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Uruguay 19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres

Uzbekistan 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (respublika), and 1 city** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati, Farg'ona Viloyati, Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Tashkent province], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

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

Venezuela 23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies)**, Distrito Capital (Capital District)*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands

Vietnam 58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural) provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dac Lak, Dac Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai municipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City

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

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

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

World 266 countries, dependent areas, and other entities

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

Zambia 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western

Zimbabwe 8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands

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Field Listing :: Agriculture - products

This entry is an ordered listing of major crops and products starting with the most important. Country

Agriculture - products

Afghanistan opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins

Albania wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets, grapes; meat, dairy products

Algeria wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle

American Samoa bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock

Andorra small quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables; sheep

Angola bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish

Anguilla small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising

Antigua and Barbuda cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas, coconuts, cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane; livestock

Argentina sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock

Armenia fruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock

Aruba aloes; livestock; fish

Australia wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry

Austria grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit; dairy products, cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber

Azerbaijan cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats

Bahamas, The citrus, vegetables; poultry

Bahrain fruit, vegetables; poultry, dairy products; shrimp, fish

Bangladesh rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry

Barbados sugarcane, vegetables, cotton

Belarus grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk

Belgium sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk

Belize bananas, cacao, citrus, sugar; fish, cultured shrimp; lumber

Benin cotton, corn, cassava (tapioca), yams, beans, palm oil, peanuts, cashews; livestock

Bermuda bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products, honey

Bhutan rice, corn, root crops, citrus, foodgrains; dairy products, eggs

Bolivia soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber

Bosnia and Herzegovina wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables; livestock

Botswana livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers, groundnuts

Brazil coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus; beef

British Virgin Islands fruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish

Brunei rice, vegetables, fruits; chickens, water buffalo, cattle, goats, eggs

Bulgaria vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock

Burkina Faso cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock

Burma rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products

Burundi coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides

Cambodia rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca, silk

Cameroon coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches; livestock; timber

Canada wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish

Cape Verde bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish

Cayman Islands vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming

Central African Republic timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber

Chad cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca); cattle, sheep, goats, camels

Chile grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber

China world leader in gross value of agricultural output; rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish

Christmas Island NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts

Colombia coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp

Comoros vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, quinine, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn, fruits; wood products

Congo, Republic of the cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products

Cook Islands copra, citrus, pineapples, tomatoes, beans, pawpaws, bananas, yams, taro, coffee; pigs, poultry

Costa Rica bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef, poultry, dairy; timber

Cote d'Ivoire coffee, cocoa beans, bananas, palm kernels, corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber; timber

Croatia wheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflower seed, barley, alfalfa, clover, olives, citrus, grapes, soybeans, potatoes; livestock, dairy products

Cuba sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock

Curacao aloe, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit

Cyprus citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables; poultry, pork, lamb; dairy, cheese

Czech Republic wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, poultry

Denmark barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, dairy products; fish

Djibouti fruits, vegetables; goats, sheep, camels, animal hides

Dominica bananas, citrus, mangos, root crops, coconuts, cocoa note: forest and fishery potential not exploited

Dominican Republic sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs

Ecuador bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca), plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, dairy products; balsa wood; fish, shrimp

Egypt cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats

El Salvador coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy products

Equatorial Guinea coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber

Eritrea sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, sisal; livestock, goats; fish

Estonia potatoes, vegetables; livestock and dairy products; fish

Ethiopia cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, qat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish

European Union wheat, barley, oilseeds, sugar beets, wine, grapes; dairy products, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry; fish

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fodder and vegetable crops; sheep, dairy products; fish, squid

Faroe Islands milk, potatoes, vegetables; sheep; salmon, other fish

Fiji sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish

Finland barley, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish

France wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish

French Polynesia fish; coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, coffee; poultry, beef, dairy products

Gabon cocoa, coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber; cattle; okoume (a tropical softwood); fish

Gambia, The rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava (tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats

Gaza Strip olives, fruit, vegetables, flowers; beef, dairy products

Georgia citrus, grapes, tea, hazelnuts, vegetables; livestock

Germany potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; cattle, pigs, poultry

Ghana cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber

Gibraltar none

Greece wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, olives, tomatoes, wine, tobacco, potatoes; beef, dairy products

Greenland forage crops, garden and greenhouse vegetables; sheep, reindeer; fish

Grenada bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables

Guam fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef

Guatemala sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens

Guernsey tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle

Guinea rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava (tapioca), bananas, sweet potatoes; cattle, sheep, goats; timber

Guinea-Bissau rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish

Guyana sugarcane, rice, edible oils; shrimp, fish, beef, pork, poultry

Haiti coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum; wood

Honduras bananas, coffee, citrus, corn, African palm; beef; timber; shrimp, tilapia, lobster

Hong Kong fresh vegetables; poultry, pork; fish

Hungary wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes, sugar beets; pigs, cattle, poultry, dairy products

Iceland potatoes, green vegetables; mutton, chicken, pork, beef, dairy products; fish

India rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish

Indonesia rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs

Iran wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, sugar cane, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar

Iraq wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep, poultry

Ireland turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; beef, dairy products

Isle of Man cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry

Israel citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products

Italy fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives; beef, dairy products; fish

Jamaica sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; crustaceans, mollusks

Japan rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish

Jersey potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products

Jordan citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, strawberries, stone fruits; sheep, poultry, dairy

Kazakhstan grain (mostly spring wheat), cotton; livestock

Kenya tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs

Kiribati copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables; fish

Korea, North rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs

Korea, South rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish

Kosovo wheat, corn, berries, potatoes, peppers

Kuwait fish

Kyrgyzstan tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool

Laos sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, tea, peanuts, rice; water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry

Latvia grain, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish

Lebanon citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives, tobacco; sheep, goats

Lesotho corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock

Liberia rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, sugarcane, bananas; sheep, goats; timber

Libya wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle

Liechtenstein wheat, barley, corn, potatoes; livestock, dairy products

Lithuania grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs; fish

Luxembourg grapes, barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, fruits; dairy and livestock products

Macau only 2% of land area is cultivated, mainly by vegetable growers; fishing, mostly for crustaceans, is important; some of the catch is exported to Hong Kong

Macedonia grapes, tobacco, vegetables, fruits; milk, eggs

Madagascar coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products

Malawi tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats

Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence crops, coconuts, rice; rubber, timber; Sarawak - rubber, timber; pepper

Maldives coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish

Mali cotton, millet, rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts; cattle, sheep, goats

Malta potatoes, cauliflower, grapes, wheat, barley, tomatoes, citrus, cut flowers, green peppers; pork, milk, poultry, eggs

Marshall Islands coconuts, tomatoes, melons, taro, breadfruit, fruits; pigs, chickens

Mauritania dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, sheep

Mauritius sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish

Mayotte vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra; fish, livestock

Mexico corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products

Micronesia, Federated States of black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca), sakau (kava), Kosraen citrus, betel nuts, sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens; fish

Moldova vegetables, fruits, grapes, grain, sugar beets,sunflower seed, tobacco; beef, milk; wine

Monaco none

Mongolia wheat, barley, vegetables, forage crops; sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses

Montenegro tobacco, potatoes, citrus fruits, olives, grapes; sheep

Montserrat cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers; livestock products

Morocco barley, wheat, citrus fruits, grapes, vegetables, olives; livestock; wine

Mozambique cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca), corn, coconuts, sisal, citrus and tropical fruits, potatoes, sunflowers; beef, poultry

Namibia millet, sorghum, peanuts, grapes; livestock; fish

Nauru coconuts

Nepal pulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat

Netherlands grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock

New Caledonia vegetables; beef, deer, other livestock products; fish

New Zealand dairy products, lamb and mutton; wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef; fish

Nicaragua coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products; shrimp, lobsters

Niger cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry

Nigeria cocoa, peanuts, cotton, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber; fish

Niue coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes, taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, poultry, beef cattle

Norfolk Island Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry

Northern Mariana Islands vegetables and melons, fruits and nuts; ornamental plants; livestock, poultry and eggs, fish and aquaculture products

Norway barley, wheat, potatoes; pork, beef, veal, milk; fish

Oman dates, limes, bananas, alfalfa, vegetables; camels, cattle; fish

Pakistan cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs

Palau coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; fish

Panama bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables; livestock; shrimp

Papua New Guinea coffee, cocoa, copra, palm kernels, tea, sugar, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla; shell fish; poultry, pork

Paraguay cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn, wheat, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, eggs, milk; timber

Peru asparagus, coffee, cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, plantains, grapes, oranges, pineapples, guavas, bananas, apples, lemons, pears, coca, tomatoes, mango, barley, medicinal plants, palm oil, marigold, onion, wheat, dry beans; poultry, beef, dairy products; fish; guinea pigs

Philippines sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish

Pitcairn Islands honey; wide variety of fruits and vegetables; goats, chickens, fish

Poland potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork, dairy

Portugal grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, dairy products; fish

Puerto Rico sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas; livestock products, chickens

Qatar fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish

Romania wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, sunflower seed, potatoes, grapes; eggs, sheep

Russia grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, vegetables, fruits; beef, milk

Rwanda coffee, tea, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), bananas, beans, sorghum, potatoes; livestock

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha coffee, corn, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish, lobster; livestock

Saint Kitts and Nevis sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish

Saint Lucia bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa

Saint Pierre and Miquelon vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices; small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats; fish

Samoa coconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa

San Marino wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides

Sao Tome and Principe cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans; poultry; fish

Saudi Arabia wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk

Senegal peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish

Serbia wheat, maize, sugar beets, sunflower, raspberries; beef, pork, milk

Seychelles coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava (tapioca), copra, bananas; poultry; tuna

Sierra Leone rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish

Singapore orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish

Sint Maarten sugar

Slovakia grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products

Slovenia potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry

Solomon Islands cocoa beans, coconuts, palm kernels, rice, potatoes, vegetables, fruit; timber; cattle, pigs; fish

Somalia bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds, beans; cattle, sheep, goats; fish

South Africa corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products

Spain grain, vegetables, olives, wine grapes, sugar beets, citrus; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish

Sri Lanka rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, vegetables, fruit, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef; fish

Sudan cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock

Suriname paddy rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts; beef, chickens; shrimp; forest products

Swaziland sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep

Sweden barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk

Switzerland grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs

Syria wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk

Taiwan rice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef, milk; fish

Tajikistan cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats

Tanzania coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats

Thailand rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans

Timor-Leste coffee, rice, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla

Togo coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish

Tokelau coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish

Tonga squash, coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, ginger, black pepper; fish

Trinidad and Tobago cocoa, rice, citrus, coffee, vegetables; poultry

Tunisia olives, olive oil, grain, tomatoes, citrus fruit, sugar beets, dates, almonds; beef, dairy products

Turkey tobacco, cotton, grain, olives, sugar beets, hazelnuts, pulse, citrus; livestock

Turkmenistan cotton, grain; livestock

Turks and Caicos Islands corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish

Tuvalu coconuts; fish

Uganda coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry

Ukraine grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk

United Arab Emirates dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish

United Kingdom cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish

United States wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products

Uruguay rice, wheat, soybeans, barley; livestock, beef; fish; forestry

Uzbekistan cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock

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

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

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

Virgin Islands fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle

Wallis and Futuna coconuts, breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish

West Bank olives, citrus fruit, vegetables; beef, dairy products

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

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

Zambia corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides

Zimbabwe corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs

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Field Listing :: Airports

This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) and may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Country Comparison to the World Country

Airports

Afghanistan 53 (2010)

Albania 5 (2010)

Algeria 143 (2010)

American Samoa 3 (2010)

Angola 193 (2010)

Anguilla 3 (2010)

Antarctica 26 (2010)

Antigua and Barbuda 3 (2010)

Argentina 1,141 (2010)

Armenia 11 (2010)

Aruba 1 (2010)

Australia 465 (2010)

Austria 55 (2010)

Azerbaijan 35 (2010)

Bahamas, The 62 (2010)

Bahrain 4 (2010)

Bangladesh 17 (2010)

Barbados 1 (2010)

Belarus 67 (2010)

Belgium 43 (2010)

Belize 45 (2010)

Benin 5 (2010)

Bermuda 1 (2010)

Bhutan 2 (2010)

Bolivia 881 (2010)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 (2010)

Botswana 78 (2010)

Brazil 4,072 (2010)

British Indian Ocean Territory 1 (2010)

British Virgin Islands 4 (2010)

Brunei 2 (2010)

Bulgaria 210 (2010)

Burkina Faso 24 (2010)

Burma 76 (2010)

Burundi 8 (2010)

Cambodia 17 (2010)

Cameroon 34 (2010)

Canada 1,404 (2010)

Cape Verde 10 (2010)

Cayman Islands 3 (2010)

Central African Republic 37 (2010)

Chad 56 (2010)

Chile 366 (2010)

China 502 (2010)

Christmas Island 1 (2010)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 (2010)

Colombia 990 (2010)

Comoros 4 (2010)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 198 (2010)

Congo, Republic of the 25 (2010)

Cook Islands 10 (2010)

Costa Rica 151 (2010)

Cote d'Ivoire 27 (2010)

Croatia 69 (2010)

Cuba 136 (2010)

Curacao 1

Cyprus 15 (2010)

Czech Republic 122 (2010)

Denmark 92 (2010)

Djibouti 13 (2010)

Dominica 2 (2010)

Dominican Republic 35 (2010)

Ecuador 428 (2010)

Egypt 86 (2010)

El Salvador 65 (2010)

Equatorial Guinea 7 (2010)

Eritrea 13 (2010)

Estonia 19 (2010)

Ethiopia 61 (2010)

European Union 3,383 (2010)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 7 (2010)

Faroe Islands 1 (2010)

Fiji 28 (2010)

Finland 148 (2010)

France 474 (2010)

French Polynesia 53 (2010)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands 4 (note - one each on Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the Iles Eparses district) (2010)

Gabon 44 (2010)

Gambia, The 1 (2010)

Gaza Strip 1 (2010)

Georgia 22 (2010)

Germany 549 (2010)

Ghana 11 (2010)

Gibraltar 1 (2010)

Greece 81 (2010)

Greenland 15 (2010)

Grenada 3 (2010)

Guam 5; note - 2 serviceable (2010)

Guatemala 372 (2010)

Guernsey 2 (2010)

Guinea 16 (2010)

Guinea-Bissau 9 (2010)

Guyana 96 (2010)

Haiti 14 (2010)

Honduras 104 (2010)

Hong Kong 2 (2010)

Hungary 43 (2010)

Iceland 99 (2010)

India 352 (2010)

Indonesia 684 (2010)

Iran 319 (2010)

Iraq 104 (2010)

Ireland 39 (2010)

Isle of Man 1 (2010)

Israel 48 (2010)

Italy 132 (2010)

Jamaica 27 (2010)

Jan Mayen 1 (2010)

Japan 176 (2010)

Jersey 1 (2010)

Jordan 18 (2010)

Kazakhstan 97 (2010)

Kenya 191 (2010)

Kiribati 19 (2010)

Korea, North 79 (2010)

Korea, South 116 (2010)

Kosovo 8 (2010)

Kuwait 7 (2010)

Kyrgyzstan 28 (2010)

Laos 41 (2010)

Latvia 42 (2010)

Lebanon 7 (2010)

Lesotho 26 (2010)

Liberia 29 (2010)

Libya 137 (2010)

Lithuania 81 (2010)

Luxembourg 2 (2010)

Macau 1 (2010)

Macedonia 14 (2010)

Madagascar 84 (2010)

Malawi 32 (2010)

Malaysia 118 (2010)

Maldives 5 (2010)

Mali 20 (2010)

Malta 1 (2010)

Marshall Islands 15 (2010)

Mauritania 28 (2010)

Mauritius 5 (2010)

Mayotte 1 (2010)

Mexico 1,819 (2010)

Micronesia, Federated States of 6 (2010)

Moldova 11 (2010)

Mongolia 46 (2010)

Montenegro 5 (2010)

Montserrat 2 (2010)

Morocco 58 (2010)

Mozambique 106 (2010)

Namibia 129 (2010)

Nauru 1 (2010)

Nepal 47 (2010)

Netherlands 27 (2010)

New Caledonia 25 (2010)

New Zealand 122 (2010)

Nicaragua 143 (2010)

Niger 27 (2010)

Nigeria 54 (2010)

Niue 1 (2010)

Norfolk Island 1 (2010)

Northern Mariana Islands 5 (2010)

Norway 98 (2010)

Oman 130 (2010)

Pakistan 148 (2010)

Palau 3 (2010)

Panama 118 (2010)

Papua New Guinea 562 (2010)

Paracel Islands 1 (2010)

Paraguay 800 (2010)

Peru 211 (2010)

Philippines 254 (2010)

Poland 129 (2010)

Portugal 65 (2010)

Puerto Rico 29 (2010)

Qatar 6 (2010)

Romania 54 (2010)

Russia 1,213 (2010)

Rwanda 9 (2010)

Saint Barthelemy 1 (2010)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 1 (2010)

Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 (2010)

Saint Lucia 2 (2010)

Saint Martin 1 (2010)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 (2010)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 (2010)

Samoa 4 (2010)

Sao Tome and Principe 2 (2010)

Saudi Arabia 217 (2010)

Senegal 20 (2010)

Serbia 29 (2010)

Seychelles 14 (2010)

Sierra Leone 9 (2010)

Singapore 8 (2010)

Sint Maarten 1

Slovakia 36 (2010)

Slovenia 16 (2010)

Solomon Islands 36 (2010)

Somalia 59 (2010)

South Africa 578 (2010)

Spain 154 (2010)

Spratly Islands 4 (2010)

Sri Lanka 18 (2010)

Sudan 140 (2010)

Suriname 51 (2010)

Svalbard 4 (2010)

Swaziland 15 (2010)

Sweden 249 (2010)

Switzerland 65 (2010)

Syria 104 (2010)

Taiwan 41 (2010)

Tajikistan 26 (2010)

Tanzania 124 (2010)

Thailand 105 (2010)

Timor-Leste 6 (2010)

Togo 8 (2010)

Tonga 6 (2010)

Trinidad and Tobago 6 (2010)

Tunisia 32 (2010)

Turkey 99 (2010)

Turkmenistan 27 (2010)

Turks and Caicos Islands 8 (2010)

Tuvalu 1 (2010)

Uganda 46 (2010)

Ukraine 425 (2010)

United Arab Emirates 41 (2010)

United Kingdom 505 (2010)

United States 15,079 (2010)

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Baker Island: one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable Howland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable Johnston Atoll: one closed and not maintained Kingman Reef: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 Midway Islands: 3 - one operational (2,409 m paved); no fuel for sale except emergencies Palmyra Atoll: 1 - 1,846 m unpaved runway; privately owned (2010)

Uruguay 58 (2010)

Uzbekistan 54 (2010)

Vanuatu 31 (2010)

Venezuela 409 (2010)

Vietnam 44 (2010)

Virgin Islands 2 (2010)

Wake Island 1 (2010)

Wallis and Futuna 2 (2010)

West Bank 2 (2010)

Western Sahara 6 (2010)

World total airports - 44,010 (2010) top ten by passengers: Atlanta (ATL) - 88,032,086; London (LHR) - 66,037,578; Beijing (PEK) - 65,372,012; Chicago (ORD) - 64,158,343; Tokyo (HND) - 61,903,656; Paris (CDG) - 57,906,866; Los Angeles (LAX) - 56,520,843; Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - 56,030,457; Frankfurt (FRA) - 50,932,840; Denver (DEN) - 50,167,485 (2009) top ten by cargo (metric tons): Memphis (MEM) - 3,697,054; Hong Kong (HKG) - 3,385,313; Shanghai (PVG) - 2,543,394; Inch'on (ICN) - 2,313,001; Paris (CDG) - 2,054,515; Anchorage (ANC) - 1,994,629; Louisville (SDF) - 1,949,528; Dubai (DXB) - 1,927,520; Frankfurt (FRA) - 1,887,686; Tokyo (NRT) - 1,851,972 (2009)

Yemen 55 (2010)

Zambia 94 (2010)

Zimbabwe 216 (2010)

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Field Listing :: Birth rate

This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population. Country Comparison to the World Country

Birth rate(births/1,000 population)

Afghanistan 38.11 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Albania 11.88 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Algeria 16.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

American Samoa 23.05 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Andorra 10.03 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Angola 43.33 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Anguilla 13 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda 16.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Argentina 17.75 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Armenia 12.74 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Aruba 12.77 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Australia 12.39 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Austria 8.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Azerbaijan 17.75 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Bahamas, The 16.25 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Bahrain 16.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Bangladesh 23.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Barbados 12.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Belarus 9.76 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Belgium 10.1 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Belize 26.84 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Benin 38.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Bermuda 11.47 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Bhutan 19.62 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Bolivia 25.16 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.87 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Botswana 22.54 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Brazil 18.11 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

British Virgin Islands 14.52 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Brunei 18 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Bulgaria 9.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Burkina Faso 43.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Burma 19.49 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Burundi 41.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Cambodia 25.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Cameroon 33.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Canada 10.28 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Cape Verde 21.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Cayman Islands 12.29 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Central African Republic 36.79 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Chad 40.12 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Chile 14.46 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

China 12.17 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Christmas Island NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA

Colombia 17.76 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Comoros 34.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 42.26 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Congo, Republic of the 41.01 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Cook Islands 15.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Costa Rica 16.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire 31.48 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Croatia 9.63 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Cuba 11.02 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Curacao NA

Cyprus 11.38 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Czech Republic 8.76 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Denmark 10.4 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Djibouti 25.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Dominica 15.68 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Dominican Republic 19.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Ecuador 20.32 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Egypt 25.02 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

El Salvador 18.06 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Equatorial Guinea 36 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Eritrea 33.48 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Estonia 10.42 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Ethiopia 43.34 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

European Union 9.83 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA

Faroe Islands 12.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Fiji 21.52 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Finland 10.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

France 12.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

French Polynesia 15.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Gabon 35.39 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Gambia, The 37.31 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Gaza Strip 36.26 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Georgia 10.7 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Germany 8.21 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Ghana 28.09 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Gibraltar 14.2 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Greece 9.34 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Greenland 14.68 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Grenada 17.2 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Guam 18.1 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Guatemala 27.4 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Guernsey 10.25 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Guinea 37.21 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Guinea-Bissau 35.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Guyana 17.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Haiti 24.4 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Honduras 25.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Hong Kong 7.45 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Hungary 9.7 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Iceland 13.36 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

India 21.34 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Indonesia 18.45 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Iran 18.52 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Iraq 29.41 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Ireland 16.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Isle of Man 11.54 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Israel 19.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Italy 8.01 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Jamaica 19.47 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Japan 7.41 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Jersey 10.73 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Jordan 27.06 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Kazakhstan 16.66 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Kenya 35.14 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Kiribati 23.06 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Korea, North 14.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Korea, South 8.72 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Kuwait 21.64 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Kyrgyzstan 23.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Laos 26.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Latvia 9.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Lebanon 15.1 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Lesotho 27.17 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Liberia 38.14 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Libya 24.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Liechtenstein 9.69 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Lithuania 9.21 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Luxembourg 11.7 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Macau 8.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Macedonia 11.92 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Madagascar 37.89 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Malawi 41.28 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Malaysia 21.41 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Maldives 14.5 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Mali 46.09 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Malta 10.38 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Marshall Islands 29.94 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Mauritania 33.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Mauritius 14.17 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Mayotte 38.76 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Mexico 19.39 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of 22.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Moldova 11.16 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Monaco 7.03 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Mongolia 21.03 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Montenegro 11.09 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Montserrat 11.72 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Morocco 19.4 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Mozambique 37.8 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Namibia 21.82 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Nauru 28.16 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Nepal 22.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Netherlands 10.3 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

New Caledonia 16.52 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

New Zealand 13.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Nicaragua 22.77 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Niger 51.08 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Nigeria 36.07 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Niue NA

Norfolk Island NA

Northern Mariana Islands 21.05 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Norway 10.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Oman 23.9 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Pakistan 25.3 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Palau 10.68 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Panama 19.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Papua New Guinea 26.95 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Paraguay 17.73 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Peru 19 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Philippines 25.68 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Pitcairn Islands NA

Poland 10.04 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Portugal 10.12 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Puerto Rico 11.42 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Qatar 15.54 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Romania 9.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Russia 11.11 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Rwanda 37.26 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 10.95 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.23 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Saint Lucia 14.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.89 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Samoa 22.92 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

San Marino 9.18 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe 39.09 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Saudi Arabia 19.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Senegal 37.27 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Serbia 9.2 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Seychelles 15.53 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Sierra Leone 38.79 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Singapore 8.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Sint Maarten NA

Slovakia 10.55 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Slovenia 8.92 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Solomon Islands 28.6 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Somalia 43.33 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

South Africa 19.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Spain 10.91 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Sri Lanka 15.88 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Sudan 36.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Suriname 16.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Svalbard NA

Swaziland 27.12 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Sweden 10.14 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Switzerland 9.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Syria 24.44 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Taiwan 8.97 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Tajikistan 26.49 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Tanzania 33.44 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Thailand 13.01 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Timor-Leste 25.93 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Togo 35.88 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Tokelau NA

Tonga 17.78 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago 14.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Tunisia 15.31 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Turkey 18.28 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Turkmenistan 19.62 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands 20.44 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Tuvalu 23.01 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Uganda 47.55 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Ukraine 9.62 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

United Arab Emirates 15.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

United Kingdom 12.34 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

United States 13.83 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Uruguay 13.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Uzbekistan 17.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Vanuatu 21.08 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Venezuela 20.29 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Vietnam 17.29 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Virgin Islands 11.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Wallis and Futuna 14.08 births/1,000 population NA

West Bank 24.91 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Western Sahara 32.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

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

Yemen 34.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Zambia 44.63 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Zimbabwe 31.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

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Field Listing :: Military branches

This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces). Country

Military branches

Afghanistan Afghan Armed Forces: Afghan National Army (ANA, includes Afghan National Army Air Force, ANAAF) (2010)

Albania Joint Force Command (includes Land, Naval, and Aviation Brigade Commands), Joint Support Command (includes Logistic Command), Training and Doctrine Command (2010)

Algeria People's National Army (Armee Nationale Populaire, ANP), Land Forces (Forces Terrestres, FT), Navy of the Republic of Algeria (Marine de la Republique Algerienne, MRA), Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya, QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2009)

Andorra no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra (2010)

Angola Angolan Armed Forces (FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA) (2009)

Antigua and Barbuda Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (including Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard) (2010)

Argentina Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2011)

Armenia Armenian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Air Force and Air Defense; "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic": Nagorno-Karabakh Self Defense Force (NKSDF) (2010)

Aruba no regular military forces (2010)

Australia Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command (2006)

Austria Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)

Azerbaijan Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2010)

Bahamas, The Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, Air Wing (2010)

Bahrain Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Naval Force, Air Force, National Guard

Bangladesh Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army (Sena Bahini), Bangladesh Navy (Noh Bahini, BN), Bangladesh Air Force (Biman Bahini, BAF) (2010)

Barbados Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard (2010)

Belarus Belarus Armed Forces: Land Force, Air and Air Defense Force, Special Operations Force (2010)

Belgium Belgian Armed Forces: Land Operations Command, Naval Operations Command, Air Operations Commands (2010)

Belize Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, BDF Air Wing (includes Special Boat Unit), BDF Volunteer Guard (2010)

Benin Benin Armed Forces (FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin People's Air Force (Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2008)

Bermuda Bermuda Regiment (2009)

Bhutan Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2009)

Bolivia Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano, EB), Bolivian Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, FNB; includes marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2010)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH): Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Air and Air Defense Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzracna Obrana, ZPO) (2010)

Botswana Botswana Defense Force (BDF): Ground Forces Command, Air Arm Command, Logistics Command (2010)

Brazil Brazilian Army (Exercito Brasileiro, EB), Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil (MB), includes Naval Air and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)), Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2010)

British Indian Ocean Territory no regular military forces

Brunei Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2010)

Bulgaria Bulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Forces (Bulgarski Voennovazdyshni Sily, BVVS) (2010)

Burkina Faso Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie (2010)

Burma Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay) (2010)

Burundi National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes naval detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2010)

Cambodia Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Royal Cambodian Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force (2010)

Cameroon Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises, FAC): Army (L'Armee de Terre), Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC), Fire Fighter Corps, Gendarmerie (2010)

Canada Canadian Forces: Land Forces Command (LFC), Maritime Command (MARCOM), Air Command (AIRCOM), Canada Command (homeland security) (2010)

Cape Verde People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing) (2007)

Cayman Islands no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (2010)

Central African Republic Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces (includes Military Air Service), General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), National Police (2009)

Chad Armed Forces: Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT), Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT), Gendarmerie (2008)

Chile Army of the Nation, Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh), Carabineros Corps (Cuerpo de Carabineros) (2010)

China People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun, PLAAF; includes Airborne Forces), and Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police (PAP); PLA Reserve Force (2010)

Colombia National Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Republica de Colombia, includes Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina, IM), and Coast Guard), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC) (2010)

Comoros Army of National Development (AND): Comoran Security Force, Comoran Coast Guard, Comoran Federal Police (2010)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Army, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC) (2010)

Congo, Republic of the Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Gendarmerie, Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) (2009)

Cook Islands no regular military forces; National Police Department (2009)

Costa Rica no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2010)

Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire Defense and Security Forces (FDSCI): Army, Navy, Air Force (2006)

Croatia Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH), consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM; includes coast guard), Air Force and Air Defense Command, Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2010)

Cuba Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER, includes Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT)); Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR, includes Marine Corps); Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT) (2010)

Curacao the Royal Netherlands Navy maintains a permanent and active presence in the region from its main operating base on Curacao; other local security forces include a coast guard, para-military National Guard (Vrijwilligers Korps Curacao), and Police Force (2010)

Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Forea, EF; includes naval and air elements); northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) (2009)

Czech Republic Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command (includes Land Forces and Air Forces), Support and Training Forces Command (2010)

Denmark Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Arctic Command, Tactical Air Command, Home Guard (2010)

Djibouti Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)

Dominica no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2010)

Dominican Republic Army, Navy (Marina de Guerra), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2010)

Ecuador Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007)

Egypt Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command

El Salvador Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2008)

Equatorial Guinea National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Guinea Ecuatoria, GNGE (Army), with Coast Guard (Navy) and Air Wing) (2010)

Eritrea Eritrean Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (2010)

Estonia Estonian Defense Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force (Eesti Ohuvagi), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2010)

Ethiopia Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) (2010) note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) no regular military forces

Faroe Islands no regular military forces

Fiji Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Forces (2009)

Finland Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) (2007)

France Army (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (Marine Nationale, includes Naval Air, Maritime Gendarmerie (Coast Guard)), Air Force (Armee de l'Air (AdlA), includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie (2010)

French Polynesia no regular military forces

Gabon Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police

Gambia, The Office of the Chief of Defense Staff: Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN) (2010)

Gaza Strip Palestinian Authority security forces have operated only in the West Bank, not in the Gaza Strip, since HAMAS seized power in June 2007; law and order and other security functions are performed by HAMAS security organizations (2008)

Georgia Georgian Armed Forces: Land Forces note: naval forces have been incorporated into the coast guard and the Air and Air Defense forces were incorporated into the Land Forces (2010)

Germany Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Services (Streitkraeftbasis), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) (2010)

Ghana Ghanaian Army, Ghanaian Navy, Ghanaian Air Force (2010)

Gibraltar Royal Gibraltar Regiment (2009)

Greece Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polimiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2009)

Greenland no regular military forces

Grenada no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2010)

Guatemala National Army of Guatemala (Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala, ENG), Guatemalan Navy (Marina Nacional, includes Marines), Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca, FAG) (2009)

Guinea National Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne, includes Marines), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee) (2009)

Guinea-Bissau People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force; paramilitary force

Guyana Guyana Defense Force: Army (includes Coast Guard, Air Corps) (2009)

Haiti no regular military forces - small Coast Guard; the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished (2009)

Holy See (Vatican City) Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia) (2010)

Honduras Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2008)

Hong Kong no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region (2009)

Hungary Land Forces, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero, ML) (2010)

Iceland no regular military forces; Icelandic National Police (2008)

India Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force (Bharatiya Vayu Sena), Coast Guard (2009)

Indonesia Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes marines, naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2009)

Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (IRIAF), Khatemolanbia Air Defense; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Resistance Forces, Navy, Aerospace Force, Qods Force (special operations); Law Enforcement Forces (2010)

Iraq Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005)

Ireland Irish Defense Forces (IDF; Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army, Naval Service, Air Corps (2010)

Israel Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Naval Forces (IN), Israel Air Force (IAF) (2010)

Italy Italian Armed Forces: Italian Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC) (2010)

Jamaica Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing (2010)

Japan Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jietai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai, ASDF) (2009)

Jordan Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force (RJLF), Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya, RJAF), Special Operations Command (Socom); Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis) (2008)

Kazakhstan Kazakhstani Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Mobile Forces, Air Defense Forces (2010)

Kenya Kenya Armed Forces: Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, Kenya Air Force (2010)

Kiribati no regular military forces (constitutionally prohibited); Police Force (2009)

Korea, North North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)

Korea, South Republic of Korea Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force (2009)

Kosovo Kosovo Security Force (2010)

Kuwait Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF), Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya), Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG) (2009)

Kyrgyzstan Ground Forces, Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), National Guard (2010)

Laos Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force (2010)

Latvia National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): Ground Forces, Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), Border Guard, Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2010)

Lebanon Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army ((Al Jaysh al Lubnaniya) includes Navy (Al Quwwat al Bahiriyya al Lubnaniya), Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Lubnaniya)) (2010)

Lesotho Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2010)

Liberia Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force

Libya Armed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army), Libyan Arab Navy, Libyan Arab Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriya al-Arabia al-Libyya, LAAF), Libyan Coast Guard (2008)

Liechtenstein no regular military forces (constitutionally prohibited); Principality of Liechtenstein National Police (Landespolizei, LP) (2010)

Lithuania Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Karines Oro Pajegos, KOP), National Defense Volunteer Forces (2010)

Luxembourg Army (2010)

Macau no regular military forces

Macedonia Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM): Joint Operational Command, with subordinate Air Wing (Makedonsko Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo, MVV); Special Operations Regiment; Logistic Support Command; Training Command (2010)

Madagascar People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie

Malawi Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment) (2009)

Malaysia Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2010)

Maldives Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Marine Corps, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard (2010)

Mali Malian Armed Forces: Army, Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM), National Guard (2008)

Malta Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2010)

Marshall Islands no regular military forces; under the 1983 Compact of Free Association, the US has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands; Marshall Islands Police (2009)

Mauritania Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Islamic Air Force of Mauritania (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2010)

Mauritius no regular military forces; Mauritius Police Force, Special Mobile Force, National Coast Guard (2009)

Mexico Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito, includes Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM)); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico, ARM, includes Naval Air Force (FAN), naval infantry) (2009)

Micronesia, Federated States of no regular military forces

Moldova National Army: Land Forces Command (includes special forces), Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit), Logistics Command (2010)

Monaco no regular military forces; the Palace Guard performs ceremonial duties

Mongolia Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force; there is no navy (2010)

Montenegro Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro: Army, Navy, Air Force (2009)

Montserrat no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2010)

Morocco Royal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales, FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes Air Defense), Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawyiya al Malakiya Marakishiya; Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) (2010)

Mozambique Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2008)

Namibia Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force (2010)

Nauru no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2009)

Nepal Nepal Army (2010)

Netherlands Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police (2010)

New Caledonia no regular military forces; French military, police, and gendarmerie (2009)

New Zealand New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, RNZAF) (2010)

Nicaragua National Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito Nacional de Nicaragua, ENN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2010)

Niger Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2010)

Nigeria Nigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (2008)

Niue no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force

Norway Norwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2010)

Oman Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat) (2010)

Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2010)

Palau no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2009)

Panama no regular military forces; Panamanian public forces include: Panamanian National Police (PNP), National Air-Naval Service (SENAN), National Border Service (SENAFRONT) (2010)

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) (2009)

Paraguay Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marine Corps, Naval Aviation), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2010)

Peru Army of Peru (Ejercito Peruano), Navy of Peru (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP (includes naval air, naval infantry, and Coast Guard)), Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP) (2010)

Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps and Coast Guard), Air Force (2010)

Poland Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Aviation Forces, Special Forces (2010)

Portugal Portuguese Army (Exercito Portuguesa), Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP) (2010)

Puerto Rico no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force

Qatar Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF) (2009)

Romania Land Forces, Naval Forces, Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aeriene Romane, FAR), Special Operations (2010)

Russia Ground Forces (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Forces (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN), and Space Troops (Kosmicheskiye Voyska, KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches; Russian Ground Forces include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of the ground troops (2010)

Rwanda Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF), Rwandan Patriotic Air Force (2009)

Saint Kitts and Nevis Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force; for national security, Saint Kitts and Nevis relies on the Regional Security System, headquartered in Barbados (2010)

Saint Lucia no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit and Coast Guard) (2010)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, Coast Guard; for national defense, Saint Vincent relies on the Regional Security System, headquartered in Barbados (2010)

Samoa no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2008)

San Marino no regular military forces; voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari) performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions (2010)

Sao Tome and Principe Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe, FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP), Presidential Guard (2010)

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense and Aviation Forces: Royal Saudi Land Forces, Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes Marine Forces and Special Forces), Royal Saudi Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya as-Sa'udiya), Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, Royal Saudi Strategic Rocket Forces, Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)

Senegal Senegalese Armed Forces: Army, Senegalese Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2009)

Serbia Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Land Forces Command (includes Riverine Component, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Air and Air Defense Forces Command (2010)

Seychelles Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)

Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Maritime Wing and Air Wing) (2010)

Singapore Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2010)

Sint Maarten the Royal Netherlands Navy maintains a permanent and active presence in the region from its main operating base on Curacao and through a detachment on Sint Maarten; other local security forces include a coast guard, para-military National Guard (Vrijwilligers Korps Sint Maarten), and Police Force (KPSM) (2010)

Slovakia Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2010)

Slovenia Slovenian Army (includes air and naval forces)

Solomon Islands no regular military forces; Solomon Islands Police Force (2009)

Somalia National Security Force (NSF): Somali Army (2010)

South Africa South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army, South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), Joint Operations Command, Military Intelligence, South African Military Health Services (2009)

Spain Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA) (2010)

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force (2010)

Sudan Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Land Forces, Navy (includes Marines), Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya), Popular Defense Forces; Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA): Popular Army, Air Force (2009)

Suriname National Army (Nationaal Leger, NL; includes Marine Section and Air Wing) (2010)

Svalbard no regular military forces

Swaziland Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes Air Wing) (2010)

Sweden Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2010)

Switzerland Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) (2010)

Syria Syrian Armed Forces: Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air and Air Defense Forces (includes Air Defense Command) (2008)

Taiwan Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command

Tajikistan Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Mobile Forces (2010)

Tanzania Tanzanian People's Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard), Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service (2007)

Thailand Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai, RTA), Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai, RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Kongthap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2010)

Timor-Leste Timor-Leste Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Army, Navy (Armada) (2010)

Togo Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Ground Forces, Togolese Navy (Marine du Togo), Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise, TAF), National Gendarmerie (2010)

Tonga Tonga Defense Services (TDS): Land Force (Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Royal Marines, Air Wing) (2010)

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Trinidad and Tobago Army, Coast Guard, Air Guard, Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (2010)

Tunisia Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Tunisiens, FAT): Army, Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'tunisia) (2009)

Turkey Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Turkish Land Forces (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri), Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri; includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri) (2010)

Turkmenistan Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2010)

Tuvalu no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2009)

Uganda Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF): Army (includes Marine Unit), Uganda Air Force (2010)

Ukraine Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly, VPS) (2010)

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force and Air Defense, Border and Coast Guard Directorate (BCGD) (2009)

United Kingdom Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2010)

United States United States Armed Forces: US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy (2009)

Uruguay Uruguayan Armed Forces: Uruguayan National Army (Ejercito Nacional Uruguaya, ENU), Uruguayan National Navy (Armada Nacional del Uruguay; includes naval air arm, Naval Rifle Corps (Cuerpo de Fusileros Navales, Fusna), Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2010)

Uzbekistan Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard

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

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

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

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

Zambia Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Zambian Army, Zambian Air Force, National Service (2009)

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) (2009)

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This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones. Country

Capital

Afghanistan name: Kabul geographic coordinates: 34 31 N, 69 11 E time difference: UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Akrotiri name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia) geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Albania name: Tirana (Tirane) geographic coordinates: 41 19 N, 19 49 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Algeria name: Algiers geographic coordinates: 36 45 N, 3 03 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

American Samoa name: Pago Pago geographic coordinates: 14 16 S, 170 42 W time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Andorra name: Andorra la Vella geographic coordinates: 42 30 N, 1 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Angola name: Luanda geographic coordinates: 8 50 S, 13 14 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Anguilla name: The Valley geographic coordinates: 18 13 N, 63 03 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Antigua and Barbuda name: Saint John's geographic coordinates: 17 07 N, 61 51 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Argentina name: Buenos Aires geographic coordinates: 34 36 S, 58 40 W time difference: UTC-3 (3 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: none scheduled for 2010

Armenia name: Yerevan geographic coordinates: 40 10 N, 44 30 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Aruba name: Oranjestad geographic coordinates: 12 31 N, 70 02 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Australia name: Canberra geographic coordinates: 35 17 S, 149 13 E time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April note: Australia is divided into three time zones

Austria name: Vienna geographic coordinates: 48 12 N, 16 22 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Azerbaijan name: Baku (Baki, Baky) geographic coordinates: 40 23 N, 49 52 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Bahamas, The name: Nassau geographic coordinates: 25 05 N, 77 21 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

Bahrain name: Manama geographic coordinates: 26 14 N, 50 34 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Bangladesh name: Dhaka geographic coordinates: 23 43 N, 90 24 E time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Barbados name: Bridgetown geographic coordinates: 13 06 N, 59 37 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Belarus name: Minsk geographic coordinates: 53 54 N, 27 34 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Belgium name: Brussels geographic coordinates: 50 50 N, 4 20 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Belize name: Belmopan geographic coordinates: 17 15 N, 88 46 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Benin name: Porto-Novo (official capital) geographic coordinates: 6 29 N, 2 37 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Cotonou (seat of government)

Bermuda name: Hamilton geographic coordinates: 32 17 N, 64 47 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

Bhutan name: Thimphu geographic coordinates: 27 29 N, 89 36 E time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Bolivia name: La Paz (administrative capital) geographic coordinates: 16 30 S, 68 09 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sucre (constitutional capital)

Bosnia and Herzegovina name: Sarajevo geographic coordinates: 43 52 N, 18 25 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Botswana name: Gaborone geographic coordinates: 24 45 S, 25 55 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Brazil name: Brasilia geographic coordinates: 15 47 S, 47 55 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins third Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in February note: Brazil is divided into three time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands

British Virgin Islands name: Road Town geographic coordinates: 18 27 N, 64 37 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Brunei name: Bandar Seri Begawan geographic coordinates: 4 53 N, 114 56 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Bulgaria name: Sofia geographic coordinates: 42 41 N, 23 19 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Burkina Faso name: Ouagadougou geographic coordinates: 12 22 N, 1 31 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Burma name: Rangoon (Yangon) geographic coordinates: 16 48 N, 96 09 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Nay Pyi Taw is administrative capital

Burundi name: Bujumbura geographic coordinates: 3 22 S, 29 21 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Cambodia name: Phnom Penh geographic coordinates: 11 33 N, 104 55 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Cameroon name: Yaounde geographic coordinates: 3 52 N, 11 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Canada name: Ottawa geographic coordinates: 45 25 N, 75 42 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November note: Canada is divided into six time zones

Cape Verde name: Praia geographic coordinates: 14 55 N, 23 31 W time difference: UTC-1 (4 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Cayman Islands name: George Town (on Grand Cayman) geographic coordinates: 19 18 N, 81 23 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Central African Republic name: Bangui geographic coordinates: 4 22 N, 18 35 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Chad name: N'Djamena geographic coordinates: 12 06 N, 15 02 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Chile name: Santiago geographic coordinates: 33 27 S, 70 40 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in October; ends second Sunday in March note: the Chilean Government announced on 4 March 2010 that the end of DST would be delayed until 4 April 2010 providing respite to those affected by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake of February 2010

China name: Beijing geographic coordinates: 39 55 N, 116 23 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: despite its size, all of China falls within one time zone; many people in Xinjiang Province observe an unofficial "Xinjiang timezone" of UTC+6, two hours behind Beijing

Christmas Island name: The Settlement geographic coordinates: 10 25 S, 105 43 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands name: West Island geographic coordinates: 12 10 S, 96 50 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Colombia name: Bogota geographic coordinates: 4 36 N, 74 05 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Comoros name: Moroni geographic coordinates: 11 42 S, 43 14 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the name: Kinshasa geographic coordinates: 4 19 S, 15 18 E time difference: UTC+1 (six hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Congo, Republic of the name: Brazzaville geographic coordinates: 4 15 S, 15 17 E time difference: UTC+1 (six hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Cook Islands name: Avarua geographic coordinates: 21 12 S, 159 46 W time difference: UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Costa Rica name: San Jose geographic coordinates: 9 56 N, 84 05 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Cote d'Ivoire name: Yamoussoukro geographic coordinates: 6 49 N, 5 17 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan

Croatia name: Zagreb geographic coordinates: 45 48 N, 16 00 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Cuba name: Havana geographic coordinates: 23 07 N, 82 21 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Curacao name: Willemstad geographic coordinates: 12 06 N, 68 55 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Cyprus name: Nicosia (Lefkosia) geographic coordinates: 35 10 N, 33 22 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Czech Republic name: Prague geographic coordinates: 50 05 N, 14 28 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Denmark name: Copenhagen geographic coordinates: 55 40 N, 12 35 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components

Dhekelia name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Djibouti name: Djibouti geographic coordinates: 11 35 N, 43 09 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Dominica name: Roseau geographic coordinates: 15 18 N, 61 24 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Dominican Republic name: Santo Domingo geographic coordinates: 18 28 N, 69 54 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Ecuador name: Quito geographic coordinates: 0 13 S, 78 30 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Egypt name: Cairo geographic coordinates: 30 03 N, 31 15 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in April; ends first Friday in August

El Salvador name: San Salvador geographic coordinates: 13 42 N, 89 12 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Equatorial Guinea name: Malabo geographic coordinates: 3 45 N, 8 47 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Eritrea name: Asmara (Asmera) geographic coordinates: 15 20 N, 38 56 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Estonia name: Tallinn geographic coordinates: 59 26 N, 24 43 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Ethiopia name: Addis Ababa geographic coordinates: 9 02 N, 38 42 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

European Union name: Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France), Luxembourg geographic coordinates: 50 50 N, 4 20 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: the Council of the European Union meets in Brussels, Belgium; the European Parliament meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, France; the Court of Justice of the European Communities meets in Luxembourg

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) name: Stanley geographic coordinates: 51 42 S, 57 51 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends third Sunday in April

Faroe Islands name: Torshavn geographic coordinates: 62 01 N, 6 46 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Fiji name: Suva (on Viti Levu) geographic coordinates: 18 08 S, 178 25 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins fourth Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March

Finland name: Helsinki geographic coordinates: 60 10 N, 24 56 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

France name: Paris geographic coordinates: 48 52 N, 2 20 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: applies to metropolitan France only, not to its overseas departments, collectivities, or territories

French Polynesia name: Papeete geographic coordinates: 17 32 S, 149 34 W time difference: UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Gabon name: Libreville geographic coordinates: 0 23 N, 9 27 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Gambia, The name: Banjul geographic coordinates: 13 27 N, 16 34 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Georgia name: T'bilisi geographic coordinates: 41 43 N, 44 47 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Germany name: Berlin geographic coordinates: 52 31 N, 13 24 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Ghana name: Accra geographic coordinates: 5 33 N, 0 13 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Gibraltar name: Gibraltar geographic coordinates: 36 08 N, 5 21 W time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Greece name: Athens geographic coordinates: 37 59 N, 23 44 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Greenland name: Nuuk (Godthab) geographic coordinates: 64 11 N, 51 45 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: Greenland is divided into four time zones

Grenada name: Saint George's geographic coordinates: 12 03 N, 61 45 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Guam name: Hagatna (Agana) geographic coordinates: 13 28 N, 144 44 E time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Guatemala name: Guatemala City geographic coordinates: 14 37 N, 90 31 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Friday in September; note - there is no DST planned for 2010

Guernsey name: Saint Peter Port geographic coordinates: 49 27 N, 2 32 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Guinea name: Conakry geographic coordinates: 9 33 N, 13 42 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Guinea-Bissau name: Bissau geographic coordinates: 11 51 N, 15 35 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Guyana name: Georgetown geographic coordinates: 6 48 N, 58 10 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Haiti name: Port-au-Prince geographic coordinates: 18 32 N, 72 20 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October

Holy See (Vatican City) name: Vatican City geographic coordinates: 41 54 N, 12 27 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Honduras name: Tegucigalpa geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

Hungary name: Budapest geographic coordinates: 47 30 N, 19 05 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Iceland name: Reykjavik geographic coordinates: 64 09 N, 21 57 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

India name: New Delhi geographic coordinates: 28 36 N, 77 12 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indonesia name: Jakarta geographic coordinates: 6 10 S, 106 49 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Indonesia is divided into three time zones

Iran name: Tehran geographic coordinates: 35 40 N, 51 25 E time difference: UTC+3.5 (8.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins fourth Monday in March; ends fourth Wednesday in September

Iraq name: Baghdad geographic coordinates: 33 20 N, 44 23 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Ireland name: Dublin geographic coordinates: 53 19 N, 6 14 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Isle of Man name: Douglas geographic coordinates: 54 09 N, 4 29 W time difference: UTC 0 (five hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Israel name: Jerusalem geographic coordinates: 31 46 N, 35 14 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends the Sunday between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv

Italy name: Rome geographic coordinates: 41 54 N, 12 29 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Jamaica name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 18 00 N, 76 48 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Japan name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Jersey name: Saint Helier geographic coordinates: 49 11 N, 2 06 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Jordan name: Amman geographic coordinates: 31 57 N, 35 56 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October

Kazakhstan name: Astana geographic coordinates: 51 10 N, 71 25 E time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Kazakhstan is divided into two time zones

Kenya name: Nairobi geographic coordinates: 1 17 S, 36 49 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Kiribati name: Tarawa geographic coordinates: 1 19 N, 172 58 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Korea, North name: Pyongyang geographic coordinates: 39 01 N, 125 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Korea, South name: Seoul geographic coordinates: 37 33 N, 126 59 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Kosovo name: Pristina (Prishtine, Prishtina) geographic coordinates: 42 40 N, 21 10 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Kuwait name: Kuwait City geographic coordinates: 29 22 N, 47 58 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Kyrgyzstan name: Bishkek geographic coordinates: 42 52 N, 74 36 E time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Laos name: Vientiane (Viangchan) geographic coordinates: 17 58 N, 102 36 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Latvia name: Riga geographic coordinates: 56 57 N, 24 06 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Lebanon name: Beirut geographic coordinates: 33 52 N, 35 30 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Lesotho name: Maseru geographic coordinates: 29 19 S, 27 29 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Liberia name: Monrovia geographic coordinates: 6 18 N, 10 48 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Libya name: Tripoli (Tarabulus) geographic coordinates: 32 53 N, 13 10 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Liechtenstein name: Vaduz geographic coordinates: 47 08 N, 9 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Lithuania name: Vilnius geographic coordinates: 54 41 N, 25 19 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Luxembourg name: Luxembourg geographic coordinates: 49 36 N, 6 07 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Macedonia name: Skopje geographic coordinates: 42 00 N, 21 26 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Madagascar name: Antananarivo geographic coordinates: 18 55 S, 47 31 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Malawi name: Lilongwe geographic coordinates: 13 59 S, 33 47 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Malaysia name: Kuala Lumpur geographic coordinates: 3 10 N, 101 42 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Putrajaya is referred to as administrative center not capital; Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur

Maldives name: Male geographic coordinates: 4 10 N, 73 30 E time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Mali name: Bamako geographic coordinates: 12 39 N, 8 00 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Malta name: Valletta geographic coordinates: 35 53 N, 14 30 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Marshall Islands name: Majuro geographic coordinates: 7 06 N, 171 23 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Mauritania name: Nouakchott geographic coordinates: 18 07 N, 16 02 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Mauritius name: Port Louis geographic coordinates: 20 09 S, 57 29 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Mayotte name: Mamoudzou geographic coordinates: 12 46 S, 45 13 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Mexico name: Mexico City (Distrito Federal) geographic coordinates: 19 26 N, 99 08 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October note: Mexico is divided into three time zones

Micronesia, Federated States of name: Palikir geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 158 09 E time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Moldova name: Chisinau (Kishinev) note: pronounced KEE-shee-now geographic coordinates: 47 00 N, 28 51 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Monaco name: Monaco geographic coordinates: 43 44 N, 7 25 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Mongolia name: Ulaanbaatar geographic coordinates: 47 55 N, 106 55 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Montenegro name: Podgorica geographic coordinates: 42 26 N, 19 16 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Montserrat name: Plymouth geographic coordinates: 16 42 N, 62 13 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Plymouth was abandoned in 1997 because of volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat

Morocco name: Rabat geographic coordinates: 34 01 N, 6 49 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Mozambique name: Maputo geographic coordinates: 25 57 S, 32 35 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Namibia name: Windhoek geographic coordinates: 22 34 S, 17 05 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April

Nauru no official capital; government offices in Yaren District time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Nepal name: Kathmandu geographic coordinates: 27 43 N, 85 19 E time difference: UTC+5.75 (10.75 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Netherlands name: Amsterdam geographic coordinates: 52 23 N, 4 54 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: The Hague is the seat of government; time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, not to the Caribbean components

New Caledonia name: Noumea geographic coordinates: 22 16 S, 166 27 E time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

New Zealand name: Wellington geographic coordinates: 41 28 S, 174 51 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April note: New Zealand is divided into two time zones - New Zealand standard time (12 hours in advance of UTC), and Chatham Islands time (45 minutes in advance of New Zealand standard time)

Nicaragua name: Managua geographic coordinates: 12 09 N, 86 17 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Niger name: Niamey geographic coordinates: 13 31 N, 2 07 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Nigeria name: Abuja geographic coordinates: 9 05 N, 7 32 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Niue name: Alofi geographic coordinates: 19 01 S, 169 55 W time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Norfolk Island name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Northern Mariana Islands name: Saipan geographic coordinates: 15 12 N, 145 45 E time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Norway name: Oslo geographic coordinates: 59 55 N, 10 45 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Oman name: Muscat geographic coordinates: 23 37 N, 58 35 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Pakistan name: Islamabad geographic coordinates: 33 42 N, 73 10 E time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Palau name: Melekeok geographic coordinates: 7 29 N, 134 38 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Panama name: Panama City geographic coordinates: 8 58 N, 79 32 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Papua New Guinea name: Port Moresby geographic coordinates: 9 30 S, 147 10 E time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Paraguay name: Asuncion geographic coordinates: 25 16 S, 57 40 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends second Sunday in April

Peru name: Lima geographic coordinates: 12 03 S, 77 03 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Philippines name: Manila geographic coordinates: 14 35 N, 121 00 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Pitcairn Islands name: Adamstown geographic coordinates: 25 04 S, 130 05 W time difference: UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Poland name: Warsaw geographic coordinates: 52 15 N, 21 00 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Portugal name: Lisbon geographic coordinates: 38 43 N, 9 08 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Puerto Rico name: San Juan geographic coordinates: 18 28 N, 66 07 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Qatar name: Doha geographic coordinates: 25 17 N, 51 32 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Romania name: Bucharest geographic coordinates: 44 26 N, 26 06 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Russia name: Moscow geographic coordinates: 55 45 N, 37 35 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: Russia is divided into 9 time zones

Rwanda name: Kigali geographic coordinates: 1 57 S, 30 04 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Saint Barthelemy name: Gustavia geographic coordinates: 17 53 N, 62 51 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha name: Jamestown geographic coordinates: 15 56 S, 5 44 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Saint Kitts and Nevis name: Basseterre geographic coordinates: 17 18 N, 62 43 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Saint Lucia name: Castries geographic coordinates: 14 01 N, 61 00 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Saint Martin name: Marigot geographical coordinates: 18 04 N, 63 05 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight savings: +1 hour

Saint Pierre and Miquelon name: Saint-Pierre geographic coordinates: 46 46 N, 56 11 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November