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Rank code: 2098

Country Comparison :: Languages

This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.

Rank country (%) Date of Information

1 France 100.00 NA 2 Greece 99.00 NA 3 Marshall Islands 98.20 NA 4 Poland 97.80 2002 census 5 Armenia 97.70 2001 census 6 Nicaragua 97.50 NA 7 Croatia 96.10 2001 census 8 Cambodia 95.00 NA 9 Cayman Islands 95.00 1999 census 10 Kazakhstan 95.00 2001 est. 11 Czech Republic 94.90 2001 census 12 Jersey 94.50 2001 census 13 Hungary 93.60 2001 census 14 Mexico 92.70 2005 15 Seychelles 91.80 2002 census 16 Finland 91.20 2007 17 New Zealand 91.20 2006 Census 18 Slovenia 91.10 2002 census 19 Romania 91.00 NA 20 Hong Kong 90.80 2006 census 21 American Samoa 90.60 2000 census 22 Azerbaijan 90.30 1999 census 23 Malta 90.20 2005 census 24 Mongolia 90.00 1999 25 Austria 88.60 2001 census 26 Serbia 88.30 NA 27 Macau 85.70 2001 census 28 Bulgaria 84.50 2001 census 29 Peru 84.10 2007 Census 30 Slovakia 83.90 2001 census 31 United States 82.10 NA 32 Lithuania 82.00 2001 census 33 Curacao 81.20 2001 census 34 Mauritius 80.50 2000 census 35 Mali 80.00 NA 36 Australia 78.50 2006 Census 37 Botswana 78.20 2001 census 38 Virgin Islands 74.70 2000 census 39 Uzbekistan 74.30 NA 40 Spain 74.00 NA 41 Sri Lanka 74.00 NA 42 Vanuatu 72.60 1999 Census 43 Turkmenistan 72.00 NA 44 Georgia 71.00 NA 45 Equatorial Guinea 67.60 1994 census 46 Sint Maarten 67.50 2001 census 47 Estonia 67.30 2000 census 48 Ukraine 67.00 NA 49 Macedonia 66.50 2002 census 50 Aruba 66.30 2000 census 51 Kyrgyzstan 64.70 1999 census 52 Palau 64.70 2000 census 53 Kazakhstan 64.40 2001 est. 54 Switzerland 63.70 NA 55 Montenegro 63.60 2003 census 56 Belarus 62.80 1999 census 57 French Polynesia 61.10 2002 census 58 Bolivia 60.70 2001 census 59 Belgium 60.00 NA 60 Guatemala 60.00 NA 61 Wallis and Futuna 58.90 2003 census 62 Canada 58.80 2006 Census 63 Latvia 58.20 2000 census 64 Iran 58.00 NA 65 Malawi 57.20 1998 census 66 Afghanistan 50.00 NA 67 Pakistan 48.00 NA 68 Nepal 47.80 2001 est. 69 Belize 46.00 2000 census 70 India 41.00 2001 census 71 Belgium 40.00 NA 72 Guatemala 40.00 NA 73 Latvia 37.50 2000 census 74 Belarus 36.70 1999 census 75 Ghana 36.10 2000 census 76 Afghanistan 35.00 NA 77 Singapore 35.00 2000 census 78 Belize 32.90 2000 census 79 Ethiopia 32.70 1994 census 80 Equatorial Guinea 32.40 1994 census 81 Mozambique 32.00 1997 census 82 Namibia 32.00 NA 83 Ethiopia 31.60 1994 census 84 French Polynesia 31.40 2002 census 85 Wallis and Futuna 30.10 2003 census 86 Zambia 30.10 2000 Census 87 Estonia 29.70 2000 census 88 Mozambique 26.10 1997 census 89 Iran 26.00 NA 90 Macedonia 25.10 2002 census 91 Northern Mariana Islands 24.40 2000 census 92 Ukraine 24.00 NA 93 South Africa 23.80 2001 census 94 Northern Mariana Islands 23.40 2000 census 95 Vanuatu 23.10 1999 Census 96 Singapore 23.00 2000 census 97 Zambia 22.50 2000 Census 98 Northern Mariana Islands 22.40 2000 census 99 Montenegro 22.00 2003 census 100 Canada 21.60 2006 Census 101 Bolivia 21.20 2001 census 102 Switzerland 20.40 NA 103 Liberia 20.00 NA 104 Canada 19.60 2006 Census 105 Sri Lanka 18.00 NA 106 South Africa 17.60 2001 census 107 Spain 17.00 NA 108 Virgin Islands 16.80 2000 census 109 Ethiopia 14.80 1994 census 110 Ghana 14.80 2000 census 111 Bolivia 14.60 2001 census 112 Uzbekistan 14.20 NA 113 Singapore 14.10 2000 census 114 Kyrgyzstan 13.60 1999 census 115 Palau 13.50 2000 census 116 South Africa 13.30 2001 census 117 Peru 13.00 2007 Census 118 New Zealand 12.90 2006 Census 119 Sint Maarten 12.90 2001 census 120 Malawi 12.80 1998 census 121 Ghana 12.70 2000 census 122 Aruba 12.60 2000 census 123 Kyrgyzstan 12.50 1999 census 124 Mauritius 12.10 2000 census 125 Nepal 12.10 2001 est. 126 Pakistan 12.00 NA 127 Turkmenistan 12.00 NA 128 Singapore 11.40 2000 census 129 Mozambique 11.30 1997 census 130 Afghanistan 11.00 NA 131 Northern Mariana Islands 10.80 2000 census 132 Wallis and Futuna 10.80 2003 census 133 Slovakia 10.70 2001 census 134 Zambia 10.70 2000 Census 135 United States 10.70 NA 136 Zambia 10.60 2000 Census 137 Malawi 10.10 1998 census 138 Nepal 10.00 2001 est. 139 Pakistan 10.00 NA 140 Ghana 9.90 2000 census 141 Bulgaria 9.60 2001 census 142 Northern Mariana Islands 9.60 2000 census 143 Malawi 9.50 1998 census 144 Northern Mariana Islands 9.50 2000 census 145 Palau 9.40 2000 census 146 South Africa 9.40 2001 census 147 Georgia 9.00 NA 148 Ukraine 9.00 NA 149 Iran 9.00 NA 150 Turkmenistan 9.00 NA 151 Belize 8.90 2000 census 152 Mozambique 8.80 1997 census 153 Botswana 8.60 2001 census 154 Australia 8.20 2006 Census 155 South Africa 8.20 2001 census 156 South Africa 8.20 2001 census 157 Sint Maarten 8.20 2001 census 158 Kyrgyzstan 8.20 1999 census 159 India 8.10 2001 census 160 Curacao 8.00 2001 census 161 Lithuania 8.00 2001 census 162 Pakistan 8.00 NA 163 Pakistan 8.00 NA 164 Sri Lanka 8.00 NA 165 Pakistan 8.00 NA 166 Botswana 7.90 2001 census 167 South Africa 7.90 2001 census 168 Aruba 7.70 2000 census 169 Mozambique 7.60 1997 census 170 Nepal 7.40 2001 est. 171 India 7.20 2001 census 172 South Africa 7.20 2001 census 173 Uzbekistan 7.10 NA 174 Georgia 7.00 NA 175 India 7.00 2001 census 176 Spain 7.00 NA 177 Turkmenistan 7.00 NA 178 Namibia 7.00 NA 179 Georgia 7.00 NA 180 Mozambique 6.80 1997 census 181 Romania 6.70 NA 182 Virgin Islands 6.60 2000 census 183 Switzerland 6.50 NA 184 Hungary 6.40 2001 census 185 Ethiopia 6.10 1994 census 186 Ethiopia 6.00 1994 census 187 French Polynesia 6.00 2002 census 188 Malta 6.00 2005 census 189 Georgia 6.00 NA 190 India 5.90 2001 census 191 India 5.90 2001 census 192 Aruba 5.80 2000 census 193 Nepal 5.80 2001 est. 194 Mozambique 5.80 1997 census 195 Australia 5.70 2006 Census 196 Zambia 5.70 2000 Census 197 Singapore 5.70 2000 census 198 Palau 5.70 2000 census 199 Mexico 5.70 2005 200 Lithuania 5.60 2001 census 201 Finland 5.50 2007 202 Montenegro 5.50 2003 census 203 Aruba 5.30 2000 census 204 Austria 5.30 2001 census 205 Montenegro 5.30 2003 census 206 Nepal 5.10 2001 est. 207 India 5.00 2001 census 208 Seychelles 4.90 2002 census 209 Singapore 4.90 2000 census 210 Zambia 4.90 2000 Census 211 Ghana 4.60 2000 census 212 Jersey 4.60 2001 census 213 India 4.50 2001 census 214 Slovenia 4.50 2002 census 215 Hong Kong 4.40 2006 census 216 South Africa 4.40 2001 census 217 Lithuania 4.40 2001 census 218 Slovenia 4.40 2002 census 219 Uzbekistan 4.40 NA 220 Ghana 4.30 2000 census 221 Latvia 4.30 2000 census 222 Ghana 4.30 2000 census 223 Sint Maarten 4.20 2001 census 224 Bulgaria 4.10 2001 census 225 Serbia 4.10 NA 226 Afghanistan 4.00 NA 227 Macau 4.00 2001 census 228 Curacao 4.00 2001 census 229 Belize 3.90 2000 census 230 Curacao 3.90 2001 census 231 New Zealand 3.90 2006 Census 232 Serbia 3.80 NA 233 United States 3.80 NA 234 Ghana 3.70 2000 census 235 India 3.70 2001 census 236 Mauritius 3.70 2000 census 237 Montenegro 3.70 2003 census 238 Malawi 3.60 1998 census 239 Nepal 3.60 2001 est. 240 Ethiopia 3.50 1994 census 241 Sint Maarten 3.50 2001 census 242 Ethiopia 3.50 1994 census 243 Macedonia 3.50 2002 census 244 Belize 3.40 2000 census 245 Zambia 3.40 2000 Census 246 Mauritius 3.40 2000 census 247 Ghana 3.40 2000 census 248 Ghana 3.40 2000 census 249 Azerbaijan 3.30 1999 census 250 Finland 3.30 2007 251 Nepal 3.30 2001 est. 252 Belize 3.30 2000 census 253 Cayman Islands 3.20 1999 census 254 India 3.20 2001 census 255 Macau 3.20 2001 census 256 India 3.20 2001 census 257 Singapore 3.20 2000 census 258 Seychelles 3.10 2002 census 259 Malta 3.00 2005 census 260 Pakistan 3.00 NA 261 American Samoa 2.90 2000 census 262 Croatia 2.90 2001 census 263 Ghana 2.90 2000 census 264 Curacao 2.90 2001 census 265 Botswana 2.80 2001 census 266 Switzerland 2.80 NA 267 India 2.80 2001 census 268 Hong Kong 2.80 2006 census 269 Macau 2.70 2001 census 270 Malawi 2.70 1998 census 271 United States 2.70 NA 272 Slovakia 2.60 2001 census 273 Australia 2.50 2006 Census 274 Nepal 2.50 2001 est. 275 Zambia 2.50 2000 Census 276 American Samoa 2.40 2000 census 277 Nepal 2.40 2001 est. 278 Malawi 2.40 1998 census 279 Bolivia 2.40 2001 census 280 Austria 2.30 2001 census 281 Estonia 2.30 2000 census 282 Czech Republic 2.30 2001 census 283 Palau 2.30 2000 census 284 Aruba 2.20 2000 census 285 Zambia 2.20 2000 Census 286 Austria 2.20 2001 census 287 Poland 2.20 2002 census 288 Azerbaijan 2.20 1999 census 289 Sint Maarten 2.20 2001 census 290 American Samoa 2.10 2000 census 291 Botswana 2.10 2001 census 292 New Zealand 2.10 2006 Census 293 American Samoa 2.00 2000 census 294 Zambia 2.00 2000 Census 295 Zambia 2.00 2000 Census 296 Pakistan 2.00 NA 297 Iran 2.00 NA 298 Iran 2.00 NA 299 Czech Republic 2.00 2001 census 300 Macedonia 1.90 2002 census 301 Vanuatu 1.90 1999 Census 302 Virgin Islands 1.90 2000 census 303 Azerbaijan 1.80 1999 census 304 Marshall Islands 1.80 NA 305 Serbia 1.80 NA 306 Slovakia 1.80 2001 census 307 Singapore 1.80 2000 census 308 Bulgaria 1.80 2001 census 309 Cayman Islands 1.80 1999 census 310 Macedonia 1.80 2002 census 311 Ethiopia 1.70 1994 census 312 Peru 1.70 2007 Census 313 Malawi 1.70 1998 census 314 Zambia 1.70 2000 Census 315 Zambia 1.70 2000 Census 316 Nicaragua 1.70 NA 317 Australia 1.60 2006 Census 318 Macau 1.60 2001 census 319 Austria 1.60 2001 census 320 Azerbaijan 1.50 1999 census 321 Palau 1.50 2000 census 322 Palau 1.50 2000 census 323 Palau 1.50 2000 census 324 Macau 1.50 2001 census 325 Sint Maarten 1.50 2001 census 326 Switzerland 1.50 NA 327 Belize 1.40 2000 census 328 Vanuatu 1.40 1999 Census 329 Australia 1.30 2006 Census 330 India 1.30 2001 census 331 Switzerland 1.30 NA 332 Macau 1.30 2001 census 333 New Zealand 1.30 2006 Census 334 Mozambique 1.30 1997 census 335 Australia 1.20 2006 Census 336 Bolivia 1.20 2001 census 337 Switzerland 1.20 NA 338 Romania 1.20 NA 339 Macedonia 1.20 2002 census 340 India 1.20 2001 census 341 French Polynesia 1.20 2002 census 342 Hong Kong 1.10 2006 census 343 New Zealand 1.10 2006 Census 344 Switzerland 1.10 NA 345 Serbia 1.10 NA 346 Romania 1.10 NA 347 New Zealand 1.10 2006 Census 348 Armenia 1.00 2001 census 349 Australia 1.00 2006 Census 350 Iran 1.00 NA 351 Namibia 1.00 NA 352 Switzerland 1.00 NA 353 Slovakia 1.00 2001 census 354 Pakistan 1.00 NA 355 New Zealand 1.00 2006 Census 356 Kyrgyzstan 1.00 1999 census 357 Iran 1.00 NA 358 Iran 1.00 NA 359 Greece 1.00 NA 360 Croatia 1.00 2001 census 361 Azerbaijan 1.00 1999 census 362 Armenia 0.90 2001 census 363 Hong Kong 0.90 2006 census 364 Singapore 0.90 2000 census 365 Serbia 0.90 NA 366 Jersey 0.90 2001 census 367 Czech Republic 0.80 2001 census 368 Mexico 0.80 2005 369 Nicaragua 0.80 NA 370 Malta 0.80 2005 census 371 Estonia 0.70 2000 census 372 Vanuatu 0.70 1999 Census 373 United States 0.70 NA 374 Peru 0.70 2007 Census 375 Belarus 0.50 1999 census 376 Switzerland 0.50 NA 377 Armenia 0.40 2001 census 378 Botswana 0.40 2001 census 379 French Polynesia 0.30 2002 census 380 Vanuatu 0.30 1999 Census 381 Mozambique 0.30 1997 census 382 Peru 0.30 2007 Census 383 Mauritius 0.30 2000 census 384 Belize 0.20 2000 census 385 Peru 0.20 2007 Census 386 Wallis and Futuna 0.20 2003 census 387 Seychelles 0.20 2002 census

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Country Comparison :: Legal system

This entry provides the description of a country's legal system; it also includes information on acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction. The legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law); common law (including United State law); customary law; mixed or pluralistic law; and religious law (including Islamic law). An additional type of legal system - international law, which governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another - is also addressed below. The following list describes these legal systems, the countries or world regions where these systems are enforced, and a brief statement on the origins and major features of each. Civil Law - The most widespread type of legal system in the world, applied in various forms in approximately 150 countries. Also referred to as European continental law, the civil law system is derived mainly from the Roman Corpus Juris Civilus, (Body of Civil Law), a collection of laws and legal interpretations compiled under the East Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian I between A.D. 528 and 565. The major feature of civil law systems is that the laws are organized into systematic written codes. In civil law the sources recognized as authoritative are principally legislation - especially codifications in constitutions or statutes enacted by governments - and secondarily, custom. The civil law systems in some countries are based on more than one code. Common Law - A type of legal system, often synonymous with "English common law," which is the system of England and Wales in the UK, and is also in force in approximately 80 countries formerly part of or influenced by the former British Empire. English common law reflects Biblical influences as well as remnants of law systems imposed by early conquerors including the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, and Normans. Some legal scholars attribute the formation of the English common law system to King Henry II (r.1154-1189). Until the time of his reign, laws customary among England's various manorial and ecclesiastical (church) jurisdictions were administered locally. Henry II established the king's court and designated that laws were "common" to the entire English realm. The foundation of English common law is "legal precedent" - referred to as stare decisis, meaning "to stand by things decided." In the English common law system, court judges are bound in their decisions in large part by the rules and other doctrines developed - and supplemented over time - by the judges of earlier English courts. Customary Law - A type of legal system that serves as the basis of, or has influenced, the present-day laws in approximately 40 countries - mostly in Africa, but some in the Pacific islands, Europe, and the Near East. Customary law is also referred to as "primitive law," "unwritten law," "indigenous law," and "folk law." There is no single history of customary law such as that found in Roman civil law, English common law, Islamic law, or the Napoleonic Civil Code. The earliest systems of law in human society were customary, and usually developed in small agrarian and hunter-gatherer communities. As the term implies, customary law is based upon the customs of a community. Common attributes of customary legal systems are that they are seldom written down, they embody an organized set of rules regulating social relations, and they are agreed upon by members of the community. Although such law systems include sanctions for law infractions, resolution tends to be reconciliatory rather than punitive. A number of African states practiced customary law many centuries prior to colonial influences. Following colonization, such laws were written down and incorporated to varying extents into the legal systems imposed by their colonial powers. European Union Law - A sub-discipline of international law known as "supranational law" in which the rights of sovereign nations are limited in relation to one another. Also referred to as the Law of the European Union or Community Law, it is the unique and complex legal system that operates in tandem with the laws of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU). Similar to federal states, the EU legal system ensures compliance from the member states because of the Union's decentralized political nature. The European Court of Justice (ECJ), established in 1952 by the Treaty of Paris, has been largely responsible for the development of EU law. Fundamental principles of European Union law include: subsidiarity - the notion that issues be handled by the smallest, lowest, or least centralized competent authority; proportionality - the EU may only act to the extent needed to achieve its objectives; conferral - the EU is a union of member states, and all its authorities are voluntarily granted by its members; legal certainty - requires that legal rules be clear and precise; and precautionary principle - a moral and political principle stating that if an action or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public or to the environment, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not ensue, the burden of proof falls on those who would advocate taking the action. French Law - A type of civil law that is the legal system of France. The French system also serves as the basis for, or is mixed with, other legal systems in approximately 50 countries, notably in North Africa, the Near East, and the French territories and dependencies. French law is primarily codified or systematic written civil law. Prior to the French Revolution (1789-1799), France had no single national legal system. Laws in the northern areas of present-day France were mostly local customs based on privileges and exemptions granted by kings and feudal lords, while in the southern areas Roman law predominated. The introduction of the Napoleonic Civil Code during the reign of Napoleon I in the first decade of the 19th century brought major reforms to the French legal system, many of which remain part of France's current legal structure, though all have been extensively amended or redrafted to address a modern nation. French law distinguishes between "public law" and "private law." Public law relates to government, the French Constitution, public administration, and criminal law. Private law covers issues between private citizens or corporations. The most recent changes to the French legal system - introduced in the 1980s - were the decentralization laws, which transferred authority from centrally appointed government representatives to locally elected representatives of the people. International Law - The law of the international community, or the body of customary rules and treaty rules accepted as legally binding by states in their relations with each other. International law differs from other legal systems in that it primarily concerns sovereign political entities. There are three separate disciplines of international law: public international law, which governs the relationship between provinces and international entities and includes treaty law, law of the sea, international criminal law, and international humanitarian law; private international law, which addresses legal jurisdiction; and supranational law - a legal framework wherein countries are bound by regional agreements in which the laws of the member countries are held inapplicable when in conflict with supranational laws. At present the European Union is the only entity under a supranational legal system. The term "international law" was coined by Jeremy Bentham in 1780 in his Principles of Morals and Legislation, though laws governing relations between states have been recognized from very early times (many centuries B.C.). Modern international law developed alongside the emergence and growth of the European nation-states beginning in the early 16th century. Other factors that influenced the development of international law included the revival of legal studies, the growth of international trade, and the practice of exchanging emissaries and establishing legations. The sources of International law are set out in Article 38-1 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice within the UN Charter. Islamic Law - The most widespread type of religious law, it is the legal system enforced in over 30 countries, particularly in the Near East, but also in Central and South Asia, Africa, and Indonesia. In many countries Islamic law operates in tandem with a civil law system. Islamic law is embodied in the sharia, an Arabic word meaning "the right path." Sharia covers all aspects of public and private life and organizes them into five categories: obligatory, recommended, permitted, disliked, and forbidden. The primary sources of sharia law are the Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel, and the Sunnah, the teachings of the Prophet and his works. In addition to these two primary sources, traditional Sunni Muslims recognize the consensus of Muhammad's companions and Islamic jurists on certain issues, called ijmas, and various forms of reasoning, including analogy by legal scholars, referred to as qiyas. Shia Muslims reject ijmas and qiyas as sources of sharia law. Mixed Law - Also referred to as pluralistic law, mixed law consists of elements of some or all of the other main types of legal systems - civil, common, customary, and religious. The mixed legal systems of a number of countries came about when colonial powers overlaid their own legal systems upon colonized regions but retained elements of the colonies' existing legal systems. Napoleonic Civil Code - A type of civil law, referred to as the Civil Code or Code Civil des Francais, forms part of the legal system of France, and underpins the legal systems of Bolivia, Egypt, Lebanon, Poland, and the US state of Louisiana. The Civil Code was established under Napoleon I, enacted in 1804, and officially designated the Code Napoleon in 1807. This legal system combined the Teutonic civil law tradition of the northern provinces of France with the Roman law tradition of the southern and eastern regions of the country. The Civil Code bears similarities in its arrangement to the Roman Body of Civil Law (see Civil Law above). As enacted in 1804, the Code addressed personal status, property, and the acquisition of property. Codes added over the following six years included civil procedures, commercial law, criminal law and procedures, and a penal code. Religious Law - A legal system which stems from the sacred texts of religious traditions and in most cases professes to cover all aspects of life as a seamless part of devotional obligations to a transcendent, imminent, or deep philosophical reality. Implied as the basis of religious law is the concept of unalterability, because the word of God cannot be amended or legislated against by judges or governments. However, a detailed legal system generally requires human elaboration. The main types of religious law are sharia in Islam, halakha in Judaism, and canon law in some Christian groups. Sharia is the most widespread religious legal system (see Islamic Law), and is the sole system of law for countries including Iran, the Maldives, and Saudi Arabia. No country is fully governed by halakha, but Jewish people may decide to settle disputes through Jewish courts and be bound by their rulings. Canon law is not a divine law as such because it is not found in revelation. It is viewed instead as human law inspired by the word of God and applying the demands of that revelation to the actual situation of the church. Canon law regulates the internal ordering of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. Roman Law - A type of civil law developed in ancient Rome and practiced from the time of the city's founding (traditionally 753 B.C.) until the fall of the Western Empire in the 5th century A.D. Roman law remained the legal system of the Byzantine (Eastern Empire) until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Preserved fragments of the first legal text, known as the Law of the Twelve Tables, dating from the 5th century B.C., contained specific provisions designed to change the prevailing customary law. Early Roman law was drawn from custom and statutes; later, during the time of the empire, emperors asserted their authority as the ultimate source of law. The basis for Roman laws was the idea that the exact form - not the intention - of words or of actions produced legal consequences. It was only in the late 6th century A.D. that a comprehensive Roman code of laws was published (see Civil Law above). Roman law served as the basis of law systems developed in a number of continental European countries. Roman-Dutch Law - A type of civil law based on Roman law as applied in the Netherlands. Roman-Dutch law serves as the basis for legal systems in seven African countries, as well as Guyana, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. This law system, which originated in the province of Holland and expanded throughout the Netherlands (to be replaced by the French Civil Code in 1809), was instituted in a number of sub-Saharan African countries during the Dutch colonial period. The Dutch jurist/philosopher Hugo Grotius was the first to attempt to reduce Roman-Dutch civil law into a system in his Jurisprudence of Holland (written 1619-20, commentary published 1621). The Dutch historian/lawyer Simon van Leeuwen coined the term "Roman-Dutch law" in 1652. Spanish Law - A type of civil law, often referred to as the Spanish Civil Code, it is the present legal system of Spain and is the basis of legal systems in 12 countries mostly in Central and South America, but also in southwestern Europe, northern and western Africa, and southeastern Asia. The Spanish Civil Code reflects a complex mixture of customary, Roman, Napoleonic, local, and modern codified law. The laws of the Visigoth invaders of Spain in the 5th to 7th centuries had the earliest major influence on Spanish legal system development. The Christian Reconquest of Spain in the 11th through 15th centuries witnessed the development of customary law, which combined canon (religious) and Roman law. During several centuries of Hapsburg and Bourbon rule, systematic recompilations of the existing national legal system were attempted, but these often conflicted with local and regional customary civil laws. Legal system development for most of the 19th century concentrated on formulating a national civil law system, which was finally enacted in 1889 as the Spanish Civil Code. Several sections of the code have been revised, the most recent of which are the penal code in 1989 and the judiciary code in 2001. The Spanish Civil Code separates public and private law. Public law includes constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, process law, financial and tax law, and international public law. Private law includes civil law, commercial law, labor law, and international private law. United States Law - A type of common law, which is the basis of the legal system of the United States and that of its island possessions in the Caribbean and the Pacific. This legal system has several layers, more possibly than in most other countries, and is due in part to the division between federal and state law. The United States was founded not as one nation but as a union of 13 colonies, each claiming independence from the British Crown. The US Constitution, implemented in 1789, began shifting power away from the states and toward the federal government, though the states today retain substantial legal authority. US law draws its authority from four sources: constitutional law, statutory law, administrative regulations, and case law. Constitutional law is based on the US Constitution and serves as the supreme federal law. Taken together with those of the state constitutions, these documents outline the general structure of the federal and state governments and provide the rules and limits of power. US statutory law is legislation enacted by the US Congress and is codified in the United States Code. The 50 state legislatures have similar authority to enact state statutes. Administrative law is the authority delegated to federal and state executive agencies. Case law, also referred to as common law, covers areas where constitutional or statutory law is lacking. Case law is a collection of judicial decisions, customs, and general principles that began in England centuries ago, that were adopted in America at the time of the Revolution, and that continue to develop today.

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Rank code: 2101

Country Comparison :: Legislative branch

This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of the election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.

Rank country Legislative branch Date of Information

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Country Comparison :: Life expectancy at birth

This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.

Rank country (years) Date of Information

1 Monaco 89.78 2010 est. 2 Macau 84.38 2010 est. 3 San Marino 82.95 2010 est. 4 Andorra 82.36 2010 est. 5 Japan 82.17 2010 est. 6 Guernsey 82.08 2010 est. 7 Singapore 82.06 2010 est. 8 Hong Kong 81.96 2010 est. 9 Australia 81.72 2010 est. 10 Canada 81.29 2010 est. 11 Jersey 81.28 2010 est. 12 France 81.09 2010 est. 13 Spain 81.07 2010 est. 14 Sweden 80.97 2010 est. 15 Switzerland 80.97 2010 est. 16 Israel 80.86 2010 est. 17 Iceland 80.79 2010 est. 18 Anguilla 80.77 2010 est. 19 Bermuda 80.60 2010 est. 20 Cayman Islands 80.57 2010 est. 21 Isle of Man 80.53 2010 est. 22 New Zealand 80.48 2010 est. 23 Italy 80.33 2010 est. 24 Liechtenstein 80.19 2010 est. 25 Norway 80.08 2010 est. 26 Ireland 80.07 2010 est. 27 Jordan 79.92 2010 est. 28 United Kingdom 79.92 2010 est. 29 Greece 79.80 2010 est. 30 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 79.74 2010 est. 31 Austria 79.65 2010 est. 32 Malta 79.59 2010 est. 33 Faroe Islands 79.58 2010 est. 34 Netherlands 79.55 2010 est. 35 Luxembourg 79.48 2010 est. 36 Germany 79.41 2010 est. 37 Belgium 79.37 2010 est. 38 Virgin Islands 79.19 2010 est. 39 Finland 79.13 2010 est. 40 Wallis and Futuna 78.83 2010 est. 41 European Union 78.82 2010 est. 42 Korea, South 78.81 2010 est. 43 Puerto Rico 78.77 2010 est. 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.66 2010 est. 45 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha78.60 2010 est. 46 Gibraltar 78.53 2010 est. 47 Denmark 78.47 2010 est. 48 Portugal 78.38 2010 est. 49 United States 78.24 2010 est. 50 Taiwan 78.15 2010 est. 51 Kuwait 77.89 2010 est. 52 Cyprus 77.66 2010 est. 53 Cuba 77.64 2010 est. 54 Panama 77.61 2010 est. 55 Costa Rica 77.54 2010 est. 56 Chile 77.53 2010 est. 57 Libya 77.47 2010 est. 58 British Virgin Islands 77.45 2010 est. 59 Albania 77.22 2010 est. 60 Dominican Republic 77.15 2010 est. 61 Slovenia 77.12 2010 est. 62 Czech Republic 77.01 2010 est. 63 Georgia 76.93 2010 est. 64 French Polynesia 76.91 2010 est. 65 Northern Mariana Islands 76.90 2010 est. 66 Argentina 76.76 2010 est. 67 Saint Lucia 76.65 2010 est. 68 New Caledonia 76.56 2010 est. 69 Uruguay 76.55 2010 est. 70 United Arab Emirates 76.32 2010 est. 71 Mexico 76.26 2010 est. 72 Paraguay 75.99 2010 est. 73 Tunisia 75.99 2010 est. 74 Brunei 75.96 2010 est. 75 Poland 75.85 2010 est. 76 Dominica 75.77 2010 est. 77 Morocco 75.69 2010 est. 78 Turks and Caicos Islands 75.64 2010 est. 79 Slovakia 75.62 2010 est. 80 Croatia 75.58 2010 est. 81 Ecuador 75.52 2010 est. 82 Aruba 75.51 2010 est. 83 Qatar 75.51 2010 est. 84 Bahrain 75.40 2010 est. 85 Sri Lanka 75.30 2010 est. 86 Antigua and Barbuda 75.26 2010 est. 87 Lithuania 75.12 2010 est. 88 Thailand 75.02 2010 est. 89 Macedonia 74.92 2010 est. 90 Lebanon 74.79 2010 est. 91 West Bank 74.78 2010 est. 92 Hungary 74.57 2010 est. 93 China 74.51 2010 est. 94 Cook Islands 74.47 2010 est. 95 Syria 74.46 2010 est. 96 Saint Kitts and Nevis 74.37 2010 est. 97 Colombia 74.31 2010 est. 98 Algeria 74.26 2010 est. 99 Mauritius 74.25 2010 est. 100 Maldives 74.21 2010 est. 101 Barbados 74.14 2010 est. 102 Serbia 74.09 2010 est. 103 Suriname 73.98 2010 est. 104 American Samoa 73.97 2010 est. 105 Oman 73.97 2010 est. 106 Solomon Islands 73.94 2010 est. 107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.90 2010 est. 108 Saudi Arabia 73.87 2010 est. 109 Venezuela 73.77 2010 est. 110 Romania 73.74 2010 est. 111 Gaza Strip 73.68 2010 est. 112 Malaysia 73.55 2010 est. 113 Jamaica 73.48 2010 est. 114 Bulgaria 73.35 2010 est. 115 Seychelles 73.28 2010 est. 116 El Salvador 73.18 2010 est. 117 Estonia 73.08 2010 est. 118 Armenia 72.96 2010 est. 119 Montserrat 72.91 2010 est. 120 Grenada 72.79 2010 est. 121 Latvia 72.42 2010 est. 122 Egypt 72.40 2010 est. 123 Brazil 72.26 2010 est. 124 Uzbekistan 72.24 2010 est. 125 Turkey 72.23 2010 est. 126 Samoa 72.13 2010 est. 127 Vietnam 71.94 2010 est. 128 Nicaragua 71.78 2010 est. 129 Palau 71.51 2010 est. 130 Marshall Islands 71.48 2010 est. 131 Philippines 71.38 2010 est. 132 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.23 2010 est. 133 Moldova 71.09 2010 est. 134 Trinidad and Tobago 71.09 2010 est. 135 Indonesia 71.05 2010 est. 136 Fiji 71.03 2010 est. 137 Tonga 71.03 2010 est. 138 Peru 71.03 2010 est. 139 Belarus 70.92 2010 est. 140 Bahamas, The 70.84 2010 est. 141 Greenland 70.67 2010 est. 142 Guatemala 70.59 2010 est. 143 Honduras 70.51 2010 est. 144 Cape Verde 70.41 2010 est. 145 Iraq 70.25 2010 est. 146 Iran 69.77 2010 est. 147 Kyrgyzstan 69.74 2010 est. 148 Bangladesh 69.44 2010 est. 149 Ukraine 68.46 2010 est. 150 Belize 68.23 2010 est. 151 Turkmenistan 68.20 2010 est. 152 Kazakhstan 68.19 2010 est. 153 Mongolia 67.98 2010 est. 154 Timor-Leste 67.61 2010 est. 155 Bolivia 67.23 2010 est. 156 Azerbaijan 67.01 2010 est. 157 Guyana 66.74 2010 est. 158 Bhutan 66.71 2010 est. 159 India 66.46 2010 est. 160 Russia 66.16 2010 est. 161 World 66.12 2009 est. 162 Papua New Guinea 65.99 2010 est. 163 Nepal 65.81 2010 est. 164 Tajikistan 65.68 2010 est. 165 Pakistan 65.63 2010 est. 166 Nauru 64.99 2010 est. 167 Burma 64.52 2010 est. 168 Tuvalu 64.39 2010 est. 169 Vanuatu 64.33 2010 est. 170 Korea, North 64.13 2010 est. 171 Kiribati 64.03 2010 est. 172 Comoros 63.83 2010 est. 173 Yemen 63.36 2010 est. 174 Mayotte 63.28 2010 est. 175 Madagascar 63.26 2010 est. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 62.73 2010 est. 177 Cambodia 62.28 2010 est. 178 Togo 62.25 2010 est. 179 Haiti 62.17 2011 est. 180 Eritrea 62.15 2010 est. 181 Laos 62.00 2010 est. 182 Equatorial Guinea 61.98 2010 est. 183 Botswana 60.93 2010 est. 184 Mauritania 60.75 2010 est. 185 Western Sahara 60.74 2010 est. 186 Djibouti 60.73 2010 est. 187 Ghana 60.55 2010 est. 188 Benin 59.42 2010 est. 189 Senegal 59.38 2010 est. 190 Kenya 58.82 2010 est. 191 Burundi 58.29 2010 est. 192 Guinea 57.60 2010 est. 193 Rwanda 57.46 2010 est. 194 Liberia 56.58 2010 est. 195 Cote d'Ivoire 56.19 2010 est. 196 Ethiopia 55.80 2010 est. 197 Sierra Leone 55.69 2010 est. 198 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.73 2010 est. 199 Congo, Republic of the 54.54 2010 est. 200 Sudan 54.21 2010 est. 201 Gambia, The 54.07 2010 est. 202 Cameroon 54.04 2010 est. 203 Burkina Faso 53.32 2010 est. 204 Niger 52.99 2010 est. 205 Uganda 52.98 2010 est. 206 Gabon 52.75 2010 est. 207 Tanzania 52.49 2010 est. 208 Mali 52.17 2010 est. 209 Zambia 52.03 2010 est. 210 Namibia 51.95 2010 est. 211 Malawi 50.92 2010 est. 212 Lesotho 50.67 2010 est. 213 Somalia 50.00 2010 est. 214 Central African Republic 49.68 2010 est. 215 South Africa 49.20 2010 est. 216 Guinea-Bissau 48.30 2010 est. 217 Chad 47.99 2010 est. 218 Swaziland 47.97 2010 est. 219 Zimbabwe 47.55 2010 est. 220 Nigeria 47.24 2010 est. 221 Afghanistan 44.65 2010 est. 222 Mozambique 41.37 2010 est. 223 Angola 38.48 2010 est.

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Rank code: 2103

Country Comparison :: Literacy

This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.

Rank country (%) Date of Information

1 Andorra 100.00 NA 2 Finland 100.00 2000 est. 3 Georgia 100.00 2004 est. 4 Holy See (Vatican City) 100.00 NA 5 Luxembourg 100.00 2000 est. 6 Norway 100.00 NA 7 Liechtenstein 100.00 NA 8 Greenland 100.00 2001 est. 9 Cuba 99.80 2002 census 10 Estonia 99.80 2000 census 11 Poland 99.80 2003 est. 12 Barbados 99.70 2002 est. 13 Samoa 99.70 2003 est. 14 Slovenia 99.70 NA 15 Latvia 99.70 2000 census 16 Belarus 99.60 1999 census 17 Lithuania 99.60 2001 census 18 Slovakia 99.60 2004 19 Kazakhstan 99.50 1999 est. 20 Tajikistan 99.50 2000 census 21 Armenia 99.40 2001 census 22 Ukraine 99.40 2001 census 23 Hungary 99.40 2003 est. 24 Russia 99.40 2002 census 25 Uzbekistan 99.30 2003 est. 26 Moldova 99.10 2005 est. 27 Australia 99.00 2003 est. 28 Sweden 99.00 2003 est. 29 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.00 1982 est. 30 New Zealand 99.00 2003 est. 31 Netherlands 99.00 2003 est. 32 Monaco 99.00 2003 est. 33 Korea, North 99.00 NA 34 Japan 99.00 2002 35 Ireland 99.00 2003 est. 36 Iceland 99.00 2003 est. 37 United States 99.00 2003 est. 38 United Kingdom 99.00 2003 est. 39 Switzerland 99.00 2003 est. 40 Denmark 99.00 2003 est. 41 Belgium 99.00 2003 est. 42 Canada 99.00 2003 est. 43 Germany 99.00 2003 est. 44 France 99.00 2003 est. 45 Czech Republic 99.00 2003 est. 46 Tonga 98.90 1999 est. 47 Azerbaijan 98.80 1999 census 48 Turkmenistan 98.80 1999 est. 49 Albania 98.70 2001 census 50 Kyrgyzstan 98.70 1999 census 51 Trinidad and Tobago 98.60 2003 est. 52 Italy 98.40 2001 census 53 Bulgaria 98.20 2001 census 54 Croatia 98.10 2001 census 55 Austria 98.00 NA 56 Bermuda 98.00 2005 est. 57 Cayman Islands 98.00 1970 est. 58 French Polynesia 98.00 1977 est. 59 Uruguay 98.00 2003 est. 60 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.00 1970 est. 61 Korea, South 97.90 2002 62 Spain 97.90 2003 est. 63 British Virgin Islands 97.80 NA 64 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.80 2003 est. 65 Mongolia 97.80 2000 census 66 Cyprus 97.60 2001 census 67 Aruba 97.30 2000 census 68 Romania 97.30 2002 census 69 Argentina 97.20 2001 census 70 Israel 97.10 2004 est. 71 American Samoa 97.00 1980 est. 72 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha97.00 1987 est. 73 Northern Mariana Islands 97.00 1980 est. 74 Montserrat 97.00 1970 est. 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.70 2000 est. 76 Serbia 96.40 NA 77 New Caledonia 96.20 1996 census 78 Macedonia 96.10 2002 census 79 Taiwan 96.10 2003 80 Greece 96.00 2001 census 81 San Marino 96.00 NA 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96.00 1970 est. 83 Grenada 96.00 2003 est. 84 Chile 95.70 2002 census 85 Bahamas, The 95.60 2003 est. 86 Anguilla 95.00 1984 est. 87 Cook Islands 95.00 NA 88 Niue 95.00 NA 89 Costa Rica 94.90 2000 census 90 Puerto Rico 94.10 2002 est. 91 Dominica 94.00 2003 est. 92 Paraguay 94.00 2003 est. 93 Maldives 93.80 2006 Census 94 Fiji 93.70 2003 est. 95 Marshall Islands 93.70 1999 96 Hong Kong 93.50 2002 97 Kuwait 93.30 2005 census 98 Portugal 93.30 2003 est. 99 Venezuela 93.00 2001 census 100 Peru 92.90 2007 Census 101 Malta 92.80 2005 Census 102 Brunei 92.70 2001 census 103 Philippines 92.60 2000 census 104 Thailand 92.60 2000 census 105 Singapore 92.50 2000 census 106 Gaza Strip 92.40 2004 est. 107 West Bank 92.40 2004 est. 108 Palau 92.00 1980 est. 109 Kosovo 91.90 2007 Census 110 Panama 91.90 2000 census 111 Guyana 91.80 2002 Census 112 Seychelles 91.80 2002 census 113 China 91.60 2007 114 Macau 91.30 2001 census 115 Ecuador 91.00 2001 census 116 Sri Lanka 90.70 2001 census 117 Zimbabwe 90.70 2003 est. 118 Colombia 90.40 2005 census 119 Indonesia 90.40 2004 est. 120 Vietnam 90.30 2002 est. 121 Saint Lucia 90.10 2001 est. 122 Burma 89.90 2006 est. 123 Jordan 89.90 2003 est. 124 Suriname 89.60 2004 census 125 Micronesia, Federated States of 89.00 1980 est. 126 Qatar 89.00 2004 census 127 Malaysia 88.70 2000 census 128 Brazil 88.60 2004 est. 129 Jamaica 87.90 2003 est. 130 Lebanon 87.40 2003 est. 131 Turkey 87.40 2004 est. 132 Dominican Republic 87.00 2002 census 133 Equatorial Guinea 87.00 2000 est. 134 Bolivia 86.70 2001 census 135 Bahrain 86.50 2001 census 136 South Africa 86.40 2003 est. 137 Mexico 86.10 2005 Census 138 Antigua and Barbuda 85.80 2003 est. 139 Kenya 85.10 2003 est. 140 Namibia 85.00 2001 census 141 Sao Tome and Principe 84.90 2001 census 142 Lesotho 84.80 2003 est. 143 Mauritius 84.40 2000 census 144 Congo, Republic of the 83.80 2003 est. 145 Libya 82.60 2003 est. 146 Swaziland 81.60 2003 est. 147 Oman 81.40 2003 census 148 Botswana 81.20 2003 est. 149 El Salvador 81.10 2007 census 150 Zambia 80.60 2003 est. 151 Gibraltar 80.00 NA 152 Honduras 80.00 2001 census 153 Syria 79.60 2004 census 154 Saudi Arabia 78.80 2003 est. 155 United Arab Emirates 77.90 2003 est. 156 Iran 77.00 2002 est. 157 Belize 76.90 2000 census 158 Cape Verde 76.60 2003 est. 159 Tunisia 74.30 2004 census 160 Iraq 74.10 2000 est. 161 Vanuatu 74.00 1999 census 162 Cambodia 73.60 2004 est. 163 Laos 73.00 2005 Census 164 Egypt 71.40 2005 est. 165 Rwanda 70.40 2003 est. 166 Algeria 69.90 2002 est. 167 Tanzania 69.40 2002 census 168 Guatemala 69.10 2002 census 169 Madagascar 68.90 2003 est. 170 Nigeria 68.00 2003 est. 171 Cameroon 67.90 2001 est. 172 Djibouti 67.90 2003 est. 173 Nicaragua 67.50 2003 est. 174 Angola 67.40 2001 est. 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 67.20 2001 est. 176 Uganda 66.80 2002 census 177 Gabon 63.20 1995 est. 178 Malawi 62.70 2003 est. 179 Sudan 61.10 2003 est. 180 India 61.00 2001 census 181 Togo 60.90 2003 est. 182 Burundi 59.30 2000 est. 183 Eritrea 58.60 2003 est. 184 Timor-Leste 58.60 2002 185 Ghana 57.90 2000 census 186 Liberia 57.50 NA 187 Papua New Guinea 57.30 2000 census 188 Comoros 56.50 2003 est. 189 Haiti 52.90 2003 est. 190 Morocco 52.30 2004 census 191 Mauritania 51.20 2000 census 192 Yemen 50.20 2003 est. 193 Wallis and Futuna 50.00 1969 est. 194 Pakistan 49.90 2005 est. 195 Cote d'Ivoire 48.70 2000 est. 196 Central African Republic 48.60 2000 est. 197 Nepal 48.60 2001 census 198 Bangladesh 47.90 2001 Census 199 Mozambique 47.80 2003 est. 200 Bhutan 47.00 2003 est. 201 Mali 46.40 2003 est. 202 Ethiopia 42.70 2003 est. 203 Guinea-Bissau 42.40 2003 est. 204 Gambia, The 40.10 2003 est. 205 Senegal 39.30 2002 est. 206 Somalia 37.80 2001 est. 207 Sierra Leone 35.10 2004 est. 208 Benin 34.70 2002 census 209 Guinea 29.50 2003 est. 210 Niger 28.70 2005 est. 211 Afghanistan 28.10 2000 est. 212 Chad 25.70 2000 est. 213 Burkina Faso 21.80 2003 est.

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Rank code: 2105

Country Comparison :: Manpower available for military service

This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for a country (defined as being ages 16-49) and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.

Rank country Manpower available for military serviceDate of Information

1 China 381,747,145.00 2010 est. 2 China 360,385,629.00 2010 est. 3 India 313,905,989.00 2010 est. 4 India 291,755,100.00 2010 est. 5 United States 73,145,586.00 2010 est. 6 United States 71,880,788.00 2010 est. 7 Indonesia 65,166,986.00 2010 est. 8 Indonesia 62,715,534.00 2010 est. 9 Brazil 53,038,688.00 2010 est. 10 Brazil 52,942,805.00 2010 est. 11 Pakistan 45,829,360.00 2010 est. 12 Pakistan 41,716,682.00 2010 est. 13 Bangladesh 36,560,110.00 2010 est. 14 Nigeria 36,203,921.00 2010 est. 15 Russia 35,693,977.00 2010 est. 16 Russia 34,850,217.00 2010 est. 17 Nigeria 34,409,821.00 2010 est. 18 Mexico 30,048,077.00 2010 est. 19 Mexico 28,475,126.00 2010 est. 20 Japan 27,461,338.00 2010 est. 21 Japan 26,478,466.00 2010 est. 22 Vietnam 25,402,395.00 2010 est. 23 Philippines 25,079,262.00 2010 est. 24 Vietnam 24,834,928.00 2010 est. 25 Philippines 24,556,912.00 2010 est. 26 Turkey 20,832,658.00 2010 est. 27 Iran 20,763,890.00 2010 est. 28 Egypt 20,619,887.00 2010 est. 29 Turkey 20,337,037.00 2010 est. 30 Iran 20,157,570.00 2010 est. 31 Egypt 19,785,004.00 2010 est. 32 Germany 19,195,804.00 2010 est. 33 Ethiopia 19,145,307.00 2010 est. 34 Ethiopia 18,485,269.00 2010 est. 35 Germany 18,159,851.00 2010 est. 36 Thailand 17,762,077.00 2010 est. 37 Thailand 17,650,648.00 2010 est. 38 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15,192,858.00 2010 est. 39 United Kingdom 14,732,445.00 2010 est. 40 France 14,591,656.00 2010 est. 41 Burma 14,558,921.00 2010 est. 42 Burma 14,539,703.00 2010 est. 43 France 14,285,551.00 2010 est. 44 United Kingdom 14,118,320.00 2010 est. 45 Italy 13,705,846.00 2010 est. 46 South Africa 13,508,255.00 2010 est. 47 Korea, South 13,274,442.00 2010 est. 48 Italy 12,929,946.00 2010 est. 49 Korea, South 12,542,699.00 2010 est. 50 South Africa 12,541,371.00 2010 est. 51 Colombia 11,609,122.00 2010 est. 52 Colombia 11,556,939.00 2010 est. 53 Ukraine 11,437,891.00 2010 est. 54 Ukraine 11,149,646.00 2010 est. 55 Sudan 10,264,087.00 2010 est. 56 Algeria 10,113,472.00 2010 est. 57 Algeria 9,959,693.00 2010 est. 58 Argentina 9,934,765.00 2010 est. 59 Sudan 9,894,457.00 2010 est. 60 Argentina 9,868,008.00 2010 est. 61 Spain 9,851,306.00 2010 est. 62 Tanzania 9,683,768.00 2010 est. 63 Poland 9,597,047.00 2010 est. 64 Spain 9,574,929.00 2010 est. 65 Kenya 9,525,556.00 2010 est. 66 Poland 9,364,939.00 2010 est. 67 Kenya 9,242,381.00 2010 est. 68 Saudi Arabia 8,752,167.00 2010 est. 69 Morocco 8,599,418.00 2010 est. 70 Morocco 8,167,760.00 2010 est. 71 Canada 8,051,656.00 2010 est. 72 Peru 7,920,056.00 2010 est. 73 Peru 7,795,130.00 2010 est. 74 Uzbekistan 7,783,901.00 2010 est. 75 Canada 7,780,644.00 2010 est. 76 Uzbekistan 7,776,645.00 2010 est. 77 Iraq 7,541,723.00 2010 est. 78 Nepal 7,388,240.00 2010 est. 79 Iraq 7,238,553.00 2010 est. 80 Venezuela 7,047,565.00 2010 est. 81 Uganda 6,972,134.00 2010 est. 82 Venezuela 6,891,648.00 2010 est. 83 Afghanistan 6,800,888.00 2010 est. 84 Uganda 6,752,005.00 2010 est. 85 Nepal 6,699,614.00 2010 est. 86 Malaysia 6,692,438.00 2010 est. 87 Saudi Arabia 6,680,315.00 2010 est. 88 Malaysia 6,494,413.00 2010 est. 89 Afghanistan 6,413,647.00 2010 est. 90 Taiwan 6,218,009.00 2010 est. 91 Korea, North 6,132,987.00 2010 est. 92 Ghana 6,126,707.00 2010 est. 93 Korea, North 6,119,405.00 2010 est. 94 Ghana 6,058,958.00 2010 est. 95 Taiwan 6,038,964.00 2010 est. 96 Syria 5,766,853.00 2010 est. 97 Sri Lanka 5,622,632.00 2010 est. 98 Romania 5,617,144.00 2010 est. 99 Syria 5,540,828.00 2010 est. 100 Sri Lanka 5,493,050.00 2010 est. 101 Romania 5,487,510.00 2010 est. 102 Yemen 5,458,642.00 2010 est. 103 Australia 5,275,667.00 2010 est. 104 Yemen 5,205,387.00 2010 est. 105 Cote d'Ivoire 5,094,762.00 2010 est. 106 Australia 5,082,543.00 2010 est. 107 Cote d'Ivoire 4,895,446.00 2010 est. 108 Mozambique 4,787,832.00 2010 est. 109 Madagascar 4,750,188.00 2010 est. 110 Madagascar 4,745,274.00 2010 est. 111 Cameroon 4,553,576.00 2010 est. 112 Cameroon 4,443,217.00 2010 est. 113 Chile 4,301,900.00 2010 est. 114 Chile 4,232,956.00 2010 est. 115 Kazakhstan 4,202,422.00 2010 est. 116 Kazakhstan 4,176,999.00 2010 est. 117 Cambodia 3,980,995.00 2010 est. 118 Cambodia 3,970,244.00 2010 est. 119 Netherlands 3,927,311.00 2010 est. 120 Netherlands 3,831,110.00 2010 est. 121 Ecuador 3,781,102.00 2010 est. 122 Ecuador 3,662,176.00 2010 est. 123 Burkina Faso 3,608,963.00 2010 est. 124 Malawi 3,402,724.00 2010 est. 125 Guatemala 3,266,655.00 2010 est. 126 Senegal 3,250,128.00 2010 est. 127 Senegal 3,211,279.00 2010 est. 128 Niger 3,202,237.00 2010 est. 129 Niger 3,151,521.00 2010 est. 130 Cuba 3,078,049.00 2010 est. 131 Tunisia 3,065,431.00 2010 est. 132 Guatemala 3,062,027.00 2010 est. 133 Cuba 3,004,713.00 2010 est. 134 Angola 2,991,424.00 2010 est. 135 Tunisia 2,974,060.00 2010 est. 136 Mali 2,894,776.00 2010 est. 137 Angola 2,893,898.00 2010 est. 138 Zambia 2,824,372.00 2010 est. 139 Mali 2,759,648.00 2010 est. 140 Zimbabwe 2,742,036.00 2010 est. 141 Zambia 2,685,883.00 2010 est. 142 United Arab Emirates 2,589,714.00 2010 est. 143 Rwanda 2,573,834.00 2010 est. 144 Portugal 2,572,007.00 2010 est. 145 Rwanda 2,553,707.00 2010 est. 146 Czech Republic 2,517,268.00 2010 est. 147 Dominican Republic 2,514,160.00 2010 est. 148 Greece 2,502,268.00 2010 est. 149 Greece 2,486,171.00 2010 est. 150 Bolivia 2,482,359.00 2010 est. 151 Portugal 2,474,719.00 2010 est. 152 Belarus 2,466,762.00 2010 est. 153 Belarus 2,435,318.00 2010 est. 154 Czech Republic 2,418,163.00 2010 est. 155 Bolivia 2,415,712.00 2010 est. 156 Dominican Republic 2,395,804.00 2010 est. 157 Hungary 2,380,381.00 2010 est. 158 Chad 2,377,898.00 2010 est. 159 Belgium 2,377,191.00 2010 est. 160 Zimbabwe 2,366,038.00 2010 est. 161 Azerbaijan 2,336,611.00 2010 est. 162 Azerbaijan 2,329,275.00 2010 est. 163 Hungary 2,319,142.00 2010 est. 164 Belgium 2,309,941.00 2010 est. 165 Guinea 2,292,338.00 2010 est. 166 Haiti 2,283,915.00 2010 est. 167 Guinea 2,264,589.00 2010 est. 168 Somalia 2,261,704.00 2010 est. 169 Haiti 2,250,220.00 2010 est. 170 Somalia 2,217,584.00 2010 est. 171 Burundi 2,118,918.00 2010 est. 172 Burundi 2,099,541.00 2010 est. 173 Sweden 2,065,782.00 2010 est. 174 Chad 2,025,929.00 2010 est. 175 Benin 2,023,449.00 2010 est. 176 Sweden 1,995,451.00 2010 est. 177 Tajikistan 1,990,084.00 2010 est. 178 Honduras 1,989,556.00 2010 est. 179 Tajikistan 1,980,012.00 2010 est. 180 Benin 1,971,788.00 2010 est. 181 Austria 1,960,781.00 2010 est. 182 Honduras 1,939,462.00 2010 est. 183 Austria 1,926,134.00 2010 est. 184 Hong Kong 1,899,296.00 2010 est. 185 Switzerland 1,839,382.00 2010 est. 186 Switzerland 1,797,317.00 2010 est. 187 Israel 1,771,661.00 2010 est. 188 Libya 1,746,512.00 2010 est. 189 Hong Kong 1,729,179.00 2010 est. 190 Israel 1,687,698.00 2010 est. 191 Libya 1,683,390.00 2010 est. 192 Bulgaria 1,660,930.00 2010 est. 193 Laos 1,654,235.00 2010 est. 194 Jordan 1,646,215.00 2010 est. 195 Bulgaria 1,646,170.00 2010 est. 196 Paraguay 1,640,761.00 2010 est. 197 Paraguay 1,637,460.00 2010 est. 198 Laos 1,633,725.00 2010 est. 199 Nicaragua 1,605,398.00 2010 est. 200 Nicaragua 1,594,270.00 2010 est. 201 El Salvador 1,590,778.00 2010 est. 202 Jordan 1,579,268.00 2010 est. 203 Papua New Guinea 1,532,378.00 2010 est. 204 Togo 1,463,189.00 2010 est. 205 Togo 1,462,206.00 2010 est. 206 Kyrgyzstan 1,455,806.00 2010 est. 207 Papua New Guinea 1,440,528.00 2010 est. 208 Kyrgyzstan 1,439,750.00 2010 est. 209 El Salvador 1,426,142.00 2010 est. 210 Slovakia 1,413,079.00 2010 est. 211 Slovakia 1,377,754.00 2010 est. 212 Turkmenistan 1,368,265.00 2010 est. 213 Turkmenistan 1,360,898.00 2010 est. 214 Eritrea 1,319,682.00 2010 est. 215 Eritrea 1,307,012.00 2010 est. 216 Singapore 1,266,426.00 2010 est. 217 Costa Rica 1,241,183.00 2010 est. 218 Denmark 1,235,947.00 2010 est. 219 Denmark 1,221,386.00 2010 est. 220 Costa Rica 1,217,037.00 2010 est. 221 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,194,832.00 2010 est. 222 Moldova 1,168,169.00 2010 est. 223 Finland 1,160,812.00 2010 est. 224 Sierra Leone 1,156,724.00 2010 est. 225 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,156,698.00 2010 est. 226 Moldova 1,150,585.00 2010 est. 227 Georgia 1,140,758.00 2010 est. 228 Kuwait 1,131,529.00 2010 est. 229 Central African Republic 1,121,548.00 2010 est. 230 Central African Republic 1,118,432.00 2010 est. 231 Lebanon 1,112,139.00 2010 est. 232 Finland 1,111,743.00 2010 est. 233 Georgia 1,094,390.00 2010 est. 234 Norway 1,078,562.00 2010 est. 235 Lebanon 1,075,503.00 2010 est. 236 Norway 1,049,529.00 2010 est. 237 Ireland 1,031,985.00 2010 est. 238 Ireland 1,030,606.00 2010 est. 239 Croatia 1,023,465.00 2010 est. 240 Croatia 1,021,904.00 2010 est. 241 New Zealand 1,017,575.00 2010 est. 242 New Zealand 1,003,087.00 2010 est. 243 Oman 964,200.00 2010 est. 244 United Arab Emirates 950,460.00 2010 est. 245 Albania 947,446.00 2010 est. 246 Albania 910,145.00 2010 est. 247 Lithuania 900,746.00 2010 est. 248 Congo, Republic of the 898,850.00 2010 est. 249 Lithuania 887,843.00 2010 est. 250 Mongolia 887,059.00 2010 est. 251 Congo, Republic of the 886,063.00 2010 est. 252 Mongolia 880,788.00 2010 est. 253 Panama 878,281.00 2010 est. 254 Armenia 862,679.00 2010 est. 255 Uruguay 849,358.00 2010 est. 256 Uruguay 832,774.00 2010 est. 257 Armenia 809,293.00 2010 est. 258 Liberia 808,017.00 2010 est. 259 Liberia 797,084.00 2010 est. 260 Mauritania 783,108.00 2010 est. 261 Jamaica 730,845.00 2010 est. 262 Oman 714,421.00 2010 est. 263 Jamaica 712,627.00 2010 est. 264 Mauritania 699,028.00 2010 est. 265 Kuwait 612,126.00 2010 est. 266 Latvia 554,943.00 2010 est. 267 Namibia 554,531.00 2010 est. 268 Latvia 550,700.00 2010 est. 269 Botswana 543,097.00 2010 est. 270 Macedonia 530,966.00 2010 est. 271 Botswana 520,896.00 2010 est. 272 Macedonia 511,534.00 2010 est. 273 Lesotho 505,707.00 2010 est. 274 Slovenia 483,488.00 2010 est. 275 Slovenia 470,325.00 2010 est. 276 Lesotho 469,509.00 2010 est. 277 Gambia, The 406,100.00 2010 est. 278 Gambia, The 402,073.00 2010 est. 279 Qatar 387,399.00 2010 est. 280 Gaza Strip 372,843.00 2010 est. 281 Guinea-Bissau 363,488.00 2010 est. 282 Guinea-Bissau 361,785.00 2010 est. 283 Trinidad and Tobago 347,044.00 2010 est. 284 Gabon 345,292.00 2010 est. 285 Gabon 344,147.00 2010 est. 286 Mauritius 343,279.00 2010 est. 287 Swaziland 336,436.00 2010 est. 288 Trinidad and Tobago 323,847.00 2010 est. 289 Cyprus 322,807.00 2010 est. 290 Estonia 308,229.00 2010 est. 291 Timor-Leste 299,008.00 2010 est. 292 Estonia 297,096.00 2010 est. 293 Timor-Leste 286,465.00 2010 est. 294 Cyprus 284,386.00 2010 est. 295 Fiji 248,020.00 2010 est. 296 Fiji 243,468.00 2010 est. 297 Djibouti 213,894.00 2010 est. 298 Bahrain 208,365.00 2010 est. 299 Bhutan 198,553.00 2010 est. 300 Guyana 189,456.00 2010 est. 301 Comoros 178,670.00 2010 est. 302 Comoros 177,811.00 2010 est. 303 Bhutan 176,226.00 2010 est. 304 Bahrain 174,375.00 2010 est. 305 Djibouti 165,000.00 2010 est. 306 Qatar 163,652.00 2010 est. 307 Maldives 158,307.00 2010 est. 308 Solomon Islands 150,987.00 2010 est. 309 Macau 150,712.00 2010 est. 310 Equatorial Guinea 146,241.00 2010 est. 311 Equatorial Guinea 146,138.00 2010 est. 312 Cape Verde 133,581.00 2010 est. 313 Suriname 133,487.00 2010 est. 314 Suriname 133,417.00 2010 est. 315 Cape Verde 128,858.00 2010 est. 316 Luxembourg 117,892.00 2010 est. 317 Luxembourg 116,517.00 2010 est. 318 Brunei 115,071.00 2010 est. 319 Brunei 111,166.00 2010 est. 320 Maldives 97,166.00 2010 est. 321 Malta 95,899.00 2010 est. 322 Malta 91,412.00 2010 est. 323 Bahamas, The 84,903.00 2010 est. 324 French Polynesia 81,794.00 2010 est. 325 Belize 79,088.00 2010 est. 326 Belize 77,147.00 2010 est. 327 Iceland 75,259.00 2010 est. 328 Barbados 74,450.00 2010 est. 329 Barbados 74,418.00 2010 est. 330 Vanuatu 61,178.00 2010 est. 331 New Caledonia 59,612.00 2010 est. 332 Samoa 47,423.00 2010 est. 333 Saint Lucia 41,177.00 2010 est. 334 Sao Tome and Principe 38,929.00 2010 est. 335 Sao Tome and Principe 38,211.00 2010 est. 336 Tonga 34,254.00 2010 est. 337 Tonga 32,974.00 2010 est. 338 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27,940.00 2010 est. 339 Grenada 27,453.00 2010 est. 340 Micronesia, Federated States of 26,687.00 2010 est. 341 Aruba 26,090.00 2010 est. 342 Seychelles 26,040.00 2010 est. 343 Aruba 24,779.00 2010 est. 344 Kiribati 24,734.00 2010 est. 345 Seychelles 23,961.00 2010 est. 346 Antigua and Barbuda 23,815.00 2010 est. 347 Andorra 22,776.00 2010 est. 348 Antigua and Barbuda 20,909.00 2010 est. 349 Dominica 18,975.00 2010 est. 350 Marshall Islands 16,138.00 2010 est. 351 Greenland 15,474.00 2010 est. 352 Bermuda 15,217.00 2010 est. 353 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13,510.00 2010 est. 354 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13,075.00 2010 est. 355 Cayman Islands 12,108.00 2010 est. 356 Faroe Islands 11,788.00 2010 est. 357 Liechtenstein 8,041.00 2010 est. 358 British Virgin Islands 7,230.00 2010 est. 359 Palau 6,955.00 2010 est. 360 Gibraltar 6,949.00 2010 est. 361 San Marino 6,893.00 2010 est. 362 Monaco 5,814.00 2010 est. 363 Nauru 3,682.00 2010 est. 364 Anguilla 3,611.00 2010 est. 365 Montserrat 1,339.00 2010 est.

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Rank code: 2106

Country Comparison :: Maritime claims

This entry includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which alone contains the full and definitive descriptions: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal state extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the UNCLOS (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles; the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the mean low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state; the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic states. contiguous zone - according to the UNCLOS (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal state's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g. the US has claimed a 12-nautical mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-nautical mile territorial sea). exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents, and winds; jurisdiction with regard to the establishment and use of artificial islands, installations, and structures; marine scientific research; the protection and preservation of the marine environment; the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone shall not exceed 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. continental shelf - the UNCLOS (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal state as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal state, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; wherever the continental margin extends beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline, coastal states may extend their claim to a distance not to exceed 350 nautical miles from the baseline or 100 nautical miles from the 2500 meter isobath; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof. exclusive fishing zone - while this term is not used in the UNCLOS, some states (e.g., the United Kingdom) have chosen not to claim an EEZ, but rather to claim jurisdiction over the living resources off their coast; in such cases, the term exclusive fishing zone is often used; the breadth of this zone is normally the same as the EEZ or 200 nautical miles.

Rank country Maritime claims Date of Information

1 American Samoa 200.00 NA 2 Angola 200.00 NA 3 Anguilla 200.00 NA 4 Antigua and Barbuda 200.00 NA 5 Argentina 200.00 NA 6 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 200.00 NA 7 Australia 200.00 NA 8 Bangladesh 200.00 NA 9 Belize 200.00 NA 10 Burma 200.00 NA 11 Bulgaria 200.00 NA 12 Brunei 200.00 NA 13 British Virgin Islands 200.00 NA 14 British Indian Ocean Territory 200.00 NA 15 Brazil 200.00 NA 16 Brazil 200.00 NA 17 Bermuda 200.00 NA 18 Benin 200.00 NA 19 Colombia 200.00 NA 20 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 200.00 NA 21 Clipperton Island 200.00 NA 22 Christmas Island 200.00 NA 23 China 200.00 NA 24 China 200.00 NA 25 Chile 200.00 NA 26 Cayman Islands 200.00 NA 27 Cape Verde 200.00 NA 28 Canada 200.00 NA 29 Canada 200.00 NA 30 Cambodia 200.00 NA 31 Cambodia 200.00 NA 32 Burma 200.00 NA 33 Ecuador 200.00 NA 34 Dominican Republic 200.00 NA 35 Dominican Republic 200.00 NA 36 Dominica 200.00 NA 37 Djibouti 200.00 NA 38 Denmark 200.00 NA 39 Cuba 200.00 NA 40 Cote d'Ivoire 200.00 NA 41 Cote d'Ivoire 200.00 NA 42 Costa Rica 200.00 NA 43 Costa Rica 200.00 NA 44 Coral Sea Islands 200.00 NA 45 Cook Islands 200.00 NA 46 Cook Islands 200.00 NA 47 Congo, Republic of the 200.00 NA 48 Comoros 200.00 NA 49 Guyana 200.00 NA 50 Guyana 200.00 NA 51 Guinea-Bissau 200.00 NA 52 Guinea 200.00 NA 53 Guatemala 200.00 NA 54 Grenada 200.00 NA 55 Greenland 200.00 NA 56 Greenland 200.00 NA 57 Ghana 200.00 NA 58 Korea, North 200.00 NA 59 Kiribati 200.00 NA 60 Kenya 200.00 NA 61 Kenya 200.00 NA 62 Japan 200.00 NA 63 Jan Mayen 200.00 NA 64 Jamaica 200.00 NA 65 Jamaica 200.00 NA 66 Ireland 200.00 NA 67 Montserrat 200.00 NA 68 Micronesia, Federated States of 200.00 NA 69 Mexico 200.00 NA 70 Mexico 200.00 NA 71 Mayotte 200.00 NA 72 Mauritius 200.00 NA 73 Mauritius 200.00 NA 74 Mauritania 200.00 NA 75 Mauritania 200.00 NA 76 Pakistan 200.00 NA 77 Oman 200.00 NA 78 Norway 200.00 NA 79 Norway 200.00 NA 80 Northern Mariana Islands 200.00 NA 81 Norfolk Island 200.00 NA 82 Niue 200.00 NA 83 Nigeria 200.00 NA 84 New Zealand 200.00 NA 85 Taiwan 200.00 NA 86 Yemen 200.00 NA 87 Yemen 200.00 NA 88 Wallis and Futuna 200.00 NA 89 Wake Island 200.00 NA 90 Virgin Islands 200.00 NA 91 Vietnam 200.00 NA 92 Vietnam 200.00 NA 93 Venezuela 200.00 NA 94 Vanuatu 200.00 NA 95 Vanuatu 200.00 NA 96 Uruguay 200.00 NA 97 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges200.00 NA 98 United States 200.00 NA 99 United Kingdom 200.00 NA 100 United Arab Emirates 200.00 NA 101 United Arab Emirates 200.00 NA 102 Ukraine 200.00 NA 103 Tuvalu 200.00 NA 104 Turks and Caicos Islands 200.00 NA 105 Trinidad and Tobago 200.00 NA 106 Trinidad and Tobago 200.00 NA 107 Tonga 200.00 NA 108 Tokelau 200.00 NA 109 Togo 200.00 NA 110 Timor-Leste 200.00 NA 111 Thailand 200.00 NA 112 Tanzania 200.00 NA 113 Svalbard 200.00 NA 114 Suriname 200.00 NA 115 Sri Lanka 200.00 NA 116 Sri Lanka 200.00 NA 117 Spain 200.00 NA 118 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands200.00 NA 119 South Africa 200.00 NA 120 South Africa 200.00 NA 121 Somalia 200.00 NA 122 Solomon Islands 200.00 NA 123 Solomon Islands 200.00 NA 124 Sierra Leone 200.00 NA 125 Sierra Leone 200.00 NA 126 Seychelles 200.00 NA 127 Seychelles 200.00 NA 128 Senegal 200.00 NA 129 Senegal 200.00 NA 130 Sao Tome and Principe 200.00 NA 131 Samoa 200.00 NA 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 200.00 NA 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 200.00 NA 134 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 200.00 NA 135 Saint Lucia 200.00 NA 136 Saint Lucia 200.00 NA 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 200.00 NA 138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 200.00 NA 139 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha200.00 NA 140 Russia 200.00 NA 141 Romania 200.00 NA 142 Puerto Rico 200.00 NA 143 Portugal 200.00 NA 144 Pitcairn Islands 200.00 NA 145 Philippines 200.00 NA 146 Peru 200.00 NA 147 Peru 200.00 NA 148 Papua New Guinea 200.00 NA 149 Panama 200.00 NA 150 Palau 200.00 NA 151 Pakistan 200.00 NA 152 New Zealand 200.00 NA 153 New Caledonia 200.00 NA 154 Netherlands 200.00 NA 155 Navassa Island 200.00 NA 156 Nauru 200.00 NA 157 Namibia 200.00 NA 158 Mozambique 200.00 NA 159 Morocco 200.00 NA 160 Marshall Islands 200.00 NA 161 Maldives 200.00 NA 162 Malaysia 200.00 NA 163 Madagascar 200.00 NA 164 Madagascar 200.00 NA 165 Liberia 200.00 NA 166 Latvia 200.00 NA 167 Korea, South 200.00 NA 168 Indonesia 200.00 NA 169 India 200.00 NA 170 India 200.00 NA 171 Iceland 200.00 NA 172 Iceland 200.00 NA 173 Honduras 200.00 NA 174 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 200.00 NA 175 Haiti 200.00 NA 176 Ghana 200.00 NA 177 Germany 200.00 NA 178 Georgia 200.00 NA 179 Gambia, The 200.00 NA 180 Gabon 200.00 NA 181 French Southern and Antarctic Lands200.00 NA 182 French Polynesia 200.00 NA 183 France 200.00 NA 184 Fiji 200.00 NA 185 Faroe Islands 200.00 NA 186 Faroe Islands 200.00 NA 187 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 200.00 NA 188 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 200.00 NA 189 Equatorial Guinea 200.00 NA 190 El Salvador 200.00 NA 191 Egypt 200.00 NA 192 Barbados 200.00 NA 193 Bahamas, The 200.00 NA 194 Australia 200.00 NA 195 Argentina 200.00 NA 196 Antigua and Barbuda 200.00 NA 197 Libya 62.00 NA 198 Togo 30.00 NA 199 Malta 25.00 NA 200 Angola 24.00 NA 201 Argentina 24.00 NA 202 Antigua and Barbuda 24.00 NA 203 Cape Verde 24.00 NA 204 Canada 24.00 NA 205 Cameroon 24.00 NA 206 Cambodia 24.00 NA 207 Burma 24.00 NA 208 Bulgaria 24.00 NA 209 Brazil 24.00 NA 210 Belgium 24.00 NA 211 Bahrain 24.00 NA 212 Yemen 24.00 NA 213 Vietnam 24.00 NA 214 Vanuatu 24.00 NA 215 Uruguay 24.00 NA 216 United States 24.00 NA 217 United Arab Emirates 24.00 NA 218 Tuvalu 24.00 NA 219 Tunisia 24.00 NA 220 Trinidad and Tobago 24.00 NA 221 Timor-Leste 24.00 NA 222 Syria 24.00 NA 223 Sri Lanka 24.00 NA 224 Spain 24.00 NA 225 South Africa 24.00 NA 226 Sierra Leone 24.00 NA 227 Seychelles 24.00 NA 228 Senegal 24.00 NA 229 Samoa 24.00 NA 230 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24.00 NA 231 Saint Lucia 24.00 NA 232 Saint Kitts and Nevis 24.00 NA 233 Russia 24.00 NA 234 Romania 24.00 NA 235 Qatar 24.00 NA 236 Portugal 24.00 NA 237 Panama 24.00 NA 238 Pakistan 24.00 NA 239 Oman 24.00 NA 240 Nicaragua 24.00 NA 241 New Zealand 24.00 NA 242 Netherlands 24.00 NA 243 Nauru 24.00 NA 244 Namibia 24.00 NA 245 Morocco 24.00 NA 246 Mexico 24.00 NA 247 Mauritania 24.00 NA 248 Marshall Islands 24.00 NA 249 Malta 24.00 NA 250 Maldives 24.00 NA 251 Madagascar 24.00 NA 252 Korea, South 24.00 NA 253 Japan 24.00 NA 254 Jamaica 24.00 NA 255 Iran 24.00 NA 256 India 24.00 NA 257 Honduras 24.00 NA 258 Haiti 24.00 NA 259 Egypt 24.00 NA 260 Dominican Republic 24.00 NA 261 Dominica 24.00 NA 262 Djibouti 24.00 NA 263 Denmark 24.00 NA 264 Cyprus 24.00 NA 265 Cuba 24.00 NA 266 China 24.00 NA 267 Chile 24.00 NA 268 Ghana 24.00 NA 269 Gabon 24.00 NA 270 France 24.00 NA 271 Finland 24.00 NA 272 El Salvador 24.00 NA 273 Australia 24.00 NA 274 Bangladesh 18.00 NA 275 Sudan 18.00 NA 276 Saudi Arabia 18.00 NA 277 Gambia, The 18.00 NA 278 Venezuela 15.00 NA 279 Albania 12.00 NA 280 Antigua and Barbuda 12.00 NA 281 Algeria 12.00 NA 282 Angola 12.00 NA 283 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 12.00 NA 284 Bahamas, The 12.00 NA 285 Comoros 12.00 NA 286 Colombia 12.00 NA 287 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 12.00 NA 288 Clipperton Island 12.00 NA 289 Christmas Island 12.00 NA 290 Christmas Island 12.00 NA 291 Burma 12.00 NA 292 Bulgaria 12.00 NA 293 Brunei 12.00 NA 294 Cook Islands 12.00 NA 295 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.00 NA 296 Brazil 12.00 NA 297 Bermuda 12.00 NA 298 Belize 12.00 NA 299 Belgium 12.00 NA 300 Barbados 12.00 NA 301 Bangladesh 12.00 NA 302 Bahrain 12.00 NA 303 Australia 12.00 NA 304 Haiti 12.00 NA 305 Guyana 12.00 NA 306 Guinea-Bissau 12.00 NA 307 Guinea 12.00 NA 308 Guernsey 12.00 NA 309 Guatemala 12.00 NA 310 Grenada 12.00 NA 311 Greece 12.00 NA 312 Finland 12.00 NA 313 Jamaica 12.00 NA 314 Italy 12.00 NA 315 Israel 12.00 NA 316 Isle of Man 12.00 NA 317 Isle of Man 12.00 NA 318 Ireland 12.00 NA 319 Iraq 12.00 NA 320 Iran 12.00 NA 321 Indonesia 12.00 NA 322 India 12.00 NA 323 Iceland 12.00 NA 324 Honduras 12.00 NA 325 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 12.00 NA 326 Taiwan 12.00 NA 327 Yemen 12.00 NA 328 Wallis and Futuna 12.00 NA 329 Wake Island 12.00 NA 330 Virgin Islands 12.00 NA 331 Vietnam 12.00 NA 332 Venezuela 12.00 NA 333 Vanuatu 12.00 NA 334 Uruguay 12.00 NA 335 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges12.00 NA 336 United States 12.00 NA 337 United Kingdom 12.00 NA 338 United Arab Emirates 12.00 NA 339 Ukraine 12.00 NA 340 Tuvalu 12.00 NA 341 Turks and Caicos Islands 12.00 NA 342 Turkey 12.00 NA 343 Tunisia 12.00 NA 344 Tunisia 12.00 NA 345 Trinidad and Tobago 12.00 NA 346 Tonga 12.00 NA 347 Tokelau 12.00 NA 348 Timor-Leste 12.00 NA 349 Thailand 12.00 NA 350 Tanzania 12.00 NA 351 Syria 12.00 NA 352 Sweden 12.00 NA 353 Suriname 12.00 NA 354 Sudan 12.00 NA 355 Sri Lanka 12.00 NA 356 Spain 12.00 NA 357 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands12.00 NA 358 South Africa 12.00 NA 359 Solomon Islands 12.00 NA 360 Slovenia 12.00 NA 361 Sierra Leone 12.00 NA 362 Seychelles 12.00 NA 363 Senegal 12.00 NA 364 Saudi Arabia 12.00 NA 365 Sao Tome and Principe 12.00 NA 366 Samoa 12.00 NA 367 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.00 NA 368 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 12.00 NA 369 Saint Lucia 12.00 NA 370 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.00 NA 371 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha12.00 NA 372 Russia 12.00 NA 373 Romania 12.00 NA 374 Qatar 12.00 NA 375 Puerto Rico 12.00 NA 376 Portugal 12.00 NA 377 Poland 12.00 NA 378 Papua New Guinea 12.00 NA 379 Panama 12.00 NA 380 Pakistan 12.00 NA 381 Oman 12.00 NA 382 Norway 12.00 NA 383 Northern Mariana Islands 12.00 NA 384 Norfolk Island 12.00 NA 385 Niue 12.00 NA 386 Nigeria 12.00 NA 387 Nicaragua 12.00 NA 388 New Zealand 12.00 NA 389 New Caledonia 12.00 NA 390 Netherlands 12.00 NA 391 Navassa Island 12.00 NA 392 Morocco 12.00 NA 393 Montenegro 12.00 NA 394 Monaco 12.00 NA 395 Monaco 12.00 NA 396 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.00 NA 397 Mexico 12.00 NA 398 Mayotte 12.00 NA 399 Mauritius 12.00 NA 400 Mauritania 12.00 NA 401 Nauru 12.00 NA 402 Namibia 12.00 NA 403 Mozambique 12.00 NA 404 Marshall Islands 12.00 NA 405 Malta 12.00 NA 406 Maldives 12.00 NA 407 Malaysia 12.00 NA 408 Madagascar 12.00 NA 409 Lithuania 12.00 NA 410 Libya 12.00 NA 411 Lebanon 12.00 NA 412 Latvia 12.00 NA 413 Kuwait 12.00 NA 414 Korea, South 12.00 NA 415 Korea, North 12.00 NA 416 Kiribati 12.00 NA 417 Kenya 12.00 NA 418 Jersey 12.00 NA 419 Japan 12.00 NA 420 Finland 12.00 NA 421 Fiji 12.00 NA 422 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 12.00 NA 423 Estonia 12.00 NA 424 Eritrea 12.00 NA 425 Equatorial Guinea 12.00 NA 426 El Salvador 12.00 NA 427 Egypt 12.00 NA 428 Ghana 12.00 NA 429 Germany 12.00 NA 430 Georgia 12.00 NA 431 Gambia, The 12.00 NA 432 Gabon 12.00 NA 433 French Southern and Antarctic Lands12.00 NA 434 French Polynesia 12.00 NA 435 France 12.00 NA 436 Dominica 12.00 NA 437 Djibouti 12.00 NA 438 Denmark 12.00 NA 439 Cyprus 12.00 NA 440 Cuba 12.00 NA 441 Croatia 12.00 NA 442 Cote d'Ivoire 12.00 NA 443 Costa Rica 12.00 NA 444 China 12.00 NA 445 Chile 12.00 NA 446 Cayman Islands 12.00 NA 447 Cape Verde 12.00 NA 448 Canada 12.00 NA 449 Cameroon 12.00 NA 450 Cambodia 12.00 NA 451 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 12.00 NA 452 Aruba 12.00 NA 453 Argentina 12.00 NA 454 American Samoa 12.00 NA 455 Jan Mayen 10.00 NA 456 Norway 10.00 NA 457 Dominican Republic 6.00 NA 458 Turkey 6.00 NA 459 Bouvet Island 4.00 NA 460 Jan Mayen 4.00 NA 461 Svalbard 4.00 NA 462 Anguilla 3.00 NA 463 Guernsey 3.00 NA 464 Singapore 3.00 NA 465 Pitcairn Islands 3.00 NA 466 Palau 3.00 NA 467 Montserrat 3.00 NA 468 Jordan 3.00 NA 469 Jersey 3.00 NA 470 Hong Kong 3.00 NA 471 Greenland 3.00 NA 472 British Virgin Islands 3.00 NA 473 Coral Sea Islands 3.00 NA 474 Gibraltar 3.00 NA 475 Faroe Islands 3.00 NA 476 British Indian Ocean Territory 3.00 NA

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Rank code: 2107

Country Comparison :: International organization participation

This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.

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Rank code: 2108

Country Comparison :: Merchant marine

Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries. Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT. Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers. Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another. Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.

Rank country Merchant marine Date of Information

1 Panama 6,379 2010 2 Liberia 2,512 2010 3 China 2,010 2010 4 Malta 1,571 2010 5 Hong Kong 1,429 2010 6 Singapore 1,422 2010 7 Marshall Islands 1,381 2010 8 Indonesia 1,244 2010 9 Antigua and Barbuda 1,219 2010 10 Bahamas, The 1,170 2010 11 Russia 1,097 2010 12 Greece 886 2010 13 Cyprus 839 2010 14 Korea, South 819 2010 15 Netherlands 706 2010 16 Japan 673 2010 17 Italy 667 2010 18 Turkey 645 2010 19 Norway 632 2010 20 Cambodia 620 2010 21 Vietnam 537 2010 22 United Kingdom 527 2010 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 444 2010 24 Philippines 428 2010 25 Germany 421 2010 26 United States 418 2010 27 Thailand 382 2010 28 Denmark 347 2010 29 India 324 2010 30 Malaysia 321 2010 31 Isle of Man 292 2010 32 Gibraltar 265 2010 33 Belize 231 2010 34 Georgia 193 2010 35 Sierra Leone 189 2010 36 Canada 184 2010 37 Comoros 177 2010 38 France 167 2010 39 Sweden 163 2010 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 160 2010 41 Ukraine 160 2010 42 Korea, North 158 2010 43 Bermuda 139 2010 44 Spain 138 2010 45 Brazil 126 2010 46 Cayman Islands 113 2010 47 Portugal 111 2010 48 Moldova 107 2010 49 Honduras 104 2010 50 Taiwan 101 2010 51 Nigeria 98 2010 52 Barbados 95 2010 53 Finland 93 2010 54 Azerbaijan 92 2010 55 Belgium 81 2010 56 Croatia 75 2010 57 Iran 74 2010 58 Saudi Arabia 74 2010 59 Tanzania 72 2010 60 Vanuatu 72 2010 61 Kiribati 71 2010 62 Monaco 68 2010 63 Egypt 66 2010 64 Tuvalu 66 2010 65 Mexico 60 2010 66 Venezuela 59 2010 67 Mongolia 58 2010 68 United Arab Emirates 57 2010 69 Togo 53 2010 70 Bangladesh 50 2010 71 Chile 48 2010 72 Luxembourg 47 2010 73 Australia 45 2010 74 Argentina 43 2010 75 Lithuania 42 2010 76 Ecuador 41 2010 77 Syria 41 2010 78 Dominica 40 2010 79 Bulgaria 37 2010 80 Algeria 35 2010 81 Switzerland 35 2010 82 Cook Islands 34 2010 83 Kuwait 30 2010 84 Morocco 30 2010 85 Lebanon 29 2010 86 Qatar 29 2010 87 Ireland 28 2010 88 Papua New Guinea 28 2010 89 Libya 27 2010 90 Burma 26 2010 91 Faroe Islands 26 2010 92 Albania 25 2010 93 Slovenia 25 2010 94 Estonia 24 2010 95 Maldives 24 2010 96 Paraguay 23 2010 97 Slovakia 23 2010 98 Bolivia 22 2010 99 Sri Lanka 22 2010 100 Jamaica 19 2010 101 Uruguay 18 2010 102 Romania 15 2010 103 New Zealand 14 2010 104 Cape Verde 13 2010 105 Colombia 13 2010 106 Peru 13 2010 107 Latvia 13 2010 108 Jordan 13 2010 109 French Polynesia 13 2010 110 Jersey 11 2010 111 Tunisia 11 2010 112 Fiji 10 2010 113 Israel 10 2010 114 Pakistan 10 2010 115 Tonga 10 2010 116 Poland 10 2010 117 Brunei 9 2010 118 Ethiopia 9 2010 119 Turkmenistan 9 2010 120 Seychelles 9 2010 121 Guyana 8 2010 122 Wallis and Futuna 8 2008 123 Kazakhstan 8 2010 124 Madagascar 8 2010 125 Angola 7 2010 126 Bahrain 7 2010 127 Trinidad and Tobago 6 2010 128 Yemen 6 2010 129 Cuba 5 2010 130 Gambia, The 5 2010 131 Equatorial Guinea 4 2010 132 Eritrea 4 2010 133 South Africa 4 2010 134 Oman 4 2010 135 Ghana 4 2010 136 Mauritius 3 2010 137 Sao Tome and Principe 3 2010 138 Puerto Rico 3 2008 139 New Caledonia 3 2010 140 Micronesia, Federated States of 3 2010 141 Austria 2 2010 142 Sudan 2 2010 143 Samoa 2 2010 144 Montenegro 2 2010 145 Mozambique 2 2010 146 Iceland 2 2010 147 Iraq 2 2010 148 Gabon 2 2010 149 British Virgin Islands 1 2008 150 Kenya 1 2010 151 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 2008 152 Timor-Leste 1 2010 153 Suriname 1 2008 154 Somalia 1 2008 155 Senegal 1 2010 156 Namibia 1 2010 157 Laos 1 2008 158 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1 2010 159 Greenland 1 2010 160 Costa Rica 1 2010 161 Dominican Republic 1 2008 162 Czech Republic 1 2010 163 Congo, Republic of the 1 2010

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Rank code: 2109

Country Comparison :: National holiday

This entry gives the primary national day of celebration - usually independence day.

Rank country National holiday Date of Information

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Rank code: 2110

Country Comparison :: Nationality

This entry provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.

Rank country Nationality Date of Information

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Rank code: 2111

Country Comparison :: Natural resources

This entry lists a country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance, such as rare earth elements (REEs).

Rank country Natural resources Date of Information

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Rank code: 2112

Country Comparison :: Net migration rate

This entry includes the figure for the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. The net migration rate does not distinguish between economic migrants, refugees, and other types of migrants nor does it distinguish between lawful migrants and undocumented migrants.

Rank country (migrant(s)/1,000 population) Date of Information

1 United Arab Emirates 21.71 2010 est. 2 Cayman Islands 16.09 2010 est. 3 Kuwait 15.65 2010 est. 4 Sint Maarten 14.24 2008 5 Anguilla 13.54 2010 est. 6 Zimbabwe 12.87 2009 est. 7 Cyprus 11.68 2010 est. 8 San Marino 9.63 2010 est. 9 Aruba 9.56 2010 est. 10 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.63 2010 est. 11 Luxembourg 8.34 2010 est. 12 Isle of Man 8.01 2010 est. 13 British Virgin Islands 7.74 2010 est. 14 Australia 6.13 2010 est. 15 Canada 5.64 2010 est. 16 Jersey 5.36 2010 est. 17 Botswana 4.91 2010 est. 18 Singapore 4.79 2010 est. 19 Liechtenstein 4.63 2010 est. 20 Djibouti 4.60 NA 21 New Caledonia 4.31 2009 est. 22 United States 4.25 2010 est. 23 Afghanistan 4.24 2010 est. 24 Hong Kong 4.22 2010 est. 25 Burundi 4.06 2010 est. 26 Macau 3.52 2010 est. 27 Portugal 3.06 2010 est. 28 Guernsey 2.76 2010 est. 29 Spain 2.73 2010 est. 30 French Polynesia 2.69 2010 est. 31 Brunei 2.64 2010 est. 32 United Kingdom 2.61 2010 est. 33 Denmark 2.47 2010 est. 34 Netherlands 2.38 2010 est. 35 Antigua and Barbuda 2.35 2010 est. 36 Greece 2.33 2010 est. 37 New Zealand 2.30 2010 est. 38 Israel 2.22 2010 est. 39 Germany 2.19 2010 est. 40 Bermuda 2.15 2010 est. 41 Italy 2.07 2010 est. 42 Malta 2.02 2010 est. 43 Austria 1.83 2010 est. 44 Norway 1.70 2010 est. 45 Sweden 1.65 2010 est. 46 Croatia 1.59 2010 est. 47 France 1.47 2010 est. 48 Hungary 1.40 2010 est. 49 Switzerland 1.31 2010 est. 50 Curacao 1.27 2008 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.26 2010 est. 52 Belgium 1.22 2010 est. 53 Costa Rica 1.11 2010 est. 54 Rwanda 1.11 2010 est. 55 Angola 1.05 2010 est. 56 Seychelles 1.04 2010 est. 57 Czech Republic 0.97 2010 est. 58 Palau 0.86 2010 est. 59 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.77 2010 est. 60 Finland 0.62 2010 est. 61 Liberia 0.56 2010 est. 62 Iceland 0.54 2010 est. 63 Turkey 0.53 2010 est. 64 Slovenia 0.40 2010 est. 65 Belarus 0.38 2010 est. 66 Slovakia 0.29 2010 est. 67 Russia 0.28 2010 est. 68 Namibia 0.25 2010 est. 69 Sudan 0.05 2010 est. 70 Taiwan 0.03 2010 est. 71 Andorra 0.00 2010 est. 72 Bahrain 0.00 2010 est. 73 Eritrea 0.00 NA 74 Equatorial Guinea 0.00 NA 75 Cote d'Ivoire 0.00 NA 76 Comoros 0.00 NA 77 Chile 0.00 NA 78 Central African Republic 0.00 NA 79 Cameroon 0.00 NA 80 Burkina Faso 0.00 NA 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.00 2010 est. 82 Iraq 0.00 NA 83 Guinea-Bissau 0.00 2010 est. 84 Guinea 0.00 2010 est. 85 Gaza Strip 0.00 2010 est. 86 Gambia, The 0.00 2010 est. 87 Faroe Islands 0.00 2010 est. 88 Bhutan 0.00 NA 89 Benin 0.00 2010 est. 90 Belize 0.00 NA 91 Malawi 0.00 NA 92 Madagascar 0.00 NA 93 Libya 0.00 NA 94 Korea, South 0.00 2010 est. 95 Kenya 0.00 2010 est. 96 Japan 0.00 NA 97 Ireland 0.00 2010 est. 98 Bahamas, The 0.00 2010 est. 99 Yemen 0.00 NA 100 West Bank 0.00 2010 est. 101 Venezuela 0.00 2010 est. 102 Vanuatu 0.00 NA 103 Tonga 0.00 NA 104 Togo 0.00 NA 105 Timor-Leste 0.00 NA 106 Thailand 0.00 NA 107 Swaziland 0.00 NA 108 Suriname 0.00 2010 est. 109 Somalia 0.00 2010 est. 110 Serbia 0.00 2010 est. 111 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha0.00 NA 112 Papua New Guinea 0.00 NA 113 Niger 0.00 2010 est. 114 Mozambique 0.00 NA 115 Montserrat 0.00 NA 116 Mongolia 0.00 NA 117 Mayotte 0.00 2010 est. 118 Argentina 0.00 2010 est. 119 Ethiopia -0.02 2010 est. 120 Uganda -0.02 2010 est. 121 Mauritius -0.03 2010 est. 122 Iran -0.04 2010 est. 123 India -0.05 2010 est. 124 Paraguay -0.08 2010 est. 125 Brazil -0.09 2010 est. 126 Korea, North -0.09 2010 est. 127 Nigeria -0.10 2010 est. 128 Ukraine -0.10 2010 est. 129 Uruguay -0.14 2010 est. 130 Egypt -0.21 2010 est. 131 Romania -0.27 2010 est. 132 Algeria -0.28 2010 est. 133 Barbados -0.30 2010 est. 134 Burma -0.31 NA 135 China -0.34 2010 est. 136 Cambodia -0.35 NA 137 Vietnam -0.37 2010 est. 138 Tunisia -0.38 2010 est. 139 Malaysia -0.40 2009 est. 140 Panama -0.46 2010 est. 141 Poland -0.47 2010 est. 142 Macedonia -0.48 2010 est. 143 Oman -0.48 2010 est. 144 Ghana -0.61 2010 est. 145 Saudi Arabia -0.61 2010 est. 146 Zambia -0.62 2010 est. 147 Ecuador -0.66 2010 est. 148 Cape Verde -0.67 2010 est. 149 Colombia -0.68 2010 est. 150 Lithuania -0.72 2010 est. 151 Tanzania -0.81 2010 est. 152 Monaco -0.85 2010 est. 153 Puerto Rico -0.91 2010 est. 154 Peru -0.93 2010 est. 155 Mauritania -0.94 2010 est. 156 Bolivia -1.01 2010 est. 157 Sri Lanka -1.05 2010 est. 158 Nicaragua -1.09 2010 est. 159 Moldova -1.13 2010 est. 160 Laos -1.18 NA 161 Congo, Republic of the -1.20 2010 est. 162 Syria -1.20 NA 163 Indonesia -1.23 2010 est. 164 Tajikistan -1.26 2010 est. 165 Honduras -1.27 2010 est. 166 Philippines -1.31 2010 est. 167 Nepal -1.35 2010 est. 168 Azerbaijan -1.42 2010 est. 169 Cuba -1.56 2010 est. 170 Solomon Islands -1.94 2009 est. 171 Turkmenistan -1.95 2010 est. 172 Senegal -1.99 2010 est. 173 Dominican Republic -2.04 2010 est. 174 Bangladesh -2.12 2010 est. 175 Guatemala -2.17 2010 est. 176 Gabon -2.24 2010 est. 177 Latvia -2.32 2010 est. 178 Pakistan -2.36 2010 est. 179 Lebanon -2.43 NA 180 Kyrgyzstan -2.58 2010 est. 181 Bulgaria -2.80 2010 est. 182 Jordan -2.81 2010 est. 183 Uzbekistan -2.84 2010 est. 184 Kiribati -2.87 NA 185 South Africa -3.13 2010 est. 186 Kazakhstan -3.28 2010 est. 187 Estonia -3.29 2010 est. 188 Gibraltar -3.32 2010 est. 189 Albania -3.35 2010 est. 190 Mexico -3.38 2010 est. 191 Grenada -3.67 2010 est. 192 Morocco -3.88 2010 est. 193 Saint Lucia -3.93 2010 est. 194 Chad -3.95 2010 est. 195 Armenia -4.16 2010 est. 196 Georgia -4.16 2010 est. 197 Qatar -4.41 2010 est. 198 Sierra Leone -4.66 2010 est. 199 Virgin Islands -5.27 2010 est. 200 Marshall Islands -5.30 2010 est. 201 Mali -5.38 2010 est. 202 Dominica -5.44 2010 est. 203 Jamaica -5.52 2010 est. 204 Wallis and Futuna -5.87 2010 est. 205 Greenland -5.99 2010 est. 206 American Samoa -6.83 2010 est. 207 Tuvalu -7.07 NA 208 Trinidad and Tobago -7.11 2010 est. 209 Fiji -7.37 2010 est. 210 Haiti -8.32 2011 est. 211 Lesotho -8.68 2010 est. 212 El Salvador -9.13 2010 est. 213 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -9.25 2010 est. 214 Sao Tome and Principe -9.52 2010 est. 215 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -11.36 2010 est. 216 Samoa -11.52 2010 est. 217 Maldives -12.60 2010 est. 218 Guyana -15.83 2010 est. 219 Nauru -16.08 NA 220 Micronesia, Federated States of -21.01 2010 est. 221 Northern Mariana Islands -73.56 2010 est.

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Country Comparison :: Geography - note

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Rank code: 2115

Country Comparison :: Political pressure groups and leaders

This entry includes a listing of a country's political, social, labor, or religious organizations that are involved in politics, or that exert political pressure, but whose leaders do not stand for legislative election. International movements or organizations are generally not listed.

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Rank code: 2116

Country Comparison :: Economy - overview

This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.

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Rank code: 2117

Country Comparison :: Pipelines

This entry gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products.

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1 United States 548,665.00 2009 2 United States 244,620.00 2009 3 Russia 159,552.00 2009 4 Canada 74,980.00 2009 5 Russia 74,285.00 2009 6 Ukraine 33,327.00 2009 7 China 32,545.00 2009 8 Argentina 28,248.00 2009 9 Australia 27,105.00 2009 10 Germany 24,364.00 2009 11 Canada 23,564.00 2009 12 Mexico 22,705.00 2009 13 China 20,097.00 2009 14 Iran 19,246.00 2009 15 Italy 17,558.00 2009 16 France 14,688.00 2009 17 Algeria 14,648.00 2009 18 Russia 13,658.00 2009 19 Poland 13,631.00 2009 20 Kazakhstan 11,146.00 2009 21 China 10,915.00 2009 22 Turkey 10,630.00 2009 23 Pakistan 10,402.00 2009 24 Kazakhstan 10,376.00 2009 25 Brazil 9,989.00 2009 26 Uzbekistan 9,706.00 2009 27 Mexico 8,688.00 2009 28 United Kingdom 7,992.00 2009 29 Iran 7,936.00 2009 30 Spain 7,738.00 2009 31 India 7,659.00 2009 32 Algeria 7,579.00 2009 33 India 7,542.00 2009 34 India 7,201.00 2009 35 Iran 7,018.00 2009 36 Czech Republic 7,010.00 2009 37 Libya 6,987.00 2009 38 Slovakia 6,769.00 2009 39 Venezuela 6,695.00 2009 40 Mexico 6,520.00 2009 41 Turkmenistan 6,417.00 2009 42 Egypt 6,262.00 2009 43 Colombia 6,097.00 2009 44 Argentina 5,977.00 2009 45 Indonesia 5,800.00 2009 46 Indonesia 5,721.00 2009 47 Venezuela 5,258.00 2009 48 Belarus 5,250.00 2009 49 Bolivia 5,192.00 2009 50 France 5,080.00 2009 51 Iraq 5,032.00 2009 52 Colombia 4,567.00 2009 53 Brazil 4,517.00 2009 54 Ukraine 4,514.00 2009 55 Brazil 4,465.00 2009 56 United Kingdom 4,417.00 2009 57 Hungary 4,407.00 2009 58 Egypt 4,319.00 2009 59 Saudi Arabia 4,241.00 2009 60 Ukraine 4,211.00 2009 61 Oman 4,209.00 2009 62 Nigeria 4,090.00 2009 63 Sudan 4,070.00 2009 64 Japan 3,879.00 2009 65 Germany 3,843.00 2009 66 Netherlands 3,816.00 2009 67 Argentina 3,636.00 2009 68 Turkey 3,636.00 2009 69 Romania 3,588.00 2009 70 Oman 3,558.00 2009 71 Spain 3,445.00 2009 72 Nigeria 3,424.00 2009 73 Colombia 3,382.00 2009 74 Germany 3,379.00 2009 75 Azerbaijan 3,361.00 2009 76 Australia 3,258.00 2009 77 Syria 3,101.00 2009 78 France 2,943.00 2009 79 Algeria 2,933.00 2009 80 Bulgaria 2,926.00 2009 81 Libya 2,860.00 2009 82 Denmark 2,858.00 2009 83 Austria 2,721.00 2009 84 Chile 2,673.00 2009 85 Bangladesh 2,597.00 2009 86 Nigeria 2,565.00 2009 87 Iraq 2,501.00 2009 88 Bolivia 2,488.00 2009 89 Romania 2,424.00 2009 90 Armenia 2,233.00 2009 91 Burma 2,228.00 2009 92 Tunisia 2,179.00 2009 93 India 2,163.00 2009 94 United Arab Emirates 2,152.00 2009 95 Pakistan 2,011.00 2009 96 Syria 1,997.00 2009 97 Malaysia 1,965.00 2009 98 Algeria 1,937.00 2009 99 Serbia 1,921.00 2009 100 Moldova 1,906.00 2009 101 Saudi Arabia 1,880.00 2009 102 Mexico 1,875.00 2009 103 New Zealand 1,838.00 2009 104 Belarus 1,730.00 2009 105 Lithuania 1,695.00 2009 106 Switzerland 1,662.00 2009 107 Iraq 1,637.00 2009 108 Sudan 1,613.00 2009 109 Georgia 1,596.00 2009 110 Bolivia 1,590.00 2009 111 Ireland 1,550.00 2009 112 Belarus 1,528.00 2009 113 Venezuela 1,484.00 2009 114 Turkmenistan 1,457.00 2009 115 Azerbaijan 1,424.00 2009 116 Korea, South 1,423.00 2009 117 Poland 1,384.00 2009 118 South Africa 1,379.00 2009 119 Ecuador 1,374.00 2009 120 Indonesia 1,370.00 2009 121 Yemen 1,367.00 2009 122 Thailand 1,348.00 2009 123 Belgium 1,330.00 2009 124 Croatia 1,327.00 2009 125 United Arab Emirates 1,310.00 2009 126 Ecuador 1,301.00 2009 127 Tunisia 1,285.00 2009 128 Georgia 1,258.00 2009 129 Italy 1,241.00 2009 130 Greece 1,197.00 2009 131 Saudi Arabia 1,183.00 2009 132 Saudi Arabia 1,148.00 2009 133 Portugal 1,098.00 2009 134 Kazakhstan 1,095.00 2009 135 Peru 1,083.00 2009 136 Peru 1,018.00 2009 137 Hungary 987.00 2009 138 Qatar 980.00 2009 139 South Africa 980.00 2009 140 Venezuela 980.00 2009 141 Egypt 956.00 2009 142 Latvia 948.00 2009 143 Kenya 928.00 2009 144 Iraq 918.00 2009 145 Mozambique 918.00 2009 146 South Africa 908.00 2009 147 Egypt 895.00 2009 148 Chile 892.00 2009 149 Cameroon 889.00 2009 150 Tanzania 888.00 2009 151 Uzbekistan 868.00 2009 152 Estonia 859.00 2009 153 Gabon 858.00 2009 154 Slovenia 840.00 2009 155 Morocco 830.00 2009 156 Korea, South 827.00 2009 157 Costa Rica 796.00 2009 158 Pakistan 787.00 2009 159 Sweden 786.00 2009 160 Poland 777.00 2009 161 Libya 776.00 2009 162 Zambia 771.00 2009 163 Chile 769.00 2009 164 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 756.00 2009 165 Indonesia 735.00 2009 166 Netherlands 716.00 2009 167 United Kingdom 699.00 2009 168 Finland 694.00 2009 169 Peru 677.00 2009 170 Austria 663.00 2009 171 Trinidad and Tobago 659.00 2009 172 Kazakhstan 658.00 2009 173 Croatia 583.00 2009 174 Iran 570.00 2009 175 Spain 560.00 2009 176 Burma 558.00 2009 177 Tajikistan 549.00 2009 178 Czech Republic 547.00 2009 179 Kuwait 540.00 2009 180 Laos 540.00 2009 181 Belgium 535.00 2009 182 Peru 533.00 2009 183 Chile 519.00 2009 184 Guatemala 480.00 2009 185 Afghanistan 466.00 2009 186 United Arab Emirates 458.00 2009 187 Israel 442.00 2009 188 Jordan 439.00 2009 189 Morocco 439.00 2009 190 Ecuador 435.00 2009 191 Yemen 423.00 2009 192 Slovakia 416.00 2009 193 Latvia 415.00 2009 194 Taiwan 405.00 2009 195 Qatar 382.00 2009 196 Tunisia 372.00 2009 197 Netherlands 365.00 2009 198 Brazil 353.00 2009 199 Albania 339.00 2009 200 Bulgaria 339.00 2009 201 Trinidad and Tobago 336.00 2009 202 Hungary 335.00 2009 203 New Zealand 331.00 2009 204 Serbia 323.00 2009 205 Thailand 323.00 2009 206 Egypt 320.00 2009 207 Ghana 309.00 2009 208 New Zealand 288.00 2009 209 Mozambique 278.00 2009 210 Zimbabwe 270.00 2009 211 Kuwait 269.00 2009 212 Macedonia 268.00 2009 213 Oman 263.00 2009 214 Israel 261.00 2009 215 Kyrgyzstan 254.00 2009 216 Tanzania 254.00 2009 217 Chad 250.00 2009 218 Australia 240.00 2009 219 Gabon 240.00 2009 220 Cuba 230.00 2009 221 Mexico 228.00 2009 222 Uruguay 226.00 2009 223 United Arab Emirates 220.00 2009 224 Saudi Arabia 212.00 2009 225 United Arab Emirates 212.00 2009 226 Congo, Republic of the 211.00 2009 227 Albania 207.00 2009 228 Vietnam 206.00 2009 229 New Zealand 198.00 2009 230 Papua New Guinea 195.00 2009 231 Portugal 188.00 2009 232 Cote d'Ivoire 180.00 2009 233 Israel 176.00 2009 234 New Zealand 172.00 2009 235 Japan 167.00 2009 236 Belgium 158.00 2009 237 Austria 157.00 2009 238 Bulgaria 156.00 2009 239 Sudan 156.00 2009 240 Luxembourg 155.00 2009 241 Uruguay 155.00 2009 242 Korea, North 154.00 2009 243 Qatar 145.00 2009 244 Venezuela 141.00 2009 245 Qatar 132.00 2009 246 Russia 127.00 2009 247 Russia 122.00 2009 248 Macedonia 120.00 2009 249 Lithuania 114.00 2009 250 Malaysia 114.00 2009 251 Philippines 112.00 2009 252 Denmark 107.00 2009 253 Philippines 107.00 2009 254 Singapore 106.00 2009 255 Nigeria 97.00 2009 256 Czech Republic 94.00 2009 257 Switzerland 94.00 2009 258 Cote d'Ivoire 92.00 2009 259 Qatar 90.00 2009 260 Angola 87.00 2009 261 Cote d'Ivoire 86.00 2009 262 Greece 75.00 2009 263 Indonesia 73.00 2009 264 Vietnam 66.00 2009 265 Norway 64.00 2009 266 Brazil 62.00 2009 267 Egypt 59.00 2009 268 United Kingdom 59.00 2009 269 Kuwait 57.00 2009 270 Nicaragua 54.00 2009 271 Japan 53.00 2009 272 Bolivia 51.00 2009 273 Suriname 50.00 2009 274 Jordan 49.00 2009 275 Lebanon 43.00 2009 276 United Kingdom 43.00 2009 277 Senegal 43.00 2009 278 Vietnam 42.00 2009 279 Argentina 41.00 2009 280 Cuba 41.00 2009 281 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 39.00 2009 282 Equatorial Guinea 38.00 2009 283 Tajikistan 38.00 2009 284 Brunei 37.00 2009 285 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.00 2009 286 Bahrain 32.00 2009 287 Malaysia 31.00 2009 288 Norway 31.00 2009 289 Nigeria 26.00 2009 290 Yemen 22.00 2009 291 Bahrain 20.00 2009 292 Liechtenstein 20.00 2009 293 Brunei 18.00 2009 294 Kyrgyzstan 16.00 2009 295 Peru 15.00 2009 296 Egypt 13.00 2009 297 Indonesia 12.00 2009 298 Iran 12.00 2009 299 Portugal 11.00 2009 300 Slovenia 11.00 2009 301 South Africa 11.00 2009 302 Senegal 8.00 2009 303 Tanzania 8.00 2009 304 Congo, Republic of the 7.00 2009 305 Iran 7.00 2009 306 Switzerland 7.00 2009 307 Ecuador 5.00 2009 308 Ghana 5.00 2009 309 Kenya 4.00 2009 310 Egypt 3.00 2009 311 Malaysia 3.00 2009 312 Angola 2.00 2009 313 India 2.00 2009 314 Australia 1.00 2009 315 Azerbaijan 1.00 2009