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Malta total: 1,176 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,102,401 GRT/41,176,791 DWT by type: bulk 468, cargo 251, chemical tanker 46, combination bulk 8, combination ore/oil 8, container 74, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 210, refrigerated cargo 40, roll on/roll off 35, short-sea/passenger 6, vehicle carrier 15 foreign-owned: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 3, Belgium 13, Bulgaria 19, Canada 8, China 14, Croatia 9, Cyprus 6, Denmark 4, Estonia 1, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 52, Greece 603, Hong Kong 3, Iceland 5, India 4, Indonesia 2, Iran 4, Israel 20, Italy 24, Japan 3, South Korea 2, Latvia 25, Lebanon 6, Madagascar 1, Monaco 14, Netherlands 5, Nigeria 1, Norway 32, Pakistan 1, Poland 30, Portugal 3, Romania 8, Russia 69, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 2, Slovenia 3, Switzerland 30, Syria 4, Taiwan 1, Turkey 108, Ukraine 22, United Kingdom 2, United States 8 registered in other countries: 18 (2004 est.)

Man, Isle of total: 226 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,055,436 GRT/9,972,459 DWT by type: bulk 25, cargo 40, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 2, container 19, liquefied gas 31, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 17, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 foreign-owned: Australia 3, Cyprus 4, Denmark 30, Estonia 3, France 1, Germany 57, Greece 8, Hong Kong 11, Iceland 1, Italy 6, Monaco 4, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 10, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, United Kingdom 80, United States 1 registered in other countries: 9 (2004 est.)

Marshall Islands total: 420 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 16,954,092 GRT/28,176,762 DWT by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 81, cargo 25, chemical tanker 41, combination bulk 4, combination ore/oil 7, container 77, liquefied gas 9, multi-functional large load carrier 5, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 149, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 7, vehicle carrier 4 foreign-owned: Australia 2, Chile 3, Croatia 2, Cyprus 10, Denmark 2, Germany 119, Greece 82, Hong Kong 12, India 2, Japan 16, Monaco 18, Netherlands 6, New Zealand 1, Norway 5, Poland 11, Singapore 1, Slovenia 1, Switzerland 4, Thailand 2, Turkey 8, United Kingdom 10, United States 92 registered in other countries: 50 (2004 est.)

Martinique none

Mauritania none

Mauritius total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,946 GRT/27,102 DWT by type: cargo 1, combination bulk 4, passenger/cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: Belgium 1, India 4, Switzerland 2 (2004 est.)

Mayotte none

Mexico total: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 649,389 GRT/942,766 DWT by type: bulk 1, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, combination ore/oil 1, liquefied gas 5, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea/passenger 3 foreign-owned: Denmark 1, Germany 1, Greece 1, Marshall Islands 1, Netherlands 2 registered in other countries: 13 (2004 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of none (2004 est.)

Moldova total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,636 GRT/1,088 DWT by type: cargo 1 foreign-owned: 2 Russia 1 registered in other countries: 4

Monaco none

Mongolia total: 65 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 339,423 GRT/533,853 DWT by type: bulk 4, cargo 53, chemical tanker 1, container 2, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1 foreign-owned: Belize 1, Cambodia 1, China 4, Cuba 1, Hong Kong 2, Indonesia 1, Japan 1, North Korea 1, Lebanon 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 5, Moldova 1, Panama 3, Romania 1, Russia 14, Singapore 13, Syria 4, Thailand 1, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United States 3, Vietnam 4 (2004 est.)

Montserrat none

Morocco total: 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 236,131 GRT/252,367 DWT by type: cargo 8, chemical tanker 7, container 7, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea/passenger 2 foreign-owned: France 1, Germany 2, Greece 1, Hong Kong 1, Netherlands 2, Norway 2, United Kingdom 1 (2004 est.)

Mozambique total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,125 GRT/7,024 DWT by type: cargo 3 foreign-owned: Belgium 2 (2004 est.)

Namibia none (2004 est.)

Nauru none

Netherlands total: 635 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,796,460 GRT/5,212,557 DWT by type: bulk 1, cargo 375, chemical tanker 59, combination bulk 1, container 71, liquefied gas 13, multi-functional large load carrier 15, passenger 12, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 37, roll on/roll off 14, short-sea/passenger 2, specialized tanker 7 foreign-owned: Belgium 2, Denmark 4, Finland 9, Germany 54, Ireland 14, Norway 9, Singapore 1, Sweden 19, Thailand 1, United Kingdom 31, United States 16 registered in other countries: 241 (2004 est.)

Netherlands Antilles total: 162 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,317,007 GRT/1,668,499 DWT by type: bulk 4, cargo 59, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 28, liquefied gas 6, multi-functional large load carrier 22, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 28, roll on/roll off 7, specialized tanker 1 foreign-owned: Belgium 3, Denmark 1, Germany 57, Monaco 4, Netherlands 70, New Zealand 1, Norway 5, Peru 1, Spain 1, Sweden 5, Turkey 2, United Kingdom 6 registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

New Caledonia total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,261 GRT/1,600 DWT by type: cargo 1 foreign-owned: Malaysia 1 registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

New Zealand total: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 77,523 GRT/108,352 DWT by type: bulk 3, cargo 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 2 foreign-owned: Australia 1, Isle of Man 1 registered in other countries: 8 (2004 est.)

Nicaragua none

Nigeria total: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 327,808 GRT/608,076 DWT by type: cargo 7, chemical tanker 5, petroleum tanker 30, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1 foreign-owned: Norway 2, Pakistan 1, Togo 1, United States 1 registered in other countries: 26 (2004 est.)

Niue none

Norfolk Island none

Northern Mariana Islands none

Norway total: 693 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,820,495 GRT/27,449,456 DWT by type: bulk 62, cargo 128, chemical tanker 124, combination bulk 7, combination ore/oil 32, container 15, liquefied gas 84, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 113, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 48, short-sea/passenger 22, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 43 foreign-owned: Cyprus 3, Denmark 23, Estonia 2, Germany 12, Greece 15, Hong Kong 1, Iceland 2, Japan 10, Lithuania 1, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 1, Monaco 33, Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 12, Sweden 31, United Kingdom 4, United States 5 registered in other countries: 695 (2004 est.)

Oman total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 15,430 GRT/6,360 DWT by type: passenger 2 registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Pakistan total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 329,486 GRT/512,506 DWT by type: cargo 11, container 2, petroleum tanker 4 registered in other countries: 16 (2004 est.)

Palau none

Panama total: 4,833 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 122,960,929 GRT/183,615,337 DWT by type: barge carrier 3, bulk 1,434, cargo 819, chemical tanker 388, combination bulk 73, combination ore/oil 18, container 613, liquefied gas 190, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large load carrier 15, passenger 36, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 514, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 281, roll on/roll off 125, short-sea/passenger 37, specialized tanker 36, vehicle carrier 242 foreign-owned: Albania 2, Angola 1, Antigua and Barbuda 2, Argentina 7, Australia 11, Austria 1, Bahamas 3, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 5, Belize 4, Brazil 4, British Virgin Islands 8, Cambodia 2, Canada 6, Cayman Islands 1, Chile 13, China 286, Colombia 14, Croatia 3, Cuba 17, Cyprus 6, Denmark 4, Dominican Republic 1, Ecuador 1, Egypt 16, Equatorial Guinea 1, France 7, Germany 89, Greece 549, Haiti 1, Honduras 2, Hong Kong 288, India 22, Indonesia 44, Iran 1, Ireland 2, Israel 4, Italy 7, Japan 1630, Jordan 8, Kenya 1, South Korea 349, Kuwait 1, Latvia 11, Liberia 3, Lithuania 2, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 12, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 3, Mexico 7, Monaco 29, Netherlands 14, Netherlands Antilles 1, New Zealand 1, Nigeria 6, Norway 86, Oman 1, Pakistan 1, Peru 17, Philippines 41, Poland 12, Portugal 6, Puerto Rico 3, Romania 9, Russia 8, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6, Saudi Arabia 6, Singapore 105, South Africa 3, Spain 52, Sri Lanka 3, Sudan 1, Sweden 4, Switzerland 93, Syria 1, Taiwan 348, Thailand 14, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Turkey 12, Ukraine 2, United Kingdom 51, United States 99, Venezuela 4 registered in other countries: 85 (2004 est.)

Papua New Guinea total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 47,586 GRT/60,934 DWT by type: bulk 1, cargo 12, chemical tanker 1, combination ore/oil 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 2 foreign-owned: Singapore 2, United Kingdom 6 registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Paraguay total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 31,667 GRT/30,826 DWT by type: cargo 14, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3 foreign-owned: Argentina 2, Japan 1 registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Peru total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 13,666 GRT/17,611 DWT by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1 foreign-owned: United States 1 registered in other countries: 19 (2004 est.)

Philippines total: 385 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,524,259 GRT/6,437,171 DWT by type: bulk 99, cargo 103, chemical tanker 7, combination bulk 7, container 8, liquefied gas 9, livestock carrier 10, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 45, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea/passenger 26, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 19 foreign-owned: Australia 2, Canada 1, Germany 2, Greece 11, Hong Kong 15, Japan 50, Malaysia 5, Netherlands 15, Norway 6, Panama 1, United Kingdom 2, United States 4 registered in other countries: 87 (2004 est.)

Pitcairn Islands total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,313 GRT/5,651 DWT by type: cargo 1 (2003 est.)

Poland total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 154,710 GRT/228,132 DWT by type: bulk 7, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1 registered in other countries: 100 (2004 est.)

Portugal total: 122 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 872,557 GRT/1,236,025 DWT by type: bulk 12, cargo 49, chemical tanker 19, container 8, liquefied gas 7, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea/passenger 5, vehicle carrier 2 foreign-owned: Australia 1, Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 7, Germany 21, Greece 2, Guadeloupe 1, Iceland 1, Italy 16, Japan 1, Malta 1, Norway 7, Panama 1, Spain 18, Switzerland 7, Ukraine 1, United Kingdom 1 registered in other countries: 24 (2004 est.)

Puerto Rico total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 36,728 GRT/37,048 DWT by type: container 1, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: United States 2 registered in other countries: 5 (2004 est.)

Qatar total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 525,051 GRT/772,635 DWT by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 4, container 8, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: Cambodia 1, Kuwait 1 (2004 est.)

Reunion total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 28,264 GRT/44,885 DWT by type: chemical tanker 1 foreign-owned: Sweden 1 registered in other countries: 1

Romania total: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 395,350 GRT/510,232 DWT by type: bulk 7, cargo 26, container 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 4, rail car carrier 2, roll on/roll off 4 foreign-owned: Greece 1, Italy 2 registered in other countries: 39 (2004 est.)

Russia total: 958 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,521,472 GRT/5,505,118 DWT by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 20, cargo 562, chemical tanker 13, combination bulk 21, combination ore/oil 36, container 28, multi-functional large load carrier 2, passenger 35, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 179, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 27, roll on/roll off 21, short-sea/passenger 6, specialized tanker 2 foreign-owned: Belize 2, Cambodia 2, Cyprus 9, Denmark 1, Estonia 3, Germany 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 1, South Korea 1, Latvia 2, Lithuania 3, Malta 2, Moldova 3, Netherlands 2, Panama 2, Switzerland 4, Turkey 18, Turkmenistan 2, Ukraine 7, United Kingdom 3, United States 4 registered in other countries: 350 (2004 est.)

Saint Helena none

Saint Kitts and Nevis none

Saint Lucia none

Saint Pierre and Miquelon none

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines total: 704 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,967,418 GRT/9,041,023 DWT by type: bulk 120, cargo 346, chemical tanker 19, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 1, container 51, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 4, multi-functional large load carrier 4, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 31, refrigerated cargo 45, roll on/roll off 42, short-sea/passenger 9, specialized tanker 8, vehicle carrier 1 foreign-owned: Albania 1, Angola 2, Argentina 1, Australia 3, Bangladesh 3, Barbados 2, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 16, China 114, Colombia 1, Croatia 7, Cyprus 2, Denmark 13, Egypt 5, Estonia 13, France 17, Germany 10, Greece 134, Guyana 8, Hong Kong 15, Iceland 7, India 5, Indonesia 1, Israel 3, Italy 21, Kenya 5, South Korea 4, Latvia 7, Lebanon 9, Liberia 5, Lithuania 3, Malta 4, Isle of Man 1, Marshall Islands 3, Mexico 2, Monaco 6, Netherlands 9, Nigeria 8, Norway 32, Pakistan 6, Panama 3, Poland 3, Portugal 1, Puerto Rico 2, Romania 2, Russia 21, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Lucia 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 5, Slovenia 7, Spain 1, Sweden 9, Switzerland 8, Syria 6, Taiwan 1, Thailand 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Turkey 23, Ukraine 8, United Kingdom 11, United States registered in other countries: 25 (2004 est.)

Samoa total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,091 GRT/8,127 DWT by type: cargo 1 foreign-owned: Germany 1 registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 79,490 GRT/97,077 DWT by type: bulk 2, cargo 14, chemical tanker 2, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3 foreign-owned: British Virgin Islands 1, Egypt 1, Greece 1, Lebanon 1, Portugal 1, Ukraine 2 (2004 est.)

Saudi Arabia total: 66 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,306,706 GRT/1,963,191 DWT by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 11, container 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea/passenger 6 foreign-owned: Egypt 3, Greece 4, Norway 2, Sudan 1, United Kingdom 3 registered in other countries: 54 (2004 est.)

Seychelles total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 42,223 GRT/63,538 DWT by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 3, container 1 foreign-owned: Bulgaria 1, Cyprus 1, Nigeria 1, South Africa 2 (2004 est.)

Sierra Leone total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,435 GRT/8,750 DWT by type: cargo 2 (2004 est.)

Singapore total: 900 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,065,290 GRT/36,393,317 DWT by type: bulk 136, cargo 84, chemical tanker 96, combination bulk 4, combination ore/oil 8, container 186, liquefied gas 41, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large load carrier 2, petroleum tanker 290, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea/passenger 1, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 32 foreign-owned: Australia 6, China 15, Denmark 32, Germany 18, Greece 12, Hong Kong 31, India 3, Indonesia 33, Japan 58, South Korea 13, Malaysia 31, Monaco 19, Norway 53, Papua New Guinea 1, Philippines 9, Russia 2, Slovenia 1, Sweden 12, Switzerland 5, Taiwan 44, Tanzania 1, Thailand 16, United Kingdom 15, United States 1 registered in other countries: 383 (2004 est.)

Slovakia total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 41,891 GRT/63,185 DWT by type: bulk 4, cargo 4 foreign-owned: Bulgaria 3, Estonia 1, Greece 1, India 1, Liberia 1, Panama 1 (2004 est.)

Solomon Islands none

Somalia none

South Africa total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 31,505 GRT/37,091 DWT by type: container 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: Denmark 1, Netherlands 1 registered in other countries: 7 (2004 est.)

Spain total: 149 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,740,974 GRT/2,157,551 DWT by type: bulk 9, cargo 29, chemical tanker 13, container 17, liquefied gas 6, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 21, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 32, short-sea/passenger 7, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 7 foreign-owned: Chile 1, Cuba 1, Denmark 1, Germany 9, Italy 2, Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Sweden 1, Uruguay 1 registered in other countries: 115 (2004 est.)

Sri Lanka total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 120,924 GRT/173,604 DWT by type: cargo 14, container 2, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: Germany 8, Singapore 1 registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Sudan total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,466 GRT/26,973 DWT by type: livestock carrier 1, roll on/roll off 2 registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Suriname total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,421 GRT/2,990 DWT by type: cargo 1, container 1 (2004 est.)

Svalbard none

Sweden total: 178 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,702,763 GRT/1,884,570 DWT by type: bulk 7, cargo 36, chemical tanker 31, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 39, short-sea/passenger 8, specialized tanker 7, vehicle carrier 23 foreign-owned: Denmark 12, Finland 10, Germany 3, Italy 7, Japan 2, Netherlands 1, Norway 12, Russia 1 registered in other countries: 154 (2004 est.)

Switzerland total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 604,843 GRT/1,050,914 DWT by type: bulk 15, cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, container 3, petroleum tanker 2, specialized tanker 1 foreign-owned: Belgium 1, Netherlands 1, United Kingdom 6, United States 1 registered in other countries: 182 (2004 est.)

Syria total: 122 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 446,981 GRT/636,620 DWT by type: bulk 12, cargo 101, container 2, livestock carrier 4, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: Egypt 1, Germany 1, Greece 1, Italy 1, Lebanon 10, Romania 1 registered in other countries: 83 (2004 est.)

Taiwan total: 130 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,417,768 GRT/5,617,318 DWT by type: bulk 36, cargo 23, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 3, container 37, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 2 foreign-owned: Cuba 1, Hong Kong 4 registered in other countries: 457 (2004 est.)

Tanzania total: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,481 GRT/31,011 DWT by type: cargo 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea/passenger 1 registered in other countries: 5 (2004 est.)

Thailand total: 339 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,038,597 GRT/3,104,712 DWT by type: bulk 40, cargo 135, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 19, liquefied gas 22, multi-functional large load carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 79, refrigerated cargo 22, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea/passenger 2, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 1 foreign-owned: Egypt 1, Germany 3, Indonesia 1, Japan 4, Norway 38, Panama 2, Singapore 3 registered in other countries: 43 (2004 est.)

Togo total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,918 GRT/3,852 DWT by type: cargo 1, specialized tanker 1 registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Tokelau none

Tonga total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 136,977 GRT/200,751 DWT by type: bulk 3, cargo 21, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1 foreign-owned: Albania 1, Australia 4, Brazil 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Greece 1, Lebanon 1, Liberia 1, Marshall Islands 1, Norway 1, Panama 2, Romania 1, Russia 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Switzerland 3, Syria 1, United (2004 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,178 GRT/3,633 DWT by type: cargo 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea/passenger 1 foreign-owned: United States 1 registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Tunisia total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 124,733 GRT/122,664 DWT by type: bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, short-sea/passenger 3 registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)

Turkey total: 508 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,666,895 GRT/7,311,504 DWT by type: bulk 111, cargo 229, chemical tanker 46, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 2, container 34, liquefied gas 6, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 36, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 26, short-sea/passenger 8, specialized tanker 3 foreign-owned: Belize 1, Cambodia 1, China 1, Cyprus 4, Greece 1, Italy 3, Liberia 1, Monaco 1, Switzerland 1, Thailand 1, United Kingdom 9 registered in other countries: 243 (2004 est.)

Turkmenistan total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,873 GRT/8,345 DWT by type: combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 1 registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands none

Tuvalu total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 54,993 GRT/86,048 DWT by type: cargo 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1 foreign-owned: Germany 4, Singapore 1, Thailand 1 (2004 est.)

Uganda total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,091 GRT/5,943 DWT by type: roll on/roll off 3 (2003 est.)

Ukraine total: 140 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 675,904 GRT/709,802 DWT by type: bulk 7, cargo 92, container 7, liquefied gas 2, passenger 11, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 10, rail car carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea/passenger 1 foreign-owned: Belize 2, Canada 1, Cyprus 1, Hungary 2, Italy 1, Russia 4, Turkey 3 registered in other countries: 87 (2004 est.)

United Arab Emirates total: 59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 578,477 GRT/739,823 DWT by type: cargo 12, chemical tanker 5, container 7, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 21, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea/passenger 4, specialized tanker 1 (2004 est.)

United Kingdom total: 384 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 9,181,284 GRT/9,566,275 DWT by type: bulk 20, cargo 50, chemical tanker 28, combination ore/oil 1, container 130, liquefied gas 23, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 20, petroleum tanker 45, refrigerated cargo 18, roll on/roll off 34, short-sea/passenger 11, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1 foreign-owned: Australia 2, Croatia 4, Cyprus 1, Denmark 42, Finland 1, Germany 52, Greece 36, Hong Kong 16, Italy 3, Japan 1, Monaco 13, Nigeria 1, Norway 32, South Africa 2, Sweden 13, Taiwan 7, United registered in other countries: 522 (2004 est.)

United States total: 466 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 12,436,658 GRT/14,630,116 DWT by type: barge carrier 8, bulk 69, cargo 75, chemical tanker 12, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 100, multi-functional large load carrier 3, passenger 12, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 81, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 83, short-sea/passenger 3, vehicle carrier 12 foreign-owned: Australia 2, Canada 7, Denmark 17, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Singapore 3, United Kingdom 5 registered in other countries: 670 (2004 est.)

Uruguay total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,918 GRT/10,342 DWT by type: chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: Argentina 4, Greece 1 registered in other countries: 6 (2004 est.)

Vanuatu total: 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,192,474 GRT/1,560,828 DWT by type: bulk 28, cargo 2, combination bulk 3, container 2, liquefied gas 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5 foreign-owned: Australia 2, Canada 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, New Zealand 2, Panama 1, Poland 7, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 5, United States 2 registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Venezuela total: 48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 740,919 GRT/1,191,483 DWT by type: bulk 6, cargo 7, container 2, liquefied gas 5, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 16, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea/passenger 1 foreign-owned: Belgium 1, Denmark 2, Greece 2, Spain 1, United States 2 registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Vietnam total: 194 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,170,621 GRT/1,798,376 DWT by type: bulk 16, cargo 135, chemical tanker 1, container 8, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1 foreign-owned: Cambodia 1, Germany 1, Japan 2, South Korea 1, United Kingdom 3 registered in other countries: 11 (2004 est.)

Virgin Islands none

Wallis and Futuna total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 134,037 GRT/14,271 DWT by type: passenger 6 foreign-owned: France 3, Greece 1, Monaco 1, United States 1 (2004 est.)

Yemen total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,766 GRT/24,794 DWT by type: cargo 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: Hong Kong 2, Lebanon 1 registered in other countries: 5 (2004 est.)

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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@2109 National holiday

Afghanistan Independence Day, 19 August (1919)

Albania Independence Day, 28 November (1912)

Algeria Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)

American Samoa Flag Day, 17 April (1900)

Andorra Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)

Angola Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

Anguilla Anguilla Day, 30 May

Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981)

Argentina Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

Armenia Independence Day, 21 September (1991)

Aruba Flag Day, 18 March

Australia Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Austria National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the State Treaty restoring national sovereignty and the end of occupation and the passage of the law on permanent neutrality

Azerbaijan Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918)

Bahamas, The Independence Day, 10 July (1973)

Bahrain National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 is the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 is the date of independence from British protection

Bangladesh Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh

Barbados Independence Day, 30 November (1966)

Belarus Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union

Belgium 21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I

Belize Independence Day, 21 September (1981)

Benin National Day, 1 August (1960)

Bermuda Bermuda Day, 24 May

Bhutan National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)

Bolivia Independence Day, 6 August (1825)

Bosnia and Herzegovina National Day, 25 November (1943)

Botswana Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)

Brazil Independence Day, 7 September (1822)

British Virgin Islands Territory Day, 1 July

Brunei National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection

Bulgaria Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)

Burkina Faso Republic Day, 11 December (1958)

Burma Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947)

Burundi Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Cambodia Independence Day, 9 November (1953)

Cameroon Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)

Canada Canada Day, 1 July (1867)

Cape Verde Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

Cayman Islands Constitution Day, first Monday in July

Central African Republic Republic Day, 1 December (1958)

Chad Independence Day, 11 August (1960)

Chile Independence Day, 18 September (1810)

China Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949)

Christmas Island Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Colombia Independence Day, 20 July (1810)

Comoros Independence Day, 6 July (1975)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Independence Day, 30 June (1960)

Congo, Republic of the Independence Day, 15 August (1960)

Cook Islands Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965)

Costa Rica Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Cote d'Ivoire Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

Croatia Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

Cuba Independence Day, 10 December (1898); note - 10 December 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of independence from US administration; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953)

Cyprus Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrates 15 November (1983) as Independence Day

Czech Republic Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918)

Denmark none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June is generally viewed as the National Day

Djibouti Independence Day, 27 June (1977)

Dominica Independence Day, 3 November (1978)

Dominican Republic Independence Day, 27 February (1844)

East Timor Independence Day, 28 November (1975)

Ecuador Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)

Egypt Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)

El Salvador Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Equatorial Guinea Independence Day, 12 October (1968)

Eritrea Independence Day, 24 May (1993)

Estonia Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 is the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia; 20 August 1991 is the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union

Ethiopia National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)

European Union Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday, the day that Robert Schuman proposed the creation of an organized Europe

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)

Faroe Islands Olaifest, 29 July

Fiji Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970)

Finland Independence Day, 6 December (1917)

France Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

French Guiana Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

French Polynesia Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Gabon Founding of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), 12 March (1968)

Gambia, The Independence Day, 18 February (1965)

Georgia Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union

Germany Unity Day, 3 October (1990)

Ghana Independence Day, 6 March (1957)

Gibraltar National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain

Greece Independence Day, 25 March (1821)

Greenland June 21 (longest day)

Grenada Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Guadeloupe Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Guam Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)

Guatemala Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Guernsey Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Guinea Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

Guinea-Bissau Independence Day, 24 September (1973)

Guyana Republic Day, 23 February (1970)

Haiti Independence Day, 1 January (1804)

Holy See (Vatican City) Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22 October (1978)

Honduras Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Hong Kong National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Hungary Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August

Iceland Independence Day, 17 June (1944)

India Republic Day, 26 January (1950)

Indonesia Independence Day, 17 August (1945)

Iran Republic Day, 1 April (1979) note: additional holidays celebrated widely in Iran include Revolution Day, 11 February (1979); Noruz (New Year's Day), 21 March; Constitutional Monarchy Day, 5 August (1925)

Iraq Revolution Day, 17 July (1968); note - this holiday was celebrated under the SADDAM Husayn regime but the Iraqi Interim Government has yet to declare a new national holiday

Ireland Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March

Israel Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May

Italy Republic Day, 2 June (1946)

Jamaica Independence Day, first Monday in August (1962)

Japan Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)

Jersey Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Jordan Independence Day, 25 May (1946)

Kazakhstan Independence Day, 16 December (1991)

Kenya Independence Day, 12 December (1963)

Kiribati Independence Day, 12 July (1979)

Korea, North Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)

Korea, South Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)

Kuwait National Day, 25 February (1950)

Kyrgyzstan Independence Day, 31 August (1991)

Laos Republic Day, 2 December (1975)

Latvia Independence Day, 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918 is the date Latvia declared itself independent from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 is when it declared the renewal of independence; 21 August 1991 is the date of de facto independence from the Soviet Union

Lebanon Independence Day, 22 November (1943)

Lesotho Independence Day, 4 October (1966)

Liberia Independence Day, 26 July (1847)

Libya Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)

Liechtenstein Assumption Day, 15 August

Lithuania Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 is the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 is the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union

Luxembourg National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June

Macau National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Macedonia Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day and Ilinden

Madagascar Independence Day, 26 June (1960)

Malawi Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)

Malaysia Independence Day/Malaysia Day, 31 August (1957)

Maldives Independence Day, 26 July (1965)

Mali Independence Day, 22 September (1960)

Malta Independence Day, 21 September (1964)

Man, Isle of Tynwald Day, 5 July

Marshall Islands Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)

Martinique Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Mauritania Independence Day, 28 November (1960)

Mauritius Independence Day, 12 March (1968)

Mayotte Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Mexico Independence Day, 16 September (1810)

Micronesia, Federated States of Constitution Day, 10 May (1979)

Moldova Independence Day, 27 August (1991)

Monaco National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November

Mongolia Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)

Montserrat Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)

Morocco Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)

Mozambique Independence Day, 25 June (1975)

Namibia Independence Day, 21 March (1990)

Nauru Independence Day, 31 January (1968)

Nepal Birthday of King GYANENDRA, 7 July (1946)

Netherlands Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April

Netherlands Antilles Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April

New Caledonia Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

New Zealand Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Nicaragua Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Niger Republic Day, 18 December (1958)

Nigeria Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)

Niue Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Norfolk Island Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)

Norway Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)

Oman Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)

Pakistan Republic Day, 23 March (1956)

Palau Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)

Panama Independence Day, 3 November (1903)

Papua New Guinea Independence Day, 16 September (1975)

Paraguay Independence Day, 14 May (1811) (observed 15 May annually)

Peru Independence Day, 28 July (1821)

Philippines Independence Day, 12 June (1898) note: 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from US

Pitcairn Islands Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)

Poland Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)

Portugal Portugal Day, 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died

Puerto Rico US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)

Qatar Independence Day, 3 September (1971)

Reunion Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Romania Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)

Russia Russia Day, 12 June (1990)

Rwanda Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Saint Helena Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)

Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day, 19 September (1983)

Saint Lucia Independence Day, 22 February (1979)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day, 27 October (1979)

Samoa Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, 1 June 1962 is the date that independence is celebrated

San Marino Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)

Sao Tome and Principe Independence Day, 12 July (1975)

Saudi Arabia Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)

Senegal Independence Day, 4 April (1960)

Serbia and Montenegro National Day, 27 April

Seychelles Constitution Day (National Day), 18 June (1993)

Sierra Leone Independence Day, 27 April (1961)

Singapore Independence Day, 9 August (1965)

Slovakia Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)

Slovenia Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

Solomon Islands Independence Day, 7 July (1978)

Somalia Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland

South Africa Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)

Spain National Day, 12 October

Sri Lanka Independence Day, 4 February (1948)

Sudan Independence Day, 1 January (1956)

Suriname Independence Day, 25 November (1975)

Svalbard NA

Swaziland Independence Day, 6 September (1968)

Sweden Flag Day, 6 June

Switzerland Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291)

Syria Independence Day, 17 April (1946)

Taiwan Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911)

Tajikistan Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)

Tanzania Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)

Thailand Birthday of King PHUMIPHON, 5 December (1927)

Togo Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

Tokelau Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Tonga Independence Day, 4 June (1970)

Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day, 31 August (1962)

Tunisia Independence Day, 20 March (1956)

Turkey Republic Day, 29 October (1923)

Turkmenistan Independence Day, 27 October (1991)

Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)

Tuvalu Independence Day, 1 October (1978)

Uganda Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

Ukraine Independence Day, 24 August (1991); the date of 22 January (1918), the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia), is now celebrated as Unity Day

United Arab Emirates Independence Day, 2 December (1971)

United Kingdom the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday

United States Independence Day, 4 July (1776)

Uruguay Independence Day, 25 August (1825)

Uzbekistan Independence Day, 1 September (1991)

Vanuatu Independence Day, 30 July (1980)

Venezuela Independence Day, 5 July (1811)

Vietnam Independence Day, 2 September (1945)

Virgin Islands Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 27 March (1917)

Wallis and Futuna Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Yemen Unification Day, 22 May (1990)

Zambia Independence Day, 24 October (1964)

Zimbabwe Independence Day, 18 April (1980)

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@2110 Nationality

Afghanistan noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan

Albania noun: Albanian(s) adjective: Albanian

Algeria noun: Algerian(s) adjective: Algerian

American Samoa noun: American Samoan(s) adjective: American Samoan

Andorra noun: Andorran(s) adjective: Andorran

Angola noun: Angolan(s) adjective: Angolan

Anguilla noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan

Antigua and Barbuda noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s) adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan

Argentina noun: Argentine(s) adjective: Argentine

Armenia noun: Armenian(s) adjective: Armenian

Aruba noun: Aruban(s) adjective: Aruban; Dutch

Australia noun: Australian(s) adjective: Australian

Austria noun: Austrian(s) adjective: Austrian

Azerbaijan noun: Azerbaijani(s) adjective: Azerbaijani

Bahamas, The noun: Bahamian(s) adjective: Bahamian

Bahrain noun: Bahraini(s) adjective: Bahraini

Bangladesh noun: Bangladeshi(s) adjective: Bangladeshi

Barbados noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)

Belarus noun: Belarusian(s) adjective: Belarusian

Belgium noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian

Belize noun: Belizean(s) adjective: Belizean

Benin noun: Beninese (singular and plural) adjective: Beninese

Bermuda noun: Bermudian(s) adjective: Bermudian

Bhutan noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural) adjective: Bhutanese

Bolivia noun: Bolivian(s) adjective: Bolivian

Bosnia and Herzegovina noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s) adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

Botswana noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)

Brazil noun: Brazilian(s) adjective: Brazilian

British Virgin Islands noun: British Virgin Islander(s) adjective: British Virgin Islander

Brunei noun: Bruneian(s) adjective: Bruneian

Bulgaria noun: Bulgarian(s) adjective: Bulgarian

Burkina Faso noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural) adjective: Burkinabe

Burma noun: Burmese (singular and plural) adjective: Burmese

Burundi noun: Burundian(s) adjective: Burundian

Cambodia noun: Cambodian(s) adjective: Cambodian

Cameroon noun: Cameroonian(s) adjective: Cameroonian

Canada noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian

Cape Verde noun: Cape Verdean(s) adjective: Cape Verdean

Cayman Islands noun: Caymanian(s) adjective: Caymanian

Central African Republic noun: Central African(s) adjective: Central African

Chad noun: Chadian(s) adjective: Chadian

Chile noun: Chilean(s) adjective: Chilean

China noun: Chinese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese

Christmas Island noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander

Colombia noun: Colombian(s) adjective: Colombian

Comoros noun: Comoran(s) adjective: Comoran

Congo, Democratic Republic of the noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo

Congo, Republic of the noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo

Cook Islands noun: Cook Islander(s) adjective: Cook Islander

Costa Rica noun: Costa Rican(s) adjective: Costa Rican

Cote d'Ivoire noun: Ivoirian(s) adjective: Ivoirian

Croatia noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s) adjective: Croatian

Cuba noun: Cuban(s) adjective: Cuban

Cyprus noun: Cypriot(s) adjective: Cypriot

Czech Republic noun: Czech(s) adjective: Czech

Denmark noun: Dane(s) adjective: Danish

Djibouti noun: Djiboutian(s) adjective: Djiboutian

Dominica noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican

Dominican Republic noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican

East Timor noun: Timorese adjective: Timorese

Ecuador noun: Ecuadorian(s) adjective: Ecuadorian

Egypt noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian

El Salvador noun: Salvadoran(s) adjective: Salvadoran

Equatorial Guinea noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s) adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean

Eritrea noun: Eritrean(s) adjective: Eritrean

Estonia noun: Estonian(s) adjective: Estonian

Ethiopia noun: Ethiopian(s) adjective: Ethiopian

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) noun: Falkland Islander(s) adjective: Falkland Island

Faroe Islands noun: Faroese (singular and plural) adjective: Faroese

Fiji noun: Fijian(s) adjective: Fijian

Finland noun: Finn(s) adjective: Finnish

France noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) adjective: French

French Guiana noun: French Guianese (singular and plural) adjective: French Guianese

French Polynesia noun: French Polynesian(s) adjective: French Polynesian

Gabon noun: Gabonese (singular and plural) adjective: Gabonese

Gambia, The noun: Gambian(s) adjective: Gambian

Gaza Strip noun: NA adjective: NA

Georgia noun: Georgian(s) adjective: Georgian

Germany noun: German(s) adjective: German

Ghana noun: Ghanaian(s) adjective: Ghanaian

Gibraltar noun: Gibraltarian(s) adjective: Gibraltar

Greece noun: Greek(s) adjective: Greek

Greenland noun: Greenlander(s) adjective: Greenlandic

Grenada noun: Grenadian(s) adjective: Grenadian

Guadeloupe noun: Guadeloupian(s) adjective: Guadeloupe

Guam noun: Guamanian(s) adjective: Guamanian

Guatemala noun: Guatemalan(s) adjective: Guatemalan

Guernsey noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander

Guinea noun: Guinean(s) adjective: Guinean

Guinea-Bissau noun: Guinean(s) adjective: Guinean

Guyana noun: Guyanese (singular and plural) adjective: Guyanese

Haiti noun: Haitian(s) adjective: Haitian

Holy See (Vatican City) noun: none adjective: none

Honduras noun: Honduran(s) adjective: Honduran

Hong Kong noun: Chinese/Hong Konger adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong

Hungary noun: Hungarian(s) adjective: Hungarian

Iceland noun: Icelander(s) adjective: Icelandic

India noun: Indian(s) adjective: Indian

Indonesia noun: Indonesian(s) adjective: Indonesian

Iran noun: Iranian(s) adjective: Iranian

Iraq noun: Iraqi(s) adjective: Iraqi

Ireland noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural) adjective: Irish

Israel noun: Israeli(s) adjective: Israeli

Italy noun: Italian(s) adjective: Italian

Jamaica noun: Jamaican(s) adjective: Jamaican

Japan noun: Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese

Jersey noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander

Jordan noun: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian

Kazakhstan noun: Kazakhstani(s) adjective: Kazakhstani

Kenya noun: Kenyan(s) adjective: Kenyan

Kiribati noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural) adjective: I-Kiribati

Korea, North noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean

Korea, South noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean

Kuwait noun: Kuwaiti(s) adjective: Kuwaiti

Kyrgyzstan noun: Kyrgyzstani(s) adjective: Kyrgyzstani

Laos noun: Lao(s) or Laotian(s) adjective: Lao or Laotian

Latvia noun: Latvian(s) adjective: Latvian

Lebanon noun: Lebanese (singular and plural) adjective: Lebanese

Lesotho noun: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural) adjective: Basotho

Liberia noun: Liberian(s) adjective: Liberian

Libya noun: Libyan(s) adjective: Libyan

Liechtenstein noun: Liechtensteiner(s) adjective: Liechtenstein

Lithuania noun: Lithuanian(s) adjective: Lithuanian

Luxembourg noun: Luxembourger(s) adjective: Luxembourg

Macau noun: Chinese adjective: Chinese

Macedonia noun: Macedonian(s) adjective: Macedonian

Madagascar noun: Malagasy (singular and plural) adjective: Malagasy

Malawi noun: Malawian(s) adjective: Malawian

Malaysia noun: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian

Maldives noun: Maldivian(s) adjective: Maldivian

Mali noun: Malian(s) adjective: Malian

Malta noun: Maltese (singular and plural) adjective: Maltese

Man, Isle of noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx

Marshall Islands noun: Marshallese (singular and plural) adjective: Marshallese

Martinique noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural) adjective: Martiniquais

Mauritania noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian

Mauritius noun: Mauritian(s) adjective: Mauritian

Mayotte noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran

Mexico noun: Mexican(s) adjective: Mexican

Micronesia, Federated States of noun: Micronesian(s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese

Moldova noun: Moldovan(s) adjective: Moldovan

Monaco noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s) adjective: Monegasque or Monacan

Mongolia noun: Mongolian(s) adjective: Mongolian

Montserrat noun: Montserratian(s) adjective: Montserratian

Morocco noun: Moroccan(s) adjective: Moroccan

Mozambique noun: Mozambican(s) adjective: Mozambican

Namibia noun: Namibian(s) adjective: Namibian

Nauru noun: Nauruan(s) adjective: Nauruan

Nepal noun: Nepalese (singular and plural) adjective: Nepalese

Netherlands noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women) adjective: Dutch

Netherlands Antilles noun: Dutch Antillean(s) adjective: Dutch Antillean

New Caledonia noun: New Caledonian(s) adjective: New Caledonian

New Zealand noun: New Zealander(s) adjective: New Zealand

Nicaragua noun: Nicaraguan(s) adjective: Nicaraguan

Niger noun: Nigerien(s) adjective: Nigerien

Nigeria noun: Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian

Niue noun: Niuean(s) adjective: Niuean

Norfolk Island noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)

Northern Mariana Islands noun: NA adjective: NA

Norway noun: Norwegian(s) adjective: Norwegian

Oman noun: Omani(s) adjective: Omani

Pakistan noun: Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani

Palau noun: Palauan(s) adjective: Palauan

Panama noun: Panamanian(s) adjective: Panamanian

Papua New Guinea noun: Papua New Guinean(s) adjective: Papua New Guinean

Paraguay noun: Paraguayan(s) adjective: Paraguayan

Peru noun: Peruvian(s) adjective: Peruvian

Philippines noun: Filipino(s) adjective: Philippine

Pitcairn Islands noun: Pitcairn Islander(s) adjective: Pitcairn Islander

Poland noun: Pole(s) adjective: Polish

Portugal noun: Portuguese (singular and plural) adjective: Portuguese

Puerto Rico noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens) adjective: Puerto Rican

Qatar noun: Qatari(s) adjective: Qatari

Reunion noun: Reunionese (singular and plural) adjective: Reunionese

Romania noun: Romanian(s) adjective: Romanian

Russia noun: Russian(s) adjective: Russian

Rwanda noun: Rwandan(s) adjective: Rwandan

Saint Helena noun: Saint Helenian(s) adjective: Saint Helenian

Saint Kitts and Nevis noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s) adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian

Saint Lucia noun: Saint Lucian(s) adjective: Saint Lucian

Saint Pierre and Miquelon noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) adjective: French

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s) adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian

Samoa noun: Samoan(s) adjective: Samoan

San Marino noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural) adjective: Sammarinese

Sao Tome and Principe noun: Sao Tomean(s) adjective: Sao Tomean

Saudi Arabia noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian

Senegal noun: Senegalese (singular and plural) adjective: Senegalese

Serbia and Montenegro noun: Serb(s); Montenegrin(s) adjective: Serbian; Montenegrin

Seychelles noun: Seychellois (singular and plural) adjective: Seychellois

Sierra Leone noun: Sierra Leonean(s) adjective: Sierra Leonean

Singapore noun: Singaporean(s) adjective: Singapore

Slovakia noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak

Slovenia noun: Slovene(s) adjective: Slovenian

Solomon Islands noun: Solomon Islander(s) adjective: Solomon Islander

Somalia noun: Somali(s) adjective: Somali

South Africa noun: South African(s) adjective: South African

Spain noun: Spaniard(s) adjective: Spanish

Sri Lanka noun: Sri Lankan(s) adjective: Sri Lankan

Sudan noun: Sudanese (singular and plural) adjective: Sudanese

Suriname noun: Surinamer(s) adjective: Surinamese

Swaziland noun: Swazi(s) adjective: Swazi

Sweden noun: Swede(s) adjective: Swedish

Switzerland noun: Swiss (singular and plural) adjective: Swiss

Syria noun: Syrian(s) adjective: Syrian

Taiwan noun: Chinese/Taiwanese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese/Taiwanese

Tajikistan noun: Tajikistani(s) adjective: Tajikistani

Tanzania noun: Tanzanian(s) adjective: Tanzanian

Thailand noun: Thai (singular and plural) adjective: Thai

Togo noun: Togolese (singular and plural) adjective: Togolese

Tokelau noun: Tokelauan(s) adjective: Tokelauan

Tonga noun: Tongan(s) adjective: Tongan

Trinidad and Tobago noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s) adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian

Tunisia noun: Tunisian(s) adjective: Tunisian

Turkey noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish

Turkmenistan noun: Turkmen(s) adjective: Turkmen

Turks and Caicos Islands noun: none adjective: none

Tuvalu noun: Tuvaluan(s) adjective: Tuvaluan

Uganda noun: Ugandan(s) adjective: Ugandan

Ukraine noun: Ukrainian(s) adjective: Ukrainian

United Arab Emirates noun: Emirati(s) adjective: Emirati

United Kingdom noun: Briton(s), British (collective plural) adjective: British

United States noun: American(s) adjective: American

Uruguay noun: Uruguayan(s) adjective: Uruguayan

Uzbekistan noun: Uzbekistani adjective: Uzbekistani

Vanuatu noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) adjective: Ni-Vanuatu

Venezuela noun: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan

Vietnam noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural) adjective: Vietnamese

Virgin Islands noun: Virgin Islander(s) adjective: Virgin Islander

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

West Bank noun: NA adjective: NA

Western Sahara noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s) adjective: Sahrawi,Sahrawian, Sahraouian

Yemen noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni

Zambia noun: Zambian(s) adjective: Zambian

Zimbabwe noun: Zimbabwean(s) adjective: Zimbabwean

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@2111 Natural resources

Afghanistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones

Albania petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower

Algeria petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc

American Samoa pumice, pumicite

Andorra hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead

Angola petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

Anguilla salt, fish, lobster

Antarctica iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries

Antigua and Barbuda NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism

Arctic Ocean sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales)

Argentina fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium

Armenia small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina

Aruba NEGL; white sandy beaches

Ashmore and Cartier Islands fish

Atlantic Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones

Australia bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum

Austria oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower

Azerbaijan petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina

Bahamas, The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land

Bahrain oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls

Baker Island guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

Bangladesh natural gas, arable land, timber, coal

Barbados petroleum, fish, natural gas

Bassas da India none

Belarus forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay

Belgium coal, natural gas, construction materials, silica sand, carbonates

Belize arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower

Benin small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber

Bermuda limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism

Bhutan timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide

Bolivia tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower

Bosnia and Herzegovina coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower

Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver

Bouvet Island none

Brazil bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber

British Indian Ocean Territory coconuts, fish, sugarcane

British Virgin Islands NEGL

Brunei petroleum, natural gas, timber

Bulgaria bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land

Burkina Faso manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver

Burma petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower

Burundi nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower

Cambodia oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential

Cameroon petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower

Canada iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower

Cape Verde salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish

Cayman Islands fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism

Central African Republic diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower

Chad petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)

Chile copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower

China coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)

Christmas Island phosphate, beaches

Clipperton Island fish

Cocos (Keeling) Islands fish

Colombia petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower

Comoros NEGL

Congo, Democratic Republic of the cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore, coal, hydropower, timber

Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower

Cook Islands NEGL

Coral Sea Islands NEGL

Costa Rica hydropower

Cote d'Ivoire petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower

Croatia oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower

Cuba cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land

Cyprus copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment

Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber

Denmark petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand

Djibouti geothermal areas

Dominica timber, hydropower, arable land

Dominican Republic nickel, bauxite, gold, silver

East Timor gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble

Ecuador petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower

Egypt petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc

El Salvador hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land

Equatorial Guinea oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore

Eritrea gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish

Estonia oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud

Ethiopia small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower

Europa Island NEGL

European Union iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss

Faroe Islands fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas

Fiji timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower

Finland timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone

France coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorospar, gypsum, timber, fish

French Guiana bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay

French Polynesia timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower

French Southern and Antarctic Lands fish, crayfish

Gabon petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower

Gambia, The fish

Gaza Strip arable land, natural gas

Georgia forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth

Germany coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land

Ghana gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower

Gibraltar none

Glorioso Islands guano, coconuts

Greece lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential

Greenland coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas

Grenada timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors

Guadeloupe cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism

Guam fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)

Guatemala petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower

Guernsey cropland

Guinea bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish

Guinea-Bissau fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum

Guyana bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish

Haiti bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower

Heard Island and McDonald Islands fish

Holy See (Vatican City) none

Honduras timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower

Hong Kong outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar

Howland Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

Hungary bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land

Iceland fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite

India coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land

Indian Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules

Indonesia petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver

Iran petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur

Iraq petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur

Ireland natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite

Israel timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand

Italy coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land

Jamaica bauxite, gypsum, limestone

Jan Mayen none

Japan negligible mineral resources, fish

Jarvis Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

Jersey arable land

Johnston Atoll guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

Jordan phosphates, potash, shale oil

Juan de Nova Island guano deposits and other fertilizers

Kazakhstan major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium

Kenya gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower

Kingman Reef terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

Kiribati phosphate (production discontinued in 1979)

Korea, North coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower

Korea, South coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential

Kuwait petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas

Kyrgyzstan abundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc

Laos timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones

Latvia peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land

Lebanon limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land

Lesotho water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals

Liberia iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower

Libya petroleum, natural gas, gypsum

Liechtenstein hydroelectric potential, arable land

Lithuania peat, arable land

Luxembourg iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land

Macau NEGL

Macedonia low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land

Madagascar graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower

Malawi limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite

Malaysia tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite

Maldives fish

Mali gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited

Malta limestone, salt, arable land

Man, Isle of none

Marshall Islands coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals

Martinique coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land

Mauritania iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish

Mauritius arable land, fish

Mayotte NEGL

Mexico petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber

Micronesia, Federated States of forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals

Midway Islands wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic

Moldova lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone

Monaco none

Mongolia oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron

Montserrat negligible

Morocco phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt

Mozambique coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite

Namibia diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore

Nauru phosphates, fish

Navassa Island guano

Nepal quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore

Netherlands natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land

Netherlands Antilles phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)

New Caledonia nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper

New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone

Nicaragua gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish

Niger uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum

Nigeria natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, arable land

Niue fish, arable land

Norfolk Island fish

Northern Mariana Islands arable land, fish

Norway petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower

Oman petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas

Pacific Ocean oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish

Pakistan land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone

Palau forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals

Palmyra Atoll terrestrial and aquatic wildlife

Panama copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower

Papua New Guinea gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries

Paracel Islands none

Paraguay hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone

Peru copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas

Philippines timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper

Pitcairn Islands miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore

Poland coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land

Portugal fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower

Puerto Rico some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil

Qatar petroleum, natural gas, fish

Reunion fish, arable land, hydropower

Romania petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower

Russia wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources

Rwanda gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land

Saint Helena fish

Saint Kitts and Nevis arable land

Saint Lucia forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential

Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish, deepwater ports

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hydropower, cropland

Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower

San Marino building stone

Sao Tome and Principe fish, hydropower

Saudi Arabia petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper

Senegal fish, phosphates, iron ore

Serbia and Montenegro oil, gas, coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, hydropower, arable land

Seychelles fish, copra, cinnamon trees

Sierra Leone diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite

Singapore fish, deepwater ports

Slovakia brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land

Slovenia lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests

Solomon Islands fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel

Somalia uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves

South Africa gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fish

Southern Ocean probable large and possible giant oil and gas fields on the continental margin, manganese nodules, possible placer deposits, sand and gravel, fresh water as icebergs; squid, whales, and seals - none exploited; krill, fishes

Spain coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land

Spratly Islands fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential

Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower

Sudan petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower

Suriname timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore

Svalbard coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish

Swaziland asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc

Sweden iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower

Switzerland hydropower potential, timber, salt

Syria petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower

Taiwan small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos

Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold

Tanzania hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel

Thailand tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land

Togo phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

Tokelau NEGL

Tonga fish, fertile soil

Trinidad and Tobago petroleum, natural gas, asphalt

Tromelin Island fish

Tunisia petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt

Turkey coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower

Turkmenistan petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt

Turks and Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch

Tuvalu fish

Uganda copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land

Ukraine iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land

United Arab Emirates petroleum, natural gas

United Kingdom coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land

United States coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber

Uruguay arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries

Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum

Vanuatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish

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

Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower

Virgin Islands sun, sand, sea, surf

Wake Island none

Wallis and Futuna NEGL

West Bank arable land

Western Sahara phosphates, iron ore

World 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 Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address

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

Zambia copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower

Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals

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@2112 Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)

Afghanistan 23.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Albania -4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Algeria -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

American Samoa -20.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Andorra 6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Angola 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Anguilla 10.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda -6.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Argentina 0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Armenia -6.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Aruba 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Australia 3.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Austria 2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Azerbaijan -4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Bahamas, The -2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Bahrain 1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Bangladesh -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Barbados -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Belarus 2.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Belgium 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Belize 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Benin 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Bermuda 2.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Bhutan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Bolivia -1.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Botswana 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Brazil -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

British Virgin Islands 10.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Brunei 3.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Bulgaria -4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Burkina Faso 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Burma -1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Burundi -0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Cambodia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Cameroon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Canada 5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Cape Verde -12.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Cayman Islands 18.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2004 est.)

Central African Republic 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Chad -0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Chile 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

China -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Christmas Island NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Colombia -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Comoros 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the -0.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DROC in August 1998, which left 1.8 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 300,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2004 est.)

Congo, Republic of the 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Costa Rica 0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Croatia 1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Cuba -1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Cyprus 0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Czech Republic 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Denmark 2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Djibouti 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Dominica -13.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Dominican Republic -3.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

East Timor 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Ecuador -8.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Egypt -0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

El Salvador -3.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Equatorial Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Eritrea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean refugees from Sudan in 2001 following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2000 (2004 est.)

Estonia -3.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Ethiopia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2004 est.)

European Union 1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (July 2004 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Faroe Islands 1.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Fiji -3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Finland 0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

France 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

French Guiana 6.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

French Polynesia 2.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Gabon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Gambia, The 1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Gaza Strip 1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Georgia -4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Germany 2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Ghana -0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Gibraltar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Greece 2.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Greenland -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Grenada -13.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Guadeloupe -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Guam 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Guatemala -1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Guernsey 3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Guinea -3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees (2004 est.)

Guinea-Bissau -1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Guyana -2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Haiti -3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Honduras -1.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Hong Kong 5.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Hungary 0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Iceland 2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

India -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Indonesia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Iran -0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Iraq 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Ireland 4.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Israel 0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Italy 2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Jamaica -4.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Japan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Jersey 2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Jordan 6.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Kazakhstan -3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Kenya -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: according to UNHCR, by the end of 2001 Kenya was host to 220,000 refugees from neighboring countries, including: Somalia 145,000 and Sudan 68,000 (2004 est.)

Kiribati 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Korea, North 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Korea, South 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Kuwait 14.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Kyrgyzstan -2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Laos 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Latvia -2.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Lebanon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Lesotho -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Liberia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: at least 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries; the uncertain security situation has hindered their ability to return (2004 est.)

Libya 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Liechtenstein 4.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Lithuania -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Luxembourg 8.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Macau 4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Macedonia -1.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Madagascar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Malawi 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Malaysia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2004 est.)

Maldives 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Mali -0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Malta 2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Man, Isle of 5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Marshall Islands -6.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Martinique -0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Mauritania 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Mauritius -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Mayotte 6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Mexico -4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of -20.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Moldova -0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Monaco 7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Mongolia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Montserrat 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Morocco -0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Mozambique 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Namibia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Nauru 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Nepal 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Netherlands 2.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Netherlands Antilles -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

New Caledonia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

New Zealand 4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Nicaragua -1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Niger -0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Nigeria 0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Niue NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Norfolk Island NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

Northern Mariana Islands 9.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Norway 1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Oman 0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Pakistan -2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Palau 2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Panama -0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Papua New Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Paraguay -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Peru -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Philippines -1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Pitcairn Islands NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

Poland -0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Portugal 3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Puerto Rico -1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Qatar 16.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Reunion 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Romania -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Russia 1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Rwanda 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Saint Helena 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis -7.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Saint Lucia -2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon -4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -7.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Samoa -11.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

San Marino 10.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe -2.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Saudi Arabia -2.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Senegal 0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro -1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Seychelles -5.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sierra Leone 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowly returning (2004 est.)

Singapore 11.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Slovakia 0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Slovenia 1.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Solomon Islands 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Somalia 5.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

South Africa -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Spain 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sri Lanka -1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sudan -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Suriname -8.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Svalbard NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

Swaziland 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sweden 1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Switzerland 4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Syria 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Taiwan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Tajikistan -2.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Tanzania -2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Thailand 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Togo 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Tokelau NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

Tonga 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago -10.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Tunisia -0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Turkey 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Turkmenistan -0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands 11.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Tuvalu 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Uganda 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2001, Uganda was host to 178,815 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,459 (2004 est.)

Ukraine -0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

United Arab Emirates 1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

United Kingdom 2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

United States 3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Uruguay -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Uzbekistan -1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Vanuatu 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Venezuela -0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Vietnam -0.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Virgin Islands -8.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Wallis and Futuna NA migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2004 est.)

West Bank 2.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Yemen 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Zambia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Zimbabwe negligible migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2004 est.)

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@2113 Geography - note

Afghanistan landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor)

Akrotiri British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus

Albania strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)

Algeria second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan)

American Samoa Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean

Andorra landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees

Angola the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Anguilla the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles

Antarctica the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator in an equivalent period; mostly uninhabitable

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a very large western harbor

Arctic Ocean major chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northern access to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location between North America and Russia; shortest marine link between the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floating research stations operated by the US and Russia; maximum snow cover in March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean; snow cover lasts about 10 months

Argentina second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Cerro Aconcagua is South America's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere

Armenia landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range

Aruba a flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983

Atlantic Ocean major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of Gibraltar, access to the Panama and Suez Canals; strategic straits include the Strait of Dover, Straits of Florida, Mona Passage, The Sound (Oresund), and Windward Passage; the Equator divides the Atlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean

Australia world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along the west coast in the summer

Austria landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere

Azerbaijan both the main area of the country and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked

Bahamas, The strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited

Bahrain close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources; strategic location in Persian Gulf, through which much of the Western world's petroleum must transit to reach open ocean

Baker Island treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

Bangladesh most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal

Barbados easternmost Caribbean island

Bassas da India the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano

Belarus landlocked; glacial scouring accounts for the flatness of Belarusian terrain and for its 11,000 lakes; the country is geologically well endowed with extensive deposits of granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, and clay

Belgium crossroads of Western Europe; majority of West European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO

Belize only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean

Benin sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands

Bermuda consists of about 138 coral islands and islets with ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land was leased by US Government from 1941 to 1995

Bhutan landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes

Bolivia landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru

Bosnia and Herzegovina within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro (Montenegro), and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in the east

Botswana landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the country

Bouvet Island covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve

Brazil largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador

British Indian Ocean Territory archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility

British Virgin Islands strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

Brunei close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave of Malaysia

Bulgaria strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia

Burkina Faso landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas

Burma strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes

Burundi landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera, which drains into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile

Cambodia a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap

Cameroon sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano

Canada second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border

Cape Verde strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site

Cayman Islands important location between Cuba and Central America

Central African Republic landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa

Chad landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water body in the Sahel

Chile strategic location relative to sea lanes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Atacama Desert is one of world's driest regions

China world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US); Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak;

Christmas Island located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean

Clipperton Island reef 12 km in circumference

Cocos (Keeling) Islands islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation

Colombia only South American country with coastlines on both North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea

Comoros important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel

Congo, Democratic Republic of the straddles equator; has very narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; dense tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands

Congo, Republic of the about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them

Cook Islands the northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying, sparsely populated, coral atolls; the southern Cook Islands consist of eight elevated, fertile, volcanic isles where most of the populace lives

Coral Sea Islands important nesting area for birds and turtles

Costa Rica four volcanoes, two of them active, rise near the capital of San Jose in the center of the country; one of the volcanoes, Irazu, erupted destructively in 1963-65

Cote d'Ivoire most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated

Croatia controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits

Cuba largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles

Cyprus the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia)

Czech Republic landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe

Denmark controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen

Dhekelia British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus

Djibouti strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland; Lac Assal (Lake Assal) is the lowest point in Africa

Dominica known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world

Dominican Republic shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti

East Timor Timor comes from the Malay word for "East;" the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands

Ecuador Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world

Egypt controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees

El Salvador smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea

Equatorial Guinea insular and continental regions rather widely separated

Eritrea strategic geopolitical position along world's busiest shipping lanes; Eritrea retained the entire coastline of Ethiopia along the Red Sea upon de jure independence from Ethiopia on 24 May 1993

Estonia the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands

Ethiopia landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean

Europa Island wildlife sanctuary

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) deeply indented coast provides good natural harbors; short growing season

Faroe Islands archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands

Fiji includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited

Finland long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain

France largest West European nation

French Guiana mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent

French Polynesia includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru

French Southern and Antarctic Lands islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean

Gabon a small population and oil and mineral reserves have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries; in general, these circumstances have allowed the country to maintain and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity

Gambia, The almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa

Gaza Strip there are 25 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Gaza Strip (February 2002 est.)

Georgia strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them

Germany strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea

Ghana Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake

Gibraltar strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

Glorioso Islands the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system

Greece strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands

Greenland dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast, but close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice cap

Grenada the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada

Guadeloupe a narrow channel, the Riviere Salee, divides Guadeloupe proper into two islands: the larger, western Basse-Terre and the smaller, eastern Grande-Terre

Guam largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago; strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean

Guatemala no natural harbors on west coast

Guernsey large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port

Guinea the Niger and its important tributary the Milo have their sources in the Guinean highlands

Guinea-Bissau this small country is swampy along its western coast and low-lying further inland

Guyana the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively

Haiti shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic)

Holy See (Vatican City) urban; landlocked; enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights

Honduras has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast

Hong Kong more than 200 islands

Howland Island almost totally covered with grasses, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; small area of trees in the center; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

Hungary landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin; the north-south flowing Duna (Danube) and Tisza Rivers divide the country into three large regions

Iceland strategic location between Greenland and Europe; westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of continental Europe

India dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes

Indian Ocean major chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, southern access to the Suez Canal, and the Lombok Strait

Indonesia archipelago of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean

Iran strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport

Iraq strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf

Ireland strategic location on major air and sea routes between North America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population resides within 97 km of Dublin

Israel there are 242 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank, 42 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 25 in the Gaza Strip, and 29 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 est.); Sea of Galilee is an important freshwater source

Italy strategic location dominating central Mediterranean as well as southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe

Jamaica strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal

Jan Mayen barren volcanic island with some moss and grass

Japan strategic location in northeast Asia

Jarvis Island sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

Jersey largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier

Johnston Atoll strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; the egg-shaped reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public; a former US nuclear weapons test site; site of now-closed Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS); most facilities dismantled and cleanup complete in 2004; some low-growing vegetation

Jordan strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank

Juan de Nova Island wildlife sanctuary

Kazakhstan landlocked; Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050

Kenya the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value

Kingman Reef barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public

Kiribati 21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru

Korea, North strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated

Korea, South strategic location on Korea Strait

Kuwait strategic location at head of Persian Gulf

Kyrgyzstan landlocked; entirely mountainous, dominated by the Tien Shan range; many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes

Laos landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand

Latvia most of the country is composed of fertile, low-lying plains, with some hills in the east

Lebanon Nahr el Litani only major river in Near East not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ethnicity

Lesotho landlocked, completely surrounded by South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 meters above sea level

Liberia facing the Atlantic Ocean, the coastline is characterized by lagoons, mangrove swamps, and river-deposited sandbars; the inland grassy plateau supports limited agriculture

Libya more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert

Liechtenstein along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation

Lithuania fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits

Luxembourg landlocked; the only Grand Duchy in the world

Macau essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland

Macedonia landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe

Madagascar world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel

Malawi landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature

Malaysia strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea

Maldives 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago with strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean

Mali landlocked; divided into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; and the northern, arid Saharan

Malta the country comprises an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) being inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration

Man, Isle of one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary

Marshall Islands two archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and 1,152 islands; Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein, the famous World War II battleground, is now used as a US missile test range

Martinique the island is dominated by Mount Pelee, which on 8 May 1902 erupted and completely destroyed the city of Saint Pierre, killing 30,000 inhabitants

Mauritania most of the population concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country

Mauritius the main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs

Mayotte part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands

Mexico strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico

Micronesia, Federated States of four major island groups totaling 607 islands