2 Botswana 37.30 2003 est.
3 Lesotho 28.90 2003 est.
4 Zimbabwe 24.60 2001 est.
5 South Africa 21.50 2003 est.
6 Namibia 21.30 2003 est.
7 Zambia 16.50 2003 est.
8 Malawi 14.20 2003 est.
9 Central African Republic 13.50 2003 est.
10 Mozambique 12.20 2003 est.
11 Guinea-Bissau 10.00 2003 est.
12 Tanzania 8.80 2003 est.
13 Gabon 8.10 2003 est.
14 Cote d'Ivoire 7.00 2003 est.
15 Sierra Leone 7.00 2001 est.
16 Cameroon 6.90 2003 est.
17 Kenya 6.70 2003 est.
18 Burundi 6.00 2003 est.
19 Liberia 5.90 2003 est.
20 Haiti 5.60 2003 est.
21 Nigeria 5.40 2003 est.
22 Rwanda 5.10 2003 est.
23 Congo, Republic of the 4.90 2003 est.
24 Chad 4.80 2003 est.
25 Ethiopia 4.40 2003 est.
26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.20 2003 est.
27 Burkina Faso 4.20 2003 est.
28 Togo 4.10 2003 est.
29 Uganda 4.10 2003 est.
30 Angola 3.90 2003 est.
31 Equatorial Guinea 3.40 2001 est.
32 Guinea 3.20 2003 est.
33 Trinidad and Tobago 3.20 2003 est.
34 Ghana 3.10 2003 est.
35 Bahamas, The 3.00 2003 est.
36 Djibouti 2.90 2003 est.
37 Eritrea 2.70 2003 est.
38 Cambodia 2.60 2003 est.
39 Guyana 2.50 2003 est.
40 Belize 2.40 2003 est.
41 Sudan 2.30 2001 est.
42 Benin 1.90 2003 est.
43 Mali 1.90 2003 est.
44 Honduras 1.80 2003 est.
45 Dominican Republic 1.70 2003 est.
46 Madagascar 1.70 2003 est.
47 Suriname 1.70 2001 est.
48 Barbados 1.50 2003 est.
49 Thailand 1.50 2003 est.
50 Ukraine 1.40 2003 est.
51 Burma 1.20 2003 est.
52 Gambia, The 1.20 2003 est.
53 Niger 1.20 2003 est.
54 Jamaica 1.20 2003 est.
55 Estonia 1.10 2001 est.
56 Guatemala 1.10 2003 est.
57 Russia 1.10 2001 est.
58 Somalia 1.00 2001 est.
59 India 0.90 2001 est.
60 Panama 0.90 2003 est.
61 Senegal 0.80 2003 est.
62 Argentina 0.70 2001 est.
63 Venezuela 0.70 2001 est.
64 Spain 0.70 2001 est.
65 El Salvador 0.70 2003 est.
66 Colombia 0.70 2003 est.
67 Brazil 0.70 2003 est.
68 Costa Rica 0.60 2003 est.
69 United States 0.60 2003 est.
70 Papua New Guinea 0.60 2003 est.
71 Mauritania 0.60 2003 est.
72 Latvia 0.60 2001 est.
73 Italy 0.50 2001 est.
74 Paraguay 0.50 2003 est.
75 Peru 0.50 2003 est.
76 Nepal 0.50 2001 est.
77 France 0.40 2003 est.
78 Switzerland 0.40 2001 est.
79 Vietnam 0.40 2003 est.
80 Portugal 0.40 2001 est.
81 Malaysia 0.40 2003 est.
82 Austria 0.30 2003 est.
83 Uruguay 0.30 2001 est.
84 Chile 0.30 2003 est.
85 Mexico 0.30 2003 est.
86 Libya 0.30 2001 est.
87 Canada 0.30 2003 est.
88 Ecuador 0.30 2003 est.
89 Belarus 0.30 2001 est.
90 Bahrain 0.20 2001 est.
91 Belgium 0.20 2003 est.
92 Serbia and Montenegro 0.20 2001 est.
93 United Kingdom 0.20 2001 est.
94 Singapore 0.20 2003 est.
95 Nicaragua 0.20 2003 est.
96 Netherlands 0.20 2001 est.
97 Malta 0.20 2001 est.
98 Moldova 0.20 2001 est.
99 Luxembourg 0.20 2001 est.
100 Kazakhstan 0.20 2001 est.
101 Iceland 0.20 2001 est.
102 Greece 0.20 2001 est.
103 Denmark 0.20 2003 est.
104 United Arab Emirates 0.18 2001 est.
105 Comoros 0.12 2001 est.
106 Kuwait 0.12 2001 est.
107 Algeria 0.10 2001 est.
108 Australia 0.10 2003 est.
109 Azerbaijan 0.10 2003 est.
110 Bolivia 0.10 2003 est.
111 Bulgaria 0.10 2001 est.
112 Sri Lanka 0.10 2001 est.
113 Maldives 0.10 2001 est.
114 Oman 0.10 2001 est.
115 Mauritius 0.10 2001 est.
116 Morocco 0.10 2001 est.
117 Macedonia 0.10 2001 est.
118 Georgia 0.10 2001 est.
119 Fiji 0.10 2003 est.
120 Finland 0.10 2003 est.
121 Czech Republic 0.10 2001 est.
122 Ireland 0.10 2001 est.
123 Egypt 0.10 2001 est.
124 Cyprus 0.10 2003 est.
125 Cuba 0.10 2003 est.
126 China 0.10 2003 est.
127 Tajikistan 0.10 2001 est.
128 Syria 0.10 2001 est.
129 Sweden 0.10 2001 est.
130 Slovenia 0.10 2001 est.
131 Philippines 0.10 2003 est.
132 Romania 0.10 2001 est.
133 Poland 0.10 2001 est.
134 Pakistan 0.10 2001 est.
135 Mongolia 0.10 2003 est.
136 Yemen 0.10 2001 est.
137 Uzbekistan 0.10 2001 est.
138 Turkmenistan 0.10 2004 est.
139 Turkey 0.10 2001 est.
140 Tunisia 0.10 2005 est.
141 Slovakia 0.10 2001 est.
142 Lithuania 0.10 2001 est.
143 Lebanon 0.10 2001 est.
144 Laos 0.10 2003 est.
145 Korea, South 0.10 2003 est.
146 Kyrgyzstan 0.10 2001 est.
147 Jordan 0.10 2001 est.
148 Japan 0.10 2003 est.
149 New Zealand 0.10 2003 est.
150 Norway 0.10 2001 est.
151 Iraq 0.10 2001 est.
152 Israel 0.10 2001 est.
153 Iran 0.10 2001 est.
154 Indonesia 0.10 2003 est.
155 Hungary 0.10 2001 est.
156 Croatia 0.10 2001 est.
157 Hong Kong 0.10 2003 est.
158 Germany 0.10 2001 est.
159 Brunei 0.10 2003 est.
160 Bhutan 0.10 2001 est.
161 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.10 2001 est.
162 Bangladesh 0.10 2001 est.
163 Armenia 0.10 2003 est.
164 Qatar 0.09 2001 est.
165 Cape Verde 0.04
166 Afghanistan 0.01 2001 est.
167 Saudi Arabia 0.01 2001 est.
168 Svalbard 0.00 2001
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
======================================================================
Rank code: @2156
Rank Country HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS Date of Information
1 South Africa 5,300,000 2003 est.
2 India 5,100,000 2001 est.
3 Nigeria 3,600,000 2003 est.
4 Zimbabwe 1,800,000 2001 est.
5 Tanzania 1,600,000 2003 est.
6 Ethiopia 1,500,000 2003 est.
7 Mozambique 1,300,000 2003 est.
8 Kenya 1,200,000 2003 est.
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,100,000 2003 est.
10 United States 950,000 2003 est.
11 Zambia 920,000 2003 est.
12 Malawi 900,000 2003 est.
13 Russia 860,000 2001 est.
14 China 840,000 2003 est.
15 Brazil 660,000 2003 est.
16 Cote d'Ivoire 570,000 2003 est.
17 Thailand 570,000 2003 est.
18 Cameroon 560,000 2003 est.
19 Uganda 530,000 2001 est.
20 Sudan 400,000 2001 est.
21 Ukraine 360,000 2001 est.
22 Botswana 350,000 2003 est.
23 Ghana 350,000 2003 est.
24 Burma 330,000 2003 est.
25 Lesotho 320,000 2003 est.
26 Burkina Faso 300,000 2003 est.
27 Haiti 280,000 2003 est.
28 Central African Republic 260,000 2003 est.
29 Burundi 250,000 2003 est.
30 Rwanda 250,000 2003 est.
31 Angola 240,000 2003 est.
32 Vietnam 220,000 2003 est.
33 Swaziland 220,000 2003 est.
34 Namibia 210,000 2001 est.
35 Chad 200,000 2003 est.
36 Colombia 190,000 2003 est.
37 Cambodia 170,000 2003 est.
38 Sierra Leone 170,000 2001 est.
39 Mexico 160,000 2003 est.
40 Guinea 140,000 2003 est.
41 Madagascar 140,000 2003 est.
42 Italy 140,000 2001 est.
43 Mali 140,000 2003 est.
44 Spain 140,000 2001 est.
45 Argentina 130,000 2001 est.
46 France 120,000 2003 est.
47 Indonesia 110,000 2003 est.
48 Togo 110,000 2003 est.
49 Venezuela 110,000 1999 est.
50 Liberia 100,000 2003 est.
51 Congo, Republic of the 90,000 2003 est.
52 Dominican Republic 88,000 2003 est.
53 Peru 82,000 2003 est.
54 Guatemala 78,000 2003 est.
55 Pakistan 74,000 2001 est.
56 Niger 70,000 2003 est.
57 Benin 68,000 2003 est.
58 Honduras 63,000 2003 est.
59 Nepal 61,000 2001 est.
60 Eritrea 60,000 2003 est.
61 Canada 56,000 2003 est.
62 Malaysia 52,000 2003 est.
63 United Kingdom 51,000 2001 est.
64 Gabon 48,000 2003 est.
65 Senegal 44,000 2003 est.
66 Germany 43,000 2001 est.
67 Somalia 43,000 2001 est.
68 Iran 31,000 2001 est.
69 El Salvador 29,000 2003 est.
70 Trinidad and Tobago 29,000 2003 est.
71 Chile 26,000 2003 est.
72 Jamaica 22,000 2003 est.
73 Portugal 22,000 2001 est.
74 Ecuador 21,000 2003 est.
75 Netherlands 19,000 2001 est.
76 Guinea-Bissau 17,000 2001 est.
77 Kazakhstan 16,500 2001 est.
78 Panama 16,000 2003 est.
79 Papua New Guinea 16,000 2003 est.
80 Belarus 15,000 2001 est.
81 Morocco 15,000 2001 est.
82 Paraguay 15,000 1999 est.
83 Australia 14,000 2003 est.
84 Poland 14,000 2003 est.
85 Bangladesh 13,000 2001 est.
86 Switzerland 13,000 2001 est.
87 Costa Rica 12,000 2003 est.
88 Yemen 12,000 2001 est.
89 Japan 12,000 2003 est.
90 Egypt 12,000 2001 est.
91 Guyana 11,000 2003 est.
92 Uzbekistan 11,000 2003 est.
93 Austria 10,000 2003 est.
94 Belgium 10,000 2003 est.
95 Libya 10,000 2001 est.
96 Serbia and Montenegro 10,000 2001 est.
97 Mauritania 9,500 2003 est.
98 Algeria 9,100 2003 est.
99 Greece 9,100 2001 est.
100 Djibouti 9,100 2003 est.
101 Philippines 9,000 2003 est.
102 Korea, South 8,300 2003 est.
103 Estonia 7,800 2003 est.
104 Latvia 7,600 2001 est.
105 Puerto Rico 7,397
106 Gambia, The 6,800 2003 est.
107 Romania 6,500 2001 est.
108 Nicaragua 6,400 2003 est.
109 Uruguay 6,000 2001 est.
110 Equatorial Guinea 5,900 2001 est.
111 Bahamas, The 5,600 2003 est.
112 Moldova 5,500 2001 est.
113 Suriname 5,200 2001 est.
114 Denmark 5,000 2003 est.
115 Bolivia 4,900 2003 est.
116 Singapore 4,100 2003 est.
117 Kyrgyzstan 3,900 2003 est.
118 Belize 3,600 2003 est.
119 Sweden 3,600 2001 est.
120 Sri Lanka 3,500 2001 est.
121 Cuba 3,300 2003 est.
122 Georgia 3,000 2003 est.
123 Israel 3,000 1999 est.
124 Ireland 2,800 2001 est.
125 Hungary 2,800 2001 est.
126 Lebanon 2,800 2003 est.
127 Armenia 2,600 2003 est.
128 Hong Kong 2,600 2003 est.
129 Barbados 2,500 2003 est.
130 Czech Republic 2,500 2001 est.
131 Norway 2,100 2001 est.
132 Laos 1,700 2003 est.
133 Finland 1,500 2003 est.
134 Azerbaijan 1,400 2003 est.
135 New Zealand 1,400 2003 est.
136 Lithuania 1,300 2003 est.
137 Oman 1,300 2001 est.
138 Cyprus 1,000 1999 est.
139 Tunisia 1,000 2003 est.
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 900 2003 est.
141 Cape Verde 775
142 Mauritius 700 2001 est.
143 Bahrain 600 2003 est.
144 Fiji 600 2003 est.
145 Jordan 600 2003 est.
146 Iraq 500 2003 est.
147 Syria 500 2003 est.
148 Malta 500 2003 est.
149 Mongolia 500 2003 est
150 Luxembourg 500 2003 est.
151 Bulgaria 346 2001 est.
152 Slovenia 280 2001 est.
153 Iceland 220 2001 est.
154 Brunei 200 2003 est.
155 Turkmenistan 200 2003 est.
156 Tajikistan 200 2003 est.
157 Macedonia 200 2003 est.
158 Slovakia 200 2003 est.
159 Croatia 200 2001 est.
160 Bhutan 100 1999 est.
161 Greenland 100
162 Maldives 100 2001 est.
163 Samoa 12
164 Svalbard 0 2001
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
======================================================================
Rank code: @2157
Rank Country HIV/AIDS - deaths Date of Information
1 South Africa 370,000 2003 est.
2 India 310,000 2001 est.
3 Nigeria 310,000 2003 est.
4 Zimbabwe 170,000 2003 est.
5 Tanzania 160,000 2003 est.
6 Kenya 150,000 2003 est.
7 Ethiopia 120,000 2003 est.
8 Mozambique 110,000 2003 est.
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 100,000 2003 est.
10 Zambia 89,000 2003 est.
11 Malawi 84,000 2003 est.
12 Uganda 78,000 2003 est.
13 Thailand 58,000 2003 est.
14 Cameroon 49,000 2003 est.
15 Cote d'Ivoire 47,000 2003 est.
16 China 44,000 2003 est.
17 Botswana 33,000 2003 est.
18 Ghana 30,000 2003 est.
19 Lesotho 29,000 2003 est.
20 Burkina Faso 29,000 2003 est.
21 Burundi 25,000 2003 est.
22 Haiti 24,000 2003 est.
23 Central African Republic 23,000 2003 est.
24 Sudan 23,000 2003 est.
25 Rwanda 22,000 2003 est.
26 Angola 21,000 2003 est.
27 Burma 20,000 2003 est.
28 Ukraine 20,000 2003 est.
29 Chad 18,000 2003 est.
30 Swaziland 17,000 2003 est.
31 Namibia 16,000 2003 est.
32 Brazil 15,000 2003 est.
33 Cambodia 15,000 2003 est.
34 United States 14,000 2003 est.
35 Mali 12,000 2003 est.
36 Sierra Leone 11,000 2001 est.
37 Togo 10,000 2003 est.
38 Congo, Republic of the 9,700 2003 est.
39 Guinea 9,000 2003 est.
40 Russia 9,000 2001 est.
41 Vietnam 9,000 2003 est.
42 Dominican Republic 7,900 2003 est.
43 Madagascar 7,500 2003 est.
44 Liberia 7,200 2003 est.
45 Eritrea 6,300 2003 est.
46 Benin 5,800 2003 est.
47 Guatemala 5,800 2003 est.
48 Mexico 5,000 2003 est.
49 Pakistan 4,900 2003 est.
50 Niger 4,800 2003 est.
51 Peru 4,200 2003 est.
52 Honduras 4,100 2003 est.
53 Venezuela 4,100 2003 est.
54 Colombia 3,600 2003 est.
55 Senegal 3,500 2003 est.
56 Nepal 3,100 2003 est.
57 Gabon 3,000 2003 est.
58 Indonesia 2,400 2003 est.
59 El Salvador 2,200 2003 est.
60 Malaysia 2,000 2003 est.
61 Trinidad and Tobago 1,900 2003 est.
62 Ecuador 1,700 2003 est.
63 Argentina 1,500 2003 est.
64 Canada 1,500 2003 est.
65 Chile 1,400 2003 est.
66 Guinea-Bissau 1,200 2001 est.
67 Guyana 1,100 2003 est.
68 Belarus 1,000 2001 est.
69 France 1,000 2003 est.
70 Italy 1,000 2003 est.
71 Spain 1,000 2003 est.
72 Portugal 1,000 2003 est.
73 Germany 1,000 2003 est.
74 Costa Rica 900 2003 est.
75 Jamaica 900 2003 est.
76 Iran 800 2003 est.
77 Egypt 700 2003 est.
78 Djibouti 690 2003 est.
79 Bangladesh 650 2001 est.
80 Gambia, The 600 2003 est.
81 Papua New Guinea 600 2003 est.
82 Paraguay 600 2003 est.
83 Algeria 500 2003 est.
84 Latvia 500 2003 est.
85 Philippines 500 2003 est.
86 Uzbekistan 500 2003 est.
87 Uruguay 500 2003 est.
88 United Kingdom 500 2003 est.
89 Suriname 500 2003 est.
90 Jordan 500 2003 est.
91 Japan 500 2003 est.
92 Equatorial Guinea 370 2001 est.
93 Romania 350 2001 est.
94 Moldova 300 2001 est.
95 Cape Verde 225
96 Armenia 200 2003 est.
97 Lithuania 200 2003 est.
98 Lebanon 200 2003 est.
99 Laos 200 2003 est.
100 Kazakhstan 200 2003 est.
101 Korea, South 200 2003 est.
102 Kyrgyzstan 200 2003 est.
103 Hong Kong 200 2003 est.
104 Georgia 200 2003 est.
105 Fiji 200 2003 est.
106 Tunisia 200 2003 est.
107 Syria 200 2003 est.
108 Singapore 200 2003 est.
109 New Zealand 200 2003 est.
110 Oman 200 2003 est.
111 Mongolia 200 2003 est.
112 Estonia 200 2003 est.
113 Cuba 200 2003 est.
114 Sri Lanka 200 2003 est.
115 Brunei 200 2003 est.
116 Barbados 200 2003 est.
117 Bahamas, The 200 2003 est.
118 Bahrain 200 2003 est.
119 Azerbaijan 100 2001 est.
120 Serbia and Montenegro 100 2003 est.
121 Turkmenistan 100 2004 est.
122 Switzerland 100 2003 est.
123 Sweden 100 2003 est.
124 Slovenia 100 2003 est.
125 Poland 100 2001 est.
126 Norway 100 2003 est.
127 Netherlands 100 2003 est.
128 Malta 100 2003 est.
129 Mauritius 100 2001 est.
130 Macedonia 100 2003 est.
131 Tajikistan 100 2001 est.
132 Luxembourg 100 2003 est.
133 Slovakia 100 2001 est.
134 Israel 100 2001 est.
135 Iceland 100 2003 est.
136 Hungary 100 2001 est.
137 Greece 100 2003 est.
138 Finland 100 2003 est.
139 Bulgaria 100 2001 est.
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 2001 est.
141 Denmark 100 2003 est.
142 Ireland 100 2003 est.
143 Belgium 100 2003 est.
144 Austria 100 2003 est.
145 Czech Republic 10 2001 est.
146 Croatia 10 2001 est.
147 Samoa 3
148 Svalbard 0 2001
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
======================================================================
Rank code: @2173
Rank Country Oil - production(bbl/day) Date of Information
1 World 75,340,000 2001 est.
2 Saudi Arabia 8,711,000 2001 est.
3 United States 8,054,000 2001 est.
4 Russia 7,286,000 2001 est.
5 Iran 3,804,000 2001 est.
6 Mexico 3,590,000 2001 est.
7 Norway 3,408,000 2001 est.
8 China 3,300,000 2001 est.
9 European Union 3,244,000 2001
10 Venezuela 3,080,000 2001 est.
11 Canada 2,738,000 2001 est.
12 United Arab Emirates 2,566,000 2001 est.
13 United Kingdom 2,541,000 2001 est.
14 Kuwait 2,270,000 2003 est.
15 Nigeria 2,256,000 2001 est.
16 Iraq 2,200,000 January 2004 est.
17 Brazil 1,561,000 2001 est.
18 Algeria 1,520,000 2001 est.
19 Indonesia 1,451,000 2001 est.
20 Libya 1,429,000 2001 est.
21 Oman 963,800 2001 est.
22 Qatar 864,200 2001 est.
23 Argentina 828,600 2001 est.
24 Egypt 816,900 2001 est.
25 Kazakhstan 798,200 2001 est.
26 Angola 742,400 2001 est.
27 India 732,400 2001 est.
28 Australia 731,000 2001 est.
29 Malaysia 690,000 2003 est.
30 Colombia 614,400 2001 est.
31 Syria 522,700 2001 est.
32 Yemen 438,500 2001 est.
33 Ecuador 421,200 2001 est.
34 Vietnam 356,700 2001 est.
35 Denmark 346,200 2001 est.
36 Azerbaijan 307,200 2001 est.
37 Gabon 301,300 2001 est.
38 Congo, Republic of the 275,000 2001 est.
39 Brunei 217,200 2001 est.
40 Sudan 209,100 2001 est.
41 South Africa 196,200 2001 est.
42 Equatorial Guinea 181,400 2001 est.
43 Thailand 173,800 2001 est.
44 Turkmenistan 162,500 2001 est.
45 Uzbekistan 142,700 2001 est.
46 Trinidad and Tobago 136,200 2001 est.
47 Romania 127,500 2001 est.
48 Peru 95,100 2001 est.
49 Ukraine 86,490 2001 est.
50 Germany 85,860 2001 est.
51 Italy 79,460 2001 est.
52 Cameroon 76,650 2001 est.
53 Tunisia 72,580 2001 est.
54 Papua New Guinea 67,500 2001 est.
55 Pakistan 62,870 2001 est.
56 Cuba 50,000 2001 est.
57 Turkey 48,000 2001 est.
58 Netherlands 46,200 2001 est.
59 Bolivia 44,340 2001 est.
60 Bahrain 43,000 2001 est.
61 New Zealand 42,160 2001 est.
62 Hungary 41,190 2001 est.
63 Belarus 37,000 2001 est.
64 France 34,920 2001 est.
65 Croatia 29,000 2001 est.
66 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 24,000 2001 est.
67 Guatemala 21,080 2001 est.
68 Austria 20,670 2001 est.
69 Burma 18,590 2002 est.
70 Japan 17,330 2001 est.
71 Poland 17,180 2001 est.
72 Serbia and Montenegro 15,000 2001 est.
73 Chile 13,640 2001 est.
74 Cote d'Ivoire 11,000 2001 est.
75 Suriname 10,000 2001 est.
76 Philippines 8,460 2001 est.
77 Czech Republic 7,419 2001 est.
78 Spain 7,099 2001 est.
79 Ghana 7,000 2001 est.
80 Greece 5,992 2001 est.
81 Albania 5,952 2001 est.
82 Estonia 5,100 2001 est.
83 Lithuania 4,594 2001 est.
84 Bangladesh 3,581 2001 est.
85 Georgia 2,000 2001 est.
86 Kyrgyzstan 2,000 2001 est.
87 Barbados 1,271 2001 est.
88 Taiwan 1,100 2001 est.
89 Slovakia 1,000 2001 est.
90 Benin 700 2001 est.
91 Bulgaria 603 2001 est.
92 Morocco 400 2001 est.
93 Tajikistan 250 2001 est.
94 Israel 80 2001 est.
95 Jordan 40 2001 est.
96 Slovenia 20 2001 est.
97 Aruba 0 2001 est.
98 Afghanistan 0 2001 est.
99 Botswana 0 2001 est.
100 Belgium 0 2001 est.
101 Solomon Islands 0 2001 est.
102 Lesotho 0 2001 est.
103 Liberia 0 2001 est.
104 Latvia 0 2001 est.
105 Lebanon 0 2001 est.
106 Laos 0 2001 est.
107 Korea, South 0 2001 est.
108 Kiribati 0 2001 est.
109 Korea, North 0 2001 est.
110 Kenya 0 2001 est.
111 Zimbabwe 0 2001 est.
112 Zambia 0 2001 est.
113 Swaziland 0 2001 est.
114 Samoa 0 2001 est.
115 Western Sahara 0 2001 est.
116 Namibia 0 2001 est.
117 Virgin Islands 0 2001 est.
118 British Virgin Islands 0 2001 est.
119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2001 est.
120 Uruguay 0 2001 est.
121 Burkina Faso 0 2001 est.
122 Uganda 0 2001 est.
123 Tanzania 0 2001 est.
124 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2001 est.
125 Togo 0 2001 est.
126 Tonga 0 2001 est.
127 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2001 est.
128 Switzerland 0 2001 est.
129 Sweden 0 2001 est.
130 Saint Lucia 0 2001 est.
131 Somalia 0 2001 est.
132 Singapore 0 2001 est.
133 Sierra Leone 0 2001 est.
134 Saint Helena 0 2001 est.
135 Senegal 0 2001 est.
136 Seychelles 0 2001 est.
137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2001 est.
138 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2001 est.
139 Rwanda 0 2001 est.
140 Puerto Rico 0 2001 est.
141 Reunion 0 2001 est.
142 Panama 0 2001 est.
143 Paraguay 0 2001 est.
144 Nicaragua 0 2001 est.
145 Netherlands Antilles 0 2001 est.
146 Nauru 0 2001 est.
147 Nepal 0 2001 est.
148 Vanuatu 0 2001 est.
149 Niger 0 2001 est.
150 Niue 0 2001 est.
151 Guinea-Bissau 0 2001 est.
152 Portugal 0 2001 est.
153 New Caledonia 0 2001 est.
154 Mozambique 0 2001 est.
155 Maldives 0 2001 est.
156 Malta 0 2001 est.
157 Mauritania 0 2001 est.
158 Mauritius 0 2001 est.
159 Mali 0 2001 est.
160 Macedonia 0 2001 est.
161 Malawi 0 2001 est.
162 Montserrat 0 2001 est.
163 Mongolia 0 2001 est.
164 Moldova 0 2001 est.
165 Macau 0 2001 est.
166 Martinique 0 2001 est.
167 Madagascar 0 2001 est.
168 Luxembourg 0 2001 est.
169 Jamaica 0 2001 est.
170 Iceland 0 2001 est.
171 Honduras 0 2001 est.
172 Hong Kong 0 2001 est.
173 Haiti 0 2001 est.
174 Guyana 0 2001 est.
175 Guinea 0 2001 est.
176 French Polynesia 0 2001 est.
177 Faroe Islands 0 2001 est.
178 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 2001 est.
179 Fiji 0 2001 est.
180 Finland 0 2001 est.
181 French Guiana 0 2001 est.
182 Ethiopia 0 2001 est.
183 El Salvador 0 2001 est.
184 Eritrea 0 2001 est.
185 Guam 0 2001 est.
186 Guadeloupe 0 2001 est.
187 Greenland 0 2001 est.
188 Grenada 0 2001 est.
189 Gibraltar 0 2001 est.
190 Gambia, The 0 2001 est.
191 Ireland 0 2001 est.
192 Dominican Republic 0 2001 est.
193 Dominica 0 2001 est.
194 Djibouti 0 2001 est.
195 Cyprus 0 2001 est.
196 Cook Islands 0 2001 est.
197 Cape Verde 0 2001 est.
198 Central African Republic 0 2001 est.
199 Costa Rica 0 2001 est.
200 Comoros 0 2001 est.
201 Cayman Islands 0 2001 est.
202 Sri Lanka 0 2001 est.
203 Chad 0 2001 est.
204 Cambodia 0 2001 est.
205 Burundi 0 2001 est.
206 Bhutan 0 2001 est.
207 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2001 est.
208 Belize 0 2001 est.
209 Bahamas, The 0 2001 est.
210 Bermuda 0 2001 est.
211 Armenia 0 2001 est.
212 American Samoa 0 2001 est.
213 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2001 est.
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
======================================================================
Rank code: @2174
Rank Country Oil - consumption(bbl/day) Date of Information
1 World 75,810,000 2001 est.
2 United States 19,650,000 2001 est.
3 European Union 14,480,000 2001
4 Japan 5,290,000 2001 est.
5 China 4,570,000 2001 est.
6 Germany 2,813,000 2001 est.
7 Russia 2,595,000 2001 est.
8 Brazil 2,199,000 2001 est.
9 Korea, South 2,140,000 2001 est.
10 India 2,130,000 2001 est.
11 France 2,026,000 2001 est.
12 Italy 1,866,000 2001 est.
13 United Kingdom 1,710,000 2001 est.
14 Canada 1,703,000 2001 est.
15 Mexico 1,507,000 2001 est.
16 Spain 1,497,000 2001 est.
17 Saudi Arabia 1,452,000 2001 est.
18 Iran 1,277,000 2001 est.
19 Indonesia 1,045,000 2001 est.
20 Taiwan 988,000 2001 est.
21 Netherlands 895,300 2001 est.
22 Australia 796,500 2001 est.
23 Thailand 785,000 2001 est.
24 Singapore 700,000 2001 est.
25 Turkey 619,500 2001 est.
26 Belgium 595,100 2001 est.
27 Egypt 562,000 2001 est.
28 Venezuela 505,000 2001 est.
29 Argentina 486,000 2001 est.
30 Iraq 460,000 2001 est.
31 South Africa 460,000 2001 est.
32 Malaysia 460,000 2003 est.
33 Poland 424,100 2001 est.
34 Greece 405,700 2001 est.
35 Pakistan 365,000 2001 est.
36 Philippines 343,000 2001 est.
37 Portugal 339,800 2001 est.
38 Sweden 328,600 2001 est.
39 United Arab Emirates 310,000 2001 est.
40 Kuwait 293,000 2003 est.
41 Switzerland 290,400 2001 est.
42 Ukraine 290,000 2001 est.
43 Nigeria 275,000 2001 est.
44 Syria 265,000 2001 est.
45 Austria 262,400 2001 est.
46 Israel 260,000 2001 est.
47 Hong Kong 257,000 2001 est.
48 Colombia 252,000 2001 est.
49 Chile 241,000 2001 est.
50 Belarus 230,000 2001 est.
51 Denmark 218,000 2001 est.
52 Libya 216,000 2001 est.
53 Romania 215,000 2001 est.
54 Finland 211,400 2001 est.
55 Algeria 209,000 2001 est.
56 Kazakhstan 195,000 2001 est.
57 Puerto Rico 190,000 2001 est.
58 Vietnam 185,000 2001 est.
59 Czech Republic 175,700 2001 est.
60 Ireland 174,400 2001 est.
61 Norway 171,100 2001 est.
62 Morocco 167,000 2001 est.
63 Cuba 163,000 2001 est.
64 Peru 161,000 2001 est.
65 Uzbekistan 142,000 2001 est.
66 Hungary 140,700 2001 est.
67 Azerbaijan 140,000 2001 est.
68 New Zealand 132,700 2001 est.
69 Dominican Republic 129,000 2001 est.
70 Ecuador 129,000 2001 est.
71 Lebanon 107,000 2001 est.
72 Jordan 103,000 2001 est.
73 Bulgaria 94,000 2001 est.
74 Croatia 89,000 2001 est.
75 Tunisia 87,000 2001 est.
76 Korea, North 85,000 2001 est.
77 Slovakia 82,000 2001 est.
78 Sri Lanka 75,000 2001 est.
79 Yemen 74,000 2001 est.
80 Lithuania 72,000 2001 est.
81 Netherlands Antilles 72,000 2001 est.
82 Bangladesh 71,000 2001 est.
83 Jamaica 66,000 2001 est.
84 Virgin Islands 66,000 2001 est.
85 Serbia and Montenegro 64,000 2001 est.
86 Turkmenistan 63,000 2001 est.
87 Guatemala 61,000 2001 est.
88 Kenya 57,000 2001 est.
89 Slovenia 53,300 2001 est.
90 Oman 53,000 2001 est.
91 Panama 52,000 2001 est.
92 Luxembourg 50,650 2001 est.
93 Sudan 50,000 2001 est.
94 Bolivia 49,000 2001 est.
95 Cyprus 49,000 2001 est.
96 Latvia 44,000 2001 est.
97 Gibraltar 42,000 2001 est.
98 Uruguay 41,500 2001 est.
99 El Salvador 39,000 2001 est.
100 Burma 38,000 2001 est.
101 Ghana 38,000 2001 est.
102 Costa Rica 37,000 2001 est.
103 Cote d'Ivoire 32,000 2001 est.
104 Georgia 31,500 2001 est.
105 Angola 31,000 2001 est.
106 Senegal 31,000 2001 est.
107 Bahrain 31,000 2001 est.
108 Honduras 29,000 2001 est.
109 Qatar 29,000 2001 est.
110 Paraguay 25,000 2001 est.
111 Nicaragua 24,500 2001 est.
112 Estonia 24,000 2001 est.
113 Trinidad and Tobago 24,000 2001 est.
114 Moldova 24,000 2001 est.
115 Mauritania 24,000 2001 est.
116 Bahamas, The 23,000 2001 est.
117 Zimbabwe 23,000 2001 est.
118 Ethiopia 23,000 2001 est.
119 Albania 22,400 2001 est.
120 Cameroon 22,000 2001 est.
121 Mauritius 21,000 2001 est.
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20,000 2001 est.
123 Malta 20,000 2001 est.
124 Tajikistan 20,000 2001 est.
125 Kyrgyzstan 20,000 2001 est.
126 Macedonia 20,000 2001 est.
127 Guam 20,000 2001 est.
128 Reunion 18,000 2001 est.
129 Tanzania 17,000 2001 est.
130 Iceland 16,300 2001 est.
131 Botswana 16,000 2001 est.
132 Nepal 16,000 2001 est.
133 Papua New Guinea 15,000 2001 est.
134 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14,000 2001 est.
135 Martinique 13,500 2001 est.
136 Brunei 13,000 2001 est.
137 Madagascar 13,000 2001 est.
138 Guadeloupe 13,000 2001 est.
139 Namibia 13,000 2001 est.
140 Gabon 13,000 2001 est.
141 Benin 11,500 2001 est.
142 Djibouti 11,300 2001 est.
143 Macau 11,190 2001 est.
144 Guyana 11,000 2001 est.
145 Haiti 11,000 2001 est.
146 Zambia 11,000 2001 est.
147 Barbados 10,900 2001 est.
148 Suriname 10,000 2001 est.
149 Togo 10,000 2001 est.
150 Mongolia 8,750 2001 est.
151 Uganda 8,750 2001 est.
152 New Caledonia 8,750 2001 est.
153 Guinea 8,600 2001 est.
154 Mozambique 8,500 2001 est.
155 Burkina Faso 8,000 2001 est.
156 Aruba 6,500 2001 est.
157 Sierra Leone 6,500 2001 est.
158 French Guiana 6,500 2001 est.
159 Eritrea 6,000 2001 est.
160 Armenia 5,700 2001 est.
161 Fiji 5,700 2001 est.
162 Malawi 5,400 2001 est.
163 Rwanda 5,300 2001 est.
164 Belize 5,000 2001 est.
165 Niger 5,000 2001 est.
166 Congo, Republic of the 5,000 2001 est.
167 French Polynesia 4,750 2001 est.
168 Faroe Islands 4,500 2001 est.
169 Bermuda 4,000 2001 est.
170 Mali 4,000 2001 est.
171 Seychelles 4,000 2001 est.
172 Somalia 4,000 2001 est.
173 American Samoa 3,800 2001 est.
174 Greenland 3,700 2001 est.
175 Antigua and Barbuda 3,600 2001 est.
176 Cambodia 3,600 2001 est.
177 Afghanistan 3,500 2001 est.
178 Swaziland 3,500 2001 est.
179 Maldives 3,200 2001 est.
180 Liberia 3,100 2001 est.
181 Burundi 2,750 2001 est.
182 Laos 2,750 2001 est.
183 Guinea-Bissau 2,500 2001 est.
184 Cayman Islands 2,400 2001 est.
185 Saint Lucia 2,400 2001 est.
186 Central African Republic 2,400 2001 est.
187 Cape Verde 2,000 2001 est.
188 Equatorial Guinea 2,000 2001 est.
189 Gambia, The 1,900 2001 est.
190 Western Sahara 1,800 2001 est.
191 Chad 1,500 2001 est.
192 Lesotho 1,500 2001
193 Solomon Islands 1,250 2001 est.
194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,250 2001 est.
195 Bhutan 1,020 2001 est.
196 Grenada 1,000 2001 est.
197 Tonga 1,000 2001 est.
198 Samoa 1,000 2001 est.
199 Nauru 1,000 2001 est.
200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 710 2001 est.
201 Comoros 700 2001 est.
202 Sao Tome and Principe 700 2001 est.
203 Dominica 600 2001 est.
204 Vanuatu 600 2001 est.
205 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 600 2001 est.
206 Cook Islands 450 2001 est.
207 British Virgin Islands 420 2001 est.
208 Montserrat 400 2001 est.
209 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 200 2001 est.
210 Saint Helena 200 2001 est.
211 Kiribati 190 2001 est.
212 Niue 20 2001 est.
213 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2001 est.
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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Rank code: @2175
Rank Country Oil - imports(bbl/day) Date of Information
1 European Union 16,970,000 2001
2 Japan 5,449,000 2001
3 Germany 3,081,000 2001
4 Korea, South 2,965,000 2001
5 Netherlands 2,284,000 2001
6 France 2,281,000 2001
7 Italy 2,158,000 2001
8 Spain 1,582,000 2001
9 United Kingdom 1,418,000 2001
10 China 1,207,000 2001
11 Canada 1,145,000 2001
12 Belgium 1,042,000 2001
13 Turkey 616,500 2001
14 Sweden 553,100 2001
15 Australia 530,800 2001
16 Greece 468,300 2001
17 Poland 413,700 2001
18 Mexico 374,700 2001
19 Portugal 357,300 2001
20 Finland 318,300 2001
21 Switzerland 289,500 2001
22 Austria 262,000 2001
23 Denmark 195,000 2001
24 Czech Republic 192,300 2001
25 Ireland 178,600 2001
26 Hungary 136,600 2001
27 New Zealand 119,700 2001
28 Norway 88,870 2001
29 Luxembourg 50,700 2001
30 Iceland 15,470 2001
31 Saudi Arabia 0 2003
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
======================================================================
Rank code: @2176
Rank Country Oil - exports(bbl/day) Date of Information
1 Saudi Arabia 7,920,000 2003
2 European Union 6,429,000 2001
3 Norway 3,466,000 2001
4 United Kingdom 2,205,000 2001
5 Iran 2,200,000 2003
6 Canada 2,008,000 2001
7 Kuwait 1,970,000 2003
8 Mexico 1,881,000 2001
9 Iraq 1,700,000 January 2004
10 Netherlands 1,418,000 2001
11 Korea, South 804,700 2001
12 Australia 523,400 2001
13 Italy 456,600 2001
14 Belgium 450,000 2001
15 France 409,600 2001
16 Germany 404,300 2001
17 Denmark 332,100 2001
18 Malaysia 230,200 2003
19 Sweden 203,700 2001
20 China 151,200 2001
21 Spain 135,100 2001
22 Finland 101,000 2001
23 Japan 93,360 2001
24 Greece 84,720 2001
25 Poland 53,000 2001
26 Hungary 47,180 2001
27 Turkey 46,110 2001
28 Austria 35,470 2001
29 New Zealand 30,220 2001
30 Portugal 28,830 2001
31 Ireland 27,450 2001
32 Czech Republic 26,670 2001
33 Switzerland 10,420 2001
34 Luxembourg 634 2001
35 Iceland 0 2001
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
======================================================================
Rank code: @2178
Rank Country Oil - proved reserves(bbl) Date of Information
1 World 1,025,000,000,000 1 January 2002
2 Saudi Arabia 261,700,000,000 1 January 2002
3 Iraq 113,800,000,000 1 January 2002
4 Kuwait 97,680,000,000 1 January 2002
5 Iran 94,390,000,000 1 January 2002
6 United Arab Emirates 80,310,000,000 1 January 2002
7 Venezuela 63,950,000,000 1 January 2002
8 Russia 51,220,000,000 1 January 2002
9 Libya 29,750,000,000 1 January 2002
10 Nigeria 27,000,000,000 1 January 2002
11 China 26,750,000,000 1 January 2002
12 United States 22,450,000,000 1 January 2002
13 Mexico 15,110,000,000 1 January 2003
14 Qatar 14,510,000,000 1 January 2002
15 Algeria 13,100,000,000 1 January 2002
16 Norway 9,859,000,000 1 January 2002
17 Brazil 8,507,000,000 1 January 2002
18 European Union 7,467,000,000 1 January 2002
19 Indonesia 7,083,000,000 1 January 2002
20 Oman 5,703,000,000 1 January 2002
21 Angola 5,691,000,000 1 January 2002
22 Canada 5,112,000,000 1 January 2002
23 United Kingdom 4,741,000,000 1 January 2002
24 India 4,330,000,000 1 January 2002
25 Malaysia 3,729,000,000 1 January 2002
26 Australia 3,664,000,000 1 January 2002
27 Egypt 3,308,000,000 1 January 2002
28 Yemen 3,200,000,000 1 January 2002
29 Argentina 2,927,000,000 1 January 2002
30 Kazakhstan 2,709,000,000 1 January 2002
31 Gabon 2,450,000,000 1 January 2002
32 Syria 2,400,000,000 1 January 2002
33 Ecuador 2,358,000,000 1 January 2002
34 Colombia 1,800,000,000 1 January 2002
35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,538,000,000 1 January 2002
36 Vietnam 1,400,000,000 1 January 2002
37 Brunei 1,255,000,000 1 January 2002
38 Denmark 1,230,000,000 1 January 2002
39 Romania 1,055,000,000 1 January 2002
40 Trinidad and Tobago 990,000,000 1 January 2004
41 Sudan 631,500,000 1 January 2002
42 Peru 614,700,000 1 January 2002
43 Thailand 600,000,000 1 January 2003
44 Azerbaijan 589,000,000 1 January 2002
45 Italy 586,600,000 1 January 2002
46 Equatorial Guinea 563,500,000 1 January 2002
47 Cuba 532,000,000 1 January 2002
48 Bolivia 458,800,000 1 January 2002
49 Tunisia 417,000,000 1 January 2002
50 Papua New Guinea 345,200,000 1 January 2002
51 Germany 327,300,000 1 January 2002
52 Pakistan 297,100,000 1 January 2002
53 Uzbekistan 297,000,000 1 January 2002
54 Turkey 288,400,000 1 January 2002
55 Turkmenistan 273,000,000 1 January 2002
56 Guatemala 263,000,000 1 January 2002
57 Cameroon 200,000,000 1 January 2002
58 Ukraine 197,500,000 1 January 2002
59 Albania 185,500,000 1 January 2002
60 Philippines 164,000,000 1 January 2002
61 France 144,300,000 1 January 2002
62 Bahrain 125,000,000 1 January 2003
63 Poland 116,400,000 1 January 2002
64 Burma 115,000,000 1 January 2003
65 Hungary 110,700,000 1 January 2002
66 Croatia 93,600,000 1 January 2002
67 Congo, Republic of the 93,500,000 1 January 2002
68 New Zealand 89,620,000 1 January 2002
69 Netherlands 88,060,000 1 January 2002
70 Austria 85,690,000 1 January 2002
71 Chile 81,050,000 1 January 2002
72 Cote d'Ivoire 50,000,000 1 January 2002
73 Serbia and Montenegro 38,750,000 1 January 2002
74 Suriname 37,000,000 1 January 2002
75 Japan 29,290,000 1 January 2002
76 Bangladesh 28,450,000 1 January 2002
77 Czech Republic 17,250,000 1 January 2002
78 Spain 10,500,000 1 January 2002
79 Ghana 8,255,000 1 January 2002
80 Bulgaria 8,100,000 1 January 2002
81 South Africa 7,840,000 1 January 2002
82 Greece 4,500,000 1 January 2002
83 Slovakia 4,500,000 1 January 2002
84 Benin 4,105,000 1 January 2002
85 Taiwan 2,000,000 1 January 2002
86 Israel 1,920,000 1 January 2002
87 Barbados 1,254,000 1 January 2002
88 Morocco 900,000 1 January 2002
89 Jordan 445,000 1 January 2002
90 Ethiopia 214,000 1 January 2002
91 Afghanistan 0 1 January 2002
92 Rwanda 0 1 January 2002
93 Tanzania 0 1 January 2002
94 Namibia 0 1 January 2002
95 Somalia 0 1 January 2002
96 Mozambique 0 1 January 2002
97 Ireland 0 1 January 2002
98 Madagascar 0 1 January 2002
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
======================================================================
Rank code: @2179
Rank Country Natural gas - proved reserves(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 161,200,000,000,000 1 January 2002
2 Russia 47,860,000,000,000 1 January 2002
3 Iran 24,800,000,000,000 1 January 2002
4 Qatar 17,930,000,000,000 1 January 2002
5 Saudi Arabia 6,339,000,000,000 1 January 2002
6 United Arab Emirates 5,892,000,000,000 1 January 2002
7 United States 5,195,000,000,000 1 January 2002
8 Algeria 4,739,000,000,000 1 January 2002
9 Venezuela 4,202,000,000,000 1 January 2002
10 Nigeria 4,007,000,000,000 1 January 2002
11 European Union 3,262,000,000,000 1 January 2002
12 Iraq 3,149,000,000,000 1 January 2002
13 Indonesia 2,549,000,000,000 1 January 2002
14 Australia 2,407,000,000,000 1 January 2002
15 Malaysia 2,230,000,000,000 1 January 2002
16 Norway 1,716,000,000,000 1 January 2002
17 Netherlands 1,693,000,000,000 1 January 2002
18 Canada 1,691,000,000,000 1 January 2002
19 Kuwait 1,548,000,000,000 1 January 2002
20 Turkmenistan 1,430,000,000,000 1 January 2002
21 Libya 1,321,000,000,000 1 January 2002
22 China 1,290,000,000,000 1 January 2002
23 Egypt 1,264,000,000,000 1 January 2002
24 Mexico 969,200,000,000 1 January 2003
25 Uzbekistan 937,300,000,000 1 January 2002
26 Kazakhstan 920,300,000,000 1 January 2002
27 Oman 846,400,000,000 1 January 2002
28 Argentina 768,000,000,000 1 January 2002
29 Bolivia 727,200,000,000 1 January 2002
30 United Kingdom 714,900,000,000 1 January 2002
31 Pakistan 695,600,000,000 1 January 2002
32 Trinidad and Tobago 589,000,000,000 1 January 2004
33 Ukraine 560,700,000,000 1 January 2002
34 India 542,400,000,000 1 January 2002
35 Yemen 480,000,000,000 1 January 2002
36 Papua New Guinea 385,500,000,000 1 January 2002
37 Thailand 368,200,000,000 1 January 2003
38 Brunei 315,000,000,000 1 January 2002
39 Burma 314,400,000,000 1 January 2003
40 Germany 298,300,000,000 1 January 2002
41 Peru 245,100,000,000 1 January 2002
42 Syria 240,700,000,000 1 January 2002
43 Brazil 221,700,000,000 1 January 2002
44 Italy 209,700,000,000 1 January 2002
45 Vietnam 192,600,000,000 1 January 2002
46 Poland 154,400,000,000 1 January 2002
47 Bangladesh 150,300,000,000 1 January 2002
48 Colombia 132,000,000,000 1 January 2002
49 Romania 111,100,000,000 1 January 2002
50 Ecuador 106,500,000,000 1 January 2002
51 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 104,800,000,000 1 January 2002
52 Philippines 104,600,000,000 1 January 2002
53 Sudan 99,110,000,000 1 January 2002
54 Denmark 81,980,000,000 1 January 2002
55 Angola 79,570,000,000 1 January 2002
56 Tunisia 77,160,000,000 1 January 2002
57 Equatorial Guinea 68,530,000,000 1 January 2002
58 Chile 67,780,000,000 1 January 2002
59 Gabon 66,470,000,000 1 January 2002
60 Mozambique 63,710,000,000 1 January 2002
61 Azerbaijan 62,300,000,000 1 January 2002
62 New Zealand 58,940,000,000 1 January 2002
63 Cameroon 55,220,000,000 1 January 2002
64 Hungary 50,450,000,000 1 January 2002
65 Afghanistan 49,980,000,000 1 January 2002
66 Bahrain 46,000,000,000 1 January 2003
67 Cuba 42,620,000,000 1 January 2002
68 Taiwan 38,230,000,000 1 January 2002
69 Croatia 34,360,000,000 1 January 2002
70 Namibia 31,150,000,000 1 January 2002
71 Rwanda 28,320,000,000 1 January 2002
72 Austria 24,900,000,000 1 January 2002
73 Serbia and Montenegro 24,070,000,000 1 January 2002
74 Israel 20,810,000,000 1 January 2002
75 Japan 20,020,000,000 1 January 2002
76 Cote d'Ivoire 14,870,000,000 1 January 2002
77 South Africa 14,160,000,000 1 January 2002
78 France 12,860,000,000 1 January 2002
79 Ethiopia 12,460,000,000 1 January 2002
80 Ghana 11,890,000,000 1 January 2002
81 Tanzania 11,330,000,000 1 January 2002
82 Ireland 9,911,000,000 1 January 2002
83 Turkey 8,685,000,000 1 January 2002
84 Slovakia 7,504,000,000 1 January 2002
85 Bulgaria 3,724,000,000 1 January 2002
86 Albania 3,316,000,000 1 January 2002
87 Jordan 3,256,000,000 1 January 2002
88 Czech Republic 3,057,000,000 1 January 2002
89 Somalia 2,832,000,000 1 January 2002
90 Guatemala 1,543,000,000 1 January 2002
91 Morocco 665,400,000 1 January 2002
92 Benin 608,800,000 1 January 2002
93 Congo, Republic of the 495,500,000 1 January 2002
94 Greece 254,900,000 1 January 2002
95 Spain 254,900,000 1 January 2002
96 Barbados 70,790,000 1 January 2002
97 Madagascar 0 1 January 2002
98 Suriname 0 1 January 2002
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
======================================================================
Rank code: @2180
Rank Country Natural gas - production(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 2,578,000,000,000 2001 est.
2 Russia 580,800,000,000 2001 est.
3 United States 548,100,000,000 2001 est.
4 European Union 243,800,000,000 2001
5 Canada 186,800,000,000 2001 est.
6 United Kingdom 105,900,000,000 2001 est.
7 Algeria 80,300,000,000 2001 est.
8 Netherlands 77,750,000,000 2001 est.
9 Indonesia 69,000,000,000 2001 est.
10 Uzbekistan 63,100,000,000 2001 est.
11 Iran 61,500,000,000 2001 est.
12 Norway 54,600,000,000 2001 est.
13 Saudi Arabia 53,690,000,000 2001 est.
14 Malaysia 53,660,000,000 2001 est.
15 Turkmenistan 48,200,000,000 2001 est.
16 United Arab Emirates 44,940,000,000 2001 est.
17 Argentina 37,150,000,000 2001 est.
18 Mexico 36,870,000,000 2001 est.
19 Australia 33,080,000,000 2001 est.
20 Qatar 32,400,000,000 2001 est.
21 Venezuela 31,710,000,000 2001 est.
22 China 30,300,000,000 2001 est.
23 Trinidad and Tobago 25,000,000,000 2003 est.
24 Pakistan 23,400,000,000 2001 est.
25 India 22,750,000,000 2001 est.
26 Germany 22,160,000,000 2001 est.
27 Egypt 21,200,000,000 2001 est.
28 Thailand 18,730,000,000 2001 est.
29 Ukraine 18,200,000,000 2001 est.
30 Nigeria 15,680,000,000 2001 est.
31 Italy 15,490,000,000 2001 est.
32 Romania 14,300,000,000 2001 est.
33 Oman 13,770,000,000 2001 est.
34 Brunei 10,350,000,000 2001 est.
35 Kazakhstan 10,080,000,000 2001 est.
36 Bangladesh 9,900,000,000 2001 est.
37 Bahrain 8,900,000,000 2001 est.
38 Kuwait 8,700,000,000 2002 est.
39 Denmark 8,380,000,000 2001 est.
40 Burma 7,350,000,000 2001 est.
41 New Zealand 6,504,000,000 2001 est.
42 Libya 6,180,000,000 2001 est.
43 Brazil 5,950,000,000 2001 est.
44 Syria 5,840,000,000 2001 est.
45 Azerbaijan 5,720,000,000 2001 est.
46 Colombia 5,700,000,000 2001 est.
47 Poland 5,471,000,000 2001 est.
48 Bolivia 4,050,000,000 2001 est.
49 Hungary 3,231,000,000 2001 est.
50 Iraq 2,760,000,000 2001 est.
51 Japan 2,519,000,000 2001 est.
52 Tunisia 2,250,000,000 2001 est.
53 France 1,898,000,000 2001 est.
54 South Africa 1,800,000,000 2001 est.
55 Croatia 1,760,000,000 2001 est.
56 Austria 1,731,000,000 2001 est.
57 Cote d'Ivoire 1,350,000,000 2001 est.
58 Vietnam 1,300,000,000 2001 est.
59 Chile 1,200,000,000 2001 est.
60 Ireland 815,000,000 2001 est.
61 Taiwan 750,000,000 2001 est.
62 Serbia and Montenegro 602,000,000 2001 est.
63 Cuba 600,000,000 2001 est.
64 Angola 530,000,000 2001 est.
65 Spain 516,000,000 2001 est.
66 Peru 370,000,000 2001 est.
67 Turkey 312,000,000 2001 est.
68 Slovakia 292,000,000 2001 est.
69 Jordan 290,000,000 2001 est.
70 Afghanistan 220,000,000 2001 est.
71 Belarus 200,000,000 2001 est.
72 Ecuador 160,000,000 2001 est.
73 Czech Republic 160,000,000 2001 est.
74 Papua New Guinea 110,000,000 2001 est.
75 Gabon 80,000,000 2001 est.
76 Georgia 60,000,000 2001 est.
77 Mozambique 60,000,000 2001 est.
78 Morocco 50,000,000 2001 est.
79 Tajikistan 50,000,000 2001 est.
80 Senegal 50,000,000 2001 est.
81 Greece 35,000,000 2001 est.
82 Albania 30,000,000 2001 est.
83 Barbados 29,170,000 2001 est.
84 Equatorial Guinea 20,000,000 2001 est.
85 Kyrgyzstan 16,000,000 2001 est.
86 Israel 10,000,000 2001 est.
87 Philippines 10,000,000 2001 est.
88 Bulgaria 4,000,000 2001 est.
89 Armenia 0 2001 est.
90 Estonia 0 2001 est.
91 Latvia 0 2001 est.
92 Yemen 0 2001 est.
93 Uruguay 0 2001 est.
94 Switzerland 0 2001 est.
95 Sweden 0 2001 est.
96 Singapore 0 2001 est.
97 Slovenia 0 2001 est.
98 Puerto Rico 0 2001 est.
99 Portugal 0 2001 est.
100 Moldova 0 2001 est.
101 Luxembourg 0 2001 est.
102 Lithuania 0 2001 est.
103 Korea, South 0 2001 est.
104 Hong Kong 0 2001 est.
105 Finland 0 2001 est.
106 Belgium 0 2001 est.
107 Cameroon 0 2001 est.
108 Congo, Republic of the 0 2001 est.
109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2001 est.
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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Rank code: @2181
Rank Country Natural gas - consumption(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 2,555,000,000,000 2001 est.
2 United States 640,900,000,000 2001 est.
3 European Union 463,600,000,000 2001
4 Russia 408,100,000,000 2001 est.
5 Germany 94,340,000,000 2001 est.
6 United Kingdom 92,850,000,000 2001 est.
7 Canada 82,250,000,000 2001 est.
8 Japan 80,420,000,000 2001 est.
9 Ukraine 74,100,000,000 2001 est.
10 Italy 71,180,000,000 2001 est.
11 Iran 65,590,000,000 2001 est.
12 Saudi Arabia 53,690,000,000 2001 est.
13 Netherlands 49,720,000,000 2001 est.
14 Uzbekistan 45,200,000,000 2001 est.
15 France 42,010,000,000 2001 est.
16 Mexico 38,840,000,000 2001 est.
17 United Arab Emirates 37,860,000,000 2001 est.
18 Indonesia 36,200,000,000 2001 est.
19 Venezuela 31,710,000,000 2001 est.
20 Malaysia 31,250,000,000 2001 est.
21 Argentina 31,100,000,000 2001 est.
22 China 27,400,000,000 2001 est.
23 Thailand 23,930,000,000 2001 est.
24 Pakistan 23,400,000,000 2001 est.
25 Australia 23,330,000,000 2001 est.
26 India 22,750,000,000 2001 est.
27 Algeria 22,320,000,000 2001 est.
28 Egypt 21,200,000,000 2001 est.
29 Korea, South 20,920,000,000 2001 est.
30 Romania 19,700,000,000 2001 est.
31 Belarus 18,000,000,000 2001 est.
32 Spain 17,960,000,000 2001 est.
33 Turkey 15,940,000,000 2001 est.
34 Qatar 15,860,000,000 2001 est.
35 Belgium 15,500,000,000 2001 est.
36 Kazakhstan 14,300,000,000 2001 est.
37 Poland 13,850,000,000 2001 est.
38 Trinidad and Tobago 13,760,000,000 2003 est.
39 Hungary 13,370,000,000 2001 est.
40 Bangladesh 9,900,000,000 2001 est.
41 Czech Republic 9,892,000,000 2001 est.
42 Turkmenistan 9,600,000,000 2001 est.
43 Brazil 9,590,000,000 2001 est.
44 Bahrain 8,900,000,000 2001 est.
45 Kuwait 8,700,000,000 2002 est.
46 Slovakia 7,932,000,000 2001 est.
47 Nigeria 7,850,000,000 2001 est.
48 Austria 7,810,000,000 2001 est.
49 Azerbaijan 6,720,000,000 2001 est.
50 Taiwan 6,640,000,000 2001 est.
51 New Zealand 6,504,000,000 2001 est.
52 Chile 6,470,000,000 2001 est.
53 Oman 6,340,000,000 2001 est.
54 Syria 5,840,000,000 2001 est.
55 Bulgaria 5,804,000,000 2001 est.
56 Colombia 5,700,000,000 2001 est.
57 Libya 5,410,000,000 2001 est.
58 Denmark 5,280,000,000 2001 est.
59 Finland 4,557,000,000 2001 est.
60 Ireland 4,199,000,000 2001 est.
61 Norway 4,100,000,000 2001 est.
62 Tunisia 3,830,000,000 2001 est.
63 Switzerland 3,093,000,000 2001 est.
64 Croatia 2,840,000,000 2001 est.
65 Iraq 2,760,000,000 2001 est.
66 Lithuania 2,760,000,000 2001 est.
67 Portugal 2,542,000,000 2001 est.
68 Singapore 2,500,000,000 2001 est.
69 Burma 2,150,000,000 2001 est.
70 Moldova 2,050,000,000 2001 est.
71 Greece 2,021,000,000 2001 est.
72 Kyrgyzstan 2,016,000,000 2001 est.
73 South Africa 1,800,000,000 2001 est.
74 Latvia 1,700,000,000 2001 est.
75 Armenia 1,400,000,000 2001 est.
76 Brunei 1,350,000,000 2001 est.
77 Cote d'Ivoire 1,350,000,000 2001 est.
78 Tajikistan 1,300,000,000 2001 est.
79 Vietnam 1,300,000,000 2001 est.
80 Estonia 1,270,000,000 2001 est.
81 Georgia 1,160,000,000 2001 est.
82 Bolivia 1,150,000,000 2001 est.
83 Slovenia 1,040,000,000 2001 est.
84 Sweden 949,000,000 2001 est.
85 Luxembourg 865,000,000 2001 est.
86 Hong Kong 680,900,000 2001 est.
87 Puerto Rico 630,000,000 2001 est.
88 Serbia and Montenegro 602,000,000 2001 est.
89 Cuba 600,000,000 2001 est.
90 Angola 530,000,000 2001 est.
91 Peru 370,000,000 2001 est.
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 300,000,000 2001 est.
93 Jordan 290,000,000 2001 est.
94 Afghanistan 220,000,000 2001 est.
95 Ecuador 160,000,000 2001 est.
96 Papua New Guinea 110,000,000 2001 est.
97 Gabon 80,000,000 2001 est.
98 Mozambique 60,000,000 2001 est.
99 Morocco 50,000,000 2001 est.
100 Senegal 50,000,000 2001 est.
101 Uruguay 40,000,000 2001 est.
102 Albania 30,000,000 2001 est.
103 Barbados 29,170,000 2001 est.
104 Equatorial Guinea 20,000,000 2001 est.
105 Israel 10,000,000 2001 est.
106 Philippines 10,000,000 2001 est.
107 Congo, Republic of the 0 2001 est.
108 Cameroon 0 2001 est.
109 Yemen 0 2001 est.
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Rank code: @2182
Rank Country Natural gas - imports(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 697,500,000,000 2001 est.
2 European Union 292,200,000,000 2001
3 United States 114,100,000,000 2001 est.
4 Germany 78,730,000,000 2001 est.
5 Japan 77,730,000,000 2001 est.
6 Ukraine 55,900,000,000 2001 est.
7 Italy 54,780,000,000 2001 est.
8 France 40,260,000,000 2001 est.
9 Russia 32,700,000,000 2001 est.
10 Korea, South 21,110,000,000 2001 est.
11 Netherlands 20,780,000,000 2001 est.
12 Belarus 17,800,000,000 2001 est.
13 Spain 17,260,000,000 2001 est.
14 Turkey 15,750,000,000 2001 est.
15 Belgium 15,400,000,000 2001 est.
16 Hungary 9,587,000,000 2001 est.
17 Czech Republic 9,521,000,000 2001 est.
18 Poland 8,782,000,000 2001 est.
19 Kazakhstan 8,300,000,000 2001 est.
20 Slovakia 7,205,000,000 2001 est.
21 Taiwan 6,300,000,000 2001 est.
22 Austria 6,033,000,000 2001 est.
23 Bulgaria 5,800,000,000 2001 est.
24 Romania 5,400,000,000 2001 est.
25 Chile 5,270,000,000 2001 est.
26 Thailand 5,200,000,000 2001 est.
27 Finland 4,567,000,000 2001 est.
28 Canada 4,460,000,000 2001 est.
29 Iran 4,200,000,000 2001 est.
30 Brazil 3,640,000,000 2001 est.
31 Ireland 3,384,000,000 2001 est.
32 Switzerland 3,093,000,000 2001 est.
33 Mexico 2,967,000,000 2001 est.
34 Lithuania 2,760,000,000 2001 est.
35 United Kingdom 2,700,000,000 2001 est.
36 Portugal 2,553,000,000 2001 est.
37 Singapore 2,500,000,000 2001 est.
38 Moldova 2,050,000,000 2001 est.
39 Greece 2,018,000,000 2001 est.
40 Kyrgyzstan 2,000,000,000 2001 est.
41 Latvia 1,700,000,000 2001 est.
42 Tunisia 1,580,000,000 2001 est.
43 Armenia 1,400,000,000 2001 est.
44 Estonia 1,270,000,000 2001 est.
45 Tajikistan 1,250,000,000 2001 est.
46 Georgia 1,100,000,000 2001 est.
47 Croatia 1,080,000,000 2001 est.
48 Slovenia 1,040,000,000 2001 est.
49 Azerbaijan 1,000,000,000 2001 est.
50 Sweden 968,000,000 2001 est.
51 Luxembourg 867,000,000 2001 est.
52 Hong Kong 680,900,000 2001 est.
53 Puerto Rico 630,000,000 2001 est.
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 300,000,000 2001 est.
55 Uruguay 40,000,000 2001 est.
56 United Arab Emirates 0 2001 est.
57 Afghanistan 0 2001 est.
58 Argentina 0 2001 est.
59 Bolivia 0 2001 est.
60 Senegal 0 2001 est.
61 South Africa 0 2001 est.
62 Saudi Arabia 0 2001 est.
63 Philippines 0 2001 est.
64 Qatar 0 2001 est.
65 Papua New Guinea 0 2001 est.
66 Pakistan 0 2001 est.
67 Peru 0 2001 est.
68 New Zealand 0 2001 est.
69 Yemen 0 2001 est.
70 Serbia and Montenegro 0 2001 est.
71 Vietnam 0 2001 est.
72 Venezuela 0 2001 est.
73 Uzbekistan 0 2001 est.
74 Turkmenistan 0 2001 est.
75 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2001 est.
76 Syria 0 2001 est.
77 Norway 0 2001 est.
78 Nigeria 0 2001 est.
79 Mozambique 0 2001 est.
80 Malaysia 0 2001 est.
81 Oman 0 2001 est.
82 Morocco 0 2001 est.
83 Libya 0 2001 est.
84 Kuwait 0 2002 est.
85 Jordan 0 2001 est.
86 Iraq 0 2001 est.
87 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2001 est.
88 Israel 0 2001 est.
89 India 0 2001 est.
90 Indonesia 0 2001 est.
91 Gabon 0 2001 est.
92 Ecuador 0 2001 est.
93 Denmark 0 2001 est.
94 Cuba 0 2001 est.
95 Colombia 0 2001 est.
96 Cameroon 0 2001 est.
97 China 0 2001 est.
98 Congo, Republic of the 0 2001 est.
99 Brunei 0 2001 est.
100 Burma 0 2001 est.
101 Equatorial Guinea 0 2001 est.
102 Egypt 0 2001 est.
103 Bangladesh 0 2001 est.
104 Barbados 0 2001 est.
105 Bahrain 0 2001 est.
106 Australia 0 2001 est.
107 Angola 0 2001 est.
108 Albania 0 2001 est.
109 Algeria 0 2001 est.
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Rank code: @2183
Rank Country Natural gas - exports(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 712,000,000,000 2001 est.
2 Russia 205,400,000,000 2001 est.
3 Canada 109,000,000,000 2001 est.
4 European Union 77,040,000,000 2001
5 Algeria 57,980,000,000 2001 est.
6 Norway 50,500,000,000 2001 est.
7 Netherlands 49,280,000,000 2001 est.
8 Turkmenistan 38,600,000,000 2001 est.
9 Indonesia 32,800,000,000 2001 est.
10 Malaysia 22,410,000,000 2001 est.
11 Uzbekistan 17,900,000,000 2001 est.
12 Qatar 16,540,000,000 2001 est.
13 United Kingdom 15,750,000,000 2001 est.
14 Trinidad and Tobago 11,790,000,000 2003 est.
15 United States 11,160,000,000 2001 est.
16 Australia 9,744,000,000 2001 est.
17 Brunei 9,000,000,000 2001 est.
18 Nigeria 7,830,000,000 2001 est.
19 Oman 7,430,000,000 2001 est.
20 United Arab Emirates 7,080,000,000 2001 est.
21 Germany 6,674,000,000 2001 est.
22 Argentina 6,050,000,000 2001 est.
23 Burma 5,200,000,000 2001 est.
24 Kazakhstan 4,100,000,000 2001 est.
25 Denmark 3,100,000,000 2001 est.
26 Bolivia 2,900,000,000 2001 est.
27 France 1,725,000,000 2001 est.
28 Libya 770,000,000 2001 est.
29 Taiwan 410,000,000 2001 est.
30 Austria 403,000,000 2001 est.
31 Mexico 254,000,000 2001 est.
32 Iran 110,000,000 2001 est.
33 Italy 61,000,000 2001 est.
34 Poland 41,000,000 2001 est.
35 Hungary 4,000,000 2001 est.
36 Czech Republic 1,000,000 2001 est.
37 Afghanistan 0 2001 est.
38 Barbados 0 2001 est.
39 Bangladesh 0 2001 est.
40 Cuba 0 2001 est.
41 Colombia 0 2001 est.
42 Cameroon 0 2001 est.
43 Chile 0 2001 est.
44 China 0 2001 est.
45 Congo, Republic of the 0 2001 est.
46 Bulgaria 0 2001 est.
47 Brazil 0 2001 est.
48 Belarus 0 2001 est.
49 Moldova 0 2001 est.
50 Luxembourg 0 2001 est.
51 Slovakia 0 2001 est.
52 Lithuania 0 2001 est.
53 Latvia 0 2001 est.
54 Kuwait 0 2002 est.
55 Korea, South 0 2001 est.
56 Kyrgyzstan 0 2001 est.
57 Jordan 0 2001 est.
58 Vietnam 0 2001 est.
59 Venezuela 0 2001 est.
60 Uruguay 0 2001 est.
61 Ukraine 0 2001 est.
62 Turkey 0 2001 est.
63 Tunisia 0 2001 est.
64 Tajikistan 0 2001 est.
65 Thailand 0 2001 est.
66 Sweden 0 2001 est.
67 Yemen 0 2001 est.
68 Serbia and Montenegro 0 2001 est.
69 Spain 0 2001 est.
70 Singapore 0 2001 est.
71 Slovenia 0 2001 est.
72 Senegal 0 2001 est.
73 South Africa 0 2001 est.
74 Saudi Arabia 0 2001 est.
75 Puerto Rico 0 2001 est.
76 Philippines 0 2001 est.
77 Switzerland 0 2001 est.
78 Syria 0 2001 est.
79 Romania 0 2001 est.
80 Papua New Guinea 0 2001 est.
81 Portugal 0 2001 est.
82 Pakistan 0 2001 est.
83 Peru 0 2001 est.
84 New Zealand 0 2001 est.
85 Mozambique 0 2001 est.
86 Morocco 0 2001 est.
87 Japan 0 2001 est.
88 Iraq 0 2001 est.
89 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2001 est.
90 Israel 0 2001 est.
91 India 0 2001 est.
92 Croatia 0 2001 est.
93 Hong Kong 0 2001 est.
94 Greece 0 2001 est.
95 Georgia 0 2001 est.
96 Gabon 0 2001 est.
97 Finland 0 2001 est.
98 Estonia 0 2001 est.
99 Equatorial Guinea 0 2001 est.
100 Ireland 0 2001 est.
101 Egypt 0 2001 est.
102 Ecuador 0 2001 est.
103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2001 est.
104 Belgium 0 2001 est.
105 Bahrain 0 2001 est.
106 Azerbaijan 0 2001 est.
107 Albania 0 2001 est.
108 Armenia 0 2001 est.
109 Angola 0 2001 est.
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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Rank code: @2184
Rank Country Internet hosts Date of Information
1 United States 115,311,958 2002
2 European Union 22,000,414
3 Japan 12,962,065 2003
4 Netherlands 4,518,226 2004
5 United Kingdom 3,398,708 2004
6 Canada 3,210,081 2003
7 Brazil 3,163,349 2003
8 Australia 2,847,763 2003
9 Taiwan 2,777,085 2003
10 Germany 2,686,119 2004
11 France 2,396,761 2004
12 Italy 1,437,511 2004
13 Mexico 1,333,406 2003
14 Denmark 1,219,925 2004
15 Finland 1,219,173 2004
16 Spain 1,056,950 2004
17 Sweden 945,221 2004
18 Poland 804,915 2004
19 Argentina 742,358 2003
20 Korea, South 694,206 2001
21 Switzerland 667,275 2004
22 Norway 593,850 2004
23 Hong Kong 591,993 2003
24 Russia 560,874 2004
25 Singapore 484,825 2003
26 New Zealand 474,395 2003
27 Israel 437,516 2004
28 Austria 387,006 2004
29 Hungary 383,071 2004
30 Turkey 355,215 2004
31 Portugal 346,078 2004
32 Czech Republic 295,677 2004
33 South Africa 288,633 2003
34 Greece 208,977 2004
35 Chile 202,429 2003
36 Belgium 166,799 2004
37 Ireland 162,228 2004
38 China 160,421 2003
39 Iceland 122,175 2004
40 Colombia 115,158 2003
41 Malaysia 107,971 2003
42 Thailand 103,700 2003
43 Ukraine 94,345 2004
44 Slovakia 89,592 2004
45 Uruguay 87,630 2003
46 India 86,871 2003
47 Estonia 82,142 2004
48 Lithuania 67,769 2004
49 Peru 65,868 2003
50 Dominican Republic 64,197 2003
51 Indonesia 62,036 2003
52 United Arab Emirates 56,283 2004
53 Bulgaria 53,421 2004
54 Latvia 51,758 2004
55 Romania 50,807 2004
56 Slovenia 45,491 2004
57 Philippines 38,440 2002
58 Venezuela 35,301 2003
59 Croatia 29,644 2004
60 Luxembourg 28,214 2003
61 Kazakhstan 21,984 2004
62 Guatemala 20,360 2003
63 Serbia and Montenegro 20,207 2004
64 Tonga 18,906 2003
65 Saudi Arabia 15,931 2004
66 Pakistan 15,124 2003
67 Kyrgyzstan 12,299 2004
68 Moldova 11,984 2003
69 Costa Rica 10,826 2003
70 Paraguay 9,243 2003
71 Kenya 8,325 2003
72 Samoa 8,225 2003
73 Trinidad and Tobago 8,003 2003
74 Malta 7,156 2004
75 Panama 7,129 2003
76 Nicaragua 7,094 2003
77 Bolivia 7,080 2003
78 Lebanon 6,998 2004
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6,994 2004
80 Brunei 6,409 2003
81 Cyprus 5,901 2004
82 Tanzania 5,534 2003
83 Belarus 5,308 2004
84 Iran 5,269 2004
85 Bermuda 5,161 2001
86 Georgia 5,160 2004
87 French Polynesia 5,123 2003
88 Zimbabwe 4,501 2003
89 New Caledonia 4,449 2003
90 Andorra 4,144 2004
91 El Salvador 4,084 2003
92 Mauritius 3,985 2003
93 Cote d'Ivoire 3,795 2004
94 Macedonia 3,738 2004
95 Liechtenstein 3,727 2004
96 Morocco 3,627 2004
97 Kuwait 3,437 2001
98 Egypt 3,401 2004
99 Mozambique 3,249 2003
100 Ecuador 3,188 2003
101 Namibia 3,164 2003
102 Jordan 3,160 2004
103 Uganda 2,692 2004
104 Greenland 2,642 2004
105 Belize 2,613 2003
106 Armenia 2,206 2004
107 Honduras 1,944 2003
108 Botswana 1,920 2003
109 Sri Lanka 1,882 2003
110 Zambia 1,880 2003
111 San Marino 1,763 2004
112 Antigua and Barbuda 1,665 2003
113 Cuba 1,529 2003
114 Rwanda 1,495 2003
115 Jamaica 1,480 2003
116 Swaziland 1,401 2003
117 Bahrain 1,334 2003
118 Nigeria 1,142 2004
119 Sao Tome and Principe 1,069 2003
120 Eritrea 1,047 2004
121 Uzbekistan 1,040 2003
122 Bhutan 985 2003
123 Laos 937 2003
124 Aruba 923 2001
125 Nepal 917 2003
126 Algeria 897 2004
127 Benin 879 2004
128 Cambodia 818 2003
129 Madagascar 773 2003
130 Oman 726 2003
131 Djibouti 702 2004
132 Dominica 681 2003
133 Senegal 672 2003
134 Guyana 613 2003
135 Azerbaijan 586 2004
136 Gambia, The 568 2004
137 Monaco 533 2004
138 Maldives 532 2003
139 Turkmenistan 524 2004
140 Vanuatu 512 2003
141 Fiji 493 2003
142 Cameroon 479 2004
143 Albania 455 2004
144 Burkina Faso 442 2003
145 Ghana 407 2004
146 Solomon Islands 398 2003
147 Papua New Guinea 389 2003
148 Guinea 380 2004
149 Vietnam 340 2003
150 Bahamas, The 302 2003
151 Tunisia 281 2004
152 Sierra Leone 277 2004
153 Seychelles 264 2003
154 Qatar 221 2004
155 Barbados 204 2003
156 Mali 187 2003
157 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 153 2003
158 Yemen 138 2004
159 Niger 134 2003
160 Lesotho 119 2003
161 Netherlands Antilles 119 2001
162 Cape Verde 118 2004
163 Gabon 93 2004
164 Macau 89 2003
165 Togo 82 2003
166 Tajikistan 69 2004
167 Libya 67 2003
168 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51 2003
169 Congo, Republic of the 46 2003
170 Saint Lucia 41 2003
171 Mongolia 40 2003
172 Mauritania 25 2003
173 Burundi 22 2003
174 Grenada 18 2003
175 Suriname 18 2003
176 Malawi 18 2003
177 Angola 17 2003
178 Liberia 14 2004
179 Comoros 11 2003
180 Syria 11 2004
181 Ethiopia 9 2003
182 Holy See (Vatican City) 9 2004
183 Chad 8 2004
184 Central African Republic 6 2002
185 Marshall Islands 6 2003
186 Somalia 4 2004
187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 2003
188 Burma 3 2003
189 Equatorial Guinea 3 2004
190 Guinea-Bissau 2 2004
191 Bangladesh 1 2003
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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Rank code: @2185
Rank Country Investment (gross fixed)(% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Equatorial Guinea 63.60 2003
2 Sao Tome and Principe 51.60 2003
3 Azerbaijan 50.40 2003
4 Mozambique 47.80 2003
5 Zambia 45.20 2003
6 China 43.40 2003
7 Chad 40.30 2003
8 Seychelles 39.10 2003
9 Guyana 38.50 2003
10 Lesotho 34.10 2003
11 Belize 33.00 2003
12 Vietnam 33.00 2003
13 Angola 31.70 2003
14 Jamaica 31.60 2003
15 Congo, Republic of the 31.30 2003
16 Estonia 30.20 2003
17 Korea, South 29.60 2003
18 Yemen 29.10 2003
19 Burkina Faso 29.00 2003
20 Iran 28.60 2003
21 Nicaragua 28.10 2003
22 Croatia 27.70 2003
23 Nigeria 27.70 2003
24 Latvia 27.10 2003
25 Eritrea 26.30 2003
26 Czech Republic 26.00 2003
27 Slovakia 25.80 2003
28 Spain 25.60 2003
29 Greece 25.50 2003
30 Thailand 25.50 2003
31 Singapore 24.90 2003
32 Algeria 24.80 2003
33 Australia 24.80 2003
34 Panama 24.80 2003
35 Lebanon 24.80 2003
36 Ghana 24.50 2003
37 Tunisia 24.20 2003
38 Honduras 24.00 2003
39 Botswana 23.90 2003
40 Japan 23.90 2003
41 Kazakhstan 23.90 2003
42 Slovenia 23.30 2003
43 Bangladesh 23.20 2003
44 Qatar 23.20 2003
45 India 23.10 2003
46 Malta 23.10 2003
47 Ireland 22.90 2003
48 Mauritius 22.90 2003
49 Sri Lanka 22.70 2003
50 Gabon 22.70 2003
51 Austria 22.50 2003
52 Romania 22.50 2003
53 Hong Kong 22.30 2003
54 Portugal 22.30 2003
55 Malaysia 22.20 2003
56 United Arab Emirates 22.00 2003
57 Hungary 22.00 2003
58 Belarus 21.70 2003
59 Ecuador 21.70 2003
60 Morocco 21.70 2003
61 Iceland 21.60 2003
62 Senegal 21.30 2003
63 Chile 21.20 2003
64 Guinea 21.20 2003
65 Swaziland 21.10 2003
66 Ukraine 21.00 2003
67 New Zealand 20.90 2003
68 Lithuania 20.80 2003
69 Luxembourg 20.70 2003
70 Uganda 20.30 2003
71 Costa Rica 20.20 2003
72 Netherlands 20.10 2003
73 Switzerland 20.10 2003
74 Gambia, The 20.00 2003
75 Cyprus 19.90 2003
76 Denmark 19.90 2003
77 Dominican Republic 19.90 2003
78 Armenia 19.80 2003
79 Namibia 19.80 2003
80 Belgium 19.70 2003
81 Indonesia 19.70 2003
82 Bulgaria 19.60 2003
83 Canada 19.50 2003
84 Turkmenistan 19.50 2003
85 Cameroon 19.40 2003
86 Benin 19.30 2003
87 Mexico 19.30 2003
88 Rwanda 19.30 2003
89 France 19.20 2003
90 Italy 19.10 2003
91 Jordan 18.80 2003
92 Albania 18.70 2003
93 Poland 18.40 2003
94 Togo 18.40 2003
95 Russia 18.20 2003
96 Philippines 18.10 2003
97 Brazil 18.00 2003
98 Georgia 18.00 2003
99 Saudi Arabia 18.00 2003
100 Finland 18.00 2003
101 Norway 17.80 2003
102 Germany 17.70 2003
103 Peru 17.70 2003
104 Kyrgyzstan 17.60 2003
105 Taiwan 17.50 2003
106 Israel 17.20 2003
107 Tanzania 17.20 2003
108 Paraguay 17.20 2003
109 Moldova 17.20 2003
110 Ethiopia 17.00 2003
111 Egypt 16.70 2003
112 Cape Verde 16.50 2003
113 Macedonia 16.30 2003
114 El Salvador 16.20 2003
115 United Kingdom 16.20 2003
116 South Africa 16.00 2003
117 Cambodia 15.90 2003
118 Colombia 15.90 2003
119 Sweden 15.70 2003
120 Turkey 15.50 2003
121 Guatemala 15.20 2003
122 United States 15.20 2003
123 Argentina 15.10 2003
124 Libya 15.00 2003
125 Madagascar 14.80 2003
126 Trinidad and Tobago 14.80 2003
127 Sudan 14.80 2003
128 Kenya 14.30 2003
129 Serbia and Montenegro 14.30 2003
130 Papua New Guinea 13.90 2003
131 Syria 13.60 2003
132 Oman 13.00 2003
133 Pakistan 12.90 2003
134 Venezuela 12.60 2003
135 Bolivia 12.40 2003
136 Malawi 12.30 2003
137 Bahrain 11.90 2003
138 Burma 11.80 2003
139 Cuba 10.10 2003
140 Burundi 9.80 2003
141 Uruguay 9.70 2003
142 Zimbabwe 8.90 2003
143 Cote d'Ivoire 8.70 2003
144 Kuwait 8.00 2003
145 Tajikistan 7.50 2003
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Rank code: @2186
Rank Country Public debt(% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Malawi 235.70 2003
2 Lebanon 185.10 2003
3 Japan 154.60 2003
4 Jamaica 145.60 2003
5 Zambia 133.60 2003
6 Seychelles 129.30 2003
7 Nicaragua 125.30 2003
8 Serbia and Montenegro 123.20 2003
9 Israel 108.60 2003
10 Italy 106.40 2003
11 Singapore 106.40 2003
12 Sri Lanka 105.10 2003
13 Belgium 102.00 2003 est.
14 Egypt 101.80 2003
15 Greece 100.90 2003
16 Saudi Arabia 94.60 2003
17 Jordan 92.70 2003
18 Syria 89.00 2003
19 Moldova 88.40 2003
20 Sudan 87.00 2003
21 Cote d'Ivoire 82.50 2003
22 Turkey 78.70 2003
23 Canada 77.00 2003
24 Philippines 77.00 2003
25 Morocco 76.20 2003
26 Panama 73.30 2003
27 Indonesia 72.90 2003
28 Pakistan 72.70 2003
29 Qatar 72.70 2003
30 Papua New Guinea 72.40 2003
31 Croatia 69.10 2003
32 France 68.80 2003
33 Austria 67.60 2003
34 Argentina 65.70 2003 est.
35 Vietnam 64.30 2003
36 Germany 64.20 2003
37 Kenya 62.90 2003
38 Spain 62.70 2003
39 United States 62.40 2003
40 Cyprus 62.30 2003
41 Uganda 62.20 2003
42 Portugal 59.80 2003
43 India 59.70 2003
44 Tunisia 59.50 2003
45 Dominican Republic 59.40 2003
46 Brazil 58.50 2003
47 Honduras 57.80 2003
48 Bahrain 57.50 2003
49 Cameroon 57.10 2003
50 Switzerland 57.10 2003
51 Hungary 57.00 2003
52 Costa Rica 56.10 2003
53 Trinidad and Tobago 55.90 2003
54 Senegal 54.20 2003
55 Netherlands 54.10 2003
56 Ecuador 53.70 2003
57 Colombia 51.90 2003
58 Sweden 51.80 2003
59 United Kingdom 51.00 2003
60 Peru 49.20 2003
61 Finland 48.70 2003
62 Bulgaria 48.00 2003
63 Poland 47.40 2003
64 Thailand 46.60 2003
65 Malaysia 45.50 2003
66 Paraguay 45.10 2003
67 Denmark 45.00 2003
68 El Salvador 43.70 2003
69 Bangladesh 43.30 2003
70 Uzbekistan 42.30 2003
71 Algeria 41.50 2003 est.
72 Iceland 41.50 2003
73 Zimbabwe 41.30 2003
74 Yemen 39.50 2003
75 Venezuela 38.80 2003
76 South Africa 38.20 2003
77 Slovakia 37.60 2003
78 Namibia 35.60 2003
79 Russia 34.10 2003
80 Mauritius 31.90 2003
81 Slovenia 31.90 2003
82 Gabon 31.50 2003
83 Ireland 31.20 2003
84 Guatemala 30.80 2003
85 Taiwan 30.50 2003
86 Macedonia 30.20 2003
87 China 30.10 2003
88 Czech Republic 29.70 2003
89 Kuwait 29.50 2003
90 Ukraine 28.70 2003
91 Nigeria 28.60 2003
92 Iran 28.20 2003
93 New Zealand 25.60 2003
94 Romania 25.50 2003
95 Lithuania 23.60 2003
96 Mexico 23.10 2003
97 Norway 22.10 2003
98 Australia 18.20 2003
99 United Arab Emirates 18.10 2003
100 Libya 16.60 2003
101 Azerbaijan 16.30 2003 est.
102 Oman 15.60 2003
103 Kazakhstan 15.50 2003
104 Chile 14.80 2003
105 Latvia 14.40 2003
106 Korea, South 13.80 2003
107 Estonia 7.40 2003
108 Botswana 7.00 2003
109 Tanzania 6.10 2003
This file was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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Rank code: @2187
Rank Country Current account balance Date of Information
1 Japan $ 135,900,000,000 2003
2 Germany $ 57,240,000,000 2003
3 Switzerland $ 36,000,000,000 2003
4 Russia $ 35,910,000,000 2003
5 China $ 31,170,000,000 2003
6 Norway $ 29,340,000,000 2003
7 Taiwan $ 28,570,000,000 2003
8 Singapore $ 26,150,000,000 2003
9 Saudi Arabia $ 22,270,000,000 2003
10 Sweden $ 19,560,000,000 2003
11 Canada $ 18,630,000,000 2003
12 Hong Kong $ 17,420,000,000 2003
13 France $ 13,800,000,000 2003
14 Malaysia $ 13,380,000,000 2003
15 United Arab Emirates $ 12,470,000,000 2003
16 Korea, South $ 12,320,000,000 2003
17 Netherlands $ 12,090,000,000 2003
18 Belgium $ 10,690,000,000 2003
19 Finland $ 10,300,000,000 2003
20 Venezuela $ 9,659,000,000 2003
21 Thailand $ 9,440,000,000 2003
22 Kuwait $ 8,652,000,000 2003
23 Argentina $ 7,855,000,000 2003
24 Algeria $ 7,836,000,000 2003
25 Indonesia $ 7,336,000,000 2003
26 Libya $ 6,641,000,000 2003
27 Denmark $ 6,397,000,000 2003
28 Qatar $ 4,149,000,000 2003
29 Iran $ 3,935,000,000 2003
30 Egypt $ 3,874,000,000 2003
31 Brazil $ 3,520,000,000 2003
32 India $ 3,410,000,000 2003
33 Pakistan $ 3,358,000,000 2003
34 Philippines $ 3,349,000,000 2003
35 Ukraine $ 2,891,000,000 2003
36 Oman $ 2,173,000,000 2003
37 Nigeria $ 1,439,000,000 2003
38 Iraq $ 1,136,000,000 2003
39 Morocco $ 963,000,000 2003
40 Turkmenistan $ 957,000,000 2003
41 Trinidad and Tobago $ 954,000,000 2003
42 Jordan $ 903,000,000 2003
43 Dominican Republic $ 867,000,000 2003
44 Botswana $ 539,000,000 2003
45 Cote d'Ivoire $ 501,000,000 2003
46 Uzbekistan $ 462,000,000 2003
47 Bangladesh $ 393,000,000 2003
48 Mauritius $ 289,000,000 2003
49 Yemen $ 157,000,000 2003
50 Paraguay $ 146,000,000 2003
51 Congo, Republic of the $ 139,200,000 2003
52 Namibia $ 123,000,000 2003
53 Ghana $ 110,000,000 2003
54 Uruguay $ 76,000,000 2003
55 Bahrain $ 53,000,000 2003
56 Bolivia $ 50,000,000 2003
57 Slovenia $ 15,100,000 2003
58 Papua New Guinea $ 12,000,000 2003
59 Sao Tome and Principe $ -8,000,000 2003
60 Burma $ -35,000,000 2003
61 Burundi $ -35,000,000 2003
62 Gambia, The $ -42,000,000 2003
63 Haiti $ -48,000,000 2003
64 Tajikistan $ -50,000,000 2003
65 Laos $ -58,000,000 2003
66 Malawi $ -58,000,000 2003
67 Kazakhstan $ -68,800,000 2003
68 Syria $ -72,000,000 2003
69 Swaziland $ -72,690,000 2003
70 Seychelles $ -73,000,000 2003
71 Gabon $ -101,000,000 2003
72 Cape Verde $ -106,300,000 2003
73 Kyrgyzstan $ -108,000,000 2003
74 Benin $ -112,000,000 2003
75 Lesotho $ -112,000,000 2003
76 Ecuador $ -117,000,000 2003
77 Moldova $ -135,000,000 2003
78 Togo $ -140,000,000 2003
79 Belize $ -142,000,000 2003
80 Guyana $ -158,000,000 2003
81 Eritrea $ -159,000,000 2003
82 Rwanda $ -163,000,000 2003
83 Israel $ -174,000,000 2003
84 Armenia $ -210,000,000 2003
85 Cambodia $ -218,100,000 2003
86 Uganda $ -237,000,000 2003
87 Malta $ -250,000,000 2003
88 Guinea $ -252,000,000 2003
89 Cuba $ -273,000,000 2003
90 Slovakia $ -277,400,000 2003
91 Sri Lanka $ -278,000,000 2003
92 Macedonia $ -278,000,000 2003
93 Honduras $ -279,600,000 2003
94 Kenya $ -306,000,000 2003
95 Zambia $ -340,000,000 2003
96 Burkina Faso $ -341,000,000 2003
97 Zimbabwe $ -346,000,000 2003
98 Georgia $ -365,000,000 2003
99 Senegal $ -389,000,000 2003
100 Madagascar $ -398,000,000 2003
101 Albania $ -407,000,000 2003
102 Ethiopia $ -408,000,000 2003
103 Panama $ -408,000,000 2003
104 Chad $ -474,000,000 2003
105 Angola $ -475,000,000 2003
106 Cyprus $ -545,000,000 2003
107 Cameroon $ -564,000,000 2003
108 Mozambique $ -566,000,000 2003
109 Iceland $ -574,000,000 2003
110 Chile $ -594,000,000 2003
111 Tanzania $ -617,000,000 2003
112 Sudan $ -718,000,000 2003
113 El Salvador $ -734,000,000 2003
114 Tunisia $ -738,600,000 2003
115 Jamaica $ -842,000,000 2003
116 Nicaragua $ -859,000,000 2003
117 Belarus $ -945,000,000 2003
118 Latvia $ -955,900,000 2003
119 Costa Rica $ -970,000,000 2003
120 Guatemala $ -1,106,000,000 2003
121 Peru $ -1,116,000,000 2003
122 Estonia $ -1,150,000,000 2003
123 Equatorial Guinea $ -1,168,000,000 2003
124 Lithuania $ -1,218,000,000 2003
125 South Africa $ -1,234,000,000 2003
126 Austria $ -1,353,000,000 2003
127 Colombia $ -1,417,000,000 2003
128 Bulgaria $ -1,666,000,000 2003
129 Vietnam $ -1,781,000,000 2003
130 Azerbaijan $ -2,021,000,000 2003
131 Croatia $ -2,039,000,000 2003
132 Bosnia and Herzegovina $ -2,195,000,000 2003
133 Serbia and Montenegro $ -2,416,000,000 2003
134 Lebanon $ -2,865,000,000 2003
135 Ireland $ -2,994,000,000 2003
136 Romania $ -3,368,000,000 2003
137 New Zealand $ -3,446,000,000 2003
138 Poland $ -4,085,000,000 2003
139 Czech Republic $ -5,570,000,000 2003
140 Turkey $ -6,806,000,000 2003
141 Hungary $ -7,347,000,000 2003
142 United Kingdom $ -7,556,000,000 2003
143 Portugal $ -7,592,000,000 2003
144 Mexico $ -9,150,000,000 2003
145 Greece $ -11,330,000,000 2003
146 Italy $ -22,280,000,000 2003
147 Spain $ -23,770,000,000 2003
148 Australia $ -30,140,000,000 2003
149 United States $ -541,800,000,000 2003
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Rank code: @2188
Rank Country Reserves of foreign exchange & gold Date of Information
1 Japan $ 664,600,000,000 2003
2 China $ 412,700,000,000 2003
3 Taiwan $ 207,100,000,000 2003
4 Korea, South $ 155,400,000,000 2003
5 Hong Kong $ 118,400,000,000 2003
6 India $ 102,300,000,000 2003
7 Germany $ 96,840,000,000 2003
8 Singapore $ 95,750,000,000 2003
9 United States $ 85,940,000,000 2003
10 Russia $ 76,940,000,000 2003
11 France $ 70,760,000,000 2003
12 Switzerland $ 69,580,000,000 2003
13 Italy $ 63,260,000,000 2003
14 Mexico $ 59,020,000,000 2003
15 Brazil $ 49,300,000,000 2003
16 United Kingdom $ 46,050,000,000 2003
17 Malaysia $ 44,580,000,000 2003
18 Thailand $ 42,150,000,000 2003
19 Denmark $ 37,980,000,000 2003
20 Canada $ 36,270,000,000 2003
21 Indonesia $ 36,250,000,000 2003
22 Turkey $ 35,550,000,000 2003
23 Poland $ 33,960,000,000 2003
24 Algeria $ 33,420,000,000 2003
25 Australia $ 33,260,000,000 2003
26 Spain $ 26,810,000,000 2003
27 Czech Republic $ 26,800,000,000 2003
28 Israel $ 26,320,000,000 2003
29 Iran $ 25,130,000,000 2003
30 Saudi Arabia $ 22,860,000,000 2003
31 Netherlands $ 21,440,000,000 2003
32 Venezuela $ 20,670,000,000 2003
33 Sweden $ 19,990,000,000 2003
34 Libya $ 19,780,000,000 2003
35 Philippines $ 16,870,000,000 2003
36 Lebanon $ 16,350,000,000 2003
37 Chile $ 15,840,000,000 2003
38 United Arab Emirates $ 15,790,000,000 2003
39 Belgium $ 14,450,000,000 2003
40 Egypt $ 14,220,000,000 2003
41 Argentina $ 14,160,000,000 2003
42 Morocco $ 14,080,000,000 2003
43 Portugal $ 12,810,000,000 2003
44 Hungary $ 12,780,000,000 2003
45 Austria $ 12,730,000,000 2003
46 Slovakia $ 11,740,000,000 2003
47 Pakistan $ 11,670,000,000 2003
48 Finland $ 11,170,000,000 2003
49 Colombia $ 10,920,000,000 2003
50 Romania $ 10,370,000,000 2003
51 Peru $ 10,240,000,000 2003
52 Slovenia $ 8,598,000,000 2003
53 Croatia $ 8,191,000,000 2003
54 South Africa $ 7,972,000,000 2003
55 Kuwait $ 7,685,000,000 2003
56 Nigeria $ 7,128,000,000 2003
57 Ukraine $ 6,937,000,000 2003
58 Bulgaria $ 6,705,000,000 2003
59 Vietnam $ 6,357,000,000 2003
60 Greece $ 5,802,000,000 2003
61 Jordan $ 5,364,000,000 2003
62 Botswana $ 5,250,000,000 2003
63 New Zealand $ 5,083,000,000 2003
64 Yemen $ 5,009,000,000 2003
65 Kazakhstan $ 4,962,000,000 2003
66 Ireland $ 4,152,000,000 2003
67 Serbia and Montenegro $ 3,700,000,000 2003
68 Oman $ 3,594,000,000 2003
69 Cyprus $ 3,453,000,000 2003
70 Lithuania $ 3,450,000,000 2003
71 Syria $ 3,329,000,000 2003
72 Qatar $ 2,952,000,000 2003
73 Tunisia $ 2,949,000,000 2003
74 Guatemala $ 2,843,000,000 2003
75 Turkmenistan $ 2,696,000,000 2003
76 Bangladesh $ 2,624,000,000 2003
77 Trinidad and Tobago $ 2,477,000,000 2003
78 Malta $ 2,429,000,000 2003
79 Sri Lanka $ 2,273,000,000 2003
80 Uruguay $ 2,087,000,000 2003
81 Tanzania $ 2,064,000,000 2003
82 El Salvador $ 2,061,000,000 2003
83 Cote d'Ivoire $ 2,005,000,000 2003
84 Costa Rica $ 1,836,000,000 2003
85 Bosnia and Herzegovina $ 1,796,000,000 2003
86 Bahrain $ 1,785,000,000 2003
87 Mauritius $ 1,598,000,000 2003
88 Latvia $ 1,535,000,000 2003
89 Ghana $ 1,469,000,000 2003
90 Kenya $ 1,455,000,000 2003
91 Honduras $ 1,439,000,000 2003
92 Estonia $ 1,377,000,000 2003
93 Uzbekistan $ 1,286,000,000 2003
94 Jamaica $ 1,195,000,000 2003
95 Ecuador $ 1,161,000,000 2003
96 Bolivia $ 1,096,000,000 2003
97 Uganda $ 1,080,000,000 2003
98 Albania $ 1,038,000,000 2003
99 Panama $ 1,011,000,000 2003
100 Mozambique $ 990,000,000 2003
101 Paraguay $ 982,000,000 2003
102 Ethiopia $ 956,000,000 2003
103 Macedonia $ 935,100,000 2003
104 Cambodia $ 861,400,000 2003
105 Sudan $ 847,200,000 2003
106 Azerbaijan $ 820,900,000 2003
107 Iceland $ 818,700,000 2003
108 Senegal $ 780,000,000 2003
109 Angola $ 638,400,000 2003
110 Belarus $ 637,000,000 2003
111 Benin $ 636,000,000 2003
112 Cameroon $ 634,000,000 2003
113 Cuba $ 582,000,000 2003
114 Burma $ 562,000,000 2003
115 Papua New Guinea $ 510,500,000 2003
116 Armenia $ 509,400,000 2003
117 Nicaragua $ 502,000,000 2003
118 Lesotho $ 460,000,000 2003
119 Madagascar $ 423,000,000 2003
120 Kyrgyzstan $ 399,300,000 2003
121 Burkina Faso $ 379,000,000 2003
122 Namibia $ 325,200,000 2003
123 Moldova $ 302,300,000 2003
124 Swaziland $ 277,500,000 2003
125 Dominican Republic $ 261,000,000 2003
126 Guyana $ 257,000,000 2003
127 Togo $ 257,000,000 2003
128 Zambia $ 247,700,000 2003
129 Rwanda $ 215,000,000 2003
130 Equatorial Guinea $ 206,000,000 2003
131 Gabon $ 201,900,000 2003
132 Laos $ 201,000,000 2003
133 Chad $ 191,800,000 2003
134 Guinea $ 191,000,000 2003
135 Georgia $ 190,700,000 2003
136 Malawi $ 132,000,000 2003
137 Gambia, The $ 118,000,000 2003
138 Tajikistan $ 117,600,000 2003
139 Cape Verde $ 88,020,000 2003
140 Belize $ 84,700,000 2003
141 Zimbabwe $ 78,000,000 2003
142 Haiti $ 73,000,000 2003
143 Burundi $ 67,400,000 2003
144 Seychelles $ 66,000,000 2003
145 Congo, Republic of the $ 44,530,000 2003
146 Eritrea $ 28,000,000 2003
147 Sao Tome and Principe $ 18,000,000 2003
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Appendix A - Abbreviations
ABEDA: Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
ACC: Arab Cooperation Council
ACCT: Agency for the French-Speaking Community
ACP Group: African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
AfDB: African Development Bank
AFESD: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Air Pollution: Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on
Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants: Protocol to the 1979
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent
Organic Pollutants
Air Pollution-Sulphur 85: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-
Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
or Their Transboundary Fluxes by at Least 30%
Air Pollution-Sulphur 94: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-
Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur
Emissions
Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds: Protocol to the 1979
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the
Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their
Transboundary Fluxes
AMF: Arab Monetary Fund
AMU: Arab Maghreb Union
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol: Protocol on Environmental Protection
to the Antarctic Treaty
Antarctic-Marine Living Resources: Convention on the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Antarctic Seals: Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
ANZUS: Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty
APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Arabsat: Arab Satellite Communications Organization
ARF: ASEAN Regional Forum
AsDB: Asian Development Bank
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AU: African Union
Autodin: Automatic Digital Network
bbl/day: barrels per day
BCIE: Central American Bank for Economic Integration
BDEAC: Central African States Development Bank
Benelux: Benelux Economic Union
BGN: United States Board on Geographic Names
Biodiversity: Convention on Biological Diversity
BIS: Bank for International Settlements
BSEC: Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone
C: Commonwealth
CACM: Central American Common Market
CAEU: Council of Arab Economic Unity
CAN: Andean Community of Nations
Caricom: Caribbean Community and Common Market
CB: citizen's band mobile radio communications
CBSS: Council of the Baltic Sea States
CCC: Customs Cooperation Council
CDB: Caribbean Development Bank
CE: Council of Europe
CEI: Central European Initiative
CEMA: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; also known as CMEA or
Comecon
CEMAC: Monetary and Economic Community of Central Africa
CEPGL: Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
CEPT: Conference Europeanne des Postes et Telecommunications
CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research
c.i.f.: cost, insurance, and freight
CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
CITES: see Endangered Species
Climate Change: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol: Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
COCOM: Coordinating Committee on Export Controls
COMESA: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Comsat: Communications Satellite Corporation
CP: Colombo Plan
CY: calendar year
DC: developed country
DDT: dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
Desertification: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification,
Particularly in Africa
DIA: United States Defense Intelligence Agency
DSN: Defense Switched Network
DWT: deadweight ton
EADB: East African Development Bank
EAPC: Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
EBRD: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC: European Community
ECA: Economic Commission for Africa
ECE: Economic Commission for Europe
ECLAC: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ECO: Economic Cooperation Organization
ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council
ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States
ECS: European Coal and Steel Community
EEC: European Economic Community
EEZ: exclusive economic zone
EFTA: European Free Trade Association
EIB: European Investment Bank
EMU: Economic and Monetary Union
Endangered Species: Convention on the International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
Entente: Council of the Entente
Environmental Modification: Convention on the Prohibition of Military
or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques
ESA: European Space Agency
ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESCWA: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
est.: estimate
EU: European Union
Euratom: European Atomic Energy Community
Eutelsat: European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
Ex-Im: Export-Import Bank of the United States
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
FAX: facsimile
f.o.b.: free on board
FOC: flags of convenience
FLS: Front Line States
FRG: Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany); used for information
dated before 3 October 1990 or CY91
FSU: former Soviet Union
FY: fiscal year
F.Y.R.O.M.: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
FZ: Franc Zone
G-2: Group of 2
G-3: Group of 3
G-5: Group of 5
G-6: Group of 6
G-7: Group of 7
G-8: Group of 8
G-9: Group of 9
G-10: Group of 10
G-15: Group of 15
G-24: Group of 24
G-77: Group of 77
GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; now WTrO
GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council
GDP: gross domestic product
GDR: German Democratic Republic (East Germany); used for information
dated before 3 October 1990 or CY91
GNP: gross national product
GRT: gross register ton
GSM: global system for mobile cellular communications
GUUAM: acronym for member states - Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,
Azerbaijan, Moldova
GWP: gross world product
Habitat: United Nations Center for Human Settlements
Hazardous Wastes: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
HF: high-frequency
HIV/AIDS: human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency
syndrome
IADB: Inter-American Development Bank
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IBEC: International Bank for Economic Cooperation
IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World
Bank)
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC: International Chamber of Commerce or
Inuit Circumpolar Conference
ICCt: International Criminal Court
ICFTU: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICJ: International Court of Justice (World Court)
ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRM: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
ICSID: International Center for Secretariat of Investment Disputes
ICTR: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ICTY: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
IDA: International Development Association
IDB: Islamic Development Bank
IEA: International Energy Agency
IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC: International Finance Corporation
IFCTU: International Federation of Christian Trade Unions
IFRCS: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies
IGAD: Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
IGADD: Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development
IHO: International Hydrographic Organization
IIB: International Investment Bank
ILO: International Labor Organization
IMF: International Monetary Fund
IMO: International Maritime Organization
Inmarsat: International Maritime Satellite Organization
InOC: Indian Ocean Commission
INSTRAW: International Research and Training Institute for the
Advancement of Women
Intelsat: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
Interpol: International Criminal Police Organization
Intersputnik: International Organization of Space Communications
IOC: International Olympic Committee
IOM: International Organization for Migration
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ISP: Internet Service Provider
ITU: International Telecommunication Union
kHz: kilohertz
km: kilometer
kW: kilowatt
kWh: kilowatt-hour
LAES: Latin American Economic System
LAIA: Latin American Integration Association
LAS: League of Arab States
Law of the Sea: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS),
also know as UNCLOS
LDC: less developed country
LLDC: least developed country
London Convention: see Marine Dumping
LOS: see Law of the Sea
m: meter
Marecs: Maritime European Communications Satellite
Marine Dumping: Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by
Dumping Wastes and Other Matter
Marine Life Conservation: Convention on Fishing and Conservation of
Living Resources of the High Seas
MARPOL: see Ship Pollution
Medarabtel: Middle East Telecommunications Project of the
International Telecommunications Union
Mercosur: Southern Cone Common Market
MHz: megahertz
MICAH: International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti
MIGA: Multilateral Investment Geographic Agency
MINURSO: United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
MONUC: United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo
NA: not available
NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement
NAM: Nonaligned Movement
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NC: Nordic Council
NEA: Nuclear Energy Agency
NEGL: negligible
NGA: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NIB: Nordic Investment Bank
NIC: newly industrializing country
NIE: newly industrializing economy
NIS: new independent states
NM: nautical mile
NMT: Nordic Mobile Telephone
NSG: Nuclear Suppliers Group
Nuclear Test Ban: Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the
Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water
NZ: New Zealand
OAPEC: Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OAS: Organization of American States
ODA: official development assistance
ODF: Official Development Finance
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECS: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OIC: Organization of the Islamic Conference
OOF: other official flows
OPANAL: Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America
and the Caribbean
OPCW: Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSCE: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Ozone Layer Protection: Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete
the Ozone Layer
PCA: Permanent Court of Arbitration
PDRY: People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South
Yemen]; used for information dated before 22 May 1990 or CY91
PFP: Partnership for Peace
PIF: Pacific Islands Forum
PPP: purchasing power parity
Ramsar: see Wetlands
RG: Rio Group
SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SACU: Southern African Customs Union
SADC: Southern African Development Community
SAFE: South African Far East Cable
SCO: Shanghai Cooperative Organization
SFRY: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
SHF: super-high-frequency
Ship Pollution: Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)
Sparteca: South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation
Agreement
SPC: South Pacific Commission
SPF: South Pacific Forum
sq km: square kilometer
sq mi: square mile
TAT: Trans-Atlantic Telephone
Tropical Timber 83: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
Tropical Timber 94: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
UAE: United Arab Emirates
UDEAC: Central African Customs and Economic Union
UHF: ultra-high-frequency
UK: United Kingdom
UN: United Nations
UNAMSIL: United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
UNCLOS: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, also known as
LOS
UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDCP: United Nations Drug Control Program
UNDOF: United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
UNDP: United Nations Development Program
UNEP: United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization
UNFICYP: United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCRHR: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
UNICEP: United Nations International Comparison Program
UNICRI: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research
Institute
UNIDIR: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNIFIL: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
UNIKOM: United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
UNITAR: United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNMEE: United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
UNMIBH: United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
UNMIK: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
UNMIL: United Nations Mission in Liberia
UNMISET: United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor
UNMOGIP: United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
UNMOP: United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka
UNMOT: United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan
UNMOVIC: United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection
Commission
UNOMIG: United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
UNOPS: United Nations Office of Project Services
UNRISD: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East
UNSC: United Nations Security Council
UNSSC: United Nations System Staff College
UNTAET: United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
UNTSO: United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
UNU: United Nations University
UPU: Universal Postal Union
US: United States
USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union); used for
information dated before 25 December 1991
USSR/EE: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Eastern Europe
UV: ultra violet
VHF: very-high-frequency
VSAT: very small aperture terminal
WADB: West African Development Bank
WAEMU: West African Economic and Monetary Union
WCL: World Confederation of Labor
WCO: World Customs Organization
Wetlands: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
Especially As Waterfowl Habitat
WEU: Western European Union
WFC: World Food Council
WFP: World Food Program
WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions
Whaling: International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
WHO: World Health Organization
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
WMO: World Meteorological Organization
WP: Warsaw Pact
WTO: see WToO for World Tourism Organization or WTrO for World Trade
Organization
WToO: World Tourism Organization
WTrO: World Trade Organization
YAR: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen]; used for
information dated before 22 May 1990 or CY91
ZC: Zangger Committee
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Appendix B - International Organizations and Groups
advanced developing countries: another term for those less developed
countries (LDCs) with particularly rapid industrial development; see
newly industrializing economies (NIEs)
advanced economies: a term used by the International Monetary FUND
(IMF) for the top group in its hierarchy of advanced economies,
countries in transition, and developing countries; it includes the
following 28 advanced economies: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway,
Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, US; note -
this group would presumably also cover the following seven smaller
countries of Andorra, Bermuda, Faroe Islands, Holy See, Liechtenstein,
Monaco, and San Marino that are included in the more comprehensive
group of "developed countries"
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group):
established - 6 June 1975
aim - to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with
the EU
members - (77) Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Federated States of
Micronesia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau,
Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
African Development Bank (AfDB): note - its predecessor was
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
established - 9 September 1999
aim - to promote economic and social development
regional members - (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote
d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon,
The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
nonregional members - (24) Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South
Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
African Union (AU): note - replaces Organization of African Unity
(OAU)
established - 8 July 2001
aim - to achieve greater unity among African States; to defend states'
integrity and independence; to accelerate political, social, and
economic integration; to encourage international cooperation; to
promote democratic principles and institutions
members - (52) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa,
Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Agency for the French-Speaking Community (ACCT): note - formerly
Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation established - 20 March
1970; name changed 1996
aim - to promote cultural and technical cooperation among French-
speaking countries
members - (51) Albania, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,
France, French Community of Belgium, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Haiti, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco,
Morocco, New Brunswick (Canada), Niger, Quebec (Canada), Romania,
Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles,
Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam
observers - (5) Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the
Caribbean (OPANAL): note - acronym from Organismo para la Proscripcion
de las Armas Nucleares en la America Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL)
established - 14 February 1967 under the Treaty of Tlatelolco;
effective - 25 April 1969 on the 11th ratification of the treaty
aim - to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit
nuclear weapons
members - (33) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Andean Community of Nations (CAN): note - formerly known as the Andean
Group (AG), the Andean Parliament, and most recently as the Andean
Common Market (Ancom)
established - 26 May 1969; present name established 1 October 1992;
effective - 16 October 1969
aim - to promote harmonious development through economic integration
members - (5) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA): note - also
known as Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)
established - 18 February 1974; effective - 16 September 1974
aim - to promote economic development
members - (17 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE,
Palestine Liberation Organization; note - these are all the members of
the Arab League excluding Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen
Arab Cooperation Council (ACC): established - 16 February 1989
aim - to promote economic cooperation and integration, possibly leading
to an Arab Common Market
members - (4) Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen; note - the ACC has remained
inactive since the Gulf crisis
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD): established -
16 May 1968
aim - to promote economic and social development
members - (20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq (suspended 1993), Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia
(suspended 1993), Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine
Liberation Organization
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU): established - 17 February 1989
aim - to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states of
northern Africa
members - (5) Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF): established - 27 April 1976; effective - 2
February 1977
aim - to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in
monetary and economic affairs
members - (21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan,
Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): established - 7 November
1989
aim - to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin
members - (21) Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, NZ, Papua New Guinea,
Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, US, Vietnam
observers - (3) Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Pacific
Economic Cooperation Council, Pacific Islands Forum
Asian Development Bank (AsDB): established - 19 December 1966
aim - to promote regional economic cooperation
regional members - (44) Afghanistan, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, Hong
Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, South Korea,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New
Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka,
Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Vietnam
nonregional members - (18) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): established - 8 August
1967
aim - to encourage regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation
among the countries of Southeast Asia
members - (10) Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
dialogue partners - (11) Australia, Canada, China, EU, India, Japan,
South Korea, NZ, Russia, US, UNDP
ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF): established - NA 1994
aim - to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and
security issues of common interest and concern
members - (23) Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, China, EU,
India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia,
Mongolia, NZ, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Singapore,
Thailand, US, Vietnam
Australia Group: established - NA June 1985
aim - to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical
and biological weapons
members - (34) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, European Commission, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South
Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS):
established - 1 September 1951; effective - 29 April 1952
aim - to implement a trilateral mutual security agreement, although the
US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986; Australia
and the US continue to hold annual meetings
members - (3) Australia, NZ, US
Bank for International Settlements (BIS): established - 20 January
1930; effective - 17 March 1930
aim - to promote cooperation among central banks in international
financial settlements
members - (55) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Central Bank, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands,
NZ, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South
Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US; note -
Serbia and Montenegro have separate central banks; their links with BIS
are currently under review
Benelux Economic Union (Benelux): note - acronym from Belgium,
Netherlands, and Luxembourg
established - 3 February 1958; effective - 1 November 1960
aim - to develop closer economic cooperation and integration
members - (3) Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Big Seven: note - membership is the same as the Group of 7
established - NA 1975
aim - to discuss and coordinate major economic policies
members - (7) Big Six (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK) plus
the US
Big Six: note - not to be confused with the Group of 6
established - NA 1967 aim - to foster economic cooperation
members - (6) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC): established - 25 June 1992
aim - to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation
members - (11) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece,
Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
observers - (9) Austria, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland,
Slovakia, Tunisia
Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom): established - 4 July
1973; effective - 1 August 1973
aim - to promote economic integration and development, especially among
the less developed countries
members - (15) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname,
Trinidad and Tobago
associate members - (4) Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands,
Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
observers - (8) Aruba, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico,
Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Venezuela
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB): established - 18 October 1969;
effective - 26 January 1970
aim - to promote economic development and cooperation
regional members - (20) Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and
Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela
nonregional members - (5) Canada, China, Germany, Italy, UK
Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC): see Monetary and
Economic Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC): note - acronym from
Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale
established - 3 December 1975
aim - to provide loans for economic development
members - (11) African Development Bank (AfDB), Cameroon, Central
African States Bank (BEAC), Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of
the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Germany, Kuwait
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE): note - acronym
from Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico
established - 13 December 1960 signature of Articles of Agreement; 31
May 1961 began operations
aim - to promote economic integration and development members - (5)
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
nonregional members - (4) Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Taiwan
Central American Common Market (CACM): established - 13 December 1960,
collapsed in 1969, reinstated in 1991
aim - to promote establishment of a Central American Common Market
members - (5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua;
note - Panama, although not a member, pursues full regional cooperation
Central European Initiative (CEI): note - evolved from the
Quadrilateral Initiative and the Hexagonal Initiative
established - 11 November 1989 as the Quadrilateral Initiative, 27 July
1991 became the Hexagonal Initiative, NA July 1992 its present name was
adopted
aim - to form an economic and political cooperation group for the
region between the Adriatic and the Baltic Seas
members - (17) Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
centrally planned economies : a term applied mainly to the
traditionally Communist states that looked to the former USSR for
leadership; most are now evolving toward more democratic and market-
oriented systems; also known formerly as the Second World or as the
Communist countries; through the 1980s, this group included Albania,
Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, GDR, Hungary, North
Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, USSR,
Vietnam
Colombo Plan (CP): established - NA May 1950 proposal was adopted; 1
July 1951 commenced full operations
aim - to promote economic and social development in Asia and the
Pacific
members - (25) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma,
Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Laos,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, US, Vietnam
Commonwealth (C): note - also known as Commonwealth of Nations
established - 31 December 1931
aim - to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a
voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
members - (53) Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica,
Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya,
Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan (suspended), Papua
New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad
and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Vanuatu, Zambia; note - on 7 December
2003 Zimbabwe withdrew its membership from the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): established - 8 December
1991; effective - 21 December 1991
aim - to coordinate intercommonwealth relations and to provide a
mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR
members - (12) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan
Communist countries: traditionally the Marxist-Leninist states with
authoritarian governments and command economies based on the Soviet
model; most of the original and the successor states are no longer
Communist; see centrally planned economies
Coordinating Committee on Export Controls (COCOM): established in 1949
to control the export of strategic products and technical data from
member countries to proscribed destinations; members were Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK, US;
abolished 31 March 1994; COCOM members established a new organization,
the Wassenaar Arrangement, with expanded membership on 12 July 1996
that focuses on nonproliferation export controls as opposed to East-
West control of advanced technology
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA): note - also known as
CMEA or Comecon
established 25 January 1949 to promote the development of socialist
economies and abolished 1 January 1991; members included Afghanistan
(observer), Albania (had not participated since 1961 break with USSR),
Angola (observer), Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia (observer),
GDR, Hungary, Laos (observer), Mongolia, Mozambique (observer),
Nicaragua (observer), Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yemen (observer),
Yugoslavia (associate)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU): established - 3 June 1957;
effective - 30 May 1964
aim - to promote economic integration among Arab nations
members - (11 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Egypt, Iraq,
Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, UAE, Yemen,
Palestine Liberation Organization
Council of Europe (CE): established - 5 May 1949; effective - 3 August
1949
aim - to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
members - (45) Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia and
Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
Ukraine, UK
observers - (6) Canada, Holy See, Israel, Japan, Mexico, US
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS): established - 6 March 1992
aim - to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in the areas
of aid to new democratic institutions, economic development,
humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural programs and
education, and transportation and communication
members - (12) Denmark, Estonia, EC, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden
Council of the Entente (Entente): established - 29 May 1959
aim - to promote economic, social, and political coordination
members - (5) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo
countries in transition: a term used by the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) for the middle group in its hierarchy of advanced economies,
countries in transition, and developing countries; IMF statistics
include the following 28 countries in transition: Albania, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova,
Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan; note - this
group is identical to the group traditionally referred to as the
"former USSR/Eastern Europe" except for the addition of Mongolia
Customs Cooperation Council (CCC): note - see World Customs
Organization (WCO)
developed countries (DCs): the top group in the hierarchy of developed
countries (DCs), former USSR/Eastern Europe (former USSR/EE), and less
developed countries (LDCs); includes the market-oriented economies of
the mainly democratic nations in the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD), Bermuda, Israel, South Africa, and
the European ministates; also known as the First World, high-income
countries, the North, industrial countries; generally have a per capita
GDP in excess of $10,000 although four OECD countries and South Africa
have figures well under $10,000 and two of the excluded OPEC countries
have figures of more than $10,000; the 34 DCs are: Andorra, Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, NZ,
Norway, Portugal, San Marino, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey, UK, US; note - similar to the new International Monetary Fund
(IMF) term "advanced economies" that adds Hong Kong, South Korea,
Singapore, and Taiwan but drops Malta, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey
developing countries: a term used by the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) for the bottom group in its hierarchy of advanced economies,
countries in transition, and developing countries; IMF statistics
include the following 126 developing countries: Afghanistan, Algeria,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The
Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya,
Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - this category would
presumably also cover the following 46 other countries that are
traditionally included in the more comprehensive group of "less
developed countries": American Samoa, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands,
Brunei, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands,
Cuba, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gaza
Strip, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guernsey,
Jersey, North Korea, Macau, Isle of Man, Martinique, Mayotte,
Montserrat, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern
Mariana Islands, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Saint
Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Tokelau, Tonga, Turks and Caicos
Islands, Tuvalu, Virgin Islands, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank, Western
Sahara
East African Development Bank (EADB): established - 6 June 1967;
effective - 1 December 1967
aim - to promote economic development
members - (3) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): established - 26 June 1945;
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN; includes
five regional commissions (Economic Commission for Africa, Economic
Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) and nine functional
commissions (Commission for Social Development, Commission on Human
Rights, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Commission on the Status of
Women, Commission on Population and Development, Statistical
Commission, Commission on Science and Technology for Development,
Commission on Sustainable Development, and Commission on Crime
Prevention and Criminal Justice)
members - (54) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL): note -
acronym from Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs
established - 20 September 1976
aim - to promote regional economic cooperation and integration
members - (3) Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): established - 28
May 1975
aim - to promote regional economic cooperation
members - (16) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,
Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO): established - 27-29 January
1985
aim - to promote regional cooperation in trade, transportation,
communications, tourism, cultural affairs, and economic development
members - (10) Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
associate member - (1) "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus"
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU): note - an integral part of the
European Union; also known as the European Economic and Monetary Union
proposed - 1-2 December 1969 at summit conference of heads of
government; signed - 7 February 1992 - Maastricht Treaty
aim - to promote a single market by creating a single currency, the
euro; timetable - 2 May 1998: European exchange rates fixed for 1
January 1999; 1 January 1999: all banks and stock exchanges begin using
euros; 1 January 2002: the euro goes into circulation; 1 July 2002
local currencies no longer accepted
members - (12) Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain; note -
Denmark, Sweden, and UK decided not to join
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC): note - began as the North
Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC); an extension of NATO
established - 8 November 1991; effective - 20 December 1991
aim - to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues
members - (46) Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US,
Uzbekistan
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): established -
8-9 January 1990 (proposals made); 15 April 1991 (bank inaugurated)
aim - to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies
in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing
60% of its loans to privatization
members - (62) Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, EU, European Investment Bank
(EIB), Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia,
Morocco, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan
European Community (or European Communities, EC): was established 8
April 1965 to integrate the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom),
the European Coal and Steel Community (ESC), the European Economic
Community (EEC or Common Market), and to establish a completely
integrated common market and an eventual federation of Europe; merged
into the European Union (EU) on 7 February 1992; member states at the
time of merger were Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
European Free Trade Association (EFTA): established - 4 January 1960;
effective - 3 May 1960
aim - to promote expansion of free trade
members - (4) Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
European Investment Bank (EIB): established - 25 March 1957; effective
- 1 January 1958
aim - to promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors,
the EEC and the EC
members - (15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, UK
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN): note - acronym
retained from the predecessor organization Conseil Europeenne pour la
Recherche Nucleaire
established - 1 July 1953; effective - 29 September 1954
aim - to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only
members - (20) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
observers - (7) European Commission, Israel, Japan, Russia, Turkey,
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), US
European Space Agency (ESA): established - 31 May 1975
aim - to promote peaceful cooperation in space research and technology
members - (15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK
cooperating states - (2) Canada, Hungary
European Union (EU): note - evolved from the European Community (EC)
established - 7 February 1992; effective - 1 November 1993
aim - to coordinate policy among the 15 members in three fields:
economics, building on the European Economic Community's (EEC) efforts
to establish a common market and eventually a common currency to be
called the 'euro', which superseded the EU's accounting unit, the ECU;
defense, within the concept of a Common Foreign and Security Policy
(CFSP); and justice and home affairs, including immigration, drugs,
terrorism, and improved living and working conditions
members - (15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, UK
new member states - (10) Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia; note - states
will be admitted into the Union 1 May 2004
membership applicants - (3) Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey
First World: another term for countries with advanced, industrialized
economies; this term is fading from use; see developed countries (DCs)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): established - 16 October 1945
aim - to raise living standards and increase availability of
agricultural products; a UN specialized agency
members - (184) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, EC, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia
and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam,
Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
former Soviet Union (FSU): former term often used to identify as a
group the successor nations to the Soviet Union or USSR; this group of
15 countries consists of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
former USSR/Eastern Europe (former USSR/EE): the middle group in the
hierarchy of developed countries (DCs), former USSR/Eastern Europe
(former USSR/EE), and less developed countries (LDCs); these countries
are in political and economic transition and may well be grouped
differently in the near future; this group of 27 countries consists of
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia; this group
is identical to the IMF group "countries in transition" except for the
IMF's inclusion of Mongolia
Four Dragons: the four small Asian less developed countries (LDCs)
that have experienced unusually rapid economic growth; also known as
the Four Tigers; this group consists of Hong Kong, South Korea,
Singapore, Taiwan; these countries are included in the IMF's "advanced
economies" group
Franc Zone (FZ): note - also known as Conference des Ministres des
Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc
established - NA 1964
aim - to form a monetary union among countries whose currencies are
linked to the French franc
members - (14) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Chad, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo; note - France's three
overseas territories, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and
Futuna, use the Comptoires Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF)
Front Line States (FLS): established to achieve black majority rule in
South Africa; has since gone out of existence; members included Angola,
Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT): see the World Trade
Organization (WTrO)
Group of 2 (G-2): informal term that came into use about 1986; to
facilitate bilateral economic cooperation between the two most powerful
economic giants; members were Japan, US
Group of 3 (G-3): established - NA September 1990
aim - mechanism for policy coordination
members - (3) Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela
Group of 5 (G-5): established - 22 September 1985
aim - to coordinate the economic policies of five major noncommunist
economic powers
members - (5) France, Germany, Japan, UK, US
Group of 6 (G-6): note - also known as Groupe des Six Sur le
Desarmement; not to be confused with the Big Six
established - 22 May 1984
aim - to achieve nuclear disarmament
members - (6) Argentina, Greece, India, Mexico, Sweden, Tanzania
Group of 7 (G-7): note - membership is the same as the Big Seven
established - 22 September 1985
aim - to facilitate economic cooperation among the seven major
noncommunist economic powers
members - (7) Group of 5 (France, Germany, Japan, UK, US) plus Canada
and Italy
Group of 8 (G-8): established - NA October 1975
aim - to facilitate economic cooperation among the developed countries
(DCs) that participated in the Conference on International Economic
Cooperation (CIEC), held in several sessions between NA December 1975
and 3 June 1977
members - (8) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, US
Group of 9 (G-9): established - NA
aim - to discuss matters of mutual interest on an informal basis
members - (9) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Hungary,
Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Sweden
Group of 10 (G-10): note - also known as the Paris Club; includes the
wealthiest members of the IMF which provide most of the money to be
loaned and act as the informal steering committee; name persists in
spite of the addition of Switzerland on NA April 1984
established - NA October 1962
aim - to coordinate credit policy
members - (11) Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
nonstate participants - (4) BIS, EC, IMF, OECD
Group of 11 (G-11): note - also known as the Cartagena Group;
established in 21-22 June 1984, in Cartagena, Colombia;
aim was to provide a forum for largest debtor nations in Latin America;
members were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Group of 15 (G-15): note - byproduct of the Nonaligned Movement
established - NA September 1989
aim - to promote economic cooperation among developing nations; to act
as the main political organ for the Nonaligned Movement
members - (17) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India,
Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal,
Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Group of 24 (G-24): established - 1 August 1989
aim - to promote the interests of developing countries in Africa, Asia,
and Latin America within the IMF
members - (24) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana,
Guatemala, India, Iran, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,
Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago,
Venezuela
Group of 77 (G-77): established - 15 June1964; NA October 1967 first
ministerial meeting
aim - to promote economic cooperation among developing countries; name
persists in spite of increased membership
members - (133 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Afghanistan,
Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Federated States of
Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua,
Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome
and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE,
Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Palestine Liberation Organization
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): note - also known as the Cooperation
Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
established - 25 May 1981
aim - to promote regional cooperation in economic, social, political,
and military affairs
members - (6) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE
GUUAM: note - acronym standing for the member countries, Georgia,
Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova
established - 7 June 2001
aim - commits the countries to cooperation and assistance in social and
economic development, the strengthening and broadening of trade and
economic relations, and the development and effective use of transport
and communications, highways, and related infrastructure crossing the
boundaries of the member states
members - (5) Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
high-income countries: another term for the industrialized countries
with high per capita GDPs; see developed countries (DCs)
Indian Ocean Commission (InOC): established - 21 December 1982
aim - to organize and promote regional cooperation in all sectors,
especially economic
members - (5) Comoros, France (for Reunion), Madagascar, Mauritius,
Seychelles
industrial countries: another term for the developed countries; see
developed countries (DCs)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB): note - also known as Banco
Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
established - 8 April 1959; effective - 30 December 1959
aim - to promote economic and social development in Latin America
members - (46) Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France,
Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and
Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD): note - formerly
known as Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development
(IGADD)
established - 15-16 January 1986 as the Inter-Governmental Authority on
Drought and Development; revitalized - 21 March 1996 as the Inter-
Governmental Authority on Development
aim - to promote a social, economic, and scientific community among its
members
members - (7) Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan,
Uganda
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): established - 26 October
1956; effective - 29 July 1957
aim - to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
members - (137) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium,
Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile,
China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala,
Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia,
Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall
Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Namibia, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD): note -
also known as the World Bank
established - 22 July 1944; effective - 27 December 1945
aim - to provide economic development loans; a UN specialized agency
members - (184) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati,
South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome
and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,
UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): established - NA 1919
aim - to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent
business interests at national and international levels
members - (85 national committees) Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Canada, Caribbean, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, South Korea,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): established - 7
December 1944; effective - 4 April 1947
aim - to promote international cooperation in civil aviation; a UN
specialized agency
members - (188) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt,
El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South
Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Palau, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San
Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and
Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti (MICAH): established -
17 December 1999
aim - to promote respect for human rights
members - (11) Argentina, Benin, Canada, France, India, Mali, Niger,
Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, US
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): established - 17
February 1863
aim - to provide humanitarian aid in wartime
members - (25 individuals) all Swiss nationals
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU): established
- NA December 1949
aim - to promote the trade union movement
members - (231 affiliated organizations in the following 153 countries
plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Eritrea, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French
Polynesia, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Holy See, Honduras, Hong
Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon,
Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali,
Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe,
Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UK, US, Vanuatu, Venezuela,
Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Palestine Liberation Organization
International Court of Justice (ICJ): note - also known as the World
Court
established - 3 February 1946 superseded Permanent Court of
International Justice
aim - primary judicial organ of the UN
members - (15 judges) elected by the UN General Assembly and Security
Council to represent all principal legal systems
International Criminal Court (ICCt): established - 11 April 2002
aim - to hold all individuals and countries accountable to
international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of
conduct; to provide an important mechanism for implementing these
standards; to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
members (countries that have ratified the treaty) - (92) Afghanistan,
Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji,
Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, South
Korea, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Marshall
Islands, Mauritius, Mongolia, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, NZ, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia
and Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda,
UK, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia
signatory states (countries that have signed, but not ratified, the
treaty) - (51) Algeria, Angola, Armenia, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile,
Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Czech Republic,
Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Iran,
Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Madagascar,
Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Oman, Philippines,
Russia, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon
Islands, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, UAE, US, Uzbekistan, Yemen,
Zimbabwe
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol): established -
NA September 1923 set up as the International Criminal Police
Commission; 13 June 1956 constitution modified and present name adopted
aim - to promote international cooperation among police authorities in
fighting crime
members - (181) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan,
Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles,
NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine,
UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
subbureaus - (14) American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin
Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Guam, Hong Kong, Macau, Montserrat,
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin
Islands
International Development Association (IDA): established - 26 January
1960; effective - 24 September 1960
aim - to provide economic loans for low-income countries; UN
specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
members - (165)