Saint Helena

$45 million (2004 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

$383 million (2006)

Saint Lucia

$791 million (2006)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

$68.2 million (2005 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$578 million (2006)

Samoa

$324 million (2006)

San Marino

$3.744 billion (2007)

$2.035 billion (2004)

Sao Tome and Principe

$87 million (2008 est.)

$65 million (2007 est.)

Saudi Arabia

$108.3 billion (2008 est.)

$82.6 billion (2007 est.)

Senegal

$4.263 billion (2008 est.)

$3.732 billion (2007 est.)

Serbia

$18.35 billion (2007 est.)

Seychelles

$1.018 billion (2008 est.)

$804 million (2007 est.)

Sierra Leone

$560 million (2006)

Singapore

$309.6 billion (2008 est.)

$254 billion (2007 est.)

Slovakia

$73.62 billion (2008 est.)

$65.47 billion (2007 est.)

Slovenia

$33.49 billion (2008 est.)

$29.42 billion (2007 est.)

Solomon Islands

$256 million (2006)

Somalia

$798 million (2006)

South Africa

$90.57 billion (2008 est.)

$81.66 billion (2007 est.)

Spain

$415.5 billion (2008 est.)

$380.2 billion (2007 est.)

Sri Lanka

$12.61 billion (2008 est.)

$10.17 billion (2007 est.)

Sudan

$8.229 billion (2008 est.)

$7.722 billion (2007 est.)

Suriname

$1.297 billion (2006 est.)

Svalbard

$NA

Swaziland

$1.855 billion (2008 est.)

$1.926 billion (2007 est.)

Sweden

$167.8 billion (2008 est.)

$152.2 billion (2007 est.)

Switzerland

$227.4 billion (2008 est.)

$187.7 billion (2007 est.)

Syria

$15.97 billion (2008 est.)

$12.27 billion (2007 est.)

Taiwan

$236.7 billion (2008 est.)

$216.1 billion (2007 est.)

Tajikistan

$3.699 billion (2008 est.)

$3.115 billion (2007 est.)

Tanzania

$7.08 billion (2008 est.)

$4.861 billion (2007 est.)

Thailand

$157.3 billion (2008 est.)

$124.5 billion (2007 est.)

Timor-Leste

$202 million (2004 est.)

Togo

$1.541 billion (2008 est.)

$1.264 billion (2007 est.)

Tokelau

$969,200 (2002)

Tonga

$139 million (2006)

Trinidad and Tobago

$9.788 billion (2008 est.)

$7.67 billion (2007 est.)

Tunisia

$23.23 billion (2008 est.)

$18.02 billion (2007 est.)

Turkey

$193.9 billion (2008 est.)

$162 billion (2007 est.)

Turkmenistan

$5.654 billion (2008 est.)

$3.615 billion (2007 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

$175.6 million

Tuvalu

$12.91 million (2005)

Uganda

$3.98 billion (2008 est.)

$2.983 billion (2007 est.)

Ukraine

$83.81 billion (2008 est.)

$60.41 billion (2007 est.)

United Arab Emirates

$176.3 billion (2008 est.)

$116.6 billion (2007 est.)

United Kingdom

$639.3 billion (2008 est.)

$620.7 billion (2007 est.)

United States

$2.117 trillion (2008 est.)

$1.968 trillion (2007 est.)

Uruguay

$8.799 billion (2008 est.)

$5.598 billion (2007 est.)

Uzbekistan

$7.07 billion (2008 est.)

$5.73 billion (2007 est.)

Vanuatu

$156 million (2006)

Venezuela

$48.1 billion (2008 est.)

$45.46 billion (2007 est.)

Vietnam

$75.47 billion (2008 est.)

$58.92 billion (2007 est.)

Virgin Islands

$4.609 billion (2001)

Wallis and Futuna

$61.17 million (2004)

West Bank

$1.3 billion (2006)

$2.44 billion (2005)

Western Sahara

$NA

World

$15.97 trillion (2008 est.)

$13.74 trillion (2007 est.)

Yemen

$8.829 billion (2008 est.)

$7.49 billion (2007 est.)

Zambia

$4.694 billion (2008 est.)

$3.611 billion (2007 est.)

Zimbabwe

$1.915 billion (2008 est.)

$1.975 billion (2007 est.)

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Field Listing :: Independence

For most countries, this entry gives the date that sovereignty was

achieved and from which nation, empire, or trusteeship. For the

other countries, the date given may not represent "independence" in

the strict sense, but rather some significant nationhood event such

as the traditional founding date or the date of unification,

federation, confederation, establishment, fundamental change in the

form of government, or state succession. Dependent areas include the

notation "none" followed by the nature of their dependency status.

Also see the Terminology note.

Country

Independence

Afghanistan

19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign

affairs)

Albania

28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Algeria

5 July 1962 (from France)

American Samoa

none (territory of the US)

Andorra

1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French Count

of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel)

Angola

11 November 1975 (from Portugal)

Anguilla

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Antigua and Barbuda

1 November 1981 (from the UK)

Argentina

9 July 1816 (from Spain)

Armenia

21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Aruba

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Australia

1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)

Austria

976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156

(Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire

proclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)

Azerbaijan

30 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Bahamas, The

10 July 1973 (from the UK)

Bahrain

15 August 1971 (from the UK)

Bangladesh

16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan); note - 26 March

1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December

1971 is known as Victory Day and commemorates the official creation

of the state of Bangladesh

Barbados

30 November 1966 (from the UK)

Belarus

25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Belgium

4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared

independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I

ascended to the throne)

Belize

21 September 1981 (from the UK)

Benin

1 August 1960 (from France)

Bermuda

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Bhutan

1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary

king)

Bolivia

6 August 1825 (from Spain)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for

independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March

1992)

Botswana

30 September 1966 (from the UK)

Brazil

7 September 1822 (from Portugal)

British Virgin Islands

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Brunei

1 January 1984 (from the UK)

Bulgaria

3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the

Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the

Ottoman Empire)

Burkina Faso

5 August 1960 (from France)

Burma

4 January 1948 (from the UK)

Burundi

1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian

administration)

Cambodia

9 November 1953 (from France)

Cameroon

1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

Canada

1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11

December 1931 (recognized by UK)

Cape Verde

5 July 1975 (from Portugal)

Cayman Islands

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Central African Republic

13 August 1960 (from France)

Chad

11 August 1960 (from France)

Chile

18 September 1810 (from Spain)

China

221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 January

1912 (Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China); 1

October 1949 (People's Republic of China established)

Christmas Island

none (territory of Australia)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

none (territory of Australia)

Colombia

20 July 1810 (from Spain)

Comoros

6 July 1975 (from France)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

30 June 1960 (from Belgium)

Congo, Republic of the

15 August 1960 (from France)

Cook Islands

none (became self-governing in free association with

New Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to move

to full independence by unilateral action)

Costa Rica

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Cote d'Ivoire

7 August 1960 (from France)

Croatia

25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

Cuba

20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the

US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a

day of independence

Cyprus

16 August 1960 (from the UK); note - Turkish Cypriots

proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983,

but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey

Czech Republic

1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech

Republic and Slovakia)

Denmark

first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849

became a constitutional monarchy

Djibouti

27 June 1977 (from France)

Dominica

3 November 1978 (from the UK)

Dominican Republic

27 February 1844 (from Haiti)

Ecuador

24 May 1822 (from Spain)

Egypt

28 February 1922 (from the UK)

El Salvador

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Equatorial Guinea

12 October 1968 (from Spain)

Eritrea

24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)

Estonia

20 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Ethiopia

oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest

in the world - at least 2,000 years

European Union

7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed

establishing the EU); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered

into force)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

none (overseas territory of the

UK; also claimed by Argentina)

Faroe Islands

none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing

overseas administrative division of Denmark)

Fiji

10 October 1970 (from the UK)

Finland

6 December 1917 (from Russia)

France

486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia

established from the division of the Carolingian Empire)

French Polynesia

none (overseas lands of France)

Gabon

17 August 1960 (from France)

Gambia, The

18 February 1965 (from the UK)

Georgia

9 April 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Germany

18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into

four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945

following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West

Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and

French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany)

proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; West

Germany and East Germany unified 3 October 1990; all four powers

formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991

Ghana

6 March 1957 (from the UK)

Gibraltar

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Greece

1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)

Greenland

none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of

Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but

Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating

to Greenland)

Grenada

7 February 1974 (from the UK)

Guam

none (territory of the US)

Guatemala

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Guernsey

none (British crown dependency)

Guinea

2 October 1958 (from France)

Guinea-Bissau

24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from

Portugal)

Guyana

26 May 1966 (from the UK)

Haiti

1 January 1804 (from France)

Holy See (Vatican City)

11 February 1929 (from Italy); note - the

three treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged,

among other things, the full sovereignty of the Vatican and

established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal

States, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, may

be traced back to the 8th century

Honduras

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Hong Kong

none (special administrative region of China)

Hungary

25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional

founding date)

Iceland

1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish

Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)

India

15 August 1947 (from the UK)

Indonesia

17 August 1945 (declared); 27 December 1949 (by the

Netherlands)

note: in August 2005, the Netherlands announced it recognized de

facto Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945

Iran

1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)

Iraq

3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British

administration); note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition Provisional

Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi-controlled Government

Ireland

6 December 1921 (from the UK by treaty)

Isle of Man

none (British crown dependency)

Israel

14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British

administration)

Italy

17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not

finally unified until 1870)

Jamaica

6 August 1962 (from the UK)

Japan

660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by

Emperor JIMMU; first recognized by Emperor Meiji in 1873)

Jersey

none (British crown dependency)

Jordan

25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British

administration)

Kazakhstan

16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Kenya

12 December 1963 (from the UK)

Kiribati

12 July 1979 (from the UK)

Korea, North

15 August 1945 (from Japan)

Korea, South

15 August 1945 (from Japan)

Kosovo

17 February 2008 (from Serbia)

Kuwait

19 June 1961 (from the UK)

Kyrgyzstan

31 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Laos

19 July 1949 (from France)

Latvia

18 November 1918 (from the Soviet Russia)

Lebanon

22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under

French administration)

Lesotho

4 October 1966 (from the UK)

Liberia

26 July 1847

Libya

24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)

Liechtenstein

23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein

established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire)

Lithuania

11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by

the Soviet Union)

Luxembourg

1839 (from the Netherlands)

Macau

none (special administrative region of China)

Macedonia

8 September 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsed

independence from Yugoslavia)

Madagascar

26 June 1960 (from France)

Malawi

6 July 1964 (from the UK)

Malaysia

31 August 1957 (from the UK)

Maldives

26 July 1965 (from the UK)

Mali

22 September 1960 (from France)

Malta

21 September 1964 (from the UK)

Marshall Islands

21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN

trusteeship)

Mauritania

28 November 1960 (from France)

Mauritius

12 March 1968 (from the UK)

Mayotte

none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)

Mexico

16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized

by Spain)

Micronesia, Federated States of

3 November 1986 (from the

US-administered UN trusteeship)

Moldova

27 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Monaco

1419 (beginning of rule by the House of Grimaldi)

Mongolia

11 July 1921 (from China)

Montenegro

3 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)

Montserrat

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Morocco

2 March 1956 (from France)

Mozambique

25 June 1975 (from Portugal)

Namibia

21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)

Nauru

31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered

UN trusteeship)

Nepal

1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH)

Netherlands

23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low

Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26

July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act of

Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace

of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)

Netherlands Antilles

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

New Caledonia

none (overseas territory of France); note - a

referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new

referendum is scheduled for 2014

New Zealand

26 September 1907 (from the UK)

Nicaragua

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Niger

3 August 1960 (from France)

Nigeria

1 October 1960 (from the UK)

Niue

on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary

government in free association with New Zealand

Norfolk Island

none (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands

none (commonwealth in political union with

the US)

Norway

7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden

dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the

union)

Oman

1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)

Pakistan

14 August 1947 (from British India)

Palau

1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)

Panama

3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain

28 November 1821)

Papua New Guinea

16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered

UN trusteeship)

Paraguay

14 May 1811 (from Spain)

Peru

28 July 1821 (from Spain)

Philippines

12 June 1898 (independence proclaimed from Spain); 4

July 1946 (from the US)

Pitcairn Islands

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Poland

11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)

Portugal

1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910

(republic proclaimed)

Puerto Rico

none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)

Qatar

3 September 1971 (from the UK)

Romania

9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire;

independence recognized 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26

March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic

proclaimed)

Russia

24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Rwanda

1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship)

Saint Barthelemy

none (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Helena

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

19 September 1983 (from the UK)

Saint Lucia

22 February 1979 (from the UK)

Saint Martin

none (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

none (territorial collectivity of France;

has been under French control since 1763)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

27 October 1979 (from the UK)

Samoa

1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)

San Marino

3 September 301

Sao Tome and Principe

12 July 1975 (from Portugal)

Saudi Arabia

23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)

Senegal

4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence

achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960

Serbia

5 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)

Seychelles

29 June 1976 (from the UK)

Sierra Leone

27 April 1961 (from the UK)

Singapore

9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)

Slovakia

1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech

Republic and Slovakia)

Slovenia

25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

Solomon Islands

7 July 1978 (from the UK)

Somalia

1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which

became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian

Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered

UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960, to form the Somali Republic)

South Africa

31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four

British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free

State); 31 May 1961 (republic declared) 27 April 1994 (majority rule)

Spain

1492; the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of

independent kingdoms prior to the Muslim occupation that began in

the early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the

small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost

immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this

event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is

traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain

Sri Lanka

4 February 1948 (from the UK)

Sudan

1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)

Suriname

25 November 1975 (from the Netherlands)

Svalbard

none (territory of Norway)

Swaziland

6 September 1968 (from the UK)

Sweden

6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king)

Switzerland

1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)

Syria

17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French

administration)

Tajikistan

9 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Tanzania

26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent 9 December

1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar became

independent 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with

Zanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and

Zanzibar; renamed United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964

Thailand

1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)

Timor-Leste

28 November 1975 (independence proclaimed from

Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international

recognition of Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia

Togo

27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

Tokelau

none (territory of New Zealand)

Tonga

4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)

Trinidad and Tobago

31 August 1962 (from the UK)

Tunisia

20 March 1956 (from France)

Turkey

29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire)

Turkmenistan

27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Turks and Caicos Islands

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Tuvalu

1 October 1978 (from the UK)

Uganda

9 October 1962 (from the UK)

Ukraine

24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

United Arab Emirates

2 December 1971 (from the UK)

United Kingdom

1927; England has existed as a unified entity since

the 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284

with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an

Act of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland

agreed to permanently join as Great Britain; the legislative union

of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the

adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of

Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the United

Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in

1927

United States

4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)

Uruguay

25 August 1825 (from Brazil)

Uzbekistan

1 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Vanuatu

30 July 1980 (from France and the UK)

Venezuela

5 July 1811 (from Spain)

Vietnam

2 September 1945 (from France)

Virgin Islands

none (territory of the US)

Wallis and Futuna

none (overseas territory of France)

Yemen

22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger

of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the

Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen

(Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen became

independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a

republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate in 1962; South

Yemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)

Zambia

24 October 1964 (from the UK)

Zimbabwe

18 April 1980 (from the UK)

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Field Listing :: Industrial production growth rate

This entry gives the annual percentage increase in industrial

production (includes manufacturing, mining, and construction).

Country Comparison to the World

Country

Industrial production growth rate(%)

Afghanistan

NA%

Albania

3% (2008 est.)

Algeria

3.2% (2008 est.)

American Samoa

NA%

Andorra

NA%

Angola

14.3% (2008 est.)

Anguilla

NA

Antigua and Barbuda

NA%

Argentina

4.3% (2008 est.)

Armenia

2.4% (2008 est.)

Aruba

NA%

Australia

3% (2008 est.)

Austria

2.4% (2008 est.)

Azerbaijan

6% (2008 est.)

Bahamas, The

NA%

Bahrain

6.3% (2008 est.)

Bangladesh

6.9% (2008 est.)

Barbados

-3.2% (2000 est.)

Belarus

12% (2008 est.)

Belgium

2% (2008 est.)

Belize

1.8% (2008 est.)

Benin

3.5% (2008 est.)

Bermuda

NA%

Bhutan

NA

Bolivia

10.6% (2008 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

11.6% (2008 est.)

Botswana

-2.4% (2008 est.)

Brazil

4.3% (2008 est.)

British Virgin Islands

NA%

Brunei

1.8% (2006 est.)

Bulgaria

1.5% (2008 est.)

Burkina Faso

4.5% (2008 est.)

Burma

7.8% (2008 est.)

Burundi

5% (2008 est.)

Cambodia

8% (2008 est.)

Cameroon

4.2% (2008 est.)

Canada

-2.8% (2008 est.)

Cape Verde

5% (2008 est.)

Cayman Islands

NA%

Central African Republic

3% (2002)

Chad

2% (2008 est.)

Chile

0.7% (2008 est.)

China

9.3% (2008 est.)

Colombia

0.8% (2008 est.)

Comoros

-2% (1999 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

NA%

Congo, Republic of the

7% (2008 est.)

Cook Islands

1% (2002)

Costa Rica

-1.1% (2008 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

3% (2008 est.)

Croatia

1.7% (2008 est.)

Cuba

1.9% (2008 est.)

Cyprus

4.1% (2008 est.)

Czech Republic

3.8% (2008 est.)

Denmark

-3% (2008 est.)

Dominica

NA

Dominican Republic

1.3% (2008 est.)

Ecuador

5.5% (2008 est.)

Egypt

6.1% (2008 est.)

El Salvador

1.5% (2008 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

11.3% (2008 est.)

Eritrea

2% (2008 est.)

Estonia

-4.8% (2008 est.)

Ethiopia

10.4% (2008 est.)

European Union

-0.6% (2008 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA%

Faroe Islands

8% (1999 est.)

Fiji

NA%

Finland

0.4% (2008 est.)

France

-1.8% (2008 est.)

French Polynesia

NA%

Gabon

1% (2008 est.)

Gambia, The

0.3% (2008 est.)

Gaza Strip

2.4% (includes West Bank) (2005)

Georgia

-1% (2008 est.)

Germany

0.1% (2008 est.)

Ghana

8.1% (2008 est.)

Gibraltar

NA%

Greece

3.2% (2008 est.)

Greenland

NA%

Guam

NA%

Guatemala

1.4% (2008 est.)

Guernsey

NA%

Guinea

7% (2008 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

4.7% (2003 est.)

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