%; seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA

Tanzania:
unicameral National Assembly or Bunge (274 seats - 232
elected by popular vote, 37 allocated to women nominated by the
president, five to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives;
members serve five-year terms); note - in addition to enacting laws
that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the Assembly
enacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its own
House of Representatives to make laws especially for Zanzibar (the
Zanzibar House of Representatives has 50 seats, directly elected by
universal suffrage to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 29 October 2000 (next to be held NA October 2005)

election results: National Assembly: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - CCM 244, CUF 16, CHADEMA 4, TLP 3, UDP 2, Zanzibar representatives 5; Zanzibar House of Representatives: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - CCM 34, CUF 16

Thailand:
bicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consists of the
Senate or Wuthisapha (200 seats; members elected by popular vote to
serve four-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Sapha
Phuthaen Ratsadon (500 seats; members elected by popular vote to
serve four-year terms)

elections: Senate - last held 4 March, 29 April, 4 June, 9 July,
and 22 July 2000 (next to be held NA March 2004); House of
Representatives - last held 6 January 2001 (next to be held NA
January 2005)

election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by
party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - TRT 248, DP 128, TNP 41, NAP 36, NDP 29, other
18

Togo:
unicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 21 March 1999 (next due to be held NA October
2001)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
RPT 79, independents 2

note: Togo's main opposition parties boycotted the election because of EYADEMA's alleged manipulation of 1998 presidential polling; in March of 1999, opposition parties entered into negotiations with the president over the establishment of an independent electoral commission and a new round of legislative elections, now scheduled for October 2001

Tokelau:
unicameral General Fono (45 seats - 15 from each of the
three atolls; members chosen by each atoll's Council of Elders or
Taupulega to serve three-year terms); note - the Tokelau Amendment
Act of 1996 confers legislative power on the General Fono

Tonga:
unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (30 seats - 12
reserved for cabinet ministers sitting ex officio, nine for nobles
selected by the country's 33 nobles, and nine elected by popular
vote; members serve three-year terms)

elections: last held NA March 1999 (next to be held NA 2002)

election results: percent of vote - pro-democratic 40%; seats - pro-democratic 5, traditionalist 4

Trinidad and Tobago:
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31
seats; members appointed by the president for a maximum term of five
years) and the House of Representatives (36 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: House of Representatives - last held 11 December 2000
(next to be held by December 2005)

election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote - UNC
58.1%, PNM 40.8%, NAR 1.1%; seats by party - UNC 19, PNM 16, NAR 1

note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly, with 15 members
serving four-year terms

Tunisia:
unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab (182
seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 24 October 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results: percent of vote by party - RCD 92%; seats by party - RCD 148, MDS 13, UDU 7, PUP 7, Al-Tajdid 5, PSL 2; note - reforms enabled opposition parties to win up to 20% of seats; the opposition increased number of seats from 19 to 34

Turkey:
unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye
Buyuk Millet Meclisi (550 seats; members are elected by popular vote
to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 18 April 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - DSP 136, MHP 130, FP 110, DYP 86, ANAP 88; note - as of 7 March 2000 seating was DSP 136, MHP 127, FP 103, DYP 85, ANAP 88 independents 6, vacancies 5

Turkmenistan:
under the 1992 constitution, there are two
parliamentary bodies, a unicameral People's Council or Halk
Maslahaty (more than 100 seats, some of which are elected by popular
vote and some of which are appointed; meets infrequently) and a
unicameral Assembly or Majlis (50 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: People's Council - NA; Assembly - last held 12 December 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results: Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; note - all 50 elected officials preapproved by President NIYAZOV; most are from the DPT

Turks and Caicos Islands: unicameral Legislative Council (19 seats, of which 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms)

elections: last held 4 March 1999 (next to be held by NA 2003)

election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 52.2%, PNP 40.9%, independent 6.9%; seats by party - PDM 9, PNP 4

Tuvalu:
unicameral Parliament or Fale I Fono, also called House of
Assembly (12 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve
four-year terms)

elections: last held 26-27 March 1998 (next to be held by NA 2002)

election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 12

Uganda:
unicameral National Assembly (276 members - 214 directly
elected by popular vote, 62 nominated by legally established special
interest groups and approved by the president - women 39, army 10,
disabled 5, youth 5, labor 3; members serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 27 June 1996 (next to be held May or June
2001);

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
NA; note - election campaigning by party was not permitted

Ukraine:
unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats;
under Ukraine's new election law, half of the Supreme Council's
seats are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that
gain 4% or more of the national electoral vote; the other 225
members are elected by popular vote in single-mandate
constituencies; all serve four-year terms)

elections: last held 29 March 1998 (next to be held NA 2002)

election results: percent of vote by party (for parties clearing 4% hurdle on 29 March 1998) - Communist Party 24.7%, Rukh (combined) 9.4%, SPU/SelPU 8.6%, PZU 5.3%, People's Democratic Party 5.0%, Hromada Party 4.7%, Progressive Socialist Party 4.0%, United Social Democratic Party 4.0%; seats by party (as of 25 February 2000) - Communist Party 115, PRVU 36, Fatherland Party 35, United Social Democratic Party 34, People's Democratic Party 27, Trudova Ukrayina Party 27, Rukh K 27, left-center 23, PZU 18, Rukh U 17, SelPU 15, Hromada Party 14, Reforms-Congress 12, independents 14, unaffiliated 31, vacant 5

United Arab Emirates:
unicameral Federal National Council or Majlis
al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; members appointed by the rulers of
the constituent states to serve two-year terms)

elections: none

note: reviews legislation, but cannot change or veto

United Kingdom:
bicameral Parliament comprised of House of Lords
(consists of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers and
26 clergy) and House of Commons (659 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve five-year terms unless the House is dissolved
earlier)

elections: House of Lords - no elections (some proposals for
further reform include elections); House of Commons - last held 7
June 2001 (next to be held by NA May 2006)

election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - Labor 412, Conservative and Unionist 166,
Liberal Democrat 52, other 29

note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Parliament (because of unresolved disputes among existing parties, the transfer of power from London to Northern Ireland came only at the end of 1999 and was rescinded in February 2000); in 1999 there were elections for a new Scottish Parliament and a new Welsh Assembly

United States:
bicameral Congress consists of Senate (100 seats,
one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected from
each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and House of
Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular
vote to serve two-year terms)

elections: Senate - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held 4 November 2002); House of Representatives - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held 4 November 2002)

election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 50, Democratic Party 50; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 221, Democratic Party 211, independent 2, vacant 1

Uruguay:
bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of
Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and Chamber of
Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 31 October 1999 (next to be held NA 2004); Chamber of Representatives - last held 31 October 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 12, Colorado Party 10, Blanco 7, New Sector/Space Coalition 1; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 40, Colorado Party 33, Blanco 22, New Sector/Space Coalition 4

Uzbekistan:
unicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis (250 seats;
members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 5 December and 19 December 1999 (next to be held NA December 2004)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NDP 48, Self-Sacrificers Party 34, Fatherland Progress Party 20, Adolat Social Democratic Party 11, MTP 10, citizens' groups 16, local government 110, vacant 1

note: not all seats in the last Supreme Assembly election were
contested; all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President
KARIMOV

Vanuatu:
unicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popular
vote to serve four-year terms)

elections: last held 6 March 1998 (next to be held NA 2002)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - VP 18, UMP 12, NUP 11, other and independent 11; note - political party associations are fluid; there have been four changes of government since the November 1995 elections

note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of custom and land

Venezuela:
unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional; 165
seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms;
three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela

elections: last held 30 July 2000 (next to be held NA 2005)

election results: Pro-government: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MVR 92, MAS 6, indigenous 3, other parties 7; Opposition: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - AD 33, COPEI 6, Justice First 5, other parties 13

Vietnam:
unicameral National Assembly or Quoc-Hoi (450 seats;
members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 20 July 1997 (next to be held NA 2002)

election results: percent of vote by party - CPV 92%, other 8% (the
8% are not CPV members but are approved by the CPV to stand for
election); seats by party - CPV or CPV-approved 450

Virgin Islands:
unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve two-year terms)

elections: last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November
2002)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
Democratic Party 6, ICM 2, independents 7

note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to
the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2000
(next to be held NA November 2002); results - Donna M.
CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSON (Democrat) elected

Wallis and Futuna:
unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee
Territoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms)

elections: last held 16 March 1997 (next to be held NA March 2002)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 14, other 6

note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held 27 September 1998 (next to be held by NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - RPR 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 25 May-1 June 1997 (next to be held by NA March 2002); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - RPR 1

Yemen:
a new constitutional amendment ratified on 20 February 2001
created a bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111
seats; members appointed by the president) and a House of
Representatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve
six-year terms)

elections: last held 27 April 1997 (next to be held 27 April 2003)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - GPC 189, Islah 52, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Baath Party 2, independents 54, election pending 1; latest seats by party: GPC 223, Islah 64, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Baath Party 2, YSP 2, independents 7

Yugoslavia:
bicameral Federal Assembly or Savezna Skupstina consists
of the Chamber of Republics or Vece Republika (40 seats - 20
Serbian, 20 Montenegrin; members distributed on the basis of party
representation in the republican assemblies to serve four-year
terms; note - the Assembly passed a new constitutional amendment
calling for direct elections for the deputies to the upper chamber)
and the Chamber of Citizens or Vece Gradjana (138 seats - 108
Serbian with half elected by constituency majorities and half by
proportional representation, 30 Montenegrin with six elected by
constituency and 24 proportionally; members serve four-year terms)

elections: Chamber of Republics - last held 24 September 2000 (next to be held NA 2004); Chamber of Citizens - last held 24 September 2000 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results: Chamber of Republics - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - SNP 19, DOS 10, SPS/JUL 7, SRS 2, SPO 1, SNS 1; note - seats are filled on a proportional basis to reflect the composition of the legislatures of the republics of Montenegro and Serbia; since 1998 Serbia has effectively barred Montenegro from its constitutional right to delegate deputies to the Chamber of Republics; Chamber of Citizens - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - DOS 55, SPS/JUL 46, SNP 28, SRS 4, SNS 2, other 3

Zambia:
unicameral National Assembly (150 seats; members are elected
by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held 18 November 1996 (next to be held NA December
2001)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
MMD 131, NP 5, Zadeco 2, AZ 2, independents 10

Zimbabwe:
unicameral parliament, called House of Assembly (150 seats
- 120 elected by popular vote for six-year terms, 12 nominated by
the president, 10 occupied by traditional chiefs chosen by their
peers, and 8 occupied by provincial governors)

elections: last held 24-25 June 2000 (next to be held NA 2006)

election results: percent of vote by party - ZANU-PF 47.2%, MDC 45.6%, ZANU-Ndonga 0.7%, United Parties 0.7%; seats by party - ZANU-PF 63, MDC 56, ZANU-Ndonga 1

Taiwan:
unicameral Legislative Yuan (225 seats - 168 elected by
popular vote, 41 elected on the basis of the proportion of
nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight
elected from overseas Chinese constituencies on the basis of the
proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political
parties, eight elected by popular vote among the aboriginal
populations; members serve three-year terms) and unicameral National
Assembly (300 seats, note - total number of seats has been reduced
from 334 to 300 since the last election; members are elected by
proportional representation based on the election of the Legislative
Yuan and serve four-year terms)

elections: Legislative Yuan - last held 5 December 1998 (next to be held NA December 2001); National Assembly - last held 23 March 1996 (next to be held NA June 2002)

election results: Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - KMT 46%, DPP 29%, CNP 7%, independents 10%, other parties 8%; seats by party - KMT 123, DPP 70, CNP 11, independents 15, other parties 6; subsequent to the election there have been some changes in the distribution of seats in the Legislative Yuan due to new party formation and party defections, the new distribution is as follows - KMT 114, DPP 66, PFP 17, NP 9, other/independent 19; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - KMT 55%, DPP 30%, CNP 14%, other 1%; seats by party - KMT 183, DPP 99, CNP 46, other 6

@Life expectancy at birth

Afghanistan: total population: 46.24 years

male: 46.97 years

female: 45.47 years (2001 est.)

Albania: total population: 71.83 years

male: 69.01 years

female: 74.87 years (2001 est.)

Algeria: total population: 69.95 years

male: 68.6 years

female: 71.34 years (2001 est.)

American Samoa: total population: 75.32 years

male: 70.89 years

female: 80.02 years (2001 est.)

Andorra: total population: 83.47 years

male: 80.57 years

female: 86.57 years (2001 est.)

Angola: total population: 38.59 years

male: 37.36 years

female: 39.87 years (2001 est.)

Anguilla: total population: 76.31 years

male: 73.41 years

female: 79.29 years (2001 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda: total population: 70.74 years

male: 68.45 years

female: 73.14 years (2001 est.)

Argentina: total population: 75.26 years

male: 71.88 years

female: 78.82 years (2001 est.)

Armenia: total population: 66.49 years

male: 62.12 years

female: 71.08 years (2001 est.)

Aruba: total population: 78.52 years

male: 75.16 years

female: 82.04 years (2001 est.)

Australia: total population: 79.87 years

male: 77.02 years

female: 82.87 years (2001 est.)

Austria: total population: 77.84 years

male: 74.68 years

female: 81.15 years (2001 est.)

Azerbaijan: total population: 62.96 years

male: 58.65 years

female: 67.49 years (2001 est.)

Bahamas, The: total population: 70.46 years

male: 67.27 years

female: 73.71 years (2001 est.)

Bahrain: total population: 73.2 years

male: 70.81 years

female: 75.67 years (2001 est.)

Bangladesh: total population: 60.54 years

male: 60.74 years

female: 60.33 years (2001 est.)

Barbados: total population: 73.25 years

male: 70.66 years

female: 75.86 years (2001 est.)

Belarus: total population: 68.14 years

male: 62.06 years

female: 74.52 years (2001 est.)

Belgium: total population: 77.96 years

male: 74.63 years

female: 81.46 years (2001 est.)

Belize: total population: 71.19 years

male: 68.91 years

female: 73.57 years (2001 est.)

Benin: total population: 49.94 years

male: 49.02 years

female: 50.88 years (2001 est.)

Bermuda: total population: 77.12 years

male: 75.04 years

female: 79.06 years (2001 est.)

Bhutan: total population: 52.79 years

male: 53.16 years

female: 52.41 years (2001 est.)

Bolivia: total population: 64.06 years

male: 61.53 years

female: 66.72 years (2001 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: total population: 71.75 years

male: 69.04 years

female: 74.65 years (2001 est.)

Botswana: total population: 37.13 years

male: 36.77 years

female: 37.51 years (2001 est.)

Brazil: total population: 63.24 years

male: 58.96 years

female: 67.73 years (2001 est.)

British Virgin Islands: total population: 75.64 years

male: 74.74 years

female: 76.59 years (2001 est.)

Brunei: total population: 73.82 years

male: 71.45 years

female: 76.31 years (2001 est.)

Bulgaria: total population: 71.2 years

male: 67.72 years

female: 74.89 years (2001 est.)

Burkina Faso: total population: 46.41 years

male: 45.86 years

female: 46.98 years (2001 est.)

Burma: total population: 55.16 years

male: 53.73 years

female: 56.68 years (2001 est.)

Burundi: total population: 46.06 years

male: 45.15 years

female: 46.99 years (2001 est.)

Cambodia: total population: 56.82 years

male: 54.62 years

female: 59.12 years (2001 est.)

Cameroon: total population: 54.59 years

male: 53.76 years

female: 55.44 years (2001 est.)

Canada: total population: 79.56 years

male: 76.16 years

female: 83.13 years (2001 est.)

Cape Verde: total population: 69.21 years

male: 65.93 years

female: 72.6 years (2001 est.)

Cayman Islands: total population: 79.03 years

male: 76.24 years

female: 81.43 years (2001 est.)

Central African Republic: total population: 43.8 years

male: 42.17 years

female: 45.48 years (2001 est.)

Chad: total population: 50.88 years

male: 48.86 years

female: 52.98 years (2001 est.)

Chile: total population: 75.94 years

male: 72.63 years

female: 79.42 years (2001 est.)

China: total population: 71.62 years

male: 69.81 years

female: 73.59 years (2001 est.)

Christmas Island: total population: NA years

male: NA years

female: NA years

Cocos (Keeling) Islands: total population: NA years

male: NA years

female: NA years

Colombia: total population: 70.57 years

male: 66.71 years

female: 74.55 years (2001 est.)

Comoros: total population: 60.41 years

male: 58.2 years

female: 62.68 years (2001 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: total population: 48.94 years

male: 46.96 years

female: 50.98 years (2001 est.)

Congo, Republic of the: total population: 47.57 years

male: 44.38 years

female: 50.85 years (2001 est.)

Costa Rica: total population: 76.02 years

male: 73.49 years

female: 78.68 years (2001 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire: total population: 44.93 years

male: 43.58 years

female: 46.33 years (2001 est.)

Croatia: total population: 73.9 years

male: 70.28 years

female: 77.73 years (2001 est.)

Cuba: total population: 76.41 years

male: 74.02 years

female: 78.94 years (2001 est.)

Cyprus: total population: 76.89 years

male: 74.6 years

female: 79.3 years (2001 est.)

Czech Republic: total population: 74.73 years

male: 71.23 years

female: 78.43 years (2001 est.)

Denmark: total population: 76.72 years

male: 74.12 years

female: 79.47 years (2001 est.)

Djibouti: total population: 51.21 years

male: 49.37 years

female: 53.1 years (2001 est.)

Dominica: total population: 73.6 years

male: 70.74 years

female: 76.61 years (2001 est.)

Dominican Republic: total population: 73.44 years

male: 71.34 years

female: 75.64 years (2001 est.)

Ecuador: total population: 71.33 years

male: 68.52 years

female: 74.28 years (2001 est.)

Egypt: total population: 63.69 years

male: 61.62 years

female: 65.85 years (2001 est.)

El Salvador: total population: 70.03 years

male: 66.43 years

female: 73.81 years (2001 est.)

Equatorial Guinea: total population: 53.95 years

male: 51.89 years

female: 56.07 years (2001 est.)

Eritrea: total population: 56.18 years

male: 53.73 years

female: 58.71 years (2001 est.)

Estonia: total population: 69.73 years

male: 63.72 years

female: 76.05 years (2001 est.)

Ethiopia: total population: 44.68 years

male: 43.88 years

female: 45.51 years (2001 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): total population: NA years

male: NA years

female: NA years

Faroe Islands: total population: 78.59 years

male: 75.12 years

female: 82.06 years

Fiji: total population: 68.25 years

male: 65.83 years

female: 70.78 years (2001 est.)

Finland: total population: 77.58 years

male: 73.92 years

female: 81.36 years (2001 est.)

France: total population: 78.9 years

male: 75.01 years

female: 83.01 years (2001 est.)

French Guiana: total population: 76.3 years

male: 72.97 years

female: 79.79 years (2001 est.)

French Polynesia: total population: 75.01 years

male: 72.67 years

female: 77.46 years (2001 est.)

Gabon: total population: 49.59 years

male: 48.47 years

female: 50.75 years (2001 est.)

Gambia, The: total population: 53.59 years

male: 51.65 years

female: 55.58 years (2001 est.)

Gaza Strip: total population: 71.01 years

male: 69.76 years

female: 72.32 years (2001 est.)

Georgia: total population: 64.57 years

male: 61.04 years

female: 68.28 years (2001 est.)

Germany: total population: 77.61 years

male: 74.47 years

female: 80.92 years (2001 est.)

Ghana: total population: 57.24 years

male: 55.86 years

female: 58.66 years (2001 est.)

Gibraltar: total population: 79.09 years

male: 76.23 years

female: 82.1 years (2001 est.)

Greece: total population: 78.59 years

male: 76.03 years

female: 81.32 years (2001 est.)

Greenland: total population: 68.37 years

male: 64.82 years

female: 72.01 years (2001 est.)

Grenada: total population: 64.52 years

male: 62.74 years

female: 66.31 years (2001 est.)

Guadeloupe: total population: 77.16 years

male: 74.01 years

female: 80.48 years (2001 est.)

Guam: total population: 77.94 years

male: 75.66 years

female: 80.55 years (2001 est.)

Guatemala: total population: 66.51 years

male: 63.85 years

female: 69.31 years (2001 est.)

Guernsey: total population: 79.78 years

male: 76.78 years

female: 82.88 years (2001 est.)

Guinea: total population: 45.91 years

male: 43.49 years

female: 48.42 years (2001 est.)

Guinea-Bissau: total population: 49.42 years

male: 47.12 years

female: 51.78 years (2001 est.)

Guyana: total population: 63.31 years

male: 60.52 years

female: 66.24 years (2001 est.)

Haiti: total population: 49.38 years

male: 47.67 years

female: 51.17 years (2001 est.)

Honduras: total population: 69.35 years

male: 67.51 years

female: 71.28 years (2001 est.)

Hong Kong: total population: 79.67 years

male: 76.97 years

female: 82.55 years (2001 est.)

Hungary: total population: 71.63 years

male: 67.28 years

female: 76.3 years (2001 est.)

Iceland: total population: 79.52 years

male: 77.31 years

female: 81.92 years (2001 est.)

India: total population: 62.86 years

male: 62.22 years

female: 63.53 years (2001 est.)

Indonesia: total population: 68.27 years

male: 65.9 years

female: 70.75 years (2001 est.)

Iran: total population: 69.95 years

male: 68.61 years

female: 71.37 years (2001 est.)

Iraq: total population: 66.95 years

male: 65.92 years

female: 68.03 years (2001 est.)

Ireland: total population: 76.99 years

male: 74.23 years

female: 79.93 years (2001 est.)

Israel: total population: 78.71 years

male: 76.69 years

female: 80.84 years (2001 est.)

Italy: total population: 79.14 years

male: 75.97 years

female: 82.52 years (2001 est.)

Jamaica: total population: 75.42 years

male: 73.45 years

female: 77.49 years (2001 est.)

Japan: total population: 80.8 years

male: 77.62 years

female: 84.15 years (2001 est.)

Jersey: total population: 78.63 years

male: 76.21 years

female: 81.23 years (2001 est.)

Jordan: total population: 77.53 years

male: 75.1 years

female: 80.12 years (2001 est.)

Kazakhstan: total population: 63.29 years

male: 57.87 years

female: 68.97 years (2001 est.)

Kenya: total population: 47.49 years

male: 46.57 years

female: 48.44 years (2001 est.)

Kiribati: total population: 60.16 years

male: 57.25 years

female: 63.22 years (2001 est.)

Korea, North: total population: 71.02 years

male: 68.04 years

female: 74.15 years (2001 est.)

Korea, South: total population: 74.65 years

male: 70.97 years

female: 78.74 years (2001 est.)

Kuwait: total population: 76.27 years

male: 75.42 years

female: 77.15 years (2001 est.)

Kyrgyzstan: total population: 63.46 years

male: 59.2 years

female: 67.94 years (2001 est.)

Laos: total population: 53.48 years

male: 51.58 years

female: 55.44 years (2001 est.)

Latvia: total population: 68.7 years

male: 62.8 years

female: 74.9 years (2001 est.)

Lebanon: total population: 71.52 years

male: 69.13 years

female: 74.03 years (2001 est.)

Lesotho: total population: 48.84 years

male: 47.97 years

female: 49.74 years (2001 est.)

Liberia: total population: 51.41 years

male: 49.96 years

female: 52.91 years (2001 est.)

Libya: total population: 75.65 years

male: 73.53 years

female: 77.88 years (2001 est.)

Liechtenstein: total population: 78.95 years

male: 75.32 years

female: 82.6 years (2001 est.)

Lithuania: total population: 69.25 years

male: 63.3 years

female: 75.5 years (2001 est.)

Luxembourg: total population: 77.3 years

male: 74.02 years

female: 80.8 years (2001 est.)

Macau: total population: 81.69 years

male: 78.88 years

female: 84.64 years (2001 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: total population: 74.02 years

male: 71.79 years

female: 76.43 years (2001 est.)

Madagascar: total population: 55.35 years

male: 53.08 years

female: 57.68 years (2001 est.)

Malawi: total population: 37.08 years

male: 36.61 years

female: 37.55 years (2001 est.)

Malaysia: total population: 71.11 years

male: 68.48 years

female: 73.92 years (2001 est.)

Maldives: total population: 62.56 years

male: 61.39 years

female: 63.8 years (2001 est.)

Mali: total population: 47.02 years

male: 45.84 years

female: 48.24 years (2001 est.)

Malta: total population: 78.1 years

male: 75.64 years

female: 80.79 years (2001 est.)

Man, Isle of: total population: 77.64 years

male: 74.26 years

female: 81.2 years (2001 est.)

Marshall Islands: total population: 65.84 years

male: 64.04 years

female: 67.73 years (2001 est.)

Martinique: total population: 78.41 years

male: 79.11 years

female: 77.69 years (2001 est.)

Mauritania: total population: 51.14 years

male: 49.06 years

female: 53.29 years (2001 est.)

Mauritius: total population: 71.25 years

male: 67.26 years

female: 75.31 years (2001 est.)

Mayotte: total population: 59.83 years

male: 57.77 years

female: 61.96 years (2001 est.)

Mexico: total population: 71.76 years

male: 68.73 years

female: 74.93 years (2001 est.)

Moldova: total population: 64.6 years

male: 60.15 years

female: 69.26 years (2001 est.)

Monaco: total population: 78.98 years

male: 75.04 years

female: 83.12 years (2001 est.)

Mongolia: total population: 64.26 years

male: 62.14 years

female: 66.5 years (2001 est.)

Montserrat: total population: 78.03 years

male: 75.95 years

female: 80.22 years (2001 est.)

Morocco: total population: 69.43 years

male: 67.2 years

female: 71.76 years (2001 est.)

Mozambique: total population: 36.45 years

male: 37.25 years

female: 35.62 years (2001 est.)

Namibia: total population: 40.62 years

male: 42.48 years

female: 38.71 years (2001 est.)

Nauru: total population: 61.2 years

male: 57.7 years

female: 64.88 years (2001 est.)

Nepal: total population: 58.22 years

male: 58.65 years

female: 57.77 years (2001 est.)

Netherlands: total population: 78.43 years

male: 75.55 years

female: 81.44 years (2001 est.)

Netherlands Antilles: total population: 74.94 years

male: 72.76 years

female: 77.22 years (2001 est.)

New Caledonia: total population: 73.02 years

male: 70.08 years

female: 76.11 years (2001 est.)

New Zealand: total population: 77.99 years

male: 75.01 years

female: 81.1 years (2001 est.)

Nicaragua: total population: 69.05 years

male: 67.1 years

female: 71.11 years (2001 est.)

Niger: total population: 41.59 years

male: 41.74 years

female: 41.44 years (2001 est.)

Nigeria: total population: 51.07 years

male: 51.07 years

female: 51.07 years (2001 est.)

Niue: total population: NA years

male: NA years

female: NA years

Norfolk Island: total population: NA years

male: NA years

female: NA years

Northern Mariana Islands: total population: 75.74 years

male: 72.65 years

female: 79.02 years (2001 est.)

Norway: total population: 78.79 years

male: 75.87 years

female: 81.92 years (2001 est.)

Oman: total population: 72.04 years

male: 69.9 years

female: 74.29 years (2001 est.)

Pakistan: total population: 61.45 years

male: 60.61 years

female: 62.32 years (2001 est.)

Palau: total population: 68.89 years

male: 65.77 years

female: 72.19 years (2001 est.)

Panama: total population: 75.68 years

male: 72.94 years

female: 78.53 years (2001 est.)

Papua New Guinea: total population: 63.46 years

male: 61.39 years

female: 65.64 years (2001 est.)

Paraguay: total population: 73.92 years

male: 71.44 years

female: 76.52 years (2001 est.)

Peru: total population: 70.3 years

male: 67.9 years

female: 72.81 years (2001 est.)

Philippines: total population: 67.8 years

male: 64.96 years

female: 70.79 years (2001 est.)

Pitcairn Islands: total population: NA years

male: NA years

female: NA years

Poland: total population: 73.42 years

male: 69.26 years

female: 77.82 years (2001 est.)

Portugal: total population: 75.94 years

male: 72.44 years

female: 79.68 years (2001 est.)

Puerto Rico: total population: 75.76 years

male: 71.28 years

female: 80.48 years (2001 est.)

Qatar: total population: 72.62 years

male: 70.16 years

female: 75.21 years (2001 est.)

Reunion: total population: 72.93 years

male: 69.53 years

female: 76.49 years (2001 est.)

Romania: total population: 70.16 years

male: 66.36 years

female: 74.19 years (2001 est.)

Russia: total population: 67.34 years

male: 62.12 years

female: 72.83 years (2001 est.)

Rwanda: total population: 38.99 years

male: 38.35 years

female: 39.65 years (2001 est.)

Saint Helena: total population: 77.01 years

male: 74.13 years

female: 80.04 years (2001 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis: total population: 71.01 years

male: 68.22 years

female: 73.97 years (2001 est.)

Saint Lucia: total population: 72.57 years

male: 69 years

female: 76.39 years (2001 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon: total population: 77.77 years

male: 75.51 years

female: 80.13 years (2001 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: total population: 72.56 years

male: 70.83 years

female: 74.34 years (2001 est.)

Samoa: total population: 69.5 years

male: 66.77 years

female: 72.37 years (2001 est.)

San Marino: total population: 81.23 years

male: 77.68 years

female: 85.1 years (2001 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe: total population: 65.59 years

male: 64.15 years

female: 67.07 years (2001 est.)

Saudi Arabia: total population: 68.09 years

male: 66.4 years

female: 69.85 years (2001 est.)

Senegal: total population: 62.56 years

male: 60.94 years

female: 64.22 years (2001 est.)

Seychelles: total population: 70.69 years

male: 65.17 years

female: 76.37 years (2001 est.)

Sierra Leone: total population: 45.6 years

male: 42.69 years

female: 48.61 years (2001 est.)

Singapore: total population: 80.17 years

male: 77.22 years

female: 83.35 years (2001 est.)

Slovakia: total population: 73.97 years

male: 69.95 years

female: 78.2 years (2001 est.)

Slovenia: total population: 75.08 years

male: 71.2 years

female: 79.17 years (2001 est.)

Solomon Islands: total population: 71.55 years

male: 69.12 years

female: 74.1 years (2001 est.)

Somalia: total population: 46.6 years

male: 44.99 years

female: 48.25 years (2001 est.)

South Africa: total population: 48.09 years

male: 47.64 years

female: 48.56 years (2001 est.)

Spain: total population: 78.93 years

male: 75.47 years

female: 82.62 years (2001 est.)

Sri Lanka: total population: 72.09 years

male: 69.58 years

female: 74.73 years (2001 est.)

Sudan: total population: 56.94 years

male: 55.85 years

female: 58.08 years (2001 est.)

Suriname: total population: 71.63 years

male: 68.97 years

female: 74.42 years (2001 est.)

Svalbard: total population: NA years

male: NA years

female: NA years

Swaziland: total population: 38.62 years

male: 37.86 years

female: 39.4 years (2001 est.)

Sweden: total population: 79.71 years

male: 77.07 years

female: 82.5 years (2001 est.)

Switzerland: total population: 79.73 years

male: 76.85 years

female: 82.76 years (2001 est.)

Syria: total population: 68.77 years

male: 67.63 years

female: 69.98 years (2001 est.)

Tajikistan: total population: 64.18 years

male: 61.09 years

female: 67.42 years (2001 est.)

Tanzania: total population: 51.98 years

male: 51.04 years

female: 52.95 years (2001 est.)

Thailand: total population: 68.86 years

male: 65.64 years

female: 72.24 years (2001 est.)

Togo: total population: 54.35 years

male: 52.38 years

female: 56.38 years (2001 est.)

Tokelau: total population: NA years

male: NA years

female: NA years

Tonga: total population: 68.25 years

male: 65.83 years

female: 70.78 years (2001 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago: total population: 68.27 years

male: 65.74 years

female: 70.92 years (2001 est.)

Tunisia: total population: 73.92 years

male: 72.35 years

female: 75.62 years (2001 est.)

Turkey: total population: 71.24 years

male: 68.89 years

female: 73.71 years (2001 est.)

Turkmenistan: total population: 61 years

male: 57.43 years

female: 64.76 years (2001 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands: total population: 73.52 years

male: 71.37 years

female: 75.77 years (2001 est.)

Tuvalu: total population: 66.65 years

male: 64.52 years

female: 68.88 years (2001 est.)

Uganda: total population: 43.37 years

male: 42.59 years

female: 44.17 years (2001 est.)

Ukraine: total population: 66.15 years

male: 60.62 years

female: 71.96 years (2001 est.)

United Arab Emirates: total population: 74.29 years

male: 71.84 years

female: 76.86 years (2001 est.)

United Kingdom: total population: 77.82 years

male: 75.13 years

female: 80.66 years (2001 est.)

United States: total population: 77.26 years

male: 74.37 years

female: 80.05 years (2001 est.)

Uruguay: total population: 75.44 years

male: 72.11 years

female: 78.96 years (2001 est.)

Uzbekistan: total population: 63.81 years

male: 60.24 years

female: 67.56 years (2001 est.)

Vanuatu: total population: 60.95 years

male: 59.58 years

female: 62.39 years (2001 est.)

Venezuela: total population: 73.31 years

male: 70.29 years

female: 76.56 years (2001 est.)

Vietnam: total population: 69.56 years

male: 67.12 years

female: 72.19 years (2001 est.)

Virgin Islands: total population: 78.27 years

male: 74.38 years

female: 82.39 years (2001 est.)

Wallis and Futuna: total population: NA years

male: NA years

female: NA years

West Bank: total population: 72.28 years

male: 70.58 years

female: 74.07 years (2001 est.)

World: total population: 63.79 years

male: 62.15 years

female: 65.51 years (2001 est.)

Yemen: total population: 60.21 years

male: 58.45 years

female: 62.05 years (2001 est.)

Yugoslavia: total population: 73.5 years

male: 70.57 years

female: 76.67 years (2001 est.)

Zambia: total population: 37.29 years

male: 37.06 years

female: 37.53 years (2001 est.)

Zimbabwe: total population: 37.13 years

male: 38.51 years

female: 35.7 years (2001 est.)

Taiwan: total population: 76.54 years

male: 73.81 years

female: 79.51 years (2001 est.)

@Literacy

Afghanistan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 31.5%

male: 47.2%

female: 15% (1999 est.)

Albania: definition: age 9 and over can read and write

total population: 93% (1997 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Algeria: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 61.6%

male: 73.9%

female: 49% (1995 est.)

American Samoa: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 98%

female: 97% (1980 est.)

Andorra: definition: NA

total population: 100%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Angola: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 42%

male: 56%

female: 28% (1998 est.)

Anguilla: definition: age 12 and over can read and write

total population: 95%

male: 95%

female: 95% (1984 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda: definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling

total population: 89%

male: 90%

female: 88% (1960 est.)

Argentina: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 96.2%

male: 96.2%

female: 96.2% (1995 est.)

Armenia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 98% (1989 est.)

Aruba: definition: NA

total population: 97%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Australia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (1980 est.)

Austria: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Azerbaijan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 99%

female: 96% (1989 est.)

Bahamas, The: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.2%

male: 98.5%

female: 98% (1995 est.)

Bahrain: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 85.2%

male: 89.1%

female: 79.4% (1995 est.)

Bangladesh: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 56%

male: 63%

female: 49% (2000 est.)

Barbados: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 97.4%

male: 98%

female: 96.8% (1995 est.)

Belarus: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 97% (1989 est.)

Belgium: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Belize: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 70.3%

male: 70.3%

female: 70.3% (1991 est.)

note: other sources list the literacy rate as high as 75%

Benin: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 37.5%

male: 52.2%

female: 23.6% (2000)

Bermuda: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 98%

female: 99% (1970 est.)

Bhutan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 42.2%

male: 56.2%

female: 28.1% (1995 est.)

Bolivia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 83.1%

male: 90.5%

female: 76% (1995 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Botswana: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 69.8%

male: 80.5%

female: 59.9% (1995 est.)

Brazil: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 83.3%

male: 83.3%

female: 83.2% (1995 est.)

British Virgin Islands: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Brunei: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 88.2%

male: 92.6%

female: 83.4% (1995 est.)

Bulgaria: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 98% (1999)

Burkina Faso: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 19.2%

male: 29.5%

female: 9.2% (1995 est.)

Burma: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 83.1%

male: 88.7%

female: 77.7% (1995 est.)

note: these are official statistics; estimates of functional literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.)

Burundi:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 35.3%

male: 49.3%

female: 22.5% (1995 est.)

Cambodia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 35%

male: 48%

female: 22% (1990 est.)

Cameroon: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 63.4%

male: 75%

female: 52.1% (1995 est.)

Canada: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97% (1986 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Cape Verde: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 71.6%

male: 81.4%

female: 63.8% (1995 est.)

Cayman Islands: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 98%

male: 98%

female: 98% (1970 est.)

Central African Republic: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 60%

male: 68.5%

female: 52.4% (1995 est.)

Chad:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or
Arabic

total population: 48.1%

male: 62.1%

female: 34.7% (1995 est.)

Chile: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 95.2%

male: 95.4%

female: 95% (1995 est.)

China: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 81.5%

male: 89.9%

female: 72.7% (1995 est.)

Colombia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 91.3%

male: 91.2%

female: 91.4% (1995 est.)

Comoros: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 57.3%

male: 64.2%

female: 50.4% (1995 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba

total population: 77.3%

male: 86.6%

female: 67.7% (1995 est.)

Congo, Republic of the: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 74.9%

male: 83.1%

female: 67.2% (1995 est.)

Cook Islands: definition: NA

total population: 95%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Costa Rica: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 94.8%

male: 94.7%

female: 95% (1995 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 48.5%

male: 57%

female: 40%

Croatia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 99%

female: 95% (1991 est.)

Cuba: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 95.7%

male: 96.2%

female: 95.3% (1995 est.)

Cyprus: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 94%

male: 98%

female: 91% (1987 est.)

Czech Republic: definition: NA

total population: 99.9% (1999 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Denmark: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Djibouti: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 46.2%

male: 60.3%

female: 32.7% (1995 est.)

Dominica: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 94%

male: 94%

female: 94% (1970 est.)

Dominican Republic: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 82.1%

male: 82%

female: 82.2% (1995 est.)

Ecuador: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 90.1%

male: 92%

female: 88.2% (1995 est.)

Egypt: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 51.4%

male: 63.6%

female: 38.8% (1995 est.)

El Salvador: definition: age 10 and over can read and write

total population: 71.5%

male: 73.5%

female: 69.8% (1995 est.)

Equatorial Guinea: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 78.5%

male: 89.6%

female: 68.1% (1995 est.)

Eritrea: definition: NA

total population: 25%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Estonia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (1998 est.)

Ethiopia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 35.5%

male: 45.5%

female: 25.3% (1995 est.)

Faroe Islands: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

note: similar to Denmark proper

Fiji: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 91.6%

male: 93.8%

female: 89.3% (1995 est.)

Finland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100% (1980 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

France: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 99% (1980 est.)

French Guiana: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 83%

male: 84%

female: 82% (1982 est.)

French Polynesia: definition: age 14 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 98%

female: 98% (1977 est.)

Gabon: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 63.2%

male: 73.7%

female: 53.3% (1995 est.)

Gambia, The: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 47.5%

male: 58.4%

female: 37.1% (2001 est.)

Gaza Strip: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Georgia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 100%

female: 98% (1989 est.)

Germany: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99% (1977 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Ghana: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 64.5%

male: 75.9%

female: 53.5% (1995 est.)

Gibraltar: definition: NA

total population: above 80%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Greece: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 95%

male: 98%

female: 93% (1991 est.)

Greenland: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

note: similar to Denmark proper

Grenada: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 98%

female: 98% (1970 est.)

Guadeloupe: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 90%

male: 90%

female: 90% (1982 est.)

Guam: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 99% (1990 est.)

Guatemala: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 63.6%

male: 68.7%

female: 58.5% (2000 est.)

Guernsey: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Guinea: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 35.9%

male: 49.9%

female: 21.9% (1995 est.)

Guinea-Bissau: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 53.9%

male: 67.1%

female: 40.7% (1997 est.)

Guyana: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 98.1%

male: 98.6%

female: 97.5% (1995 est.)

Haiti: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 45%

male: 48%

female: 42.2% (1995 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City): definition: NA

total population: 100%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Honduras: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 72.7%

male: 72.6%

female: 72.7% (1995 est.)

Hong Kong: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 92.2%

male: 96%

female: 88.2% (1996 est.)

Hungary: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 98% (1980 est.)

Iceland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

India: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 52%

male: 65.5%

female: 37.7% (1995 est.)

Indonesia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 83.8%

male: 89.6%

female: 78% (1995 est.)

Iran: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 72.1%

male: 78.4%

female: 65.8% (1994 est.)

Iraq: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 58%

male: 70.7%

female: 45% (1995 est.)

Ireland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98% (1981 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Israel: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 95%

male: 97%

female: 93% (1992 est.)

Italy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98% (1998)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Jamaica: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 85%

male: 80.8%

female: 89.1% (1995 est.)

Japan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99% (1970 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Jersey: definition: NA

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

Jordan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 86.6%

male: 93.4%

female: 79.4% (1995 est.)

Kazakhstan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 96% (1989 est.)

Kenya: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 78.1%

male: 86.3%

female: 70% (1995 est.)

Kiribati: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Korea, North: definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 99% (1990 est.)

Korea, South: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 99.3%

female: 96.7% (1995 est.)

Kuwait: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 78.6%

male: 82.2%

female: 74.9% (1995 est.)

Kyrgyzstan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 99%

female: 96% (1989 est.)

Laos: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 57%

male: 70%

female: 44% (1999 est.)

Latvia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 99% (1989 est.)

Lebanon: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 86.4%

male: 90.8%

female: 82.2% (1997 est.)

Lesotho: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 83%

male: 72%

female: 93% (1999 est.)

Liberia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 38.3%

male: 53.9%

female: 22.4% (1995 est.)

note: these figures are increasing because of the improving school system

Libya:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 76.2%

male: 87.9%

female: 63% (1995 est.)

Liechtenstein: definition: age 10 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (1981 est.)

Lithuania: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 98% (1989 est.)

Luxembourg: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (2000 est.)

Macau: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 90%

male: 93%

female: 86% (1981 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Madagascar: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 80%

male: 88%

female: 73% (1990 est.)

Malawi: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 58%

male: 72.8%

female: 43.4% (1999 est.)

Malaysia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 83.5%

male: 89.1%

female: 78.1% (1995 est.)

Maldives: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93.2%

male: 93.3%

female: 93% (1995 est.)

Mali: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 31%

male: 39.4%

female: 23.1% (1995 est.)

Malta: definition: age 10 and over can read and write

total population: 88.76%

male: 86.91%

female: 89.55% (1995 census)

Man, Isle of: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Marshall Islands: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93%

male: 100%

female: 88% (1980 est.)

Martinique: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93%

male: 92%

female: 93% (1982 est.)

Mauritania: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 46.7%

male: 53.4%

female: 40% (1998 est.)

Mauritius: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 82.9%

male: 87.1%

female: 78.8% (1995 est.)

Mayotte: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Mexico: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 89.6%

male: 91.8%

female: 87.4% (1995 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 89%

male: 91%

female: 88% (1980 est.)

Moldova: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 96%

male: 99%

female: 94% (1989 est.)

Monaco: definition: NA

total population: 99%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Mongolia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 98%

female: 97.5% (2000)

Montserrat: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 97%

male: 97%

female: 97% (1970 est.)

Morocco: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 43.7%

male: 56.6%

female: 31% (1995 est.)

Mozambique: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 42.3%

male: 58.4%

female: 27% (1998 est.)

Namibia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 38%

male: 45%

female: 31% (1960 est.)

Nauru: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Nepal: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 27.5%

male: 40.9%

female: 14% (1995 est.)

Netherlands: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99% (2000 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Netherlands Antilles: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 98%

female: 99% (1981 est.)

New Caledonia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 91%

male: 92%

female: 90% (1976 est.)

New Zealand: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99% (1980 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Nicaragua: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 65.7%

male: 64.6%

female: 66.6% (1995 est.)

Niger: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 13.6%

male: 20.9%

female: 6.6% (1995 est.)

Nigeria: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 57.1%

male: 67.3%

female: 47.3% (1995 est.)

Niue: definition: NA

total population: 95%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Northern Mariana Islands: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 97%

female: 96% (1980 est.)

Norway: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Oman: definition: NA

total population: approaching 80%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Pakistan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 42.7%

male: 55.3%

female: 29% (1998)

Palau: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 92%

male: 93%

female: 90% (1980 est.)

Panama: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 90.8%

male: 91.4%

female: 90.2% (1995 est.)

Papua New Guinea: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 72.2%

male: 81%

female: 62.7% (1995 est.)

Paraguay: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 92.1%

male: 93.5%

female: 90.6% (1995 est.)

Peru: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 88.7%

male: 94.5%

female: 83% (1995 est.)

Philippines: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 94.6%

male: 95%

female: 94.3% (1995 est.)

Poland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 98% (1978 est.)

Portugal: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 87.4%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Puerto Rico: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 89%

male: 90%

female: 88% (1980 est.)

Qatar: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 79%

male: 79%

female: 80% (1995 est.)

Reunion: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 79%

male: 76%

female: 80% (1982 est.)

Romania: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 98%

female: 95% (1992 est.)

Russia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 100%

female: 97% (1989 est.)

Rwanda: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 48%

male: 52%

female: 45% (1995 est.)

Saint Helena: definition: age 20 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 97%

female: 98% (1987 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 97%

male: 97%

female: 98% (1980 est.)

Saint Lucia: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 67%

male: 65%

female: 69% (1980 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 99% (1982 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 96%

male: 96%

female: 96% (1970 est.)

Samoa: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 97%

female: 97% (1971 est.)

San Marino: definition: age 10 and over can read and write

total population: 96%

male: 97%

female: 95% (1976 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 73%

male: 85%

female: 62% (1991 est.)

Saudi Arabia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 62.8%

male: 71.5%

female: 50.2% (1995 est.)

Senegal: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 33.1%

male: 43%

female: 23.2% (1995 est.)

Seychelles: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 58%

male: 56%

female: 60% (1971 est.)

Sierra Leone:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic

total population: 31.4%

male: 45.4%

female: 18.2% (1995 est.)

Singapore: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93.5%

male: 97%

female: 89.8% (1999)

Slovakia: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Slovenia: definition: NA

total population: 99%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Solomon Islands: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Somalia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 24%

male: 36%

female: 14% (1990 est.)

South Africa: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 81.8%

male: 81.9%

female: 81.7% (1995 est.)

Spain: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Sri Lanka: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 90.2%

male: 93.4%

female: 87.2% (1995 est.)

Sudan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 46.1%

male: 57.7%

female: 34.6% (1995 est.)

Suriname: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93%

male: 95%

female: 91% (1995 est.)

Swaziland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 76.7%

male: 78%

female: 75.6% (1995 est.)

Sweden: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99% (1979 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Switzerland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99% (1980 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

Syria: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 70.8%

male: 85.7%

female: 55.8% (1997 est.)

Tajikistan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 97% (1989 est.)

Tanzania:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili
(Swahili), English, or Arabic

total population: 67.8%

male: 79.4%

female: 56.8% (1995 est.)

Thailand: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93.8%

male: 96%

female: 91.6% (1995 est.)

Togo: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 51.7%

male: 67%

female: 37% (1995 est.)

Tonga: definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English

total population: 98.5%

male: 98.4%

female: 98.7% (1996 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.9%

male: 98.8%

female: 97% (1995 est.)

Tunisia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 66.7%

male: 78.6%

female: 54.6% (1995 est.)

Turkey: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 85%

male: 94%

female: 77% (2000)

Turkmenistan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 97% (1989 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 98% (1970 est.)

Tuvalu: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Uganda: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 61.8%

male: 73.7%

female: 50.2% (1995 est.)

Ukraine: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 100%

female: 97% (1989 est.)

United Arab Emirates: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 79.2%

male: 78.9%

female: 79.8% (1995 est.)

United Kingdom:
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or
more years of schooling

total population: 99% (1978 est.)

male: NA%

female: NA%

United States: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 97%

female: 97% (1979 est.)

Uruguay: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.3%

male: 96.9%

female: 97.7% (1995 est.)

Uzbekistan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99%

female: 99% (yearend 1996)

Vanuatu: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 53%

male: 57%

female: 48% (1979 est.)

Venezuela: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 91.1%

male: 91.8%

female: 90.3% (1995 est.)

Vietnam: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93.7%

male: 96.5%

female: 91.2% (1995 est.)

Virgin Islands: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Wallis and Futuna: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 50%

male: 50%

female: 50% (1969 est.)

West Bank: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Western Sahara: definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

Yemen: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 38%

male: 53%

female: 26% (1990 est.)

Yugoslavia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93%

male: 97.2%

female: 88.9% (1991)

Zambia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write English

total population: 78.2%

male: 85.6%

female: 71.3% (1995 est.)

Zimbabwe: definition: age 15 and over can read and write English

total population: 85%

male: 90%

female: 80% (1995 est.)

Taiwan:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 86% (1980 est.); note - literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998 est.)

male: 93% (1980 est.)

female: 79% (1980 est.)

@Location

Afghanistan:
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran

Albania:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian
Sea, between Greece and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Algeria:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Morocco and Tunisia

American Samoa:
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific
Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Andorra:
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain

Angola:
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between
Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

Anguilla:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico

Antarctica:
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle

Antigua and Barbuda:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea
and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico

Arctic Ocean:
body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America,
mostly north of the Arctic Circle

Argentina:
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic
Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay

Armenia:
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey

Aruba:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
Southeastern Asia, islands in the
Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia

Atlantic Ocean:
body of water between Africa, Europe, the Southern
Ocean, and the Western Hemisphere

Australia:
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South
Pacific Ocean

Austria:
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia

Azerbaijan:
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between
Iran and Russia

Bahamas, The:
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, southeast of Florida

Bahrain:
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi
Arabia

Baker Island:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about
one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Bangladesh:
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between
Burma and India

Barbados:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Bassas da India:
Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique
Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique

Belarus:
Eastern Europe, east of Poland

Belgium:
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and
the Netherlands

Belize:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between
Guatemala and Mexico

Benin:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Nigeria and Togo

Bermuda:
North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, east of North Carolina (US)

Bhutan:
Southern Asia, between China and India

Bolivia:
Central South America, southwest of Brazil

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic
Sea and Croatia

Botswana:
Southern Africa, north of South Africa

Bouvet Island:
Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean,
south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)

Brazil:
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

British Indian Ocean Territory:
Southern Asia, archipelago in the
Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia

British Virgin Islands:
Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico

Brunei:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia

Bulgaria:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between
Romania and Turkey

Burkina Faso:
Western Africa, north of Ghana

Burma:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of
Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand

Burundi:
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cambodia:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between
Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos

Cameroon:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between
Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

Canada:
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean
and North Pacific Ocean, north of the conterminous US

Cape Verde:
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, west of Senegal

Cayman Islands:
Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly
one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras

Central African Republic:
Central Africa, north of Democratic
Republic of the Congo

Chad:
Central Africa, south of Libya

Chile:
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean
and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru

China:
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow
Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam

Christmas Island:
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean,
south of Indonesia

Clipperton Island:
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean,
1,120 km southwest of Mexico

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the
Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from
Australia to Sri Lanka

Colombia:
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea,
between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between Ecuador and Panama

Comoros:
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique
Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and
northern Mozambique

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
Central Africa, northeast of
Angola

Congo, Republic of the:
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic
Ocean, between Angola and Gabon

Cook Islands:
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Coral Sea Islands:
Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of
Australia

Costa Rica:
Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama

Cote d'Ivoire:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Ghana and Liberia

Croatia:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia

Cuba:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida

Cyprus:
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey

Czech Republic:
Central Europe, southeast of Germany

Denmark:
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North
Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two
major islands (Sjaeland and Fyn)

Djibouti:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red
Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia

Dominica:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to
Trinidad and Tobago

Dominican Republic:
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of
Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
east of Haiti

Ecuador:
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the
Equator, between Colombia and Peru

Egypt:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Libya and the Gaza Strip

El Salvador:
Middle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between Guatemala and Honduras

Equatorial Guinea:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra,
between Cameroon and Gabon

Eritrea:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and
Sudan

Estonia:
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of
Finland, between Latvia and Russia

Ethiopia:
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

Europa Island:
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel,
about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern
Mozambique

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
Southern South America, islands
in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina

Faroe Islands:
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian
Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from
Iceland to Norway

Fiji:
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Finland:
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,
and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia

France:
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English
Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering
the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain

French Guiana:
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname

French Polynesia:
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean,
about one-half of the way from South America to Australia

French Southern and Antarctic Lands: south of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"

Gabon:
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator,
between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea

Gambia, The:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and
Senegal

Gaza Strip:
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Egypt and Israel

Georgia:
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey
and Russia

Germany:
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,
between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark

Ghana:
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote
d'Ivoire and Togo

Gibraltar:
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar,
which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on
the southern coast of Spain

Glorioso Islands:
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian
Ocean, northwest of Madagascar

Greece:
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and
the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey

Greenland:
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean
and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada

Grenada:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic
Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Guadeloupe:
Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea,
southeast of Puerto Rico

Guam:
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about
three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Guatemala:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between
Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between
El Salvador and Mexico

Guernsey:
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest
of France

Guinea:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone

Guinea-Bissau:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Guinea and Senegal

Guyana:
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Suriname and Venezuela

Haiti:
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola,
between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the
Dominican Republic

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
Southern Africa, islands in the
Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to
Antarctica

Holy See (Vatican City):
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)

Honduras:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between
Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between El Salvador and Nicaragua

Hong Kong:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Howland Island:
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about
one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Hungary:
Central Europe, northwest of Romania

Iceland:
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK

India:
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of
Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan

Indian Ocean:
body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean,
Asia, and Australia

Indonesia:
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean
and the Pacific Ocean

Iran:
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and
the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan

Iraq:
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and
Kuwait

Ireland:
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of
Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain

Israel:
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt
and Lebanon

Italy:
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central
Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia

Jamaica:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba

Jan Mayen:
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland

Japan:
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean
and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula

Jarvis Island:
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about
one-half of the way from Hawaii to the Cook Islands

Jersey:
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of
France

Johnston Atoll:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 NM
(1328 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, about one-third of the way
from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands

Jordan:
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia

Juan de Nova Island:
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique
Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique

Kazakhstan:
Central Asia, northwest of China

Kenya:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia
and Tanzania

Kingman Reef:
Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about
one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

Kiribati:
Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, straddling
the equator, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia;
note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its
territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group
(GMT +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under
its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line

Korea, North:
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula
bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and
South Korea

Korea, South:
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula
bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea

Kuwait:
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and
Saudi Arabia

Kyrgyzstan:
Central Asia, west of China

Laos:
Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam

Latvia:
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia
and Lithuania

Lebanon:
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Israel and Syria

Lesotho:
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa

Liberia:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone

Libya:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Egypt and Tunisia

Liechtenstein:
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

Lithuania:
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia
and Russia

Luxembourg:
Western Europe, between France and Germany

Macau:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
Southeastern Europe,
north of Greece

Madagascar:
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Mozambique

Malawi:
Southern Africa, east of Zambia

Malaysia:
Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the
island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south
of Vietnam

Maldives:
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean,
south-southwest of India

Mali:
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria

Malta:
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of
Sicily (Italy)

Man, Isle of:
Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great
Britain and Ireland

Marshall Islands:
Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North
Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Papua New
Guinea

Martinique:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of
Trinidad and Tobago

Mauritania:
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Senegal and Western Sahara

Mauritius:
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Madagascar

Mayotte:
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about
one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique

Mexico:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of
Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific
Ocean, between Guatemala and the US

Micronesia, Federated States of:
Oceania, island group in the North
Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to
Indonesia

Midway Islands:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about
one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo

Moldova:
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania

Monaco:
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the
southern coast of France, near the border with Italy

Mongolia:
Northern Asia, between China and Russia

Montserrat:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of
Puerto Rico

Morocco:
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara

Mozambique:
Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel,
between South Africa and Tanzania

Namibia:
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
between Angola and South Africa

Nauru:
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the
Marshall Islands

Navassa Island:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about
one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica

Nepal:
Southern Asia, between China and India

Netherlands:
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between
Belgium and Germany

Netherlands Antilles:
Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean
Sea - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela; the other
is east of the Virgin Islands

New Caledonia:
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of
Australia

New Zealand:
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast
of Australia

Nicaragua:
Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras

Niger:
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria

Nigeria:
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin
and Cameroon

Niue:
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga

Norfolk Island:
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of
Australia

Northern Mariana Islands:
Oceania, islands in the North Pacific
Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Norway:
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden

Oman:
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and
Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE

Pacific Ocean:
body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia,
Australia, and the Western Hemisphere

Pakistan:
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on
the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north

Palau:
Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean,
southeast of the Philippines

Palmyra Atoll:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about
one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

Panama:
Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica

Papua New Guinea:
Southeastern Asia, group of islands including the
eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and
the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia

Paracel Islands:
Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs
in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central
Vietnam to the northern Philippines

Paraguay:
Central South America, northeast of Argentina

Peru:
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,
between Chile and Ecuador

Philippines:
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine
Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam

Pitcairn Islands:
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
one-half of the way from Peru to New Zealand

Poland:
Central Europe, east of Germany

Portugal:
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
west of Spain

Puerto Rico:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic

Qatar:
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi
Arabia

Reunion:
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Madagascar

Romania:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between
Bulgaria and Ukraine

Russia:
Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes
included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe
and the North Pacific Ocean

Rwanda:
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Saint Helena:
islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about mid-way
between South America and Africa

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea,
about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago

Saint Lucia:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
Northern North America, islands in the
North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Caribbean, islands in the
Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Samoa:
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

San Marino:
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy

Sao Tome and Principe:
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of
Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon

Saudi Arabia:
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red
Sea, north of Yemen

Senegal:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania

Seychelles:
Eastern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean,
northeast of Madagascar

Sierra Leone:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Guinea and Liberia

Singapore:
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

Slovakia:
Central Europe, south of Poland

Slovenia:
Southeastern Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic
Sea, between Austria and Croatia

Solomon Islands:
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific
Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea

Somalia:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian
Ocean, east of Ethiopia

South Africa:
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent
of Africa

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
Southern South
America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of
South America

Southern Ocean:
body of water between 60 degrees south latitude and
Antarctica

Spain:
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay,
Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains,
southwest of France

Spratly Islands:
Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in
the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern
Vietnam to the southern Philippines

Sri Lanka:
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India

Sudan:
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and
Eritrea

Suriname:
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana

Svalbard:
Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents
Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway

Swaziland:
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa

Sweden:
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,
Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway

Switzerland:
Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy

Syria:
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon
and Turkey

Tajikistan:
Central Asia, west of China

Tanzania:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya
and Mozambique

Thailand:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf
of Thailand, southeast of Burma

Togo:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin
and Ghana

Tokelau:
Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Tonga:
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Trinidad and Tobago:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea
and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Tromelin Island:
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east
of Madagascar

Tunisia:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Algeria and Libya

Turkey:
southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of
Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe),
bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering
the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria

Turkmenistan:
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran
and Kazakhstan

Turks and Caicos Islands:
Caribbean, two island groups in the North
Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas

Tuvalu:
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the
South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to
Australia

Uganda:
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya

Ukraine:
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and
Russia

United Arab Emirates:
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and
the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

United Kingdom:
Western Europe, islands including the northern
one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean
and the North Sea, northwest of France

United States:
North America, bordering both the North Atlantic
Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico

Uruguay:
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
between Argentina and Brazil

Uzbekistan:
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan

Vanuatu:
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Venezuela:
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana

Vietnam:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of
Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia

Virgin Islands:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico

Wake Island:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands

Wallis and Futuna:
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

West Bank:
Middle East, west of Jordan

Western Sahara:
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Mauritania and Morocco

Yemen:
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red
Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

Yugoslavia:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between
Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zambia:
Southern Africa, east of Angola

Zimbabwe:
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

Taiwan:
Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea,
Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the
Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China

@Map references

Afghanistan:
Asia

Albania:
Europe

Algeria:
Africa

American Samoa:
Oceania

Andorra:
Europe

Angola:
Africa

Anguilla:
Central America and the Caribbean

Antarctica:
Antarctic Region

Antigua and Barbuda:
Central America and the Caribbean

Arctic Ocean:
Arctic Region

Argentina:
South America

Armenia:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Aruba:
Central America and the Caribbean

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
Southeast Asia

Atlantic Ocean:
World

Australia:
Oceania

Austria:
Europe

Azerbaijan:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Bahamas, The:
Central America and the Caribbean

Bahrain:
Middle East

Baker Island:
Oceania

Bangladesh:
Asia

Barbados:
Central America and the Caribbean

Bassas da India:
Africa

Belarus:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Belgium:
Europe

Belize:
Central America and the Caribbean

Benin:
Africa

Bermuda:
North America

Bhutan:
Asia

Bolivia:
South America

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Botswana:
Africa

Bouvet Island:
Antarctic Region

Brazil:
South America

British Indian Ocean Territory:
World

British Virgin Islands:
Central America and the Caribbean

Brunei:
Southeast Asia

Bulgaria:
Europe

Burkina Faso:
Africa

Burma:
Southeast Asia

Burundi:
Africa

Cambodia:
Southeast Asia

Cameroon:
Africa

Canada:
North America

Cape Verde:
World

Cayman Islands:
Central America and the Caribbean

Central African Republic:
Africa

Chad:
Africa

Chile:
South America

China:
Asia

Christmas Island:
Southeast Asia

Clipperton Island:
World

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
Southeast Asia

Colombia:
South America, Central America and the Caribbean

Comoros:
Africa

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
Africa

Congo, Republic of the:
Africa

Cook Islands:
Oceania

Coral Sea Islands:
Oceania

Costa Rica:
Central America and the Caribbean

Cote d'Ivoire:
Africa

Croatia:
Europe

Cuba:
Central America and the Caribbean

Cyprus:
Middle East

Czech Republic:
Europe

Denmark:
Europe

Djibouti:
Africa

Dominica:
Central America and the Caribbean

Dominican Republic:
Central America and the Caribbean

Ecuador:
South America

Egypt:
Africa

El Salvador:
Central America and the Caribbean

Equatorial Guinea:
Africa

Eritrea:
Africa

Estonia:
Europe

Ethiopia:
Africa

Europa Island:
Africa

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
South America

Faroe Islands:
Europe

Fiji:
Oceania

Finland:
Europe

France:
Europe

French Guiana:
South America

French Polynesia:
Oceania

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
Antarctic Region

Gabon:
Africa

Gambia, The:
Africa

Gaza Strip:
Middle East

Georgia:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Germany:
Europe

Ghana:
Africa

Gibraltar:
Europe

Glorioso Islands:
Africa

Greece:
Europe

Greenland:
Arctic Region

Grenada:
Central America and the Caribbean

Guadeloupe:
Central America and the Caribbean

Guam:
Oceania

Guatemala:
Central America and the Caribbean

Guernsey:
Europe

Guinea:
Africa

Guinea-Bissau:
Africa

Guyana:
South America

Haiti:
Central America and the Caribbean

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
Antarctic Region

Holy See (Vatican City):
Europe

Honduras:
Central America and the Caribbean

Hong Kong:
Southeast Asia

Howland Island:
Oceania

Hungary:
Europe

Iceland:
Arctic Region

India:
Asia

Indian Ocean:
World

Indonesia:
Southeast Asia

Iran:
Middle East

Iraq:
Middle East

Ireland:
Europe

Israel:
Middle East

Italy:
Europe

Jamaica:
Central America and the Caribbean

Jan Mayen:
Arctic Region

Japan:
Asia

Jarvis Island:
Oceania

Jersey:
Europe

Johnston Atoll:
Oceania

Jordan:
Middle East

Juan de Nova Island:
Africa

Kazakhstan:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Kenya:
Africa

Kingman Reef:
Oceania

Kiribati:
Oceania

Korea, North:
Asia

Korea, South:
Asia

Kuwait:
Middle East

Kyrgyzstan:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Laos:
Southeast Asia

Latvia:
Europe

Lebanon:
Middle East

Lesotho:
Africa

Liberia:
Africa

Libya:
Africa

Liechtenstein:
Europe

Lithuania:
Europe

Luxembourg:
Europe

Macau:
Southeast Asia

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
Europe

Madagascar:
Africa

Malawi:
Africa

Malaysia:
Southeast Asia

Maldives:
Asia

Mali:
Africa

Malta:
Europe

Man, Isle of:
Europe

Marshall Islands:
Oceania

Martinique:
Central America and the Caribbean

Mauritania:
Africa

Mauritius:
World

Mayotte:
Africa

Mexico:
North America

Micronesia, Federated States of:
Oceania

Midway Islands:
Oceania

Moldova:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Monaco:
Europe

Mongolia:
Asia

Montserrat:
Central America and the Caribbean

Morocco:
Africa

Mozambique:
Africa

Namibia:
Africa

Nauru:
Oceania

Navassa Island:
Central America and the Caribbean

Nepal:
Asia

Netherlands:
Europe

Netherlands Antilles:
Central America and the Caribbean

New Caledonia:
Oceania

New Zealand:
Oceania

Nicaragua:
Central America and the Caribbean

Niger:
Africa

Nigeria:
Africa

Niue:
Oceania

Norfolk Island:
Oceania

Northern Mariana Islands:
Oceania

Norway:
Europe

Oman:
Middle East

Pacific Ocean:
World

Pakistan:
Asia

Palau:
Oceania

Palmyra Atoll:
Oceania

Panama:
Central America and the Caribbean

Papua New Guinea:
Oceania

Paracel Islands:
Southeast Asia

Paraguay:
South America

Peru:
South America

Philippines:
Southeast Asia

Pitcairn Islands:
Oceania

Poland:
Europe

Portugal:
Europe

Puerto Rico:
Central America and the Caribbean

Qatar:
Middle East

Reunion:
World

Romania:
Europe

Russia:
Asia

Rwanda:
Africa

Saint Helena:
Africa

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Central America and the Caribbean

Saint Lucia:
Central America and the Caribbean

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
North America

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Central America and the Caribbean

Samoa:
Oceania

San Marino:
Europe

Sao Tome and Principe:
Africa

Saudi Arabia:
Middle East

Senegal:
Africa

Seychelles:
Africa

Sierra Leone:
Africa

Singapore:
Southeast Asia

Slovakia:
Europe

Slovenia:
Europe

Solomon Islands:
Oceania

Somalia:
Africa

South Africa:
Africa

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
Antarctic Region

Southern Ocean:
Antarctic Region

Spain:
Europe

Spratly Islands:
Southeast Asia

Sri Lanka:
Asia

Sudan:
Africa

Suriname:
South America

Svalbard:
Arctic Region

Swaziland:
Africa

Sweden:
Europe

Switzerland:
Europe

Syria:
Middle East

Tajikistan:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Tanzania:
Africa

Thailand:
Southeast Asia

Togo:
Africa

Tokelau:
Oceania

Tonga:
Oceania

Trinidad and Tobago:
Central America and the Caribbean

Tromelin Island:
Africa

Tunisia:
Africa

Turkey:
Middle East

Turkmenistan:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Turks and Caicos Islands:
Central America and the Caribbean

Tuvalu:
Oceania

Uganda:
Africa

Ukraine:
Commonwealth of Independent States

United Arab Emirates:
Middle East

United Kingdom:
Europe

United States:
North America

Uruguay:
South America

Uzbekistan:
Commonwealth of Independent States

Vanuatu:
Oceania

Venezuela:
South America, Central America and the Caribbean

Vietnam:
Southeast Asia

Virgin Islands:
Central America and the Caribbean

Wake Island:
Oceania

Wallis and Futuna:
Oceania

West Bank:
Middle East

Western Sahara:
Africa

World:
World, Time Zones

Yemen:
Middle East

Yugoslavia:
Europe

Zambia:
Africa

Zimbabwe:
Africa

Taiwan:
Southeast Asia

@Maritime claims

Afghanistan:
none (landlocked)

Albania:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

territorial sea: 12 NM

Algeria: exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

American Samoa: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Andorra:
none (landlocked)

Angola:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Anguilla: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Antarctica:
none; twenty of 27 Antarctic consultative nations have
made no claims to Antarctic territory (although Russia and the US
have reserved the right to do so) and do not recognize the claims of
the other nations; also see the Disputes - international entry

Antigua and Barbuda:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Argentina: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Armenia:
none (landlocked)

Aruba:
territorial sea: 12 NM

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
contiguous zone: 12 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Australia: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Austria:
none (landlocked)

Azerbaijan:
none (landlocked)

Bahamas, The:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Bahrain: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined

territorial sea: 12 NM

Baker Island: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Bangladesh: contiguous zone: 18 NM

continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Barbados: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Bassas da India: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Belarus:
none (landlocked)

Belgium:
continental shelf: median line with neighbors

exclusive fishing zone: median line with neighbors (extends about
68 km from coast)

territorial sea: 12 NM

Belize: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM in the north, 3 NM in the south; note - from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial sea is 3 NM; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for the negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala

Benin:
territorial sea: 200 NM

Bermuda:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Bhutan:
none (landlocked)

Bolivia:
none (landlocked)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
NA

Botswana:
none (landlocked)

Bouvet Island:
territorial sea: 4 NM

Brazil:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

British Indian Ocean Territory: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

British Virgin Islands: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Brunei: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM or to median line

territorial sea: 12 NM

Bulgaria: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Burkina Faso:
none (landlocked)

Burma:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Burundi:
none (landlocked)

Cambodia:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Cameroon:
territorial sea: 50 NM

Canada:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Cape Verde: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Cayman Islands: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Central African Republic:
none (landlocked)

Chad:
none (landlocked)

Chile:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200/350 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

China: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

territorial sea: 12 NM

Christmas Island: contiguous zone: 12 NM

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Clipperton Island: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Cocos (Keeling) Islands: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Colombia:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Comoros: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: exclusive economic zone: boundaries with neighbors

territorial sea: 12 NM

Congo, Republic of the:
territorial sea: 200 NM

Cook Islands:
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the
continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Coral Sea Islands: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Costa Rica: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Cote d'Ivoire: continental shelf: 200 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Croatia:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

territorial sea: 12 NM

Cuba: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Cyprus:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

territorial sea: 12 NM

Czech Republic:
none (landlocked)

Denmark:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Djibouti: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Dominica: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Dominican Republic: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 6 NM

Ecuador:
continental shelf: claims continental shelf between
mainland and Galapagos Islands

territorial sea: 200 NM

Egypt: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

El Salvador:
territorial sea: 200 NM

Equatorial Guinea:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Eritrea:
territorial sea: 12 NM

Estonia:
exclusive economic zone: limits fixed in coordination with
neighboring states

territorial sea: 12 NM

Ethiopia:
none (landlocked)

Europa Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): continental shelf: 200 NM

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Faroe Islands:
continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or
median line

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line

territorial sea: 3 NM

Fiji:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Finland:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 NM)

France: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM (does not apply to the Mediterranean)

territorial sea: 12 NM

French Guiana: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

French Polynesia: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

French Southern and Antarctic Lands: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only

territorial sea: 12 NM

Gabon: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Gambia, The: contiguous zone: 18 NM

continental shelf: not specified

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Gaza Strip:
Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be
determined through further negotiation

Georgia:
NA

Germany:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Ghana: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Gibraltar:
territorial sea: 3 NM

Glorioso Islands:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Greece:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

territorial sea: 6 NM

Greenland:
continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median
line

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line

territorial sea: 3 NM

Grenada: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Guadeloupe: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Guam: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Guatemala:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Guernsey: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Guinea: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Guinea-Bissau: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Guyana:
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the outer edge of the
continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Haiti: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: to depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Heard Island and McDonald Islands: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Holy See (Vatican City):
none (landlocked)

Honduras:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Hong Kong:
territorial sea: 3 NM

Howland Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Hungary:
none (landlocked)

Iceland:
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the
continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

India: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Indonesia: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Iran: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: natural prolongation

exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf

territorial sea: 12 NM

Iraq: continental shelf: not specified

territorial sea: 12 NM

Ireland: continental shelf: not specified

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Israel: continental shelf: to depth of exploitation

territorial sea: 12 NM

Italy:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

territorial sea: 12 NM

Jamaica: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Jan Mayen: contiguous zone: 10 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 4 NM

Japan: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM; between 3 NM and 12 NM in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait

Jarvis Island: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Jersey: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Johnston Atoll: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Jordan: territorial sea: 3 NM

Juan de Nova Island: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Kazakhstan:
none (landlocked)

Kenya:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Kingman Reef: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Kiribati: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Korea, North: territorial sea: 12 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

note: military boundary line 50 NM in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned

Korea, South: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: not specified

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM; between 3 NM and 12 NM in the Korea Strait

Kuwait:
territorial sea: 12 NM

Kyrgyzstan:
none (landlocked)

Laos:
none (landlocked)

Latvia:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Lebanon:
territorial sea: 12 NM

Lesotho:
none (landlocked)

Liberia:
territorial sea: 200 NM

Libya:
territorial sea: 12 NM

note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north

Liechtenstein:
none (landlocked)

Lithuania:
territorial sea: 12 NM

Luxembourg:
none (landlocked)

Macau:
not specified

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
none (landlocked)

Madagascar:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or 100 NM from the 2,500-m deep isobath

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Malawi:
none (landlocked)

Malaysia:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Maldives: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Mali:
none (landlocked)

Malta:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive fishing zone: 25 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Man, Isle of: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Marshall Islands: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Martinique: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Mauritania: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Mauritius:
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the
continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Mayotte: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Mexico: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Micronesia, Federated States of: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Midway Islands: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Moldova:
none (landlocked)

Monaco:
territorial sea: 12 NM

Mongolia:
none (landlocked)

Montserrat:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Morocco: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Mozambique: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Namibia: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Nauru: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Navassa Island: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Nepal:
none (landlocked)

Netherlands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Netherlands Antilles: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

New Caledonia: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

New Zealand:
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the
continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Nicaragua: continental shelf: natural prolongation

territorial sea: 200 NM

Niger:
none (landlocked)

Nigeria:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Niue: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Norfolk Island: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Northern Mariana Islands: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Norway: contiguous zone: 10 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 4 NM

Oman: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Pakistan: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Palau:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM

extended fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Palmyra Atoll: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Panama: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Papua New Guinea: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Paracel Islands:
NA

Paraguay:
none (landlocked)

Peru:
continental shelf: 200 NM

territorial sea: 200 NM

Philippines: continental shelf: to depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: irregular polygon extending up to 100 NM from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 NM in breadth

Pitcairn Islands: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 3 NM

Poland: exclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties

territorial sea: 12 NM

Portugal: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Puerto Rico: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Qatar:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line

territorial sea: 12 NM

Reunion: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Romania: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Russia:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Rwanda:
none (landlocked)

Saint Helena:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Saint Kitts and Nevis: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

territorial sea: 12 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

Saint Lucia: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Saint Pierre and Miquelon: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Samoa: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

San Marino:
none (landlocked)

Sao Tome and Principe:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Saudi Arabia: contiguous zone: 18 NM

continental shelf: not specified

territorial sea: 12 NM

Senegal: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Seychelles: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Sierra Leone: territorial sea: 200 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Singapore:
exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial
sea, as defined in treaties and practice

territorial sea: 3 NM

Slovakia:
none (landlocked)

Slovenia:
NA

Solomon Islands:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

continental shelf: 200 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Somalia:
territorial sea: 200 NM

South Africa:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Spain: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean)

territorial sea: 12 NM

Spratly Islands:
NA

Sri Lanka:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Sudan: contiguous zone: 18 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

territorial sea: 12 NM

Suriname: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Svalbard:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM unilaterally claimed by
Norway but not recognized by Russia

territorial sea: 4 NM

Swaziland:
none (landlocked)

Sweden:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: agreed boundaries or midlines

territorial sea: 12 NM (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas)

Switzerland:
none (landlocked)

Syria:
contiguous zone: 41 NM

territorial sea: 35 NM

Tajikistan:
none (landlocked)

Tanzania:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Thailand:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Togo: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 30 NM

Tokelau: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Tonga:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Trinidad and Tobago:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the outer edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Tromelin Island:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Tunisia: contiguous zone: 24 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Turkey:
exclusive economic zone: in Black Sea only: to the maritime
boundary agreed upon with the former USSR

territorial sea: 6 NM in the Aegean Sea; 12 NM in Black Sea and in
Mediterranean Sea

Turkmenistan:
none (landlocked)

Turks and Caicos Islands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Tuvalu: contiguous zone: 24 NM

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Uganda:
none (landlocked)

Ukraine:
continental shelf: 200-m or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

United Arab Emirates: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

United Kingdom:
continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf
orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

United States: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: not specified

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Uruguay: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Uzbekistan:
none (doubly landlocked)

Vanuatu:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Venezuela: contiguous zone: 15 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Vietnam: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Virgin Islands: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Wake Island: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Wallis and Futuna: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

West Bank:
none (landlocked)

Western Sahara:
contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue

World:
contiguous zone: 24 NM claimed by most, but can vary

continental shelf: 200-m depth claimed by most or to depth of exploitation; others claim 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM claimed by most, but can vary

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM claimed by most, but can vary

territorial sea: 12 NM claimed by most, but can vary

note: boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 NM; 43 nations and other areas that are landlocked include Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Slovakia, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Yemen: contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Yugoslavia:
NA

Zambia:
none (landlocked)

Zimbabwe:
none (landlocked)

Taiwan:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

@Merchant marine

Albania:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 17,797
GRT/26,324 DWT

ships by type: cargo 9 (2000 est.)

Algeria:
total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 896,911
GRT/1,047,991 DWT

ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 25, chemical tanker 7, liquefied gas
10, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 13, short-sea passenger 4,
specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

American Samoa:
none (2000 est.)

Angola:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 39,305
GRT/63,067 DWT

ships by type: cargo 8, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Anguilla: none (2000 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda: total: 681 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,070,390 GRT/5,289,904 DWT

ships by type: bulk 15, cargo 424, chemical tanker 10, combination bulk 4, container 176, liquefied gas 4, multi-functional large-load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll off 29

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 2, Germany 4, Slovenia 2 (2000 est.)

Argentina:
total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 185,355
GRT/281,475 DWT

ships by type: cargo 9, petroleum tanker 11, railcar carrier 1,
refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2
(2000 est.)

Aruba:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,120 GRT/3,635
DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Australia:
total: 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,558,371
GRT/2,038,776 DWT

ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 3, chemical tanker 5, container 1,
liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 6
(2000 est.)

Austria:
total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 86,905
GRT/117,417 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 18, combination bulk 2, container 2
(2000 est.)

Azerbaijan:
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 253,882
GRT/313,252 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 12, petroleum tanker 40, roll on/roll
off 2, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Bahamas, The:
total: 1,049 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
30,000,221 GRT/44,601,471 DWT

ships by type: bulk 185, cargo 214, chemical tanker 36, combination bulk 15, combination ore/oil 22, container 66, liquefied gas 33, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 4, passenger 79, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 182, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 118, roll on/roll off 50, short-sea passenger 15, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 24

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Algeria 2, Australia 1, Austria 1, Bermuda 6, Belgium 14, Canada 1, Cuba 1, Cyprus 2, Denmark 17, Finland 7, France 9, Germany 9, Greece 89, Hong Kong 7, Indonesia 2, India 1, Israel 4, Italy 8, Japan 23, Jamaica 1, Kenya 1, Lebanon 2, Luxembourg 2, Monaco 15, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 16, Norway 139, Poland 3, Portugal 2, Russia 2, Saudi Arabia 5, Singapore 12, Spain 7, Sweden 14, Syria 1, Switzerland 7, UAE 1, Trinidad and Tobago 2, UK 67, Ukraine 3, US 50, British Virgin Islands 1, British Virgin Islands 1 (2000 est.)

Bahrain:
total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 175,609
GRT/207,652 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 3, container 2 (2000 est.)

Bangladesh:
total: 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 268,566
GRT/375,110 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 25, container 3, petroleum tanker 2,
refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Barbados:
total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 671,545
GRT/1,125,635 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 28, combination bulk 1, container 2,
petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Canada 2, Hong Kong 1 (2000 est.)

Belgium:
total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 32,912
GRT/53,161 DWT

ships by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, petroleum tanker 6 (2000
est.)

Belize:
total: 402 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,575,851
GRT/2,241,731 DWT

ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 265, chemical tanker 6, combination ore/oil 1, container 14, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 56, refrigerated cargo 18, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cuba 1, Singapore 1, US 1 (2000 est.)

Benin:
none (2000 est.)

Bermuda:
total: 105 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,836,538
GRT/9,728,045 DWT

ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 4, container 15, liquefied gas 7,
passenger 2, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 16, roll
on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Canada 10, Hong Kong 10, Japan 1, Nigeria 4, Saudi
Arabia 1, Sweden 3, Switzerland 2, UK 10, US 7 (2000 est.)

Bolivia:
total: 42 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 141,017
GRT/211,058 DWT

ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 20, chemical tanker 3, container 1,
petroleum tanker 10, roll on/roll off 3 (2000 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
none (2000 est.)

Brazil:
total: 171 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,788,999
GRT/6,067,314 DWT

ships by type: bulk 33, cargo 26, chemical tanker 5, combination ore/oil 9, container 12, liquefied gas 11, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 56, roll on/roll off 12, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

British Virgin Islands: total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 70,285 GRT/6,946 DWT

ships by type: passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Brunei:
total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 348,476
GRT/340,635 DWT

ships by type: liquefied gas 7 (2000 est.)

Bulgaria:
total: 81 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 938,706
GRT/1,440,374 DWT

ships by type: bulk 44, cargo 16, chemical tanker 4, container 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 6, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Burma:
total: 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 411,181
GRT/632,769 DWT

ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 20, container 1, passenger/cargo 3,
petroleum tanker 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Japan 2 (2000 est.)

Cambodia:
total: 295 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,305,932
GRT/1,853,487 DWT

ships by type: bulk 22, cargo 237, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 3, container 8, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea passenger 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Cyprus 3, South Korea 1, Malta 1, Panama 1, Russia
1, Singapore 1 (2000 est.)

Canada:
total: 121 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,767,259
GRT/2,633,290 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 67, cargo 13, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 17, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Cape Verde:
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 9,523
GRT/11,798 DWT

ships by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Cayman Islands:
total: 106 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
1,656,452 GRT/2,643,036 DWT

ships by type: bulk 21, cargo 5, chemical tanker 27, container 4,
liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 13, refrigerated cargo 30, roll
on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Cyprus 2, Denmark 2, Finland 1, Greece 11, Norway 3,
UK 3, US 3 (2000 est.)

Chile:
total: 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 606,506
GRT/884,023 DWT

ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, container 4,
liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off
3, vehicle carrier 2 (2000 est.)

China:
total: 1,745 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,533,521
GRT/24,746,859 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 324, cargo 825, chemical tanker 21, combination bulk 11, combination ore/oil 1, container 132, liquefied gas 24, multi-functional large-load carrier 5, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 45, petroleum tanker 258, refrigerated cargo 22, roll on/roll off 23, short-sea passenger 41, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 1 (2000 est.)

Christmas Island:
none (2000 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Colombia:
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 53,322
GRT/69,444 DWT

ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 4, container 1, multi-functional
large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 2 (2000 est.)

Comoros:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 19,122
GRT/29,817 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2 (2000 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
none (2000 est.)

Cook Islands:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,310
GRT/2,181 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Costa Rica:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,716 GRT/NA
DWT

ships by type: passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,200
GRT/1,500 DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Croatia:
total: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 631,853
GRT/969,739 DWT

ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 18, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 5, container 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 3 (2000 est.)

Cuba:
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 54,821
GRT/78,062 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 7, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker
1, refrigerated cargo 5 (2000 est.)

Cyprus:
total: 1,328 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,905,542
GRT/36,312,219 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 431, cargo 438, chemical tanker 23, combination bulk 36, combination ore/oil 4, container 140, liquefied gas 6, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 143, refrigerated cargo 40, roll on/roll off 42, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Austria 8, Belgium 7, China 10, Cuba 10, Denmark 2, Germany 79, Greece 385, Hong Kong 9, Croatia 2, India 5, Iran 1, Israel 4, Italy 2, Japan 19, South Korea 3, Latvia 10, Lithuania 1, Monaco 1, Netherlands 13, Norway 11, Poland 9, Portugal 3, Russia 42, Singapore 1, Spain 5, Sudan 2, Sweden 3, Switzerland 2, UAE 6, UK 8, Ukraine 2, US 9, Venezuela 2 (2000 est.)

Denmark:
total: 342 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,073,489
GRT/8,027,002 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 128, chemical tanker 27, container 76, liquefied gas 26, livestock carrier 6, petroleum tanker 22, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 23, short-sea passenger 7, specialized tanker 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Finland 1 (2000 est.)

Djibouti:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,369
GRT/3,030 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Dominica: none (2000 est.)

Dominican Republic: total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Ecuador:
total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,312
GRT/385,784 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1,
passenger 3, petroleum tanker 22, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Egypt:
total: 181 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,336,678
GRT/1,982,220 DWT

ships by type: bulk 23, cargo 61, container 2, liquefied gas 1,
passenger 61, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 15, short-sea
passenger 3 (2000 est.)

El Salvador:
none (2000 est.)

Equatorial Guinea: total: 12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 26,035 GRT/27,927 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 7, combination bulk 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Eritrea:
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,069
GRT/19,549 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker
1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Estonia:
total: 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 253,460
GRT/219,727 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 19, combination bulk 1, container 5,
petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea passenger 6 (2000
est.)

Ethiopia:
total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 85,382
GRT/108,526 DWT

ships by type: cargo 6, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll
on/roll off 3 (2000 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
none (2000 est.)

Faroe Islands:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,247
GRT/11,736 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1,
roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Fiji:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 11,870 GRT/14,787
DWT

ships by type: chemical tanker 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1,
roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Finland:
total: 98 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,172,808
GRT/1,138,175 DWT

ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 23, chemical tanker 5, passenger 1,
petroleum tanker 11, railcar carrier 1, roll on/roll off 37,
short-sea passenger 11 (2000 est.)

France:
total: 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 942,333
GRT/1,304,754 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 4, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk 1, container 1, liquefied gas 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2000 est.)

French Guiana:
none (2000 est.)

French Polynesia:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,240
GRT/7,765 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2000 est.)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands: total: 74 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,024,194 GRT/5,255,703 DWT

ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 5, chemical tanker 9, container 11, liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 23, roll on/roll off 12

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: France 1 (2000 est.)

Gambia, The:
none (2000 est.)

Georgia:
total: 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 131,316
GRT/190,289 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 25, chemical tanker 2, container 2,
petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Germany:
total: 457 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,414,724
GRT/7,952,776 DWT

ships by type: cargo 169, chemical tanker 10, combination ore/oil 1, container 243, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 7, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 12, short-sea passenger 7 (2000 est.)

Ghana:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 13,484
GRT/18,583 DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 4 (2000 est.)

Gibraltar:
total: 49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 669,056
GRT/1,003,809 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 15, chemical tanker 6, container 7,
multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 2, petroleum tanker
14, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Greece:
total: 780 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 25,564,988
GRT/44,761,916 DWT

ships by type: bulk 272, cargo 55, chemical tanker 22, combination bulk 5, combination ore/oil 6, container 51, liquefied gas 5, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 14, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 255, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 20, short-sea passenger 63, specialized tanker 5, vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: South Korea 1, UK 4 (2000 est.)

Greenland:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,289
GRT/1,500 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Grenada:
none (2000 est.)

Guadeloupe:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,240
GRT/109 DWT

ships by type: passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Guam:
none (2000 est.)

Guatemala:
none (2000 est.)

Guernsey:
none (2000 est.)

Guinea:
none (2000 est.)

Guinea-Bissau:
none (2000 est.)

Guyana:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,929 GRT/4,507
DWT

ships by type: cargo 2 (2000 est.)

Haiti:
none (2000 est.)

Honduras:
total: 313 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 760,819
GRT/820,582 DWT

ships by type: bulk 21, cargo 187, chemical tanker 7, container 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 52, refrigerated cargo 17, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 5, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Russia 4, Singapore 2, Vietnam 1 (2000 est.)

Hong Kong:
total: 354 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 10,330,662
GRT/17,227,315 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 208, cargo 36, chemical tanker 7, combination bulk 2, container 59, liquefied gas 6, multi-functional large-load carrier 2, petroleum tanker 26, refrigerated cargo 3, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Bermuda 2, Belgium 1, Canada 2, China 9, Japan 3,
Mongolia 1, Norway 1, South Africa 1, UK 7 (2000 est.)

Hungary:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,199 GRT/1,050
DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Iceland:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,435
GRT/4,538 DWT

ships by type: chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

India:
total: 315 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,433,831
GRT/10,691,973 DWT

ships by type: bulk 117, cargo 70, chemical tanker 15, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 15, liquefied gas 9, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 76, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2 (2000 est.)

Indonesia:
total: 609 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,698,157
GRT/3,723,933 DWT

ships by type: bulk 36, cargo 357, chemical tanker 10, container 25, liquefied gas 3, livestock carrier 1, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 14, petroleum tanker 117, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 15, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 5 (2000 est.)

Iran:
total: 152 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,097,977
GRT/7,131,688 DWT

ships by type: bulk 49, cargo 38, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1, container 10, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 32, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Singapore 1 (2000 est.)

Iraq:
total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 453,273
GRT/779,662 DWT

ships by type: cargo 14, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum
tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Ireland:
total: 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 115,554
GRT/135,391 DWT

ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 22, container 2, short-sea passenger 1
(2000 est.)

Israel:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 631,582
GRT/745,011 DWT

ships by type: container 16, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Italy:
total: 445 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 8,005,136
GRT/10,556,244 DWT

ships by type: bulk 44, cargo 41, chemical tanker 77, combination ore/oil 4, container 24, liquefied gas 38, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 11, petroleum tanker 85, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 64, short-sea passenger 26, specialized tanker 14, vehicle carrier 15 (2000 est.)

Jamaica:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,930 GRT/3,065
DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Japan:
total: 630 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 11,691,174
GRT/15,484,848 DWT

ships by type: bulk 137, cargo 51, chemical tanker 15, combination bulk 22, combination ore/oil 3, container 22, liquefied gas 49, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 194, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 49, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 56 (2000 est.)

Jersey:
none (2000 est.)

Jordan:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 40,919
GRT/57,777 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 3, container 1, roll on/roll off 1
(2000 est.)

Kenya:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,893 GRT/6,255
DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Kiribati:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,291
GRT/1,295 DWT

ships by type: passenger/cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Korea, North:
total: 110 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 661,792
GRT/903,367 DWT

ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 94, combination bulk 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 1, short-sea passenger 2 (2000 est.)

Korea, South:
total: 496 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
5,421,993 GRT/8,757,034 DWT

ships by type: bulk 105, cargo 168, chemical tanker 38, combination bulk 5, container 49, liquefied gas 16, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 70, refrigerated cargo 27, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 5 (2000 est.)

Kuwait:
total: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,461,072
GRT/3,966,645 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 6, container 6, liquefied gas 7,
livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 20 (2000 est.)

Laos:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,370 GRT/3,000 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Latvia:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 27,984
GRT/29,978 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 3
(2000 est.)

Lebanon:
total: 71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 379,705
GRT/592,672 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 42, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 1, container 4, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Netherlands 1, Syria 1 (2000 est.)

Liberia:
total: 1,478 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 49,456,361
GRT/76,620,648 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 3, bulk 324, cargo 97, chemical tanker 163, combination bulk 20, combination ore/oil 38, container 245, liquefied gas 97, multi-functional large-load carrier 4, passenger 24, petroleum tanker 310, refrigerated cargo 74, roll on/roll off 19, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 12, vehicle carrier 45

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 8, Australia 1, Ashmore and Cartier Islands 1, Austria 5, Bermuda 5, Belgium 5, Burma 1, Brazil 8, Canada 1, China 28, Chile 7, Costa Rica 8, Cyprus 27, Denmark 4, Ecuador 1, Germany 117, Greece 83, Hong Kong 54, Croatia 9, Indonesia 2, India 8, Israel 1, Italy 8, Japan 85, South Korea 8, Latvia 15, Monaco 28, Mexico 6, Malaysia 1, Nigeria 1, Netherlands 7, Norway 86, Netherlands Antilles 1, NZ 1, Poland 2, Portugal 2, Philippines 1, Russia 22, Saudi Arabia 20, South Africa 1, Slovenia 1, Singapore 30, Spain 1, Sweden 8, Switzerland 23, UAE 5, Taiwan 10, UK 15, US 85, Uruguay 1, Vietnam 1 (2000 est.)

Libya:
total: 28 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 399,725
GRT/654,843 DWT

ships by type: cargo 10, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 3,
petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 4 (2000
est.)

Lithuania:
total: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 293,168
GRT/327,827 DWT

ships by type: cargo 26, combination bulk 10, petroleum tanker 2,
railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 1,
short-sea passenger 3 (2000 est.)

Luxembourg:
total: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 988,450
GRT/1,313,498 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, chemical tanker 11, container 2, liquefied
gas 18, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 7

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Belgium 4 (2000 est.)

Macau:
none (2000 est.)

Madagascar:
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 24,819
GRT/34,173 DWT

ships by type: cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1,
petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Malaysia:
total: 362 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,103,657
GRT/7,574,999 DWT

ships by type: bulk 62, cargo 110, chemical tanker 35, container 60, liquefied gas 20, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 58, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 6 (2000 est.)

Maldives:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 58,604
GRT/81,451 DWT

ships by type: cargo 16, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Malta:
total: 1,414 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 28,191,090
GRT/46,773,603 DWT

ships by type: bulk 443, cargo 394, chemical tanker 48, combination bulk 12, combination ore/oil 14, container 69, liquefied gas 2, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 2, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 296, refrigerated cargo 37, roll on/roll off 50, short-sea passenger 15, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 18

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 1, Bermuda 1, Belgium 1, Bangladesh 2, Bulgaria 11, China 7, Costa Rica 1, Cuba 2, Cyprus 15, Denmark 1, Estonia 2, Finland 1, Germany 23, Greece 258, Hong Kong 3, Croatia 9, Hungary 1, India 2, Israel 2, Italy 17, South Korea 1, Lebanon 2, Latvia 2, Lithuania 1, Monaco 14, Nigeria 1, Netherlands 10, Norway 31, Poland 8, Romania 3, Russia 39, Singapore 6, Spain 3, Sweden 3, Syria 1, Switzerland 25, UAE 2, Turkey 24, UK 8, Ukraine 9, US 9, Venezuela 1, Vietnam 1 (2000 est.)

Man, Isle of:
total: 157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
4,917,402 GRT/8,333,858 DWT

ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 13, chemical tanker 11, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquefied gas 13, petroleum tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 18, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Denmark 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1, UK 3 (2000 est.)

Marshall Islands:
total: 212 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
9,768,406 GRT/16,242,699 DWT

ships by type: bulk 63, cargo 9, chemical tanker 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 29, liquefied gas 10, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 87, vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 1, Germany 1, Japan 1, US 6 (2000 est.)

Martinique:
none (2000 est.)

Mauritania:
none (2000 est.)

Mauritius:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 61,909
GRT/87,313 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, combination bulk 2, container 2, liquefied
gas 1, refrigerated cargo 2

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of
convenience: India 1 (2000 est.)

Mayotte:
none (2000 est.)

Mexico:
total: 43 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 590,657
GRT/920,456 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3,
petroleum tanker 28, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 3 (2000
est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of:
none (2000 est.)

Monaco:
none (2000 est.)

Montserrat:
none (2000 est.)

Morocco:
total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 223,052
GRT/272,786 DWT

ships by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 6, container 5, petroleum
tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea
passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Mozambique:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,125
GRT/7,024 DWT

ships by type: cargo 3 (2000 est.)

Namibia:
none (2000 est.)

Nauru:
none (2000 est.)

Netherlands:
total: 596 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
4,321,500 GRT/4,877,632 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 371, chemical tanker 43, container 59, liquefied gas 21, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 9, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 26, refrigerated cargo 29, roll on/roll off 18, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 5 (2000 est.)

Netherlands Antilles: total: 123 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,113,774 GRT/1,397,841 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 35, chemical tanker 2, combination ore/oil 3, container 19, liquefied gas 4, multi-functional large-load carrier 19, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 28, roll on/roll off 7

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 8, Germany 1, Italy 1 (2000 est.)

New Caledonia:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,261
GRT/1,600 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

New Zealand:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 72,389
GRT/109,018 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2,
railcar carrier 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Nicaragua:
none (2000 est.)

Nigeria:
total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 357,372
GRT/636,254 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, petroleum
tanker 24, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Niue:
none (2000 est.)

Norfolk Island:
none (2000 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Norway:
total: 764 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,667,370
GRT/32,100,208 DWT

ships by type: bulk 89, cargo 139, chemical tanker 114, combination bulk 9, combination ore/oil 37, container 15, liquefied gas 84, passenger 10, petroleum tanker 151, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 45, short-sea passenger 22, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 38

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Japan 1, Mexico 1, Sweden 1 (2000 est.)

Oman:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 18,167 GRT/11,307
DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Pakistan:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 240,605
GRT/367,040 DWT

ships by type: cargo 13, container 3, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Palau:
none (2000 est.)

Panama:
total: 4,711 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 111,515,984
GRT/169,655,363 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1,381, cargo 925, chemical tanker 314, combination bulk 71, combination ore/oil 18, container 525, liquefied gas 193, livestock carrier 5, multi-functional large-load carrier 12, passenger 41, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 544, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 297, roll on/roll off 106, short-sea passenger 36, specialized tanker 29, vehicle carrier 208

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Argentina 11, Australia 1, Austria 1, Bermuda 21,
Belgium 4, The Bahamas 7, Brazil 2, Canada 4, China 154, Chile 4,
Cayman Islands 1, Colombia 6, Cuba 7, Cyprus 4, Denmark 12, Egypt 8,
Ireland 2, Equatorial Guinea 1, Finland 1, France 4, Germany 17,
Greece 248, Hong Kong 158, Honduras 2, Croatia 3, Indonesia 40,
India 11, Iran 1, Israel 3, Italy 7, Japan 1,007, Jordan 2, South
Korea 223, Latvia 4, Lithuania 1, Liberia 2, Monaco 43, Malta 1,
Mexico 5, Malaysia 6, Netherlands 6, Norway 36, Netherlands Antilles
1, Peru 5, Pakistan 1, Portugal 5, Philippines 10, Russia 6, Saudi
Arabia 6, Seychelles 2, South Africa 5, Singapore 73, Spain 35,
Sweden 4, Syria 11, Switzerland 53, UAE 11, Thailand 15, Taiwan 170,
UK 18, US 79, Venezuela 18, Samoa 1 (2000 est.)

Papua New Guinea:
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
35,361 GRT/51,096 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, combination
ore/oil 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 2 (2000
est.)

Paraguay:
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 31,066
GRT/35,441 DWT

ships by type: cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3,
roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Peru:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 40,623 GRT/61,769
DWT

ships by type: cargo 5, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Philippines:
total: 459 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
5,653,062 GRT/8,512,326 DWT

ships by type: bulk 149, cargo 123, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 10, container 5, liquefied gas 13, livestock carrier 10, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 42, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 17, short-sea passenger 31, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 16

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 1, Denmark 1, Hong Kong 5, Japan 14, Netherlands 1, Singapore 1, UK 1 (2000 est.)

Pitcairn Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Poland:
total: 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 943,540
GRT/1,532,694 DWT

ships by type: bulk 41, cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll
off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Portugal:
total: 158 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,053,586
GRT/1,611,238 DWT

ships by type: bulk 14, cargo 84, chemical tanker 16, container 10, liquefied gas 7, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 4, vehicle carrier 4

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Spain 1 (2000 est.)

Qatar:
total: 25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 677,992
GRT/1,049,447 DWT

ships by type: cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 7,
petroleum tanker 6 (2000 est.)

Reunion:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 28,264
GRT/44,885 DWT

ships by type: chemical tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Romania:
total: 95 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 695,227
GRT/931,598 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 71, container 1, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4, railcar carrier 2, roll
on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Russia:
total: 878 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,314,485
GRT/5,344,958 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 20, cargo 543, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 21, combination ore/oil 7, container 31, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 35, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 164, refrigerated cargo 24, roll on/roll off 17, short-sea passenger 7

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Reunion 1 (2000 est.)

Saint Helena:
none (2000 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
none (2000 est.)

Saint Lucia:
none (2000 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
none (2000 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: total: 800 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,705,336 GRT/10,134,002 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 131, cargo 395, chemical tanker 29, combination bulk 12, combination ore/oil 1, container 46, liquefied gas 7, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 56, refrigerated cargo 42, roll on/roll off 49, short-sea passenger 11, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 4, Ireland 1, France 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 1, Croatia 10, India 1, Japan 2, Monaco 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 2, Netherlands Antilles 1, Pakistan 1, Russia 1, Slovenia 5, UAE 1 (2000 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe: total: 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 130,843 GRT/149,048 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 21, chemical tanker 1, container 3, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Saudi Arabia:
total: 71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
1,154,619 GRT/1,533,732 DWT

ships by type: cargo 11, chemical tanker 8, container 5, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 13, short-sea passenger 8 (2000 est.)

Seychelles:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,353
GRT/7,638 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Sierra Leone:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,057
GRT/3,498 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Singapore:
total: 879 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,849,168
GRT/33,215,317 DWT

ships by type: bulk 134, cargo 111, chemical tanker 63, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 6, container 167, liquefied gas 28, livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large-load carrier 4, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 295, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 33

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Bermuda 12, Belgium 6, China 9, Denmark 29, Germany 8, Greece 1, Hong Kong 20, Indonesia 9, Japan 32, South Korea 3, Netherlands 2, Norway 9, Russia 1, Sweden 22, Thailand 22, Taiwan 17, UK 3, US 10 (2000 est.)

Slovakia:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 15,041
GRT/19,517 DWT

ships by type: cargo 3 (2000 est.)

Solomon Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Somalia:
none (2000 est.)

South Africa:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 271,650
GRT/268,604 DWT

ships by type: container 6, petroleum tanker 2 (2000 est.)

Spain:
total: 135 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,208,730
GRT/1,773,378 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 26, chemical tanker 10, container 9, liquefied gas 2, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 24, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 35, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 3 (2000 est.)

Sri Lanka:
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 149,902
GRT/247,852 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 16, container 1, petroleum tanker 1,
refrigerated cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Sudan:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 38,093
GRT/49,727 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Suriname:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,432
GRT/4,525 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Svalbard:
none (2000 est.)

Sweden:
total: 167 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,205,370
GRT/1,663,091 DWT

ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 28, chemical tanker 31, combination ore/oil 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 29, railcar carrier 1, roll on/roll off 40, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 17 (2000 est.)

Switzerland:
total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 435,966
GRT/780,458 DWT

ships by type: bulk 12, cargo 6, chemical tanker 5, petroleum
tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: UK 1 (2000 est.)

Syria:
total: 133 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 425,392
GRT/612,097 DWT

ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 117, livestock carrier 4, roll
on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Tanzania:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,987
GRT/27,121 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll
on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Thailand:
total: 294 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,845,972
GRT/2,923,914 DWT

ships by type: bulk 36, cargo 133, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 1, container 14, liquefied gas 20, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 61, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 5 (2000 est.)

Togo: total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,603 GRT/2,800 DWT

ships by type: specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Tokelau:
none (2000 est.)

Tonga:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,626
GRT/29,468 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 2, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago: total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,439 GRT/4,040 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Tunisia:
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 149,554
GRT/156,861 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 4, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1,
petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1
(2000 est.)

Turkey:
total: 548 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,617,302
GRT/9,088,451 DWT

ships by type: bulk 140, cargo 242, chemical tanker 41, combination bulk 5, combination ore/oil 6, container 21, liquefied gas 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 25, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 5 (2000 est.)

Turkmenistan:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,459
GRT/8,865 DWT

ships by type: container 1 (2000 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Tuvalu:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 52,135
GRT/68,300 DWT

ships by type: cargo 5, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll
on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Uganda:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,091 GRT/8,229
DWT

ships by type: roll on/roll off

note: these ships are in cargo and passenger service on Uganda's inland waterways (2000 est.)

Ukraine:
total: 156 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 757,582
GRT/841,755 DWT

ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 110, container 3, liquefied gas 2,
passenger 11, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 14, railcar
carrier 2, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 2 (2000 est.)

United Arab Emirates:
total: 70 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
1,094,256 GRT/1,421,333 DWT

ships by type: cargo 16, chemical tanker 3, container 17, liquefied
gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 24, roll
on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

United Kingdom:
total: 200 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
3,934,776 GRT/3,760,240 DWT

ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 31, chemical tanker 11, combination ore/oil 1, container 47, liquefied gas 3, passenger 14, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 52, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 19, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1 (2000 est.)

United States:
total: 376 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
10,814,622 GRT/14,416,517 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 9, bulk 68, cargo 29, chemical tanker 13, combination bulk 3, container 80, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 98, roll on/roll off 49, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 9 (2000 est.)

Uruguay:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 7,752
GRT/5,228 DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Vanuatu:
total: 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,067,384
GRT/1,330,543 DWT

ships by type: bulk 23, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, combination
bulk 2, container 1, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 2,
refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 6

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, France 1, Greece 1,
Hong Kong 1, Japan 22, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1, US 4
(2000 est.)

Venezuela:
total: 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 490,160
GRT/897,694 DWT

ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 10, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo
1, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1
(2000 est.)

Vietnam:
total: 143 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 705,388
GRT/1,071,902 DWT

ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 108, chemical tanker 1, combination
bulk 1, container 2, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 18,
refrigerated cargo 3 (2000 est.)

Virgin Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Wallis and Futuna: total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 48,853 GRT/43,128 DWT

ships by type: passenger 3, petroleum tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2000 est.)

Yemen:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 15,075
GRT/23,562 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3 (2000 est.)

Yugoslavia:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,437
GRT/400 DWT

ships by type: short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Taiwan:
total: 167 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,768,145
GRT/7,508,941 DWT

ships by type: bulk 45, cargo 29, combination bulk 1, container 65,
petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 8, roll on/roll off 2 (2000
est.)

@Military - note

American Samoa:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Andorra:
defense is the responsibility of France and Spain

Anguilla:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Antarctica:
the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a
military nature, such as the establishment of military bases and
fortifications, the carrying out of military maneuvers, or the
testing of any type of weapon; it permits the use of military
personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other
peaceful purposes

Aruba:
defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
defense is the responsibility of
Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal
Australian Air Force

Baker Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US; visited
annually by the US Coast Guard

Bassas da India:
defense is the responsibility of France

Bermuda:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Bouvet Island:
defense is the responsibility of Norway

British Indian Ocean Territory:
defense is the responsibility of the
UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016

British Virgin Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Cayman Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Christmas Island:
defense is the responsibility of Australia

Clipperton Island:
defense is the responsibility of France

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
defense is the responsibility of Australia

Cook Islands:
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in
consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request

Coral Sea Islands:
defense is the responsibility of Australia;
visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has
control over the activities of visitors

Cuba:
Moscow, for decades the key military supporter and supplier of
Cuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993

Europa Island:
defense is the responsibility of France

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): defense is the responsibility of the UK

Faroe Islands:
defense is the responsibility of Denmark

French Guiana:
defense is the responsibility of France

French Polynesia:
defense is the responsibility of France

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
defense is the responsibility
of France

Georgia:
a CIS peacekeeping force consisting of Russian troops is
deployed in the Abkhazia region of Georgia together with a UN
military observer group; a Russian peacekeeping battalion is
deployed in South Ossetia

Gibraltar:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Glorioso Islands:
defense is the responsibility of France

Greenland:
defense is the responsibility of Denmark

Guadeloupe:
defense is the responsibility of France

Guam:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Guernsey:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
defense is the responsibility of
Australia

Holy See (Vatican City): defense is the responsibility of Italy; Swiss Papal Guards are posted at entrances to the Vatican City to provide security and protect the Pope

Hong Kong:
defense is the responsibility of China

Howland Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US; visited
annually by the US Coast Guard

Iceland:
defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense
Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik

Jan Mayen:
defense is the responsibility of Norway

Jarvis Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US; visited
annually by the US Coast Guard

Jersey:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Johnston Atoll:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Juan de Nova Island:
defense is the responsibility of France

Kingman Reef:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Kiribati:
Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance
is provided by Australia and NZ

Lesotho:
The Lesotho Government in 1999 began an open debate on the
future structure, size, and role of the armed forces, especially
considering the Lesotho Defense Force's (LDF) history of intervening
in political affairs.

Liechtenstein:
defense is the responsibility of Switzerland

Macau:
responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December
1999

Man, Isle of:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Marshall Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Martinique:
defense is the responsibility of France

Mayotte:
defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent
of French forces stationed on the island

Micronesia, Federated States of:
Federated States of Micronesia
(FSM) is a sovereign, self-governing state in free association with
the US; FSM is totally dependent on the US for its defense

Midway Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Monaco:
defense is the responsibility of France

Montserrat:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Nauru:
Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal
agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia

Navassa Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Netherlands Antilles: defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

New Caledonia:
defense is the responsibility of France

Niue:
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand

Norfolk Island:
defense is the responsibility of Australia

Northern Mariana Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Palau:
defense is the responsibility of the US; under a Compact of
Free Association between Palau and the US, the US military is
granted access to the islands for 50 years

Palmyra Atoll:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Panama:
on 10 February 1990, the government of then President ENDARA
abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by
creating the Panamanian Public Forces; in October 1994, Panama's
Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting
the creation of a standing military force, but allowing the
temporary establishment of special police units to counter acts of
"external aggression"

Paracel Islands:
occupied by China

Pitcairn Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Puerto Rico:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Reunion:
defense is the responsibility of France

Saint Helena:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
defense is the responsibility of France

Samoa:
Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed
forces; informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to
consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of
Friendship

South Africa:
the National Defense Force continues to integrate
former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
defense is the
responsibility of the UK

Spratly Islands:
Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small
islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by
China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam

Svalbard:
demilitarized by treaty (9 February 1920)

Tokelau:
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand

Tromelin Island:
defense is the responsibility of France

Turks and Caicos Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Virgin Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Wake Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Wallis and Futuna:
defense is the responsibility of France

@Military branches

Afghanistan:
NA; note - the military does not exist on a national
basis; some elements of the former Army, Air and Air Defense Forces,
National Guard, Border Guard Forces, National Police Force
(Sarandoi), and tribal militias still exist but are factionalized
among the various groups

Albania:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry
Troops, Border Guards

Algeria:
National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air
Defense, National Gendarmerie

Angola:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force

Antigua and Barbuda:
Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal
Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes Coast Guard)

Argentina:
Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes
Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Argentine Air Force,
National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force

Armenia:
Army, Air Force and Air Defense Aviation, Air Defense
Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops)

Aruba:
Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard

Australia:
Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian
Air Force

Austria:
Army (includes Flying Division)

Azerbaijan:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards

Bahamas, The:
Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal
Bahamas Police Force

Bahrain:
Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force

Bangladesh:
Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, paramilitary forces
(includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense
Parties, National Cadet Corps), Armed Police battalions

Barbados:
Royal Barbados Defense Force (includes Ground Forces and
Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force

Belarus:
Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry
Troops, Border Guards

Belgium:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service

Belize:
Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air
Wing, and Volunteer Guard)

Benin:
Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National
Gendarmerie

Bermuda:
Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve
Constabulary

Bhutan:
Royal Bhutan Army, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police,
Royal Body Guards, Forest Guards (paramilitary)

Bolivia:
Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana,
includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National
Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Federation Army or VF (composed of both
Croatian and Bosniak elements), Republika Srpska Army or VRS
(composed of Bosnian Serb elements); note - within both of these
forces air and air defense are subordinate commands

Botswana:
Botswana Defense Force (includes Army and Air Wing),
Botswana National Police

Brazil:
Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and
marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary)

Brunei:
Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police

Bulgaria:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense
Forces, Internal Troops

Burkina Faso:
Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National
Police, People's Militia

Burma:
Army, Navy, Air Force

Burundi:
Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary
Gendarmerie

Cambodia:
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), including Army, Navy,
and Air Force - created in 1993 by the merger of the Cambodian
People's Armed Forces and the two noncommunist resistance armies

note: Khmer Rouge and royalist insurgent forces were integrated
into the RCAF in 1999

Cameroon:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National
Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard

Canada:
Canadian Forces (includes Land Forces Command or LC,
Maritime Command or MC, Air Command or AC, Communications Command or
CC, Training Command or TC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Cape Verde:
Army, Coast Guard/Marines

Cayman Islands:
Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)

Central African Republic:
Central African Armed Forces (includes
Army, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, Police
Force)

Chad:
Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and
Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police,
Rural and Nomadic Guard (GNNT)

Chile:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marines),
Air Force, Carabineros of Chile (National Police), Investigations
Police

note: Carabineros and Investigations Police are normally
administered by the Ministry of Interior, but in times of national
emergency, they are considered part of the military

China:
People's Liberation Army (PLA) - which includes Ground
Forces, Navy (includes Marines and Naval Aviation), Air Force,
Second Artillery Corps (the strategic missile force), People's Armed
Police (internal security troops, nominally subordinate to Ministry
of Public Security, but included by the Chinese as part of the
"armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA in wartime)

Colombia:
Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes
Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana),
National Police (Policia Nacional)

Comoros:
Comoran Security Force

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Special
Presidential Security Group

Congo, Republic of the:
Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie

Costa Rica:
Coast Guard, Air Section, Ministry of Public Security
Force (Fuerza Publica)

note: Costa Rica has no military, only domestic police forces,
including the Coast Guard and Air Section

Cote d'Ivoire:
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie,
Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard), Sapeur-Pompier
(Military Fire Group)

Croatia:
Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces

Cuba:
Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) includes ground forces,
Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR),
Territorial Troops Militia (MTT), and Youth Labor Army (EJT); the
Border Guard (TGF) is controlled by the Interior Ministry

Cyprus:
Greek Cypriot area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG;
includes air and naval elements), Hellenic Forces Contingent on
Cyprus (ELDYK), Greek Cypriot Police; Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish
Cypriot Security Force (TCSF), Turkish mainland army units

Czech Republic:
Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial
Defense, Railroad Units

Denmark:
Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air
Force, Home Guard

Djibouti:
Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)

Dominica:
Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Special
Service Unit, Coast Guard)

Dominican Republic:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police

Ecuador:
Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano), Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana,
includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana), National
Police (Policia Nacional)

Egypt:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command

El Salvador:
Army, Navy, Air Force

Equatorial Guinea:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force,
National Police

Eritrea:
Army, Navy, Air Force

Estonia:
Ground Forces, Navy/Coast Guard, Air and Air Defense Force
(not officially sanctioned), Maritime Border Guard, Volunteer
Defense League (Kaitseliit), Security Forces (internal and border
troops)

Ethiopia:
Ground Forces, Air Force, Police, Militia

note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the
independence of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in
Eritrean possession and ships which belonged to the former Ethiopian
Navy and based at Djibouti have been sold

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
British Forces Falkland Islands
(includes Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines),
Police Force

Faroe Islands:
defense is the responsibility of Denmark; no
organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and
Coast Guard are maintained

Fiji:
Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF; includes ground and
naval forces)

Finland:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (includes Sea Guard)

France:
Army (includes Marines), Navy (includes Naval Air), Air
Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie

French Guiana:
French Forces, Gendarmerie

French Polynesia:
French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force),
Gendarmerie

Gabon:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with
protecting the president and other senior officials), National
Gendarmerie, National Police

Gambia, The:
Army (includes marine unit), National Police,
Presidential Guard

Gaza Strip:
NA

Georgia:
Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces,
National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)

Germany:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm), Air Force, Medical
Corps, Border Police, Coast Guard

Ghana:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, Palace Guard,
Civil Defense

Gibraltar:
British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force

Greece:
Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National
Guard, Police

Grenada:
Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit),
Coast Guard

Guadeloupe:
French Forces, Gendarmerie

Guatemala:
Army, Navy, Air Force

Guinea:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard,
paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete
National)

Guinea-Bissau:
People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes
Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force

Guyana:
Guyana Defense Force (GDF; includes Ground Forces, Coast
Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana People's Militia (GPM), Guyana
National Service (GNS), Guyana Police Force

Haiti:
Haitian National Police (HNP)

note: the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been
demobilized but still exist on paper until constitutionally abolished

Honduras:
Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force

Hong Kong:
Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army
(PLA) including elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA
Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the
Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative
control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region

Hungary:
Ground Forces, Air Force; note - there is a paramilitary
Border Guard which is under the Ministry of Interior

Iceland:
no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard; note -
Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense
Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik

India:
Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, various
security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force,
Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, and National Security Guards)

Indonesia:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines

note: as of 1 July 2000, the National Police became an independent
organization that reports directly to the president

Iran:
Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground
Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces), Revolutionary Guards
(includes Ground, Air, Navy, Qods, and Basij-mobilization-forces),
Law Enforcement Forces

Iraq:
Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force,
Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam

Ireland:
Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps), National
Police (Garda Siochana)

Israel:
Israel Defense Forces (includes ground, naval, and air
components), Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal), Frontier Guard, Chen
(women); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli
military services

Italy:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri

Jamaica:
Jamaica Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard,
and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force

Japan:
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime
Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)

Jordan:
Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; includes Royal Jordanian Land
Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force); Ministry
of the Interior's Public Security Force (falls under JAF only in
wartime or crisis situations)

Kazakhstan:
General Purpose Forces (Army), Air Force, Border Guards,
Navy, Republican Guard

Kenya:
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary General Service Unit of
the Police

Kiribati:
no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law
enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts
are on all islands)

Korea, North:
Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force),
Civil Security Forces

Korea, South:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime
Police (Coast Guard)

Kuwait:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, National
Guard, Coast Guard

Kyrgyzstan:
Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops

Laos:
Lao People's Army (LPA; includes riverine element), Air Force,
National Police Department

Latvia:
Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security
Forces, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)

Lebanon:
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air
Force)

Lesotho:
Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; includes Army and Air Wing),
Royal Lesotho Mounted Police (RLMP)

Liberia:
Army, Air Force, Navy

Libya:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command

Lithuania:
Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, Security
Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard (Skat)

Luxembourg:
Army; note - the government abolished the Gendarmerie

Macau:
Macau garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA)
includes about 500 troops

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
Army (includes Air and
Air Defense Forces), Police Force

Madagascar:
Popular Armed Forces (includes Intervention Forces,
Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces - includes Navy and Air Force),
Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment

Malawi:
Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police
(includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit)

Malaysia:
Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air
Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border
Scouts

Maldives:
National Security Service

Mali:
Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National
Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale)

Malta:
Armed Forces (including land forces, an air squadron, a
maritime squadron, and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police
Force

Marshall Islands:
no regular military forces (a coast guard may be
established); Police Force

Martinique:
French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie

Mauritania:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National
Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard

Mauritius:
National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special
Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard)

Mexico:
National Defense Secretariat (includes Army and Air Force),
Navy Secretariat (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry)

Moldova:
Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic
Security Forces (internal and border troops)

Mongolia:
Mongolian Armed Forces (includes General Purpose Forces,
Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Troops); note - Border
Troops are under Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs in peacetime

Montserrat:
Police Force

Morocco:
Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force),
Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces

Mozambique:
Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia

Namibia:
National Defense Force (Army), Police

Nauru:
no regular armed forces; Directorate of the Nauru Police Force

Nepal:
Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air
Service), Nepalese Police Force

Netherlands:
Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy
(includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air
Force, Royal Constabulary

Netherlands Antilles:
Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Coast
Guard, National Guard, Police Force

New Caledonia:
French Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force,
Gendarmerie); Police Force

New Zealand:
New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New
Zealand Air Force

Nicaragua:
Army, Navy, Air Force

Niger:
Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard,
National Police

Nigeria:
Army, Navy, Air Force

Niue:
Police Force

Norway:
Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coast
Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard

Oman:
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman
Police)

Pakistan:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard

Palau:
NA

Panama:
an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces,
but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF
includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service,
and National Air Service)

Papua New Guinea:
Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground,
Naval, and Air Forces, and Special Forces Unit)

Paraguay:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force

Peru:
Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru;
includes Naval Air, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza
Aerea del Peru), National Police (Policia Nacional)

Philippines:
Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air
Force

Poland:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force

Portugal:
Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National
Republican Guard

Puerto Rico:
paramilitary National Guard, Police Force

Qatar:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security

Reunion:
French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)

Romania:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary
Forces, Civil Defense

Russia:
Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Strategic Rocket Forces

Rwanda:
Army, Navy, Air Force

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force,
Coast Guard, Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force

Saint Lucia:
Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special
Service Unit), Coast Guard

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Royal Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard

Samoa:
no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force

San Marino:
Voluntary Military Force, Police Force

Sao Tome and Principe:
Army, Navy, Security Police

Saudi Arabia:
Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force,
National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)

Senegal:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National
Police (Surete Nationale)

Seychelles:
Army, Coast Guard, air wing, National Guard,
Presidential Protection Unit, Police Force

Sierra Leone:
Army

Singapore:
Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police
Force

Slovakia:
Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial
Defense Forces, Civil Defense Force

Slovenia:
Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)

Solomon Islands:
no regular military forces; Solomon Islands
National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force; Royal Solomon
Islands Police (RSIP)

Somalia:
A Somali National Army is being reformed under the interim
government; numerous factions and clans maintain independent
militias, and the Somaliland and Puntland regional governments
maintain their own security and police forces

South Africa:
South African National Defense Force or SANDF
(includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South
African Police Service or SAPS

Spain:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police,
Coastal Civil Guard

Sri Lanka:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force

Sudan:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia

Suriname:
National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force
elements), Civil Police

Swaziland:
Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland
Police Force

Sweden:
Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force

Switzerland:
Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards

Syria:
Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force,
Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces, Police and Security Force

Tajikistan:
Army, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential
National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)

Tanzania:
Tanzanian People's Defense Force or TPDF (includes Army,
Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit, Militia

Thailand:
Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai
Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces

Togo:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie

Tonga:
Tonga Defense Services (includes Royal Tongan Marines, Tongan
Royal Guards, Maritime Force, Police); note - a new Air Wing which
will be subordinate to the Defense Ministry is being developed

Trinidad and Tobago:
Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (includes
Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago
Police Service

Tunisia:
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard

Turkey:
Land Force, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry),
Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie

Turkmenistan:
Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy,
Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard

Tuvalu:
no regular military forces; Police Force includes Maritime
Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance
operations

Uganda:
Army, Air Wing, Marine Unit

Ukraine:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Internal Troops,
Border Troops

United Arab Emirates:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense,
paramilitary (includes Federal Police Force)

United Kingdom:
Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air
Force

United States:
Department of the Army, Department of the Navy
(includes Marine Corps), Department of the Air Force

note: the Coast Guard is normally subordinate to the Department of
Transportation, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy

Uruguay:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines),
Air Force, Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard)

Uzbekistan:
Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces
(internal and border troops), National Guard

Vanuatu:
no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF;
includes the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force or VMF)

Venezuela:
National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN)
includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito),
Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas
or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas
Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional)

Vietnam:
People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes Ground Forces,
Navy, and Air Force), Coast Guard

West Bank:
NA

Western Sahara:
NA

Yemen:
Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Air Defense Forces,
Presidential Guards, paramilitary (includes Police)

Yugoslavia:
Army (including ground forces with border troops, naval
forces, air and air defense forces)

Zambia:
Army, Air Force, National Service, police

Zimbabwe:
Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police)

Taiwan:
Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, Coastal Patrol and
Defense Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service
Forces

@Military expenditures - dollar figure

Afghanistan:
$NA

Albania:
$42 million (FY99)

Algeria:
$1.87 billion (FY99)

Angola:
$1.2 billion (FY97)

Antigua and Barbuda:
$NA

Argentina:
$4.3 billion (FY99)

Armenia:
$75 million (FY99)

Australia:
$6.9 billion (FY98/99)

Austria:
$1.7 billion (FY98)

Azerbaijan:
$121 million (FY99)

Bahamas, The:
$20 million (FY95/96)

Bahrain:
$318 million (FY99)

Bangladesh:
$559 million (FY96/97)

Barbados:
$NA

Belarus:
$156 million (FY98)

Belgium:
$2.5 billion (FY01)

Belize:
$17 million (FY98/99)

Benin:
$27 million (FY96)

Bermuda:
$NA

Bhutan:
$NA

Bolivia:
$147 million (FY99)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
$NA

Botswana:
$61 million (FY99)

Brazil:
$13.408 billion (FY99)

Brunei:
$343 million (FY98)

Bulgaria:
$344 million (FY00)

Burkina Faso:
$66 million (FY96)

Burma:
$39 million (FY97/98)

Burundi:
$57 million (FY97)

Cambodia:
$112 million (FY01 est.)

Cameroon:
$118.6 million (FY00/01)

Canada:
$7.5 billion (FY00/01)

Cape Verde:
$4 million (FY96)

Central African Republic:
$29 million (FY96)

Chad:
$39 million (FY96)

Chile:
$2.5 billion (FY99)

China:
$12.608 billion (FY99); note - China's real defense spending
may be several times higher than the official figure because a
number of significant items are funded elsewhere

Colombia:
$3 billion (FY00)

Comoros:
$NA

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
$250 million (FY97)

Congo, Republic of the:
$110 million (FY93)

Costa Rica:
$69 million (FY99)

Cote d'Ivoire:
$94 million (FY96)

Croatia:
$575 million (2000)

Cuba:
$NA

Cyprus:
$370 million (FY00)

Czech Republic:
$1.2 billion (FY01)

Denmark:
$2.47 billion (FY99)

Djibouti:
$23 million (FY97)

Dominica:
$NA

Dominican Republic:
$180 million (FY98)

Ecuador:
$720 million (FY98)

Egypt:
$4.04 billion (FY99/00)

El Salvador:
$112 million (FY99)

Equatorial Guinea:
$3 million (FY97/98)

Eritrea:
$160 million (2000 est.)

Estonia:
$70 million (FY99)

Ethiopia:
$138 million (FY98/99)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
$NA

Faroe Islands:
$NA

Fiji:
$24 million (FY98)

Finland:
$1.8 billion (FY98)

France:
$39.831 billion (FY97)

French Guiana:
$NA

Gabon:
$91 million (FY96)

Gambia, The:
$2.6 million (2001 est.)

Gaza Strip:
$NA

Georgia:
$23 million (FY00)

Germany:
$32.8 billion (FY98)

Ghana:
$53 million (FY99)

Greece:
$6.12 billion (FY99/00 est.)

Grenada:
$NA

Guatemala:
$120 million (FY99)

Guinea:
$56 million (FY96)

Guinea-Bissau:
$8 million (FY96)

Guyana:
$7 million (FY94)

Haiti:
$NA; note - mainly for police and security activities

Honduras:
$35 million (FY99)

Hong Kong:
$NA; note - separate budget for Hong Kong not established
by China

Hungary:
$822 million (FY00)

Iceland:
$0

India:
$13.02 billion (FY01)

Indonesia:
$1 billion (FY98/99)

Iran:
$5.787 billion (FY98/99)

Iraq:
$NA

Ireland:
$738 million (2001 est.)

Israel:
$8.7 billion (FY99)

Italy:
$20.7 billion (FY00/01)

Jamaica:
$30 million (FY95/96 est.)

Japan:
$43 billion (FY01)

Jordan:
$608.9 million (FY98/99)

Kazakhstan:
$322 million (FY99)

Kenya:
$197 million (FY98/99)

Kiribati:
$NA

Korea, North:
$3.7 billion to $4.9 billion (FY98 est.)

Korea, South:
$12 billion (2000)

Kuwait:
$1.9 billion (FY00/01)

Kyrgyzstan:
$12 million (FY99)

Laos:
$55 million (FY98)

Latvia:
$60 million (FY99)

Lebanon:
$343 million (FY99/00)

Lesotho:
$34 million (1999)

Liberia:
$1 million (FY98)

Libya:
$1.3 billion (FY99/00)

Lithuania:
$181 million (FY99)

Luxembourg:
$131 million (FY98/99)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
$76.3 million (FY00/01)

Madagascar:
$29 million (FY94)

Malawi:
$9.5 million (FY00/01)

Malaysia:
$1.69 billion (FY00 est.)

Maldives:
$NA

Mali:
$49 million (FY96)

Malta:
$201 million (FY98)

Marshall Islands:
$NA

Mauritania:
$41 million (FY97/98)

Mauritius:
$11 million (FY97/98)

Mexico:
$4 billion (FY99)

Moldova:
$6 million (FY99)

Mongolia:
$25.5 million (FY01)

Morocco:
$1.4 billion (FY99/00)

Mozambique:
$35.1 million (2000 est.)

Namibia:
$104.4 million (2001)

Nauru:
$NA

Nepal:
$44 million (FY96/97)

Netherlands:
$6.5 billion (FY00/01 est.)

New Caledonia:
$192.3 million (1996)

New Zealand:
$883 million (FY97/98)

Nicaragua:
$26 million (FY98)

Niger:
$20 million (FY96)

Nigeria:
$360 million (FY00)

Norway:
$3.113 billion (FY98)

Oman:
$2.4 billion (FY00)

Pakistan:
$2.435 billion (FY99/00)

Palau:
$NA

Panama:
$128 million (FY99)

Papua New Guinea:
$42 million (FY98)

Paraguay:
$125 million (FY98)

Peru:
$1 billion (FY00)

Philippines:
$995 million (FY98)

Poland:
$3.17 billion (FY00)

Portugal:
$2.458 billion (FY97)

Qatar:
$723 million (FY00/01)

Romania:
$720 million (FY00)

Russia:
$NA

Rwanda:
$58 million (FY01)

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
$NA

Saint Lucia:
$5 million (FY91/92)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
$NA

Samoa:
$NA

San Marino:
$700,000 (FY00)

Sao Tome and Principe:
$1 million (FY94)

Saudi Arabia:
$18.3 billion (FY00)

Senegal:
$68 million (FY97)

Seychelles:
$13 million (FY93)

Sierra Leone:
$46 million (FY96/97)

Singapore:
$5 billion (FY00/01 est.)

Slovakia:
$380 million (FY00)

Slovenia:
$370 million (FY00)

Solomon Islands:
$NA

Somalia:
$NA

South Africa:
$2 billion (FY00/01)

Spain:
$6 billion (FY97)

Sri Lanka:
$719 million (FY98)

Sudan:
$550 million (FY98)

Suriname:
$8.5 million (FY97 est.)

Swaziland:
$19.198 million (FY00/01)

Sweden:
$5 billion (FY98)

Switzerland:
$3.1 billion (FY98)

Syria:
$921 million (FY00 est.); note - based on official budget
data that may understate actual spending

Tajikistan:
$17 million (FY97)

Tanzania:
$21 million (FY98/99)

Thailand:
$1.775 billion (FY00)

Togo:
$27 million (FY96)

Tonga:
$NA

Trinidad and Tobago:
$83 million (FY94)

Tunisia:
$356 million (FY99)

Turkey:
$10.6 billion (FY99)

Turkmenistan:
$90 million (FY99)

Tuvalu:
$NA

Uganda:
$95 million (FY98/99)

Ukraine:
$500 million (FY99)

United Arab Emirates:
$1.6 billion (FY00)

United Kingdom:
$36.884 billion (FY97)

United States:
$276.7 billion (FY99 est.)

Uruguay:
$172 million (FY98)

Uzbekistan:
$200 million (FY97)

Vanuatu:
$NA

Venezuela:
$934 million (FY99)

Vietnam:
$650 million (FY98)

West Bank:
$NA

Western Sahara:
$NA

World:
aggregate real expenditure on arms worldwide in 1999 remained
at approximately the 1998 level, about three-quarters of a trillion
dollars (1999 est.)

Yemen:
$414 million (FY99)

Yugoslavia:
$760 million (FY00)

Zambia:
$76 million (FY97)

Zimbabwe:
$127 million (FY99/00)

Taiwan:
$8.042 billion (FY98/99)

@Military expenditures - percent of GDP

Afghanistan:
NA%

Albania:
1.5% (FY99)

Algeria:
4.1% (FY99)

Angola:
22% (1999)

Antigua and Barbuda:
NA%

Argentina:
1.3% (FY99)

Armenia:
4% (FY99)

Australia:
1.9% (FY98/99)

Austria:
1.2% (FY98)

Azerbaijan:
2.6% (FY99)

Bahamas, The:
NA%

Bahrain:
5.2% (FY99)

Bangladesh:
1.8% (FY96/97)

Barbados:
NA%

Belarus:
1.2% (FY98)

Belgium:
1.2% (FY99)

Belize:
2.4% (FY98/99)

Benin:
1.2% (FY96)

Bermuda:
NA%

Bhutan:
NA%

Bolivia:
1.8% (FY99)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
NA%

Botswana:
1.2% (FY99)

Brazil:
1.9% (FY99)

Brunei:
5.1% (FY98)

Bulgaria:
2.4% (FY00)

Burkina Faso:
2% (FY96)

Burma:
2.1% (FY97/98)

Burundi:
6.1% (FY97)

Cambodia:
3% (FY01 est.)

Cameroon:
1.4% (FY98/99)

Canada:
1.3% (FY00/01)

Cape Verde:
1.8% (FY96)

Central African Republic:
2.2% (FY96)

Chad:
3.5% (FY96)

Chile:
3.1% (FY99)

China:
1.2% (FY99)

Colombia:
3.4% (FY00)

Comoros:
NA%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
4.6% (FY97)

Congo, Republic of the:
3.8% (FY93)

Costa Rica:
1.6% (FY99)

Cote d'Ivoire:
1% (FY96)

Croatia:
3.8% (2000)

Cuba:
roughly 4% (FY95 est.)

Cyprus:
4.2% (FY00)

Czech Republic:
2.2% (FY01)

Denmark:
1.4% (FY99)

Djibouti:
4.5% (FY97)

Dominica:
NA%

Dominican Republic:
1.1% (FY98)

Ecuador:
3.4% (FY98)

Egypt:
4.1% (FY99/00)

El Salvador:
0.7% (FY99)

Equatorial Guinea:
0.6% (FY97/98)

Eritrea:
29.4% (2000 est.)

Estonia:
1.2% (FY99)

Ethiopia:
2.5% (FY98/99)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
NA%

Faroe Islands:
NA%

Fiji:
1.1% (FY98)

Finland:
2% (FY98)

France:
2.5% (FY97)

French Guiana:
NA%

Gabon:
1.6% (FY96)

Gambia, The:
2% (FY96/97)

Gaza Strip:
NA%

Georgia:
0.59% (FY00)

Germany:
1.5% (FY98)

Ghana:
0.7% (FY99)

Greece:
4.91% (FY99/00 est.)

Grenada:
NA%

Guatemala:
0.6% (FY99)

Guinea:
1.4% (FY96)

Guinea-Bissau:
2.8% (FY96)

Guyana:
1.7% (FY94)

Haiti:
NA%

Honduras:
0.6% (FY99)

Hong Kong:
NA%

Hungary:
1.6% (FY00)

India:
2.5% (FY00)

Indonesia:
1.3% (FY98/99)

Iran:
2.9% (FY98/99)

Iraq:
NA%

Ireland:
0.75% (2001 est.)

Israel:
9.4% (FY99)

Italy:
1.7% (FY00/01)

Jamaica:
NA%

Japan:
0.96% (FY01)

Jordan:
7.8% (FY98/99)

Kazakhstan:
1.5% (FY99)

Kenya:
1.9% (FY98/99)

Kiribati:
NA%

Korea, North:
25% to 33% (FY98 est.)

Korea, South:
3.2% (FY98/99)

Kuwait:
8.7% (FY00/01)

Kyrgyzstan:
1% (FY99)

Laos:
4.2% (FY96/97)

Latvia:
0.9% (FY99)

Lebanon:
4.8% (FY99/00)

Lesotho:
NA%

Liberia:
2% (FY98)

Libya:
3.9% (FY99/00)

Lithuania:
1.66% (FY00)

Luxembourg:
1% (FY98/99)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
2.17% (FY00/01)

Madagascar:
1% (FY94)

Malawi:
0.76% (FY00/01)

Malaysia:
2.03% (FY00)

Maldives:
NA%

Mali:
2% (FY96)

Malta:
5.5% (FY98)

Marshall Islands:
NA%

Mauritania:
2.7% (FY97/98)

Mauritius:
0.3% (FY97/98)

Mexico:
1% (FY99)

Moldova:
1% (FY99)

Mongolia:
2.3% (FY01)

Morocco:
4% (FY99/00)

Mozambique:
1% (2000 est.)

Namibia:
2.6% (FY97/98)

Nauru:
NA%

Nepal:
0.9% (FY96/97)

Netherlands:
1.5% (FY00/01 est.)

New Caledonia:
5.3% (1996)

New Zealand:
1.1% (FY97/98)

Nicaragua:
1.2% (FY98)

Niger:
1.1% (FY96)

Nigeria:
10% (FY00)

Norway:
2.1% (FY98)

Oman:
13% (FY00)

Pakistan:
3.9% (FY99/00)

Palau:
NA%

Panama:
1.3% (FY99)

Papua New Guinea:
1% (FY98)

Paraguay:
1.4% (FY98)

Peru:
1.9% (FY00)

Philippines:
1.5% (FY98)

Poland:
1.95% (FY00)

Portugal:
2.6% (FY97)

Qatar:
10% (FY00/01)

Romania:
2.2% (FY00)

Russia:
NA%

Rwanda:
3.2% (FY01)

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
NA%

Saint Lucia:
2% (FY91/92)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
NA%

Samoa:
NA%

San Marino:
NA%

Sao Tome and Principe:
1.5% (FY94)

Saudi Arabia:
13% (FY00)

Senegal:
1.4% (FY97)

Seychelles:
2.8% (FY93)

Sierra Leone:
2% (FY96/97)

Singapore:
4.5% (FY00/01 est.)

Slovakia:
1.71% (FY00)

Slovenia:
1.7% (FY00)

Solomon Islands:
NA%

Somalia:
NA%

South Africa:
1.5% (FY99/00)

Spain:
1.1% (FY97)

Sri Lanka:
4.2% (FY98)

Sudan:
NA%

Suriname:
1.6% (FY97 est.)

Swaziland:
4.75% (FY00/01)

Sweden:
2.1% (FY98)

Switzerland:
1.2% (FY98)

Syria:
5.9% (FY98)

Tajikistan:
1.8% (FY97)

Tanzania:
0.2% (FY98/99)

Thailand:
1.4% (FY00)

Togo:
2% (FY96)

Tonga:
NA%

Trinidad and Tobago:
NA%

Tunisia:
1.5% (FY99)

Turkey:
5.6% (FY99)

Turkmenistan:
3.4% (FY99)

Tuvalu:
NA%

Uganda:
1.9% (FY98/99)

Ukraine:
1.4% (FY99)

United Arab Emirates:
3.1% (FY00)

United Kingdom:
2.7% (FY97)

United States:
3.2% (FY99 est.)

Uruguay:
0.9% (FY98)

Uzbekistan:
2% (FY97)

Vanuatu:
NA%

Venezuela:
0.9% (FY99)

Vietnam:
2.5% (FY98)

West Bank:
NA%

Western Sahara:
NA%

World:
roughly 2% of gross world product (1999 est.)

Yemen:
7.6% (FY99)

Yugoslavia:
NA%

Zambia:
1.8% (FY97)

Zimbabwe:
3.1% (FY99/00)

Taiwan:
2.8% (FY98/99)

@Military manpower - availability

Afghanistan:
males age 15-49: 6,645,023 (2001 est.)

Albania:
males age 15-49: 870,768 (2001 est.)

Algeria:
males age 15-49: 8,794,622 (2001 est.)

Angola:
males age 15-49: 2,480,016 (2001 est.)

Argentina:
males age 15-49: 9,404,434 (2001 est.)

Armenia:
males age 15-49: 905,154 (2001 est.)

Australia:
males age 15-49: 4,990,107 (2001 est.)

Austria:
males age 15-49: 2,091,263 (2001 est.)

Azerbaijan:
males age 15-49: 2,102,780 (2001 est.)

Bahrain:
males age 15-49: 222,141 (2001 est.)

Bangladesh:
males age 15-49: 36,005,553 (2001 est.)

Barbados:
males age 15-49: 78,069 (2001 est.)

Belarus:
males age 15-49: 2,729,956 (2001 est.)

Belgium:
males age 15-49: 2,517,596 (2001 est.)

Belize:
males age 15-49: 62,698 (2001 est.)

Benin:
males age 15-49: 1,455,433

females age 15-49: 1,489,947

note: both sexes are liable for military service (2001 est.)

Bhutan:
males age 15-49: 504,342 (2001 est.)

Bolivia:
males age 15-49: 2,005,660 (2001 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
males age 15-49: 1,127,146 (2001 est.)

Botswana:
males age 15-49: 380,152 (2001 est.)

Brazil:
males age 15-49: 48,298,486 (2001 est.)

Brunei:
males age 15-49: 106,725 (2001 est.)

Bulgaria:
males age 15-49: 1,891,498 (2001 est.)

Burkina Faso:
males age 15-49: 2,592,974 (2001 est.)

Burma:
males age 15-49: 12,050,964

females age 15-49: 12,070,017

note: both sexes liable for military service (2001 est.)

Burundi:
males age 15-49: 1,394,273 (2001 est.)

Cambodia:
males age 15-49: 2,877,137 (2001 est.)

Cameroon:
males age 15-49: 3,762,369 (2001 est.)

Canada:
males age 15-49: 8,325,084 (2001 est.)

Cape Verde:
males age 15-49: 89,543 (2001 est.)

Central African Republic:
males age 15-49: 824,139 (2001 est.)

Chad:
males age 15-49: 1,814,578 (2001 est.)

Chile:
males age 15-49: 4,057,466 (2001 est.)

China:
males age 15-49: 366,306,353 (2001 est.)

Colombia:
males age 15-49: 10,779,148 (2001 est.)

Comoros:
males age 15-49: 141,120 (2001 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: males age 15-49: 11,615,554 (2001 est.)

Congo, Republic of the:
males age 15-49: 684,922 (2001 est.)

Costa Rica:
males age 15-49: 1,035,090 (2001 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire:
males age 15-49: 3,851,432 (2001 est.)

Croatia:
males age 15-49: 1,085,877 (2001 est.)

Cuba:
males age 15-49: 3,090,633

females age 15-49: 3,029,274 (2001 est.)

Cyprus:
males age 15-49: 198,275 (2001 est.)

Czech Republic:
males age 15-49: 2,653,456 (2001 est.)

Denmark:
males age 15-49: 1,292,619 (2001 est.)

Djibouti:
males age 15-49: 108,038 (2001 est.)

Dominican Republic:
males age 15-49: 2,281,035 (2001 est.)

Ecuador:
males age 15-49: 3,382,567 (2001 est.)

Egypt:
males age 15-49: 18,562,994 (2001 est.)

El Salvador:
males age 15-49: 1,464,898 (2001 est.)

Equatorial Guinea:
males age 15-49: 108,973 (2001 est.)

Estonia:
males age 15-49: 359,677 (2001 est.)

Ethiopia:
males age 15-49: 14,537,884 (2001 est.)

Fiji:
males age 15-49: 227,599 (2001 est.)

Finland:
males age 15-49: 1,251,700 (2001 est.)

France:
males age 15-49: 14,573,199 (2001 est.)

French Guiana:
males age 15-49: 49,495 (2001 est.)

Gabon:
males age 15-49: 281,218 (2001 est.)

Gambia, The:
males age 15-49: 316,873 (2001 est.)

Georgia:
males age 15-49: 1,296,199 (2001 est.)

Germany:
males age 15-49: 20,851,022 (2001 est.)

Ghana:
males age 15-49: 4,890,483 (2001 est.)

Greece:
males age 15-49: 2,673,539 (2001 est.)

Guatemala:
males age 15-49: 3,092,050 (2001 est.)

Guinea:
males age 15-49: 1,764,912 (2001 est.)

Guinea-Bissau:
males age 15-49: 305,071 (2001 est.)

Guyana:
males age 15-49: 204,938 (2001 est.)

Haiti:
males age 15-49: 1,635,253 (2001 est.)

Honduras:
males age 15-49: 1,515,101 (2001 est.)

Hong Kong:
males age 15-49: 2,020,937 (2001 est.)

Hungary:
males age 15-49: 2,573,119 (2001 est.)

Iceland:
males age 15-49: 71,241 (2001 est.)

India:
males age 15-49: 280,204,502 (2001 est.)

Indonesia:
males age 15-49: 64,046,049 (2001 est.)

Iran:
males age 15-49: 18,319,328 (2001 est.)

Iraq:
males age 15-49: 5,902,215 (2001 est.)

Ireland:
males age 15-49: 1,004,469 (2001 est.)

Israel:
males age 15-49: 1,522,003

females age 15-49: 1,482,027 (2001 est.)

Italy:
males age 15-49: 14,248,674 (2001 est.)

Jamaica:
males age 15-49: 736,627 (2001 est.)

Japan:
males age 15-49: 29,926,614 (2001 est.)

Jordan:
males age 15-49: 1,458,571 (2001 est.)

Kazakhstan:
males age 15-49: 4,509,179 (2001 est.)

Kenya:
males age 15-49: 7,712,402 (2001 est.)

Korea, North:
males age 15-49: 5,943,735 (2001 est.)

Korea, South:
males age 15-49: 14,148,552 (2001 est.)

Kuwait:
males age 15-49: 780,559 (2001 est.)

Kyrgyzstan:
males age 15-49: 1,203,001 (2001 est.)

Laos:
males age 15-49: 1,319,537 (2001 est.)

Latvia:
males age 15-49: 590,784 (2001 est.)

Lebanon:
males age 15-49: 980,412 (2001 est.)

Lesotho:
males age 15-49: 515,464 (2001 est.)

Liberia:
males age 15-49: 715,753 (2001 est.)

Libya:
males age 15-49: 1,459,400 (2001 est.)

Lithuania:
males age 15-49: 929,389 (2001 est.)

Luxembourg:
males age 15-49: 112,714 (2001 est.)

Macau:
males age 15-49: 125,737 (2001 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: males age 15-49: 548,183 (2001 est.)

Madagascar:
males age 15-49: 3,640,554 (2001 est.)

Malawi:
males age 15-49: 2,466,708 (2001 est.)

Malaysia:
males age 15-49: 5,800,456 (2001 est.)

Maldives:
males age 15-49: 71,856 (2001 est.)

Mali:
males age 15-49: 2,284,632 (2001 est.)

Malta:
males age 15-49: 98,953 (2001 est.)

Mauritania:
males age 15-49: 624,375 (2001 est.)

Mauritius:
males age 15-49: 339,473 (2001 est.)

Mexico:
males age 15-49: 26,703,300 (2001 est.)

Moldova:
males age 15-49: 1,164,018 (2001 est.)

Mongolia:
males age 15-49: 748,779 (2001 est.)

Morocco:
males age 15-49: 8,182,073 (2001 est.)

Mozambique:
males age 15-49: 4,627,052 (2001 est.)

Namibia:
males age 15-49: 427,067 (2001 est.)

Nauru:
males age 15-49: 3,018 (2001 est.)

Nepal:
males age 15-49: 6,295,990 (2001 est.)

Netherlands:
males age 15-49: 4,083,349 (2001 est.)

Netherlands Antilles:
males age 15-49: 54,284 (2001 est.)

New Zealand:
males age 15-49: 1,000,102 (2001 est.)

Nicaragua:
males age 15-49: 1,269,322 (2001 est.)

Niger:
males age 15-49: 2,202,608 (2001 est.)

Nigeria:
males age 15-49: 29,940,922 (2001 est.)

Norway:
males age 15-49: 1,101,384 (2001 est.)

Oman:
males age 15-49: 771,919 (2001 est.)

Pakistan:
males age 15-49: 35,770,928 (2001 est.)

Panama:
males age 15-49: 775,966 (2001 est.)

Papua New Guinea:
males age 15-49: 1,306,159 (2001 est.)

Paraguay:
males age 15-49: 1,388,436 (2001 est.)

Peru:
males age 15-49: 7,205,675 (2001 est.)

Philippines:
males age 15-49: 21,220,191 (2001 est.)

Poland:
males age 15-49: 10,447,931 (2001 est.)

Portugal:
males age 15-49: 2,530,466 (2001 est.)

Qatar:
males age 15-49: 312,116

note: includes non-nationals (2001 est.)

Reunion:
males age 15-49: 190,846 (2001 est.)

Romania:
males age 15-49: 5,899,536 (2001 est.)

Russia:
males age 15-49: 38,866,147 (2001 est.)

Rwanda:
males age 15-49: 1,815,633 (2001 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe:
males age 15-49: 34,205 (2001 est.)

Saudi Arabia:
males age 15-49: 5,894,691 (2001 est.)

Senegal:
males age 15-49: 2,311,063 (2001 est.)

Seychelles:
males age 15-49: 22,951 (2001 est.)

Sierra Leone:
males age 15-49: 1,161,790 (2001 est.)

Singapore:
males age 15-49: 1,316,815 (2001 est.)

Slovakia:
males age 15-49: 1,487,093 (2001 est.)

Slovenia:
males age 15-49: 523,336 (2001 est.)

Somalia:
males age 15-49: 1,825,302 (2001 est.)

South Africa:
males age 15-49: 11,469,812 (2001 est.)

Spain:
males age 15-49: 10,551,945 (2001 est.)

Sri Lanka:
males age 15-49: 5,304,323 (2001 est.)

Sudan:
males age 15-49: 8,436,732 (2001 est.)

Suriname:
males age 15-49: 121,656 (2001 est.)

Swaziland:
males age 15-49: 248,084 (2001 est.)

Sweden:
males age 15-49: 2,062,566 (2001 est.)

Switzerland:
males age 15-49: 1,849,034 (2001 est.)

Syria:
males age 15-49: 4,384,528 (2001 est.)

Tajikistan:
males age 15-49: 1,586,700 (2001 est.)

Tanzania:
males age 15-49: 8,365,337 (2001 est.)

Thailand:
males age 15-49: 17,717,268 (2001 est.)

Togo:
males age 15-49: 1,175,528 (2001 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago:
males age 15-49: 346,043 (2001 est.)

Tunisia:
males age 15-49: 2,739,566 (2001 est.)

Turkey:
males age 15-49: 18,882,272 (2001 est.)

Turkmenistan:
males age 15-49: 1,173,500 (2001 est.)

Uganda:
males age 15-49: 5,118,755 (2001 est.)

Ukraine:
males age 15-49: 12,285,623 (2001 est.)

United Arab Emirates:
males age 15-49: 778,842

note: includes non-nationals (2001 est.)

United Kingdom:
males age 15-49: 14,599,199 (2001 est.)

United States:
males age 15-49: 70,819,436 (2001 est.)

Uruguay:
males age 15-49: 817,535 (2001 est.)

Uzbekistan:
males age 15-49: 6,550,587 (2001 est.)

Venezuela:
males age 15-49: 6,524,809 (2001 est.)

Vietnam:
males age 15-49: 21,704,588 (2001 est.)

Yemen:
males age 15-49: 4,103,093 (2001 est.)

Yugoslavia:
males age 15-49: 2,600,362 (2001 est.)

Zambia:
males age 15-49: 2,246,640 (2001 est.)

Zimbabwe:
males age 15-49: 2,996,631 (2001 est.)

Taiwan:
males age 15-49: 6,575,689 (2001 est.)

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