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Sierra Leone 68% (1989 est.)

Singapore NA

Slovakia NA

Slovenia NA

Solomon Islands NA

Somalia NA

South Africa 50% (2000 est.)

Spain NA

Sri Lanka 22% (1997 est.)

Sudan 40% (2004 est.)

Suriname 70% (2002 est.)

Swaziland 40% (1995)

Sweden NA

Switzerland NA

Syria 20% (2004 est.)

Taiwan 1% (2000 est.)

Tajikistan 60% (2004 est.)

Tanzania 36% (2002 est.)

Thailand 10% (2004 est.)

Togo 32% (1989 est.)

Tokelau NA

Tonga NA

Trinidad and Tobago 21% (1992 est.)

Tunisia 7.6% (2001 est.)

Turkey 20% (2002)

Turkmenistan 58% (2003 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands NA%

Tuvalu NA

Uganda 35% (2001 est.)

Ukraine 29% (2003 est.)

United Arab Emirates NA

United Kingdom 17% (2002 est.)

United States 12% (2004 est.)

Uruguay 21% of households (2003)

Uzbekistan 28% (2004 est.)

Vanuatu NA

Venezuela 47% (1998 est.)

Vietnam 28.9% (2002 est.)

Virgin Islands NA%

Wallis and Futuna NA%

West Bank 59% (2004 est.)

Western Sahara NA

Yemen 45.2% (2003)

Zambia 86% (1993)

Zimbabwe 70% (2002 est.)

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@2047 Household income or consumption by percentage share (%)

Afghanistan lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Albania lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Algeria lowest 10%: 2.8% highest 10%: 26.8% (1995)

American Samoa lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Andorra lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Angola lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Anguilla lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Antigua and Barbuda lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Argentina lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Armenia lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 46.2% (1999)

Aruba lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Australia lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 25.4% (1994)

Austria lowest 10%: 2.5% highest 10%: 22.5% (1995)

Azerbaijan lowest 10%: 2.8% highest 10%: 27.8% (1995)

Bahamas, The lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: 27% (2000)

Bahrain lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Bangladesh lowest 10%: 3.9% highest 10%: 28.6% (1995-96 est.)

Barbados lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Belarus lowest 10%: 5.1% highest 10%: 20% (1998)

Belgium lowest 10%: 3.2% highest 10%: 23% (1996)

Belize lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Benin lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Bermuda lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Bhutan lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Bolivia lowest 10%: 1.3% highest 10%: 32% (1999)

Bosnia and Herzegovina lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Botswana lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Brazil lowest 10%: 0.7% highest 10%: 48% (1998)

British Virgin Islands lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Brunei lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Bulgaria lowest 10%: 4.5% highest 10%: 22.8% (1997)

Burkina Faso lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 46.8% (1994)

Burma lowest 10%: 2.8% highest 10%: 32.4% (1998)

Burundi lowest 10%: 1.8% highest 10%: 32.9% (1998)

Cambodia lowest 10%: 2.9% highest 10%: 33.8% (1997)

Cameroon lowest 10%: 1.9% highest 10%: 36.6% (1996)

Canada lowest 10%: 2.8% highest 10%: 23.8% (1994)

Cape Verde lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Cayman Islands lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Central African Republic lowest 10%: 0.7% highest 10%: 47.7% (1993)

Chad lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Chile lowest 10%: 1.2% highest 10%: 47% (2000)

China lowest 10%: 2.4% highest 10%: 30.4% (1998)

Colombia lowest 10%: 1% highest 10%: 44% (1999)

Comoros lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Congo, Democratic Republic of the lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Congo, Republic of the lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Cook Islands lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Costa Rica lowest 10%: 1.1% highest 10%: 36.8% (2002)

Cote d'Ivoire lowest 10%: 3.1% highest 10%: 28.8% (1995)

Croatia lowest 10%: 3.4% highest 10%: 24.5% (2003 est.)

Cuba lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Cyprus lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Czech Republic lowest 10%: 4.3% highest 10%: 22.4% (1996)

Denmark lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 24% (2000 est.)

Djibouti lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Dominica lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Dominican Republic lowest 10%: 2.1% highest 10%: 37.9% (1998)

East Timor lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Ecuador lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 32% note: data for urban households only (October 2003)

Egypt lowest 10%: 4.4% highest 10%: 25% (1995)

El Salvador lowest 10%: 1.4% highest 10%: 39.3% (2001)

Equatorial Guinea lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Eritrea lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Estonia lowest 10%: 3% highest 10%: 29.8% (1998)

Ethiopia lowest 10%: 3% highest 10%: 33.7% (1995)

European Union lowest 10%: 2.9% highest 10%: 25.4% (1995 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Faroe Islands lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Fiji lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Finland lowest 10%: 4.2% highest 10%: 21.6% (1991)

France lowest 10%: 2.8% highest 10%: 25.1% (1995)

French Guiana lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

French Polynesia lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Gabon lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Gambia, The lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Gaza Strip lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Georgia lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 27.9% (1996)

Germany lowest 10%: 3.6% highest 10%: 25.1% (1997)

Ghana lowest 10%: 2.2% highest 10%: 30.1% (1999)

Gibraltar lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Greece lowest 10%: 3% highest 10%: 28.3% (1998 est.)

Greenland lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Grenada lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Guadeloupe lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Guam lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Guatemala lowest 10%: 1.6% highest 10%: 46% (1998)

Guernsey lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Guinea lowest 10%: 2.6% highest 10%: 32% (1994)

Guinea-Bissau lowest 10%: 0.5% highest 10%: 42.4% (1991)

Guyana lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Haiti lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Holy See (Vatican City) lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Honduras lowest 10%: 0.6% highest 10%: 42.7% (1998)

Hong Kong lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Hungary lowest 10%: 4.1% highest 10%: 20.5% (1998)

Iceland lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

India lowest 10%: 3.5% highest 10%: 33.5% (1997)

Indonesia lowest 10%: 4% highest 10%: 26.7% (1999)

Iran lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Iraq lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Ireland lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 27.3% (1997)

Israel lowest 10%: 2.4% highest 10%: 28.3% (1997)

Italy lowest 10%: 2.1% highest 10%: 26.6% (2000)

Jamaica lowest 10%: 2.7% highest 10%: 30.3% (2000)

Japan lowest 10%: 4.8% highest 10%: 21.7% (1993)

Jersey lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Jordan lowest 10%: 3.3% highest 10%: 29.8% (1997)

Kazakhstan lowest 10%: 3.3% highest 10%: 26.5% (2004 est.)

Kenya lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 37.2% (2000)

Kiribati lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Korea, North lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Korea, South lowest 10%: 2.9% highest 10%: 22.5% (1999 est.)

Kuwait lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Kyrgyzstan lowest 10%: 3.9% highest 10%: 23.3% (2001)

Laos lowest 10%: 3.2% highest 10%: 30.6% (1997)

Latvia lowest 10%: 2.9% highest 10%: 25.9% (1998)

Lebanon lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Lesotho lowest 10%: 0.9% highest 10%: 43.4%

Liberia lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Libya lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Liechtenstein lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Lithuania lowest 10%: 3.1% highest 10%: 25.6% (1996)

Luxembourg lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Macau lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Macedonia lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Madagascar lowest 10%: 3% highest 10%: 29% (1999)

Malawi lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Malaysia lowest 10%: 1.4% highest 10%: 39.2% (2003 est.)

Maldives lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Mali lowest 10%: 1.8% highest 10%: 40.4% (1994)

Malta lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Man, Isle of lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Marshall Islands lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Martinique lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Mauritania lowest 10%: 2.5% highest 10%: 30.2% (2000)

Mauritius lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Mayotte lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Mexico lowest 10%: 1.6% highest 10%: 35.6% (2002)

Micronesia, Federated States of lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Moldova lowest 10%: 2.2% highest 10%: 30.7% (1997)

Monaco lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Mongolia lowest 10%: 2.1% highest 10%: 37% (1995)

Montserrat lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Morocco lowest 10%: 2.6% highest 10%: 30.9% (1998-99)

Mozambique lowest 10%: 2.5% highest 10%: 31.7% (1997)

Namibia lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Nauru lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Nepal lowest 10%: 3.2% highest 10%: 29.8% (1995-96)

Netherlands lowest 10%: 2.8% highest 10%: 25.1% (1994)

Netherlands Antilles lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

New Caledonia lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

New Zealand lowest 10%: 0.3% highest 10%: 29.8% (1991 est.)

Nicaragua lowest 10%: 1.2% highest 10%: 45% (2001)

Niger lowest 10%: 0.8% highest 10%: 35.4% (1995)

Nigeria lowest 10%: 1.6% highest 10%: 40.8% (1996-97)

Niue lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Norfolk Island lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Northern Mariana Islands lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Norway lowest 10%: 4.1% highest 10%: 21.8% (1995)

Oman lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Pakistan lowest 10%: 4.1% highest 10%: 27.6% (FY96/97)

Palau lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Panama lowest 10%: 1.2% highest 10%: 35.7% (1997)

Papua New Guinea lowest 10%: 1.7% highest 10%: 40.5% (1996)

Paraguay lowest 10%: 0.5% highest 10%: 43.8% (1998)

Peru lowest 10%: 0.8% highest 10%: 37.2% (2000)

Philippines lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 31.9% (2003)

Pitcairn Islands lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Poland lowest 10%: 3.2% highest 10%: 24.7% (1998)

Portugal lowest 10%: 3.1% highest 10%: 28.4% (1995 est.)

Puerto Rico lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Qatar lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Reunion lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Romania lowest 10%: 2.4% highest 10%: 27.6% (2003)

Russia lowest 10%: 5.9% highest 10%: 47% (2001)

Rwanda lowest 10%: 4.2% highest 10%: 24.2% (1985)

Saint Helena lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Saint Lucia lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Saint Pierre and Miquelon lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Samoa lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

San Marino lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Sao Tome and Principe lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Saudi Arabia lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Senegal lowest 10%: 2.6% highest 10%: 33.5% (1995)

Serbia and Montenegro lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Seychelles lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Sierra Leone lowest 10%: 0.5% highest 10%: 43.6% (1989)

Singapore lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Slovakia lowest 10%: 5.1% highest 10%: 18.2% (1992)

Slovenia lowest 10%: 3.9% highest 10%: 23% (1998)

Solomon Islands lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Somalia lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

South Africa lowest 10%: 1.1% highest 10%: 45.9% (1994)

Spain lowest 10%: 2.8% highest 10%: 25.2% (1990)

Sri Lanka lowest 10%: 3.5% highest 10%: 28% (1995)

Sudan lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Suriname lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Swaziland lowest 10%: 1% highest 10%: 50.2% (1995)

Sweden lowest 10%: 3.7% highest 10%: 20.1% (1992)

Switzerland lowest 10%: 2.6% highest 10%: 25.2% (1992)

Syria lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Taiwan lowest 10%: 6.7% highest 10%: 41.1% (2002 est.)

Tajikistan lowest 10%: 3.2% highest 10%: 25.2% (1998)

Tanzania lowest 10%: 2.8% highest 10%: 30.1% (1993)

Thailand lowest 10%: 2.8% highest 10%: 32.4% (1998)

Togo lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Tokelau lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Tonga lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Trinidad and Tobago lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Tunisia lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 31.8% (1995)

Turkey lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 30.7% (2000)

Turkmenistan lowest 10%: 2.6% highest 10%: 31.7% (1998)

Turks and Caicos Islands lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Tuvalu lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Uganda lowest 10%: 4% highest 10%: 21% (2000)

Ukraine lowest 10%: 3.7% highest 10%: 23.2% (1999)

United Arab Emirates lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

United Kingdom lowest 10%: 2.1% highest 10%: 28.5% (1999)

United States lowest 10%: 1.8% highest 10%: 30.5% (1997)

Uruguay lowest 10%: 3.7% highest 10%: 25.8% (1997)

Uzbekistan lowest 10%: 3.6% highest 10%: 22% (2000)

Vanuatu lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Venezuela lowest 10%: 0.8% highest 10%: 36.5% (1998)

Vietnam lowest 10%: 3.6% highest 10%: 29.9% (1998)

Virgin Islands lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Wallis and Futuna lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

West Bank lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Western Sahara lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

World lowest 10%: NA % highest 10%: NA %

Yemen lowest 10%: 3% highest 10%: 25.9% (2003)

Zambia lowest 10%: 1.1% highest 10%: 41% (1998)

Zimbabwe lowest 10%: 1.97% highest 10%: 40.42% (1995)

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@2048 Labor force - by occupation (%)

Afghanistan agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% (2004 est.)

Albania agriculture 57%, non-agricultural private sector 20%, public sector 23% (2004 est.)

Algeria agriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and public works 10%, trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% (2003 est.)

American Samoa tuna canneries 34%, government 33%, other 33% (1990)

Andorra agriculture 1%, industry 21%, services 78% (2000 est.)

Angola agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% (2003 est.)

Anguilla agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda agriculture 7%, industry 11%, services 82% (1983)

Argentina agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Armenia agriculture 45%, industry 25%, services 30% (2002 est.)

Aruba most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining

Australia agriculture 3.6%, industry 26.4%, services 70% (2004 est.)

Austria agriculture and forestry 4%, industry and crafts 29%, services 67% (2001 est.)

Azerbaijan agriculture and forestry 41%, industry 7%, services 52% (2001)

Bahamas, The agriculture 5%, industry 5%, tourism 50%, other services 40% (1999 est.)

Bahrain agriculture 1%, industry, commerce, and services 79%, government 20% (1997 est.)

Bangladesh agriculture 63%, industry 11%, services 26% (FY95/96)

Barbados agriculture 10%, industry 15%, services 75% (1996 est.)

Belarus agriculture 14%, industry 34.7%, services 51.3% (2003 est.)

Belgium agriculture 1.3%, industry 24.5%, services 74.2% (2003 est.)

Belize agriculture 27%, industry 18%, services 55% (2001 est.)

Bermuda agriculture and fishing 3%, laborers 17%, clerical 22%, professional and technical 17%, administrative and managerial 13%, sales 8%, services 20% (2000 est.)

Bhutan agriculture 93%, industry and commerce 2%, services 5%

Bolivia agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Bosnia and Herzegovina agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Botswana NA

Brazil agriculture 20%, industry 14%, services 66% (2003 est.)

British Virgin Islands agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Brunei agriculture, forestry, and fishing 10%, production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 42%, government 48% (1999 est.)

Bulgaria agriculture 11%, industry 32.7%, services 56.3% (3rd quarter 2004 est.)

Burkina Faso agriculture 90% (2000 est.)

Burma agriculture 70%, industry 7%, services 23% (2001 est.)

Burundi agriculture 93.6%, industry 2.3%, services 4.1% (2002 est.)

Cambodia agriculture 75% (2004 est.)

Cameroon agriculture 70%, industry and commerce 13%, other 17%

Canada agriculture 3%, manufacturing 15%, construction 5%, services 74%, other 3% (2000)

Cayman Islands agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% (1995)

Chad agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)

Chile agriculture 13.6%, industry 23.4%, services 63% (2003)

China agriculture 49%, industry 22%, services 29% (2003 est.)

Christmas Island NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others

Colombia agriculture 30%, industry 24%, services 46% (1990)

Comoros agriculture 80%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the NA

Cook Islands agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56% note: shortage of skilled labor (1995)

Costa Rica agriculture 20%, industry 22%, services 58% (1999 est.)

Croatia agriculture 2.7%, industry 32.8%, services 64.5% (2004)

Cuba agriculture 24%, industry 25%, services 51% (1999)

Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: agriculture 4.9%, industry 19.4%, services 75.6% north Cyprus: agriculture 15.1%, industry 27%, services 57.9% (2003 est.)

Czech Republic agriculture 4%, industry 38%, services 58% (2002 est.)

Denmark agriculture 4%, industry 17%, services 79% (2002 est.)

Djibouti NA

Dominica agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28%

Dominican Republic agriculture 17%, industry 24.3%, services and government 58.7% (1998 est.)

East Timor NA

Ecuador agriculture 8%, industry 24%, services 68% (2001)

Egypt agriculture 32%, industry 17%, services 51% (2001 est.)

El Salvador agriculture 17.1%, industry 17.1%, services 65.8% (2003 est.)

Eritrea agriculture 80%, industry and services 20%

Estonia agriculture 11%, industry 20%, services 69% (1999 est.)

Ethiopia agriculture and animal husbandry 80%, industry and construction 8%, government and services 12% (1985)

European Union agriculture 4.5%, industry 27.4%, services 66.9% note: the remainder is in miscellaneous public and private sector industries and services (2004)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) agriculture 95% (mostly sheepherding and fishing)

Faroe Islands fishing, fish processing, and manufacturing 33%, construction and private services 33%, public services 34%

Fiji agriculture, including subsistence agriculture 70% (2001 est.)

Finland agriculture and forestry 8%, industry 22%, construction 6%, commerce 14%, finance, insurance, and business services 10%, transport and communications 8%, public services 32%

France agriculture 4.1%, industry 24.4%, services 71.5% (1999)

French Guiana agriculture 18.2%, industry 21.2%, services, government, and commerce 60.6% (1980)

French Polynesia agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% (2002)

Gabon agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25%

Gambia, The agriculture 75%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 6%

Gaza Strip agriculture 14%, industry 19%, services 66% (2004)

Georgia agriculture 40%, industry 20%, services 40% (1999 est.)

Germany agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8% (1999)

Ghana agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25% (1999 est.)

Gibraltar agriculture negligible, industry 40%, services 60%

Greece agriculture 12%, industry 20%, services 68% (2004 est.)

Grenada agriculture 24%, industry 14%, services 62% (1999 est.)

Guadeloupe NA

Guam private 74% (industry 10%, trade 24%, other services 40%), federal and territorial government 26% (2000 est.)

Guatemala agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35% (1999 est.)

Guinea agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2000 est.)

Guinea-Bissau agriculture 82% (2000 est.)

Guyana agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Haiti agriculture 66%, industry 9%, services 25%

Holy See (Vatican City) essentially services with a small amount of industry; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican

Honduras agriculture 34%, industry 21%, services 45% (2001 est.)

Hong Kong manufacturing 7.5%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.7%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.2%, transport and communications 7.9%, community and social services 18.5% note: above data exclude public sector (2004 est.)

Hungary agriculture 6.2%, industry 27.1%, services 66.7% (2002)

Iceland agriculture, fishing and fish processing 10.3%, industry 18.3%, services 71.4% (2003)

India agriculture 60%, industry 17%, services 23% (1999)

Indonesia agriculture 45%, industry 16%, services 39% (1999 est.)

Iran agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (2001 est.)

Iraq agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Ireland agriculture 8%, industry 29%, services 63% (2002 est.)

Israel agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2.6%, manufacturing 20.2%, construction 7.5%, commerce 12.8%, transport, storage, and communications 6.2%, finance and business 13.1%, personal and other services 6.4%, public services 31.2% (1996)

Italy agriculture 5%, industry 32%, services 63% (2001)

Jamaica agriculture 20.1%, industry 16.6%, services 63.4% (2003)

Japan agriculture 5%, industry 25%, services 70% (2002 est.)

Jordan agriculture 5%, industry 12.5%, services 82.5% (2001 est.)

Kazakhstan agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% (2002 est.)

Kenya agriculture 75% (2003 est.)

Korea, North agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%

Korea, South agriculture 8%, industry 19%, services 73% (2004 est.)

Kuwait agriculture NA, industries NA, services NA

Kyrgyzstan agriculture 55%, industry 15%, services 30% (2000 est.)

Laos agriculture 80% (1997 est.)

Latvia agriculture 15%, industry 25%, services 60% (2000 est.)

Lebanon agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Lesotho 86% of resident population engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa

Liberia agriculture 70%, industry 8%, services 22% (2000 est.)

Libya agriculture 17%, industry 29%, services 54% (1997 est.)

Liechtenstein agriculture 1.3%, industry 47.4%, services 51.3% (31 December 2001 est.)

Lithuania agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% (1997 est.)

Luxembourg agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (2004 est.)

Macau manufacturing 18.3%, construction 8%, transport and communications 7%, wholesale and retail trade 16.2%, restaurants and hotels 10.9%, gambling 11.6%, public sector 8.8%, other services and agriculture 19.2% (2003 est.)

Macedonia agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Malawi agriculture 90% (2003 est.)

Malaysia agriculture 14.5%, industry 36%, services 49.5% (2000 est.)

Maldives agriculture 22%, industry 18%, services 60% (1995)

Mali agriculture and fishing 80% (2001 est.)

Malta agriculture 5%, industry 24%, services 71% (1999 est.)

Man, Isle of agriculture, forestry and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10%

Marshall Islands agriculture 21.4%, industry 20.9%, services 57.7%

Martinique agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997)

Mauritania agriculture 50%, industry 10%, services 40% (2001 est.)

Mauritius agriculture and fishing 14%, construction and industry 36%, transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 16%, finance 3%, other services 24% (1995)

Mexico agriculture 18%, industry 24%, services 58% (2003)

Micronesia, Federated States of two-thirds are government employees

Moldova agriculture 40%, industry 14%, services 46% (1998)

Mongolia herding/agriculture 42%, mining 4%, manufacturing 6%, trade 14%, services 29%, public sector 5%, other 3.7% (2003)

Montserrat agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Morocco agriculture 40%, industry 15%, services 45% (2003 est.)

Mozambique agriculture 81%, industry 6%, services 13% (1997 est.)

Namibia agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% (1999 est.)

Nauru employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation

Nepal agriculture 81%, industry 3%, services 16%

Netherlands agriculture 4%, industry 23%, services 73% (1998 est.)

Netherlands Antilles agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (2000 est.)

New Caledonia agriculture 7%, industry 23%, services 70% (1999 est.)

New Zealand agriculture 10%, industry 25%, services 65% (1995)

Nicaragua agriculture 30.5%, industry 17.3%, services 52.2% (2003 est.)

Niger agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4%

Nigeria agriculture 70%, industry 10%, services 20% (1999 est.)

Niue most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board

Norfolk Island tourism 90%, subsistence agriculture 10%

Northern Mariana Islands NA

Norway agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4%, industry 22%, services 74% (1995)

Oman agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Pakistan agriculture 42%, industry 20%, services 38% (2004 est.)

Palau agriculture 20%, industry NA, services NA (1990)

Panama agriculture 20.8%, industry 18%, services 61.2% (1995 est.)

Papua New Guinea agriculture 85%, industry NA, services NA

Paraguay agriculture 45%

Peru agriculture 9%, industry 18%, services 73% (2001)

Philippines agriculture 36%, industry 16%, services 48% (2004 est.)

Pitcairn Islands no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing

Poland agriculture 16.1%, industry 29%, services 54.9% (2002)

Portugal agriculture 10%, industry 30%, services 60% (1999 est.)

Puerto Rico agriculture 3%, industry 20%, services 77% (2000 est.)

Reunion agriculture 13%, industry 12%, services 75% (2000)

Romania agriculture 31.6%, industry 30.7%, services 37.7% (2004)

Russia agriculture 12.3%, industry 22.7%, services 65% (2002 est.)

Rwanda agriculture 90%

Saint Helena agriculture and fishing 6%, industry (mainly construction) 48%, services 46% (1987 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis NA

Saint Lucia agriculture 21.7%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7%, services 53.6% (2002 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon fishing 18%, industry (mainly fish-processing) 41%, services 41% (1996 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines agriculture 26%, industry 17%, services 57% (1980 est.)

Samoa NA

San Marino agriculture 1%, industry 42%, services 57% (2000 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing note: shortages of skilled workers

Saudi Arabia agriculture 12%, industry 25%, services 63% (1999 est.)

Senegal agriculture 70%

Serbia and Montenegro agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Seychelles agriculture 10%, industry 19%, services 71% (1989)

Sierra Leone agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA

Singapore manufacturing 18%, construction 6%, transportation and communication 11%, financial, business, and other services 49%, other 16% (2003)

Slovakia agriculture 5.8%, industry 29.3%, construction 9%, services 55.9% (2003)

Slovenia agriculture 6%, industry 40%, services 55% (2002)

Solomon Islands agriculture 75%, industry 5%, services 20% (2000 est.)

Somalia agriculture (mostly pastoral nomadism) 71%, industry and services 29%

South Africa agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (1999 est.)

Spain agriculture 5.3%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 30.1%, services 64.6% (2004 est.)

Sri Lanka agriculture 38%, industry 17%, services 45% (1998 est.)

Sudan agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 7%, government 13% (1998 est.)

Suriname agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Swaziland NA

Sweden agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74% (2000 est.)

Switzerland agriculture 4.6%, industry 26.3%, services 69.1% (1998)

Syria agriculture 30%, industry 27%, services 43% (2002 est.)

Taiwan agriculture 8%, industry 35%, services 57% (2001 est.)

Tajikistan agriculture 67.2%, industry 7.5%, services 25.3% (2000 est.)

Tanzania agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% (2002 est.)

Thailand agriculture 49%, industry 14%, services 37% (2000 est.)

Togo agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30% (1998 est.)

Tonga agriculture 65% (1997 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago agriculture 9.5%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying 14%, construction and utilities 12.4%, services 64.1% (1997 est.)

Tunisia services 55%, industry 23%, agriculture 22% (1995 est.)

Turkey agriculture 35.9%, industry 22.8%, services 41.2% (3rd quarter, 2004)

Turkmenistan agriculture 48.2%, industry 13.8%, services 37% (2003 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services

Tuvalu people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls and from wages sent home by those abroad (mostly workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)

Uganda agriculture 82%, industry 5%, services 13% (1999 est.)

Ukraine agriculture 24%, industry 32%, services 44% (1996)

United Arab Emirates agriculture 7%, industry 15%, services 78% (2000 est.)

United Kingdom agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5% (2004)

United States farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.7%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25.5%, other services 16.3% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2004)

Uruguay agriculture 14%, industry 16%, services 70%

Uzbekistan agriculture 44%, industry 20%, services 36% (1995)

Vanuatu agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30% (2000 est.)

Venezuela agriculture 13%, industry 23%, services 64% (1997 est.)

Vietnam agriculture 63%, industry and services 37% (2000 est.)

Virgin Islands agriculture 1%, industry 19%, services 80% (2003 est.)

Wallis and Futuna agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.)

West Bank agriculture 15%, industry 25%, services 60% (2004 est.)

Western Sahara animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%

World agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

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

Zambia agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9%

Zimbabwe agriculture 66%, industry 10%, services 24% (1996)

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@2049 Exports - commodities

Afghanistan opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems

Albania textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco

Algeria petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%

American Samoa canned tuna 93%

Andorra tobacco products, furniture

Angola crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton

Anguilla lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum

Antigua and Barbuda petroleum products 48%, manufactures 23%, machinery and transport equipment 17%, food and live animals 4%, other 8%

Argentina edible oils, fuels and energy, cereals, feed, motor vehicles

Armenia diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy

Aruba live animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment

Australia coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment

Austria machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel; textiles, foodstuffs

Azerbaijan oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs

Bahamas, The mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals; fruit and vegetables

Bahrain petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles

Bangladesh garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood (2001)

Barbados sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components

Belarus machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals; textiles, foodstuffs

Belgium machinery and equipment, chemicals, diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs

Belize sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood

Benin cotton, crude oil, palm products, cocoa

Bermuda reexports of pharmaceuticals

Bhutan electricity (to India), cardamom, gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement, fruit, precious stones, spices

Bolivia natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin

Bosnia and Herzegovina metals, clothing, wood products

Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles

Brazil transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos

British Virgin Islands rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand

Brunei crude oil, natural gas, refined products

Bulgaria clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels

Burkina Faso cotton, livestock, gold

Burma clothing, gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice

Burundi coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides

Cambodia Clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear

Cameroon crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton

Canada motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum

Cape Verde fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides

Cayman Islands turtle products, manufactured consumer goods

Central African Republic diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco

Chad cotton, cattle, gum arabic

Chile copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine

China machinery and equipment, plastics, optical and medical equipment, iron and steel

Christmas Island phosphate

Cocos (Keeling) Islands copra

Colombia petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas, cut flowers

Comoros vanilla, ylang-ylang, cloves, perfume oil, copra

Congo, Democratic Republic of the diamonds, copper, crude oil, coffee, cobalt

Congo, Republic of the petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds

Cook Islands copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee; fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing

Costa Rica coffee, bananas, sugar; pineapples; textiles, electronic components, medical equipment

Cote d'Ivoire cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish

Croatia transport equipment, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels

Cuba sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, coffee

Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: citrus, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement, clothing and cigarettes; north Cyprus: citrus, potatoes, textiles

Czech Republic machinery and transport equipment 52%, chemicals 5%, raw materials and fuel 9% (2003)

Denmark machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, chemicals, furniture, ships, windmills

Djibouti reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)

Dominica bananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges

Dominican Republic ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods

East Timor coffee, sandalwood, marble; note - the potential for oil and vanilla exports

Ecuador petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp

Egypt crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals

El Salvador offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles, chemicals, electricity

Equatorial Guinea petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa

Eritrea livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small manufactures (2000)

Estonia machinery and equipment 33%, wood and paper 15%, textiles 14%, food products 8%, furniture 7%, metals, chemical products (2001)

Ethiopia coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds

European Union machinery, motor vehicles, aircraft, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, fuels, iron and steel, nonferrous metals, wood pulp and paper products, textiles, meat, dairy products, fish, alcoholic beverages.

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) wool, hides, meat

Faroe Islands fish and fish products 94%, stamps, ships (1999)

Fiji sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil

Finland machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals; timber, paper, pulp (1999)

France machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages

French Guiana shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing

French Polynesia cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat

Gabon crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)

Gambia, The peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels, re-exports

Gaza Strip citrus, flowers

Georgia scrap metal, machinery, chemicals; fuel reexports; citrus fruits, tea, wine

Germany machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles

Ghana gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds

Gibraltar (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%

Greece food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles

Greenland fish and fish products 94% (prawns 63%)

Grenada bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace

Guadeloupe bananas, sugar, rum

Guam mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products; construction materials, fish, food and beverage products

Guatemala coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom

Guernsey tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables

Guinea bauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products

Guinea-Bissau cashew nuts, shrimp, peanuts, palm kernels, sawn lumber

Guyana sugar, gold, bauxite/alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber

Haiti manufactures, coffee, oils, cocoa, mangoes

Honduras coffee, shrimp, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber

Hong Kong electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material

Hungary machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6% (2003)

Iceland fish and fish products 70%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite

India textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures

Indonesia oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber

Iran petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets

Iraq crude oil (83.9%), crude materials excluding fuels (8.0%), food and live animals (5.0%)

Ireland machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products

Israel machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel

Italy engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; food, beverages and tobacco; minerals and nonferrous metals

Jamaica alumina, bauxite, sugar, bananas, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels

Japan transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals

Jersey light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles

Jordan clothing, phosphates, fertilizers, potash, vegetables, manufactures, pharmaceuticals

Kazakhstan oil and oil products 58%, ferrous metals 24%, chemicals 5%, machinery 3%, grain, wool, meat, coal (2001)

Kenya tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement

Kiribati copra 62%, coconuts, seaweed, fish

Korea, North minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments); textiles and fishery products

Korea, South semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals

Kuwait oil and refined products, fertilizers

Kyrgyzstan cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes

Laos garments, wood products, coffee, electricity, tin

Latvia wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals, textiles, foodstuffs

Lebanon authentic jewelry, inorganic chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper

Lesotho manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals (2000)

Liberia rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee

Libya crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas

Liechtenstein small specialty machinery, connectors for audio and video, parts for motor vehicles, dental products, hardware, prepared foodstuffs, electronic equipment, optical products

Lithuania mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001)

Luxembourg machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass

Macau clothing, textiles, footwear, toys, electronics, machinery and parts

Macedonia food, beverages, tobacco; miscellaneous manufactures, iron and steel

Madagascar coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar; cotton cloth, chromite, petroleum products

Malawi tobacco 60%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel

Malaysia electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals

Maldives fish, clothing

Mali cotton, gold, livestock

Malta machinery and transport equipment, manufactures

Man, Isle of tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb

Marshall Islands copra cake, coconut oil, handicrafts, fish

Martinique refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples (2001 est.)

Mauritania iron ore, fish and fish products, gold

Mauritius clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses

Mayotte ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon

Mexico manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton

Micronesia, Federated States of fish, garments, bananas, black pepper

Moldova foodstuffs, textiles, machinery

Mongolia copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals

Montserrat electronic components, plastic bags, apparel, hot peppers, live plants, cattle

Morocco clothing, fish, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, fruits, vegetables

Mozambique aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulk electricity

Namibia diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins

Nauru phosphates

Nepal carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain

Netherlands machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs

Netherlands Antilles petroleum products

New Caledonia ferronickels, nickel ore, fish

New Zealand dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery

Nicaragua coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts

Niger uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions

Nigeria petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber

Niue canned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts

Norfolk Island postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados

Northern Mariana Islands garments

Norway petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish

Oman petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles

Pakistan textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, and yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs

Palau shellfish, tuna, copra, garments

Panama bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing (1999)

Papua New Guinea oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns

Paraguay soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather

Peru copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee

Philippines electronic equipment, machinery and transport equipment, garments, optical instruments, coconut products, fruits and nuts, copper products, chemicals

Pitcairn Islands fruits, vegetables, curios, stamps

Poland machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2003)

Portugal clothing and footwear, machinery, chemicals, cork and paper products, hides

Puerto Rico chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment

Qatar liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel

Reunion sugar 63%, rum and molasses 4%, perfume essences 2%, lobster 3%, (1993)

Romania textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products

Russia petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, wood and wood products, metals, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures

Rwanda coffee, tea, hides, tin ore

Saint Helena fish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried skipjack, tuna), coffee, handicrafts

Saint Kitts and Nevis machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco

Saint Lucia bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil

Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish and fish products, soybeans, animal feed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines bananas 39%, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch; tennis racquets

Samoa fish, coconut oil and cream, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer

San Marino building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics

Sao Tome and Principe cocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil

Saudi Arabia petroleum and petroleum products 90%

Senegal fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton

Serbia and Montenegro manufactured goods, food and live animals, raw materials

Seychelles canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports)

Sierra Leone diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish (1999)

Singapore machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, chemicals, mineral fuels

Slovakia vehicles 25.9%, machinery and electrical equipment 21.3%, base metals 14.6%, chemicals and minerals 10.1%, plastics 5.4%% (2004 est.)

Slovenia manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

Solomon Islands timber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa

Somalia livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal

South Africa gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment (1998 est.)

Spain machinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods

Sri Lanka textiles and apparel; tea and spices; diamonds, emeralds, rubies; coconut products; rubber manufactures, fish

Sudan oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar

Suriname alumina, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas

Swaziland soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit

Sweden machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals

Switzerland machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products

Syria crude oil, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat

Taiwan computer products and electrical equipment, metals, textiles, plastics and rubber products, chemicals (2002)

Tajikistan aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles

Tanzania gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton

Thailand textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances

Togo reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa

Tokelau stamps, copra, handicrafts

Tonga squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops

Trinidad and Tobago petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, steel products, fertilizer, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus, flowers

Tunisia textiles, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, agricultural products, hydrocarbons

Turkey apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment

Turkmenistan gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, cotton fiber, textiles

Turks and Caicos Islands lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells

Tuvalu copra, fish

Uganda coffee, fish and fish products, tea; gold, cotton, flowers, horticultural products

Ukraine ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, food products

United Arab Emirates crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates

United Kingdom manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco

United States agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0% (2003)

Uruguay meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products

Uzbekistan cotton 41.5%, gold 9.6%, energy products 9.6%, mineral fertilizers, ferrous metals, textiles, food products, automobiles (1998 est.)

Vanuatu copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee

Venezuela petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures

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

Virgin Islands refined petroleum products

Wallis and Futuna copra, chemicals, construction materials

West Bank olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone

Western Sahara phosphates 62%

World the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services

Yemen crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish

Zambia copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity, tobacco, flowers, cotton

Zimbabwe cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing

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Afghanistan Pakistan 24%, India 21.3%, US 12.4%, Germany 5.5% (2004)

Albania Italy 71.7%, Canada 4.3%, Germany 4.3% (2004)

Algeria US 22.6%, Italy 17.2%, France 11.4%, Spain 10.1%, Canada 7.5%, Brazil 6.1%, Belgium 4.6% (2004)

American Samoa Samoa 39.8%, Australia 19.9%, Japan 15.1%, New Zealand 10.5% (2004)

Andorra Spain 58%, France 34% (2000)

Angola US 38%, China 35.9%, Taiwan 6.8%, France 6.5% (2004)

Anguilla UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000)

Antigua and Barbuda Poland 47.8%, UK 24.6%, Germany 8.7% (2004)

Argentina Brazil 15.3%, Chile 10.7%, US 10.2%, China 8.7%, Spain 4.4% (2004)

Armenia Belgium 18%, Israel 15.3%, Germany 13.3%, Russia 12.5%, US 8.1%, Netherlands 7.2%, Iran 5.5%, Georgia 4.3%, UAE 4% (2004)

Aruba Netherlands 28.5%, Panama 17.5%, Venezuela 14.7%, Netherlands Antilles 11.2%, Colombia 10.7%, US 10.4% (2004)

Australia Japan 18.6%, China 9.2%, US 8.1%, South Korea 7.7%, New Zealand 7.4%, India 4.6%, UK 4.2% (2004)

Austria Germany 32%, Italy 8.9%, US 6%, Switzerland 4.8%, France 4.2%, UK 4.2% (2004)

Azerbaijan Italy 26.6%, Czech Republic 11.9%, Germany 8.1%, Indonesia 6.4%, Romania 6.2%, Georgia 6%, Russia 5.3%, Turkey 5.2%, France 4.1% (2004)

Bahamas, The US 40.2%, Poland 13.3%, Spain 11.6%, Germany 5.9%, France 4.3% (2004)

Bahrain Saudi Arabia 3%, US 2.9%, UAE 2.2% (2004)

Bangladesh US 22.4%, Germany 14.5%, UK 11.2%, France 6.9%, Italy 4% (2004)

Barbados US 20.6%, UK 14.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 13.9%, Saint Lucia 6.9%, Jamaica 6.6%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.1% (2004)

Belarus Russia 47%, UK 8.3%, Netherlands 6.7%, Poland 5.3% (2004)

Belgium Germany 19.9%, France 17.2%, Netherlands 11.8%, UK 8.6%, US 6.5%, Italy 5.2% (2004)

Belize US 37.2%, UK 26.8%, Jamaica 4.6% (2004)

Benin China 28.7%, India 18.4%, Ghana 6.3%, Thailand 6%, Niger 5.8%, Indonesia 4.2%, Nigeria 4.2% (2004)

Bermuda France 73.2%, UK 6.2%, Spain 2.4% (2004)

Bhutan Bangladesh 47.4%, Japan 30.2%, France 3.4% (2004)

Bolivia Brazil 40%, US 13.9%, Colombia 8.7%, Peru 6.3%, Japan 4.5% (2004)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Italy 22.3%, Croatia 21.1%, Germany 20.8%, Austria 7.4%, Slovenia 7.1%, Hungary 4.8% (2004)

Botswana European Free Trade Association (EFTA) 87%, Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 7%, Zimbabwe 4% (2000)

Brazil US 20.8%, Argentina 7.5%, Netherlands 6.1%, China 5.6%, Germany 4.1%, Mexico 4% (2004)

British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US

Brunei Japan 38.1%, South Korea 14%, Australia 11.2%, US 8.6%, Thailand 7.9%, Indonesia 5.9%, China 4.5% (2004)

Bulgaria Italy 13.1%, Germany 11.6%, Turkey 9.3%, Belgium 6.1%, Greece 5.6%, US 5.3%, France 4.9% (2004)

Burkina Faso China 32.1%, Singapore 11.5%, Ghana 4.7%, Bangladesh 4.3% (2004)

Burma Thailand 37.8%, India 11.7%, China 6%, Japan 5.3% (2004)

Burundi Germany 19.6%, Belgium 8.2%, Pakistan 6.7%, US 5.6%, Rwanda 5.6%, Thailand 5.4% (2004)

Cambodia US 55.9%, Germany 11.7%, UK 6.9%, Vietnam 4.4%, Canada 4.2% (2004)

Cameroon Spain 15.2%, Italy 12.3%, UK 10.2%, France 9.2%, US 8.8%, South Korea 7.1%, Netherlands 4.3% (2004)

Canada US 85.2%, Japan 2.1%, UK 1.6% (2004)

Cape Verde Portugal 59.4%, US 17.2%, UK 11.4% (2004)

Cayman Islands mostly US

Central African Republic Belgium 39.2%, Italy 8.6%, Spain 7.9%, US 6.2%, France 6.1%, Indonesia 5.8%, China 4.9% (2004)

Chad US 67.8%, China 21.5%, Portugal 4.3% (2004)

Chile US 14%, Japan 11.4%, China 9.9%, South Korea 5.5%, Netherlands 5.1%, Brazil 4.3%, Italy 4.1%, Mexico 4% (2004)

China US 21.1%, Hong Kong 17%, Japan 12.4%, South Korea 4.7%, Germany 4% (2004)

Christmas Island Australia, NZ

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia

Colombia US 42.1%, Venezuela 9.7%, Ecuador 6% (2004)

Comoros US 43.8%, France 18.6%, Singapore 16.5%, Turkey 4.8%, Germany 4.5% (2004)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Belgium 47.8%, Finland 21%, US 10.9%, China 7.6% (2004)

Congo, Republic of the China 26.8%, Taiwan 19.2%, North Korea 8.4%, US 7.3%, France 5.5%, South Korea 4.8% (2004)

Cook Islands Australia 34%, Japan 27%, New Zealand 25%, US 8% (2000)

Costa Rica US 46.9%, Netherlands 5.3%, Guatemala 4.4% (2004)

Cote d'Ivoire US 11.6%, Netherlands 10.3%, France 9.5%, Italy 5.5%, Belgium 4.7%, Germany 4.7% (2004)

Croatia Italy 23%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.4%, Germany 11.4%, Austria 9.6%, Slovenia 7.6% (2004)

Cuba Netherlands 22.7%, Canada 20.6%, China 7.7%, Russia 7.5%, Spain 6.4%, Venezuela 4.4% (2004)

Cyprus UK 27.2%, Greece 11.9%, Germany 5%, UAE 4.8% (2004)

Czech Republic Germany 36.1%, Slovakia 8.4%, Austria 6%, Poland 5.3%, UK 4.7%, France 4.7%, Italy 4.3%, Netherlands 4.3% (2004)

Denmark Germany 18%, Sweden 13.2%, UK 8.7%, US 5.8%, Netherlands 5.5%, Norway 5.4%, France 5% (2004)

Djibouti Somalia 63.8%, Yemen 22.6%, Ethiopia 5% (2004)

Dominica UK 21.6%, Jamaica 14.8%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.8%, Guyana 7.5%, Japan 5.4%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.8%, US 4.3%, Saint Lucia 4% (2004)

Dominican Republic US 80%, South Korea 2.1%, Canada 1.9% (2004)

East Timor Indonesia 100%

Ecuador US 42.9%, Panama 14.3%, Peru 7.9%, Italy 4.6% (2004)

Egypt Italy 11.9%, US 10.8%, UK 7%, Syria 6.2%, Germany 4.7%, Spain 4.2% (2004)

El Salvador US 65.6%, Guatemala 11.8%, Honduras 6.3% (2004)

Equatorial Guinea US 29.3%, China 22.8%, Spain 16%, Taiwan 14.9%, Canada 6.8% (2004)

Eritrea Malaysia 26.6%, Italy 17.1%, Japan 8%, Germany 6.6%, China 5%, UK 4.9%, US 4.7%, France 4.4%, Poland 4.2% (2004)

Estonia Finland 23.1%, Sweden 15.3%, Germany 8.4%, Latvia 7.9%, Russia 5.7%, Lithuania 4.4% (2004)

Ethiopia Djibouti 13.3%, Germany 10%, Japan 8.4%, Saudi Arabia 5.6%, US 5.2%, UAE 5%, Italy 4.6% (2004)

European Union US 22.9%, Switzerland 6.9%, China 4.1%, Japan 4%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Spain 77.4%, UK 9.4%, US 4.9% (2004)

Faroe Islands Denmark 33.5%, UK 29.7%, Norway 8.4%, Nigeria 7.2% (2004)

Fiji US 24%, Australia 19%, UK 12.6%, Samoa 6.5%, Japan 4.1% (2004)

Finland Sweden 11.1%, Germany 10.7%, Russia 8.9%, UK 7%, US 6.4%, Netherlands 5.1% (2004)

France Germany 15%, Spain 9.5%, UK 9.3%, Italy 9%, Belgium 7.2%, US 6.7% (2004)

French Guiana France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2001)

French Polynesia France 36.6%, Japan 22.7%, US 16.1%, Niger 13%, Thailand 4.1% (2004)

Gabon US 53.3%, China 8.5%, France 7.4% (2004)

Gambia, The India 21.4%, Thailand 15.1%, UK 13.7%, France 12.9%, Germany 8.7%, Italy 7.5% (2004)

Gaza Strip Israel, Egypt, West Bank

Georgia Turkey 18.3%, Turkmenistan 17.8%, Russia 16.2%, Armenia 8.4%, UK 4.9% (2004)

Germany France 10.3%, US 8.8%, UK 8.3%, Italy 7.2%, Netherlands 6.2%, Belgium 5.6%, Austria 5.4%, Spain 5% (2004)

Ghana Mexico 69.8%, Netherlands 3.7%, UK 3% (2004)

Gibraltar France 19.4%, Spain 14.1%, Turkmenistan 12.1%, Switzerland 11.7%, Germany 10.1%, UK 9.1%, Greece 6.8% (2004)

Greece Germany 13.2%, Italy 10.3%, UK 7.5%, Bulgaria 6.3%, US 5.3%, Cyprus 4.6%, Turkey 4.5%, France 4.2% (2004)

Greenland Denmark 63.8%, Japan 12.6%, China 3.9% (2004)

Grenada Saint Lucia 12.7%, US 12.2%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.7%, Netherlands 7.9%, Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.8%, Dominica 7.8%, Germany 7.1%, France 4.6% (2004)

Guadeloupe France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (1999)

Guam Japan 66.1%, South Korea 9.9%, Singapore 8.4% (2004)

Guatemala US 53%, El Salvador 11.4%, Honduras 7.1%, Mexico 4.1% (2004)

Guernsey UK (regarded as internal trade)

Guinea France 17.7%, Belgium 14.7%, UK 14.7%, Switzerland 12.8%, Ukraine 4.2% (2004)

Guinea-Bissau India 52.1%, US 22.2%, Nigeria 13.2% (2004)

Guyana Canada 23.2%, US 19.2%, UK 10.9%, Portugal 9%, Belgium 6.4%, Jamaica 5.2% (2004)

Haiti US 81.2%, Dominican Republic 7.3%, Canada 4.1% (2004)

Honduras US 54.4%, El Salvador 8.1%, Germany 5.9%, Guatemala 5.4% (2004)

Hong Kong China 44%, US 17%, Japan 5.3% (2004)

Hungary Germany 31.4%, Austria 6.8%, France 5.7%, Italy 5.6%, UK 5.1% (2004)

Iceland UK 19.1%, Germany 17.2%, Netherlands 11.5%, US 9.8%, Spain 6.8%, Denmark 4.6% (2004)

India US 17%, UAE 8.8%, China 5.5%, Hong Kong 4.7%, UK 4.5%, Singapore 4.5% (2004)

Indonesia Japan 22.3%, US 12.3%, Singapore 8.4%, South Korea 6.8%, China 6.4%, Malaysia 4.2% (2004)

Iran Japan 18.4%, China 9.7%, Italy 6%, South Africa 5.8%, South Korea 5.4%, Taiwan 4.6%, Turkey 4.4%, Netherlands 4% (2004)

Iraq US 51.9%, Spain 7.3%, Japan 6.6%, Italy 5.7%, Canada 5.2% (2004)

Ireland US 19.7%, UK 17.7%, Belgium 14.7%, Germany 7.7%, France 6%, Netherlands 4.6%, Italy 4.5% (2004)

Israel US 36.8%, Belgium 7.5%, Hong Kong 4.9% (2004)

Italy Germany 13.6%, France 12.3%, US 8%, Spain 7.2%, UK 6.9%, Switzerland 4.2% (2004)

Jamaica US 17.4%, Canada 14.8%, France 13%, China 10.5%, UK 8.7%, Netherlands 7.5%, Norway 6%, Germany 5.9% (2004)

Japan US 22.7%, China 13.1%, South Korea 7.8%, Taiwan 7.4%, Hong Kong 6.3% (2004)

Jersey UK

Jordan US 28.9%, Iraq 17.6%, India 7.1%, Saudi Arabia 5.6% (2004)

Kazakhstan Russia 15.1%, Bermuda 13.8%, Germany 11%, China 9.9%, France 6.6%, Italy 4% (2004)

Kenya Uganda 13.3%, UK 11.4%, US 10.6%, Netherlands 8.2%, Egypt 4.9%, Tanzania 4.5%, Pakistan 4.3% (2004)

Kiribati France 45.7%, Japan 29.2%, US 9.1%, Thailand 5.4% (2004)

Korea, North China 29.9%, South Korea 24.1%, Japan 13.2% (2004)

Korea, South China 19.7%, US 17%, Japan 8.6%, Hong Kong 7.2% (2004)

Kuwait Japan 20.5%, South Korea 13.7%, US 12.4%, Singapore 11.3%, Taiwan 9.9% (2004)

Kyrgyzstan UAE 28.2%, Russia 19.1%, China 12%, Kazakhstan 11.1%, Switzerland 6.3% (2004)

Laos Thailand 19.3%, Vietnam 13.4%, France 8%, Germany 5.3%, UK 5% (2004)

Latvia UK 12.8%, Germany 12%, Sweden 10%, Lithuania 9.1%, Estonia 8%, Russia 6.4%, Denmark 5.4% (2004)

Lebanon Syria 24.9%, UAE 10%, Turkey 6.9%, Switzerland 6.7%, Saudi Arabia 5.3% (2004)

Lesotho US 97%, Canada 2.1%, UK 0.3% (2004)

Liberia Denmark 29.5%, Germany 18.9%, Poland 14.3%, US 8.9%, Greece 8% (2004)

Libya Italy 37%, Germany 16.6%, Spain 11.9%, Turkey 7.1%, France 6.2% (2004)

Liechtenstein EU 62.6% (Germany 24.3%, Austria 9.5%, France 8.9%, Italy 6.6%, UK 4.6%), US 18.9%, Switzerland 15.7%

Lithuania Germany 10.2%, Latvia 10.2%, Russia 9.3%, France 6.3%, UK 5.3%, Sweden 5.1%, Estonia 5%, Poland 4.8%, Netherlands 4.8%, Denmark 4.8%, US 4.7%, Switzerland 4.6% (2004)

Luxembourg Germany 22.1%, France 20.1%, Belgium 10.2%, UK 8.4%, Italy 7.3%, Spain 5.9%, Netherlands 4.3% (2004)

Macau US 48.7%, China 13.9%, Germany 8.3%, Hong Kong 7.6%, UK 4.4% (2004)

Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro 31.4%, Germany 19.9%, Greece 8.9%, Croatia 6.9%, US 4.9% (2004)

Madagascar US 35.8%, France 30.8%, Germany 7.7% (2004)

Malawi South Africa 13.5%, US 12%, Germany 11.6%, Egypt 8.4%, UK 6.6%, Mozambique 4.5% (2004)

Malaysia US 18.8%, Singapore 15%, Japan 10.1%, China 6.7%, Hong Kong 6%, Thailand 4.8% (2004)

Maldives US 26.5%, Thailand 23.5%, Sri Lanka 12.3%, Japan 11.7%, UK 9.8%, Germany 4.9% (2004)

Mali China 31.6%, Pakistan 10%, Italy 6.9%, Thailand 5.8%, Germany 5.1%, India 4.8%, Bangladesh 4.5%, Taiwan 4% (2004)

Malta US 15.7%, France 15.5%, Singapore 14.5%, UK 11.2%, Germany 10.8% (2004)

Man, Isle of UK (2000)

Marshall Islands US, Japan, Australia, China (2000)

Martinique France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (2000)

Mauritania Japan 13.1%, France 11%, Spain 9.7%, Germany 9.7%, Italy 9.6%, Belgium 7.5%, China 6.1%, Russia 4.6%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.1% (2004)

Mauritius UK 33.1%, France 20.4%, US 14.8%, Madagascar 5.1%, Italy 4.1% (2004)

Mayotte France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2000)

Mexico US 87.6%, Canada 1.8%, Spain 1.1% (2004)

Micronesia, Federated States of Japan, US, Guam (2000)

Moldova Russia 35.8%, Italy 13.9%, Romania 10%, Germany 7.3%, Ukraine 6.6%, Belarus 6%, US 4.6% (2004)

Mongolia China 47.8%, US 17.9%, UK 15.7% (2004)

Montserrat US, Antigua and Barbuda

Morocco France 33.6%, Spain 17.4%, UK 7.7%, Italy 4.7%, US 4.1% (2004)

Mozambique Netherlands 60.9%, South Africa 12.9%, Malawi 3.3% (2004)

Namibia EU 79%, US 4% (2001)

Nauru South Africa 43.4%, Germany 20.7%, India 11.8%, Japan 7.2%, Poland 4% (2004)

Nepal India 47.4%, US 22.7%, Germany 8.4% (2004)

Netherlands Germany 25%, Belgium 12.4%, UK 10.1%, France 9.9%, Italy 6%, US 4.3% (2004)

Netherlands Antilles US 20.4%, Panama 11.2%, Guatemala 8.8%, Haiti 7.1%, Bahamas, The 5.6%, Honduras 4.2% (2004)

New Caledonia Japan 22%, France 16.5%, Taiwan 12.3%, South Korea 12%, Spain 6.3%, Australia 6.1%, China 4.8%, South Africa 4.5% (2004)

New Zealand Australia 21%, US 14.4%, Japan 11.3%, China 5.7%, UK 4.7% (2004)

Nicaragua US 64.8%, El Salvador 7%, Mexico 3.6% (2004)

Niger France 41%, Nigeria 22.4%, Japan 15.3%, Switzerland 6%, Spain 4.1%, Ghana 4% (2004)

Nigeria US 47.5%, Brazil 10.7%, Spain 7.1% (2004)

Niue New Zealand mainly, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia (2000)

Norfolk Island Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe

Northern Mariana Islands US (2000)

Norway UK 22.4%, Germany 12.9%, Netherlands 9.9%, France 9.6%, US 8.4%, Sweden 6.7% (2004)

Oman China 29.5%, South Korea 17.5%, Japan 11.5%, Thailand 10.6%, UAE 7.2% (2004)

Pakistan US 23.5%, UAE 7.4%, UK 7.3%, Germany 5%, Hong Kong 4.4% (2004)

Palau US, Japan, Singapore (2000)

Panama US 50.5%, Sweden 6.6%, Spain 5.1%, Netherlands 4.4%, Costa Rica 4.2% (2004)

Papua New Guinea Australia 28%, Japan 5.8%, Germany 4.7%, China 4.6% (2004)

Paraguay Uruguay 27.8%, Brazil 19.2%, Argentina 6.3%, Switzerland 4.1% (2004)

Peru US 29.5%, China 9.9%, UK 9%, Chile 5.1%, Japan 4.4% (2004)

Philippines Japan 20.1%, US 18.2%, Netherlands 9%, Hong Kong 7.9%, China 6.7%, Singapore 6.6%, Taiwan 5.6%, Malaysia 5.2% (2004)

Pitcairn Islands NA

Poland Germany 30%, Italy 6.1%, France 6%, UK 5.4%, Czech Republic 4.3%, Netherlands 4.3% (2004)

Portugal Spain 25%, France 14%, Germany 13.5%, UK 9.6%, US 6%, Italy 4.3%, Netherlands 4% (2004)

Puerto Rico US 90.3%, UK 1.6%, Netherlands 1.4%, Dominican Republic 1.4% (2002 est.)

Qatar Japan 41.9%, South Korea 15.8%, Singapore 9.1%, India 5.4% (2004)

Reunion France 74%, Japan 6%, Comoros 4% (2000)

Romania Italy 21.4%, Germany 15%, France 8.5%, Turkey 7%, UK 6.6% (2004)

Russia Netherlands 9.1%, Germany 8%, Ukraine 6.4%, Italy 6.2%, China 6%, US 5%, Switzerland 4.7%, Turkey 4.3% (2004)

Rwanda Indonesia 64.2%, China 3.6%, Germany 2.7% (2004)

Saint Helena Tanzania 30.3%, US 23.8%, Japan 10.4%, UK 7.1%, Spain 6.3% (2004)

Saint Kitts and Nevis US 57.5%, Canada 9%, Portugal 8.3%, UK 6.7% (2004)

Saint Lucia UK 41.4%, US 16.5%, Brazil 11.6%, Barbados 5.8%, Antigua and Barbuda 4.6%, Dominica 4.5% (2004)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Belgium 41.3%, US 19.9%, Spain 14.9%, France 10%, Germany 4.1% (2004)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines UK 33.5%, Barbados 13.1%, Saint Lucia 11.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 9.9%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.3%, US 5.3%, Grenada 5.3%, Dominica 4.1% (2004)

Samoa Australia 67.2%, US 5.7%, Indonesia 5.3% (2004)

Sao Tome and Principe Netherlands 35.9%, China 12.3%, Belgium 7.4%, Germany 6.3%, Poland 5.1%, France 4.8%, Thailand 4.1% (2004)

Saudi Arabia US 18.2%, Japan 14.9%, South Korea 9.5%, China 6.1%, Taiwan 4.5%, Singapore 4.1% (2004)

Senegal India 14.4%, Mali 13.1%, France 9.8%, Italy 7.3%, Spain 6.6%, Guinea-Bissau 5.6%, Gambia, The 4.8% (2004)

Serbia and Montenegro Italy 29%, Germany 16.6%, Austria 7%, Greece 6.7%, France 4.9%, Slovenia 4.1% (2004)

Seychelles UK 27.7%, France 15.8%, Spain 12.6%, Japan 8.6%, Italy 7.5%, Germany 5.6% (2004)

Sierra Leone Belgium 61.6%, Germany 11.8%, US 5.4% (2004)

Singapore Malaysia 15.2%, US 13%, Hong Kong 9.8%, China 8.6%, Japan 6.4%, Taiwan 4.6%, Thailand 4.3%, South Korea 4.1% (2004)

Slovakia Germany 34.4%, Czech Republic 14.7%, Austria 8.2%, Italy 5.8%, Poland 5.3%, US 4.5%, Hungary 4.3% (2004)

Slovenia Germany 18.3%, Italy 11.6%, Austria 11.5%, France 7.4%, Croatia 7.4%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.8% (2004)

Solomon Islands China 27.8%, South Korea 17.1%, Thailand 15.7%, Japan 9.7%, Philippines 4.8% (2004)

Somalia UAE 39.3%, Thailand 24.3%, Yemen 12.2%, Oman 4.7% (2004)

South Africa US 10.2%, UK 9.2%, Japan 9%, Germany 7.1%, Netherlands 4% (2004)

Spain France 19.3%, Germany 11.7%, Portugal 9.6%, UK 9%, Italy 9%, US 4% (2004)

Sri Lanka US 32.4%, UK 13.5%, India 6.8%, Germany 4.8% (2004)

Sudan China 66.9%, Japan 10.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.4% (2004)

Suriname Norway 29.3%, US 15.1%, Canada 12.5%, Belgium 10.2%, France 8.4%, UAE 6.1%, Iceland 4.3% (2004)

Swaziland South Africa 59.7%, EU 8.8%, US 8.8%, Mozambique 6.2% (2004)

Sweden US 10.7%, Germany 10.2%, Norway 8.6%, UK 7.8%, Denmark 6.7%, Finland 5.7%, France 4.8%, Netherlands 4.8%, Belgium 4.5% (2004)

Switzerland Germany 20.2%, US 10.5%, France 8.7%, Italy 8.3%, UK 5.1%, Spain 4% (2004)

Syria Italy 22.7%, France 18%, Turkey 12.9%, Iraq 9%, Saudi Arabia 6.2% (2004)

Taiwan China, including Hong Kong 37%, US 16%, Japan 7.7% (2004)

Tajikistan Netherlands 41.4%, Turkey 15.3%, Uzbekistan 7.2%, Latvia 7.1%, Switzerland 6.9%, Russia 6.6% (2004)

Tanzania India 9.1%, Spain 8.3%, Netherlands 6.4%, Japan 5.8%, UK 5%, China 4.8%, Kenya 4.7% (2004)

Thailand US 15.9%, Japan 13.9%, China 7.3%, Singapore 7.2%, Malaysia 5.4%, Hong Kong 5.1% (2004)

Togo Burkina Faso 16.4%, Ghana 15.1%, Benin 9.4%, Mali 7.6%, China 7.5%, India 5.6% (2004)

Tokelau New Zealand (2000)

Tonga Japan 37.1%, China 18.7%, US 17.7%, Taiwan 8.7%, New Zealand 7.4% (2004)

Trinidad and Tobago US 67.1%, Jamaica 5.7%, France 3.5% (2004)

Tunisia France 33.1%, Italy 25.3%, Germany 9.2%, Spain 6.1% (2004)

Turkey Germany 13.9%, UK 8.8%, US 7.7%, Italy 7.4%, France 5.8%, Spain 4.2% (2004)

Turkmenistan Ukraine 46.6%, Iran 17.3%, Turkey 4.2%, Italy 4.1% (2004)

Turks and Caicos Islands US, UK

Tuvalu Germany 56.5%, Fiji 14.3%, Italy 10.9%, UK 7.7%, Poland 4.9% (2004)

Uganda Kenya 15%, Netherlands 10.7%, Belgium 9%, France 4.4%, Germany 4.4% (2004)

Ukraine Russia 18%, Germany 5.8%, Turkey 5.7%, Italy 5%, US 4.6% (2004)

United Arab Emirates Japan 24.9%, South Korea 9.9%, India 5.4%, Thailand 5.2% (2004)

United Kingdom US 15.3%, Germany 10.8%, France 9.2%, Ireland 6.8%, Netherlands 6%, Belgium 5.1%, Spain 4.5%, Italy 4.2% (2004)

United States Canada 23%, Mexico 13.6%, Japan 6.7%, UK 4.4%, China 4.3% (2004)

Uruguay US 17.3%, Brazil 16%, Germany 6.3%, Argentina 6.2%, Mexico 4.2% (2004)

Uzbekistan Russia 22%, China 14.7%, Turkey 6.4%, Tajikistan 6.1%, Kazakhstan 4.2%, Bangladesh 4% (2004)

Vanuatu Thailand 47%, Malaysia 18.4%, Japan 7.5%, Belgium 5.4%, China 4.9% (2004)

Venezuela US 55.6%, Netherlands Antilles 4.7%, Dominican Republic 2.8% (2004)

Vietnam US 20.2%, Japan 13.6%, China 9%, Australia 7%, Germany 5.9%, Singapore 4.8%, UK 4.6% (2004)

Virgin Islands US, Puerto Rico

Wallis and Futuna Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13%

West Bank Israel, Jordan, Gaza Strip (2000)

Western Sahara Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts

World US 15.7%, Germany 7.7%, China 5.4%, France 5.1%, UK 5.1%, Japan 4.5% (2004)

Yemen Thailand 33.8%, China 30.3%, Singapore 7.8% (2004)

Zambia South Africa 25.6%, UK 17%, Switzerland 16%, Tanzania 7.4%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7%, Zimbabwe 5.8% (2004)

Zimbabwe South Africa 31.5%, Switzerland 7.4%, UK 7.3%, China 6.1%, Germany 4.3% (2004)

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@2051 Administrative divisions

Afghanistan 34 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Daykondi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khowst, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Nurestan, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Panjshir, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, and Zabol

Albania 12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Qarku i Beratit, Qarku i Dibres, Qarku i Durresit, Qarku i Elbasanit, Qarku i Fierit, Qarku i Gjirokastres, Qarku i Korces, Qarku i Kukesit, Qarku i Lezhes, Qarku i Shkodres, Qarku i Tiranes, Qarku i Vlores

Algeria 48 provinces (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanghasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen

American Samoa none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western

Andorra 7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, La Massana, Escaldes-Engordany, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria

Angola 18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire

Anguilla none (overseas territory of the UK)

Antigua and Barbuda 6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip

Argentina 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 autonomous city* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Capital Federal*, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur, Tucuman note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica

Armenia 11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan

Aruba none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Australia 6 states and 2 territories*; Australian Capital Territory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Austria 9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten, Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)

Azerbaijan 59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities* (saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 autonomous republic** (muxtar respublika) rayons: Abseron Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu, Agdam Rayonu, Agdas Rayonu, Agstafa Rayonu, Agsu Rayonu, Astara Rayonu, Balakan Rayonu, Barda Rayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu, Bilasuvar Rayonu, Cabrayil Rayonu, Calilabad Rayonu, Daskasan Rayonu, Davaci Rayonu, Fuzuli Rayonu, Gadabay Rayonu, Goranboy Rayonu, Goycay Rayonu, Haciqabul Rayonu, Imisli Rayonu, Ismayilli Rayonu, Kalbacar Rayonu, Kurdamir Rayonu, Lacin Rayonu, Lankaran Rayonu, Lerik Rayonu, Masalli Rayonu, Neftcala Rayonu, Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, Qax Rayonu, Qazax Rayonu, Qobustan Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu, Qusar Rayonu, Saatli Rayonu, Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu, Salyan Rayonu, Samaxi Rayonu, Samkir Rayonu, Samux Rayonu, Siyazan Rayonu, Susa Rayonu, Tartar Rayonu, Tovuz Rayonu, Ucar Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, Xanlar Rayonu, Xizi Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, Yardimli Rayonu, Yevlax Rayonu, Zangilan Rayonu, Zaqatala Rayonu, Zardab Rayonu cities: Ali Bayramli Sahari, Baki Sahari, Ganca Sahari, Lankaran Sahari, Mingacevir Sahari, Naftalan Sahari, Saki Sahari, Sumqayit Sahari, Susa Sahari, Xankandi Sahari, Yevlax Sahari autonomous republic: Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi

Bahamas, The 21 districts; Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Exuma, Freeport, Fresh Creek, Governor's Harbour, Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island, High Rock, Inagua, Kemps Bay, Long Island, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguana, New Providence, Nichollstown and Berry Islands, Ragged Island, Rock Sound, Sandy Point, San Salvador and Rum Cay

Bahrain 12 municipalities (manatiq, singular - mintaqah); Al Hadd, Al Manamah, Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah ash Shamaliyah, Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, Jidd Hafs, Madinat Hamad, Madinat 'Isa, Juzur Hawar, Sitrah note: all municipalities administered from Manama

Bangladesh 6 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet

Barbados 11 parishes; Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas; note - the city of Bridgetown may be given parish status

Belarus 6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel', Horad Minsk*, Hrodna, Mahilyow, Minsk, Vitsyebsk note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers

Belgium 10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province; Dutch: provincies, singular - provincie) and 3 regions* (French: regions; Dutch: gewesten); Antwerpen, Brabant Wallon, Brussels* (Bruxelles), Flanders*, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Wallonia*, West-Vlaanderen note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities

Belize 6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo

Benin 12 departments; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Kouffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou

Bermuda 9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint George's, Sandys, Smith's, Southampton, Warwick

Bhutan 18 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang, Chhukha, Chirang, Dagana, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang, Tashigang, Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrang note: there may be two new districts named Gasa and Yangtse

Bolivia 9 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Beni, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 first-order administrative divisions and 1 internationally supervised district* - Brcko district (Brcko Distrikt)*, the Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska; note - Brcko district is in northeastern Bosnia and is an administrative unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina; the district remains under international supervision

Botswana 9 districts and 5 town councils*; Central, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*, Northwest, Northeast, Selebi-Pikwe*, Southeast, Southern

Brazil 26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins

British Virgin Islands none (overseas territory of the UK)

Brunei 4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong

Bulgaria 28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofiya, Sofiya-Grad, Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol

Burkina Faso 45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Nahouri, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo

Burma 7 divisions (taing-myar, singular - taing) and 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne) divisions: Ayeyarwady, Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon states: Chin State, Kachin State, Kayin State, Kayah State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Shan State

Burundi 16 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi

Cambodia 20 provinces (khaitt, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities (krong, singular and plural) provinces: Banteay Mean Chey, Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Koh Kong, Kracheh, Mondol Kiri, Otdar Mean Chey, Pouthisat, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanakir, Siem Reab, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takao municipalities: Keb, Pailin, Phnom Penh, Preah Seihanu

Cameroon 10 provinces; Adamaoua, Centre, Est, Extreme-Nord, Littoral, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Ouest

Canada 10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory*

Cape Verde 17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal

Cayman Islands 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western

Central African Republic 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga

Chad 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture); Batha, Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjile note: instead of 14 prefectures, there may be a new administrative structure of 28 departments (departments, singular - department), and 1 city*; Assongha, Baguirmi, Bahr El Gazal, Bahr Koh, Batha Oriental, Batha Occidental, Biltine, Borkou, Dababa, Ennedi, Guera, Hadjer Lamis, Kabia, Kanem, Lac, Lac Iro, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Boneye, Mayo-Dallah, Monts de Lam, N'Djamena*, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile Oriental, Tandjile Occidental, Tibesti

Chile 13 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Atacama, Bio-Bio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso note: the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica

China 23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural) provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Xizang (Tibet) municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin note: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau

Christmas Island none (territory of Australia)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands none (territory of Australia)

Colombia 32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Distrito Capital de Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, San Andres y Providencia, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada

Comoros 3 islands; Grande Comore (Njazidja), Anjouan (Nzwani), and Moheli (Mwali); note - there are also four municipalities named Domoni, Fomboni, Moroni, and Moutsamoudou

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 provinces (provinces, singular - province) and 1 city* (ville); Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Orientale, Sud-Kivu

Congo, Republic of the 10 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune*; Bouenza, Brazzaville*, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha

Cook Islands none

Costa Rica 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose

Cote d'Ivoire 19 regions; Agneby, Bafing, Bas-Sassandra, Denguele, Dix-Huit Montagnes, Fromager, Haut-Sassandra, Lacs, Lagunes, Marahoue, Moyen-Cavally, Moyen-Comoe, N'zi-Comoe, Savanes, Sud-Bandama, Sud-Comoe, Vallee du Bandama, Worodougou, Zanzan

Croatia 20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular); Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska Zupanija, Brodsko-Posavska Zupanija, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija, Istarska Zupanija, Karlovacka Zupanija, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka Zupanija, Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Licko-Senjska Zupanija, Medimurska Zupanija, Osjecko-Baranjska Zupanija, Pozesko-Slavonska Zupanija, Primorsko-Goranska Zupanija, Sibensko-Kninska Zupanija, Sisacko-Moslavacka Zupanija, Splitsko-Dalmatinska Zupanija, Varazdinska Zupanija, Viroviticko-Podravska Zupanija, Vukovarsko-Srijemska Zupanija, Zadarska Zupanija, Zagreb*, Zagrebacka Zupanija

Cuba 14 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special municipality* (municipio especial); Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara

Cyprus 6 districts; Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos; note - Turkish Cypriot area's administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small parts of Lefkosia (Nicosia) and Larnaca

Czech Republic 13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky Kraj, Jihomoravsky Kraj, Karlovarsky Kraj, Kralovehradecky Kraj, Liberecky Kraj, Moravskoslezsky Kraj, Olomoucky Kraj, Pardubicky Kraj, Plzensky Kraj, Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky Kraj, Ustecky Kraj, Vysocina, Zlinsky Kraj

Denmark metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt) and 2 boroughs* (amtskommuner, singular - amtskommune); Arhus, Bornholm, Frederiksberg*, Frederiksborg, Fyn, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn (Copenhagen)*, Nordjylland, Ribe, Ringkobing, Roskilde, Sonderjylland, Storstrom, Vejle, Vestsjalland, Viborg note: since 2005 Bornholm may have become a borough; in the future the counties may be replaced by regions; see separate entries for the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are part of the Kingdom of Denmark and are self-governing overseas administrative divisions

Djibouti 5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); 'Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura

Dominica 10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter

Dominican Republic 31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elias Pina, El Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, Sanchez Ramirez, San Cristobal, San Jose de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Valverde

East Timor 13 administrative districts; Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro (Maliana), Cova-Lima (Suai), Dili, Ermera, Lautem (Los Palos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oecussi (Ambeno), Viqueque

Ecuador 22 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe

Egypt 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah, Al Isma'iliyah, Al Jizah, Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al Wadi al Jadid, Ash Sharqiyah, As Suways, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id, Dumyat, Janub Sina', Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina', Suhaj

El Salvador 14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, Santa Ana, San Vicente, Sonsonate, Usulutan

Equatorial Guinea 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas

Eritrea 6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); Anseba, Debub (Southern), Debubawi K'eyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash Barka, Ma'akel (Central), Semenawi Keyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)

Estonia 15 counties (maakonnad, singular - maakond): Harjumaa (Tallinn), Hiiumaa (Kardla), Ida-Virumaa (Johvi), Jarvamaa (Paide), Jogevamaa (Jogeva), Laanemaa (Haapsalu), Laane-Virumaa (Rakvere), Parnumaa (Parnu), Polvamaa (Polva), Raplamaa (Rapla), Saaremaa (Kuressaare), Tartumaa (Tartu), Valgamaa (Valga), Viljandimaa (Viljandi), Vorumaa (Voru) note: counties have the administrative center name following in parentheses

Ethiopia 9 ethnically-based states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular - astedader); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali), Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)

Faroe Islands none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 49 municipalities

Fiji 4 divisions and 1 dependency*; Central, Eastern, Northern, Rotuma*, Western

Finland 6 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Aland, Etela-Suomen Laani, Ita-Suomen Laani, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Lappi, Oulun Laani

France 22 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes note: metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions (including the "territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and is subdivided into 96 departments; see separate entries for the overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion) and the overseas territorial collectivities (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon)

French Guiana none (overseas department of France)

French Polynesia none (overseas lands of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent note: Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia

French Southern and Antarctic Lands none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US

Gabon 9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem

Gambia, The 5 divisions and 1 city*; Banjul*, Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western

Georgia 9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 9 cities (k'alak'ebi, singular - k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika) regions: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli cities: Chiat'ura, Gori, K'ut'aisi, P'ot'i, Rust'avi, T'bilisi, Tqibuli, Tsqaltubo, Zugdidi autonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi) note: the administrative centers of the 2 autonomous republics are shown in parentheses

Germany 13 states (Laender, singular - Land) and 3 free states* (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern*, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen*, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen*

Ghana 10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western

Gibraltar none (overseas territory of the UK)

Greece 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos) and 1 autonomous region*; Agion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Achaia, Aitolia kai Akarmania, Argolis, Arkadia, Arta, Attiki, Chalkidiki, Chanion, Chios, Dodekanisos, Drama, Evros, Evrytania, Evvoia, Florina, Fokidos, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ileia, Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kerkyra, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani, Kyklades, Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lefkas, Lesvos, Magnisia, Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethynnis, Rodopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakynthos

Greenland 3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa (Nordgronland), Tunu (Ostgronland), Kitaa (Vestgronland) note: there are 18 municipalities in Greenland

Grenada 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick

Guadeloupe none (overseas department of France)

Guam none (territory of the US)

Guatemala 22 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa

Guernsey none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew

Guinea 33 prefectures and 1 special zone (zone special)*; Beyla, Boffa, Boke, Conakry*, Coyah, Dabola, Dalaba, Dinguiraye, Dubreka, Faranah, Forecariah, Fria, Gaoual, Gueckedou, Kankan, Kerouane, Kindia, Kissidougou, Koubia, Koundara, Kouroussa, Labe, Lelouma, Lola, Macenta, Mali, Mamou, Mandiana, Nzerekore, Pita, Siguiri, Telimele, Tougue, Yomou

Guinea-Bissau 9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note - Bolama may have been renamed Bolama/Bijagos

Guyana 10 regions; Barima-Waini, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Demerara-Mahaica, East Berbice-Corentyne, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

Haiti 9 departments (departements, singular - departement); Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est

Holy See (Vatican City) none

Honduras 18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro

Hong Kong none (special administrative region of China)

Hungary 19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 20 urban counties (singular - megyei varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros) counties: Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala urban counties: Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg capital city: Budapest

Iceland 8 regions; Austurland, Hofudhborgarsvaedhi, Nordhurland Eystra, Nordhurland Vestra, Sudhurland, Sudhurnes, Vestfirdhir, Vesturland

India 28 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

Indonesia 30 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular - propinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Irian Jaya Barat, Jakarta Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, Kepulauan Riau, Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, Riau, Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Yogyakarta*; note - with the implementation of decentralization on 1 January 2001, the 357 districts or regencies became the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services

Iran 30 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Janubi, Khorasan-e Razavi, Khorasan-e Shemali, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan

Iraq 18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah, An Najaf, Arbil, As Sulaymaniyah, At Ta'mim, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala', Maysan, Ninawa, Salah ad Din, Wasit

Ireland 26 counties; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow note: Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan are part of Ulster Province

Israel 6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv

Italy 16 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 4 autonomous regions* (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma); Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia*, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardegna*, Sicilia, Toscana, Trentino-Alto Adige*, Umbria, Valle d'Aosta*, Veneto

Jamaica 14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland note: for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation

Japan 47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi

Jersey none (British crown dependency)

Jordan 12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba

Kazakhstan 14 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 3 cities* (qala, singular - qalasy); Almaty Oblysy, Almaty Qalasy*, Aqmola Oblysy (Astana), Aqtobe Oblysy, Astana Qalasy*, Atyrau Oblysy, Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oral), Bayqongyr Qalasy*, Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Shymkent), Pavlodar Oblysy, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy, Qyzylorda Oblysy, Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baykonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baykonur, formerly Leninsk); in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050

Kenya 7 provinces and 1 area*; Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi Area*, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western

Kiribati 3 units; Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note - in addition, there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils - one for each of the inhabited islands (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina)

Korea, North 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities (si, singular and plural) provinces: Chagang-do (Chagang), Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong), Hamgyong-namdo (South Hamgyong), Hwanghae-bukto (North Hwanghae), Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae), Kangwon-do (Kangwon), P'yongan-bukto (North P'yongan), P'yongan-namdo (South P'yongan), Yanggang-do (Yanggang) municipalites: Kaesong-si (Kaesong), Najin Sonbong-si (Najin), Namp'o-si (Namp'o), P'yongyang-si (Pyongyang)

Korea, South 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 7 metropolitan cities (gwangyoksi, singular and plural) provinces: Cheju-do, Cholla-bukto (North Cholla), Cholla-namdo (South Cholla), Ch'ungch'ong-bukto (North Ch'ungch'ong), Ch'ungch'ong-namdo (South Ch'ungch'ong), Kangwon-do, Kyonggi-do, Kyongsang-bukto (North Kyongsang), Kyongsang-namdo (South Kyongsang) metropolitan cities: Inch'on-gwangyoksi (Inch'on), Kwangju-gwangyoksi (Kwangju), Pusan-gwangyoksi (Pusan), Soul-t'ukpyolsi (Seoul), Taegu-gwangyoksi (Taegu), Taejon-gwangyoksi (Taejon), Ulsan-gwangyoksi (Ulsan)

Kuwait 5 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al Farwaniyah, Al 'Asimah, Al Jahra', Hawalli

Kyrgyzstan 7 provinces (oblastlar, singular - oblasty) and 1 city* (shaar); Batken Oblasty, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblasty (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Naryn Oblasty, Osh Oblasty, Talas Oblasty, Ysyk-Kol Oblasty (Karakol) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

Laos 16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural), 1 municipality* (kampheng nakhon, singular and plural), and 1 special zone** (khetphiset, singular and plural); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphrabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun**, Xekong, Xiangkhoang

Latvia 26 counties (singular - rajons) and 7 municipalities*: Aizkraukles Rajons, Aluksnes Rajons, Balvu Rajons, Bauskas Rajons, Cesu Rajons, Daugavpils*, Daugavpils Rajons, Dobeles Rajons, Gulbenes Rajons, Jekabpils Rajons, Jelgava*, Jelgavas Rajons, Jurmala*, Kraslavas Rajons, Kuldigas Rajons, Liepaja*, Liepajas Rajons, Limbazu Rajons, Ludzas Rajons, Madonas Rajons, Ogres Rajons, Preilu Rajons, Rezekne*, Rezeknes Rajons, Riga*, Rigas Rajons, Saldus Rajons, Talsu Rajons, Tukuma Rajons, Valkas Rajons, Valmieras Rajons, Ventspils*, Ventspils Rajons

Lebanon 6 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beyrouth, Beqaa, Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, Nabatiye

Lesotho 10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka

Liberia 15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado, Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe

Libya 25 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ajdabiya, Al 'Aziziyah, Al Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, An Nuqat al Khams, Ash Shati', Awbari, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq, Sabha, Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan; note - the 25 municipalities may have been replaced by 13 regions

Liechtenstein 11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz

Lithuania 10 counties (apskritys, singular - apskritis); Alytaus, Kauno, Klaipedos, Marijampoles, Panevezio, Siauliu, Taurages, Telsiu, Utenos, Vilniaus

Luxembourg 3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg

Macau none (special administrative region of China)

Macedonia 85 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina); Aerodrom (Skopje), Aracinovo, Berovo, Bitola, Bogdanci, Bogovinje, Bosilovo, Brvenica, Butel (Skopje), Cair (Skopje), Caska, Centar (Skopje), Centar Zupa, Cesinovo, Cucer-Sandevo, Debar, Debartsa, Delcevo, Demir Hisar, Demir Kapija, Dojran, Dolneni, Drugovo, Gazi Baba (Skopje), Gevgelija, Gjorce Petrov (Skopje), Gostivar, Gradsko, Ilinden, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Karpos (Skopje), Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kisela Voda (Skopje), Kocani, Konce, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Lozovo, Makedonska Kamenica, Makedonski Brod, Mavrovo i Rastusa, Mogila, Negotino, Novaci, Novo Selo, Ohrid, Oslomej, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Saraj (Skopje), Skopje, Sopiste, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Studenicani, Suto Orizari (Skopje), Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo, Valandovo, Vasilevo, Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vranestica, Vrapciste, Zajas, Zelenikovo, Zelino, Zrnovci note: the ten municipalities followed by Skopje in parentheses collectively constitute "greater Skopje"

Madagascar 6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara

Malawi 27 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba

Malaysia 13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu; and one federal territory (wilayah persekutuan) with three components, city of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya

Maldives 19 atolls (atholhu, singular and plural) and 1 other first-order administrative division*; Alifu, Baa, Dhaalu, Faafu, Gaafu Alifu, Gaafu Dhaalu, Gnaviyani, Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Kaafu, Laamu, Lhaviyani, Maale*, Meemu, Noonu, Raa, Seenu, Shaviyani, Thaa, Vaavu

Mali 8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou

Malta none (administered directly from Valletta); note - Local Councils carry out administrative orders

Man, Isle of none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections

Marshall Islands 33 municipalities; Ailinginae, Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikar, Bikini, Bokak, Ebon, Enewetak, Erikub, Jabat, Jaluit, Jemo, Kili, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namorik, Namu, Rongelap, Rongrik, Toke, Ujae, Ujelang, Utirik, Wotho, Wotje

Martinique none (overseas department of France)

Mauritania 12 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza

Mauritius 9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne

Mayotte none (territorial collectivity of France)

Mexico 31 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave, Yucatan, Zacatecas

Micronesia, Federated States of 4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae (Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap

Moldova 32 raions (raioane, singular - raionul), 3 municipalities (municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala) counties: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan-Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului

Monaco none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo

Mongolia 21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1 municipality* (singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan, Govi-Altay, Govi-Sumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs

Montserrat 3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter

Morocco 14 regions: Grand Casablanca, Chaouia-Ouardigha, Doukkala-Abda, Fes-Boulemane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Guelmim-Es Smara, Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, Meknes-Tafilalet, Oriental, Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer, Souss-Massa-Draa, Tadla-Azilal, Tanger-Tetouan, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate note: Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the political status of which is considered undetermined by the United States Government; one additional region, Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, falls entirely within Western Sahara; another region, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sahia El Hamra, falls mostly within Western Sahara; a small portion of this region, in the southwestern part of the country, falls within Moroccan-administered territory as recognized by the United States; the province of Guelmim-Es Smara lies in both entities

Mozambique 10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia

Namibia 13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa

Nauru 14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren

Nepal 14 zones (anchal, singular and plural); Bagmati, Bheri, Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti

Netherlands 12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland (Fryslan), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland

Netherlands Antilles none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) note: each island has its own government

New Caledonia none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 provinces named Iles Loyaute, Nord, and Sud

New Zealand 16 regions and 1 territory*; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands*, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast

Nicaragua 15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonomista); Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*, Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas

Niger 8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 capital district* (commune urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder

Nigeria 36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara

Niue none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order

Norfolk Island none (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four municipalities at the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian

Norway 19 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Nord-Trondelag, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sor-Trondelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold

Oman 5 regions (manaatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 3 governorates* (muhaafazaat, singular - muhaafaza) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat*, Musandam*, Zufar*

Pakistan 4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas

Palau 16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatohobei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsorol

Panama 9 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 territory* (comarca); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama, San Blas*(Kuna Yala), and Veraguas

Papua New Guinea 20 provinces; Bougainville, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital, New Ireland, Northern, Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain

Paraguay 17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro

Peru 25 regions (regiones, singular - region) and 1 province* (provincia); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali

Philippines 79 provinces and 116 chartered cities provinces: Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Biliran, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Compostela, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain Province, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sarangani, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay chartered cities: Alaminos, Angeles, Antipolo, Bacolod, Bago, Baguio, Bais, Balanga, Batangas, Bayawan, Bislig, Butuan, Cabanatuan, Cadiz, Cagayan de Oro, Calamba, Calapan, Calbayog, Candon, Canlaon, Cauayan, Cavite, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Danao, Dapitan, Davao, Digos, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Escalante, Gapan, General Santos, Gingoog, Himamaylan, Iligan, Iloilo, Isabela, Iriga, Kabankalan, Kalookan, Kidapawan, Koronadal, La Carlota, Laoag, Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Legazpi, Ligao, Lipa, Lucena, Maasin, Makati, Malabon, Malaybalay, Malolos, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marawi, Markina, Masbate, Muntinlupa, Munoz, Naga, Olongapo, Ormoc, Oroquieta, Ozamis, Pagadian, Palayan, Panabo, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Passi, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Roxas, Sagay, Samal, San Carlos (in Negros Occidental), San Carlos (in Pangasinan), San Fernando (in La Union), San Fernando (in Pampanga), San Jose, San Jose del Monte, San Pablo, Santa Rosa, Santiago, Silay, Sipalay, Sorsogon, Surigao, Tabaco, Tacloban, Tacurong, Tagaytay, Tagbilaran, Tagum, Talisay (in Cebu), Talisay (in Negros Oriental), Tanauan, Tangub, Tanjay, Tarlac, Toledo, Tuguegarao, Trece Martires, Urdaneta, Valencia, Valenzuela, Victorias, Vigan, Zamboanga

Pitcairn Islands none (overseas territory of the UK)

Poland 16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lodzkie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie, Malopolskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomorskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Wielkopolskie, Zachodniopomorskie

Portugal 18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu

Puerto Rico none (commonwealth associated with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 78 municipalities (municipios, singular - municipio) at the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco