The 2010 CIA World Factbook (part 14 of 25)

18 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year conscript service obligation; moving toward a professional military, but conscription will continue; the military cannot accommodate everyone who wishes to enlist, and competition for entrance into the military is similar to the competition for admission to universities (2009)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 7,776,645

females age 16-49: 7,783,901 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 6,456,675

females age 16-49: 6,658,475 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 306,743

female: 299,264 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

3.5% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 33

Transnational Issues ::Uzbekistan

Disputes - international:

prolonged drought and cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2004; border delimitation of 130 km of border with Kyrgyzstan is hampered by serious disputes around enclaves and other areas

Refugees and internally displaced persons:

refugees (country of origin): 39,202 (Tajikistan); 1,060 (Afghanistan)

IDPs: 3,400 (forced population transfers by government from villages near Tajikistan border) (2007)

Trafficking in persons:

current situation: Uzbekistan is a source country for women and girls trafficked to Kazakhstan, Russia, Middle East, and Asia for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; men are trafficked to Kazakhstan and Russia for purposes of forced labor in the construction, cotton, and tobacco industries; men and women are also trafficked internally for the purposes of domestic servitude, forced labor in the agricultural and construction industries, and for commercial sexual exploitation

tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Uzbekistan is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in 2007; the government did not amend its criminal code to increase penalties for convicted traffickers; in March 2008, Uzbekistan adopted ILO Conventions on minimum age of employment and on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor and is working with the ILO on implementation; the government also demonstrated its increasing commitment to combat trafficking in March 2008 by adopting a comprehensive anti-trafficking law; Uzbekistan has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)

Illicit drugs:

transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy for domestic consumption; poppy cultivation almost wiped out by government crop eradication program; transit point for heroin precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan

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@Vanuatu (Australia-Oceania)

Introduction ::Vanuatu

Background:

Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.

Geography ::Vanuatu

Location:

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

Geographic coordinates:

16 00 S, 167 00 E

Map references:

Oceania

Area:

total: 12,189 sq km country comparison to the world: 163 land: 12,189 sq km

water: 0 sq km

note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited

Area - comparative:

slightly larger than Connecticut

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

2,528 km

Maritime claims:

measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

territorial sea: 12 nm

contiguous zone: 24 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

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

Climate:

tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April

Terrain:

mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point: Tabwemasana 1,877 m

Natural resources:

manganese, hardwood forests, fish

Land use:

arable land: 1.64%

permanent crops: 6.97%

other: 91.39% (2005)

Irrigated land:

Natural hazards:

tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began on 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis

volcanism: Vanuatu experiences significant volcanic activity, with many volcanoes erupting in recent years; Yasur (elev. 361 m, 1,184 ft), one of the world's most active volcanoes, has experienced continuous activity in recent centuries; other historically active volcanoes include, Aoba, Ambrym, Epi, Gaua, Kuwae, Lopevi, Suretamatai, and Traitor's Head

Environment - current issues:

most of the population does not have access to a reliable supply of potable water; deforestation

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

a Y-shaped chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands; several of the islands have active volcanoes

People ::Vanuatu

Population:

221,552 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 183

Age structure:

0-14 years: 30.7% (male 34,263/female 32,833)

15-64 years: 65.3% (male 72,670/female 69,970)

65 years and over: 4% (male 4,516/female 4,267) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 24.6 years

male: 24.5 years

female: 24.6 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.359% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 90

Birth rate:

21.08 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 86

Death rate:

7.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 102

Urbanization:

urban population: 25% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 4.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female

total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 48.17 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 54 male: 50.65 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 45.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 64.33 years country comparison to the world: 169 male: 62.7 years

female: 66.04 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.43 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 96

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

Nationality:

noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)

adjective: Ni-Vanuatu

Ethnic groups:

Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census)

Religions:

Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)

Languages:

local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English (official) 1.9%, French (official) 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 74%

male: NA

female: NA (1999 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 10 years

male: 11 years

female: 10 years (2004)

Education expenditures:

6.9% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 24

Government ::Vanuatu

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu

conventional short form: Vanuatu

local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu

local short form: Vanuatu

former: New Hebrides

Government type:

parliamentary republic

Capital:

geographic coordinates: 17 44 S, 168 19 E

time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba

Independence:

30 July 1980 (from France and the UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 30 July (1980)

Constitution:

30 July 1980

Legal system:

unified system being created from former dual French and British systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: President Iolu Johnson ABBIL (since 3 September 2009)

head of government: Prime Minister Sato KILMAN (since 2 December 2010); note - Edward NATAPEI loses office in a no confidence vote on 2 December 2010

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to parliament (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected for a five-year term by an electoral college consisting of parliament and the presidents of the regional councils; election for president last held on 2 September 2009 (next to be held in 2014); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by parliament from among its members; election for prime minister last held on 22 September 2008 (next to be held following general elections in 2012)

election results: Iolu Johnson ABBIL elected president, with 41 votes out of 58, on the third ballot on 2 September 2009

Legislative branch:

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

elections: last held on 2 September 2008 (next to be held in 2012)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VP 11, NUP 8, UMP 7, VRP 7, PPP 4, GC 2, MPP 1, NA 1, NAG 1, PAP 1, Shepherds Alliance 1, VFFP 1, VLP 1, VNP 1, VPRFP 1, and independent 4; note - political party associations are fluid

note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of culture and language

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition, three other justices are appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission)

Political parties and leaders:

Greens Confederation or GC [Moana CARCASSES]; Jon Frum Movement or JF [Song KEASPAI]; Melanesian Progressive Party or MPP [Barak SOPE]; Nagriamel movement or NAG [Havo MOLI]; Namangi Aute or NA [Paul TELUKLUK]; National United Party or NUP [Ham LINI]; People's Action Party or PAP [Peter VUTA]; People's Progressive Party or PPP [Sato KILMAN]; Shepherds Alliance Party [leader NA]; Union of Moderate Parties or UMP [Serge VOHOR]; Vanua'aku Pati (Our Land Party) or VP [Edward NATAPEI]; Vanuatu Family First Party or VFFP [Eta RORI]; Vanuatu Labor Party or VLP [Joshua KALSAKAU]; Vanuatu National Party or VNP [Issac HAMARILIU]; Vanuatu Republican Farmers Party or VPRFP [Jean RAVOU]; Vanuatu Republican Party or VRP [Maxime Carlot KORMAN]

Political pressure groups and leaders:

International organization participation:

ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, IOC, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO (observer)

Diplomatic representation in the US:

Vanuatu does not have an embassy in the US; it does, however, have a Permanent Mission to the UN

Diplomatic representation from the US:

the US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the US ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu

Flag description:

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele fern fronds, all in yellow; red represents the blood of boars and men, green the richness of the islands, and black the ni-Vanuatu people; the yellow Y-shape - which reflects the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean - symbolizes the light of the Gospel spreading through the islands; the boar's tusk is a symbol of prosperity frequently worn as a pendant on the islands; the fern fronds represent peace

National anthem:

lyrics/music: Francois Vincent AYSSAV

note: adopted 1980, the anthem is written in Bislama, a Creole language that mixes Pidgin English and French

Economy ::Vanuatu

Economy - overview:

This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for about two-thirds of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with nearly 197,000 visitors in 2008, are other mainstays of the economy. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center. In mid-2002, the government stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is a second target for growth. Australia and New Zealand are the main suppliers of tourists and foreign aid.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$1.216 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 196 $1.168 billion (2009 est.)

$1.126 billion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$721 million (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

4.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 3.8% (2009 est.)

6.6% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$5,500 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 140 $5,300 (2009 est.)

$5,200 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 26%

industry: 12%

services: 62% (2000 est.)

Labor force:

115,900 (2007) country comparison to the world: 181

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 65%

industry: 5%

services: 30% (2000 est.)

Unemployment rate:

1.7% (1999) country comparison to the world: 9

Population below poverty line:

NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: NA%

highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

3.9% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 113

Central bank discount rate:

6% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 77 6% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

5.5% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 148 5.29% (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of narrow money:

$229.2 million (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 171 $177.7 million (31 December 2008)

Stock of broad money:

$614.2 million (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 169 $531.6 million (31 December 2008)

Stock of domestic credit:

$274 million (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 170 $229.5 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA

Agriculture - products:

copra, coconuts, cocoa, coffee, taro, yams, fruits, vegetables; beef; fish

Industries:

food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning

Electricity - production:

42 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 200

Electricity - consumption:

39.06 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 200

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 123

Oil - consumption:

1,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 191

Oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 166

Oil - imports:

654 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 193

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 108

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 114

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 164

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 103

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 117

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 122

Current account balance:

-$60 million (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 70

Exports:

$40 million (2006) country comparison to the world: 200

Exports - commodities:

copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee

Exports - partners:

Thailand 53.15%, Japan 12.22%, Poland 11.78% (2009)

Imports:

$156 million (2006) country comparison to the world: 203

Imports - commodities:

machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels

Imports - partners:

Japan 17.3%, Australia 13.46%, China 12.26%, Singapore 12%, NZ 6.88%, Poland 6.61%, France 5.86%, Fiji 5.52% (2009)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$40.54 million (2003) country comparison to the world: 133

Debt - external:

$81.2 million (2004) country comparison to the world: 181

Exchange rates:

vatu (VUV) per US dollar - 97.93 (2009), NA (2007), 111.93 (2006), NA (2005), 111.79 (2004), 122.19 (2003)

Communications ::Vanuatu

Telephones - main lines in use:

7,200 (2009) country comparison to the world: 206

Telephones - mobile cellular:

126,500 (2009) country comparison to the world: 181

Telephone system:

general assessment: NA

domestic: NA

international: country code - 678; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Broadcast media:

1 state-owned television station; multi-channel pay TV is available; state-owned Radio Vanuatu operates 2 radio stations; 2 privately-owned radio broadcasters; programming from multiple international broadcasters is accessible (2008)

Internet country code:

.vu

Internet hosts:

1,347 (2010) country comparison to the world: 164

Internet users:

17,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 196

Transportation ::Vanuatu

Airports:

31 (2010) country comparison to the world: 114

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 28

914 to 1,523 m: 5

under 914 m: 23 (2010)

Roadways:

total: 1,070 km country comparison to the world: 183 paved: 256 km

unpaved: 814 km (1999)

Merchant marine:

total: 72 country comparison to the world: 60 by type: bulk carrier 35, cargo 5, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 26, vehicle carrier 1

foreign-owned: 70 (Australia 2, Belgium 1, Canada 5, Greece 4, Japan 44, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Poland 7, Russia 1, UAE 1, Ukraine 3) (2010)

Ports and terminals:

Forari Bay, Luganville (Santo, Espiritu Santo), Port-Vila

Military ::Vanuatu

Military branches:

no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW)) (2009)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 61,178 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 42,450

females age 16-49: 43,894 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 2,346

female: 2,249 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

Transnational Issues ::Vanuatu

Disputes - international:

Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by Vanuatu and France

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@Venezuela (South America)

Introduction ::Venezuela

Background:

Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Hugo CHAVEZ, president since 1999, seeks to implement his "21st Century Socialism," which purports to alleviate social ills while at the same time attacking capitalist globalization and existing democratic institutions. Current concerns include: a weakening of democratic institutions, political polarization, a politicized military, drug-related violence along the Colombian border, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples.

Geography ::Venezuela

Location:

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

Geographic coordinates:

8 00 N, 66 00 W

Map references:

South America

Area:

total: 912,050 sq km country comparison to the world: 33 land: 882,050 sq km

water: 30,000 sq km

Area - comparative:

slightly more than twice the size of California

Land boundaries:

total: 4,993 km

border countries: Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km

Coastline:

2,800 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm

contiguous zone: 15 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

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

Climate:

tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands

Terrain:

Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point: Pico Bolivar 5,007 m

Natural resources:

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds

Land use:

arable land: 2.85%

permanent crops: 0.88%

other: 96.27% (2005)

Irrigated land:

5,750 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:

1,233.2 cu km (2000)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 8.37 cu km/yr (6%/7%/47%)

per capita: 313 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards:

subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts

Environment - current issues:

sewage pollution of Lago de Valencia; oil and urban pollution of Lago de Maracaibo; deforestation; soil degradation; urban and industrial pollution, especially along the Caribbean coast; threat to the rainforest ecosystem from irresponsible mining operations

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands

signed but not ratified:: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall

People ::Venezuela

Population:

27,223,228 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

Age structure:

0-14 years: 30.5% (male 4,157,194/female 4,022,595)

15-64 years: 64.3% (male 8,480,872/female 8,754,620)

65 years and over: 5.2% (male 620,657/female 778,905) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 25.8 years

male: 25.1 years

female: 26.5 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.515% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 81

Birth rate:

20.29 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 91

Death rate:

5.14 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 182

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 101

Urbanization:

urban population: 93% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 21.07 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 96 male: 24.6 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 17.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 73.77 years country comparison to the world: 109 male: 70.69 years

female: 77 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.45 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 93

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.7%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 63

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

110,000 (1999 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

4,100 (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 49

Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: high

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2009)

Nationality:

noun: Venezuelan(s)

adjective: Venezuelan

Ethnic groups:

Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people

Religions:

nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%

Languages:

Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 93%

male: 93.3%

female: 92.7% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 15 years (2008)

Education expenditures:

3.7% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 122

Government ::Venezuela

Country name:

conventional long form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

conventional short form: Venezuela

local long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela

local short form: Venezuela

Government type:

federal republic

Capital:

geographic coordinates: 10 30 N, 66 56 W

time difference: UTC-4.5 (half an hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies)**, Distrito Capital (Capital District)*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia

note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands

Independence:

5 July 1811 (from Spain)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 5 July (1811)

Constitution:

30 December 1999

Legal system:

open, adversarial court system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3 February 1999); Executive Vice President Elias JAUA Milano (since 26 January 2010); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

head of government: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3 February 1999); Executive Vice President Elias JAUA Milano (since 26 January 2010)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term (eligible for unlimited reelection); election last held on 3 December 2006 (next to be held in December 2012)

note: in 1999, a National Constituent Assembly drafted a new constitution that increased the presidential term to six years; an election was subsequently held on 30 July 2000 under the terms of this constitution; in 2009, a national referendum approved the elimination of term limits on all elected officials, including the presidency

election results: Hugo CHAVEZ Frias reelected president; percent of vote - Hugo CHAVEZ Frias 62.9%, Manuel ROSALES 36.9%

Legislative branch:

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 on 26 September 2010 (next to be held in 2015)

election results: percent of vote by party - pro-government 48.9%, opposition coalition 47.9%, other 3.2%; seats by party - pro-government 98, opposition 65, other 2

Judicial branch:

Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (32 magistrates are elected by the National Assembly for a single 12-year term)

Political parties and leaders:

A New Time or UNT [Omar BARBOZA]; Brave People's Alliance or ABP [Oscar PEREZ]; Christian Democrats or COPEI [Luis Ignacio PLANAS]; Communist Party of Venezuela or PCV [Oscar FIGUERA]; Democratic Action or AD [Henry RAMOS Allup]; Fatherland for All or PPT [Jose ALBORNOZ]; For Social Democracy or PODEMOS [Ramon MARTINEZ]; Justice First [Julio BORGES]; Movement Toward Socialism or MAS [Felipe MUJICA]; United Socialist Party of Venezuela or PSUV [Hugo CHAVEZ]; Venezuela Project or PV [Henrique SALAS Romer]

Political pressure groups and leaders:

FEDECAMARAS, a conservative business group; VECINOS groups; Venezuelan Confederation of Workers or CTV (labor organization dominated by the Democratic Action)

International organization participation:

Caricom (observer), CDB, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), Mercosur (associate), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, PetroCaribe, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Bernardo ALVAREZ Herrera

chancery: 1099 30th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

telephone: [1] (202) 342-2214

FAX: [1] (202) 342-6820

consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico)

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant)

embassy: Calle F con Calle Suapure, Urbanizacion Colinas de Valle Arriba, Caracas 1080

mailing address: P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A; APO AA 34037

telephone: [58] (212) 975-6411, 907-8400 (after hours)

FAX: [58] (212) 907-8199

Flag description:

three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band; the flag retains the three equal horizontal bands and three main colors of the banner of Gran Colombia, the South American republic that broke up in 1830; yellow is interpreted as standing for the riches of the land, blue for the courage of its people, and red for the blood shed in attaining independence; the seven stars on the original flag represented the seven provinces in Venezuela that united in the war of independence; in 2006, President Hugo CHAVEZ ordered an eighth star added to the star arc - a decision that sparked much controversy

National anthem:

lyrics/music: Vicente SALIAS/Juan Jose LANDAETA

note: adopted 1881; the lyrics were written in 1810, the music some years later; both SALIAS and LANDAETA were executed in 1814 during Venezuela's struggle for independence

Economy ::Venezuela

Economy - overview:

Venezuela remains highly dependent on oil revenues, which account for roughly 95% of export earnings, about 55% of the federal budget revenues, and around 30% of GDP. A nationwide strike between December 2002 and February 2003 had far-reaching economic consequences - real GDP declined by around 9% in 2002 and 8% in 2003 - but economic output since then has recovered strongly. Fueled by high oil prices, record government spending helped to boost GDP by about 10% in 2006, 8% in 2007, and nearly 5% in 2008, before a sharp drop in oil prices caused a contraction in 2009-10. This spending, combined with recent minimum wage hikes and improved access to domestic credit, has created a consumption boom but has come at the cost of higher inflation - roughly 32% in 2008, and slowing only slightly to 30% in 2010, despite the lengthy downturn. Imports also jumped significantly before the recession of 2009. President Hugo CHAVEZ's continued efforts to increase the government's control of the economy by nationalizing firms in the agribusiness, financial, construction, oil, and steel sectors have hurt the private investment environment, reduced productive capacity, and slowed non-petroleum exports. In the first half of 2010 Venezuela faced the prospect of lengthy nationwide blackouts when its main hydroelectric power plant - which provides more than 35% of the country's electricity - nearly shut down. In January, 2010, CHAVEZ announced a dual exchange rate system for the bolivar and closed the unofficial foreign exchange market - the "parallel" market - in an effort to stem inflation and slow the currency's depreciation. The foreign exchange system offers a 2.6 bolivar per dollar rate for imports of essentials, including food, medicine, and industrial machinery, and a 4.3 bolivar per dollar rate for imports of other products, including cars and telephones.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$344.2 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 35 $354.1 billion (2009 est.)

$366.2 billion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$285.2 billion (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

-2.8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 207 -3.3% (2009 est.)

4.8% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$12,600 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 91 $13,200 (2009 est.)

$13,900 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 4.1%

industry: 34.9%

services: 61.1% (2010 est.)

Labor force:

13.3 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 40

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 13%

industry: 23%

services: 64% (1997 est.)

Unemployment rate:

12.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 7.9% (2009 est.)

Population below poverty line:

37.9% (yearend 2005 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 1.7%

highest 10%: 32.7% (2006)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

41 (2009) country comparison to the world: 57 49.5 (1998)

Investment (gross fixed):

16.4% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 122

Public debt:

25.5% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 98 18% of GDP (2009 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

29.8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 224 27.1% (2009 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

29.5% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 3 33.5% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

19.89% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 12 22.37% (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of narrow money:

$69.36 billion (31 December 2010 est) country comparison to the world: 37 $93.19 billion (31 December 2009 est)

Stock of broad money:

$78.11 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $107 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of domestic credit:

$54.22 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 $75.87 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA (31 December 2008)

$NA (31 December 2007)

$8.251 billion (31 December 2006)

Agriculture - products:

corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish

Industries:

petroleum, construction materials, food processing, textiles; iron ore mining, steel, aluminum; motor vehicle assembly

Industrial production growth rate:

-8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 166

Electricity - production:

113.3 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 29

Electricity - consumption:

83.02 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 34

Electricity - exports:

540 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - imports:

1.651 billion kWh (2007 est.)

Oil - production:

2.472 million bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 11

Oil - consumption:

740,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 23

Oil - exports:

2.182 million bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 8

Oil - imports:

0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 206

Oil - proved reserves:

97.77 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 7

Natural gas - production:

23.06 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 29

Natural gas - consumption:

24.86 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 31

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 102

Natural gas - imports:

1.8 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 48

Natural gas - proved reserves:

4.983 trillion cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 9

Current account balance:

$22.07 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 15 $8.561 billion (2009 est.)

Exports:

$64.87 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 $57.6 billion (2009 est.)

Exports - commodities:

petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, minerals, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures

Exports - partners:

US 35.18%, Netherlands Antilles 8.56%

note: excludes oil exports; Venezuela last published petroleum figures by country in 2008 (2009)

Imports:

$31.37 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 57 $38.44 billion (2009 est.)

Imports - commodities:

agricultural products, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials

Imports - partners:

US 23.66%, Colombia 14.43%, Brazil 9.13%, China 8.44%, Mexico 5.47% (2009)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$29.49 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 35 $35 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - external:

$55.61 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 $53.58 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$37.71 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $41.21 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$20.97 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 39 $17.67 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Exchange rates:

bolivars (VEB) per US dollar - 4.3039 (2010), 2.1522 (2009), 2.147 (2008), 2,147 (2007), 2,147 (2006)

Communications ::Venezuela

Telephones - main lines in use:

6.867 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 28

Telephones - mobile cellular:

28.124 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 32

Telephone system:

general assessment: modern and expanding

domestic: domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; substantial increase in digitalization of exchanges and trunk lines; installation of a national interurban fiber-optic network capable of digital multimedia services; combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership 130 per 100 persons

international: country code - 58; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 PanAmSat; participating with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in the construction of an international fiber-optic network (2009)

Broadcast media:

government supervises a mixture of state-run and private broadcast media; 1 state-run television network, 4 privately-owned TV networks, and a government-backed pan-American channel; state-run radio network includes 15 stations; large number of private broadcast radio stations (2007)

Internet country code:

.ve

Internet hosts:

238,665 (2010) country comparison to the world: 64

Internet users:

8.918 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 32

Transportation ::Venezuela

Airports:

409 (2010) country comparison to the world: 20

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 129

over 3,047 m: 5

2,438 to 3,047 m: 10

1,524 to 2,437 m: 34

914 to 1,523 m: 63

under 914 m: 17 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 280

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 16

914 to 1,523 m: 91

under 914 m: 172 (2010)

Heliports:

4 (2010)

Pipelines:

extra heavy crude 980 km; gas 5,258 km; oil 6,695 km; refined products 1,484 km; unknown 141 km (2009)

Railways:

total: 806 km country comparison to the world: 101 standard gauge: 806 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Roadways:

total: 96,155 km country comparison to the world: 47 paved: 32,308 km

unpaved: 63,847 km (2002)

Waterways:

7,100 km country comparison to the world: 21 note: Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels (2010)

Merchant marine:

total: 59 country comparison to the world: 66 by type: bulk carrier 5, cargo 15, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 16

foreign-owned: 10 (Denmark 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Greece 4, Mexico 1, Norway 1, Spain 1)

registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 8, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)

Ports and terminals:

La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon

Transportation - note:

the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Military ::Venezuela

Military branches:

National Bolivarian Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB); includes Naval Infantry, Coast Guard, Naval Aviation), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB), Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB), Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana, MB) (2010)

Military service age and obligation:

18-30 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 30-month conscript service obligation; all citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service (2010)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 6,891,648

females age 16-49: 7,047,565 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 5,504,152

females age 16-49: 5,976,339 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 276,612

female: 273,819 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

1.2% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 123

Transnational Issues ::Venezuela

Disputes - international:

claims all of the area west of the Essequibo River in Guyana, preventing any discussion of a maritime boundary; Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters; dispute with Colombia over maritime boundary and Venezuelan-administered Los Monjes islands near the Gulf of Venezuela; Colombian-organized illegal narcotics and paramilitary activities penetrate Venezuela's shared border region; in 2006, an estimated 139,000 Colombians sought protection in 150 communities along the border in Venezuela; US, France, and the Netherlands recognize Venezuela's granting full effect to Aves Island, thereby claiming a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea; Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines protest Venezuela's full effect claim

Trafficking in persons:

current situation: Venezuela is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; Venezuelan women and girls are trafficked within the country for sexual exploitation, lured from the nation's interior to urban and tourist areas; child prostitution in urban areas and child sex tourism in resort destinations appear to be growing; Venezuelan women and girls are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation to Western Europe, Mexico, and Caribbean destinations

tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Venezuela is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List, up from Tier 3, as it showed greater resolve to address trafficking through law enforcement measures and prevention efforts in 2007, although stringent punishment of offenders and victim assistance remain lacking (2008)

Illicit drugs:

small-scale illicit producer of opium and coca for the processing of opiates and coca derivatives; however, large quantities of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transit the country from Colombia bound for US and Europe; significant narcotics-related money-laundering activity, especially along the border with Colombia and on Margarita Island; active eradication program primarily targeting opium; increasing signs of drug-related activities by Colombian insurgents on border

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@Vietnam (East & Southeast Asia)

Introduction ::Vietnam

Background:

The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by Communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the Communist North and anti-Communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under Communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's "doi moi" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The Communist leaders, however, maintain control on political expression and have resisted outside calls to improve human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests from various groups, the vast majority connected to land-use issues, calls for increased political space and the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. Various ethnic minorities, such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region, have also held protests.

Geography ::Vietnam

Location:

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

Geographic coordinates:

16 10 N, 107 50 E

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

total: 331,210 sq km country comparison to the world: 65 land: 310,070 sq km

water: 21,140 sq km

Area - comparative:

slightly larger than New Mexico

Land boundaries:

total: 4,639 km

border countries: Cambodia 1,228 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 2,130 km

Coastline:

3,444 km (excludes islands)

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm

contiguous zone: 24 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

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

Climate:

tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)

Terrain:

low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: South China Sea 0 m

highest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m

Natural resources:

phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower

Land use:

arable land: 20.14%

permanent crops: 6.93%

other: 72.93% (2005)

Irrigated land:

30,000 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:

891.2 cu km (1999)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 71.39 cu km/yr (8%/24%/68%)

per capita: 847 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards:

occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta

Environment - current issues:

logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices contribute to deforestation and soil degradation; water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life populations; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; growing urban industrialization and population migration are rapidly degrading environment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point

People ::Vietnam

Population:

89,571,130 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 13

Age structure:

0-14 years: 26.1% (male 12,069,408/female 11,033,738)

15-64 years: 68.3% (male 30,149,986/female 30,392,043)

65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,892,505/female 3,039,078) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 27.4 years

male: 26.4 years

female: 28.5 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.096% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 117

Birth rate:

17.29 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

Death rate:

5.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 166

Net migration rate:

-0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 137

Urbanization:

urban population: 28% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.115 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 21.57 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 95 male: 21.95 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 21.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 71.94 years country comparison to the world: 127 male: 69.48 years

female: 74.69 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.93 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 139

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.5% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 73

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

290,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 24

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

24,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 20

Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: high

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, Japanese encephalitis, and plague

water contact disease: leptospirosis

note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

Nationality:

noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)

adjective: Vietnamese

Ethnic groups:

Kinh (Viet) 86.2%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%, Muong 1.5%, Khome 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Hmong 1%, others 4.1% (1999 census)

Religions:

Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)

Languages:

Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 90.3%

male: 93.9%

female: 86.9% (2002 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 10 years

male: 11 years

female: 10 years (2001)

Education expenditures:

5.3% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 55

Government ::Vietnam

Country name:

conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

conventional short form: Vietnam

local long form: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam

local short form: Viet Nam

abbreviation: SRV

Government type:

Communist state

Capital:

geographic coordinates: 21 02 N, 105 51 E

time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural)

provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dac Lak, Dac Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai

municipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City

Independence:

2 September 1945 (from France)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 2 September (1945)

Constitution:

15 April 1992

Legal system:

based on communist legal theory and French civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: President Nguyen Minh TRIET (since 27 June 2006); Vice President Nguyen Thi DOAN (since 25 July 2007)

head of government: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG (since 27 June 2006); Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh HUNG (since 28 June 2006), Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung HAI (since 2 August 2007), Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien NHAN (since 2 August 2007), Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia KHIEM (since 28 June 2006), and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh TRONG (since 28 June 2006)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president based on proposal of prime minister and confirmed by National Assembly (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by the National Assembly from among its members for five-year term; last election held 27 June 2006 (next to be held in January 2011); prime minister appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by the prime minister; appointment of prime minister and deputy prime ministers confirmed by National Assembly

election results: Nguyen Minh TRIET elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 94%; Nguyen Tan DUNG elected prime minister; percent of National Assembly vote - 92%

Legislative branch:

unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (493 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held on 20 May 2007 (next to be held in May 2012)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPV 450, non-party CPV-approved 42, self-nominated 1; note - 493 candidates were elected; CPV and non-party CPV-approved delegates were members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front

Judicial branch:

Supreme People's Court (chief justice is elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president for a five-year term)

Political parties and leaders:

Communist Party of Vietnam or CPV [Nong Duc MANH]; other parties proscribed

Political pressure groups and leaders:

8406 Bloc; Democratic Party of Vietnam or DPV; People's Democratic Party Vietnam or PDP-VN; Alliance for Democracy

note: these groups advocate democracy but are not recognized by the government

International organization participation:

ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Le Cong PHUNG

chancery: 1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

telephone: [1] (202) 861-0737

FAX: [1] (202) 861-0917

consulate(s) general: Houston, New York, San Francisco

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Michael W. MICHALAK

embassy: 7 Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi

mailing address: PSC 461, Box 400, FPO AP 96521-0002

telephone: [84] (4) 3850-5000

FAX: [84] (4) 3850-5010

consulate(s) general: Ho Chi Minh City

Flag description:

red field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center; red symbolizes revolution and blood, the five-pointed star represents the five elements of the populace - peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers - that unite to build socialism

National anthem:

lyrics/music: Nguyen Van CAO

note: adopted as the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945; it became the national anthem of the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976; although it consists of two verses, only the first is used as the official anthem

Economy ::Vietnam

Economy - overview:

Vietnam is a densely-populated developing country that in the last 30 years has had to recover from the ravages of war, the loss of financial support from the old Soviet Bloc, and the rigidities of a centrally-planned economy. Vietnamese authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to economic liberalization and international integration. They have moved to implement the structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive export-driven industries. Vietnam joined the WTO in January 2007 following more than a decade-long negotiation process. WTO membership has provided Vietnam an anchor to the global market and reinforced the domestic economic reform process. Agriculture's share of economic output has continued to shrink from about 25% in 2000 to about 21% in 2009. Deep poverty has declined significantly and Vietnam is working to create jobs to meet the challenge of a labor force that is growing by more than one million people every year. The global recession has hurt Vietnam's export-oriented economy with GDP growing less than the 7% per annum average achieved during the last decade. In 2009 exports fell nearly 10% year-on-year, prompting the government to consider adjustments to tariffs to limit the trade deficit. The government has used stimulus spending, including a subsidized lending program, to help the economy through the global financial crisis. Vietnam's managed currency, the dong, faced downward pressure during the recession and the government devalued it by nearly 7% in December 2009. Foreign donors pledged $8 billion in new development assistance for 2010. Export growth resumed in 2010, driving GDP upward. However, Hanoi has struggled to control one of the region's highest inflation rates, which stands at 11.1% with interest hikes and multiple devaluations of the dong. Vietnam's economy faces higher lending rates, additional IMF scrutiny, domestic inflationary pressures, and an underperforming stock market.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$278.1 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 42 $260.3 billion (2009 est.)

$247.2 billion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$102 billion (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

6.8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 28 5.3% (2009 est.)

6.3% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$3,100 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 167 $2,900 (2009 est.)

$2,800 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 20.5%

industry: 40.2%

services: 39.2% (2010 est.)

Labor force:

47.49 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 12

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 51.8%

industry: 15.4%

services: 32.7% (April 2009)

Unemployment rate:

6.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 61 6.5% (2009 est.)

Population below poverty line:

12.3% (2009 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 3.1%

highest 10%: 29.8% (2006)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

37 (2004) country comparison to the world: 78 36.1 (1998)

Investment (gross fixed):

35.1% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 8

Public debt:

53.5% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 52.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

11.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 201 7% (2009 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

6% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 43 10.25% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

15.78% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 81 11.18% (31 December 2007)

Stock of narrow money:

$33.76 billion (31 December 2010 est) country comparison to the world: 53 $31.75 billion (31 December 2009 est)

Stock of broad money:

$118.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 $107.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of domestic credit:

$132.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 $114.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$21.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 $9.589 billion (31 December 2008)

$19.54 billion (31 December 2007)

Agriculture - products:

paddy rice, coffee, rubber, cotton, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas; poultry; fish, seafood

Industries:

food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, paper

Industrial production growth rate:

7.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

Electricity - production:

86.9 billion kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 34

Electricity - consumption:

74.5 billion kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

Electricity - exports:

535 million kWh (2009 est.)

Electricity - imports:

3.85 billion kWh (2009 est.)

Oil - production:

338,400 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

Oil - consumption:

302,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 42

Oil - exports:

29,400 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 88

Oil - imports:

134,200 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 57

Oil - proved reserves:

4.7 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 26

Natural gas - production:

7.9 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

Natural gas - consumption:

8.1 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 53

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 101

Natural gas - imports:

380,000 cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 69

Natural gas - proved reserves:

610 billion cu m (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 31

Current account balance:

-$9.622 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 176 -$7.44 billion (2009 est.)

Exports:

$70.76 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 41 $57.1 billion (2009 est.)

Exports - commodities:

crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes

Exports - partners:

US 21.43%, Japan 11.44%, China 7.27%, Australia 4.43%, Germany 4.27% (2009)

Imports:

$81.73 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 35 $65.4 billion (2009 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles

Imports - partners:

China 16.42%, Singapore 9.61%, Japan 8.96%, Taiwan 8.23%, South Korea 7.72%, Thailand 6.41%, Hong Kong 4.45%, US 4.27% (2009)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$16.3 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 $16.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - external:

$33.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 $27.84 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$59.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 $49.92 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$7.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 $NA (31 December 2008)

Exchange rates:

dong (VND) per US dollar - 19,148.9 (2010), 17,799.6 (2009), 16,548.3 (2008), 16,119 (2007), 15,983 (2006)

Communications ::Vietnam

Telephones - main lines in use:

17.427 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 17

Telephones - mobile cellular:

98.224 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 10

Telephone system:

general assessment: Vietnam is putting considerable effort into modernization and expansion of its telecommunication system

domestic: all provincial exchanges are digitalized and connected to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay networks; main lines have been increased, and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly

international: country code - 84; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3, the C2C, and Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong submarine cable systems; the Asia-America Gateway submarine cable system, scheduled for completion by the end of 2008, will provide new access links to Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region)

Broadcast media:

government controls all broadcast media exercising oversight through the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC); government-controlled national television provider, Vietnam Television (VTV), operates a network of 9 channels with several regional broadcasting centers; programming is relayed nationwide via a network of provincial and municipal TV stations; law limits access to satellite TV but many households are able to access foreign programming via home satellite equipment; government-controlled Voice of Vietnam, the national radio broadcaster, broadcasts on 6 channels and is repeated on AM, FM, and shortwave stations throughout Vietnam (2008)

Internet country code:

.vn

Internet hosts:

129,318 (2010) country comparison to the world: 73

Internet users:

23.382 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 17

Transportation ::Vietnam

Airports:

44 (2010) country comparison to the world: 98

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 37

over 3,047 m: 9

2,438 to 3,047 m: 5

1,524 to 2,437 m: 14

914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 7

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 3

under 914 m: 3 (2010)

Heliports:

1 (2010)

Pipelines:

condensate/gas 42 km; gas 66 km; refined products 206 km (2009)

Railways:

total: 2,347 km country comparison to the world: 67 standard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Roadways:

total: 171,392 km country comparison to the world: 29 paved: 125,789 km

unpaved: 45,603 km (2008)

Waterways:

17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft) (2011) country comparison to the world: 7

Merchant marine:

total: 537 country comparison to the world: 21 by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 103, cargo 330, chemical tanker 24, container 20, liquefied gas 7, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 46, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1

registered in other countries: 84 (Cambodia 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 3, Mongolia 34, Panama 37, Taiwan 1, Tuvalu 6, unknown 1) (2010)

Ports and terminals:

Cam Pha Port, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu My, Quy Nhon

Transportation - note:

the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Military ::Vietnam

Military branches:

People's Armed Forces: People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes People's Navy Command (with Naval Infantry, Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan), Border Defense Command), People's Public Security Forces, Militia Force, Self-Defense Forces (2010)

Military service age and obligation:

18 years of age (male) for compulsory military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (3 to 4 years in the navy); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Forces (2006)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 25,402,395

females age 16-49: 24,834,928 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 20,153,269

females age 16-49: 20,980,830 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 877,075

female: 816,076 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

2.5% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 61

Transnational Issues ::Vietnam

Disputes - international:

southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; Cambodia and Laos protest Vietnamese squatters and armed encroachments along border; an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese refugees reside in China; establishment of a maritime boundary with Cambodia is hampered by unresolved dispute over the sovereignty of offshore islands; the decade-long demarcation of the China-Vietnam land boundary was completed in 2009; China occupies the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; involved in complex dispute with Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan over the Spratly Islands; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; Vietnam continues to expand construction of facilities in the Spratly Islands; in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands

Illicit drugs:

minor producer of opium poppy; probable minor transit point for Southeast Asian heroin; government continues to face domestic opium/heroin/methamphetamine addiction problems despite longstanding crackdowns

page last updated on January 19, 2011

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@Virgin Islands (Central America and Caribbean)

Introduction ::Virgin Islands

Background:

During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.

Geography ::Virgin Islands

Location:

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

Geographic coordinates:

18 20 N, 64 50 W

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

total: 1,910 sq km country comparison to the world: 181 land: 346 sq km

water: 1,564 sq km

Area - comparative:

twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

188 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate:

subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November

Terrain:

mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point: Crown Mountain 474 m

Natural resources:

sun, sand, sea, surf

Land use:

arable land: 5.71%

permanent crops: 2.86%

other: 91.43% (2005)

Irrigated land:

Natural hazards:

several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes

Environment - current issues:

lack of natural freshwater resources

Geography - note:

important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean

People ::Virgin Islands

Population:

109,750 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 189

Age structure:

0-14 years: 20.4% (male 11,394/female 11,048)

15-64 years: 65.9% (male 33,843/female 38,574)

65 years and over: 13.6% (male 6,747/female 8,219) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 39.8 years

male: 39.2 years

female: 40.2 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.072% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 207

Birth rate:

11.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 170

Death rate:

6.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 132

Net migration rate:

-5.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 199

Urbanization:

urban population: 95% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.059 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 166 male: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 79.19 years country comparison to the world: 38 male: 76.14 years

female: 82.41 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.81 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 155

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

Nationality:

noun: Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)

adjective: Virgin Islander

Ethnic groups:

black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5% (2000 census)

Religions:

Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

Languages:

English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% (2000 census)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 90-95% est.

male: NA

female: NA (2005 est.)

Education expenditures:

Government ::Virgin Islands

Country name:

conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands

conventional short form: Virgin Islands

former: Danish West Indies

abbreviation: USVI

Dependency status:

organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Government type:

Capital:

geographic coordinates: 18 21 N, 64 56 W

time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas

Independence:

none (territory of the US)

National holiday:

Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)

Constitution:

Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954

Legal system:

based on US laws

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Executive branch:

chief of state: President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009)

head of government: Governor John DeJONGH (since 1 January 2007)

cabinet: NA (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as the Virgin Islands, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in the Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 November 2010 (next to be held in November 2014)

election results: John DeJONGH reelected governor; percent of vote - John DeJONGH 56.3%, Kenneth MAPP 43.6%

Legislative branch:

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

elections: last held on 2 November 2010 (next to be held in November 2012)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 10, ICM 2, independent 3

note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to the US House of Representatives; election last held 2 November 2010 (next to be held on November 2012)

Judicial branch:

US District Court of the Virgin Islands (under Third Circuit jurisdiction); Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (judges appointed by the governor for 10-year terms)

Political parties and leaders:

Democratic Party [Arturo WATLINGTON]; Independent Citizens' Movement or ICM [Usie RICHARDS]; Republican Party [Gary SPRAUVE]

Political pressure groups and leaders:

International organization participation:

IOC, UPU, WFTU

Diplomatic representation in the US:

none (territory of the US)

Diplomatic representation from the US:

none (territory of the US)

Flag description:

white field with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red and six white vertical stripes below a blue panel; white is a symbol of purity, the letters stand for the Virgin Islands

National anthem:

lyrics/music: multiple/Alton Augustus ADAMS, Sr.

note: adopted 1963; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United States, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is official (see United States)

Economy ::Virgin Islands

Economy - overview:

Tourism is the primary economic activity, accounting for 80% of GDP and employment. The islands hosted 2.4 million visitors in 2008. The manufacturing sector consists of petroleum refining, rum distilling, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly. One of the world's largest petroleum refineries is at Saint Croix. The agricultural sector is small, with most food being imported. International business and financial services are small but growing components of the economy. The islands are vulnerable to substantial damage from storms. The government is working to improve fiscal discipline, to support construction projects in the private sector, to expand tourist facilities, to reduce crime, and to protect the environment.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$1.577 billion (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 193

GDP (official exchange rate):

$NA

GDP - real growth rate:

2% (2002 est.) country comparison to the world: 149

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$14,500 (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 80

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 1%

industry: 19%

services: 80% (2003 est.)

Labor force:

49,820 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 189

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 1%

industry: 19%

services: 80% (2003 est.)

Unemployment rate:

6.2% (2004) country comparison to the world: 59

Population below poverty line:

28.9% (2002)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: NA%

highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

2.2% (2003) country comparison to the world: 62

Agriculture - products:

fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle

Industries:

tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics

Industrial production growth rate:

NA%

Electricity - production:

776.4 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 151

Electricity - consumption:

722 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 150

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

16,870 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 76

Oil - consumption:

88,820 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82

Oil - exports:

388,000 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 33

Oil - imports:

480,600 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 27

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 107

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 113

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 163

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 100

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 116

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 121

Exports:

$4.234 billion (2001) country comparison to the world: 116

Exports - commodities:

refined petroleum products

Imports:

$4.609 billion (2001) country comparison to the world: 120

Imports - commodities:

crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials

Debt - external:

$NA

Exchange rates:

the US dollar is used

Communications ::Virgin Islands

Telephones - main lines in use:

75,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 150

Telephones - mobile cellular:

80,300 (2005) country comparison to the world: 190

Telephone system:

general assessment: modern system with total digital switching, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay

domestic: full range of services available

international: country code - 1-340; submarine cable connections to US, the Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth stations - NA

Broadcast media:

about a dozen television broadcast stations including 1 public TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; 24 radio stations broadcasting (2009)

Internet country code:

.vi

Internet hosts:

8,933 (2010) country comparison to the world: 129

Internet users:

30,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 180

Transportation ::Virgin Islands

Airports:

2 (2010) country comparison to the world: 201

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 2

over 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2010)

Roadways:

total: 1,260 km (2008) country comparison to the world: 179

Ports and terminals:

Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Cruz Bay, Frederiksted, Limetree Bay

Military ::Virgin Islands

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 17,675

females age 16-49: 21,070 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 805

female: 849 (2010 est.)

Military - note:

defense is the responsibility of the US

Transnational Issues ::Virgin Islands

Disputes - international:

none

page last updated on January 11, 2011

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@Wake Island (Australia-Oceania)

Introduction ::Wake Island

Background:

The US annexed Wake Island in 1899 for a cable station. An important air and naval base was constructed in 1940-41. In December 1941, the island was captured by the Japanese and held until the end of World War II. In subsequent years, Wake was developed as a stopover and refueling site for military and commercial aircraft transiting the Pacific. Since 1974, the island's airstrip has been used by the US military, as well as for emergency landings. Although operations on the island were suspended and all personnel evacuated in August 2006 with the approach of super typhoon IOKE (category 5), damage was comparatively minor. A US Air Force repair team restored full capability to the airfield and facilities, which remains a vital strategic link in the Pacific region.

Geography ::Wake Island

Location:

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

Geographic coordinates:

19 17 N, 166 39 E

Map references:

Oceania

Area:

total: 6.5 sq km country comparison to the world: 243 land: 6.5 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative:

about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

19.3 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate:

tropical

Terrain:

atoll of three low coral islands, Peale, Wake, and Wilkes, built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point: unnamed location 6 m

Natural resources:

none

Land use:

arable land: 0%

permanent crops: 0%

other: 100% (2005)

Irrigated land:

0 sq km

Natural hazards:

occasional typhoons

Environment - current issues:

Geography - note:

strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights

People ::Wake Island

Population:

no indigenous inhabitants

note: approximately 150 military personnel and civilian contractors maintain and operate the airfield and communications facilities (2009)

Government ::Wake Island

Country name:

conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Wake Island

Dependency status:

unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the US Air Force

Legal system:

the laws of the US where applicable apply

Flag description:

the flag of the US is used

Economy ::Wake Island

Economy - overview:

Economic activity is limited to providing services to military personnel and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.

Electricity - production:

NA kWh

Communications ::Wake Island

Telephone system:

general assessment: satellite communications; 2 DSN circuits off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS); located in the Hawaii area code - 808

domestic: NA

international: NA

Broadcast media:

American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio/television broadcasts (2009)

Transportation ::Wake Island

Airports:

1 (2010) country comparison to the world: 212

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 1

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2010)

Ports and terminals:

none; two offshore anchorages for large ships

Transportation - note:

there are no commercial or civilian flights to and from Wake Island, except in direct support of island missions; emergency landing is available

Military ::Wake Island

Military - note:

defense is the responsibility of the US; the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island facilities; the launch support facility is administered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

Transnational Issues ::Wake Island

Disputes - international:

claimed by Marshall Islands

page last updated on December 28, 2010

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@Wallis and Futuna (Australia-Oceania)

Introduction ::Wallis and Futuna

Background:

The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory.

Geography ::Wallis and Futuna

Location:

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

Geographic coordinates:

13 18 S, 176 12 W

Map references:

Oceania

Area:

total: 142 sq km country comparison to the world: 220 land: 142 sq km

water: 0 sq km

note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets

Area - comparative:

1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

129 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate:

tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C

Terrain:

volcanic origin; low hills

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point: Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 765 m

Natural resources:

NEGL

Land use:

arable land: 7.14%

permanent crops: 35.71%

other: 57.15% (2005)

Irrigated land:

Natural hazards:

Environment - current issues:

deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural fresh water resources

Geography - note:

both island groups have fringing reefs

People ::Wallis and Futuna

Population:

15,343 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 221

Age structure:

0-14 years: 26.7% (male 2,141/female 1,935)

15-64 years: 66.3% (male 5,069/female 5,065)

65 years and over: 7.1% (male 488/female 591) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 27.9 years

male: 26.8 years

female: 29.2 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.365% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 169

Birth rate:

14.08 births/1,000 population NA country comparison to the world: 149

Death rate:

4.56 deaths/1,000 population NA country comparison to the world: 198

Net migration rate:

-5.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 204 note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2010 est.)

Urbanization:

urban population: 0% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.057 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 4.74 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 189 male: 4.98 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 4.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 78.83 years country comparison to the world: 40 male: 75.85 years

female: 81.96 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.84 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 152

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

Nationality:

noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders

adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander

Ethnic groups:

Polynesian

Religions:

Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%

Languages:

Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French (official) 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 50%

male: 50%

female: 50% (1969 est.)

Government ::Wallis and Futuna

Country name:

conventional long form: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands

conventional short form: Wallis and Futuna

local long form: Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna

local short form: Wallis et Futuna

Dependency status:

overseas territory of France

Government type:

Capital:

geographic coordinates: 13 57 S, 171 56 W

time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three kingdoms at the second order named Alo, Sigave, Wallis

Independence:

none (overseas territory of France)

National holiday:

Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Constitution:

4 October 1958 (French Constitution)

Legal system:

the laws of France where applicable apply

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by High Administrator Michel JEANJEAN (since 10 June 2010)

head of government: President of the Territorial Assembly Victor BRIAL (since 11 December 2007)

cabinet: Council of the Territory consists of 3 kings and 3 members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) note: there are 3 traditional kings with limited powers

elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high administrator appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly elected by the members of the assembly

Legislative branch:

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

elections: last held on 1 April 2007 (next to be held in April 2012)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 13, other 7

note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held on 21 September 2008 (next to be held by September 2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1; French National Assembly - elections last held on 17 June 2007 (next to be held by 2012); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - PS 1

Judicial branch:

justice generally administered under French law by the high administrator, but the three traditional kings administer customary law and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu; a court of appeal is located in Noumea, New Caledonia

Political parties and leaders:

Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians); Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche or MRG; Rally for the Republic or RPR (UMP); Socialist Party or PS; Taumu'a Lelei; Union Populaire Locale or UPL; Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF

Political pressure groups and leaders:

International organization participation:

PIF (observer), SPC, UPU

Diplomatic representation in the US:

none (overseas territory of France)

Diplomatic representation from the US:

none (overseas territory of France)

Flag description:

unofficial, local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant

note: the design is derived from an original red banner with a white cross pattee that was introduced in the 19th century by French missionaries; the flag of France used for official occasions

National anthem:

note: as a territory of France, "La Marseillaise" is official (see France)

Economy ::Wallis and Futuna

Economy - overview:

The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% of labor force earnings from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. About 4% of the population is employed in government. Revenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$60 million (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 222

GDP (official exchange rate):

$NA

GDP - real growth rate:

NA%

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$3,800 (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 159

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: NA%

industry: NA%

services: NA%

Labor force:

3,104 (2003) country comparison to the world: 222

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 80%

industry: 4%

services: 16% (2001 est.)

Unemployment rate:

15.2% (2003) country comparison to the world: 152

Population below poverty line:

NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: NA%

highest 10%: NA%

Public debt:

5.6% of GDP (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 127

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

2.8% (2005) country comparison to the world: 87

Agriculture - products:

coconuts, breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish

Industries:

copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber

Industrial production growth rate:

NA%

Electricity - production:

NA kWh

Electricity - consumption:

NA kWh

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2002)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2002)

Exports:

$47,450 (2004) country comparison to the world: 222

Exports - commodities:

copra, chemicals, construction materials

Imports:

$61.17 million (2004) country comparison to the world: 215

Imports - commodities:

chemicals, machinery, consumer goods

Debt - external:

$3.67 million (2004) country comparison to the world: 193

Exchange rates:

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 87.59 (2007), 94.97 (2006), 95.89 (2005), 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003)

Communications ::Wallis and Futuna

Telephones - main lines in use:

3,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 218

Telephones - mobile cellular:

Telephone system:

general assessment: NA

domestic: NA

international: country code - 681

Broadcast media:

the publicly-owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which broadcasts to France's overseas departments and territories, is carried on the RFO Wallis and Fortuna television and radio stations (2008)

Internet country code:

.wf

Internet hosts:

1,734 (2010) country comparison to the world: 156

Internet users:

1,300 (2009) country comparison to the world: 211

Transportation ::Wallis and Futuna

Airports:

2 (2010) country comparison to the world: 200

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 2

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)

Merchant marine:

total: 8 country comparison to the world: 122 by type: chemical tanker 2, passenger 6

foreign-owned: 8 (France 6, French Polynesia 2) (2008)

Ports and terminals:

Leava, Mata-Utu

Military ::Wallis and Futuna

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 3,326

females age 16-49: 3,305 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 178

female: 153 (2010 est.)

Military - note:

defense is the responsibility of France

Transnational Issues ::Wallis and Futuna

Disputes - international:

none

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@West Bank (Middle East)

Introduction ::West Bank

Background:

The September 1993 Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements provided for a transitional period of Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Under a series of agreements signed between May 1994 and September 1999, Israel transferred to the Palestinian Authority (PA) security and civilian responsibility for many Palestinian-populated areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Negotiations to determine the permanent status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip stalled following the outbreak of an intifada in September 2000. In April 2003, the Quartet (US, EU, UN, and Russia) presented a roadmap to a final settlement of the conflict by 2005 based on reciprocal steps by the two parties leading to two states, Israel and a democratic Palestine. Following Palestinian leader Yasir ARAFAT's death in late 2004, Mahmud ABBAS was elected PA president in January 2005. A month later, Israel and the PA agreed to the Sharm el-Sheikh Commitments in an effort to move the peace process forward. In September 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew all its settlers and soldiers and dismantled its military facilities in the Gaza Strip and withdrew settlers and redeployed soldiers from four small northern West Bank settlements. Nonetheless, Israel still controls maritime, airspace, and most access to the Gaza Strip. In January 2006, the Islamic Resistance Movement, HAMAS, won control of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC). HAMAS took control of the PA government in March 2006, but President ABBAS had little success negotiating with HAMAS to present a political platform acceptable to the international community so as to lift economic sanctions on Palestinians. Violent clashes between Fatah and HAMAS supporters in the Gaza Strip in 2006 and early 2007 resulted in numerous Palestinian deaths and injuries. In February 2007, ABBAS and HAMAS Political Bureau Chief MISHAL signed the Mecca Agreement in Saudi Arabia that resulted in the formation of a Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) headed by HAMAS member Ismail HANIYA. However, fighting continued in the Gaza Strip, and in June 2007, HAMAS militants succeeded in a violent takeover of all military and governmental institutions in the Gaza Strip. ABBAS dismissed the NUG and through a series of presidential decrees formed a PA government in the West Bank led by independent Salam FAYYAD. HAMAS rejected the NUG's dismissal, and despite multiple rounds of Egyptian-brokered reconciliation negotiations, the two groups have failed to bridge their differences. The status quo remains with HAMAS in control of the Gaza Strip and ABBAS and the Fatah-dominated PA governing the West Bank. FAYYAD and his PA government continue to implement a series of security and economic reforms to improve conditions in the West Bank. ABBAS has said he will not resume negotiations with current Prime Minister NETANYAHU until Israel halts all settlement activity in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Geography ::West Bank

Location:

Middle East, west of Jordan

Geographic coordinates:

32 00 N, 35 15 E

Map references:

Middle East

Area:

total: 5,860 sq km country comparison to the world: 171 land: 5,640 sq km

water: 220 sq km

note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967

Area - comparative:

slightly smaller than Delaware

Land boundaries:

total: 404 km

border countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none (landlocked)

Climate:

temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters

Terrain:

mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m

highest point: Tall Asur 1,022 m

Natural resources:

arable land

Land use:

arable land: 16.9%

permanent crops: 18.97%

other: 64.13% (2001)

Irrigated land:

150 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003)

Natural hazards:

droughts

Environment - current issues:

adequacy of fresh water supply; sewage treatment

Geography - note:

landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are about 355 Israeli civilian sites including about 145 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 32 sites in East Jerusalem (2010 est.)

People ::West Bank

Population:

2,514,845 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 140 note: approximately 296,700 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2009 est.); approximately 192,800 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2008 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 37.3% (male 470,735/female 446,878)

15-64 years: 59.1% (male 744,822/female 708,695)

65 years and over: 3.7% (male 37,471/female 52,666) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 20.9 years

male: 20.7 years

female: 21.1 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.13% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 44

Birth rate:

24.91 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 65

Death rate:

3.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 213

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 100

Urbanization:

urban population: 72% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female

total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 15.41 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 122 male: 17.29 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 13.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 74.78 years country comparison to the world: 91 male: 72.76 years

female: 76.92 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.12 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 62

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

Nationality:

noun: NA

adjective: NA

Ethnic groups:

Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%

Religions:

Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%

Languages:

Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 92.4%

male: 96.7%

female: 88% (2004 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures:

Government ::West Bank

Country name:

conventional long form: none

conventional short form: West Bank

Economy ::West Bank

Economy - overview:

The West Bank - the larger of the two areas comprising the Palestinian territories - experienced a high single-digit economic growth rate in 2010 as a result of inflows of donor aid, the Palestinian Authority's (PA) implementation of economic and security reforms, and the easing of some movement and access restrictions by the Israeli Government. Nevertheless, overall standard-of-living measures remain near levels seen prior to the start of the second intifada in 2000. The almost decade-long downturn largely has been a result of Israeli closure policies - a steady increase in movement and access restrictions across the West Bank in response to Israeli security concerns which have disrupted labor and trade flows, industrial capacity, and basic commerce, both external and internal. Since 2008, the PA under President Mahmoud ABBAS and Prime Minister Salam FAYYAD has implemented a largely successful campaign of institutional reforms that has contributed to increased security and economic performance, supported by more than $3 billion in direct foreign donor assistance to the PA's budget since 2007. An easing of some Israeli restrictions on West Bank movement and access since 2008 also has contributed to an uptick in retail activity in larger cities. The biggest impediments to economic improvements in the West Bank remain Palestinians' lack of access to land and resources in Israeli-controlled areas, import and export restrictions, and a high-cost capital structure. Absent robust private sector growth, the PA will continue to rely heavily on donor aid for its budgetary needs.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$12.79 billion (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 $11.95 billion (2008)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$6.641 billion (2008 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

7% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 2.3% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$2,900 (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 169 note: data are in 2008 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 5%

industry: 14%

services: 81% (includes Gaza Strip) (2008 est.)

Labor force:

694,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 149

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 12%

industry: 23%

services: 65% (June 2008)

Unemployment rate:

16.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 156 19% (2009 est.)

Population below poverty line:

46% (2007 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: NA%

highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

3.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 103 9.9% (2009 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

5.78% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 7.19% (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of narrow money:

$NA (31 December 2008)

$1.574 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of broad money:

$5.567 billion (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 116 $5.251 billion (31 December 2008)

Stock of domestic credit:

$1.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 $1.367 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 92 $2.123 billion (31 December 2008)

$2.475 billion (31 December 2007)

Agriculture - products:

olives, citrus fruit, vegetables; beef, dairy products

Industries:

small-scale manufacturing, quarrying, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs

Industrial production growth rate:

NA% (2005)

Electricity - production:

500 million kWh country comparison to the world: 160 note: most imported electricity is from Israel; Jerusalem District Electric Company buys and distributes electricity to Palestinians in east Jerusalem and its concession in the West Bank; the Israel Electric Company directly supplies electricity to most Jewish residents and military facilities (2007 est.)

Electricity - consumption:

3.265 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 122

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2008)

Electricity - imports:

2.8 billion kWh (2007 est.)

Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 122

Oil - consumption:

24,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

Oil - exports:

511 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

Oil - imports:

22,150 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 108

Oil - proved reserves:

NA bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 112

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 162

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 99

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 115

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 120

Exports:

$529 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 165 $339 million (2006)

note: includes Gaza Strip

Exports - commodities:

stone, olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone

Imports:

$3.772 billion (2008) country comparison to the world: 129 $2.84 billion (2006)

Imports - commodities:

food, consumer goods, construction materials, petroleum, chemicals

Debt - external:

$1.04 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 149 $1.3 billion (2007 est.)

Exchange rates:

new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 3.7461 (2010), 3.9326 (2009), 3.56 (2008), 4.14 (2007), 4.4565 (2006)

Communications ::West Bank

Telephones - main lines in use:

360,400 (includes Gaza Strip) (2010) country comparison to the world: 109

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2.405 million (includes Gaza Strip) (2010) country comparison to the world: 125

Telephone system:

general assessment: continuing political and economic instability has impeded significant liberalization of the telecommunications industry

domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services; PALTEL plans to establish a fiber-optic connection to Jordan to route domestic mobile calls; the Palestinian JAWWAL company and WATANIYA PALESTINE provide cellular services

international: country code - 970; 1 international switch in Ramallah (2009) (2009)

Broadcast media:

the Palestinian Authority operates 1 television and 1 radio station; about 30 independent TV and 25 radio stations operating; Jordanian TV is available; satellite TV is accessible (2008)

Internet country code:

.ps; note - same as Gaza Strip

Internet users:

1.379 million (includes Gaza Strip) (2009) country comparison to the world: 88

Transportation ::West Bank

Airports:

2 (2010) country comparison to the world: 199

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 2

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

under 914 m: 1 (2010)

Roadways:

total: 5,147 km country comparison to the world: 153 paved: 5,147 km

note: includes Gaza Strip (2006)

Military ::West Bank

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 562,570

females age 16-49: 531,532 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 30,547

female: 29,062 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

Transnational Issues ::West Bank

Disputes - international:

West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation; Israel continues construction of a "seam line" separation barrier along parts of the Green Line and within the West Bank; Israel withdrew from four settlements in the northern West Bank in August 2005; since 1948, about 350 peacekeepers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), headquartered in Jerusalem, monitor ceasefires, supervise armistice agreements, prevent isolated incidents from escalating, and assist other UN personnel in the region

Refugees and internally displaced persons:

refugees (country of origin): 722,000 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) (2007)

page last updated on January 12, 2011

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@Western Sahara (Africa)

Introduction ::Western Sahara

Background:

Morocco annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976 and claimed the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Morocco's sovereignty ended in a 1991 UN-brokered cease-fire; a UN-organized referendum on the territory's final status has been repeatedly postponed. The UN since 2007 has sponsored intermittent talks between representatives of the Government of Morocco and the Polisario Front to negotiate the status of Western Sahara. Morocco has put forward an autonomy proposal for the territory, which would allow for some local administration while maintaining Moroccan sovereignty. The Polisario, with Algeria's support, demands a popular referendum that includes the option of independence.

Geography ::Western Sahara

Location:

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

Geographic coordinates:

24 30 N, 13 00 W

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total: 266,000 sq km country comparison to the world: 77 land: 266,000 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative:

about the size of Colorado

Land boundaries:

total: 2,046 km

border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km

Coastline:

1,110 km

Maritime claims:

contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue

Climate:

hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew

Terrain:

mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point: unnamed elevation 805 m

Natural resources:

phosphates, iron ore

Land use:

arable land: 0.02%

permanent crops: 0%

other: 99.98% (2005)

Irrigated land:

Natural hazards:

hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility

Environment - current issues:

sparse water and lack of arable land

Environment - international agreements:

party to: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

the waters off the coast are particularly rich fishing areas

People ::Western Sahara

Population:

491,519 country comparison to the world: 171 note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 44.9% (male 92,428/female 89,570)

15-64 years: 52.8% (male 105,191/female 108,803)

65 years and over: 2.3% (male 3,881/female 5,337) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 20.1 years

male: 19.7 years

female: 20.6 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.169% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 9

Birth rate:

32.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 41

Death rate:

9.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 71

Urbanization:

urban population: 81% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 61.97 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 33 male: 67.13 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 56.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 60.74 years country comparison to the world: 185 male: 58.57 years

female: 62.99 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.37 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 39

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

Nationality:

noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective: Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian

Ethnic groups:

Arab, Berber

Religions:

Muslim

Languages:

Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic

Literacy:

Government ::Western Sahara

Country name:

conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Western Sahara

former: Rio de Oro, Saguia el Hamra, Spanish Sahara

Government type:

legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)

Capital:

none

time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

none (territory west of the berm under de facto Moroccan control)

Suffrage:

none; (residents of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara participate in Moroccan elections)

Executive branch:

none

Political pressure groups and leaders:

none

International organization participation:

AU, WFTU

Diplomatic representation in the US:

none

Diplomatic representation from the US:

none

Economy ::Western Sahara

Economy - overview:

Western Sahara has a small market-based economy whose main indutries are fishing, phosphate mining, and pastoral nomadism. The territory's arid desert climate makes sedentary agriculture difficult, and Wstern Sahara imports much of its food. The Moroccan Government administers Western Sahara's economy and is a source of employment, infrstructure development, and social spending in the territory. Western Sahara's unresolved legal status makes the exploitation of its natural resources a contentious issue between Morocco and the Polisario. Morocco and the EU in July 2006 signed a four-year agreement allowing European vessels to fish off the coast of Morocco, including the disputed waters off the coast of Western Sahara. Oil has never been found in Western Sahara in commercially significant quantities, but Morocco and the Polisario have quarreled over who has the right to authorize and benefit from oil exploration in the territory. Western Sahara's main long-term economic challenge is the development of a more diverse set of industries capable of providing greater employment and income to the territory.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$900 million (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 204

GDP (official exchange rate):

$NA

GDP - real growth rate:

NA%

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$2,500 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 175

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: NA%

industry: NA%

services: 40% (2007 est.)

Labor force:

144,000 (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 178

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 50%

industry and services: 50% (2005 est.)

Unemployment rate:

NA%

Population below poverty line:

NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: NA%

highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

NA%

Agriculture - products:

fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads); fish

Industries:

phosphate mining, handicrafts

Industrial production growth rate:

NA%

Electricity - production:

90 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 192

Electricity - consumption:

83.7 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 192

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 121

Oil - consumption:

2,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 165

Oil - imports:

1,702 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 177

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 106

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 111

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 161

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 98

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 114

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 119

Exports:

$NA

Exports - commodities:

phosphates 62%

Imports:

$NA

Imports - commodities:

fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs

Debt - external:

$NA

Exchange rates:

Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 8.3619 (2009), 7.526 (2008), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006)

Communications ::Western Sahara

Telephones - main lines in use:

about 2,000 (1999 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

0 (1999) country comparison to the world: 221

Telephone system:

general assessment: sparse and limited system

domestic: NA

international: country code - 212; tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco

Broadcast media:

Morocco's state-owned broadcaster, Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM), operates a radio service from Laayoune and relays TV service; a Polisario-backed radio station also broadcasts (2008)

Internet country code:

.eh

Transportation ::Western Sahara

Airports:

6 (2010) country comparison to the world: 175

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 3

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 1

under 914 m: 1 (2010)

Ports and terminals:

Ad Dakhla, Laayoune (El Aaiun)

Military ::Western Sahara

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 76,483

females age 16-49: 83,988 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 5,376

female: 5,280 (2010 est.)

Transnational Issues ::Western Sahara

Disputes - international:

Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, whose sovereignty remains unresolved; UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September 1991, administered by the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), but attempts to hold a referendum have failed and parties thus far have rejected all brokered proposals; several states have extended diplomatic relations to the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic" represented by the Polisario Front in exile in Algeria, while others recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; most of the approximately 102,000 Sahrawi refugees are sheltered in camps in Tindouf, Algeria

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@World (World)

Introduction ::World

Background:

Globally, the 20th century was marked by: (a) two devastating world wars; (b) the Great Depression of the 1930s; (c) the end of vast colonial empires; (d) rapid advances in science and technology, from the first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (US) to the landing on the moon; (e) the Cold War between the Western alliance and the Warsaw Pact nations; (f) a sharp rise in living standards in North America, Europe, and Japan; (g) increased concerns about the environment, including loss of forests, shortages of energy and water, the decline in biological diversity, and air pollution; (h) the onset of the AIDS epidemic; and (i) the ultimate emergence of the US as the only world superpower. The planet's population continues to explode: from 1 billion in 1820, to 2 billion in 1930, 3 billion in 1960, 4 billion in 1974, 5 billion in 1988, and 6 billion in 2000. For the 21st century, the continued exponential growth in science and technology raises both hopes (e.g., advances in medicine) and fears (e.g., development of even more lethal weapons of war).

Geography ::World

Geographic overview:

The surface of the earth is approximately 70.9% water and 29.1% land. The former portion is divided into large water bodies termed oceans. The World Factbook recognizes and describes five oceans, which are in decreasing order of size: the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.

The land portion is generally divided into several, large, discrete landmasses termed continents. Depending on the convention used, the number of continents can vary from five to seven. The most common classification recognizes seven, which are (from largest to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia and Europe are sometimes lumped together into a Eurasian continent resulting in six continents. Alternatively, North and South America are sometimes grouped as simply the Americas, resulting in a continent total of six (or five, if the Eurasia designation is used).

North America is commonly understood to include the island of Greenland, the isles of the Caribbean, and to extend south all the way to the Isthmus of Panama. The easternmost extent of Europe is generally defined as being the Ural Mountains and the Ural River; on the southeast the Caspian Sea; and on the south the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean. Portions of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey fall within both Europe and Asia, but in every instance the larger section is in Asia. These countries are considered part of both continents. Armenia and Cyprus, which lie completely in Western Asia, are geopolitically European countries.

Asia usually incorporates all the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The islands of the Pacific are often lumped with Australia into a "land mass" termed Oceania or Australasia. Africa's northeast extremity is frequently delimited at the Isthmus of Suez, but for geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa.

Although the above groupings are the most common, different continental dispositions are recognized or taught in certain parts of the world, with some arrangements more heavily based on cultural spheres rather than physical geographic considerations.

Map references:

Political Map of the World , Physical Map of the World , Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:

total: 510.072 million sq km

land: 148.94 million sq km

water: 361.132 million sq km

note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land

Area - comparative:

land area about 16 times the size of the US

top fifteen World Factbook entities ranked by size: Pacific Ocean 155.557 million sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76.762 million sq km; Indian Ocean 68.556 million sq km; Southern Ocean 20.327 million sq km; Russia 17,098,242 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14.056 million sq km; Antarctica 14 million sq km; Canada 9,984,670 sq km; United States 9,826,675 sq km; China 9,596,961 sq km; Brazil 8,514,877 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; European Union 4,324,782 sq km; India 3,287,263 sq km; Argentina 2,780,400 sq km

top ten largest islands: Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) 785,753 sq km; Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) 751,929 sq km; Madagascar 587,713 sq km; Baffin Island (Canada) 507,451 sq km; Sumatra (Indonesia) 472,784 sq km; Honshu (Japan) 227,963 sq km; Victoria Island (Canada) 217,291 sq km; Great Britain (United Kingdom) 209,331 sq km; Ellesmere Island (Canada) 196,236 sq km

Land boundaries:

the land boundaries in the world total 251,060 km (not counting shared boundaries twice); two nations, China and Russia, each border 14 other countries

note: 45 nations and other areas are landlocked, these 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, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked

Coastline:

356,000 km

note: 95 nations and other entities are islands that border no other countries, they include: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Baker Island, Barbados, Bermuda, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Howland Island, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jan Mayen, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Federated States of Micronesia, Midway Islands, Montserrat, Nauru, Navassa Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna, Taiwan

Maritime claims:

a variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low-tide baseline as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 12 nm, contiguous zone - 24 nm, and exclusive economic zone - 200 nm; additional zones provide for exploitation of continental shelf resources and an exclusive fishing zone; boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm

Climate:

a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates - bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones - that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates

Terrain:

the greatest ocean depth is the Mariana Trench at 10,924 m in the Pacific Ocean

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench -2,555 m

note: in the oceanic realm, Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the lowest point, lying -10,924 m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean

highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m

top ten highest mountains (measured from sea level): Mount Everest (Nepal-China) 8,850 m; K2 (Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (Nepal-India) 8,598 m; Lhotse (Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (Nepal-China) 8,463 m; Cho Oyu (Nepal-China) 8,201 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,163 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Anapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m

Natural resources:

the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in some countries of Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address

Land use:

arable land: 10.57%

permanent crops: 1.04%

other: 88.39% (2005)

Irrigated land:

2,770,980 sq km (2003)

Natural hazards:

large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones); natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions)

volcanism: the world is home to more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes, with over 500 of these having erupted in historical times; an estimated 500 million people live near these volcanoes; associated dangers include lava flows, lahars (mudflows), pyroclastic flows, ash clouds, ash fall, ballistic projectiles, gas emissions, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis; in the 1990s, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, created a list of 16 volcanoes worthy of special study because of their great potential for destruction: Avachinsky-Koryaksky (Russia), Colima (Mexico), Etna (Italy), Galeras (Colombia), Mauna Loa (United States), Merapi (Indonesia), Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Rainier (United States), Sakurajima (Japan), Santa Maria (Guatemala), Santorini (Greece), Taal (Philippines), Teide (Spain), Ulawun (Papua New Guinea), Unzen (Japan), Vesuvius (Italy)

Environment - current issues:

large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of wildlife, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion; global warming becoming a greater concern

Geography - note:

the world is now thought to be about 4.55 billion years old, just about one-third of the 13.7-billion-year age estimated for the universe

People ::World

Population:

6,768,181,146 (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 27% (male 944,987,919/female 884,268,378)

15-64 years: 65.3% (male 2,234,860,865/female 2,187,838,153)

65 years and over: 7.6% (male 227,164,176/female 289,048,221) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 28.4 years

male: 27.7 years

female: 29 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.133% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:

19.86 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:

8.37 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:

urban population: 50.5% of total population (2010)

rate of urbanization: 1.85% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

ten largest urban agglomerations: Tokyo (Japan) - 36,669,000; Delhi (India) - 22,157,000; Sao Paulo (Brazil) - 20,262,000; Mumbai (India) - 20,041,000; Mexico City (Mexico) - 19,460,000; New York-Newark (US) - 19,425,000; Shanghai (China) - 16,575,000; Kolkata (India) - 15,552,000; Dhaka (Bangladesh) - 14,648,000; Karachi (Pakistan) - 13,125,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 44.13 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 46.19 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 41.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 66.12 years

male: 64.29 years

female: 68.07 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.56 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.8% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

33 million (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

2 million (2007 est.)

Religions:

Christians 33.32% (of which Roman Catholics 16.99%, Protestants 5.78%, Orthodox 3.53%, Anglicans 1.25%), Muslims 21.01%, Hindus 13.26%, Buddhists 5.84%, Sikhs 0.35%, Jews 0.23%, Baha'is 0.12%, other religions 11.78%, non-religious 11.77%, atheists 2.32% (2007 est.)

Languages:

Mandarin Chinese 12.65%, Spanish 4.93%, English 4.91%, Arabic 3.31%, Hindi 2.73%, Bengali 2.71%, Portuguese 2.67%, Russian 2.16%, Japanese 1.83%, Standard German 1.35%, Javanese 1.27% (2008 est.)

note: percents are for "first language" speakers only

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 82%

male: 87%

female: 77%

note: over two-thirds of the world's 785 million illiterate adults are found in only eight countries (Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan); of all the illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women; extremely low literacy rates are concentrated in three regions, the Arab states, South and West Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, where around one-third of the men and half of all women are illiterate (2005 est.)

Government ::World

Administrative divisions:

266 countries, dependent areas, and other entities

Legal system:

all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court

Economy ::World

Economy - overview:

In 2010, world output - and per capita income - began to recover from the 2008-09 recession, the first global downturn since 1946. Gross World Product (GWP) grew 4.6%, largely on the strength of rebounding exports, which rose about 20% from the level of 2009. Growth was not evenly distributed across countries, however. Lower income countries - those with per capita incomes below $30,000 per year - averaged 6.3% growth, while higher income countries - with per capita incomes above $30,000 - averaged just 2.8% growth. And countries with current account surpluses averaged 6.0% growth, while those with current account deficits averaged just 3.4% growth. Among large economies, China (+10.1%), Taiwan (+8.3%), India (+8.3%), Brazil (+7.5%), and South Korea (+6.1%) recorded the biggest GDP gains - China also became the world's largest exporter. Continuing uncertainties in mortgage and financial markets resulted in slower growth in Japan (+3.0%), the US (+2.8%), and the European Union (+1.7%). In 2010, global unemployment continued to creep upwards, reaching 8.8% - underemployment, especially in the developing world, remained much higher. Global gross fixed investment stabilized at about 23% of GWP, after a significant drop in 2009. World trade appears to be returning to pre-2009 patterns, with current account surpluses or deficits rising for a majority of countries. World external debt, however, dropped again in 2010 - about 5% from the 2009 level, as many countries reduced borrowing. Many, if not most, countries pursued expansionary monetary and fiscal policies. The global money supply, both narrowly and broadly defined, increased roughly 10%, as countries tried to keep interest rates low; the global budget deficit stablilized at roughly $3.5 trillion, as countries tried to rein in spending and slow the rise of public debt.

The international financial crisis of 2008-09 presents the world economy with a major new challenge, together with several long-standing ones. The fiscal stimulus packages put in place in 2009-10 required most countries to run budget deficits - government balances have deteriorated for 14 out of every 15 countries. Treasuries issued new public debt - totaling $5.5 trillion since 2008 - to pay for the additional expenditures. To keep interest rates low, many central banks monetized that debt, injecting large sums of money into the economies. As economic activity picks up, central banks will face the difficult task of containing inflation without raising interest rates so high they snuff out further growth. At the same time, governments will face the difficult task of spurring current growth and employment without saddling their economies with so much debt that they sacrifice long-term growth and financial stability.

Long-standing challenges the world faces are several. The addition of 80 million people each year to an already overcrowded globe is exacerbating the problems of underemployment, pollution, waste-disposal, epidemics, water-shortages, famine, over-fishing of oceans, deforestation, desertification, and depletion of non-renewable resources. The nation-state, as a bedrock economic-political institution, is steadily losing control over international flows of people, goods, funds, and technology. Internally, central governments often find their control over resources slipping as separatist regional movements - typically based on ethnicity - gain momentum, e.g., in many of the successor states of the former Soviet Union, in the former Yugoslavia, in India, in Iraq, in Indonesia, and in Canada. Externally, central governments are losing decisionmaking powers to international bodies, most notably the EU. The introduction of the euro as the common currency of much of Western Europe in January 1999, while paving the way for an integrated economic powerhouse, poses economic risks because the participating nations are culturally and politically diverse and have varying levels and rates of growth of income, and hence, differing needs for monetary and fiscal policies. In Western Europe, governments face the difficult political problem of channeling resources away from welfare programs in order to increase investment and strengthen incentives to seek employment. Because of their own internal problems and priorities, the industrialized countries devote insufficient resources to deal effectively with the poorer areas of the world, which, at least from an economic point of view, are becoming further marginalized. The terrorist attacks on the US on 11 September 2001 accentuated a growing risk to global prosperity, illustrated, for example, by the reallocation of resources away from investment to anti-terrorist programs. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan added new uncertainties to global economic prospects.

Despite these challenges, the world economy also shows great promise. Technology has made possible further advances in all fields, from agriculture, to medicine, alternative energy, metallurgy, and transportation. Improved global communications have greatly reduced the costs of international trade, helping the world gain from the international division of labor, raise living standards, and reduce income disparities among nations. Much of the resilience of the world economy in the aftermath of the financial crisis resulted from government leaders around the globe working in concert to stem the financial onslaught, knowing well the lessons of past economic failures.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$74.43 trillion (2010 est.)

$71.17 trillion (2009 est.)

$71.67 trillion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

GWP (gross world product): $62.22 trillion (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

4.6% (2010 est.)

-0.7% (2009 est.)

2.7% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$11,100 (2010 est.)

$10,800 (2009 est.)

$11,000 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 5.8%

industry: 30.8%

services: 63.4% (2010 est.)

Labor force:

3.232 billion (2010 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 37.3%

industry: 21.7%

services: 41% (2005 est.)

Unemployment rate:

8.8% (2010 est.)

8.2% (2009 est.)

note: 30% (2007 est.) combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 2.7%

highest 10%: 27.3% (2005 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):

23.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

23.1% of GDP (2009 est.) (2010 est.)

Public debt:

58.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

56.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

developed countries 2.5%

developing countries 5.6%

note: developed countries 0% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 10% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases; inflation rates have declined for most countries for the last several years, held in check by increasing international competition from several low wage countries, and by soft demand as a result of the world financial crisis (2010 est.)

Stock of narrow money:

$22.4 trillion (31 December 2010 est)

$20.87 trillion (31 December 2009 est)

Stock of broad money:

$75.86 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)

$68.54 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of domestic credit:

$104.2 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)

$94.49 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$48.85 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

$36.41 trillion (31 December 2008)

$64.6 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)

Industries:

dominated by the onrush of technology, especially in computers, robotics, telecommunications, and medicines and medical equipment; most of these advances take place in OECD nations; only a small portion of non-OECD countries have succeeded in rapidly adjusting to these technological forces; the accelerated development of new industrial (and agricultural) technology is complicating already grim environmental problems

Industrial production growth rate:

4.6% (2010 est.)

Electricity - production:

19.25 trillion kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - consumption:

17.93 trillion kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - exports:

615.4 billion kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports:

613.9 billion kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

84.24 million bbl/day (2009 est.)

Oil - consumption:

83.62 million bbl/day (2009 est.)

Oil - exports:

61.37 million bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil - imports:

63.77 million bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil - proved reserves:

1.378 trillion bbl (1 January 2010 est.)

Natural gas - production:

3.127 trillion cu m (2008 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:

3.073 trillion cu m (2008 est.)

Natural gas - exports:

949.9 billion cu m (2008 est.)

Natural gas - imports:

947.2 billion cu m (2008 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:

187.8 trillion cu m (1 January 2010 est.)

Exports:

$14.9 trillion (2010 est.)

$12.39 trillion (2009)

Exports - commodities:

the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services

top ten - share of world trade: electrical machinery, including computers 14.8%; mineral fuels, including oil, coal, gas, and refined products 14.4%; nuclear reactors, boilers, and parts 14.2%; cars, trucks, and buses 8.9%; scientific and precision instruments 3.5%; plastics 3.4%; iron and steel 2.7%; organic chemicals 2.6%; pharmaceutical products 2.6%; diamonds, pearls, and precious stones 1.9%

Exports - partners:

US 12.7%, Germany 7.2%, China 6.4%, France 4.5%, Japan 4.3%, UK 4.2% (2008 est.)

Imports:

$14.68 trillion (2010)

$12.19 trillion (2009)

Imports - commodities:

the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services

top ten - share of world trade: see listing for exports

Imports - partners:

China 10.3%, Germany 8.7%, US 8%, Japan 5% (2008 est.)

Debt - external:

$59.09 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)

$62.25 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$17.53 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)

$16.51 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$18.19 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)

$17.28 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)

Communications ::World

Telephones - main lines in use:

1.268 billion (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

5.3 billion (2010)

Telephone system:

general assessment: NA

domestic: NA

international: NA

Internet users:

2.1 billion (2010)

Transportation ::World

Airports:

total airports - 44,010 (2010)

top ten by passengers: Atlanta (ATL) - 88,032,086; London (LHR) - 66,037,578; Beijing (PEK) - 65,372,012; Chicago (ORD) - 64,158,343; Tokyo (HND) - 61,903,656; Paris (CDG) - 57,906,866; Los Angeles (LAX) - 56,520,843; Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - 56,030,457; Frankfurt (FRA) - 50,932,840; Denver (DEN) - 50,167,485 (2009)

top ten by cargo (metric tons): Memphis (MEM) - 3,697,054; Hong Kong (HKG) - 3,385,313; Shanghai (PVG) - 2,543,394; Inch'on (ICN) - 2,313,001; Paris (CDG) - 2,054,515; Anchorage (ANC) - 1,994,629; Louisville (SDF) - 1,949,528; Dubai (DXB) - 1,927,520; Frankfurt (FRA) - 1,887,686; Tokyo (NRT) - 1,851,972 (2009)

Heliports:

3,825 (2010)

Railways:

total: 1,138,632 km (2008)

Roadways:

total: 102,260,304 km (2008)

Waterways:

671,886 km (2004)

top ten longest rivers: Nile (Africa) 6,693 km; Amazon (South America) 6,436 km; Mississippi-Missouri (North America) 6,238 km; Yenisey-Angara (Asia) 5,981 km; Ob-Irtysh (Asia) 5,569 km; Yangtze (Asia) 5,525 km; Yellow (Asia) 4,671 km; Amur (Asia) 4,352 km; Lena (Asia) 4,345 km; Congo (Africa) 4,344 km

note: if measured by volume, the Amazon is the largest river in the world

Ports and terminals:

top ten container ports as measured by Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) throughput: Singapore - 25,866,400; Shanghai - 25,002,000; Hong Kong - 20,983,000; Shenzhen (China) - 18,250,100; Pusan (South Korea) - 11,954,861; Guangzhou (China) - 11,190,000; Dubai (UAE) - 11,124,082; Ningbo (China) - 10,502,800; Qingdao (China) - 10,260,000; - Rotterdam - 9,743,290 (2009)

Transportation - note:

as of September 2009, incidents of piracy around the world have more than doubled over the comparable time period in 2008; half of all attacks occur in the waters off Somalia, primarily in the Gulf of Aden; other high risk areas include the waters off Nigeria, the South China Sea, and waters off Malaysia

Military ::World

Military expenditures:

roughly 2% of GDP of gross world product (2005 est.)

Transnational Issues ::World

Disputes - international:

stretching over 250,000 km, the world's 322 international land boundaries separate 194 independent states and 71 dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and other miscellaneous entities; ethnicity, culture, race, religion, and language have divided states into separate political entities as much as history, physical terrain, political fiat, or conquest, resulting in sometimes arbitrary and imposed boundaries; most maritime states have claimed limits that include territorial seas and exclusive economic zones; overlapping limits due to adjacent or opposite coasts create the potential for 430 bilateral maritime boundaries of which 209 have agreements that include contiguous and non-contiguous segments; boundary, borderland/resource, and territorial disputes vary in intensity from managed or dormant to violent or militarized; undemarcated, indefinite, porous, and unmanaged boundaries tend to encourage illegal cross-border activities, uncontrolled migration, and confrontation; territorial disputes may evolve from historical and/or cultural claims, or they may be brought on by resource competition; ethnic and cultural clashes continue to be responsible for much of the territorial fragmentation and internal displacement of the estimated 6.6 million people and cross-border displacements of 8.6 million refugees around the world as of early 2006; just over one million refugees were repatriated in the same period; other sources of contention include access to water and mineral (especially hydrocarbon) resources, fisheries, and arable land; armed conflict prevails not so much between the uniformed armed forces of independent states as between stateless armed entities that detract from the sustenance and welfare of local populations, leaving the community of nations to cope with resultant refugees, hunger, disease, impoverishment, and environmental degradation

Refugees and internally displaced persons:

the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that in December 2006 there was a global population of 8.8 million registered refugees and as many as 24.5 million IDPs in more than 50 countries; the actual global population of refugees is probably closer to 10 million given the estimated 1.5 million Iraqi refugees displaced throughout the Middle East (2007)

Trafficking in persons:

current situation: approximately 800,000 people, mostly women and children, are trafficked annually across national borders, not including millions trafficked within their own countries; at least 80% of the victims are female and up to 50% are minors; 75% of all victims are trafficked into commercial sexual exploitation; almost two-thirds of the global victims are trafficked intra-regionally within East Asia and the Pacific (260,000 to 280,000 people) and Europe and Eurasia (170,000 to 210,000 people)

Tier 2 Watch List: Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Iraq, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen

Tier 3: Burma, Chad, Cuba, Eritrea, Fiji, Iran, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritania, Niger, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Zimbabwe (2009)

Illicit drugs:

cocaine: worldwide coca leaf cultivation in 2007 amounted to 232,500 hectares; Colombia produced slightly more than two-thirds of the worldwide crop, followed by Peru and Bolivia; potential pure cocaine production decreased 7% to 865 metric tons in 2007; Colombia conducts an aggressive coca eradication campaign, but both Peruvian and Bolivian Governments are hesitant to eradicate coca in key growing areas; 551 metric tons of export-quality cocaine (85% pure) is documented to have been seized or destroyed in 2005; US consumption of export quality cocaine is estimated to have been in excess of 380 metric tons

opiates: worldwide illicit opium poppy cultivation continued to increase in 2007, with a potential opium production of 8,400 metric tons, reaching the highest levels recorded since estimates began in mid-1980s; Afghanistan is world's primary opium producer, accounting for 95% of the global supply; Southeast Asia - responsible for 9% of global opium - saw marginal increases in production; Latin America produced 1% of global opium, but most was refined into heroin destined for the US market; if all potential opium was processed into pure heroin, the potential global production would be 1,000 metric tons of heroin in 2007

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@Yemen (Middle East)

Introduction ::Yemen

Background:

North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border.

Geography ::Yemen

Location:

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

Geographic coordinates:

15 00 N, 48 00 E

Map references:

Middle East

Area:

total: 527,968 sq km country comparison to the world: 49 land: 527,968 sq km

water: 0 sq km

note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)

Area - comparative:

slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming

Land boundaries:

total: 1,746 km

border countries: Oman 288 km, Saudi Arabia 1,458 km

Coastline:

1,906 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm

contiguous zone: 24 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

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

Climate:

mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east

Terrain:

narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m

highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,760 m

Natural resources:

petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west

Land use:

arable land: 2.91%

permanent crops: 0.25%

other: 96.84% (2005)

Irrigated land:

5,500 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:

4.1 cu km (1997)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 6.63 cu km/yr (4%/1%/95%)

per capita: 316 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards:

sandstorms and dust storms in summer

volcanism: Yemen experiences limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (elev. 244 m, 801 ft), which forms an island in the Red Sea, erupted in 2007 after awakening from dormancy; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a century

Environment - current issues:

limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

strategic location on Bab el Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, one of world's most active shipping lanes

People ::Yemen

Population:

23,495,361 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 48

Age structure:

0-14 years: 43.9% (male 5,108,423/female 4,925,523)

15-64 years: 53.5% (male 6,215,999/female 6,013,334)

65 years and over: 2.6% (male 285,752/female 309,207) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 17.9 years

male: 17.8 years

female: 18 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.713% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 23

Birth rate:

34.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

Death rate:

7.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 126

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 99

Urbanization:

urban population: 31% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 4.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female

total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 56.77 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 38 male: 61.46 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 51.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 63.36 years country comparison to the world: 173 male: 61.35 years

female: 65.47 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.81 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 30

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.1% (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 153

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

12,000 (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 96

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: high

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria

water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009)

Nationality:

noun: Yemeni(s)

adjective: Yemeni

Ethnic groups:

predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans

Religions:

Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Languages:

Arabic (official)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 50.2%

male: 70.5%

female: 30% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 9 years

male: 11 years

female: 7 years (2005)

Education expenditures:

5.2% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 60

Government ::Yemen

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Yemen

conventional short form: Yemen

local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah

local short form: Al Yaman

former: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]

Government type:

republic

Capital:

geographic coordinates: 15 21 N, 44 12 E

time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

21 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz

Independence:

22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen became independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate in 1962; South Yemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)

National holiday:

Unification Day, 22 May (1990)

Constitution:

16 May 1991; amended 29 September 1994 and February 2001

Legal system:

based on Islamic law, Turkish law, English common law, and local tribal customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: President Ali Abdallah SALIH (since 22 May 1990, the former president of North Yemen, assumed office upon the merger of North and South Yemen); Vice President Maj. Gen. Abd al-Rab Mansur al-HADI (since 3 October 1994)

head of government: Prime Minister Ali Muhammad MUJAWWAR (since 31 March 2007)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; election last held on 20 September 2006 (next to be held in September 2013); vice president appointed by the president; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president

election results: Ali Abdallah SALIH elected president; percent of vote - Ali Abdallah SALIH 77.2%, Faysal BIN SHAMLAN 21.8%

Legislative branch:

bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111 seats; members appointed by the president) and House of Representatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve eight-year terms)

elections: last held on 27 April 2003 (scheduled April 2009 election postponed for two years)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - GPC 238, Islah 47, YSP 6, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 5

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court

Political parties and leaders:

General People's Congress or GPC [Abdul-Kader BAJAMMAL]; Islamic Reform Grouping or Islah [Muhammed Abdallah AL-YADUMI]; Nasserite Unionist Party [Abd al-Malik al-MAKHLAFI]; National Arab Socialist Ba'th Party [Dr. Qasim SALAM]; Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP [Yasin Said NUMAN]; note - there are at least seven more active political parties

Political pressure groups and leaders:

Muslim Brotherhood; Women National Committee

other: conservative tribal groups; Huthis, southern secessionist groups; al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

International organization participation:

AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)

Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Abd al-Wahab Abdallah al-HAJRI

chancery: 2319 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 965-4760

FAX: [1] (202) 337-2017

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Gerald M. FEIERSTEIN

embassy: Sa'awan Street, Sanaa

mailing address: P. O. Box 22347, Sanaa

telephone: [967] (1) 755-2000 ext. 2153 or 2266

FAX: [967] (1) 303-182

Flag description:

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white)

note: similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, and of Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band

National anthem:

lyrics/music: Abdullah Abdulwahab NOA'MAN/Ayyoab Tarish ABSI

note: adopted 1990; the music first served as the anthem for South Yemen before unification with North Yemen in 1990

Economy ::Yemen

Economy - overview:

Yemen is a low income country that is highly dependent on declining oil resources for revenue. Petroleum accounts for roughly 25% of GDP and 70% of government revenue. Yemen has tried to counter the effects of its declining oil resources by diversifying its economy through an economic reform program initiated in 2006 that is designed to bolster non-oil sectors of the economy and foreign investment. In October 2009, Yemen exported its first liquefied natural gas as part of this diversification effort. In January 2010, the international community established the Friends of Yemen group that aims to support Yemen's efforts towards economic and political reform, and in August 2010 the IMF approved a three-year $370 million program to further this effort. Despite these ambitious endeavors, Yemen continues to face difficult long term challenges, including declining water resources and a high population growth rate.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$61.88 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 85 $58.82 billion (2009 est.)

$56.67 billion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$30.02 billion (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

5.2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 3.8% (2009 est.)

3.2% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$2,600 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 173 $2,600 (2009 est.)

$2,600 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 8.2%

industry: 38.8%

services: 53% (2010 est.)

Labor force:

6.832 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 63

Labor force - by occupation:

note: most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force

Unemployment rate:

35% (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Population below poverty line:

45.2% (2003)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 2.9%

highest 10%: 30.8% (2005)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

37.7 (2005) country comparison to the world: 76 33.4 (1998)

Investment (gross fixed):

19.4% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 96

Public debt:

39.1% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 36.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

12.2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 209 5.4% (2009 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

NA%

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

18% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 27 18% (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of narrow money:

$3.551 billion (31 December 2010 est) country comparison to the world: 106 $3.74 billion (31 December 2009 est)

Stock of broad money:

$9.739 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 100 $9.552 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of domestic credit:

$5.297 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 $5.098 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA

Agriculture - products:

grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish

Industries:

crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement; commercial ship repair; natural gas production

Industrial production growth rate:

9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 20

Electricity - production:

5.665 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 107

Electricity - consumption:

4.133 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 117

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

288,400 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 37

Oil - consumption:

155,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 66

Oil - exports:

274,400 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 43

Oil - imports:

65,860 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 77

Oil - proved reserves:

3.16 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 30

Natural gas - production:

454,700 cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 93

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 160

Natural gas - exports:

454,700 cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 113

Natural gas - proved reserves:

478.5 billion cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 32

Current account balance:

-$2.181 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 157 -$2.328 billion (2009 est.)

Exports:

$7.462 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 96 $5.812 billion (2009 est.)

Exports - commodities:

crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas

Exports - partners:

China 36%, Thailand 17.63%, India 13.54%, South Africa 6.16%, Japan 5.49%, UAE 4.99% (2009)

Imports:

$8.35 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 $7.518 billion (2009 est.)

Imports - commodities:

food and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals

Imports - partners:

China 13.98%, UAE 12.3%, India 8.63%, Saudi Arabia 5.8%, US 4.52%, Brazil 4.51%, Turkey 4.51%, Kuwait 4.33%, France 4.24% (2009)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$5.744 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 $6.993 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - external:

$7.147 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 95 $6.552 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$NA

Exchange rates:

Yemeni rials (YER) per US dollar - 220.05 (2010), 202.85 (2009), 199.76 (2008), 199.14 (2007), 197.18 (2006)

Communications ::Yemen

Telephones - main lines in use:

997,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 79

Telephones - mobile cellular:

8.313 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 72

Telephone system:

general assessment: since unification in 1990, efforts have been made to create a national telecommunications network

domestic: the national network consists of microwave radio relay, cable, tropospheric scatter, GSM and CDMA mobile-cellular telephone systems; fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity remains low by regional standards

international: country code - 967; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 2 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and Djibouti

Broadcast media:

state-run TV with 2 stations; state-run radio with 2 national radio stations and 5 local stations; stations from Oman and Saudi Arabia can be accessed (2007)

Internet country code:

.ye

Internet hosts:

255 (2010) country comparison to the world: 188

Internet users:

2.349 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 71

Transportation ::Yemen

Airports:

55 (2010) country comparison to the world: 85

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 17

over 3,047 m: 4

2,438 to 3,047 m: 9

1,524 to 2,437 m: 3

914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 38

over 3,047 m: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 5

1,524 to 2,437 m: 6

914 to 1,523 m: 14

under 914 m: 10 (2010)

Pipelines:

gas 423 km; liquid petroleum gas 22 km; oil 1,367 km (2009)

Roadways:

total: 71,300 km country comparison to the world: 67 paved: 6,200 km

unpaved: 65,100 km (2005)

Merchant marine:

total: 6 country comparison to the world: 128 by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1

registered in other countries: 14 (Moldova 1, Panama 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Sierra Leone 2, unknown 6) (2010)

Ports and terminals:

Aden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla

Transportation - note:

the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom

Military ::Yemen

Military branches:

Army, Navy (includes Marines), Yemen Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Jamahiriya al Yemeniya; includes Air Defense Force), Republican Guard (2010)

Military service age and obligation:

voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 5,458,642

females age 16-49: 5,205,387 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 3,902,186

females age 16-49: 3,952,370 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 279,283

female: 269,824 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

6.6% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 7

Military - note:

a Coast Guard was established in 2002

Transnational Issues ::Yemen

Disputes - international:

Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along sections of the fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities

Refugees and internally displaced persons:

refugees (country of origin): 91,587 (Somalia) (2007)

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@Zambia (Africa)

Introduction ::Zambia

Background:

The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. The new president launched an anticorruption investigation in 2002 to probe high-level corruption during the previous administration. In 2006-07, this task force successfully prosecuted four cases, including a landmark civil case in the UK in which former President CHILUBA and numerous others were found liable for USD 41 million. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his abrupt death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his Vice President Rupiah BANDA, who subsequently won a special presidential election in October 2008.

Geography ::Zambia

Location:

Southern Africa, east of Angola

Geographic coordinates:

15 00 S, 30 00 E

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total: 752,618 sq km country comparison to the world: 39 land: 743,398 sq km

water: 9,220 sq km

Area - comparative:

slightly larger than Texas

Land boundaries:

total: 5,664 km

border countries: Angola 1,110 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none (landlocked)

Climate:

tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)

Terrain:

mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m

highest point: unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m

Natural resources:

copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower

Land use:

arable land: 6.99%

permanent crops: 0.04%

other: 92.97% (2005)

Irrigated land:

1,560 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:

105.2 cu km (2001)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 1.74 cu km/yr (17%/7%/76%)

per capita: 149 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards:

periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April)

Environment - current issues:

air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe

People ::Zambia

Population:

13,460,305 country comparison to the world: 69 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 45.1% (male 2,685,142/female 2,659,771)

15-64 years: 52.6% (male 3,122,305/female 3,116,846)

65 years and over: 2.3% (male 114,477/female 164,199) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 16.5 years

male: 16.5 years

female: 16.6 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.118% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 11

Birth rate:

44.63 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 4

Death rate:

12.84 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 26

Net migration rate:

-0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 146

Urbanization:

urban population: 35% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 68.4 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 20 male: 73.1 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 63.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 52.03 years country comparison to the world: 209 male: 50.81 years

female: 53.28 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.07 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 9

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

15.2% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 7

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1.1 million (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 11

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

56,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 12

Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: very high

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations

water contact disease: schistosomiasis

animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

Nationality:

noun: Zambian(s)

adjective: Zambian

Ethnic groups:

African 99.5% (includes Bemba, Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, Nsenga, Tumbuka, Ngoni, Lala, Kaonde, Lunda, and other African groups), other 0.5% (includes Europeans, Asians, and Americans) (2000 Census)

Religions:

Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%

Languages:

Bemba 30.1% (official), Nyanja 10.7% (official), Tonga 10.6% (official), Lozi 5.7% (official), Chewa 4.9%, Nsenga 3.4%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda 2.2% (official), Kaonde 2% (official), Lala 2%, Luvale 1.7% (official), English 1.7% (official), other 22.5% (2000 Census)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write English

total population: 80.6%

male: 86.8%

female: 74.8% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 7 years

male: 8 years

female: 7 years (2000)

Education expenditures:

1.4% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 178

Government ::Zambia

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Zambia

conventional short form: Zambia

former: Northern Rhodesia

Government type:

republic

Capital:

geographic coordinates: 15 25 S, 28 17 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western

Independence:

24 October 1964 (from the UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 24 October (1964)

Constitution:

24 August 1991; amended in 1996 to establish presidential term limits

Legal system:

based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in an ad hoc constitutional council; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: President Rupiah BANDA (since 19 August 2008); Vice President George KUNDA (since 14 November 2008); note - President BANDA was acting president during the illness leading up to the death of President Levy MWANAWASA on 18 August 2008, he was then elected president on 30 October 2008 to serve out the remainder of MWANAWASA's term; the president is both the chief of state and head of government

head of government: President Rupiah BANDA (since 19 August 2008); Vice President George KUNDA (since 14 November 2008)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 October 2008 (next to be held in 2011); vice president appointed by the president; note - due to the death of former President Levy MWANAWASA, early elections were held to identify a replacement to serve out the remainder of his term

election results: Rupiah BANDA elected president; percent of vote - Rupiah BANDA 40.1%, Michael SATA 38.1%, Hakainde HICHILEMA 19.7%, Godfrey MIYANDA 0.8%, other 1.3%

Legislative branch:

unicameral National Assembly (158 seats; 150 members are elected by popular vote, 8 members appointed by the president, to serve five-year terms)

elections: last held on 28 September 2006 (next to be held in October 2011)

election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MMD 72, PF 44, UDA 27, ULP 2, NDF 1, independents 2; seats not determined 2

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases)

Political parties and leaders:

Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI]; Heritage Party or HP [Godfrey MIYANDA]; Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [vacant]; Party of Unity for Democracy and Development or PUDD [Dan PULE]; Patriotic Front or PF [Michael SATA]; Reform Party [Nevers MUMBA]; United Democratic Alliance or UDA (a coalition of RP, ZADECO, PUDD, and ZRP); United Liberal Party or ULP [Sakwiba SIKOTA]; United National Independence Party or UNIP [Tilyenji KAUNDA]; United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]; Zambia Democratic Congress or ZADECO [Langton SICHONE]; Zambian Republican Party or ZRP [Benjamin MWILA]

Political pressure groups and leaders:

International organization participation:

ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Shelia Z. SIWELA

chancery: 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719

FAX: [1] (202) 332-0826

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Michael KOPLOVSKY

embassy: corner of Independence and United Nations Avenues, Lusaka

mailing address: P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka

telephone: [260] (211) 250-955

FAX: [260] (211) 252-225

Flag description:

green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag; green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle for freedom, black the people of Zambia, and orange the country's mineral wealth; the eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems

National anthem:

lyrics/music: multiple/Enoch Mankayi SONTONGA

note: adopted 1964; the melody, from the popular song "God Bless Africa," is the same as that of Tanzania but with different lyrics; the melody is also incorporated into South Africa's anthem

Economy ::Zambia

Economy - overview:

Zambia's economy has experienced strong growth in recent years, with real GDP growth in 2005-08 about 6% per year. Privatization of government-owned copper mines in the 1990s relieved the government from covering mammoth losses generated by the industry and greatly improved the chances for copper mining to return to profitability and spur economic growth. Copper output has increased steadily since 2004, due to higher copper prices and foreign investment. In 2005, Zambia qualified for debt relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative, consisting of approximately USD 6 billion in debt relief. Poverty remains a significant problem in Zambia, despite a stronger economy. Declining world commodity prices and demand slowed GDP growth in 2008, but a sharp rebound in copper prices and a bumper maize crop helped Zambia recover. Lack of economic diversity subjects Zambia to fluctuations in copper prices and in the weather.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$20.03 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 $18.72 billion (2009 est.)

$17.61 billion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$15.69 billion (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 21 6.3% (2009 est.)

5.7% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$1,500 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 203 $1,400 (2009 est.)

$1,400 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 19.7%

industry: 33.7%

services: 46.6% (2010 est.)

Labor force:

5.524 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 70

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 85%

industry: 6%

services: 9% (2004)

Unemployment rate:

50% (2000 est.) country comparison to the world: 192

Population below poverty line:

86% (1993)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 1.2%

highest 10%: 38.8% (2004)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

50.8 (2004) country comparison to the world: 20 52.6 (1998)

Investment (gross fixed):

20.5% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 82

Public debt:

24.1% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 100 25.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

8.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 192 13.4% (2009 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

8.39% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 23 14.49% (31 December 2008)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

22.06% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 19.06% (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of narrow money:

$1.234 billion (31 December 2010 est) country comparison to the world: 132 $983.3 million (31 December 2009 est)

Stock of broad money:

$3.573 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $2.744 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of domestic credit:

$2.992 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 $2.373 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 91 $2.346 billion (31 December 2007)

$1.186 billion (31 December 2006)

Agriculture - products:

corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides

Industries:

copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture

Industrial production growth rate:

12.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 7

Electricity - production:

9.752 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 93

Electricity - consumption:

8.838 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 91

Electricity - exports:

268 million kWh (2007)

Electricity - imports:

222 million kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

160 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 109

Oil - consumption:

16,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

Oil - exports:

275 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 129

Oil - imports:

14,730 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 105

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 110

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 170

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 97

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 112

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

Current account balance:

-$99 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 78 -$174 million (2009 est.)

Exports:

$6.463 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 101 $4.203 billion (2009 est.)

Exports - commodities:

copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton

Exports - partners:

China 21.37%, Saudi Arabia 8.93%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.55%, South Korea 8.32%, Egypt 8.08%, South Africa 6.96%, India 5% (2009)

Imports:

$4.949 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 115 $3.735 billion (2009 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing

Imports - partners:

South Africa 51.78%, UAE 7.7%, China 5.85%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.22% (2009)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$2.287 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 93 $1.892 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - external:

$3.495 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 121 $3.091 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$NA

Exchange rates:

Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - 4,823.6 (2010), 5,046.1 (2009), 3,512.9 (2008), 3,990.2 (2007), 3,601.5 (2006)

Communications ::Zambia

Telephones - main lines in use:

90,300 (2009) country comparison to the world: 145

Telephones - mobile cellular:

4.407 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 101

Telephone system:

general assessment: among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa

domestic: high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation and network coverage is improving; domestic satellite system being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms

international: country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 3 owned by Zamtel

Broadcast media:

state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 1 TV station and is the principal local-content provider; several private TV stations are available; multi-channel subscription TV services are obtainable; ZNBC operates 3 radio networks; about 2 dozen private radio stations also broadcasting; relays of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Lusaka and Kitwe (2007)

Internet country code:

.zm

Internet hosts:

14,771 (2010) country comparison to the world: 118

Internet users:

816,200 (2009) country comparison to the world: 105

Transportation ::Zambia

Airports:

94 (2010) country comparison to the world: 64

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 8

over 3,047 m: 1

2,438 to 3,047 m: 3

1,524 to 2,437 m: 3

914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 86

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 4

914 to 1,523 m: 63

under 914 m: 18 (2010)

Pipelines:

oil 771 km (2009)

Railways:

total: 2,157 km country comparison to the world: 71 narrow gauge: 2,157 km 1.067-m gauge

note: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) (2008)

Roadways:

total: 91,440 km country comparison to the world: 55 paved: 20,117 km

unpaved: 71,323 km (2001)

Waterways:

2,250 km; (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula rivers) (2010) country comparison to the world: 40

Ports and terminals:

Mpulungu

Military ::Zambia

Military branches:

Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Zambian Army, Zambian Air Force, National Service (2009)

Military service age and obligation:

18-27 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Zambian citizenship required; mandatory HIV testing upon enlistment; mandatory retirement for officers at age 65 (Army, Air Force) (2010)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 2,824,372

females age 16-49: 2,685,883 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 1,401,481

females age 16-49: 1,274,583 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 151,586

female: 150,839 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

1.8% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

Transnational Issues ::Zambia

Disputes - international:

in 2004, Zimbabwe dropped objections to plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river

Refugees and internally displaced persons:

refugees (country of origin): 42,565 (Angola); 60,874 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 4,100 (Rwanda) (2007)

Illicit drugs:

transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone, small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for southern Africa and possibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupled with a government commitment to combating money laundering make it an unattractive venue for money launderers; major consumer of cannabis

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@Zimbabwe (Africa)

Introduction ::Zimbabwe

Background:

The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the [British] South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. The ruling ZANU-PF party used fraud and intimidation to win a two-thirds majority in the March 2005 parliamentary election, allowing it to amend the constitution at will and recreate the Senate, which had been abolished in the late 1980s. In April 2005, Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. President MUGABE in June 2007 instituted price controls on all basic commodities causing panic buying and leaving store shelves empty for months. General elections held in March 2008 contained irregularities but still amounted to a censure of the ZANU-PF-led government with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. MDC opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential polls, but not enough to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off election in late June 2008, considerable violence enacted against opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI from the ballot. Extensive evidence of vote tampering and ballot-box stuffing resulted in international condemnation of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing government, in which MUGABE remained president and TSVANGIRAI became prime minister, were finally settled in February 2009, although the leaders have yet failed to agree upon many key outstanding governmental issues.

Geography ::Zimbabwe

Location:

Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

Geographic coordinates:

20 00 S, 30 00 E

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total: 390,757 sq km country comparison to the world: 60 land: 386,847 sq km

water: 3,910 sq km

Area - comparative:

slightly larger than Montana

Land boundaries:

total: 3,066 km

border countries: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none (landlocked)

Climate:

tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)

Terrain:

mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save Rivers 162 m

highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m

Natural resources:

coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals

Land use:

arable land: 8.24%

permanent crops: 0.33%

other: 91.43% (2005)

Irrigated land:

1,740 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:

20 cu km (1987)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 4.21 cu km/yr (14%/7%/79%)

per capita: 324 cu m/yr (2002)

Natural hazards:

recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare

Environment - current issues:

deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world's largest curtain of falling water

People ::Zimbabwe

Population:

11,651,858 country comparison to the world: 72 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 43.9% (male 2,523,119/female 2,473,928)

15-64 years: 52.2% (male 2,666,928/female 3,283,474)

65 years and over: 3.9% (male 194,360/female 250,820) (2010 est.)

Median age:

total: 17.8 years

male: 16.7 years

female: 18.9 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.954% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 14

Birth rate:

31.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 42

Death rate:

14.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 14

Net migration rate:

12.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 6 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2009 est.)

Urbanization:

urban population: 37% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.83 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 30.9 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 72 male: 33.44 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 28.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 47.55 years country comparison to the world: 219 male: 47.98 years

female: 47.11 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.66 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

15.3% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 6

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1.3 million (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 7

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

140,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 5

Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: high

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne disease: malaria

water contact disease: schistosomiasis

animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

Nationality:

noun: Zimbabwean(s)

adjective: Zimbabwean

Ethnic groups:

African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%

Religions:

syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%

Languages:

English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write English

total population: 90.7%

male: 94.2%

female: 87.2% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 9 years

male: 10 years

female: 9 years (2003)

Education expenditures:

4.6% of GDP (2000) country comparison to the world: 87

Government ::Zimbabwe

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe

conventional short form: Zimbabwe

former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia

Government type:

parliamentary democracy

Capital:

geographic coordinates: 17 50 S, 31 03 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands

Independence:

18 April 1980 (from the UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 18 April (1980)

Constitution:

21 December 1979

Legal system:

mixture of Roman-Dutch and English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Vice President John NKOMO (since December 2009) and Vice President Joyce MUJURU (since 6 December 2004)

head of government: Prime Minister Morgan TSVANGIRAI (since 11 February 2009); Deputy Prime Minister Arthur MUTAMBARA

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president and prime minister; responsible to the House of Assembly (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: presidential candidates nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least one from each province) and elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits); elections last held on 28 March 2008 followed by a run-off on 27 June 2008 (next to be held in 2013); co-vice presidents drawn from party leadership

election results: Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president; percent of vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE 85.5%, Morgan TSVANGIRAI 9.3%, other 5.2%; note - first round voting results - Morgan TSVANGIRAI 47.9%, Robert Gabriel MUGABE 43.2%, Simba MAKONI 8.3%, other 0.6%; first-round round polls were deemed to be flawed suppressing TSVANGIRAI's results; the 27 June 2008 run-off between MUGABE and TSVANGIRAI was severely flawed and internationally condemned

Legislative branch:

bicameral Parliament consists of a Senate (93 seats - 60 members elected by popular vote for a five-year term, 10 provincial governors nominated by the president and the prime minister, 16 traditional chiefs elected by the Council of Chiefs, 2 seats held by the president and deputy president of the Council of Chiefs, and 5 members appointed by the president) and a House of Assembly (210 seats - members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)

elections: last held on 28 March 2008 (next to be held in 2013)

election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.6%, ZANU-PF 45.8%, other 2.6%; seats by party - MDC 30, ZANU-PF 30; House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - MDC 51.3%, ZANU-PF 45.8%, other 2.9%; seats by party - MDC 109, ZANU-PF 97, other 4

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court; High Court

Political parties and leaders:

African National Party or ANP [Egypt DZINEMUNHENZVA]; Movement for Democratic Change or MDC [Morgan TSVANGIRAI]; Movement for Democratic Change - Mutambara or MDC-M [Arthur MUTAMBARA] (splinter faction of the MDC); Peace Action is Freedom for All or PAFA; United Parties [Abel MUZOREWA]; United People's Party or UPP [Daniel SHUMBA]; Zimbabwe African National Union-Ndonga or ZANU-Ndonga [Wilson KUMBULA]; Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF [Robert Gabriel MUGABE]; Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU [Agrippa MADLELA]; Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance or ZIYA

Political pressure groups and leaders:

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition; National Constitutional Assembly or NCA [Lovemore MADHUKU]; Women of Zimbabwe Arise or WOZA [Jenny WILLIAMS]; Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions or ZCTU [Wellington CHIBEBE]

International organization participation:

ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Machivenyika MAPURANGA

chancery: 1608 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009

telephone: [1] (202) 332-7100

FAX: [1] (202) 483-9326

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Charles A. RAY

embassy: 172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare

mailing address: P. O. Box 3340, Harare

telephone: [263] (4) 250-593 through 250-594

FAX: [263] (4) 796-488, or 722-618

Flag description:

seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird representing the long history of the country is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green represents agriculture, yellow mineral wealth, red the blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands for the native people

National anthem:

name: "Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe" [Northern Ndebele language] "Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe" [Shona] (Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe)

lyrics/music: Solomon MUTSWAIRO/Fred Lecture CHANGUNDEGA

note: adopted 1994

Economy ::Zimbabwe

Economy - overview:

The government of Zimbabwe faces a wide variety of difficult economic problems. Its 1998-2002 involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo drained hundreds of millions of dollars from the economy. The government's land reform program, characterized by chaos and violence, has badly damaged the commercial farming sector, the traditional source of exports and foreign exchange and the provider of 400,000 jobs, turning Zimbabwe into a net importer of food products. The EU and the US provide food aid on humanitarian grounds. Until early 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. The power-sharing government formed in February 2009 has led to some economic improvements, including the cessation of hyperinflation by eliminating the use of the Zimbabwe dollar and removing price controls. The economy is registering its first growth in a decade, but will be reliant on further political improvement for greater growth.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$4.395 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 $4.223 billion (2009 est.)

$4.279 billion (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$5.574 billion

note: in 2009, the Zimbabwean dollar was taken out of circulation, making Zimbabwe's GDP at the official exchange rate a highly inaccurate statistic (2010 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

4.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 -1.3% (2009 est.)

-14.4% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$400 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 227 $400 (2009 est.)

$400 (2008 est.)

note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 19.5%

industry: 24%

services: 56.5% (2010 est.)

Labor force:

3.848 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 89

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 66%

industry: 10%

services: 24% (1996)

Unemployment rate:

95% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 200 80% (2005 est.)

Population below poverty line:

68% (2004)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 2%

highest 10%: 40.4% (1995)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

50.1 (2006) country comparison to the world: 24 50.1 (1995)

Investment (gross fixed):

21% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 76

Public debt:

241.6% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 282.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

5.03% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 145 5.1% (2009 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

NA% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 1 975% (31 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

NA% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 578.96% (31 December 2007)

Stock of narrow money:

$NA (31 December 2009 est.)

$2.151 million (31 December 2008 est)

note: the money data for Zimbabwe for 2007 reflected the vastly overvalued official exchange rate of 30,000 Zimbabwe dollars per US dollar; at an unofficial rate of 800,000 Zimbabwe dollars per US dollar, the stock of Zimbabwe dollars, narrowly defined, would equal only about US$500 million and Zimbabwe's velocity of money (the number of times money turns over in the course of a year) would be nine, in line with the velocity of money for other countries in the region

Stock of broad money:

$3.057 million (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 187 $NA (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of domestic credit:

$1.186 million (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 185 $60 (31 December 2009 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 79 $5.333 billion (31 December 2007)

$26.56 billion (31 December 2006)

Agriculture - products:

corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs

Industries:

mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages

Industrial production growth rate:

4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 82

Electricity - production:

8.89 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 95

Electricity - consumption:

10.89 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 84

Electricity - exports:

32 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - imports:

2.691 billion kWh (2007 est.)

Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 120

Oil - consumption:

11,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 147

Oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 164

Oil - imports:

13,830 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 130

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 104

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 109

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 169

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 96

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 111

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 117

Current account balance:

-$414.2 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 111 -$807.5 million (2009 est.)

Exports:

$1.869 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 133 $1.213 billion (2009 est.)

Exports - commodities:

platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing

Exports - partners:

Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.82%, South Africa 13.39%, Botswana 13.23%, China 7.82%, Zambia 7.3%, Netherlands 5.39%, UK 4.93% (2009)

Imports:

$2.871 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 $2.413 billion (2009 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products

Imports - partners:

South Africa 62.24%, China 4.2% (2009)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$376 million (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 120 $351 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - external:

$5.772 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 100 $5.667 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$NA

Exchange rates:

Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - 234.25 (2010), 234 (2008), 30,000 (2007), 162 (2006), 78 (2005)

Communications ::Zimbabwe

Telephones - main lines in use:

385,100 (2009) country comparison to the world: 103

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2.991 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 113

Telephone system:

general assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance

domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones

international: country code - 263; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 2 international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru)

Broadcast media:

government owns all local radio and television stations; foreign shortwave broadcasts and satellite television are available to those who can afford antennas and receivers; in rural areas, access to television broadcasts is extremely limited (2007)

Internet country code:

.zw

Internet hosts:

29,866 (2010) country comparison to the world: 98

Internet users:

1.423 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 84

Transportation ::Zimbabwe

Airports:

216 (2010) country comparison to the world: 28

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 19

over 3,047 m: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2

1,524 to 2,437 m: 5

914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 197

1,524 to 2,437 m: 3

914 to 1,523 m: 120

under 914 m: 74 (2010)

Pipelines:

refined products 270 km (2009)

Railways:

total: 3,077 km country comparison to the world: 55 narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2008)

Roadways:

total: 97,267 km country comparison to the world: 46 paved: 18,481 km

unpaved: 78,786 km (2002)

Waterways:

on Lake Kariba (2009)

Ports and terminals:

Binga, Kariba

Military ::Zimbabwe

Military branches:

Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) (2009)

Military service age and obligation:

18-24 years of age for compulsory military service; women are eligible to serve (2010)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 2,366,038

females age 16-49: 2,742,036 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 1,327,894

females age 16-49: 1,525,815 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 155,117

female: 152,875 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:

3.8% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 29

Transnational Issues ::Zimbabwe

Disputes - international:

Botswana built electric fences and South Africa has placed military along the border to stem the flow of thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing to find work and escape political persecution; Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river

Refugees and internally displaced persons:

refugees (country of origin): 2,500 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2007)

Trafficking in persons:

current situation: Zimbabwe is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; large scale migration of Zimbabweans to surrounding countries - as they flee a progressively more desperate situation at home - has increased; rural Zimbabwean men, women, and children are trafficked internally to farms for agricultural labor and domestic servitude and to cities for domestic labor and commercial sexual exploitation; NGOs believe internal trafficking increased during the year, largely due to the closure of schools, worsening political violence, and a faltering economy; young men and boys are trafficked to South Africa for farm work, often laboring for months in South Africa without pay before "employers" have them arrested and deported as illegal immigrants; young women and girls are lured abroad with false employment offers that result in involuntary domestic servitude or commercial sexual exploitation; men, women, and children from neighboring states are trafficked through Zimbabwe en route to South Africa

tier rating: Tier 3 - the Government of Zimbabwe does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government made minimal progress in combating trafficking in 2008, and members of its military and the former ruling party's youth militias perpetrated acts of trafficking on local populations; anti-trafficking efforts were further weakened as it failed to address Zimbabwe's economic and social problems during the reporting period, thus increasing the population's vulnerability to trafficking within and outside of the country (2009)

Illicit drugs:

transit point for cannabis and South Asian heroin, mandrax, and methamphetamines en route to South Africa

page last updated on January 20, 2011

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Field Listing :: GDP (purchasing power parity)

This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Country Comparison to the World Country

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Afghanistan $29.81 billion (2010 est.) $27.38 billion (2009 est.) $22.34 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Albania $23.95 billion (2010 est.) $23.23 billion (2009 est.) $22.49 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars Albania has an informal, and unreported, sector that may be as large as 50% of official GDP

Algeria $254.7 billion (2010 est.) $244.6 billion (2009 est.) $239.4 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

American Samoa $575.3 million (2007 est.) $510.1 million (2003 est.)

Andorra $4.22 billion (2008) $3.66 billion (2007) $3.588 billion (2006)

Angola $114.1 billion (2010 est.) $107.8 billion (2009 est.) $108.7 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Anguilla $175.4 million (2009 est.) $191.7 million (2008 est.) $108.9 million (2004 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda $1.433 billion (2010 est.) $1.494 billion (2009 est.) $1.64 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Argentina $596 billion (2010 est.) $554.5 billion (2009 est.) $571.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Armenia $17.27 billion (2010 est.) $16.5 billion (2009 est.) $19.23 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Aruba $2.258 billion (2005 est.) $2.205 billion (2004 est.)

Australia $889.6 billion (2010 est.) $861.1 billion (2009 est.) $850.9 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Austria $332.9 billion (2010 est.) $326.4 billion (2009 est.) $339.3 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Azerbaijan $90.15 billion (2010 est.) $86.93 billion (2009 est.) $79.54 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bahamas, The $8.878 billion (2010 est.) $8.923 billion (2009 est.) $9.285 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bahrain $29.82 billion (2010 est.) $28.7 billion (2009 est.) $27.83 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bangladesh $259.3 billion (2010 est.) $244.6 billion (2009 est.) $231.4 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Barbados $6.196 billion (2010 est.) $6.24 billion (2009 est.) $6.603 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Belarus $128.4 billion (2010 est.) $122.5 billion (2009 est.) $122.3 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Belgium $394.9 billion (2010 est.) $388.7 billion (2009 est.) $399.5 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Belize $2.652 billion (2010 est.) $2.613 billion (2009 est.) $2.613 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Benin $14.2 billion (2010 est.) $13.79 billion (2009 est.) $13.42 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bermuda $4.5 billion (2004 est.)

Bhutan $3.526 billion (2010 est.) $3.301 billion (2009 est.) $3.123 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bolivia $47.98 billion (2010 est.) $46.22 billion (2009 est.) $44.7 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bosnia and Herzegovina $30.56 billion (2010 est.) $30.23 billion (2009 est.) $31.23 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Botswana $26.56 billion (2010 est.) $25.76 billion (2009 est.) $27.23 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Brazil $2.194 trillion (2010 est.) $2.041 trillion (2009 est.) $2.045 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

British Virgin Islands $853.4 million (2004 est.)

Brunei $19.88 billion (2010 est.) $19.68 billion (2009 est.) $20.04 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bulgaria $91.83 billion (2010 est.) $91.83 billion (2009 est.) $96.67 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burkina Faso $20.06 billion (2010 est.) $19.07 billion (2009 est.) $18.48 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burma $60.07 billion (2010 est.) $58.27 billion (2009 est.) $57.24 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burundi $3.418 billion (2010 est.) $3.29 billion (2009 est.) $3.178 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cambodia $29.46 billion (2010 est.) $28.3 billion (2009 est.) $28.73 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cameroon $44.65 billion (2010 est.) $43.44 billion (2009 est.) $43.05 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Canada $1.335 trillion (2010 est.) $1.297 trillion (2009 est.) $1.33 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cape Verde $1.861 billion (2010 est.) $1.781 billion (2009 est.) $1.749 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cayman Islands $2.25 billion (2008 est.) $2.23 billion (2003 est.)

Central African Republic $3.468 billion (2010 est.) $3.345 billion (2009 est.) $3.289 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Chad $18.56 billion (2010 est.) $18.2 billion (2009 est.) $18.49 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Chile $260 billion (2010 est.) $246.9 billion (2009 est.) $250.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

China $9.872 trillion (2010 est.) $8.95 trillion (2009 est.) $8.204 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Christmas Island $NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands $NA

Colombia $431.9 billion (2010 est.) $413.7 billion (2009 est.) $410.4 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Comoros $789.4 million (2010 est.) $776.2 million (2009 est.) $762.5 million (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Congo, Democratic Republic of the $22.92 billion (2010 est.) $22.25 billion (2009 est.) $21.64 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Congo, Republic of the $17.45 billion (2010 est.) $15.79 billion (2009 est.) $14.67 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cook Islands $183.2 million (2005 est.)

Costa Rica $51.3 billion (2010 est.) $49.57 billion (2009 est.) $49.91 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cote d'Ivoire $37.8 billion (2010 est.) $36.48 billion (2009 est.) $35.01 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Croatia $78.52 billion (2010 est.) $79.64 billion (2009 est.) $84.54 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cuba $114.1 billion (2010 est.) $112.4 billion (2009 est.) $110.8 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Curacao $2.838 billion (2008 est.) $2.606 billion (2007 est.) $2.452 billion (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Cyprus $23.18 billion (2010 est.) $23.04 billion (2009 est.) $23.45 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Czech Republic $261.5 billion (2010 est.) $256.9 billion (2009 est.) $267.9 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Denmark $204.1 billion (2010 est.) $200.5 billion (2009 est.) $210.4 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Djibouti $2.099 billion (2010 est.) $2.003 billion (2009 est.) $1.908 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Dominica $765.4 million (2010 est.) $754.8 million (2009 est.) $757.1 million (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Dominican Republic $84.94 billion (2010 est.) $81.52 billion (2009 est.) $78.76 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ecuador $114.7 billion (2010 est.) $112 billion (2009 est.) $111.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Egypt $500.9 billion (2010 est.) $475.7 billion (2009 est.) $454.8 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

El Salvador $43.98 billion (2010 est.) $43.46 billion (2009 est.) $45.04 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Equatorial Guinea $24.66 billion (2010 est.) $24.18 billion (2009 est.) $22.96 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Eritrea $4.178 billion (2010 est.) $4.017 billion (2009 est.) $3.877 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Estonia $24.53 billion (2010 est.) $24.07 billion (2009 est.) $27.96 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ethiopia $84.02 billion (2010 est.) $78.52 billion (2009 est.) $72.24 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

European Union $14.89 trillion (2010 est.) $14.64 trillion (2009 est.) $15.27 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) $105.1 million (2002 est.)

Faroe Islands $1.642 billion (2008 est.)

Fiji $3.792 billion (2010 est.) $3.725 billion (2009 est.) $3.821 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Finland $185.4 billion (2010 est.) $181.6 billion (2009 est.) $197.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

France $2.16 trillion (2010 est.) $2.126 trillion (2009 est.) $2.18 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

French Polynesia $4.718 billion (2004 est.) $4.58 billion (2003 est.)

Gabon $22.54 billion (2010 est.) $21.39 billion (2009 est.) $21.69 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Gambia, The $3.406 billion (2010 est.) $3.244 billion (2009 est.) $3.073 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Gaza Strip see entry for West Bank

Georgia $22.32 billion (2010 est.) $21.16 billion (2009 est.) $22.02 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Germany $2.951 trillion (2010 est.) $2.857 trillion (2009 est.) $2.998 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ghana $38.24 billion (2010 est.) $36.53 billion (2009 est.) $35.09 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Gibraltar $1.106 billion (2006 est.) $1.066 billion (2005 est.) $769 million (2000 est.)

Greece $321.7 billion (2010 est.) $337.9 billion (2009 est.) $344.8 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Greenland $2.03 billion (2008 est.)

Grenada $1.127 billion (2010 est.) $1.118 billion (2009 est.) $1.211 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guam $2.5 billion (2005 est.)

Guatemala $70.31 billion (2010 est.) $68.8 billion (2009 est.) $68.39 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guernsey $2.742 billion (2005)

Guinea $10.6 billion (2010 est.) $10.3 billion (2009 est.) $10.67 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guinea-Bissau $1.769 billion (2010 est.) $1.738 billion (2009 est.) $1.687 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guyana $5.069 billion (2010 est.) $4.946 billion (2009 est.) $4.834 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Haiti $11.18 billion (2010 est.) $12.15 billion (2009 est.) $11.81 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Holy See (Vatican City) $NA

Honduras $33.77 billion (2010 est.) $32.94 billion (2009 est.) $33.65 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Hong Kong $323.3 billion (2010 est.) $305.9 billion (2009 est.) $314.7 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Hungary $190 billion (2010 est.) $188.5 billion (2009 est.) $201.2 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Iceland $11.86 billion (2010 est.) $12.28 billion (2009 est.) $13.17 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

India $4.046 trillion (2010 est.) $3.736 trillion (2009 est.) $3.478 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Indonesia $1.033 trillion (2010 est.) $974.6 billion (2009 est.) $932.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Iran $863.5 billion (2010 est.) $838.3 billion (2009 est.) $825.9 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Iraq $117.7 billion (2010 est.) $111.5 billion (2009 est.) $106.7 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ireland $174 billion (2010 est.) $175.1 billion (2009 est.) $189.5 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Isle of Man $2.719 billion (2005 est.)

Israel $217.1 billion (2010 est.) $210 billion (2009 est.) $209.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Italy $1.782 trillion (2010 est.) $1.763 trillion (2009 est.) $1.857 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Jamaica $23.93 billion (2010 est.) $24.12 billion (2009 est.) $24.81 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Japan $4.338 trillion (2010 est.) $4.211 trillion (2009 est.) $4.442 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Jersey $5.1 billion (2005 est.)

Jordan $33.79 billion (2010 est.) $32.74 billion (2009 est.) $31.98 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kazakhstan $193.8 billion (2010 est.) $184.8 billion (2009 est.) $182.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kenya $65.95 billion (2010 est.) $63.42 billion (2009 est.) $61.78 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kiribati $619.5 million (2010 est.) $610.4 million (2009 est.) $614.7 million (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Korea, North $40 billion (2009 est.) $40 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars; North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2009 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.

Korea, South $1.467 trillion (2010 est.) $1.383 trillion (2009 est.) $1.38 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kosovo $5.3 billion (2008); $4.7 billion

Kuwait $144.3 billion (2010 est.) $139.8 billion (2009 est.) $146.5 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kyrgyzstan $11.85 billion (2010 est.) $12.28 billion (2009 est.) $12 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Laos $15.42 billion (2010 est.) $14.41 billion (2009 est.) $13.53 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Latvia $32.2 billion (2010 est.) $32.79 billion (2009 est.) $39.99 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Lebanon $58.65 billion (2010 est.) $54.71 billion (2009 est.) $51.18 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Lesotho $3.31 billion (2010 est.) $3.198 billion (2009 est.) $3.148 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Liberia $1.76 billion (2010 est.) $1.66 billion (2009 est.) $1.587 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Libya $89.03 billion (2010 est.) $86.19 billion (2009 est.) $86.77 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Liechtenstein $4.16 billion (2007) $4.035 billion (2006 est.)

Lithuania $56.22 billion (2010 est.) $55.99 billion (2009 est.) $65.72 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Luxembourg $40.81 billion (2010 est.) $39.55 billion (2009 est.) $41.07 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Macau $18.47 billion (2009 est.) $18.14 billion (2008 est.) $14.4 billion (2006) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Macedonia $19.46 billion (2010 est.) $19.18 billion (2009 est.) $19.31 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars; Macedonia has a large informal sector

Madagascar $20.73 billion (2010 est.) $20.42 billion (2009 est.) $20.63 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malawi $13.51 billion (2010 est.) $12.69 billion (2009 est.) $11.79 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malaysia $416.4 billion (2010 est.) $388.8 billion (2009 est.) $395.5 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Maldives $1.767 billion (2010 est.) $1.708 billion (2009 est.) $1.763 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mali $16.74 billion (2010 est.) $15.91 billion (2009 est.) $15.24 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malta $10.21 billion (2010 est.) $10.01 billion (2009 est.) $10.13 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Marshall Islands $133.5 million (2008 est.) $115 million (2001 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mauritania $6.8 billion (2010 est.) $6.476 billion (2009 est.) $6.542 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mauritius $17.49 billion (2010 est.) $16.88 billion (2009 est.) $16.37 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mayotte $953.6 million (2005 est.)

Mexico $1.56 trillion (2010 est.) $1.485 trillion (2009 est.) $1.589 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Micronesia, Federated States of $238.1 million (2008 est.) $277 million (2002 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars GDP supplemented by grant aid, averaging perhaps $100 million annually

Moldova $10.6 billion (2010 est.) $10.28 billion (2009 est.) $10.99 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Monaco $976.3 million (2006 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mongolia $10.16 billion (2010 est.) $9.5 billion (2009 est.) $9.654 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Montenegro $6.569 billion (2010 est.) $6.689 billion (2009 est.) $7.093 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Montserrat $29 million (2002 est.)

Morocco $153.8 billion (2010 est.) $147.6 billion (2009 est.) $140.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mozambique $22.19 billion (2010 est.) $20.49 billion (2009 est.) $19.28 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Namibia $14.64 billion (2010 est.) $14.06 billion (2009 est.) $14.17 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Nauru $60 million (2005 est.)

Nepal $35.31 billion (2010 est.) $34.11 billion (2009 est.) $32.58 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Netherlands $680.4 billion (2010 est.) $669 billion (2009 est.) $696.1 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

New Caledonia $3.158 billion (2003 est.)

New Zealand $119.2 billion (2010 est.) $116.8 billion (2009 est.) $118.8 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Nicaragua $17.34 billion (2010 est.) $16.87 billion (2009 est.) $17.12 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Niger $10.58 billion (2010 est.) $10.22 billion (2009 est.) $10.35 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Nigeria $369.8 billion (2010 est.) $346.2 billion (2009 est.) $327.9 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Niue $10.01 million (2003 est.)

Norfolk Island $NA

Northern Mariana Islands $900 million (2000 est.) note: GDP estimate includes US subsidy

Norway $276.4 billion (2010 est.) $272.3 billion (2009 est.) $276.2 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Oman $76.53 billion (2010 est.) $73.87 billion (2009 est.) $72.42 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Pakistan $451.2 billion (2010 est.) $439.4 billion (2009 est.) $421.2 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Palau $164 million (2008 est.) $124.5 million (2004 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP estimate includes US subsidy

Panama $43.48 billion (2010 est.) $41.37 billion (2009 est.) $40.4 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Papua New Guinea $14.93 billion (2010 est.) $14.06 billion (2009 est.) $13.33 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Paraguay $30.94 billion (2010 est.) $29.06 billion (2009 est.) $30.2 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Peru $274.7 billion (2010 est.) $254.8 billion (2009 est.) $252.5 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Philippines $351.2 billion (2010 est.) $329.2 billion (2009 est.) $325.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Pitcairn Islands $NA

Poland $721.7 billion (2010 est.) $698.6 billion (2009 est.) $687 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Portugal $247 billion (2010 est.) $244.5 billion (2009 est.) $251 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Puerto Rico $64.84 billion (2010 est.) $68.84 billion (2009 est.) $71.51 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Qatar $122.2 billion (2010 est.) $102.3 billion (2009 est.) $93.44 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Romania $253.3 billion (2010 est.) $258.2 billion (2009 est.) $277.9 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Russia $2.229 trillion (2010 est.) $2.147 trillion (2009 est.) $2.331 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Rwanda $11.84 billion (2010 est.) $11.17 billion (2009 est.) $10.69 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha $18 million (1998 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis $719.5 million (2010 est.) $730.5 million (2009 est.) $772.7 million (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Saint Lucia $1.789 billion (2010 est.) $1.769 billion (2009 est.) $1.866 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Saint Pierre and Miquelon $48.3 million (2003 est.) note: supplemented by annual payments from France of about $60 million

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $1.107 billion (2010 est.) $1.102 billion (2009 est.) $1.112 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Samoa $1.002 billion (2010 est.) $1.022 billion (2009 est.) $1.059 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

San Marino $1.662 billion (2007) $850 million (2004 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe $316.9 million (2010 est.) $299 million (2009 est.) $287.5 million (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Saudi Arabia $622.5 billion (2010 est.) $599.7 billion (2009 est.) $599.1 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Senegal $23.86 billion (2010 est.) $22.96 billion (2009 est.) $22.56 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Serbia $80.65 billion (2010 est.) $79.22 billion (2009 est.) $81.67 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Seychelles $1.908 billion (2010 est.) $1.843 billion (2009 est.) $1.83 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sierra Leone $4.812 billion (2010 est.) $4.574 billion (2009 est.) $4.382 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Singapore $292.2 billion (2010 est.) $255 billion (2009 est.) $258.3 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sint Maarten $794.7 million (2008 est.) $748.9 million (2007 est.) $703.2 million (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Slovakia $121.3 billion (2010 est.) $116.7 billion (2009 est.) $122.4 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Slovenia $56.81 billion (2010 est.) $56.24 billion (2009 est.) $61.2 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Solomon Islands $1.559 billion (2010 est.) $1.517 billion (2009 est.) $1.553 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Somalia $5.896 billion (2010 est.) $5.75 billion (2009 est.) $5.607 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

South Africa $527.5 billion (2010 est.) $512.2 billion (2009 est.) $521.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Spain $1.374 trillion (2010 est.) $1.379 trillion (2009 est.) $1.432 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sri Lanka $104.7 billion (2010 est.) $97.91 billion (2009 est.) $94.6 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sudan $98.79 billion (2010 est.) $93.91 billion (2009 est.) $90.12 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Suriname $4.794 billion (2010 est.) $4.632 billion (2009 est.) $4.541 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Svalbard $NA

Swaziland $6.055 billion (2010 est.) $5.937 billion (2009 est.) $5.913 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sweden $354 billion (2010 est.) $340.1 billion (2009 est.) $358.4 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Switzerland $326.9 billion (2010 est.) $318 billion (2009 est.) $324.1 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Syria $106.4 billion (2010 est.) $102.4 billion (2009 est.) $97.48 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Taiwan $807.2 billion (2010 est.) $745.4 billion (2009 est.) $759.8 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Tajikistan $14.61 billion (2010 est.) $13.85 billion (2009 est.) $13.4 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Tanzania $62.22 billion (2010 est.) $58.48 billion (2009 est.) $55.17 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Thailand $580.3 billion (2010 est.) $539.3 billion (2009 est.) $551.5 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Timor-Leste $3.004 billion (2010 est.) $2.782 billion (2009 est.) $2.588 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Togo $5.927 billion (2010 est.) $5.738 billion (2009 est.) $5.565 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Tokelau $1.5 million (1993 est.)

Tonga $767 million (2010 est.) $770.9 million (2009 est.) $774.7 million (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Trinidad and Tobago $27.1 billion (2010 est.) $26.54 billion (2009 est.) $27.42 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Tunisia $100.3 billion (2010 est.) $97.03 billion (2009 est.) $94.22 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Turkey $958.3 billion (2010 est.) $893.1 billion (2009 est.) $937.1 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Turkmenistan $36.64 billion (2010 est.) $33.01 billion (2009 est.) $31.11 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Turks and Caicos Islands $216 million (2002 est.)

Tuvalu $14.94 million (2002 est.)

Uganda $41.7 billion (2010 est.) $39.41 billion (2009 est.) $36.76 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ukraine $306.3 billion (2010 est.) $293.7 billion (2009 est.) $345.9 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

United Arab Emirates $199.8 billion (2010 est.) $194.7 billion (2009 est.) $200.1 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

United Kingdom $2.189 trillion (2010 est.) $2.154 trillion (2009 est.) $2.268 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

United States $14.72 trillion (2010 est.) $14.33 trillion (2009 est.) $14.72 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Uruguay $47.8 billion (2010 est.) $44.63 billion (2009 est.) $43.38 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Uzbekistan $86.07 billion (2010 est.) $79.55 billion (2009 est.) $73.59 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Vanuatu $1.216 billion (2010 est.) $1.168 billion (2009 est.) $1.126 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Venezuela $344.2 billion (2010 est.) $354.1 billion (2009 est.) $366.2 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Vietnam $278.1 billion (2010 est.) $260.3 billion (2009 est.) $247.2 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Virgin Islands $1.577 billion (2004 est.)

Wallis and Futuna $60 million (2004 est.)

West Bank $12.79 billion (2009 est.) $11.95 billion (2008) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Western Sahara $900 million (2007 est.)

World $74.43 trillion (2010 est.) $71.17 trillion (2009 est.) $71.67 trillion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Yemen $61.88 billion (2010 est.) $58.82 billion (2009 est.) $56.67 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Zambia $20.03 billion (2010 est.) $18.72 billion (2009 est.) $17.61 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Zimbabwe $4.395 billion (2010 est.) $4.223 billion (2009 est.) $4.279 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

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@2002

Field Listing :: Population growth rate

The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries. Country Comparison to the World Country

Population growth rate(%)

Afghanistan 2.471% (2010 est.)

Albania 0.249% (2010 est.)

Algeria 1.177% (2010 est.)

American Samoa 1.212% (2010 est.)

Andorra 0.382% (2010 est.)

Angola 2.063% (2010 est.)

Anguilla 2.215% (2010 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda 1.3% (2010 est.)

Argentina 1.036% (2010 est.)

Armenia 0.016% (2010 est.)

Aruba 1.457% (2010 est.)

Australia 1.171% (2010 est.)

Austria 0.042% (2010 est.)

Azerbaijan 0.805% (2010 est.)

Bahamas, The 0.935% (2010 est.)

Bahrain 1.243% (2010 est.)

Bangladesh 1.55% (2010 est.)

Barbados 0.374% (2010 est.)

Belarus -0.368% (2010 est.)

Belgium 0.082% (2010 est.)

Belize 2.102% (2010 est.)

Benin 2.944% (2010 est.)

Bermuda 0.62% (2010 est.)

Bhutan 1.236% (2010 est.)

Bolivia 1.72% (2010 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.016% (2010 est.)

Botswana 1.843% (2010 est.)

Brazil 1.166% (2010 est.)

British Virgin Islands 1.784% (2010 est.)

Brunei 1.733% (2010 est.)

Bulgaria -0.768% (2010 est.)

Burkina Faso 3.095% (2010 est.)

Burma 1.096% (2010 est.)

Burundi 3.561% (2010 est.)

Cambodia 1.705% (2010 est.)

Cameroon 2.157% (2010 est.)

Canada 0.804% (2010 est.)

Cape Verde 1.459% (2010 est.)

Cayman Islands 2.338% (2010 est.)

Central African Republic 2.149% (2010 est.)

Chad 2.038% (2010 est.)

Chile 0.856% (2010 est.)

China 0.494% (2010 est.)

Christmas Island 0% (2010 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0% (2010 est.)

Colombia 1.184% (2010 est.)

Comoros 2.731% (2010 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.165% (2010 est.)

Congo, Republic of the 2.807% (2010 est.)

Cook Islands -3.256% (2010 est.)

Costa Rica 1.347% (2010 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire 2.105% (2010 est.)

Croatia -0.061% (2010 est.)

Cuba 0.217% (2010 est.)

Curacao NA

Cyprus 1.663% (2010 est.)

Czech Republic -0.106% (2010 est.)

Denmark 0.267% (2010 est.)

Djibouti 2.181% (2010 est.)

Dominica 0.213% (2010 est.)

Dominican Republic 1.357% (2010 est.)

Ecuador 1.466% (2010 est.)

Egypt 1.997% (2010 est.)

El Salvador 0.332% (2010 est.)

Equatorial Guinea 2.674% (2010 est.)

Eritrea 2.522% (2010 est.)

Estonia -0.635% (2010 est.)

Ethiopia 3.202% (2010 est.)

European Union 0.098 % (2010 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0.011% (2009 est.)

Faroe Islands 0.424% (2010 est.)

Fiji 0.827% (2010 est.)

Finland 0.084% (2010 est.)

France 0.525% (2010 est.)

French Polynesia 1.355% (2010 est.)

Gabon 2.025% (2010 est.)

Gambia, The 2.528% (2010 est.)

Gaza Strip 3.29% (2010 est.)

Georgia -0.325% (2010 est.)

Germany -0.061% (2010 est.)

Ghana 1.855% (2010 est.)

Gibraltar 0.27% (2010 est.)

Greece 0.106% (2010 est.)

Greenland 0.064% (2010 est.)

Grenada 0.563% (2010 est.)

Guam 1.346% (2010 est.)

Guatemala 2.019% (2010 est.)

Guernsey 0.466% (2010 est.)

Guinea 2.649% (2010 est.)

Guinea-Bissau 2.004% (2010 est.)

Guyana -0.547% (2010 est.)

Haiti 0.787% note: the preliminary 2011 numbers differ significantly from those of 2010, which were strongly influenced by the demographic effect of the January 2010 earthquake; the latest figures more closely correspond to those of 2009 (2011 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City) 0.004% (2010 est.)

Honduras 1.935% (2010 est.)

Hong Kong 0.476% (2010 est.)

Hungary -0.156% (2010 est.)

Iceland 0.699% (2010 est.)

India 1.376% (2010 est.)

Indonesia 1.097% (2010 est.)

Iran 1.253% (2010 est.)

Iraq 2.449% (2010 est.)

Ireland 1.007% (2010 est.)

Isle of Man 0.968% (2010 est.)

Israel 1.628% (2010 est.)

Italy -0.075% (2010 est.)

Jamaica 0.747% (2010 est.)

Japan -0.242% (2010 est.)

Jersey 0.86% (2010 est.)

Jordan 2.159% (2010 est.)

Kazakhstan 0.399% (2010 est.)

Kenya 2.588% (2010 est.)

Kiribati 1.271% (2010 est.)

Korea, North 0.389% (2010 est.)

Korea, South 0.258% (2010 est.)

Kuwait 3.501% note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2010 est.)

Kyrgyzstan 1.414% (2010 est.)

Laos 1.712% (2010 est.)

Latvia -0.602% (2010 est.)

Lebanon 0.621% (2010 est.)

Lesotho 0.277% (2010 est.)

Liberia 2.782% (2010 est.)

Libya 2.117% (2010 est.)

Liechtenstein 0.683% (2010 est.)

Lithuania -0.276% (2010 est.)

Luxembourg 1.158% (2010 est.)

Macau 0.89% (2010 est.)

Macedonia 0.257% (2010 est.)

Madagascar 2.993% (2010 est.)

Malawi 2.758% (2010 est.)

Malaysia 1.609% (2010 est.)

Maldives -0.178% (2010 est.)

Mali 2.607% (2010 est.)

Malta 0.391% (2010 est.)

Marshall Islands 2.023% (2010 est.)

Mauritania 2.373% (2010 est.)

Mauritius 0.751% (2010 est.)

Mayotte 3.171% (2010 est.)

Mexico 1.118% (2010 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of -0.284% (2010 est.)

Moldova -0.072% (2010 est.)

Monaco -0.183% (2010 est.)

Mongolia 1.495% (2010 est.)

Montenegro -0.777% (2010 est.)

Montserrat 0.391% (2010 est.)

Morocco 1.077% (2010 est.)

Mozambique 1.797% (2010 est.)

Namibia 0.909% (2010 est.)

Nauru 0.594% (2010 est.)

Nepal 1.419% (2010 est.)

Netherlands 0.39% (2010 est.)

New Caledonia 1.561% (2010 est.)

New Zealand 0.901% (2010 est.)

Nicaragua 1.74% (2010 est.)

Niger 3.66% (2010 est.)

Nigeria 1.966% (2010 est.)

Niue -0.032% (2010 est.)

Norfolk Island 0.006% (2010 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands -5.567% (2010 est.)

Norway 0.334% (2010 est.)

Oman 1.996% (2010 est.)

Pakistan 1.589% (2010 est.)

Palau 0.374% (2010 est.)

Panama 1.463% (2010 est.)

Papua New Guinea 2.033% (2010 est.)

Paraguay 1.31% (2010 est.)

Peru 1.193% (2010 est.)

Philippines 1.931% (2010 est.)

Pitcairn Islands 0% (2010 est.)

Poland -0.053% (2010 est.)

Portugal 0.244% (2010 est.)

Puerto Rico 0.27% (2010 est.)

Qatar 0.869% (2010 est.)

Romania -0.247% (2010 est.)

Russia -0.465% (2010 est.)

Rwanda 2.818% (2010 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 0.404% (2010 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.838% (2010 est.)

Saint Lucia 0.398% (2010 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.909% (2010 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.341% (2010 est.)

Samoa 0.605% (2010 est.)

San Marino 1.106% (2010 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe 2.112% (2010 est.)

Saudi Arabia 1.548% (2010 est.)

Senegal 2.579% (2010 est.)

Serbia -0.469% (2010 est.)

Seychelles 0.966% (2010 est.)

Sierra Leone 2.216% (2010 est.)

Singapore 0.863% (2010 est.)

Sint Maarten NA

Slovakia 0.129% (2010 est.)

Slovenia -0.142% (2010 est.)

Solomon Islands 2.27% (2010 est.)

Somalia 2.809% (2010 est.)

South Africa -0.051% (2010 est.)

Spain 0.493% (2010 est.)

Sri Lanka 0.863% (2010 est.)

Sudan 2.497% (2010 est.)

Suriname 1.108% (2010 est.)

Svalbard -0.023% (2010 est.)

Swaziland 1.213% (2010 est.)

Sweden 0.16% (2010 est.)

Switzerland 0.223% (2010 est.)

Syria 1.954% (2010 est.)

Taiwan 0.213% (2010 est.)

Tajikistan 1.852% (2010 est.)

Tanzania 2.032% (2010 est.)

Thailand 0.653% (2010 est.)

Timor-Leste 1.999% (2010 est.)

Togo 2.773% (2010 est.)

Tokelau -0.011% (2010 est.)

Tonga 1.282% (2010 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago -0.094% (2010 est.)

Tunisia 0.969% (2010 est.)

Turkey 1.272% (2010 est.)

Turkmenistan 1.14% (2010 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands 2.491% (2010 est.)

Tuvalu 0.659% (2010 est.)

Uganda 3.563% (2010 est.)

Ukraine -0.619% (2010 est.)

United Arab Emirates 3.561% (2010 est.)

United Kingdom 0.563% (2010 est.)

United States 0.97% (2010 est.)

Uruguay 0.447% (2010 est.)

Uzbekistan 0.938% (2010 est.)

Vanuatu 1.359% (2010 est.)

Venezuela 1.515% (2010 est.)

Vietnam 1.096% (2010 est.)

Virgin Islands -0.072% (2010 est.)

Wallis and Futuna 0.365% (2010 est.)

West Bank 2.13% (2010 est.)

Western Sahara 3.169% (2010 est.)

World 1.133% (2009 est.)

Yemen 2.713% (2010 est.)

Zambia 3.118% (2010 est.)

Zimbabwe 2.954% (2010 est.)

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@2003

Field Listing :: GDP - real growth rate

This entry gives GDP growth on an annual basis adjusted for inflation and expressed as a percent. Country Comparison to the World Country

GDP - real growth rate(%)

Afghanistan 8.9% (2010 est.) 22.5% (2009 est.) 3.4% (2008 est.)

Albania 3.1% (2010 est.) 3.3% (2009 est.) 7.8% (2008 est.)

Algeria 4.1% (2010 est.) 2.2% (2009 est.) 2.8% (2008 est.)

American Samoa 3% (2003)

Andorra 2.6% (2008 est.) 2% (2007 est.) 3.5% (2005 est.)

Angola 5.9% (2010 est.) -0.9% (2009 est.) 13.4% (2008 est.)

Anguilla -8.5% (2009 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda -4.1% (2010 est.) -8.9% (2009 est.) 1.8% (2008 est.)

Argentina 7.5% (2010 est.) -3% (2009 est.) 5% (2008 est.)

Armenia 4.7% (2010 est.) -14.2% (2009 est.) 6.9% (2008 est.)

Aruba 2.4% (2005 est.)

Australia 3.3% (2010 est.) 1.2% (2009 est.) 2.2% (2008 est.)

Austria 2% (2010 est.) -3.8% (2009 est.) 1.9% (2008 est.)

Azerbaijan 3.7% (2010 est.) 9.3% (2009 est.) 10.8% (2008 est.)

Bahamas, The -0.5% (2010 est.) -3.9% (2009 est.) -1.7% (2008 est.)

Bahrain 3.9% (2010 est.) 3.1% (2009 est.) 6.3% (2008 est.)

Bangladesh 6% (2010 est.) 5.7% (2009 est.) 6% (2008 est.)

Barbados -0.7% (2010 est.) -5.5% (2009 est.) -0.2% (2008 est.)

Belarus 4.8% (2010 est.) 0.2% (2009 est.) 10.2% (2008 est.)

Belgium 1.6% (2010 est.) -2.7% (2009 est.) 0.8% (2008 est.)

Belize 1.5% (2010 est.) 0% (2009 est.) 3.6% (2008 est.)

Benin 3% (2010 est.) 2.7% (2009 est.) 5.1% (2008 est.)

Bermuda 4.6% (2004 est.)

Bhutan 6.8% (2010 est.) 5.7% (2009 est.) 2.7% (2008 est.)

Bolivia 3.8% (2010 est.) 3.4% (2009 est.) 6.1% (2008 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.1% (2010 est.) -3.2% (2009 est.) 5.7% (2008 est.)

Botswana 3.1% (2010 est.) -5.4% (2009 est.) 2.9% (2008 est.)

Brazil 7.5% (2010 est.) -0.2% (2009 est.) 5.1% (2008 est.)

British Virgin Islands -0.6% (2008 est.)

Brunei 1% (2010 est.) -1.8% (2009 est.) -1.9% (2008 est.)

Bulgaria 0% (2010 est.) -5% (2009 est.) 6.2% (2008 est.)

Burkina Faso 5.2% (2010 est.) 3.2% (2009 est.) 5.2% (2008 est.)

Burma 3.1% (2010 est.) 1.8% (2009 est.) 1.1% (2008 est.)

Burundi 3.9% (2010 est.) 3.5% (2009 est.) 4.5% (2008 est.)

Cambodia 4.1% (2010 est.) -1.5% (2009 est.) 5% (2008 est.)

Cameroon 2.8% (2010 est.) 0.9% (2009 est.) 3.9% (2008 est.)

Canada 3% (2010 est.) -2.5% (2009 est.) 0.5% (2008 est.)

Cape Verde 4.5% (2010 est.) 1.8% (2009 est.) 5.9% (2008 est.)

Cayman Islands 1.1% (2008 est.) 0.9% (2004 est.)

Central African Republic 3.7% (2010 est.) 1.7% (2009 est.) 2% (2008 est.)

Chad 2% (2010 est.) -1.6% (2009 est.) 10.7% (2008 est.)

Chile 5.3% (2010 est.) -1.5% (2009 est.) 3.7% (2008 est.)

China 10.3% (2010 est.) 9.1% (2009 est.) 9% (2008 est.)

Colombia 4.4% (2010 est.) 0.8% (2009 est.) 2.7% (2008 est.)

Comoros 1.7% (2010 est.) 1.8% (2009 est.) 1% (2008 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3% (2010 est.) 2.8% (2009 est.) 6.2% (2008 est.)

Congo, Republic of the 10.5% (2010 est.) 7.6% (2009 est.) 5.6% (2008 est.)

Cook Islands 0.1% (2005 est.)

Costa Rica 3.5% (2010 est.) -0.7% (2009 est.) 2.6% (2008 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire 3.6% (2010 est.) 4.2% (2009 est.) 2.3% (2008 est.)

Croatia -1.4% (2010 est.) -5.8% (2009 est.) 2.4% (2008 est.)

Cuba 1.5% (2010 est.) 1.4% (2009 est.) 4.1% (2008 est.)

Curacao 3.5% (2008) 2.2% (2007)

Cyprus 0.6% (2010 est.) -1.8% (2009 est.) 3.6% (2008 est.)

Czech Republic 1.8% (2010 est.) -4.1% (2009 est.) 2.5% (2008 est.)

Denmark 1.8% (2010 est.) -4.7% (2009 est.) -0.9% (2008 est.)

Djibouti 4.8% (2010 est.) 5% (2009 est.) 5.8% (2008 est.)

Dominica 1.4% (2010 est.) -0.3% (2009 est.) 3.2% (2008 est.)

Dominican Republic 4.2% (2010 est.) 3.5% (2009 est.) 5.3% (2008 est.)

Ecuador 2.4% (2010 est.) 0.4% (2009 est.) 7.2% (2008 est.)

Egypt 5.3% (2010 est.) 4.6% (2009 est.) 7.2% (2008 est.)

El Salvador 1.2% (2010 est.) -3.5% (2009 est.) 2.4% (2008 est.)

Equatorial Guinea 2% (2010 est.) 5.3% (2009 est.) 11.3% (2008 est.)

Eritrea 4% (2010 est.) 3.6% (2009 est.) 2% (2008 est.)

Estonia 1.9% (2010 est.) -13.9% (2009 est.) -5.1% (2008 est.)

Ethiopia 7% (2010 est.) 8.7% (2009 est.) 11.6% (2008 est.)

European Union 1.7% (2010 est.) -4% (2009 est.) 0.6% (2008 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA%

Faroe Islands 0.5% (2008 est.)

Fiji 1.8% (2010 est.) -2.5% (2009 est.) -0.1% (2008 est.)

Finland 2.1% (2010 est.) -8.1% (2009 est.) 1% (2008 est.)

France 1.6% (2010 est.) -2.5% (2009 est.) 0.1% (2008 est.)

French Polynesia 2.7% (2005) 5.1% (2002)

Gabon 5.4% (2010 est.) -1.4% (2009 est.) 2.3% (2008 est.)

Gambia, The 5% (2010 est.) 5.6% (2009 est.) 6.3% (2008 est.)

Gaza Strip see entry for West Bank

Georgia 5.5% (2010 est.) -3.9% (2009 est.) 2.3% (2008 est.)

Germany 3.3% (2010 est.) -4.7% (2009 est.) 1% (2008 est.)

Ghana 4.7% (2010 est.) 4.1% (2009 est.) 7.3% (2008 est.)

Gibraltar 3.7% (2006) 7% (2005 est.)

Greece -4.8% (2010 est.) -2% (2009 est.) 2% (2008 est.)

Greenland 1.5% (2008 est.) 4% (2007 est.) 2.6% (2006 est.)

Grenada 0.8% (2010 est.) -7.7% (2009 est.) 2.2% (2008 est.)

Guam NA%

Guatemala 2.2% (2010 est.) 0.6% (2009 est.) 3.3% (2008 est.)

Guernsey 3% (2005 est.)

Guinea 3% (2010 est.) -3.5% (2009 est.) 4.7% (2008 est.)

Guinea-Bissau 1.8% (2010 est.) 3% (2009 est.) 2.8% (2008 est.)

Guyana 2.5% (2010 est.) 2.3% (2009 est.) 3% (2008 est.)

Haiti -8% (2010 est.) 2.9% (2009 est.) 0.8% (2008 est.)

Honduras 2.5% (2010 est.) -2.1% (2009 est.) 4.2% (2008 est.)

Hong Kong 5.7% (2010 est.) -2.8% (2009 est.) 2.2% (2008 est.)

Hungary 0.8% (2010 est.) -6.3% (2009 est.) 0.6% (2008 est.)

Iceland -3.4% (2010 est.) -6.8% (2009 est.) 1% (2008 est.)

India 8.3% (2010 est.) 7.4% (2009 est.) 7.4% (2008 est.)

Indonesia 6% (2010 est.) 4.5% (2009 est.) 6% (2008 est.)

Iran 3% (2010 est.) 1.5% (2009 est.) 2.5% (2008 est.)

Iraq 5.5% (2010 est.) 4.5% (2009 est.) 7.8% (2008 est.)

Ireland -0.6% (2010 est.) -7.6% (2009 est.) -3.5% (2008 est.)

Isle of Man 5.2% (2005)

Israel 3.4% (2010 est.) 0.2% (2009 est.) 4.4% (2008 est.)

Italy 1.1% (2010 est.) -5.1% (2009 est.) -1.3% (2008 est.)

Jamaica -0.8% (2010 est.) -2.8% (2009 est.) -0.9% (2008 est.)

Japan 3% (2010 est.) -5.2% (2009 est.) -1.2% (2008 est.)

Jersey NA%

Jordan 3.2% (2010 est.) 2.4% (2009 est.) 5.8% (2008 est.)

Kazakhstan 4.9% (2010 est.) 1.2% (2009 est.) 3.3% (2008 est.)

Kenya 4% (2010 est.) 2.6% (2009 est.) 1.7% (2008 est.)

Kiribati 1.5% (2010 est.) -0.7% (2009 est.) -1.1% (2008 est.)

Korea, North -0.9% (2009 est.) 3.7% (2008 est.)

Korea, South 6.1% (2010 est.) 0.2% (2009 est.) 2.3% (2008 est.)

Kosovo

Kuwait 3.2% (2010 est.) -4.6% (2009 est.) 8.5% (2008 est.)

Kyrgyzstan -3.5% (2010 est.) 2.3% (2009 est.) 8.4% (2008 est.)

Laos 7% (2010 est.) 6.5% (2009 est.) 7.2% (2008 est.)

Latvia -1.8% (2010 est.) -18% (2009 est.) -4.2% (2008 est.)

Lebanon 7.2% (2010 est.) 6.9% (2009 est.) 9.3% (2008 est.)

Lesotho 3.5% (2010 est.) 1.6% (2009 est.) 3.9% (2008 est.)

Liberia 6% (2010 est.) 4.6% (2009 est.) 8.6% (2008 est.)

Libya 3.3% (2010 est.) -0.7% (2009 est.) 2.7% (2008 est.)

Liechtenstein 3.1% (2007 est.)

Lithuania 0.4% (2010 est.) -14.8% (2009 est.) 2.8% (2008 est.)

Luxembourg 3.2% (2010 est.) -3.7% (2009 est.) 1.4% (2008 est.)

Macau 1% (2009 est.) 12.9% (2008) 26% (2007)

Macedonia 1.5% (2010 est.) -0.7% (2009 est.) 4.8% (2008 est.)

Madagascar 1.5% (2010 est.) -1% (2009 est.) 7% (2008 est.)

Malawi 6.5% (2010 est.) 7.6% (2009 est.) 9.8% (2008 est.)

Malaysia 7.1% (2010 est.) -1.7% (2009 est.) 4.7% (2008 est.)

Maldives 3.4% (2010 est.) -3.1% (2009 est.) 6.2% (2008 est.)

Mali 5.2% (2010 est.) 4.4% (2009 est.) 5% (2008 est.)

Malta 2% (2010 est.) -1.2% (2009 est.) 1.5% (2008 est.)

Marshall Islands -0.3% (2008 est.) 3.5% (2005 est.)

Mauritania 5% (2010 est.) -1% (2009 est.) 3.5% (2008 est.)

Mauritius 3.6% (2010 est.) 3.1% (2009 est.) 5.1% (2008 est.)

Mayotte NA%

Mexico 5% (2010 est.) -6.5% (2009 est.) 1.5% (2008 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of NA% 0.3% (2005 est.)

Moldova 3.1% (2010 est.) -6.5% (2009 est.) 7.8% (2008 est.)

Monaco NA% (2000 est.)

Mongolia 7% (2010 est.) -1.6% (2009 est.) 8.9% (2008 est.)

Montenegro -1.8% (2010 est.) -5.7% (2009 est.) 6.9% (2008 est.)

Montserrat -1% (2002 est.)

Morocco 4.2% (2010 est.) 4.9% (2009 est.) 5.6% (2008 est.)

Mozambique 8.3% (2010 est.) 6.3% (2009 est.) 6.8% (2008 est.)

Namibia 4.1% (2010 est.) -0.8% (2009 est.) 4.3% (2008 est.)

Nauru NA%

Nepal 3.5% (2010 est.) 4.7% (2009 est.) 5.3% (2008 est.)

Netherlands 1.7% (2010 est.) -3.9% (2009 est.) 1.9% (2008 est.)

New Caledonia NA%

New Zealand 2.1% (2010 est.) -1.7% (2009 est.) -0.2% (2008 est.)

Nicaragua 2.8% (2010 est.) -1.5% (2009 est.) 2.8% (2008 est.)

Niger 3.5% (2010 est.) -1.2% (2009 est.) 9.3% (2008 est.)

Nigeria 6.8% (2010 est.) 5.6% (2009 est.) 6% (2008 est.)

Niue 6.2% (2003 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands NA%

Norway 1.5% (2010 est.) -1.4% (2009 est.) 1.8% (2008 est.)

Oman 3.6% (2010 est.) 2% (2009 est.) 12.8% (2008 est.)

Pakistan 2.7% (2010 est.) 4.3% (2009 est.) 3.6% (2008 est.)

Palau NA% (2009) 5.5% (2005 est.)

Panama 5.1% (2010 est.) 2.4% (2009 est.) 10.7% (2008 est.)

Papua New Guinea 6.2% (2010 est.) 5.5% (2009 est.) 6.7% (2008 est.)

Paraguay 6.5% (2010 est.) -3.8% (2009 est.) 5.8% (2008 est.)

Peru 7.8% (2010 est.) 0.9% (2009 est.) 9.8% (2008 est.)

Philippines 6.7% (2010 est.) 1.1% (2009 est.) 3.7% (2008 est.)

Poland 3.3% (2010 est.) 1.7% (2009 est.) 5.1% (2008 est.)

Portugal 1% (2010 est.) -2.6% (2009 est.) 0% (2008 est.)

Puerto Rico -5.8% (2010 est.) -3.7% (2009 est.) -2.8% (2008 est.)

Qatar 19.4% (2010 est.) 9.5% (2009 est.) 11.7% (2008 est.)

Romania -1.9% (2010 est.) -7.1% (2009 est.) 7.1% (2008 est.)

Russia 3.8% (2010 est.) -7.9% (2009) 5.2% (2008)

Rwanda 6% (2010 est.) 4.5% (2009 est.) 11.2% (2008 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha NA%

Saint Kitts and Nevis -1.5% (2010 est.) -5.5% (2009 est.) 4.6% (2008 est.)

Saint Lucia 1.1% (2010 est.) -5.2% (2009 est.) 0.7% (2008 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon NA%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5% (2010 est.) -1% (2009 est.) -0.6% (2008 est.)

Samoa -2% (2010 est.) -3.5% (2009 est.) -3.4% (2008 est.)

San Marino 4.3% (2007 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe 6% (2010 est.) 4% (2009 est.) 5.8% (2008 est.)

Saudi Arabia 3.8% (2010 est.) 0.1% (2009 est.) 4.3% (2008 est.)

Senegal 3.9% (2010 est.) 1.8% (2009 est.) 3.3% (2008 est.)

Serbia 1.8% (2010 est.) -3% (2009 est.) 5.5% (2008 est.)

Seychelles 3.5% (2010 est.) 0.7% (2009 est.) -1.3% (2008 est.)

Sierra Leone 5.2% (2010 est.) 4.4% (2009 est.) 5.5% (2008 est.)

Singapore 14.6% (2010 est.) -1.3% (2009 est.) 1.8% (2008 est.)

Sint Maarten 1.6% (2008 est.) 4.5% (2007 est.)

Slovakia 4% (2010 est.) -4.7% (2009 est.) 6.2% (2008 est.)

Slovenia 1% (2010 est.) -8.1% (2009 est.) 3.7% (2008 est.)

Solomon Islands 2.8% (2010 est.) -2.3% (2009 est.) 7.4% (2008 est.)

Somalia 2.6% (2010 est.) 2.6% (2009 est.) 2.6% (2008 est.)

South Africa 3% (2010 est.) -1.8% (2009 est.) 3.7% (2008 est.)

Spain -0.4% (2010 est.) -3.7% (2009 est.) 0.9% (2008 est.)

Sri Lanka 6.9% (2010 est.) 3.5% (2009 est.) 6% (2008 est.)

Sudan 5.2% (2010 est.) 4.2% (2009 est.) 6.6% (2008 est.)

Suriname 3.5% (2010 est.) 2% (2009 est.) 7% (2008 est.)

Svalbard NA%

Swaziland 2% (2010 est.) 0.4% (2009 est.) 2.4% (2008 est.)

Sweden 4.1% (2010 est.) -5.1% (2009 est.) -0.6% (2008 est.)

Switzerland 2.8% (2010 est.) -1.9% (2009 est.) 1.9% (2008 est.)

Syria 4% (2010 est.) 5% (2009 est.) 4.3% (2008 est.)

Taiwan 8.3% (2010 est.) -1.9% (2009 est.) 0.7% (2008 est.)

Tajikistan 5.5% (2010 est.) 3.4% (2009 est.) 7.9% (2008 est.)

Tanzania 6.4% (2010 est.) 6% (2009 est.) 7.4% (2008 est.)

Thailand 7.6% (2010 est.) -2.2% (2009 est.) 2.5% (2008 est.)

Timor-Leste 8% (2010 est.) 7.5% (2009 est.) 12.8% (2008 est.)

Togo 3.3% (2010 est.) 3.1% (2009 est.) 1.8% (2008 est.)

Tokelau NA%

Tonga -0.5% (2010 est.) -0.5% (2009 est.) 1.2% (2008 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago 2.1% (2010 est.) -3.2% (2009 est.) 3.5% (2008 est.)

Tunisia 3.4% (2010 est.) 3% (2009 est.) 4.6% (2008 est.)

Turkey 7.3% (2010 est.) -4.7% (2009 est.) 0.7% (2008 est.)

Turkmenistan 11% (2010 est.) 6.1% (2009 est.) 10.5% (2008 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands 4.9% (2000 est.)

Tuvalu 3% (2006 est.)

Uganda 5.8% (2010 est.) 7.2% (2009 est.) 8.7% (2008 est.)

Ukraine 4.3% (2010 est.) -15.1% (2009 est.) 2.1% (2008 est.)

United Arab Emirates 2.6% (2010 est.) -2.7% (2009 est.) 7.4% (2008 est.)

United Kingdom 1.6% (2010 est.) -5% (2009 est.) -0.1% (2008 est.)

United States 2.8% (2010 est.) -2.6% (2009 est.) 0% (2008 est.)

Uruguay 7.1% (2010 est.) 2.9% (2009 est.) 8.5% (2008 est.)

Uzbekistan 8.2% (2010 est.) 8.1% (2009 est.) 9% (2008 est.)

Vanuatu 4.1% (2010 est.) 3.8% (2009 est.) 6.6% (2008 est.)

Venezuela -2.8% (2010 est.) -3.3% (2009 est.) 4.8% (2008 est.)

Vietnam 6.8% (2010 est.) 5.3% (2009 est.) 6.3% (2008 est.)

Virgin Islands 2% (2002 est.)

Wallis and Futuna NA%

West Bank 7% (2009 est.) 2.3% (2008 est.)

Western Sahara NA%

World 4.6% (2010 est.) -0.7% (2009 est.) 2.7% (2008 est.)

Yemen 5.2% (2010 est.) 3.8% (2009 est.) 3.2% (2008 est.)

Zambia 7% (2010 est.) 6.3% (2009 est.) 5.7% (2008 est.)

Zimbabwe 4.1% (2010 est.) -1.3% (2009 est.) -14.4% (2008 est.)

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@2004

Field Listing :: GDP - per capita (PPP)

This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. Country Comparison to the World Country

GDP - per capita (PPP)

Afghanistan $1,000 (2010 est.) $1,000 (2009 est.) $800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Albania $8,000 (2010 est.) $7,800 (2009 est.) $7,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Algeria $7,400 (2010 est.) $7,200 (2009 est.) $7,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

American Samoa $8,000 (2007 est.) $5,800 (2005 est.)

Andorra $44,900 (2008) $42,500 (2007) $38,800 (2005)

Angola $8,700 (2010 est.) $8,400 (2009 est.) $8,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Anguilla $12,200 (2008 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda $16,500 (2010 est.) $17,400 (2009 est.) $19,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Argentina $14,700 (2010 est.) $13,700 (2009 est.) $14,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Armenia $5,800 (2010 est.) $5,600 (2009 est.) $6,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Aruba $21,800 (2004 est.)

Australia $41,300 (2010 est.) $40,500 (2009 est.) $40,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Austria $40,300 (2010 est.) $39,800 (2009 est.) $41,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Azerbaijan $11,000 (2010 est.) $10,600 (2009 est.) $9,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bahamas, The $28,600 (2010 est.) $29,000 (2009 est.) $30,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bahrain $40,400 (2010 est.) $39,400 (2009 est.) $38,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bangladesh $1,700 (2010 est.) $1,600 (2009 est.) $1,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Barbados $21,700 (2010 est.) $21,900 (2009 est.) $23,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Belarus $13,400 (2010 est.) $12,700 (2009 est.) $12,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Belgium $37,900 (2010 est.) $37,300 (2009 est.) $38,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Belize $8,400 (2010 est.) $8,500 (2009 est.) $8,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Benin $1,600 (2010 est.) $1,600 (2009 est.) $1,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bermuda $69,900 (2004 est.)

Bhutan $5,000 (2010 est.) $4,800 (2009 est.) $4,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bolivia $4,800 (2010 est.) $4,700 (2009 est.) $4,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bosnia and Herzegovina $6,600 (2010 est.) $6,600 (2009 est.) $6,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Botswana $13,100 (2010 est.) $12,900 (2009 est.) $13,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Brazil $10,900 (2010 est.) $10,300 (2009 est.) $10,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

British Virgin Islands $38,500 (2004 est.)

Brunei $50,300 (2010 est.) $50,700 (2009 est.) $52,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Bulgaria $12,800 (2010 est.) $12,700 (2009 est.) $13,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burkina Faso $1,200 (2010 est.) $1,200 (2009 est.) $1,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burma $1,100 (2010 est.) $1,100 (2009 est.) $1,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Burundi $300 (2010 est.) $300 (2009 est.) $300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cambodia $2,000 (2010 est.) $2,000 (2009 est.) $2,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cameroon $2,300 (2010 est.) $2,300 (2009 est.) $2,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Canada $39,600 (2010 est.) $38,700 (2009 est.) $40,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cape Verde $3,700 (2010 est.) $3,600 (2009 est.) $3,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cayman Islands $43,800 (2004 est.)

Central African Republic $700 (2010 est.) $700 (2009 est.) $700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Chad $1,800 (2010 est.) $1,800 (2009 est.) $1,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Chile $15,500 (2010 est.) $14,900 (2009 est.) $15,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

China $7,400 (2010 est.) $6,800 (2009 est.) $6,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Colombia $9,800 (2010 est.) $9,500 (2009 est.) $9,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Comoros $1,000 (2010 est.) $1,000 (2009 est.) $1,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Congo, Democratic Republic of the $300 (2010 est.) $300 (2009 est.) $300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Congo, Republic of the $4,200 (2010 est.) $3,900 (2009 est.) $3,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cook Islands $9,100 (2005 est.)

Costa Rica $11,400 (2010 est.) $11,100 (2009 est.) $11,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cote d'Ivoire $1,800 (2010 est.) $1,800 (2009 est.) $1,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Croatia $17,500 (2010 est.) $17,700 (2009 est.) $18,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Cuba $9,900 (2010 est.) $9,800 (2009 est.) $9,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Curacao $14,970 (2004 est.)

Cyprus $21,000 (2010 est.) $21,300 (2009 est.) $22,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Czech Republic $25,600 (2010 est.) $25,200 (2009 est.) $26,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Denmark $37,000 (2010 est.) $36,400 (2009 est.) $38,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Djibouti $2,800 (2010 est.) $2,800 (2009 est.) $2,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Dominica $10,500 (2010 est.) $10,400 (2009 est.) $10,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Dominican Republic $8,600 (2010 est.) $8,400 (2009 est.) $8,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ecuador $7,800 (2010 est.) $7,700 (2009 est.) $7,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Egypt $6,200 (2010 est.) $6,000 (2009 est.) $5,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

El Salvador $7,300 (2010 est.) $7,200 (2009 est.) $7,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Equatorial Guinea $37,900 (2010 est.) $38,200 (2009 est.) $37,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Eritrea $700 (2010 est.) $700 (2009 est.) $700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Estonia $19,000 (2010 est.) $18,500 (2009 est.) $21,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ethiopia $1,000 (2010 est.) $900 (2009 est.) $900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

European Union $32,900 (2010 est.) $32,400 (2009 est.) $33,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) $35,400 (2002 est.)

Faroe Islands $34,000 (2008 est.)

Fiji $4,300 (2010 est.) $4,300 (2009 est.) $4,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Finland $35,300 (2010 est.) $34,600 (2009 est.) $37,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

France $33,300 (2010 est.) $33,000 (2009 est.) $34,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

French Polynesia $18,000 (2004 est.) $17,500 (2003 est.)

Gabon $14,600 (2010 est.) $14,100 (2009 est.) $14,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Gambia, The $1,900 (2010 est.) $1,800 (2009 est.) $1,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Gaza Strip see entry for West Bank

Georgia $4,800 (2010 est.) $4,600 (2009 est.) $4,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Germany $35,900 (2010 est.) $34,700 (2009 est.) $36,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ghana $1,600 (2010 est.) $1,500 (2009 est.) $1,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Gibraltar $38,400 (2006 est.) $38,200 (2005 est.) $27,900 (2000 est.)

Greece $30,200 (2010 est.) $31,500 (2009 est.) $32,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Greenland $35,900 (2007 est.)

Grenada $10,500 (2010 est.) $10,400 (2009 est.) $11,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guam $15,000 (2005 est.)

Guatemala $5,200 (2010 est.) $5,200 (2009 est.) $5,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guernsey $44,600 (2005)

Guinea $1,000 (2010 est.) $1,000 (2009 est.) $1,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guinea-Bissau $1,100 (2010 est.) $1,100 (2009 est.) $1,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Guyana $6,800 (2010 est.) $6,600 (2009 est.) $6,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Haiti $1,200 (2010 est.) $1,200 (2009 est.) $1,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Honduras $4,200 (2010 est.) $4,200 (2009 est.) $4,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Hong Kong $45,600 (2010 est.) $43,400 (2009 est.) $44,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Hungary $19,000 (2010 est.) $18,800 (2009 est.) $20,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Iceland $38,400 (2010 est.) $40,000 (2009 est.) $43,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

India $3,400 (2010 est.) $3,200 (2009 est.) $3,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Indonesia $4,300 (2010 est.) $4,100 (2009 est.) $3,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Iran $11,200 (2010 est.) $11,000 (2009 est.) $11,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Iraq $3,600 (2010 est.) $3,600 (2009 est.) $3,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ireland $37,600 (2010 est.) $38,200 (2009 est.) $41,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Isle of Man $35,000 (2005 est.)

Israel $29,500 (2010 est.) $29,000 (2009 est.) $29,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Italy $30,700 (2010 est.) $30,300 (2009 est.) $31,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Jamaica $8,400 (2010 est.) $8,500 (2009 est.) $8,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Japan $34,200 (2010 est.) $33,100 (2009 est.) $34,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Jersey $57,000 (2005 est.)

Jordan $5,300 (2010 est.) $5,200 (2009 est.) $5,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kazakhstan $12,500 (2010 est.) $12,000 (2009 est.) $11,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kenya $1,600 (2010 est.) $1,600 (2009 est.) $1,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kiribati $6,200 (2010 est.) $6,200 (2009 est.) $6,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Korea, North $1,800 (2009 est.) $1,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Korea, South $30,200 (2010 est.) $28,500 (2009 est.) $28,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kosovo $2,500 (2007)

Kuwait $51,700 (2010 est.) $51,900 (2009 est.) $56,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Kyrgyzstan $2,200 (2010 est.) $2,300 (2009 est.) $2,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Laos $2,400 (2010 est.) $2,300 (2009 est.) $2,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Latvia $14,500 (2010 est.) $14,700 (2009 est.) $17,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Lebanon $14,200 (2010 est.) $13,300 (2009 est.) $12,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Lesotho $1,700 (2010 est.) $1,700 (2009 est.) $1,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Liberia $500 (2010 est.) $500 (2009 est.) $500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Libya $13,800 (2010 est.) $13,600 (2009 est.) $14,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Liechtenstein $122,100 (2007 est.)

Lithuania $15,900 (2010 est.) $15,700 (2009 est.) $18,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Luxembourg $81,800 (2010 est.) $80,700 (2009 est.) $84,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Macau $33,000 (2009) $31,800 (2008) $28,400 (2006)

Macedonia $9,400 (2010 est.) $9,300 (2009 est.) $9,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Madagascar $1,000 (2010 est.) $1,000 (2009 est.) $1,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malawi $900 (2010 est.) $800 (2009 est.) $800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malaysia $14,700 (2010 est.) $14,000 (2009 est.) $14,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Maldives $4,500 (2010 est.) $4,300 (2009 est.) $4,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mali $1,200 (2010 est.) $1,200 (2009 est.) $1,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Malta $25,100 (2010 est.) $24,700 (2009 est.) $25,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Marshall Islands $2,500 (2008 est.) $2,900 (2005 est.)

Mauritania $2,100 (2010 est.) $2,100 (2009 est.) $2,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mauritius $13,500 (2010 est.) $13,100 (2009 est.) $12,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mayotte $4,900 (2005 est.)

Mexico $13,800 (2010 est.) $13,400 (2009 est.) $14,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Micronesia, Federated States of $2,200 (2008 est.) $2,300 (2005 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Moldova $2,500 (2010 est.) $2,400 (2009 est.) $2,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Monaco $30,000 (2006 est.)

Mongolia $3,300 (2010 est.) $3,100 (2009 est.) $3,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Montenegro $9,900 (2010 est.) $10,000 (2009 est.) $10,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Montserrat $3,400 (2002 est.)

Morocco $4,900 (2010 est.) $4,700 (2009 est.) $4,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Mozambique $1,000 (2010 est.) $900 (2009 est.) $900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Namibia $6,900 (2010 est.) $6,700 (2009 est.) $6,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Nauru $5,000 (2005 est.)

Nepal $1,200 (2010 est.) $1,200 (2009 est.) $1,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Netherlands $40,500 (2010 est.) $40,000 (2009 est.) $41,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

New Caledonia $15,000 (2003 est.)

New Zealand $28,000 (2010 est.) $27,700 (2009 est.) $28,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Nicaragua $2,900 (2010 est.) $2,900 (2009 est.) $3,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Niger $700 (2010 est.) $700 (2009 est.) $700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Nigeria $2,400 (2010 est.) $2,300 (2009 est.) $2,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Niue $5,800 (2003 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands $12,500 (2000 est.)

Norway $59,100 (2010 est.) $58,400 (2009 est.) $59,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Oman $25,800 (2010 est.) $25,400 (2009 est.) $25,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Pakistan $2,400 (2010 est.) $2,400 (2009 est.) $2,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Palau $8,100 (2008 est.) $7,600 (2005 est.)

Panama $12,700 (2010 est.) $12,300 (2009 est.) $12,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Papua New Guinea $2,500 (2010 est.) $2,400 (2009 est.) $2,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Paraguay $4,900 (2010 est.) $4,600 (2009 est.) $4,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Peru $9,200 (2010 est.) $8,600 (2009 est.) $8,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Philippines $3,500 (2010 est.) $3,400 (2009 est.) $3,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Poland $18,800 (2010 est.) $18,200 (2009 est.) $17,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Portugal $23,000 (2010 est.) $22,800 (2009 est.) $23,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Puerto Rico $16,300 (2010 est.) $17,400 (2009 est.) $18,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Qatar $145,300 (2010 est.) $122,800 (2009 est.) $113,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Romania $11,500 (2010 est.) $11,700 (2009 est.) $12,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Russia $15,900 (2010 est.) $15,300 (2009 est.) $16,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Rwanda $1,100 (2010 est.) $1,000 (2009 est.) $1,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha $2,500 (1998 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis $14,400 (2010 est.) $14,800 (2009 est.) $15,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Saint Lucia $11,100 (2010 est.) $11,000 (2009 est.) $11,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Saint Pierre and Miquelon $7,000 (2001 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $10,600 (2010 est.) $10,500 (2009 est.) $10,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Samoa $5,200 (2010 est.) $5,400 (2009 est.) $5,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

San Marino $41,900 (2007)

Sao Tome and Principe $1,800 (2010 est.) $1,700 (2009 est.) $1,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Saudi Arabia $24,200 (2010 est.) $23,700 (2009 est.) $24,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Senegal $1,900 (2010 est.) $1,900 (2009 est.) $1,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Serbia $11,000 (2010 est.) $10,700 (2009 est.) $11,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Seychelles $21,600 (2010 est.) $21,100 (2009 est.) $21,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sierra Leone $900 (2010 est.) $900 (2009 est.) $900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Singapore $62,200 (2010 est.) $54,700 (2009 est.) $56,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sint Maarten $15,400 (2008 est.)

Slovakia $22,200 (2010 est.) $21,400 (2009 est.) $22,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Slovenia $28,400 (2010 est.) $28,000 (2009 est.) $30,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Solomon Islands $2,800 (2010 est.) $2,800 (2009 est.) $2,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Somalia $600 (2010 est.) $600 (2009 est.) $600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

South Africa $10,700 (2010 est.) $10,400 (2009 est.) $10,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Spain $29,500 (2010 est.) $29,800 (2009 est.) $31,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sri Lanka $4,900 (2010 est.) $4,600 (2009 est.) $4,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sudan $2,200 (2010 est.) $2,200 (2009 est.) $2,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Suriname $9,900 (2010 est.) $9,600 (2009 est.) $9,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Swaziland $4,500 (2010 est.) $4,400 (2009 est.) $4,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Sweden $39,000 (2010 est.) $37,500 (2009 est.) $39,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Switzerland $42,900 (2010 est.) $41,800 (2009 est.) $42,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Syria $4,800 (2010 est.) $4,700 (2009 est.) $4,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Taiwan $35,100 (2010 est.) $32,400 (2009 est.) $33,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Tajikistan $2,000 (2010 est.) $1,900 (2009 est.) $1,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Tanzania $1,500 (2010 est.) $1,400 (2009 est.) $1,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Thailand $8,700 (2010 est.) $8,100 (2009 est.) $8,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Timor-Leste $2,600 (2010 est.) $2,500 (2009 est.) $2,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Togo $900 (2010 est.) $900 (2009 est.) $900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Tokelau $1,000 (1993 est.)

Tonga $6,300 (2010 est.) $6,400 (2009 est.) $6,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Trinidad and Tobago $22,100 (2010 est.) $21,600 (2009 est.) $22,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Tunisia $9,500 (2010 est.) $9,300 (2009 est.) $9,100 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Turkey $12,300 (2010 est.) $11,600 (2009 est.) $12,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Turkmenistan $7,400 (2010 est.) $6,800 (2009 est.) $6,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Turks and Caicos Islands $11,500 (2002 est.)

Tuvalu $1,600 (2002 est.)

Uganda $1,200 (2010 est.) $1,200 (2009 est.) $1,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Ukraine $6,700 (2010 est.) $6,400 (2009 est.) $7,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

United Arab Emirates $40,200 (2010 est.) $40,600 (2009 est.) $43,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

United Kingdom $35,100 (2010 est.) $34,800 (2009 est.) $36,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

United States $47,400 (2010 est.) $46,700 (2009 est.) $48,300 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Uruguay $13,600 (2010 est.) $12,800 (2009 est.) $12,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Uzbekistan $3,100 (2010 est.) $2,900 (2009 est.) $2,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Vanuatu $5,500 (2010 est.) $5,300 (2009 est.) $5,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Venezuela $12,600 (2010 est.) $13,200 (2009 est.) $13,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Vietnam $3,100 (2010 est.) $2,900 (2009 est.) $2,800 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Virgin Islands $14,500 (2004 est.)

Wallis and Futuna $3,800 (2004 est.)

West Bank $2,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Western Sahara $2,500 (2007 est.)

World $11,100 (2010 est.) $10,800 (2009 est.) $11,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Yemen $2,600 (2010 est.) $2,600 (2009 est.) $2,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Zambia $1,500 (2010 est.) $1,400 (2009 est.) $1,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Zimbabwe $400 (2010 est.) $400 (2009 est.) $400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

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Field Listing :: Affiliation

Country

Affiliation

Akrotiri (UK Sovereign Base Area)

American Samoa (territory of the US)

Anguilla (overseas territory of the UK)

Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands (territory of Australia)

Bermuda (overseas territory of the UK)

Bouvet Island (territory of Norway)

British Indian Ocean Territory (overseas territory of the UK)

British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the UK)

Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the UK)

China (also see separate Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan entries)

Christmas Island (territory of Australia)

Clipperton Island (possession of France)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands (territory of Australia)

Cook Islands (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)

Coral Sea Islands (territory of Australia)

Curacao (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Dhekelia (UK sovereign base area)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)

Faroe Islands (part of the Kingdom of Denmark)

French Polynesia (overseas lands of France)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands (overseas territory of France)

Gibraltar (overseas territory of the UK)

Greenland (part of the Kingdom of Denmark)

Guam (territory of the US)

Guernsey (British crown dependency)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands (territory of Australia)

Hong Kong (special administrative region of China)

Isle of Man (British crown dependency)

Israel (also see separate Gaza Strip and West Bank entries)

Jan Mayen (territory of Norway)

Jersey (British crown dependency)

Macau (special administrative region of China)

Mayotte (overseas collectivity of France)

Montserrat (overseas territory of the UK)

Navassa Island (territory of the US)

New Caledonia (self-governing territory of France)

Niue (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)

Norfolk Island (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands (commonwealth in political union with the US)

Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the UK)

Puerto Rico (territory of the US with commonwealth status)

Saint Barthelemy (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha (overseas territory of the UK)

Saint Martin (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (territorial overseas collectivity of France)

Sint Maarten (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)

Svalbard (territory of Norway)

Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)

Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the UK)

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges (territories of the US)

Virgin Islands (territory of the US)

Wake Island (territory of the US)

Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)

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Field Listing :: Dependency status

This entry describes the formal relationship between a particular nonindependent entity and an independent state. Country

Dependency status

Akrotiri a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

American Samoa unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Anguilla overseas territory of the UK

Aruba constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

Ashmore and Cartier Islands territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Bermuda overseas territory of the UK

Bouvet Island territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Oslo Police

British Indian Ocean Territory overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London

British Virgin Islands overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing

Cayman Islands overseas territory of the UK

Christmas Island non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Clipperton Island possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France

Cocos (Keeling) Islands non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Cook Islands self-governing in free association with New Zealand; Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense in consultation with the Cook Islands

Coral Sea Islands territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Curacao constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

Dhekelia a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina

Faroe Islands part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948

French Polynesia overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004

French Southern and Antarctic Lands overseas territory of France since 1955

Gibraltar overseas territory of the UK

Greenland part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979

Guam organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Guernsey British crown dependency

Heard Island and McDonald Islands territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

Hong Kong special administrative region of China

Isle of Man British crown dependency

Jan Mayen territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service

Jersey British crown dependency

Macau special administrative region of China

Mayotte departmental collectivity of France

Montserrat overseas territory of the UK

Navassa Island unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996 the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced against the island

New Caledonia territorial collectivity of France since 1998

Niue self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense; however, these responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue

Norfolk Island self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Northern Mariana Islands commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs

Pitcairn Islands overseas territory of the UK

Puerto Rico unincorporated, organized territory of the US with commonwealth status; policy relations between Puerto Rico and the US conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President

Saint Barthelemy overseas collectivity of France

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha overseas territory of the UK

Saint Martin overseas collectivity of France

Saint Pierre and Miquelon self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France

Sint Maarten constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by a commissioner, who is concurrently governor of the Falkland Islands, representing Queen ELIZABETH II

Svalbard territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was awarded to Norway

Tokelau self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN-sponsored referendum on self governance in October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status

Turks and Caicos Islands overseas territory of the UK

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges unincorporated territories of the US; administered from Washington, DC by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system note on Palmyra Atoll: incorporated Territory of the US; partly privately owned and partly federally owned; administered from Washington, DC by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon

Virgin Islands organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Wake Island unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the US Air Force

Wallis and Futuna overseas territory of France

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Field Listing :: Diplomatic representation from the US

This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations. Country

Diplomatic representation from the US

Afghanistan chief of mission: Ambassador Karl W. EIKENBERRY embassy: The Great Masood Road, Kabul mailing address: U.S. Embassy Kabul, APO, AE 09806 telephone: [93] 0700 108 001 FAX: [93] 0700 108 564

Akrotiri none (overseas territory of the UK)

Albania chief of mission: Ambassador Alexander ARVIZU embassy: Rruga e Elbasanit, Labinoti #103, Tirana mailing address: US Department of State, 9510 Tirana Place, Dulles, VA 20189-9510 telephone: [355] (4) 2247285 FAX: [355] (4) 2232222

Algeria chief of mission: Ambassador David D. PEARCE embassy: 05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, El-Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16000 Algiers mailing address: B. P. 408, Alger-Gare, 16030 Algiers telephone: [213] 770-08-2000 FAX: [213] 21-60-7355

American Samoa none (territory of the US)

Andorra the US does not have an embassy in Andorra; the US Ambassador to Spain is accredited to Andorra; US interests in Andorra are represented by the US Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain); mailing address: Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada, 23, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; telephone: [34] (93) 280-2227; FAX: [34] (93) 280-6175

Angola chief of mission: Ambassador Dan MOZENA embassy: number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda mailing address: international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550 telephone: [244] (222) 64-1000 FAX: [244] (222) 64-1232

Anguilla none (overseas territory of the UK)

Antigua and Barbuda the US does not have an embassy in Antigua and Barbuda; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina chief of mission: Ambassador Vilma MARTINEZ embassy: Avenida Colombia 4300, C1425GMN Buenos Aires mailing address: international mail: use embassy street address; APO address: US Embassy Buenos Aires, Unit 4334, APO AA 34034 telephone: [54] (11) 5777-4533 FAX: [54] (11) 5777-4240

Armenia chief of mission: Ambassador Marie L. YOVANOVITCH embassy: 1 American Ave., Yerevan 0082 mailing address: American Embassy Yerevan, US Department of State, 7020 Yerevan Place, Washington, DC 20521-7020 telephone: [374](10) 464-700 FAX: [374](10) 464-742

Aruba the US does not have an embassy in Aruba; the Consul General to Curacao is accredited to Aruba

Ashmore and Cartier Islands none (territory of Australia)

Australia chief of mission: Ambassador Jeffrey L. BLEICH embassy: Moonah Place, Yarralumla, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600 mailing address: APO AP 96549 telephone: [61] (02) 6214-5600 FAX: [61] (02) 6214-5970 consulate(s) general: Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Austria chief of mission: Ambassador William C. EACHO III embassy: Boltzmanngasse 16, A-1090, Vienna mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [43] (1) 31339-0 FAX: [43] (1) 3100682

Azerbaijan chief of mission: Ambassador Matthew BRYZA embassy: 83 Azadlig Prospecti, Baku AZ1007 mailing address: American Embassy Baku, US Department of State, 7050 Baku Place, Washington, DC 20521-7050 telephone: [994] (12) 4980-335 through 337 FAX: [994] (12) 4656-671

Bahamas, The chief of mission: Ambassador Nicole A. AVANT embassy: 42 Queen Street, Nassau, New Providence mailing address: local or express mail address: P. O. Box N-8197, Nassau; US Department of State, 3370 Nassau Place, Washington, DC 20521-3370 telephone: [1] (242) 322-1181, 328-2206 (after hours) FAX: [1] (242) 328-2206

Bahrain chief of mission: Ambassador Joseph Adam ERELI embassy: Building #979, Road 3119 (next to Al-Ahli Sports Club), Block 331, Zinj District, Manama mailing address: PSC 451, Box 660, FPO AE 09834-5100; international mail: American Embassy, Box 26431, Manama telephone: [973] 1724-2700 FAX: [973] 1727-0547

Bangladesh chief of mission: Ambassador James F. MORIARTY embassy: Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212 mailing address: G. P. O. Box 323, Dhaka 1000 telephone: [880] (2) 885-5500 FAX: [880] (2) 882-3744

Barbados chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d' Affaires D. Brent HARDT embassy: U.S. Embassy, Wildey Business Park, Wildey, St. Michael BB 14006 mailing address: P. O. Box 302, Bridgetown BB 11000; CMR 1014, APO AA 34055 telephone: [1] (246) 227-4399 FAX: [1] (246) 431-0179

Belarus chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Michael SCANLAN embassy: 46 Starovilenskaya Street, Minsk 220002 mailing address: PSC 78, Box B Minsk, APO 09723 telephone: [375] (17) 210-12-83, 217-7347 through 7348 FAX: [375] (17) 334-7853

Belgium chief of mission: Ambassador Howard W. GUTMAN embassy: 27 Boulevard du Regent [Regentlaan], B-1000 Brussels mailing address: PSC 82, Box 002, APO AE 09710 telephone: [32] (2) 508-2111 FAX: [32] (2) 511-2725

Belize chief of mission: Ambassador Vinai THUMMALAPALLY embassy: Floral Park Road, Belmopan City, Cayo District mailing address: P.O. Box 497, Belmopan City, Cayo District, Belize telephone: [501] 822-4011 FAX: [501] 822-4012

Benin chief of mission: Ambassador James A. KNIGHT embassy: Rue Caporal Bernard Anani, Cotonou mailing address: 01 B. P. 2012, Cotonou telephone: [229] 21-30-06-50 FAX: [229] 21-30-03-84

Bermuda chief of mission: Consul General Grace W. SHELTON consulate(s) general: Crown Hill, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire DVO3 mailing address: P. O. Box HM325, Hamilton HMBX; American Consulate General Hamilton, US Department of State, 5300 Hamilton Place, Washington, DC 20520-5300 telephone: [1] (441) 295-1342 FAX: [1] (441) 295-1592, 296-9233

Bhutan the US and Bhutan have no formal diplomatic relations, although informal contact is maintained between the Bhutanese and US Embassy in New Delhi (India)

Bolivia chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires John CREAMER embassy: Avenida Arce 2780, Casilla 425, La Paz mailing address: P. O. Box 425, La Paz; APO AA 34032 telephone: [591] (2) 216-8000 FAX: [591] (2) 216-8111 note: in September 2008, the Bolivian Government expelled the US Ambassador to Bolivia, and the countries have yet to reinstate ambassadors

Bosnia and Herzegovina chief of mission: Ambassador Patrick S. MOON embassy: Alipasina 43, 71000 Sarajevo mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [387] (33) 445-700 FAX: [387] (33) 659-722 branch office(s): Banja Luka, Mostar

Botswana chief of mission: Ambassador Stephen J. NOLAN embassy: Embassy Enclave (off Khama Crescent), Gaborone mailing address: Embassy Enclave, P. O. Box 90, Gaborone telephone: [267] 395-3982 FAX: [267] 395-6947

Brazil chief of mission: Ambassador Thomas A. SHANNON embassy: Avenida das Nacoes, Quadra 801, Lote 3, Distrito Federal Cep 70403-900, Brasilia mailing address: Unit 7500, DPO, AA 34030 telephone: [55] (61) 3312-7000 FAX: [55] (61) 3225-9136 consulate(s) general: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo consulate(s): Recife

British Indian Ocean Territory none (overseas territory of the UK)

British Virgin Islands none (overseas territory of the UK)

Brunei chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Alexander L. BARRASSO embassy: Simpang 336-52-16-9, Jalan Kebangsaan, Bandar Seri Begawan, BS8811 mailing address: PSC 470 (BSB), FPO AP 96507; P.O. Box 2991, Bandar Seri Begawan BS8675, Negara Brunei Darussalam telephone: [673] 238-4616 FAX: [673] 238-4606

Bulgaria chief of mission: Ambassador James B. WARLICK, Jr embassy: 16 Kozyak Street, Sofia 1407 mailing address: American Embassy Sofia, US Department of State, 5740 Sofia Place, Washington, DC 20521-5740 telephone: [359] (2) 937-5100 FAX: [359] (2) 937-5320

Burkina Faso chief of mission: Ambassador Thomas DOUGHERTY embassy: 602 Avenue Raoul Follereau, Koulouba, Secteur 4 mailing address: 01 B. P. 35, Ouagadougou 01; pouch mail - US Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440 telephone: [226] 50-30-67-23 FAX: [226] 50-30-38-90

Burma chief of mission: Charge d'Affaires Larry M. DINGER - note: The United States does not have an ambassador to Burma embassy: 110 University Avenue, Kamayut Township, Rangoon mailing address: Box B, APO AP 96546 telephone: [95] (1) 536-509, 535-756, 538-038 FAX: [95] (1) 650-306

Burundi chief of mission: Ambassador Pamela J. H. SLUTZ embassy: Avenue des Etats-Unis, Bujumbura mailing address: B. P. 1720, Bujumbura telephone: [257] 223454 FAX: [257] 222926

Cambodia chief of mission: Ambassador Carol A. RODLEY embassy: #1, Street 96, Sangkat Wat Phnom, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh mailing address: Box P, APO AP 96546 telephone: [855] (23) 728-000 FAX: [855] (23) 728-600

Cameroon chief of mission: Ambassador Janet E. GARVEY embassy: Avenue Rosa Parks, Yaounde mailing address: P. O. Box 817, Yaounde; pouch: American Embassy, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2520 telephone: [237] 2220 15 00; Consular: [237] 2220 16 03 FAX: [237] 2220 16 00 Ext. 4531; Consular FAX: [237] 2220 17 52 branch office(s): Douala

Canada chief of mission: Ambassador David C. JACOBSON embassy: 490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1G8 mailing address: P. O. Box 5000, Ogdensburg, NY 13669-0430; P.O. Box 866, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1 telephone: [1] (613) 688-5335 FAX: [1] (613) 688-3082 consulate(s) general: Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg

Cape Verde chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Dana BROWN embassy: Rua Abilio Macedo n6, Praia mailing address: C. P. 201, Praia telephone: [238] 2-60-89-00 FAX: [238] 2-61-13-55

Cayman Islands none (overseas territory of the UK); consular services provided through the US Embassy in Jamaica

Central African Republic chief of mission: Ambassador Frederick B. COOK embassy: Avenue David Dacko, Bangui mailing address: B. P. 924, Bangui telephone: [236] 61 02 00 FAX: [236] 61 44 94 note: the embassy is currently operating with a minimal staff

Chad chief of mission: Ambassador Louis NIGRO embassy: Avenue Felix Eboue, N'Djamena mailing address: B. P. 413, N'Djamena telephone: [235] 251-62-11, 251-70-09, 251-77-59 FAX: [235] 251-56-54

Chile chief of mission: Ambassador Alejandro D. WOLFF embassy: Avenida Andres Bello 2800, Las Condes, Santiago mailing address: APO AA 34033 telephone: [56] (2) 330-3000 FAX: [56] (2) 330-3710, 330-3160

China chief of mission: Ambassador Jon M. HUNTSMAN, Jr. embassy: 55 An Jia Lou Lu, 100600 Beijing mailing address: PSC 461, Box 50, FPO AP 96521-0002 telephone: [86] (10) 8531-3000 FAX: [86] (10) 8531-3300 consulate(s) general: Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan

Christmas Island none (territory of Australia)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands none (territory of Australia)

Colombia chief of mission: Ambassador William R. BROWNFIELD embassy: Calle 24 Bis No. 48-50, Bogota, D.C. mailing address: Carrera 45 No. 24B-27, Bogota, D.C. telephone: [57] (1) 315-0811 FAX: [57] (1) 315-2197

Comoros the US does not have an embassy in Comoros; the ambassador to Madagascar is accredited to Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic of the chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Samuel BROCK embassy: 310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa mailing address: Unit 31550, APO AE 09828 telephone: [243] (81) 225-5872 FAX: [243] (81) 301-0561

Congo, Republic of the chief of mission: Ambassador Allan EASTHAM embassy: Boulevard de la Revolution, BDEAC Building, 4th Floor, Brazzaville; note - a new embassy is expected to open in 2009 mailing address: B.P. 1015, Brazzaville telephone: [242] 281-1481, 281-3368; note - until the new embassy in Brazzaville becomes operational, some duties will still be handled in the US embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cook Islands none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)

Coral Sea Islands none (territory of Australia)

Costa Rica chief of mission: Ambassador Anne Slaughter ANDREW embassy: Calle 120 Avenida O, Pavas, San Jose mailing address: APO AA 34020 telephone: [506] 2519-2000 FAX: [506] 2519-2305

Cote d'Ivoire chief of mission: Ambassador Wanda L. NESBITT embassy: Cocody Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan mailing address: B. P. 1712, Abidjan 01 telephone: [225] 22 49 40 00 FAX: [225] 22 49 43 32

Croatia chief of mission: Ambassador James B. FOLEY embassy: 2 Thomas Jefferson Street, 10010 Zagreb mailing address: use street address telephone: [385] (1) 661-2200 FAX: [385] (1) 661-2373

Cuba none; note - the US has an Interests Section in the Swiss Embassy, headed by Chief of Mission Jonathan D. FARRAR; address: USINT, Swiss Embassy, Calzada between L and M Streets, Vedado, Havana; telephone: [53] (7) 833-3551 through 3559 (operator assistance required); FAX: [53] (7) 833-1653; protecting power in Cuba is Switzerland

Curacao chief of mission: Consul General Valerie BELON consulate(s) general: J. B. Gorsiraweg #1, Willemstad, Curacao mailing address: P. O. Box 158, Willemstad, Curacao telephone: [599] (9) 4613066 FAX: [599] (9) 4616489

Cyprus chief of mission: Ambassador Frank C. URBANCIC, Jr. embassy: corner of Metochiou and Ploutarchou Streets, 2407 Engomi, Nicosia mailing address: P. O. Box 24536, 1385 Nicosia telephone: [357] (22) 393939 FAX: [357] (22) 780944

Czech Republic chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Joseph PENNINGTON embassy: Trziste 15, 118 01 Prague 1 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [420] 257 022 000 FAX: [420] 257 022 809

Denmark chief of mission: Ambassador Laurie S. FULTON embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24, 2100 Copenhagen mailing address: PSC 73, APO AE 09716 telephone: [45] 33 41 71 00 FAX: [45] 35 43 02 23

Dhekelia none (overseas territory of the UK)

Djibouti chief of mission: Ambassador James C. SWAN embassy: Plateau du Serpent, Boulevard Marechal Joffre, Djibouti mailing address: B. P. 185, Djibouti telephone: [253] 35 39 95 FAX: [253] 35 39 40

Dominica the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Dominica

Dominican Republic chief of mission: Ambassador Raul H. YZAGUIRRE embassy: corner of Calle Cesar Nicolas Penson and Calle Leopoldo Navarro, Santo Domingo mailing address: Unit 5500, APO AA 34041-5500 telephone: [1] (809) 221-2171 FAX: [1] (809) 686-7437

Ecuador chief of mission: Ambassador Heather HODGES embassy: Avenida Avigiras E12-170 y Avenida Eloy Alfaro, Quito mailing address: Avenida Guayacanes N52-205 y Avenida Avigiras telephone: [593] (2) 398-5000 FAX: [593] (2) 398-5100 consulate(s) general: Guayaquil

Egypt chief of mission: Ambassador Margaret SCOBEY embassy: 8 Kamal El Din Salah St., Garden City, Cairo mailing address: Unit 64900, Box 15, APO AE 09839-4900; 5 Tawfik Diab Street, Garden City, Cairo telephone: [20] (2) 2797-3300 FAX: [20] (2) 2797-3200

El Salvador chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Robert BLAU embassy: Final Boulevard Santa Elena Sur, Antiguo Cuscatlan, La Libertad, San Salvador mailing address: Unit 3450, APO AA 34023; 3450 San Salvador Place, Washington, DC 20521-3450 telephone: [503] 2501-2999 FAX: [503] 2501-2150

Equatorial Guinea chief of mission: Ambassador Alberto M. FERNANDEZ embassy: K-3, Carreterade Aeropuerto, al lado de Restaurante El Paraiso, Malabo; note - relocated embassy is opened for limited functions; inquiries should continue to be directed to the US Embassy in Yaounde, Cameroon mailing address: B.P. 817, Yaounde, Cameroon; US Embassy Yaounde, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2520 telephone: [237] 2220-1500 FAX: [237] 2220-1572

Eritrea chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Joel REIFMAN embassy: 179 Ala Street, Asmara mailing address: P. O. Box 211, Asmara telephone: [291] (1) 120004 FAX: [291] (1) 127584

Estonia chief of mission: Ambassador Michael C. POLT embassy: Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [372] 668-8100 FAX: [372] 668-8265

Ethiopia chief of mission: Ambassador Donald E. BOOTH embassy: Entoto Street, Addis Ababa mailing address: P. O. Box 1014, Addis Ababa telephone: [251] 11-517-40-00 FAX: [251] 11-517-40-01

European Union chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Christopher MURRAY embassy: 13 Zinnerstraat/Rue Zinner, B-1000 Brussels mailing address: same as above telephone: [32] (2) 508-2111 FAX: [32] (2) 508-2063

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)

Faroe Islands none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)

Fiji chief of mission: Ambassador C. Steven MCGANN embassy: 31 Loftus Street, Suva mailing address: P. O. Box 218, Suva telephone: [679] 331-4466 FAX: [679] 330-0081

Finland chief of mission: Ambassador Bruce J. ORECK embassy: Itainen Puistotie 14B, 00140 Helsinki mailing address: APO AE 09723 telephone: [358] (9) 616250 FAX: [358] (9) 6162 5800

France chief of mission: Ambassador Charles H. RIVKIN embassy: 2 Avenue Gabriel, 75382 Paris Cedex 08 mailing address: PSC 116, APO AE 09777 telephone: [33] (1) 43-12-22-22 FAX: [33] (1) 42 66 97 83 consulate(s) general: Marseille, Strasbourg

French Polynesia none (overseas lands of France)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands none (overseas territory of France)

Gabon chief of mission: Ambassador Eunice S. REDDICK embassy: Boulevard du Bord de Mer, Libreville mailing address: Centre Ville, B. P. 4000, Libreville; pouch:2270 Libreville Place, Washington, DC 20521-2270 telephone: [241] 76 20 03 through 76 20 04, after hours - 07380171 FAX: [241] 74 55 07

Gambia, The chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Cindy GREGG embassy: Kairaba Avenue, Fajara, Banjul mailing address: P. M. B. No. 19, Banjul telephone: [220] 439-2856, 437-6169, 437-6170 FAX: [220] 439-2475

Georgia chief of mission: Ambassador John BASS embassy: 11 George Balanchine Street, T'bilisi 0131 mailing address: 7060 T'bilisi Place, Washington, DC 20521-7060 telephone: [995] (32) 27-70-00 FAX: [995] (32) 53-23-10

Germany chief of mission: Ambassador Philip D. MURPHY embassy: Pariser Platz 2, 14191 Berlin; note - new embassy opened 4 July 2008 mailing address: PSC 120, Box 1000, APO AE 09265, Clayallee 170, 14195 Berlin telephone: [49] (030) 2385174 FAX: [49] (030) 8305-1215 consulate(s) general: Duesseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich

Ghana chief of mission: Ambassador Donald G. TEITELBAUM embassy: 24 4th Circular Rd. Cantonments, Accra mailing address: P. O. Box 194, Accra telephone: [233] (21) 741-000 FAX: [233] (21) 741-389

Gibraltar none (overseas territory of the UK)

Greece chief of mission: Ambassador Daniel Bennett SMITH embassy: 91 Vasilisis Sophias Avenue, 10160 Athens mailing address: PSC 108, APO AE 09842-0108 telephone: [30] (210) 721-2951 FAX: [30] (210) 645-6282 consulate(s) general: Thessaloniki

Greenland none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)

Grenada chief of mission: the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada embassy: Lance-aux-Epines Stretch, Saint George's mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's telephone: [1] (473) 444-1173 through 1177 FAX: [1] (473) 444-4820

Guam none (territory of the US)

Guatemala chief of mission: Ambassador Stephen G. MCFARLAND embassy: 7-01 Avenida Reforma, Zone 10, Guatemala City mailing address: APO AA 34024 telephone: [502] 2326-4000 FAX: [502] 2326-4654

Guernsey none (British crown dependency)

Guinea chief of mission: Ambassador Patricia Newton MOLLER embassy: Koloma, Conakry, east of Hamdallaye Circle mailing address: B. P. 603, Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry telephone: [224] 65-10-40-00 FAX: [224] 65-10-42-97

Guinea-Bissau the US Embassy suspended operations on 14 June 1998 in the midst of violent conflict between forces loyal to then President VIEIRA and military-led junta; the US Ambassador to Senegal is accredited to Guinea-Bissau

Guyana chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Karen L. WILLIAMS embassy: US Embassy, 100 Young and Duke Streets, Kingston, Georgetown mailing address: P. O. Box 10507, Georgetown; US Embassy, 3170 Georgetown Place, Washington DC 20521-3170 telephone: [592] 225-4900 through 4909 FAX: [592] 225-8497

Haiti chief of mission: Ambassador Kenneth H. MERTEN embassy: Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince mailing address: use mailing address telephone: [509] 229-8000 FAX: [509] 229-8028

Heard Island and McDonald Islands none (territory of Australia)

Holy See (Vatican City) chief of mission: Ambassador Miguel Humberto DIAZ embassy: Villa Domiziana, Via delle Terme Deciane 26, 00153 Rome mailing address: PSC 833, Box 66, APO AE 09624 telephone: [39] (06) 4674-3428 FAX: [39] (06) 575-3411

Honduras chief of mission: Ambassador Hugo LLORENS embassy: Avenida La Paz, Apartado Postal No. 3453, Tegucigalpa mailing address: American Embassy, APO AA 34022, Tegucigalpa telephone: [504] 236-9320, 238-5114 FAX: [504] 238-4357

Hong Kong chief of mission: Consul General Stephen M. YOUNG consulate(s) general: 26 Garden Road, Hong Kong mailing address: PSC 461, Box 1, FPO AP 96521-0006 telephone: [852] 2523-9011 FAX: [852] 2845-1598

Hungary chief of mission: Ambassador Tsakopoulos KOUNALAKIS embassy: Szabadsag ter 12, H-1054 Budapest mailing address: pouch: American Embassy Budapest, 5270 Budapest Place, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5270 telephone: [36] (1) 475-4400 FAX: [36] (1) 475-4764

Iceland chief of mission: Ambassador Luis E. ARREAGA embassy: Laufasvegur 21, 101 Reykjavik mailing address: US Department of State, 5640 Reykjavik Place, Washington, D.C. 20521-5640 telephone: [354] 562-9100 FAX: [354] 562-9118

India chief of mission: Ambassador Timothy J. ROEMER embassy: Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [91] (011) 2419-8000 FAX: [91] (11) 2419-0017 consulate(s) general: Chennai (Madras), Hyderabad; Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay)

Indonesia chief of mission: Ambassador Scot A. MARCIEL embassy: Jalan 1 Medan Merdeka Selatan 4-5, Jakarta 10110 mailing address: Unit 8129, Box 1, FPO AP 96520 telephone: [62] (21) 3435-9000 FAX: [62] (21) 3435-9922 consulate(s) general: Surabaya

Iran none; note - the US Interests Section is located in the Embassy of Switzerland No. 39 Shahid Mousavi (Golestan 5th), Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran; telephone [98] 21 2254 2178/2256 5273; FAX [98] 21 2258 0432

Iraq chief of mission: Ambassador James F. Jeffrey embassy: Baghdad mailing address: APO AE 09316 telephone: 1-240-553-0589 ext. 5340 or 5635; note - Consular Section FAX: NA

Ireland chief of mission: Ambassador Daniel ROONEY embassy: 42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [353] (1) 668-8777 FAX: [353] (1) 668-9946

Isle of Man none (British crown dependency)

Israel chief of mission: Ambassador James B. CUNNINGHAM embassy: 71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv 63903 telephone: [972] (3) 519-7575 FAX: [972] (3) 516-4390 consulate(s) general: Jerusalem; note - an independent US mission, established in 1928, whose members are not accredited to a foreign government

Italy chief of mission: Ambassador David THORNE embassy: Via Vittorio Veneto 121, 00187-Rome mailing address: PSC 59, Box 100, APO AE 09624 telephone: [39] (06) 46741 FAX: [39] (06) 488-2672, 4674-2356 consulate(s) general: Florence, Milan, Naples

Jamaica chief of mission: Ambassador Pamela BRIDGEWATER embassy: 142 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6 mailing address: P.O. Box 541, Kingston 5 telephone: [1] (876) 702-6000 FAX: [1] (876) 702-6001

Japan chief of mission: Ambassador John V. ROOS embassy: 1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420 mailing address: Unit 9800, Box 300, APO AP 96303-0300 telephone: [81] (03) 3224-5000 FAX: [81] (03) 3505-1862 consulate(s) general: Naha (Okinawa), Osaka-Kobe, Sapporo consulate(s): Fukuoka, Nagoya

Jersey none (British crown dependency)

Jordan chief of mission: Ambassador Robert S. BEECROFT embassy: Abdoun, Amman mailing address: P. O. Box 354, Amman 11118 Jordan; Unit 70200, Box 5, DPO AE 09892-0200 telephone: [962] (6) 590-6000 FAX: [962] (6) 592-0121

Kazakhstan chief of mission: Ambassador Richard E. HOAGLAND embassy: Ak Bulak 4, Str. 23-22, Building #3, Astana 010010 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [7] (7172) 70-21-00 FAX: [7] (7172) 34-08-90

Kenya chief of mission: Ambassador Michael E. RANNEBERGER embassy: US Embassy, United Nations Avenue, Nairobi; P. O. Box 606 Village Market, Nairobi 00621 mailing address: Box 21A, Unit 64100, APO AE 09831 telephone: [254] (20) 363-6000 FAX: [254] (20) 363-410

Kiribati the US does not have an embassy in Kiribati; the US ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Kiribati

Korea, North none; note - Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang represents the US as consular protecting power

Korea, South chief of mission: Ambassador Kathleen STEPHENS embassy: 32 Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-710 mailing address: US Embassy Seoul, APO AP 96205-5550 telephone: [82] (2) 397-4114 FAX: [82] (2) 738-8845

Kosovo chief of mission: Ambassador Christopher William DELL embassy: Arberia/Dragodan, Nazim Hikmet 30, Pristina, Kosovo mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [381] 38 59 59 3000 FAX: [381] 38 549 890

Kuwait chief of mission: Ambassador Deborah K. JONES embassy: Bayan 36302, Block 13, Al-Masjed Al-Aqsa Street (near the Bayan palace), Kuwait City mailing address: P. O. Box 77 Safat 13001 Kuwait; or PSC 1280 APO AE 09880-9000 telephone: [965] 2259-1001 FAX: [965] 2538-0282

Kyrgyzstan chief of mission: Ambassador Tatiana GFOELLER embassy: 171 Prospect Mira, Bishkek 720016 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [996] (312) 551-241, (517) 777-217 FAX: [996] (312) 551-264

Laos chief of mission: Ambassador Karen B. STEWART embassy: 19 Rue Bartholonie, That Dam, Vientiane mailing address: American Embassy Vientiane, APO AP 96546 telephone: [856] 21-26-7000 FAX: [856] 21-26-7190

Latvia chief of mission: Ambassador Judith G. GARBER embassy: 7 Raina Boulevard, Riga LV-1510 mailing address: American Embassy Riga, PSC 78, Box Riga, APO AE 09723 telephone: [371] 670-36200 FAX: [371] 678-20047

Lebanon chief of mission: Ambassador Maura CONNELLY embassy: Awkar, Lebanon (Awkar facing the Municipality) mailing address: P. O. Box 70-840, Antelias, Lebanon; from US: US Embassy Beirut, 6070 Beirut Place, Washington, DC 20521-6070 telephone: [961] (4) 542600, 543600 FAX: [961] (4) 544136

Lesotho chief of mission: Ambassador Robert NOLAN embassy: 254 Kingsway, Maseru West (Consular Section) mailing address: P. O. Box 333, Maseru 100, Lesotho telephone: [266] 22 312666 FAX: [266] 22 310116

Liberia chief of mission: Ambassador Linda THOMAS-GREENFIELD embassy: 111 United Nations Drive, P. O. Box 98, Mamba Point, 1000 Monrovia, 10 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [231] 7-705-4826 FAX: [231] 7-701-0370

Libya chief of mission: Ambassador Gene A. CRETZ embassy: off Jaraba Street, behind the Libyan-Swiss clinic, Ben Ashour mailing address: US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850 telephone: [218] 91-220-3239

Liechtenstein the US does not have an embassy in Liechtenstein; the US Ambassador to Switzerland is accredited to Liechtenstein

Lithuania chief of mission: Ambassador Anne E. DERSE embassy: Akmenu gatve 6, Vilnius, LT-03106 mailing address: American Embassy, Akmenu Gatve 6, Vilnius LT-03106 telephone: [370] (5) 266 5500 FAX: [370] (5) 266 5510

Luxembourg chief of mission: Ambassador Cynthia STROUM embassy: 22 Boulevard Emmanuel Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City mailing address: American Embassy Luxembourg, Unit 1410, APO AE 09126-1410 (official mail); American Embassy Luxembourg, PSC 9, Box 9500, APO AE 09123 (personal mail) telephone: [352] 46 01 23 FAX: [352] 46 14 01

Macau the US has no offices in Macau; US Consulate General in Hong Kong is accredited to Macau

Macedonia chief of mission: Ambassador Philip T. REEKER embassy: Str. Samolilova, Nr. 21, 1000 Skopje mailing address: American Embassy Skopje, US Department of State, 7120 Skopje Place, Washington, DC 20521-7120 (pouch) telephone: [389] 2 310-2000 FAX: [389] 2 310-2499

Madagascar chief of mission: Ambassador R. Niels MARQUARDT embassy: 14-16 Rue Rainitovo, Antsahavola, Antananarivo 101 mailing address: B. P. 620, Antsahavola, Antananarivo telephone: [261] (20) 22-212-57, 22-212-73, 22-209-56 FAX: [261] (20) 22-345-39

Malawi chief of mission: Ambassador Peter W. BODDE embassy: 16 Jomo Kenyatta Road, Lilongwe 3 mailing address: P. O. Box 30016, Lilongwe 3, Malawi telephone: [265] (1) 773 166 FAX: [265] (1) 770 471

Malaysia chief of mission: Ambassador Paul W. JONES embassy: 376 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur mailing address: US Embassy Kuala Lumpur, APO AP 96535-8152 telephone: [60] (3) 2168-5000 FAX: [60] (3) 2142-2207

Maldives the US does not have an embassy in Maldives; the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Ambassador Patricia A. BUTENIS, is accredited to Maldives and makes periodic visits

Mali chief of mission: Ambassador Gillian A. MILOVANOVIC embassy: located just off the Roi Bin Fahad Aziz Bridge just west of the Bamako central district mailing address: ACI 2000, Rue 243, Porte 297, Bamako telephone: [223] 270-2300 FAX: [223] 270-2479

Malta chief of mission: Ambassador Douglas W. KMIEC embassy: 3rd Floor, Development House, Saint Anne Street, Floriana, FRN 9010 mailing address: P. O. Box 535, Valletta, VLT1000 telephone: [356] 2561 4000 FAX: [356] 2124 3229

Marshall Islands chief of mission: Ambassador Martha L. CAMPBELL embassy: Oceanside, Mejen Weto, Long Island, Majuro mailing address: P. O. Box 1379, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands 96960-1379 telephone: [692] 247-4011 FAX: [692] 247-4012

Mauritania chief of mission: Ambassador Mark M. BOULWARE embassy: 288 Rue Abdallaye, Rue 42-100 (between Presidency building and Spanish Embassy), Nouakchott mailing address: BP 222, Nouakchott telephone: [222] 525-2660 through 2663 FAX: [222] 525-1592

Mauritius chief of mission: Ambassador Mary Jo WILLS embassy: 4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Street, Port Louis mailing address: international mail: P. O. Box 544, Port Louis; US mail: American Embassy, Port Louis, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2450 telephone: [230] 202-4400 FAX: [230] 208-9534

Mayotte none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)

Mexico chief of mission: Ambassador Carlos PASCUAL embassy: Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtemoc, 06500 Mexico, Distrito Federal mailing address: P. O. Box 9000, Brownsville, TX 78520-9000 telephone: [52] (55) 5080-2000 FAX: [52] (55) 5511-9980 consulate(s) general: Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana consulate(s): Merida, Nogales

Micronesia, Federated States of chief of mission: Ambassador Peter A. PRAHAR embassy: 101 Upper Pics Road, Kolonia mailing address: P. O. Box 1286, Kolonia, Pohnpei, 96941 telephone: [691] 320-2187 FAX: [691] 320-2186

Moldova chief of mission: Ambassador Asif J. CHAUDHRY embassy: 103 Mateevici Street, Chisinau MD-2009 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [373] (22) 40-8300 FAX: [373] (22) 23-3044

Monaco the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Ambassador to France is accredited to Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France), under the authority of the US ambassador to France, handles routine diplomatic and consular matters concerning Monaco

Mongolia chief of mission: Ambassador Jonathan ADDLETON embassy: Big Ring Road, 11th Micro Region, Ulaanbaatar, 14171 Mongolia mailing address: PSC 461, Box 300, FPO AP 96521-0002; P.O. Box 1021, Ulaanbaatar-13 telephone: [976] (11) 329-095 FAX: [976] (11) 320-776

Montenegro chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Benjamin LOWENTHAL embassy: Ljubljanska bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [382] 81 225 417 FAX: [382] 81 241 358

Montserrat none (overseas territory of the UK)

Morocco chief of mission: Ambassador Samuel L. KAPLAN embassy: 2 Avenue de Mohamed El Fassi, Rabat mailing address: PSC 74, Box 021, APO AE 09718 telephone: [212] (37) 76 22 65 FAX: [212] (37) 76 56 61 consulate(s) general: Casablanca

Mozambique chief of mission: Ambassador Leslie V. ROWE embassy: Avenida Kenneth Kuanda 193, Maputo mailing address: P. O. Box 783, Maputo telephone: [258] (21) 492797 FAX: [258] (21) 490114

Namibia chief of mission: Ambassador Gail Dennise MATHIEU embassy: 14 Lossen Street, Windhoek mailing address: Private Bag 12029 Ausspannplatz, Windhoek telephone: [264] (61) 295-8500 FAX: [264] (61) 295-8603

Nauru the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru

Navassa Island none (territory of the US)

Nepal chief of mission: Ambassador Scott H. DELISI embassy: Maharajgunj, Kathmandu mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [977] (1) 400-7200 FAX: [977] (1) 400-7272

Netherlands chief of mission: Ambassador Fay HARTOG LEVIN embassy: Lange Voorhout 102, 2514 EJ, The Hague mailing address: PSC 71, Box 1000, APO AE 09715 telephone: [31] (70) 310-2209 FAX: [31] (70) 361-4688 consulate(s) general: Amsterdam

New Caledonia none (overseas territory of France)

New Zealand chief of mission: Ambassador David HUEBNER embassy: 29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington mailing address: P. O. Box 1190, Wellington; PSC 467, Box 1, APO AP 96531-1034 telephone: [64] (4) 462-6000 FAX: [64] (4) 499-0490 consulate(s) general: Auckland

Nicaragua chief of mission: Ambassador Robert J. CALLAHAN embassy: Kilometer 5.5 Carretera Sur, Managua mailing address: American Embassy Managua, APO AA 34021 telephone: [505] 252-7100, 252-7888; 252-7634 (after hours) FAX: [505] 252-7304

Niger chief of mission: Ambassador Bisa WILLIAMS embassy: Rue Des Ambassades, Niamey mailing address: B. P. 11201, Niamey telephone: [227] 20-72-26-61 thru 64 FAX: [227] 20-73-31-67

Nigeria chief of mission: Ambassador Robin R. SANDERS embassy: 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central District Area, Abuja mailing address: P. O. Box 5760, Garki, Abuja telephone: [234] (9) 461-4000 FAX: [234] (9) 461-4036

Niue none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)

Norfolk Island none (territory of Australia)

Norway chief of mission: Ambassador Barry B. WHITE embassy: Henrik Ibsens gate 48, 0244 Oslo; note - the embassy will move to Huseby in the near future mailing address: PSC 69, Box 1000, APO AE 09707 telephone: [47] 22 44 85 50 FAX: [47] 22 44 33 63, 22 56 27 51

Oman chief of mission: Ambassador Richard J. SCHMIERER embassy: Jameat A'Duwal Al Arabiya Street, Al Khuwair area, Muscat mailing address: P. O. Box 202, P.C. 115, Madinat Sultan Qaboos, Muscat telephone: [968] 24-643-400 FAX: [968] 24-699771

Pakistan chief of mission: Ambassador Cameron MUNTER embassy: Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, Islamabad mailing address: P. O. Box 1048, Unit 62200, APO AE 09812-2200 telephone: [92] (51) 208-0000 FAX: [92] (51) 2276427 consulate(s) general: Karachi consulate(s): Lahore, Peshawar

Palau chief of mission: Charge d'Affaires James PANOS embassy: Koror (no street address) mailing address: P. O. Box 6028, Republic of Palau 96940 telephone: [680] 488-2920, 2990 FAX: [680] 488-2911

Panama chief of mission: Ambassador Phyllis M. POWERS embassy: Edificio 783, Avenida Demetrio Basilio Lakas Panama, Apartado Postal 0816-02561, Zona 5, Panama City mailing address: American Embassy Panama, Unit 0945, APO AA 34002 telephone: [507] 207-7000 FAX: [507] 317-5568

Papua New Guinea chief of mission: Ambassador Teddy B. TAYLOR embassy: Douglas Street, Port Moresby, N.C.D. mailing address: 4240 Port Moresby PI, US Department of State, Washington DC 20521-4240 telephone: [675] 321-1455 FAX: [675] 321-3423

Paraguay Ambassador Liliana AYALDE embassy: 1776 Avenida Mariscal Lopez, Casilla Postal 402, Asuncion mailing address: Unit 4711, APO AA 34036-0001 telephone: [595] (21) 213-715 FAX: [595] (21) 228-603

Peru chief of mission: Ambassador Rose M. LIKINS embassy: Avenida La Encalada, Cuadra 17s/n, Surco, Lima 33 mailing address: P. O. Box 1995, Lima 1; American Embassy (Lima), APO AA 34031-5000 telephone: [51] (1) 434-3000 FAX: [51] (1) 618-2397

Philippines chief of mission: Ambassador Harry K. THOMAS Jr. embassy: 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita 1000, Manila mailing address: PSC 500, FPO AP 96515-1000 telephone: [63] (2) 301-2000 FAX: [63] (2) 301-2399

Pitcairn Islands none (overseas territory of the UK)

Poland chief of mission: Ambassador Lee FEINSTEIN embassy: Aleje Ujazdowskie 29/31 00-540 Warsaw mailing address: American Embassy Warsaw, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5010 (pouch) telephone: [48] (22) 504-2000 FAX: [48] (22) 504-2688 consulate(s) general: Krakow

Portugal chief of mission: Ambassador-designate Allan J. KATZ embassy: Avenida das Forcas Armadas, 1600-081 Lisbon mailing address: Apartado 43033, 1601-301 Lisboa; PSC 83, APO AE 09726 telephone: [351] (21) 727-3300 FAX: [351] (21) 726-9109 consulate(s): Ponta Delgada (Azores)

Puerto Rico none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)

Qatar chief of mission: Ambassador Joseph E. LEBARON embassy: Al-Luqta District, 22 February Road, Doha mailing address: P. O. Box 2399, Doha telephone: [974] 488 4161 FAX: [974] 488 4150

Romania chief of mission: Ambassador Mark GITENSTEIN embassy: Strada Tudor Arghezi 7-9, Bucharest mailing address: pouch: American Embassy Bucharest, US Department of State, 5260 Bucharest Place, Washington, DC 20521-5260 (pouch) telephone: [40] (21) 200-3300 FAX: [40] (21) 200-3442

Russia chief of mission: Ambassador John R. BEYRLE embassy: Bolshoy Deviatinskiy Pereulok No. 8, 121099 Moscow mailing address: PSC-77, APO AE 09721 telephone: [7] (495) 728-5000 FAX: [7] (495) 728-5090 consulate(s) general: Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg

Rwanda chief of mission: Ambassador W. Stuart SYMINGTON embassy: 2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie, Kigali mailing address: B. P. 28, Kigali telephone: [250] 596-400 FAX: [250] 596-591

Saint Barthelemy none (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha none (overseas territory of the UK)

Saint Kitts and Nevis the US does not have an embassy in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia the US does not have an embassy in Saint Lucia; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Lucia

Saint Martin none (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines the US does not have an embassy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa chief of mission: US Ambassador to New Zealand is accredited to Samoa embassy: Accident Corporation Building, 5th Floor, Matafele, Apia mailing address: P. O. Box 3430, Matafele, Apia telephone: [685] 21436/21631/21452/22696 FAX: [685] 22030

San Marino the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the ambassador to Italy is accredited to San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe the US does not have an embassy in Sao Tome and Principe; the Ambassador to Gabon is accredited to Sao Tome and Principe on a nonresident basis and makes periodic visits to the islands

Saudi Arabia chief of mission: Ambassador James B. SMITH embassy: Collector Road M, Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh mailing address: American Embassy, Unit 61307, APO AE 09803-1307; International Mail: P. O. Box 94309, Riyadh 11693 telephone: [966] (1) 488-3800 FAX: [966] (1) 488-7360 consulate(s) general: Dhahran, Jiddah (Jeddah)

Senegal chief of mission: Ambassador Marcia S. BERNICAT embassy: Avenue Jean XXIII at the corner of Rue Kleber, Dakar mailing address: B. P. 49, Dakar telephone: [221] 33-829-2100 FAX: [221] 33-822-2991

Serbia chief of mission: Ambassador Mary WARLICK embassy: Kneza Milosa 50, 11000 Belgrade mailing address: 5070 Belgrade Place, Washington, DC 20521-5070 telephone: [381] (11) 361-9344 FAX: [381] (11) 361-8230

Seychelles the US does not have an embassy in Seychelles; the ambassador to Mauritius is accredited to Seychelles

Sierra Leone chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Glenn FEDZER embassy: Southridge-Hill Station, Freetown mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [232] (22) 515 000 or (76) 515 000 FAX: [232] (22) 515 355

Singapore chief of mission: Ambassador David I. ADELMAN embassy: 27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508 mailing address: FPO AP 96507-0001 telephone: [65] 6476-9100 FAX: [65] 6476-9340

Sint Maarten the US does not have an embassy in Sint Maarten; the Consul General to Curacao is accredited to Sint Maarten

Slovakia chief of mission: Ambassador Theodore SEDGWICK embassy: Hviezdoslavovo Namestie 4, 81102 Bratislava mailing address: P.O. Box 309, 814 99 Bratislava telephone: [421] (2) 5443-3338 FAX: [421] (2) 5441-8861

Slovenia chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Bradley FREDEN embassy: Presernova 31, 1000 Ljubljana mailing address: American Embassy Ljubljana, US Department of State, 7140 Ljubljana Place, Washington, DC 20521-7140 telephone: [386] (1) 200-5500 FAX: [386] (1) 200-5555

Solomon Islands the US does not have an embassy in the Solomon Islands; the US ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to the Solomon Islands

Somalia the US does not have an embassy in Somalia; US interests are represented by the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya at United Nations Avenue, Nairobi; mailing address: Unit 64100, Nairobi; APO AE 09831; telephone: [254] (20) 363-6000; FAX [254] (20) 363-6157

South Africa chief of mission: Ambassador Donald H. GIPS embassy: 877 Pretorius Street, Pretoria mailing address: P. O. Box 9536, Pretoria 0001 telephone: [27] (12) 431-4000 FAX: [27] (12) 342-2299 consulate(s) general: Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)

Spain chief of mission: Ambassador Alan D. SOLOMONT embassy: Serrano 75, 28006 Madrid mailing address: PSC 61, APO AE 09642 telephone: [34] (91) 587-2200 FAX: [34] (91) 587-2303 consulate(s) general: Barcelona

Sri Lanka chief of mission: Ambassador Patricia A. BUTENIS embassy: 210 Galle Road, Colombo 3 mailing address: P. O. Box 106, Colombo telephone: [94] (11) 249-8500 FAX: [94] (11) 243-7345

Sudan chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Robert E. WHITEHEAD embassy: Sharia Ali Abdul Latif Street, Khartoum mailing address: P.O. Box 699, Khartoum; APO AE 09829 telephone: [249] (183) 774700 through 704 FAX: [249] (183) 774137

Suriname chief of mission: Ambassador John R. NAY embassy: Dr. Sophie Redmondstraat 129, Paramaribo mailing address: US Department of State, PO Box 1821, Paramaribo telephone: [597] 472-900 FAX: [597] 410-025

Swaziland chief of mission: Ambassador Earl M. IRVING embassy: 2350 Mbabane Place, Mbabane mailing address: P. O. Box 199, Mbabane telephone: [268] 404-2445 FAX: [268] 404-2059

Sweden chief of mission: Ambassador Matthew W. BARZUN embassy: Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 31, SE-11589 Stockholm mailing address: American Embassy Stockholm, US Department of State, 5750 Stockholm Place, Washington, DC 20521-5750 telephone: [46] (08) 783 53 00 FAX: [46] (08) 661 19 64

Switzerland chief of mission: Ambassador Donald S. BEYER, Jr. embassy: Sulgeneckstrasse 19, CH-3007 Bern mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [41] (031) 357 70 11 FAX: [41] (031) 357 73 44

Syria chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Charles (Chuck) F. HUNTER embassy: Abou Roumaneh, Al-Mansour Street, No. 2, Damascus mailing address: P. O. Box 29, Damascus telephone: [963] (11) 3391-4444 FAX: [963] (11) 3391-3999

Taiwan none; commercial and cultural relations with the people on Taiwan are maintained through an unofficial instrumentality, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), a private nonprofit corporation that performs citizen and consular services similar to those at diplomatic posts director: William A. STANTON office: #7 Lane 134, Hsin Yi Road, Section 3, Taipei, Taiwan telephone: [1] [886] (02) 2162-2000 FAX: [1] [886] (07) 238-7744 other offices: Kaohsiung

Tajikistan chief of mission: Ambassador Kenneth GROSS embassy: 109-A Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Dushanbe 734019 mailing address: 7090 Dushanbe Place, Dulles, VA 20189 telephone: [992] (37) 229-20-00 FAX: [992] (37) 229-20-50

Tanzania chief of mission: Ambassador Alfonso E. LENHARDT embassy: 686 Old Bagamoyo Road, Msasani, Dar es Salaam mailing address: P. O. Box 9123, Dar es Salaam telephone: [255] (22) 266-8001 FAX: [255] (22) 266-8238, 266-8373

Thailand chief of mission: Ambassador Kristie A. KENNEY embassy: 120-122 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330 mailing address: APO AP 96546 telephone: [66] (2) 205-4000 FAX: [66] (2) 254-2990, 205-4131 consulate(s) general: Chiang Mai

Timor-Leste chief of mission: Ambassador Judith FERGIN embassy: Avenida de Portugal, Praia dos Conqueiros, Dili mailing address: US Department of State, 8250 Dili Place, Washington, DC 20521-8250 telephone: (670) 332-4684 FAX: (670) 331-3206

Togo chief of mission: Ambassador Patricia McMahon HAWKINS embassy: 4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome mailing address: B. P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20512-2300 telephone: [228] 261-5470 FAX: [228] 261-5501

Tokelau none (territory of New Zealand)

Tonga the US does not have an embassy in Tonga; the US ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago chief of mission: Ambassador Beatrice W. WELTERS embassy: 15 Queen's Park West, Port-of-Spain mailing address: P. O. Box 752, Port-of-Spain telephone: [1] (868) 622-6371 through 6376 FAX: [1] (868) 822-5905

Tunisia chief of mission: Ambassador Gordon GRAY embassy: Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [216] 71 107-000 FAX: [216] 71 963-263

Turkey chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Douglas A. SILLIMAN embassy: 110 Ataturk Boulevard, Kavaklidere, 06100 Ankara mailing address: PSC 93, Box 5000, APO AE 09823 telephone: [90] (312) 455-5555 FAX: [90] (312) 467-0019 consulate(s) general: Istanbul consulate(s): Adana; note - there is a Consular Agent in Izmir

Turkmenistan chief of mission: Ambassador Eileen A. MALLOY embassy: No. 9 1984 Street (formerly Pushkin Street), Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000 mailing address: 7070 Ashgabat Place, Washington, DC 20521-7070 telephone: [993] (12) 35-00-45 FAX: [993] (12) 39-26-14

Turks and Caicos Islands none (overseas territory of the UK)

Tuvalu the US does not have an embassy in Tuvalu; the US ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tuvalu

Uganda chief of mission: Ambassador Jerry P. LANIER embassy: 1577 Ggaba Road, Kampala mailing address: P. O. Box 7007, Kampala telephone: [256] (414) 259 791 through 93, 95 FAX: [256] (414) 258-794

Ukraine chief of mission: Ambassador John F. TEFFT embassy: 10 Yurii Kotsiubynsky Street, 01901 Kyiv mailing address: 5850 Kyiv Place, Washington, DC 20521-5850 telephone: [380] (44) 490-4000 FAX: [380] (44) 490-4085

United Arab Emirates chief of mission: Ambassador Richard G. OLSON, Jr. embassy: Embassies District, Plot 38 Sector W59-02, Street No. 4, Abu Dhabi mailing address: P. O. Box 4009, Abu Dhabi telephone: [971] (2) 414-2200 FAX: [971] (2) 414-2603 consulate(s) general: Dubai

United Kingdom chief of mission: Ambassador Louis B. SUSMAN embassy: 24 Grosvenor Square, London, W1A 1AE mailing address: PSC 801, Box 40, FPO AE 09498-4040 telephone: [44] (0) 20 7499-9000 FAX: [44] (0) 20 7629-9124 consulate(s) general: Belfast, Edinburgh

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges none (territories of the US)

Uruguay chief of mission: Ambassador David NELSON embassy: Lauro Muller 1776, Montevideo 11200 mailing address: APO AA 34035 telephone: [598] (2) 418-7777 FAX: [598] (2) 418-8611

Uzbekistan chief of mission: Ambassador Richard B. NORLAND embassy: 3 Moyqo'rq'on, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, Tashkent 100093 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [998] (71) 120-5450 FAX: [998] (71) 120-6335

Vanuatu the US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the US ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu

Venezuela chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant) embassy: Calle F con Calle Suapure, Urbanizacion Colinas de Valle Arriba, Caracas 1080 mailing address: P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A; APO AA 34037 telephone: [58] (212) 975-6411, 907-8400 (after hours) FAX: [58] (212) 907-8199

Vietnam chief of mission: Ambassador Michael W. MICHALAK embassy: 7 Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi mailing address: PSC 461, Box 400, FPO AP 96521-0002 telephone: [84] (4) 3850-5000 FAX: [84] (4) 3850-5010 consulate(s) general: Ho Chi Minh City

Virgin Islands none (territory of the US)

Wallis and Futuna none (overseas territory of France)

Western Sahara none

Yemen chief of mission: Ambassador Gerald M. FEIERSTEIN embassy: Sa'awan Street, Sanaa mailing address: P. O. Box 22347, Sanaa telephone: [967] (1) 755-2000 ext. 2153 or 2266 FAX: [967] (1) 303-182

Zambia chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Michael KOPLOVSKY embassy: corner of Independence and United Nations Avenues, Lusaka mailing address: P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka telephone: [260] (211) 250-955 FAX: [260] (211) 252-225

Zimbabwe chief of mission: Ambassador Charles A. RAY embassy: 172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare mailing address: P. O. Box 3340, Harare telephone: [263] (4) 250-593 through 250-594 FAX: [263] (4) 796-488, or 722-618

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Field Listing :: Transportation - note

This entry includes miscellaneous transportation information of significance not included elsewhere. Country

Transportation - note

Antarctica US coastal stations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E) and Palmer (64 43 S, 64 03 W); government use only except by permit (see Permit Office under "Legal System"); all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states parties to the Antarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude south have to be complied with (see "Legal System"); The Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica (HCA), a commission of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is responsible for hydrographic surveying and nautical charting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; it coordinates and facilitates provision of accurate and appropriate charts and other aids to navigation in support of safety of navigation in region; membership of HCA is open to any IHO Member State whose government has acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and which contributes resources or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area

Arctic Ocean sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways

Atlantic Ocean Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US; the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore Atlantic waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa, the east coast of Brazil, and the Caribbean Sea; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Bangladesh the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh as high risk for armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Brazil the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Atlantic Ocean as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Djibouti the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom

French Southern and Antarctic Lands aids to navigation - lighthouses: Europa Island 18m; Juan de Nova Island (W side) 37m; Tromelin Island (NW point) 11m (all in the Iles Eparses district)

Georgia large parts of transportation network are in poor condition because of lack of maintenance and repair

Indian Ocean the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Aden, along the east coast of Africa, the Bay of Bengal, and the Strait of Malacca; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators have reduced the piracy incidents; in response local pirates shifted operations farther south along the east coast of Somalia and eastward along the coast of Oman

Indonesia the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Malaysia the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; increased naval patrols in 2009 resulted in significantly reduced numbers of incidents

Nigeria the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Pacific Ocean the Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state); the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift

Philippines the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Saint Barthelemy nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha there is no air connection to Saint Helena or Tristan da Cunha; an international airport for Saint Helena is in development for 2010

Saint Martin nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten

Singapore the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Somalia the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean are high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators have reduced the piracy incidents; in response local pirates shifted operations farther south along the east coast of Somalia and eastward along the coast of Oman

Southern Ocean Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through the Panama Canal

Tanzania the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean are high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Venezuela the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Vietnam the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Wake Island there are no commercial or civilian flights to and from Wake Island, except in direct support of island missions; emergency landing is available

World as of September 2009, incidents of piracy around the world have more than doubled over the comparable time period in 2008; half of all attacks occur in the waters off Somalia, primarily in the Gulf of Aden; other high risk areas include the waters off Nigeria, the South China Sea, and waters off Malaysia

Yemen the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom

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Field Listing :: Age structure

This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Country

Age structure(%)

Afghanistan 0-14 years: 43.6% (male 6,343,611/female 6,036,673) 15-64 years: 54% (male 7,864,422/female 7,470,617) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 326,873/female 353,520) (2010 est.)

Albania 0-14 years: 23.1% (male 440,528/female 400,816) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,251,001/female 1,190,841) 65 years and over: 9.8% (male 165,557/female 190,710) (2010 est.)

Algeria 0-14 years: 25.4% (male 4,436,591/female 4,259,729) 15-64 years: 69.5% (male 11,976,965/female 11,777,618) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 798,576/female 928,709) (2010 est.)

American Samoa 0-14 years: 33.4% (male 11,159/female 10,768) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 20,848/female 20,271) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 1,211/female 1,371) (2010 est.)

Andorra 0-14 years: 15.5% (male 6,710/female 6,305) 15-64 years: 72.2% (male 31,604/female 28,925) 65 years and over: 12.3% (male 5,113/female 5,231) (2010 est.)

Angola 0-14 years: 43.5% (male 2,812,359/female 2,759,047) 15-64 years: 53.7% (male 3,496,726/female 3,382,440) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 153,678/female 195,043) (2010 est.)

Anguilla 0-14 years: 24.5% (male 1,815/female 1,725) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 4,665/female 5,125) 65 years and over: 7.7% (male 534/female 572) (2010 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda 0-14 years: 26.8% (male 11,660/female 11,303) 15-64 years: 66.6% (male 26,597/female 30,414) 65 years and over: 6.6% (male 2,456/female 3,202) (2010 est.)

Argentina 0-14 years: 25.6% (male 5,369,477/female 5,122,260) 15-64 years: 63.5% (male 12,961,725/female 13,029,265) 65 years and over: 10.8% (male 1,819,057/female 2,611,800) (2010 est.)

Armenia 0-14 years: 18.2% (male 289,119/female 252,150) 15-64 years: 71.1% (male 986,764/female 1,123,708) 65 years and over: 10.6% (male 122,996/female 192,267) (2010 est.)

Aruba 0-14 years: 19.1% (male 9,921/female 9,758) 15-64 years: 70.3% (male 34,676/female 37,752) 65 years and over: 10.6% (male 4,351/female 6,607) (2010 est.)

Australia 0-14 years: 18.6% (male 2,026,975/female 1,923,828) 15-64 years: 67.9% (male 7,318,743/female 7,121,613) 65 years and over: 13.5% (male 1,306,329/female 1,565,153) (2010 est.)

Austria 0-14 years: 14.5% (male 609,748/female 581,144) 15-64 years: 67.5% (male 2,785,091/female 2,756,402) 65 years and over: 18% (male 612,613/female 865,283) (2010 est.)

Azerbaijan 0-14 years: 23.9% (male 1,042,132/female 926,495) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 2,807,717/female 2,908,221) 65 years and over: 6.7% (male 204,410/female 349,697) (2010 est.)

Bahamas, The 0-14 years: 25.3% (male 39,493/female 38,355) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 103,889/female 107,528) 65 years and over: 5.9% (male 6,998/female 11,289) (2010 est.)

Bahrain 0-14 years: 25.9% (male 95,258/female 93,256) 15-64 years: 70.1% (male 293,340/female 217,815) 65 years and over: 4% (male 15,274/female 13,766) (2010 est.)

Bangladesh 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 27,065,625/female 26,913,961) 15-64 years: 61.4% (male 45,222,182/female 50,537,052) 65 years and over: 4% (male 3,057,255/female 3,254,808) (2010 est.)

Barbados 0-14 years: 19.2% (male 27,383/female 27,352) 15-64 years: 71.3% (male 99,829/female 103,049) 65 years and over: 9.5% (male 10,464/female 16,512) (2010 est.)

Belarus 0-14 years: 14.3% (male 707,550/female 667,560) 15-64 years: 71.3% (male 3,337,253/female 3,540,916) 65 years and over: 14.5% (male 446,746/female 948,508) (2010 est.)

Belgium 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 857,373/female 822,303) 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,480,072/female 3,419,721) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 760,390/female 1,074,477) (2010 est.)

Belize 0-14 years: 37.9% (male 59,462/female 57,117) 15-64 years: 58.6% (male 91,298/female 89,170) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 5,185/female 5,667) (2010 est.)

Benin 0-14 years: 45.2% (male 2,028,493/female 1,948,353) 15-64 years: 52.1% (male 2,275,662/female 2,308,945) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 94,569/female 135,810) (2010 est.)

Bermuda 0-14 years: 18.3% (male 6,271/female 6,163) 15-64 years: 67.5% (male 22,555/female 23,215) 65 years and over: 14.2% (male 3,979/female 5,654) (2010 est.)

Bhutan 0-14 years: 30.2% (male 106,410/female 102,164) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 235,988/female 208,484) 65 years and over: 5.5% (male 20,169/female 17,926) (2010 est.)

Bolivia 0-14 years: 35.5% (male 1,767,310/female 1,701,744) 15-64 years: 60% (male 2,877,605/female 2,992,043) 65 years and over: 4.5% (male 193,196/female 243,348) (2010 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-14 years: 14.5% (male 344,760/female 323,303) 15-64 years: 70.7% (male 1,645,274/female 1,617,136) 65 years and over: 14.8% (male 279,781/female 403,160) (2010 est.)

Botswana 0-14 years: 34.8% (male 352,399/female 340,058) 15-64 years: 61.4% (male 613,714/female 608,003) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 31,155/female 45,547) (2010 est.)

Brazil 0-14 years: 26.7% (male 27,092,880/female 26,062,244) 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 65,804,108/female 67,047,725) 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 5,374,230/female 7,358,082) (2010 est.)

British Virgin Islands 0-14 years: 19.8% (male 2,454/female 2,387) 15-64 years: 74.4% (male 9,346/female 8,881) 65 years and over: 5.8% (male 734/female 689) (2010 est.)

Brunei 0-14 years: 26.6% (male 53,282/female 50,141) 15-64 years: 70.1% (male 135,640/female 136,292) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 6,199/female 6,636) (2010 est.)

Bulgaria 0-14 years: 13.8% (male 509,544/female 484,816) 15-64 years: 68.5% (male 2,426,060/female 2,508,772) 65 years and over: 17.7% (male 518,711/female 756,784) (2010 est.)

Burkina Faso 0-14 years: 46.2% (male 3,646,661/female 3,621,648) 15-64 years: 51.3% (male 4,025,917/female 4,054,865) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 156,895/female 240,246) (2010 est.)

Burma 0-14 years: 25.3% (male 6,193,263/female 5,990,658) 15-64 years: 69.3% (male 16,510,648/female 16,828,462) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,121,412/female 1,493,298) (2010 est.)

Burundi 0-14 years: 46.3% (male 2,213,667/female 2,189,197) 15-64 years: 51.2% (male 2,399,466/female 2,470,743) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 95,324/female 142,933) (2010 est.)

Cambodia 0-14 years: 32.6% (male 2,388,922/female 2,336,439) 15-64 years: 63.8% (male 4,498,568/female 4,743,677) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 197,649/female 329,038) (2010 est.)

Cameroon 0-14 years: 40.9% (male 3,891,762/female 3,822,870) 15-64 years: 55.9% (male 5,298,143/female 5,250,493) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 283,289/female 332,744) (2010 est.)

Canada 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 2,761,711/female 2,626,836) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 11,633,950/female 11,381,735) 65 years and over: 15.2% (male 2,220,189/female 2,862,787) (2010 est.)

Cape Verde 0-14 years: 35.2% (male 76,012/female 74,993) 15-64 years: 58.5% (male 123,376/female 127,653) 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 10,040/female 17,400) (2010 est.)

Cayman Islands 0-14 years: 19.6% (male 4,824/female 4,783) 15-64 years: 71.1% (male 16,994/female 17,884) 65 years and over: 9.3% (male 2,139/female 2,411) (2010 est.)

Central African Republic 0-14 years: 40.9% (male 928,277/female 917,739) 15-64 years: 55% (male 1,235,940/female 1,244,958) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 71,439/female 113,135) (2010 est.)

Chad 0-14 years: 46.7% (male 2,445,841/female 2,381,319) 15-64 years: 50.4% (male 2,386,428/female 2,816,050) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 126,351/female 173,219) (2010 est.)

Chile 0-14 years: 23.2% (male 1,966,017/female 1,877,963) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 5,625,963/female 5,628,146) 65 years and over: 9.1% (male 627,746/female 875,872) (2010 est.)

China 0-14 years: 19.8% (male 140,877,745/female 124,290,090) 15-64 years: 72.1% (male 495,724,889/female 469,182,087) 65 years and over: 8.1% (male 51,774,115/female 56,764,042) (2010 est.)

Christmas Island 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA

Colombia 0-14 years: 27.7% (male 6,192,707/female 5,919,959) 15-64 years: 66.4% (male 14,292,342/female 14,717,249) 65 years and over: 5.8% (male 1,093,432/female 1,461,683) (2010 est.)

Comoros 0-14 years: 42.2% (male 159,282/female 158,073) 15-64 years: 54.8% (male 203,533/female 208,591) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 10,474/female 12,485) (2010 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0-14 years: 46.9% (male 16,161,301/female 16,038,024) 15-64 years: 50.6% (male 17,289,453/female 17,483,027) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 699,667/female 1,021,070) (2010 est.)

Congo, Republic of the 0-14 years: 45.9% (male 927,599/female 915,540) 15-64 years: 51.2% (male 1,021,975/female 1,034,119) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 46,687/female 66,889) (2010 est.)

Cook Islands 0-14 years: 27.1% (male 1,704/female 1,508) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 3,898/female 3,664) 65 years and over: 9.2% (male 540/female 556) (2010 est.)

Costa Rica 0-14 years: 26.7% (male 581,916/female 555,216) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,443,606/female 1,411,168) 65 years and over: 6.2% (male 120,969/female 141,002) (2010 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire 0-14 years: 40.6% (male 4,215,912/female 4,146,077) 15-64 years: 56.6% (male 5,942,642/female 5,720,108) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 296,074/female 296,255) (2010 est.)

Croatia 0-14 years: 15.6% (male 358,360/female 340,098) 15-64 years: 67.5% (male 1,506,364/female 1,522,789) 65 years and over: 17% (male 295,960/female 465,838) (2010 est.)

Cuba 0-14 years: 18.3% (male 1,077,745/female 1,020,393) 15-64 years: 70.4% (male 4,035,691/female 4,030,103) 65 years and over: 11.2% (male 584,478/female 703,242) (2010 est.)

Curacao 0-14 years: 21.1% (males 15,337/females 14,589) 15-64 years: 66.7% (males 42,896/females 51,998) 65 years and over: 12.2% (males 6,972/females 10,388) (2010)

Cyprus 0-14 years: 17% (male 94,655/female 89,337) 15-64 years: 73.1% (male 411,952/female 381,074) 65 years and over: 9.9% (male 46,610/female 61,120) (2010 est.)

Czech Republic 0-14 years: 13.6% (male 712,045/female 673,657) 15-64 years: 71% (male 3,641,887/female 3,604,044) 65 years and over: 15.5% (male 623,882/female 956,389) (2010 est.)

Denmark 0-14 years: 18.1% (male 511,882/female 485,782) 15-64 years: 65.8% (male 1,817,800/female 1,798,964) 65 years and over: 16.1% (male 387,142/female 498,940) (2010 est.)

Djibouti 0-14 years: 36.3% (male 131,878/female 131,449) 15-64 years: 60.4% (male 194,503/female 243,495) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 10,462/female 12,835) (2010 est.)

Dominica 0-14 years: 24% (male 8,910/female 8,518) 15-64 years: 65.8% (male 24,532/female 23,301) 65 years and over: 10.2% (male 3,187/female 4,212) (2010 est.)

Dominican Republic 0-14 years: 31.4% (male 1,543,141/female 1,488,016) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 3,087,351/female 2,960,319) 65 years and over: 5.9% (male 264,476/female 306,751) (2010 est.)

Ecuador 0-14 years: 31.1% (male 2,312,610/female 2,220,378) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 4,506,908/female 4,636,703) 65 years and over: 6.2% (male 432,144/female 464,358) (2010 est.)

Egypt 0-14 years: 33% (male 13,308,407/female 12,711,900) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 25,138,546/female 24,342,230) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1,546,774/female 1,818,778) (2010 est.)

El Salvador 0-14 years: 35.4% (male 1,299,608/female 1,245,617) 15-64 years: 59.3% (male 2,033,423/female 2,225,810) 65 years and over: 5.3% (male 166,224/female 214,536) (2010 est.)

Equatorial Guinea 0-14 years: 41.9% (male 134,823/female 130,308) 15-64 years: 54% (male 167,820/female 174,238) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 11,574/female 14,678) (2010 est.)

Eritrea 0-14 years: 42.8% (male 1,212,848/female 1,202,240) 15-64 years: 53.7% (male 1,483,169/female 1,547,078) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 92,009/female 109,824) (2010 est.)

Estonia 0-14 years: 14.9% (male 99,748/female 94,051) 15-64 years: 67.5% (male 417,816/female 459,246) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 75,486/female 153,024) (2010 est.)

Ethiopia 0-14 years: 46.1% (male 19,596,784/female 19,688,887) 15-64 years: 51.2% (male 21,376,495/female 22,304,812) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 975,923/female 1,294,437) (2010 est.)

European Union 0-14 years: 15.44% (male 38,992,677/female 36,940,450) 15-64 years: 67.23% (male 166,412,403/female 164,295,636) 65 years and over: 17.33% (male 35,376,333/female 49,853,361) (2009 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA

Faroe Islands 0-14 years: 21.6% (male 5,451/female 5,108) 15-64 years: 64% (male 16,708/female 14,544) 65 years and over: 14.4% (male 3,324/female 3,721) (2010 est.)

Fiji 0-14 years: 30.3% (male 146,327/female 140,327) 15-64 years: 64.9% (male 307,077/female 305,886) 65 years and over: 4.8% (male 20,300/female 24,803) (2010 est.)

Finland 0-14 years: 16.4% (male 438,425/female 422,777) 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 1,773,495/female 1,732,792) 65 years and over: 16.8% (male 357,811/female 524,975) (2010 est.)

France 0-14 years: 18.6% (male 6,129,729/female 5,838,925) 15-64 years: 65% (male 20,963,124/female 20,929,280) 65 years and over: 16.4% (male 4,403,248/female 6,155,767) (2010 est.)

French Polynesia 0-14 years: 24.3% (male 35,631/female 34,097) 15-64 years: 68.9% (male 102,537/female 95,317) 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 9,821/female 9,629) (2010 est.)

Gabon 0-14 years: 42.1% (male 320,414/female 318,027) 15-64 years: 53.9% (male 407,461/female 409,633) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 24,799/female 34,659) (2010 est.)

Gambia, The 0-14 years: 43.6% (male 389,877/female 386,218) 15-64 years: 53.5% (male 472,216/female 479,595) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 24,985/female 25,190) (2010 est.)

Gaza Strip 0-14 years: 44.4% (male 353,489/female 334,770) 15-64 years: 53% (male 420,618/female 402,297) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 16,483/female 24,202) (2010 est.)

Georgia 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 395,929/female 345,071) 15-64 years: 67.6% (male 1,503,360/female 1,616,234) 65 years and over: 16.4% (male 302,103/female 453,110) (2010 est.)

Germany 0-14 years: 13.7% (male 5,768,366/female 5,470,516) 15-64 years: 66.1% (male 27,707,761/female 26,676,759) 65 years and over: 20.3% (male 7,004,805/female 9,701,551) (2010 est.)

Ghana 0-14 years: 37.2% (male 4,494,633/female 4,394,074) 15-64 years: 59.2% (male 7,065,273/female 7,086,023) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 389,886/female 457,923) (2010 est.)

Gibraltar 0-14 years: 20.9% (male 3,088/female 2,922) 15-64 years: 66.4% (male 9,667/female 9,467) 65 years and over: 12.7% (male 1,754/female 1,898) (2010 est.)

Greece 0-14 years: 14.3% (male 788,722/female 742,270) 15-64 years: 66.6% (male 3,568,660/female 3,578,344) 65 years and over: 19.2% (male 902,617/female 1,156,815) (2010 est.)

Greenland 0-14 years: 23% (male 6,727/female 6,533) 15-64 years: 70.1% (male 21,696/female 18,669) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 2,000/female 1,975) (2010 est.)

Grenada 0-14 years: 32% (male 14,608/female 14,410) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 31,278/female 27,873) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 1,268/female 1,302) (2010 est.)

Guam 0-14 years: 27.8% (male 25,651/female 23,904) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 59,304/female 56,995) 65 years and over: 7% (male 5,786/female 6,790) (2010 est.)

Guatemala 0-14 years: 39.4% (male 2,664,058/female 2,573,006) 15-64 years: 56.8% (male 3,655,184/female 3,884,331) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 231,652/female 268,286) (2010 est.)

Guernsey 0-14 years: 14.5% (male 4,799/female 4,673) 15-64 years: 67.9% (male 22,056/female 22,410) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 5,009/female 6,537) (2010 est.)

Guinea 0-14 years: 42.8% (male 2,175,852/female 2,128,518) 15-64 years: 53.7% (male 2,701,184/female 2,704,161) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 153,053/female 195,207) (2010 est.)

Guinea-Bissau 0-14 years: 40.8% (male 312,253/female 313,609) 15-64 years: 56.1% (male 414,924/female 445,639) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 19,191/female 28,348) (2010 est.)

Guyana 0-14 years: 33.3% (male 127,818/female 123,261) 15-64 years: 62.1% (male 233,270/female 234,025) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 14,481/female 20,085) (2010 est.)

Haiti 0-14 years: 38.1% (male 1,735,917/female 1,704,383) 15-64 years: 58.5% (male 2,621,059/female 2,665,447) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 120,040/female 188,690) (2010 est.)

Honduras 0-14 years: 38% (male 1,521,006/female 1,457,790) 15-64 years: 58.4% (male 2,290,300/female 2,280,848) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 127,187/female 156,565) (2010 est.)

Hong Kong 0-14 years: 12.2% (male 450,833/female 411,997) 15-64 years: 74.6% (male 2,551,256/female 2,713,532) 65 years and over: 13.1% (male 434,090/female 493,363) (2010 est.)

Hungary 0-14 years: 15% (male 763,553/female 720,112) 15-64 years: 69.3% (male 3,384,961/female 3,475,135) 65 years and over: 15.8% (male 566,067/female 995,768) (2010 est.)

Iceland 0-14 years: 20.7% (male 32,268/female 31,308) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 104,158/female 101,584) 65 years and over: 12.2% (male 16,952/female 20,424) (2010 est.)

India 0-14 years: 30.5% (male 187,197,389/female 165,285,592) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 384,131,994/female 359,795,835) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 28,816,115/female 31,670,841) (2010 est.)

Indonesia 0-14 years: 28.1% (male 34,337,341/female 33,162,207) 15-64 years: 66% (male 79,549,569/female 78,918,321) 65 years and over: 6% (male 6,335,208/female 7,968,876) (2010 est.)

Iran 0-14 years: 21.7% (male 7,394,841/female 7,022,076) 15-64 years: 72.9% (male 24,501,544/female 23,914,172) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,725,828/female 1,870,823) (2010 est.)

Iraq 0-14 years: 38.8% (male 5,711,187/female 5,514,794) 15-64 years: 58.2% (male 8,535,550/female 8,303,942) 65 years and over: 3% (male 410,395/female 469,701) (2010 est.)

Ireland 0-14 years: 20.9% (male 454,571/female 424,022) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,411,336/female 1,409,760) 65 years and over: 12% (male 224,850/female 278,661) (2010 est.)

Isle of Man 0-14 years: 16.9% (male 6,612/female 6,300) 15-64 years: 66% (male 25,433/female 25,083) 65 years and over: 17.1% (male 5,408/female 7,676) (2010 est.)

Israel 0-14 years: 27.9% (male 1,031,629/female 984,230) 15-64 years: 62.3% (male 2,283,034/female 2,221,301) 65 years and over: 9.9% (male 311,218/female 402,289) (2010 est.)

Italy 0-14 years: 13.5% (male 4,056,156/female 3,814,070) 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 19,530,696/female 18,981,084) 65 years and over: 20.2% (male 4,903,762/female 6,840,444) (2010 est.)

Jamaica 0-14 years: 31.4% (male 451,310/female 436,466) 15-64 years: 61.1% (male 851,372/female 875,132) 65 years and over: 7.5% (male 94,833/female 116,815) (2010 est.)

Japan 0-14 years: 13.5% (male 8,804,465/female 8,344,800) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 41,187,425/female 40,533,876) 65 years and over: 22.2% (male 11,964,694/female 16,243,419) (2010 est.)

Jersey 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 7,623/female 7,087) 15-64 years: 67.7% (male 30,914/female 31,081) 65 years and over: 16.3% (male 6,614/female 8,307) (2010 est.)

Jordan 0-14 years: 36% (male 1,161,484/female 1,096,441) 15-64 years: 59.4% (male 1,892,472/female 1,829,112) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 143,058/female 146,718) (2010 est.)

Kazakhstan 0-14 years: 21.8% (male 1,717,469/female 1,643,920) 15-64 years: 70.2% (male 5,279,292/female 5,534,607) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 426,494/female 797,655) (2010 est.)

Kenya 0-14 years: 42.3% (male 8,300,393/female 8,181,898) 15-64 years: 55.1% (male 10,784,119/female 10,702,999) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 470,218/female 563,145) (2010 est.)

Kiribati 0-14 years: 37.6% (male 21,488/female 20,899) 15-64 years: 59% (male 32,871/female 33,690) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 1,656/female 2,246) (2010 est.)

Korea, North 0-14 years: 21.3% (male 2,440,439/female 2,376,557) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 7,776,889/female 7,945,399) 65 years and over: 9.4% (male 820,504/female 1,305,557) (2010 est.)

Korea, South 0-14 years: 16.8% (male 4,278,581/female 3,887,516) 15-64 years: 72.3% (male 17,897,053/female 17,196,840) 65 years and over: 10.8% (male 2,104,589/female 3,144,393) (2010 est.)

Kosovo 0-14 years: 27.7% (male 260,678/female 239,779) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 617,890/female 567,939) 65 years and over: 6.6% (male 50,463/female 68,089) (2010 est.)

Kuwait 0-14 years: 26.4% (male 361,274/female 348,351) 15-64 years: 70.7% (male 1,219,674/female 683,494) 65 years and over: 3% (male 49,807/female 29,926) (2010 est.)

Kyrgyzstan 0-14 years: 29.7% (male 822,128/female 789,425) 15-64 years: 64.5% (male 1,717,497/female 1,787,551) 65 years and over: 5.8% (male 123,045/female 192,101) (2010 est.)

Laos 0-14 years: 40.8% (male 1,399,674/female 1,386,526) 15-64 years: 56.2% (male 1,900,638/female 1,938,165) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 90,144/female 119,198) (2010 est.)

Latvia 0-14 years: 13.3% (male 152,472/female 145,161) 15-64 years: 69.6% (male 756,469/female 797,505) 65 years and over: 17% (male 124,432/female 255,464) (2010 est.)

Lebanon 0-14 years: 25.8% (male 528,047/female 506,838) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,294,485/female 1,399,047) 65 years and over: 7.2% (male 130,148/female 158,530) (2010 est.)

Lesotho 0-14 years: 34.8% (male 373,159/female 368,271) 15-64 years: 60.2% (male 629,346/female 654,054) 65 years and over: 5% (male 42,074/female 63,915) (2010 est.)

Liberia 0-14 years: 44.1% (male 760,989/female 758,554) 15-64 years: 53% (male 904,770/female 920,704) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 47,013/female 49,760) (2010 est.)

Libya 0-14 years: 33% (male 1,065,606/female 1,020,102) 15-64 years: 62.6% (male 2,036,780/female 1,923,566) 65 years and over: 4.4% (male 136,224/female 142,079) (2010 est.)

Liechtenstein 0-14 years: 16.6% (male 2,877/female 2,901) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 11,917/female 12,220) 65 years and over: 13.9% (male 2,085/female 2,761) (2010 est.)

Lithuania 0-14 years: 14.2% (male 258,423/female 245,115) 15-64 years: 69.6% (male 1,214,743/female 1,261,413) 65 years and over: 16.2% (male 198,714/female 376,771) (2010 est.)

Luxembourg 0-14 years: 18.5% (male 46,918/female 44,052) 15-64 years: 66.7% (male 165,342/female 162,681) 65 years and over: 14.8% (male 29,839/female 42,943) (2010 est.)

Macau 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 47,853/female 42,019) 15-64 years: 76.2% (male 199,593/female 227,010) 65 years and over: 7.7% (male 20,245/female 23,126) (2010 est.)

Macedonia 0-14 years: 19.2% (male 206,054/female 191,354) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 722,823/female 710,830) 65 years and over: 11.4% (male 102,231/female 133,426) (2010 est.)

Madagascar 0-14 years: 43.5% (male 4,523,033/female 4,460,473) 15-64 years: 53.5% (male 5,483,684/female 5,557,098) 65 years and over: 3% (male 280,677/female 348,591) (2010 est.)

Malawi 0-14 years: 45.4% (male 3,419,711/female 3,404,726) 15-64 years: 51.9% (male 3,889,065/female 3,915,309) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 172,679/female 227,267) (2010 est.)

Malaysia 0-14 years: 31.4% (male 4,153,621/female 3,914,962) 15-64 years: 63.6% (male 8,210,373/female 8,143,043) 65 years and over: 5% (male 569,245/female 724,575) (2010 est.)

Maldives 0-14 years: 22.3% (male 45,038/female 43,291) 15-64 years: 73.8% (male 180,874/female 111,703) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 7,711/female 7,717) (2010 est.)

Mali 0-14 years: 47.6% (male 3,220,491/female 3,177,823) 15-64 years: 49.5% (male 3,241,250/female 3,406,757) 65 years and over: 3% (male 189,886/female 207,018) (2010 est.)

Malta 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 33,526/female 31,780) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 142,491/female 138,769) 65 years and over: 14.5% (male 25,406/female 33,193) (2010 est.)

Marshall Islands 0-14 years: 38.6% (male 12,683/female 12,217) 15-64 years: 58.5% (male 19,302/female 18,459) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 902/female 959) (2010 est.)

Mauritania 0-14 years: 41% (male 643,436/female 638,793) 15-64 years: 55.7% (male 818,778/female 923,046) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 44,836/female 60,597) (2010 est.)

Mauritius 0-14 years: 22.5% (male 147,136/female 142,121) 15-64 years: 70.4% (male 449,176/female 455,057) 65 years and over: 7.1% (male 36,309/female 54,465) (2010 est.)

Mayotte 0-14 years: 45.3% (male 50,985/female 50,413) 15-64 years: 52.9% (male 63,395/female 54,882) 65 years and over: 1.8% (male 2,085/female 2,005) (2010 est.)

Mexico 0-14 years: 29.1% (male 16,544,223/female 15,861,141) 15-64 years: 64.6% (male 34,734,571/female 37,129,793) 65 years and over: 6.2% (male 3,130,518/female 3,811,543) (2010 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of 0-14 years: 34.8% (male 19,010/female 18,411) 15-64 years: 62.3% (male 33,286/female 33,629) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 1,317/female 1,781) (2010 est.)

Moldova 0-14 years: 15.9% (male 353,495/female 334,592) 15-64 years: 73.3% (male 1,536,263/female 1,629,882) 65 years and over: 10.8% (male 172,070/female 294,446) (2010 est.)

Monaco 0-14 years: 14.6% (male 2,466/female 2,349) 15-64 years: 62.4% (male 10,184/female 10,395) 65 years and over: 23% (male 3,068/female 4,503) (2010 est.)

Mongolia 0-14 years: 28.1% (male 436,391/female 418,923) 15-64 years: 67.9% (male 1,031,819/female 1,033,806) 65 years and over: 4% (male 52,430/female 67,773) (2010 est.)

Montenegro 0-14 years: 16% (male 52,645/female 54,846) 15-64 years: 70.3% (male 244,949/female 227,794) 65 years and over: 13.7% (male 37,217/female 54,729) (2010 est.)

Montserrat 0-14 years: 27.6% (male 731/female 678) 15-64 years: 65.5% (male 1,599/female 1,738) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 232/female 119) (2010 est.)

Morocco 0-14 years: 28.7% (male 4,548,808/female 4,418,768) 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 10,009,928/female 10,437,103) 65 years and over: 6% (male 851,190/female 1,019,377) (2010 est.)

Mozambique 0-14 years: 44.3% (male 4,829,272/female 4,773,209) 15-64 years: 52.8% (male 5,605,227/female 5,842,679) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 257,119/female 361,772) (2010 est.)

Namibia 0-14 years: 35.9% (male 381,904/female 375,059) 15-64 years: 60.2% (male 641,995/female 627,146) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 36,894/female 45,667) (2010 est.)

Nauru 0-14 years: 34.7% (male 2,482/female 2,384) 15-64 years: 63.2% (male 4,362/female 4,495) 65 years and over: 2.1% (male 151/female 145) (2010 est.)

Nepal 0-14 years: 36.6% (male 5,327,484/female 5,127,178) 15-64 years: 59.2% (male 8,094,494/female 8,812,675) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 566,666/female 634,880) (2010 est.)

Netherlands 0-14 years: 17.4% (male 1,485,873/female 1,416,999) 15-64 years: 67.7% (male 5,720,387/female 5,604,014) 65 years and over: 14.9% (male 1,070,496/female 1,418,230) (2010 est.)

New Caledonia 0-14 years: 26.8% (male 31,191/female 29,870) 15-64 years: 65.8% (male 75,189/female 74,552) 65 years and over: 7.3% (male 7,681/female 8,953) (2010 est.)

New Zealand 0-14 years: 20.7% (male 447,174/female 424,522) 15-64 years: 66.5% (male 1,404,143/female 1,399,530) 65 years and over: 12.8% (male 244,986/female 293,063) (2010 est.)

Nicaragua 0-14 years: 33.8% (male 1,013,866/female 976,430) 15-64 years: 62.9% (male 1,847,756/female 1,857,264) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 85,782/female 110,101) (2010 est.)

Niger 0-14 years: 49.6% (male 3,840,379/female 3,758,674) 15-64 years: 48% (male 3,658,361/female 3,690,373) 65 years and over: 2.3% (male 159,984/female 198,481) (2010 est.)

Nigeria 0-14 years: 41.5% (male 31,624,050/female 30,242,637) 15-64 years: 55.5% (male 42,240,641/female 40,566,672) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 2,211,840/female 2,343,250) (2010 est.)

Niue 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2009 est.)

Norfolk Island 0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2009 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands 0-14 years: 26% (male 7,203/female 6,180) 15-64 years: 70.9% (male 16,751/female 19,747) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 784/female 819) (2010 est.)

Norway 0-14 years: 18.5% (male 441,508/female 422,050) 15-64 years: 66.2% (male 1,564,482/female 1,522,519) 65 years and over: 15.2% (male 305,120/female 404,860) (2010 est.)

Oman 0-14 years: 42.7% (male 744,265/female 714,116) 15-64 years: 54.5% (male 1,079,511/female 783,243) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 55,180/female 41,770) (2010 est.)

Pakistan 0-14 years: 36.7% (male 33,037,943/female 31,092,572) 15-64 years: 59.1% (male 53,658,173/female 49,500,786) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,495,350/female 3,793,734) (2010 est.)

Palau 0-14 years: 22.9% (male 2,458/female 2,314) 15-64 years: 70.8% (male 8,207/female 6,521) 65 years and over: 6.2% (male 401/female 895) (2010 est.)

Panama 0-14 years: 29.3% (male 501,950/female 481,750) 15-64 years: 63.9% (male 1,085,435/female 1,061,530) 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 106,934/female 122,875) (2010 est.)

Papua New Guinea 0-14 years: 37.3% (male 1,126,214/female 1,088,211) 15-64 years: 59.3% (male 1,815,731/female 1,704,430) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 113,285/female 92,904) (2010 est.)

Paraguay 0-14 years: 36.7% (male 1,304,115/female 1,260,560) 15-64 years: 58.1% (male 2,043,509/female 2,023,317) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 168,554/female 195,600) (2010 est.)

Peru 0-14 years: 29.1% (male 4,370,923/female 4,216,364) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 9,695,270/female 9,574,018) 65 years and over: 5.7% (male 796,631/female 893,757) (2010 est.)

Philippines 0-14 years: 35.2% (male 17,606,352/female 16,911,376) 15-64 years: 60.6% (male 29,679,327/female 29,737,919) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 1,744,248/female 2,297,381) (2010 est.)

Pitcairn Islands 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2009 est.)

Poland 0-14 years: 15% (male 2,964,995/female 2,802,278) 15-64 years: 71.6% (male 13,713,078/female 13,845,251) 65 years and over: 13.4% (male 1,966,406/female 3,190,911) (2010 est.)

Portugal 0-14 years: 16.3% (male 912,147/female 834,941) 15-64 years: 66.1% (male 3,525,717/female 3,554,513) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 772,413/female 1,108,193) (2010 est.)

Puerto Rico 0-14 years: 19.8% (male 402,473/female 384,655) 15-64 years: 66.1% (male 1,260,191/female 1,361,359) 65 years and over: 14.1% (male 239,957/female 317,578) (2010 est.)

Qatar 0-14 years: 21.8% (male 93,805/female 88,040) 15-64 years: 76.8% (male 454,714/female 185,004) 65 years and over: 1.4% (male 6,792/female 4,930) (2010 est.)

Romania 0-14 years: 15.5% (male 1,772,583/female 1,681,539) 15-64 years: 69.7% (male 7,711,062/female 7,784,041) 65 years and over: 14.7% (male 1,332,120/female 1,934,076) (2010 est.)

Russia 0-14 years: 14.8% (male 10,644,833/female 10,095,011) 15-64 years: 71.5% (male 48,004,040/female 52,142,313) 65 years and over: 13.7% (male 5,880,877/female 13,274,173) (2010 est.)

Rwanda 0-14 years: 42.7% (male 2,309,323/female 2,277,269) 15-64 years: 54.8% (male 2,932,686/female 2,961,300) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 106,740/female 158,993) (2010 est.)

Saint Barthelemy 0-14 years: 19.2% (male 734/female 696) 15-64 years: 70.6% (male 2,855/female 2,402) 65 years and over: 10.2% (male 378/female 383) (2010 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 0-14 years: 18.3% (male 712/female 685) 15-64 years: 70.4% (male 2,744/female 2,629) 65 years and over: 11.4% (male 412/female 455) (2010 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis 0-14 years: 26.3% (male 5,397/female 5,138) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 13,231/female 13,196) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 1,326/female 1,843) (2010 est.)

Saint Lucia 0-14 years: 24.4% (male 20,035/female 19,021) 15-64 years: 66.4% (male 51,593/female 54,843) 65 years and over: 9.2% (male 6,668/female 8,107) (2010 est.)

Saint Martin 0-14 years: 27% (male 3,991/female 4,048) 15-64 years: 67.5% (male 9,596/female 10,532) 65 years and over: 5.5% (male 742/female 911) (2010 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0-14 years: 21.9% (male 789/female 755) 15-64 years: 66.4% (male 2,378/female 2,313) 65 years and over: 11.7% (male 382/female 446) (2010 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0-14 years: 25.9% (male 13,637/female 13,425) 15-64 years: 66.4% (male 35,693/female 33,701) 65 years and over: 7.8% (male 3,659/female 4,459) (2010 est.)

Samoa 0-14 years: 37.6% (male 42,117/female 40,603) 15-64 years: 56.7% (male 65,541/female 59,292) 65 years and over: 5.7% (male 5,538/female 6,907) (2010 est.)

San Marino 0-14 years: 16.9% (male 2,635/female 2,452) 15-64 years: 66.2% (male 9,538/female 10,429) 65 years and over: 16.9% (male 2,188/female 2,925) (2010 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe 0-14 years: 46.9% (male 50,475/female 49,188) 15-64 years: 49.7% (male 51,325/female 54,289) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 3,335/female 4,067) (2010 est.)

Saudi Arabia 0-14 years: 38% (male 5,557,453/female 5,340,614) 15-64 years: 59.5% (male 9,608,032/female 7,473,543) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 363,241/female 343,750) (2010 est.)

Senegal 0-14 years: 42.2% (male 2,911,324/female 2,877,804) 15-64 years: 54.8% (male 3,728,664/female 3,786,000) 65 years and over: 3% (male 190,343/female 217,462) (2010 est.)

Serbia 0-14 years: 15.4% (male 586,806/female 549,900) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 2,503,194/female 2,502,807) 65 years and over: 16.8% (male 508,606/female 728,026) (2010 est.)

Seychelles 0-14 years: 22.8% (male 10,201/female 9,732) 15-64 years: 70.1% (male 31,870/female 29,439) 65 years and over: 7.1% (male 2,321/female 3,913) (2010 est.)

Sierra Leone 0-14 years: 41.7% (male 1,060,463/female 1,081,333) 15-64 years: 54.7% (male 1,344,650/female 1,461,203) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 83,595/female 100,894) (2010 est.)

Singapore 0-14 years: 14.4% (male 348,382/female 324,050) 15-64 years: 76.7% (male 1,737,972/female 1,833,415) 65 years and over: 8.9% (male 184,393/female 229,330) (2010 est.)

Sint Maarten 0-14 years: 23.4% (male 4,299/female 4,455) 15-64 years: 73% (male 13,053/female 14,259) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 608/female 755) (2010 est.)

Slovakia 0-14 years: 15.8% (male 442,168/female 422,055) 15-64 years: 71.7% (male 1,952,527/female 1,965,646) 65 years and over: 12.5% (male 254,510/female 426,140) (2010 est.)

Slovenia 0-14 years: 13.5% (male 139,880/female 131,826) 15-64 years: 69.9% (male 707,219/female 695,470) 65 years and over: 16.5% (male 129,662/female 201,635) (2010 est.)

Solomon Islands 0-14 years: 39.5% (male 119,875/female 115,127) 15-64 years: 57.1% (male 171,792/female 168,023) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 9,849/female 10,947) (2010 est.)

Somalia 0-14 years: 45% (male 2,215,331/female 2,204,503) 15-64 years: 52.6% (male 2,588,356/female 2,579,737) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 101,764/female 142,326) (2010 est.)

South Africa 0-14 years: 28.9% (male 7,093,328/female 7,061,579) 15-64 years: 65.8% (male 16,275,424/female 15,984,181) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,075,117/female 1,562,860) (2010 est.)

Spain 0-14 years: 14.5% (male 3,021,822/female 2,842,597) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 13,705,107/female 13,601,399) 65 years and over: 18.1% (male 3,071,394/female 4,282,683) (2010 est.)

Sri Lanka 0-14 years: 23.9% (male 2,594,815/female 2,493,002) 15-64 years: 68% (male 7,089,307/female 7,418,123) 65 years and over: 8.1% (male 803,172/female 926,372) (2010 est.)

Sudan 0-14 years: 40.7% (male 8,535,551/female 8,173,616) 15-64 years: 56.8% (male 11,745,683/female 11,603,906) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 532,968/female 496,101) (2010 est.)

Suriname 0-14 years: 27.1% (male 66,603/female 64,035) 15-64 years: 66.6% (male 159,525/female 160,871) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 13,004/female 17,229) (2010 est.)

Svalbard 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2009 est.)

Swaziland 0-14 years: 38.6% (male 260,840/female 254,781) 15-64 years: 57.9% (male 383,236/female 391,478) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 19,857/female 26,994) (2010 est.)

Sweden 0-14 years: 15.7% (male 733,597/female 692,194) 15-64 years: 65.5% (male 3,003,358/female 2,927,038) 65 years and over: 18.8% (male 753,293/female 950,171) (2010 est.)

Switzerland 0-14 years: 15.6% (male 616,561/female 571,610) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 2,609,673/female 2,567,245) 65 years and over: 16.3% (male 514,761/female 724,617) (2010 est.)

Syria 0-14 years: 36.4% (male 4,063,367/female 3,864,099) 15-64 years: 59.9% (male 6,628,644/female 6,406,864) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 372,172/female 427,832) (2010 est.)

Taiwan 0-14 years: 16.7% (male 1,996,905/female 1,844,611) 15-64 years: 72.6% (male 8,416,300/female 8,267,675) 65 years and over: 10.7% (male 1,183,382/female 1,265,474) (2010 est.)

Tajikistan 0-14 years: 34.3% (male 1,282,681/female 1,238,607) 15-64 years: 62.1% (male 2,260,552/female 2,303,034) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 112,334/female 151,937) (2010 est.)

Tanzania 0-14 years: 43% (male 8,853,529/female 8,805,810) 15-64 years: 54.1% (male 10,956,133/female 11,255,868) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 513,959/female 663,233) (2010 est.)

Thailand 0-14 years: 20.8% (male 7,013,877/female 6,690,554) 15-64 years: 70.5% (male 23,000,156/female 23,519,298) 65 years and over: 8.7% (male 2,612,269/female 3,162,282) (2010 est.)

Timor-Leste 0-14 years: 34.7% (male 199,237/female 192,900) 15-64 years: 61.9% (male 356,772/female 344,103) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 18,403/female 20,197) (2010 est.)

Togo 0-14 years: 41.4% (male 1,252,389/female 1,244,914) 15-64 years: 55.8% (male 1,645,885/female 1,719,810) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 66,192/female 102,618) (2010 est.)

Tokelau 0-14 years: 42% 15-64 years: 53% 65 years and over: 5% (2009 est.)

Tonga 0-14 years: 32.8% (male 20,270/female 19,428) 15-64 years: 62.9% (male 37,837/female 38,166) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 2,163/female 3,034) (2010 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago 0-14 years: 19.6% (male 123,214/female 117,584) 15-64 years: 72.6% (male 457,868/female 434,486) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 41,467/female 55,334) (2010 est.)

Tunisia 0-14 years: 22.7% (male 1,227,238/female 1,149,796) 15-64 years: 70.1% (male 3,701,661/female 3,652,322) 65 years and over: 7.2% (male 352,003/female 403,319) (2010 est.)

Turkey 0-14 years: 27.2% (male 10,701,631/female 10,223,260) 15-64 years: 66.7% (male 25,896,326/female 25,327,403) 65 years and over: 6.1% (male 2,130,360/female 2,526,544) (2010 est.)

Turkmenistan 0-14 years: 28.9% (male 713,698/female 697,222) 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,618,678/female 1,646,992) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 90,352/female 117,945) (2010 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands 0-14 years: 30.2% (male 3,528/female 3,401) 15-64 years: 65.6% (male 7,875/female 7,164) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 475/female 499) (2010 est.)

Tuvalu 0-14 years: 29.2% (male 1,841/female 1,770) 15-64 years: 65.6% (male 3,973/female 4,141) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 240/female 408) (2010 est.)

Uganda 0-14 years: 50% (male 8,152,830/female 8,034,366) 15-64 years: 47.9% (male 7,789,209/female 7,703,143) 65 years and over: 2.1% (male 286,693/female 403,317) (2010 est.)

Ukraine 0-14 years: 13.8% (male 3,238,280/female 3,066,594) 15-64 years: 70.3% (male 15,399,488/female 16,742,612) 65 years and over: 15.9% (male 2,422,311/female 4,831,110) (2010 est.)

United Arab Emirates 0-14 years: 20.4% (male 500,928/female 478,388) 15-64 years: 78.7% (male 2,768,030/female 1,008,404) 65 years and over: 0.9% (male 27,601/female 15,140) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2010 est.)

United Kingdom 0-14 years: 16.7% (male 5,233,756/female 4,986,131) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 20,774,192/female 20,246,519) 65 years and over: 16.2% (male 4,259,654/female 5,612,953) (2010 est.)

United States 0-14 years: 20.2% (male 31,639,127/female 30,305,704) 15-64 years: 67% (male 102,665,043/female 103,129,321) 65 years and over: 12.8% (male 16,901,232/female 22,571,696) (2010 est.)

Uruguay 0-14 years: 22.4% (male 397,942/female 385,253) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 1,115,963/female 1,129,478) 65 years and over: 13.3% (male 187,176/female 278,570) (2010 est.)

Uzbekistan 0-14 years: 28.1% (male 3,970,386/female 3,787,371) 15-64 years: 67% (male 9,191,439/female 9,309,791) 65 years and over: 4.9% (male 576,191/female 770,829) (2010 est.)

Vanuatu 0-14 years: 30.7% (male 34,263/female 32,833) 15-64 years: 65.3% (male 72,670/female 69,970) 65 years and over: 4% (male 4,516/female 4,267) (2010 est.)

Venezuela 0-14 years: 30.5% (male 4,157,194/female 4,022,595) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 8,480,872/female 8,754,620) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 620,657/female 778,905) (2010 est.)

Vietnam 0-14 years: 26.1% (male 12,069,408/female 11,033,738) 15-64 years: 68.3% (male 30,149,986/female 30,392,043) 65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,892,505/female 3,039,078) (2010 est.)

Virgin Islands 0-14 years: 20.4% (male 11,394/female 11,048) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 33,843/female 38,574) 65 years and over: 13.6% (male 6,747/female 8,219) (2010 est.)

Wallis and Futuna 0-14 years: 26.7% (male 2,141/female 1,935) 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 5,069/female 5,065) 65 years and over: 7.1% (male 488/female 591) (2010 est.)

West Bank 0-14 years: 37.3% (male 470,735/female 446,878) 15-64 years: 59.1% (male 744,822/female 708,695) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 37,471/female 52,666) (2010 est.)

Western Sahara 0-14 years: 44.9% (male 92,428/female 89,570) 15-64 years: 52.8% (male 105,191/female 108,803) 65 years and over: 2.3% (male 3,881/female 5,337) (2010 est.)

World 0-14 years: 27% (male 944,987,919/female 884,268,378) 15-64 years: 65.3% (male 2,234,860,865/female 2,187,838,153) 65 years and over: 7.6% (male 227,164,176/female 289,048,221) (2010 est.)

Yemen 0-14 years: 43.9% (male 5,108,423/female 4,925,523) 15-64 years: 53.5% (male 6,215,999/female 6,013,334) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 285,752/female 309,207) (2010 est.)

Zambia 0-14 years: 45.1% (male 2,685,142/female 2,659,771) 15-64 years: 52.6% (male 3,122,305/female 3,116,846) 65 years and over: 2.3% (male 114,477/female 164,199) (2010 est.)

Zimbabwe 0-14 years: 43.9% (male 2,523,119/female 2,473,928) 15-64 years: 52.2% (male 2,666,928/female 3,283,474) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 194,360/female 250,820) (2010 est.)

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Field Listing :: Geographic coordinates

This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the locations provided in the Geographic Names Server (GNS), maintained by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on behalf of the US Board on Geographic Names. Country

Geographic coordinates

Afghanistan 33 00 N, 65 00 E

Akrotiri 34 37 N, 32 58 E

Albania 41 00 N, 20 00 E

Algeria 28 00 N, 3 00 E

American Samoa 14 20 S, 170 00 W

Andorra 42 30 N, 1 30 E

Angola 12 30 S, 18 30 E

Anguilla 18 15 N, 63 10 W

Antarctica 90 00 S, 0 00 E

Antigua and Barbuda 17 03 N, 61 48 W

Arctic Ocean 90 00 N, 0 00 E

Argentina 34 00 S, 64 00 W

Armenia 40 00 N, 45 00 E

Aruba 12 30 N, 69 58 W

Ashmore and Cartier Islands 12 14 S, 123 05 E

Atlantic Ocean 0 00 N, 25 00 W

Australia 27 00 S, 133 00 E

Austria 47 20 N, 13 20 E

Azerbaijan 40 30 N, 47 30 E

Bahamas, The 24 15 N, 76 00 W

Bahrain 26 00 N, 50 33 E

Bangladesh 24 00 N, 90 00 E

Barbados 13 10 N, 59 32 W

Belarus 53 00 N, 28 00 E

Belgium 50 50 N, 4 00 E

Belize 17 15 N, 88 45 W

Benin 9 30 N, 2 15 E

Bermuda 32 20 N, 64 45 W

Bhutan 27 30 N, 90 30 E

Bolivia 17 00 S, 65 00 W

Bosnia and Herzegovina 44 00 N, 18 00 E

Botswana 22 00 S, 24 00 E

Bouvet Island 54 26 S, 3 24 E

Brazil 10 00 S, 55 00 W

British Indian Ocean Territory 6 00 S, 71 30 E; note - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E

British Virgin Islands 18 30 N, 64 30 W

Brunei 4 30 N, 114 40 E

Bulgaria 43 00 N, 25 00 E

Burkina Faso 13 00 N, 2 00 W

Burma 22 00 N, 98 00 E

Burundi 3 30 S, 30 00 E

Cambodia 13 00 N, 105 00 E

Cameroon 6 00 N, 12 00 E

Canada 60 00 N, 95 00 W

Cape Verde 16 00 N, 24 00 W

Cayman Islands 19 30 N, 80 30 W

Central African Republic 7 00 N, 21 00 E

Chad 15 00 N, 19 00 E

Chile 30 00 S, 71 00 W

China 35 00 N, 105 00 E

Christmas Island 10 30 S, 105 40 E

Clipperton Island 10 17 N, 109 13 W

Cocos (Keeling) Islands 12 30 S, 96 50 E

Colombia 4 00 N, 72 00 W

Comoros 12 10 S, 44 15 E

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 00 N, 25 00 E

Congo, Republic of the 1 00 S, 15 00 E

Cook Islands 21 14 S, 159 46 W

Coral Sea Islands 18 00 S, 152 00 E

Costa Rica 10 00 N, 84 00 W

Cote d'Ivoire 8 00 N, 5 00 W

Croatia 45 10 N, 15 30 E

Cuba 21 30 N, 80 00 W

Curacao 12 10 N, 69 00 W

Cyprus 35 00 N, 33 00 E

Czech Republic 49 45 N, 15 30 E

Denmark 56 00 N, 10 00 E

Dhekelia 34 59 N, 33 45 E

Djibouti 11 30 N, 43 00 E

Dominica 15 25 N, 61 20 W

Dominican Republic 19 00 N, 70 40 W

Ecuador 2 00 S, 77 30 W

Egypt 27 00 N, 30 00 E

El Salvador 13 50 N, 88 55 W

Equatorial Guinea 2 00 N, 10 00 E

Eritrea 15 00 N, 39 00 E

Estonia 59 00 N, 26 00 E

Ethiopia 8 00 N, 38 00 E

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 51 45 S, 59 00 W

Faroe Islands 62 00 N, 7 00 W

Fiji 18 00 S, 175 00 E

Finland 64 00 N, 26 00 E

France metropolitan France: 46 00 N, 2 00 E French Guiana: 4 00 N, 53 00 W Guadeloupe: 16 15 N, 61 35 W Martinique: 14 40 N, 61 00 W Reunion: 21 06 S, 55 36 E

French Polynesia 15 00 S, 140 00 W

French Southern and Antarctic Lands Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 37 50 S, 77 32 E Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 38 72 S, 77 53 E Iles Crozet: 46 25 S, 51 00 E Iles Kerguelen: 49 15 S, 69 35 E Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): 21 30 S, 39 50 E Europa Island (Iles Eparses): 22 20 S, 40 22 E Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): 11 30 S, 47 20 E Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): 17 03 S, 42 45 E Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): 15 52 S, 54 25 E

Gabon 1 00 S, 11 45 E

Gambia, The 13 28 N, 16 34 W

Gaza Strip 31 25 N, 34 20 E

Georgia 42 00 N, 43 30 E

Germany 51 00 N, 9 00 E

Ghana 8 00 N, 2 00 W

Gibraltar 36 08 N, 5 21 W

Greece 39 00 N, 22 00 E

Greenland 72 00 N, 40 00 W

Grenada 12 07 N, 61 40 W

Guam 13 28 N, 144 47 E

Guatemala 15 30 N, 90 15 W

Guernsey 49 28 N, 2 35 W

Guinea 11 00 N, 10 00 W

Guinea-Bissau 12 00 N, 15 00 W

Guyana 5 00 N, 59 00 W

Haiti 19 00 N, 72 25 W

Heard Island and McDonald Islands 53 06 S, 72 31 E

Holy See (Vatican City) 41 54 N, 12 27 E

Honduras 15 00 N, 86 30 W

Hong Kong 22 15 N, 114 10 E

Hungary 47 00 N, 20 00 E

Iceland 65 00 N, 18 00 W

India 20 00 N, 77 00 E

Indian Ocean 20 00 S, 80 00 E

Indonesia 5 00 S, 120 00 E

Iran 32 00 N, 53 00 E

Iraq 33 00 N, 44 00 E

Ireland 53 00 N, 8 00 W

Isle of Man 54 15 N, 4 30 W

Israel 31 30 N, 34 45 E

Italy 42 50 N, 12 50 E

Jamaica 18 15 N, 77 30 W

Jan Mayen 71 00 N, 8 00 W

Japan 36 00 N, 138 00 E

Jersey 49 15 N, 2 10 W

Jordan 31 00 N, 36 00 E

Kazakhstan 48 00 N, 68 00 E

Kenya 1 00 N, 38 00 E

Kiribati 1 25 N, 173 00 E

Korea, North 40 00 N, 127 00 E

Korea, South 37 00 N, 127 30 E

Kosovo 42 35 N, 21 00 E

Kuwait 29 30 N, 45 45 E

Kyrgyzstan 41 00 N, 75 00 E

Laos 18 00 N, 105 00 E

Latvia 57 00 N, 25 00 E

Lebanon 33 50 N, 35 50 E

Lesotho 29 30 S, 28 30 E

Liberia 6 30 N, 9 30 W

Libya 25 00 N, 17 00 E

Liechtenstein 47 16 N, 9 32 E

Lithuania 56 00 N, 24 00 E

Luxembourg 49 45 N, 6 10 E

Macau 22 10 N, 113 33 E

Macedonia 41 50 N, 22 00 E

Madagascar 20 00 S, 47 00 E

Malawi 13 30 S, 34 00 E

Malaysia 2 30 N, 112 30 E

Maldives 3 15 N, 73 00 E

Mali 17 00 N, 4 00 W

Malta 35 50 N, 14 35 E

Marshall Islands 9 00 N, 168 00 E

Mauritania 20 00 N, 12 00 W

Mauritius 20 17 S, 57 33 E

Mayotte 12 50 S, 45 10 E

Mexico 23 00 N, 102 00 W

Micronesia, Federated States of 6 55 N, 158 15 E

Moldova 47 00 N, 29 00 E

Monaco 43 44 N, 7 24 E

Mongolia 46 00 N, 105 00 E

Montenegro 42 30 N, 19 18 E

Montserrat 16 45 N, 62 12 W

Morocco 32 00 N, 5 00 W

Mozambique 18 15 S, 35 00 E

Namibia 22 00 S, 17 00 E

Nauru 0 32 S, 166 55 E

Navassa Island 18 25 N, 75 02 W

Nepal 28 00 N, 84 00 E

Netherlands 52 30 N, 5 45 E

New Caledonia 21 30 S, 165 30 E

New Zealand 41 00 S, 174 00 E

Nicaragua 13 00 N, 85 00 W

Niger 16 00 N, 8 00 E

Nigeria 10 00 N, 8 00 E

Niue 19 02 S, 169 52 W

Norfolk Island 29 02 S, 167 57 E

Northern Mariana Islands 15 12 N, 145 45 E

Norway 62 00 N, 10 00 E

Oman 21 00 N, 57 00 E

Pacific Ocean 0 00 N, 160 00 W

Pakistan 30 00 N, 70 00 E

Palau 7 30 N, 134 30 E

Panama 9 00 N, 80 00 W

Papua New Guinea 6 00 S, 147 00 E

Paracel Islands 16 30 N, 112 00 E

Paraguay 23 00 S, 58 00 W

Peru 10 00 S, 76 00 W

Philippines 13 00 N, 122 00 E

Pitcairn Islands 25 04 S, 130 06 W

Poland 52 00 N, 20 00 E

Portugal 39 30 N, 8 00 W

Puerto Rico 18 15 N, 66 30 W

Qatar 25 30 N, 51 15 E

Romania 46 00 N, 25 00 E

Russia 60 00 N, 100 00 E

Rwanda 2 00 S, 30 00 E

Saint Barthelemy 17 90 N, 62 85 W

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena: 15 57 S, 5 42 W Ascension Island: 7 57 S, 14 22 W Tristan da Cunha island group: 37 15 S, 12 30 W

Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 20 N, 62 45 W

Saint Lucia 13 53 N, 60 58 W

Saint Martin 18 05 N, 63 57 W

Saint Pierre and Miquelon 46 50 N, 56 20 W

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13 15 N, 61 12 W

Samoa 13 35 S, 172 20 W

San Marino 43 46 N, 12 25 E

Sao Tome and Principe 1 00 N, 7 00 E

Saudi Arabia 25 00 N, 45 00 E

Senegal 14 00 N, 14 00 W

Serbia 44 00 N, 21 00 E

Seychelles 4 35 S, 55 40 E

Sierra Leone 8 30 N, 11 30 W

Singapore 1 22 N, 103 48 E

Sint Maarten 18 4 N, 63 4 W

Slovakia 48 40 N, 19 30 E

Slovenia 46 07 N, 14 49 E

Solomon Islands 8 00 S, 159 00 E

Somalia 10 00 N, 49 00 E

South Africa 29 00 S, 24 00 E

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 54 30 S, 37 00 W

Southern Ocean 60 00 S, 90 00 E (nominally), but the Southern Ocean has the unique distinction of being a large circumpolar body of water totally encircling the continent of Antarctica; this ring of water lies between 60 degrees south latitude and the coast of Antarctica and encompasses 360 degrees of longitude

Spain 40 00 N, 4 00 W

Spratly Islands 8 38 N, 111 55 E

Sri Lanka 7 00 N, 81 00 E

Sudan 15 00 N, 30 00 E

Suriname 4 00 N, 56 00 W

Svalbard 78 00 N, 20 00 E

Swaziland 26 30 S, 31 30 E

Sweden 62 00 N, 15 00 E

Switzerland 47 00 N, 8 00 E

Syria 35 00 N, 38 00 E

Taiwan 23 30 N, 121 00 E

Tajikistan 39 00 N, 71 00 E

Tanzania 6 00 S, 35 00 E

Thailand 15 00 N, 100 00 E

Timor-Leste 8 50 S, 125 55 E

Togo 8 00 N, 1 10 E

Tokelau 9 00 S, 172 00 W

Tonga 20 00 S, 175 00 W

Trinidad and Tobago 11 00 N, 61 00 W

Tunisia 34 00 N, 9 00 E

Turkey 39 00 N, 35 00 E

Turkmenistan 40 00 N, 60 00 E

Turks and Caicos Islands 21 45 N, 71 35 W

Tuvalu 8 00 S, 178 00 E

Uganda 1 00 N, 32 00 E

Ukraine 49 00 N, 32 00 E

United Arab Emirates 24 00 N, 54 00 E

United Kingdom 54 00 N, 2 00 W

United States 38 00 N, 97 00 W

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Baker Island: 0 13 N, 176 28 W Howland Island: 0 48 N, 176 38 W Jarvis Island: 0 23 S, 160 01 W Johnston Atoll: 16 45 N, 169 31 W Kingman Reef: 6 23 N, 162 25 W Midway Islands: 28 12 N, 177 22 W Palmyra Atoll: 5 53 N, 162 05 W

Uruguay 33 00 S, 56 00 W

Uzbekistan 41 00 N, 64 00 E

Vanuatu 16 00 S, 167 00 E

Venezuela 8 00 N, 66 00 W

Vietnam 16 10 N, 107 50 E

Virgin Islands 18 20 N, 64 50 W

Wake Island 19 17 N, 166 39 E

Wallis and Futuna 13 18 S, 176 12 W

West Bank 32 00 N, 35 15 E

Western Sahara 24 30 N, 13 00 W

Yemen 15 00 N, 48 00 E

Zambia 15 00 S, 30 00 E

Zimbabwe 20 00 S, 30 00 E

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Field Listing :: GDP - composition by sector

This entry gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete. Country

GDP - composition by sector(%)

Afghanistan agriculture: 31% industry: 26% services: 43% note: data exclude opium production (2008 est.)

Albania agriculture: 21.2% industry: 19.5% services: 59.3% (2010 est.)

Algeria agriculture: 8.3% industry: 61.5% services: 30.2% (2010 est.)

American Samoa agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Andorra agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Angola agriculture: 9.6% industry: 65.8% services: 24.6% (2008 est.)

Anguilla agriculture: 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (2002 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda agriculture: 3.8% industry: 22% services: 74.3% (2002 est.)

Argentina agriculture: 8.5% industry: 31.6% services: 59.8% (2010 est.)

Armenia agriculture: 22% industry: 46.6% services: 31.4% (2010 est.)

Aruba agriculture: 0.4% industry: 33.3% services: 66.3% (2002 est.)

Australia agriculture: 4% industry: 24.8% services: 71.2% (2010 est.)

Austria agriculture: 1.5% industry: 29.4% services: 69.1% (2010 est.)

Azerbaijan agriculture: 5.5% industry: 61.4% services: 33.1% (2010 est.)

Bahamas, The agriculture: 1.2% industry: 14.7% services: 84.1% (2001 est.)

Bahrain agriculture: 0.5% industry: 56.6% services: 42.9% (2010 est.)

Bangladesh agriculture: 18.4% industry: 28.7% services: 52.9% (2010 est.)

Barbados agriculture: 6% industry: 16% services: 78% (2000 est.)

Belarus agriculture: 9% industry: 42.9% services: 48.1% (2010 est.)

Belgium agriculture: 0.7% industry: 22.1% services: 77.2% (2010 est.)

Belize agriculture: 29% industry: 16.9% services: 54.1% (2008 est.)

Benin agriculture: 33.2% industry: 14.5% services: 52.3% (2007 est.)

Bermuda agriculture: 1% industry: 10% services: 89% (2002 est.)

Bhutan agriculture: 17.6% industry: 45% services: 37.4% (2006)

Bolivia agriculture: 11% industry: 38% services: 51% (2010 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina agriculture: 9.8% industry: 25.9% services: 64.3% (2010 est.)

Botswana agriculture: 2.3% industry: 45.8% services: 51.9% (2009 est.)

Brazil agriculture: 6.1% industry: 26.4% services: 67.5% (2010 est.)

British Virgin Islands agriculture: 0.9% industry: 10.7% services: 88.3% (1996 est.)

Brunei agriculture: 0.7% industry: 74.1% services: 25.3% (2008 est.)

Bulgaria agriculture: 7.5% industry: 27.6% services: 64.9% (2009 est.)

Burkina Faso agriculture: 30.1% industry: 20.7% services: 49.2% (2009 est.)

Burma agriculture: 43.2% industry: 20% services: 36.8% (2010 est.)

Burundi agriculture: 31.6% industry: 21.4% services: 47% (2010 est.)

Cambodia agriculture: 29% industry: 30% services: 41% (2007 est.)

Cameroon agriculture: 20% industry: 30.9% services: 49.1% (2010 est.)

Canada agriculture: 2.3% industry: 26.4% services: 71.3% (2009 est.)

Cape Verde agriculture: 9% industry: 16.2% services: 74.8% (2010 est.)

Cayman Islands agriculture: 1.4% industry: 3.2% services: 95.4% (1994 est.)

Central African Republic agriculture: 55% industry: 20% services: 25% (2001 est.)

Chad agriculture: 50.5% industry: 7% services: 42.5% (2010 est.)

Chile agriculture: 5.6% industry: 40.5% services: 53.9% (2009 est.)

China agriculture: 9.6% industry: 46.8% services: 43.6% (2010 est.)

Colombia agriculture: 9.3% industry: 38% services: 52.7% (2010 est.)

Comoros agriculture: 40% industry: 4% services: 56% (2001 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the agriculture: 37.4% industry: 26% services: 36.6% (2008 est.)

Congo, Republic of the agriculture: 4.4% industry: 63.7% services: 32% (2010 est.)

Cook Islands agriculture: 15.1% industry: 9.6% services: 75.3% (2004)

Costa Rica agriculture: 6.3% industry: 22.9% services: 70.8% (2010 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire agriculture: 28.2% industry: 21.3% services: 50.6% (2010 est.)

Croatia agriculture: 6.8% industry: 27.2% services: 66% (2010 est.)

Cuba agriculture: 4.2% industry: 22.7% services: 72.9% (2010 est.)

Curacao agriculture: 1% industry: 15% services: 84% (2000 est.)

Cyprus agriculture: 2.1% industry: 18.6% services: 79.3% (2010 est.)

Czech Republic agriculture: 2.2% industry: 38.3% services: 59.5% (2010 est.)

Denmark agriculture: 1.1% industry: 22.8% services: 76.1% (2010 est.)

Djibouti agriculture: 3.2% industry: 14.9% services: 81.9% (2006)

Dominica agriculture: 17.7% industry: 32.8% services: 49.5% (2004 est.)

Dominican Republic agriculture: 11.5% industry: 21% services: 67.5% (2010 est.)

Ecuador agriculture: 6.8% industry: 32.9% services: 60.3% (2010 est.)

Egypt agriculture: 13.5% industry: 37.9% services: 48.6% (2010 est.)

El Salvador agriculture: 11% industry: 29.1% services: 59.9% (2010 est.)

Equatorial Guinea agriculture: 2.2% industry: 93.9% services: 3.8% (2010 est.)

Eritrea agriculture: 11.8% industry: 20.4% services: 67.7% (2010 est.)

Estonia agriculture: 2.5% industry: 28.7% services: 68.8% (2010 est.)

Ethiopia agriculture: 42.9% industry: 13.7% services: 43.4% (2010 est.)

European Union agriculture: 1.8% industry: 25.2% services: 72.9% (2010 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) agriculture: 95% industry: NA% services: NA% (1996)

Faroe Islands agriculture: 16% industry: 29% services: 55% (2007 est.)

Fiji agriculture: 8.9% industry: 13.5% services: 77.6% (2004 est.)

Finland agriculture: 2.6% industry: 29.1% services: 68.2% (2010 est.)

France agriculture: 1.8% industry: 19.2% services: 79% (2010 est.)

French Polynesia agriculture: 3.5% industry: 20.4% services: 76.1% (2005)

Gabon agriculture: 4.5% industry: 62.7% services: 32.8% (2010 est.)

Gambia, The agriculture: 30.1% industry: 16.3% services: 53.6% (2010 est.)

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Georgia agriculture: 11% industry: 27.1% services: 62% (2010 est.)

Germany agriculture: 0.8% industry: 27.9% services: 71.3% (2010 est.)

Ghana agriculture: 33.7% industry: 24.7% services: 41.6% (2010 est.)

Gibraltar agriculture: 0% industry: 0% services: 100% (2008)

Greece agriculture: 4% industry: 17.6% services: 78.5% (2010 est.)

Greenland agriculture: 4.9% industry: 31.9% services: 63.2% (2007 est.)

Grenada agriculture: 5.4% industry: 18% services: 76.6% (2003)

Guam agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Guatemala agriculture: 13.3% industry: 24.4% services: 62.3% (2010 est.)

Guernsey agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)

Guinea agriculture: 25.8% industry: 45.7% services: 28.5% (2010 est.)

Guinea-Bissau agriculture: 62% industry: 12% services: 26% (1999 est.)

Guyana agriculture: 24.3% industry: 24.7% services: 51% (2010 est.)

Haiti agriculture: 23% industry: 20% services: 57% (2009 est.)

Honduras agriculture: 12.4% industry: 26.9% services: 60.8% (2010 est.)

Hong Kong agriculture: 0.1% industry: 7.6% services: 92.3% (2010 est.)

Hungary agriculture: 2.8% industry: 35.7% services: 61.5% (2010 est.)

Iceland agriculture: 5.5% industry: 24.7% services: 69.9% (2010 est.)

India agriculture: 16.1% industry: 28.6% services: 55.3% (2010 est.)

Indonesia agriculture: 14.9% industry: 46.8% services: 38.3% (2010 est.)

Iran agriculture: 11% industry: 45.9% services: 43.1% (2010 est.)

Iraq agriculture: 9.7% industry: 63% services: 27.3% (2010 est.)

Ireland agriculture: 5% industry: 46% services: 49% (2002 est.)

Isle of Man agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)

Israel agriculture: 2.4% industry: 32.6% services: 65% (2010 est.)

Italy agriculture: 1.8% industry: 24.9% services: 73.3% (2010 est.)

Jamaica agriculture: 5.7% industry: 29.7% services: 64.6% (2010 est.)

Japan agriculture: 1.5% industry: 22.8% services: 75.7% (2010 est.)

Jersey agriculture: 1% industry: 2% services: 97% (2005)

Jordan agriculture: 3.4% industry: 30.3% services: 66.2% (2010 est.)

Kazakhstan agriculture: 6% industry: 42.8% services: 51.2% (2009 est.)

Kenya agriculture: 22% industry: 16% services: 62% (2010 est.)

Kiribati agriculture: 8.9% industry: 24.2% services: 66.8% (2004)

Korea, North agriculture: 20.9% industry: 46.9% services: 32.1% (2002 est.)

Korea, South agriculture: 3% industry: 39.4% services: 57.6% (2008 est.)

Kosovo agriculture: 12.9% industry: 22.6% services: 64.5% (2010 est.)

Kuwait agriculture: 0.3% industry: 48.1% services: 51.6% (2010 est.)

Kyrgyzstan agriculture: 24.6% industry: 25% services: 50.4% (2010 est.)

Laos agriculture: 29.8% industry: 31.7% services: 38.5% (2010 est.)

Latvia agriculture: 4.2% industry: 20.6% services: 75.2% (2010 est.)

Lebanon agriculture: 5.1% industry: 15.9% services: 79% (2010 est.)

Lesotho agriculture: 7.1% industry: 34.6% services: 58.2% (2010 est.)

Liberia agriculture: 76.9% industry: 5.4% services: 17.7% (2002 est.)

Libya agriculture: 2.6% industry: 63.8% services: 33.6% (2010 est.)

Liechtenstein agriculture: 8% industry: 39% services: 54% (2007)

Lithuania agriculture: 4.3% industry: 27.6% services: 68.2% (2010 est.)

Luxembourg agriculture: 0.4% industry: 13.6% services: 86% (2007 est.)

Macau agriculture: 0.1% industry: 2.8% services: 97.1% (2009 est.)

Macedonia agriculture: 12.1% industry: 29.6% services: 58.3% (2010 est.)

Madagascar agriculture: 26.5% industry: 16.7% services: 56.8% (2010 est.)

Malawi agriculture: 33.4% industry: 21.7% services: 44.9% (2010 est.)

Malaysia agriculture: 9.1% industry: 41.6% services: 49.3% (2010 est.)

Maldives agriculture: 5.6% industry: 16.9% services: 77.5% (2009 est.)

Mali agriculture: 45% industry: 17% services: 38% (2001 est.)

Malta agriculture: 1.7% industry: 17.4% services: 80.9% (2007 est.)

Marshall Islands agriculture: 31.7% industry: 14.9% services: 53.4% (2004 est.)

Mauritania agriculture: 12.5% industry: 46.7% services: 40.7% (2008 est.)

Mauritius agriculture: 4.8% industry: 24.6% services: 70.5% (2010 est.)

Mayotte agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Mexico agriculture: 4.2% industry: 33.3% services: 62.5% (2010 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of agriculture: 28.9% industry: 15.2% services: 55.9% (2004 est.)

Moldova agriculture: 16.3% industry: 20.1% services: 63.6% (2010 est.)

Monaco agriculture: 0% industry: 4.9% services: 95.1% (2005)

Mongolia agriculture: 21.2% industry: 29.5% services: 49.3% (2009 est.)

Montenegro agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Montserrat agriculture: 1.2% industry: 23.1% services: 75.7% (1999 est.)

Morocco agriculture: 17.1% industry: 31.6% services: 51.4% (2010 est.)

Mozambique agriculture: 28.8% industry: 26% services: 45.2% (2010 est.)

Namibia agriculture: 9% industry: 32.7% services: 58.2% (2010 est.)

Nauru agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Nepal agriculture: 33% industry: 15% services: 52% (FY09 est.)

Netherlands agriculture: 2.6% industry: 24.9% services: 72.4% (2010 est.)

New Caledonia agriculture: 15% industry: 8.8% services: 76.2% (2003)

New Zealand agriculture: 4.6% industry: 24% services: 71.4% (2010 est.)

Nicaragua agriculture: 17.6% industry: 26.5% services: 56% (2010 est.)

Niger agriculture: 39% industry: 17% services: 44% (2001)

Nigeria agriculture: 31.9% industry: 32.9% services: 35.2% (2010 est.)

Niue agriculture: 23.5% industry: 26.9% services: 49.5% (2003)

Northern Mariana Islands agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Norway agriculture: 2.1% industry: 40.1% services: 57.8% (2010 est.)

Oman agriculture: 1.4% industry: 48.2% services: 50.3% (2010 est.)

Pakistan agriculture: 21.8% industry: 23.6% services: 54.6% (2010 est.)

Palau agriculture: 6.2% industry: 12% services: 81.8% (2003)

Panama agriculture: 5.8% industry: 16.6% services: 77.6% (2010 est.)

Papua New Guinea agriculture: 32.2% industry: 35.7% services: 32.1% (2010 est.)

Paraguay agriculture: 21.8% industry: 18.2% services: 60.1% (2010 est.)

Peru agriculture: 5.8% industry: 33% services: 52.6% (2010 est.)

Philippines agriculture: 13.7% industry: 31.7% services: 54.6% (2010 est.)

Poland agriculture: 3.9% industry: 31.8% services: 63% (2010 est.)

Portugal agriculture: 2.6% industry: 23% services: 74.5% (2010 est.)

Puerto Rico agriculture: 1% industry: 45% services: 54% (2005 est.)

Qatar agriculture: 0.1% industry: 78.8% services: 21.1% (2010 est.)

Romania agriculture: 12.8% industry: 36% services: 51.2% (2010 est.)

Russia agriculture: 4.2% industry: 33.8% services: 62% (2010 est.)

Rwanda agriculture: 42.1% industry: 14.3% services: 43.6% (2010 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Saint Kitts and Nevis agriculture: 3.5% industry: 25.8% services: 70.7% (2001)

Saint Lucia agriculture: 5% industry: 15% services: 80% (2005 est.)

Saint Martin agriculture: 1% industry: 15% services: 84% (2000)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines agriculture: 10% industry: 26% services: 64% (2001 est.)

Samoa agriculture: 11.6% industry: 13.1% services: 75.3% (2004 est.)

San Marino agriculture: 0.1% industry: 46.5% services: 53.4% (2007)

Sao Tome and Principe agriculture: 14.7% industry: 22.9% services: 62.4% (2010 est.)

Saudi Arabia agriculture: 2.7% industry: 61.9% services: 35.4% (2010 est.)

Senegal agriculture: 14.9% industry: 21.4% services: 63.6% (2010 est.)

Serbia agriculture: 13% industry: 22.6% services: 64.5% (2010 est.)

Seychelles agriculture: 2.9% industry: 30.8% services: 66.2% (2009 est.)

Sierra Leone agriculture: 49% industry: 31% services: 21% (2005 est.)

Singapore agriculture: 0% industry: 27.2% services: 72.8% (2010 est.)

Sint Maarten agriculture: 0.4% industry: 18.3% services: 81.3% (2008 est.)

Slovakia agriculture: 2.7% industry: 35.6% services: 61.8% (2010 est.)

Slovenia agriculture: 2.4% industry: 31% services: 66.6% (2010 est.)

Solomon Islands agriculture: 42% industry: 11% services: 47% (2005 est.)

Somalia agriculture: 65% industry: 10% services: 25% (2005 est.)

South Africa agriculture: 3% industry: 31.2% services: 65.8% (2010 est.)

Spain agriculture: 2.9% industry: 25.5% services: 71.6% (2010 est.)

Sri Lanka agriculture: 12.6% industry: 29.8% services: 57.6% (2010 est.)

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