agriculture: 51%
industry: 22%
services: 27% (1999 est.)
Latvia:
agriculture: 5%
industry: 33%
services: 62% (1999)
Lebanon:
agriculture: 12%
industry: 27%
services: 61% (1999 est.)
Lesotho:
agriculture: 18%
industry: 38%
services: 44% (1999)
Liberia:
agriculture: 60%
industry: 10%
services: 30% (2000 est.)
Libya:
agriculture: 7%
industry: 47%
services: 46% (1997 est.)
Liechtenstein:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Lithuania:
agriculture: 10%
industry: 33%
services: 57% (1999 est.)
Luxembourg:
agriculture: 1%
industry: 30%
services: 69% (2000 est.)
Macau:
agriculture: 1%
industry: 25%
services: 74% (2000 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
agriculture: 12%
industry: 25%
services: 63% (2000)
Madagascar:
agriculture: 30%
industry: 14%
services: 56% (1999 est.)
Malawi:
agriculture: 37%
industry: 29%
services: 34% (1998 est.)
Malaysia:
agriculture: 14%
industry: 44%
services: 42% (2000)
Maldives:
agriculture: 20%
industry: 18%
services: 62% (2000 est.)
Mali:
agriculture: 46%
industry: 21%
services: 33% (1998)
Malta:
agriculture: 2.8%
industry: 25.5%
services: 71.7% (1999)
Man, Isle of:
agriculture: 1%
industry: 9%
services: 90% (1999 est.)
Marshall Islands:
agriculture: 15%
industry: 13%
services: 72% (1995)
Martinique:
agriculture: 6%
industry: 11%
services: 83% (1997 est.)
Mauritania:
agriculture: 25%
industry: 31%
services: 44% (1997)
Mauritius:
agriculture: 10%
industry: 29%
services: 61% (1996)
Mayotte:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Mexico:
agriculture: 5%
industry: 27%
services: 68% (2000)
Micronesia, Federated States of:
agriculture: 19%
industry: 4%
services: 77% (1996 est.)
Moldova:
agriculture: 31%
industry: 35%
services: 34% (1998)
Monaco:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Mongolia:
agriculture: 36%
industry: 22%
services: 42% (2000 est.)
Montserrat:
agriculture: 5.4%
industry: 13.6%
services: 81% (1996 est.)
Morocco:
agriculture: 15%
industry: 33%
services: 52% (1999 est.)
Mozambique:
agriculture: 44%
industry: 19%
services: 37% (1999 est.)
Namibia:
agriculture: 12%
industry: 25%
services: 63% (1999 est.)
Nauru:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Nepal:
agriculture: 41%
industry: 22%
services: 37% (2000 est.)
Netherlands:
agriculture: 3.3%
industry: 26.3%
services: 70.4% (2000 est.)
Netherlands Antilles:
agriculture: 1%
industry: 15%
services: 84% (1996 est.)
New Caledonia:
agriculture: 4%
industry: 30%
services: 66% (1997 est.)
New Zealand:
agriculture: 8%
industry: 23%
services: 69% (1999)
Nicaragua:
agriculture: 31.6%
industry: 22.8%
services: 45.6% (1999)
Niger:
agriculture: 40%
industry: 18%
services: 42% (1998)
Nigeria:
agriculture: 40%
industry: 40%
services: 20% (1999 est.)
Niue:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Norfolk Island:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Northern Mariana Islands:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Norway:
agriculture: 2%
industry: 25%
services: 73% (1999)
Oman:
agriculture: 3%
industry: 40%
services: 57% (1999 est.)
Pakistan:
agriculture: 25.4%
industry: 24.9%
services: 49.7% (1999 est.)
Palau:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Panama:
agriculture: 7%
industry: 16.5%
services: 76.5% (1999 est.)
Papua New Guinea:
agriculture: 30%
industry: 35%
services: 35% (1999 est.)
Paraguay:
agriculture: 28%
industry: 21%
services: 51% (1999 est.)
Peru:
agriculture: 15%
industry: 42%
services: 43% (1999)
Philippines:
agriculture: 20%
industry: 32%
services: 48% (1997 est.)
Pitcairn Islands:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Poland:
agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 36.6%
services: 59.6% (1999)
Portugal:
agriculture: 4%
industry: 36%
services: 60% (1999 est.)
Puerto Rico:
agriculture: 1%
industry: 45%
services: 54% (1999 est.)
Qatar:
agriculture: 1%
industry: 49%
services: 50% (1996 est.)
Reunion:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Romania:
agriculture: 13.9%
industry: 32.6%
services: 53.5% (2000)
Russia:
agriculture: 7%
industry: 34%
services: 59% (1999 est.)
Rwanda:
agriculture: 40%
industry: 20%
services: 40% (2000 est.)
Saint Helena:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
agriculture: 5.5%
industry: 22.5%
services: 72% (1996)
Saint Lucia:
agriculture: 10.7%
industry: 32.3%
services: 57% (1996 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
agriculture: 10.6%
industry: 17.5%
services: 71.9% (1996 est.)
Samoa:
agriculture: 15%
industry: 24%
services: 61% (2000 est.)
San Marino:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Sao Tome and Principe:
agriculture: 23%
industry: 19%
services: 58% (1997 est.)
Saudi Arabia:
agriculture: 6%
industry: 47%
services: 47% (1998 est.)
Senegal:
agriculture: 19%
industry: 20%
services: 61% (1997 est.)
Seychelles:
agriculture: 3.1%
industry: 26.3%
services: 70.6% (1999)
Sierra Leone:
agriculture: 43%
industry: 26%
services: 31% (1999)
Singapore:
agriculture: NEGL%
industry: 30%
services: 70%
Slovakia:
agriculture: 4.5%
industry: 29.3%
services: 66.2% (1999 est.)
Slovenia:
agriculture: 4%
industry: 35%
services: 61% (1999 est.)
Solomon Islands:
agriculture: 50%
industry: 3.5%
services: 46.5% (1995)
Somalia:
agriculture: 60%
industry: 10% (largely shut down in 2000)
services: 30% (2000 est.)
South Africa:
agriculture: 5%
industry: 30%
services: 65% (1999 est.)
Spain:
agriculture: 4%
industry: 31%
services: 65% (1999)
Sri Lanka:
agriculture: 21%
industry: 19%
services: 60% (1998)
Sudan:
agriculture: 39%
industry: 17%
services: 44% (1998 est.)
Suriname:
agriculture: 13%
industry: 22%
services: 65% (1998 est.)
Swaziland:
agriculture: 10%
industry: 46%
services: 44% (1998 est.)
Sweden:
agriculture: 2.2%
industry: 27.9%
services: 69.9% (1999)
Switzerland:
agriculture: 2.8%
industry: 31.1%
services: 66.1% (1995)
Syria:
agriculture: 29%
industry: 22%
services: 49% (1997)
Tajikistan:
agriculture: 19.8%
industry: 18.1%
services: 62.1% (1998)
Tanzania:
agriculture: 49%
industry: 17%
services: 34% (1998 est.)
Thailand:
agriculture: 13%
industry: 40%
services: 47% (1999)
Togo:
agriculture: 42%
industry: 21%
services: 37% (1997)
Tokelau:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Tonga:
agriculture: 30%
industry: 10%
services: 60% (1997)
Trinidad and Tobago:
agriculture: 2%
industry: 44%
services: 54% (1998 est.)
Tunisia:
agriculture: 14%
industry: 32%
services: 54% (1999 est.)
Turkey:
agriculture: 15%
industry: 29%
services: 56% (1999)
Turkmenistan:
agriculture: 25%
industry: 43%
services: 32% (1999 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Tuvalu:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Uganda:
agriculture: 43%
industry: 17%
services: 40% (1998 est.)
Ukraine:
agriculture: 12%
industry: 26%
services: 62% (1998 est.)
United Arab Emirates:
agriculture: 3%
industry: 52%
services: 45% (1996 est.)
United Kingdom:
agriculture: 1.7%
industry: 24.9%
services: 73.4% (1999)
United States:
agriculture: 2%
industry: 18%
services: 80% (1999)
Uruguay:
agriculture: 10%
industry: 28%
services: 62% (1999)
Uzbekistan:
agriculture: 28%
industry: 21%
services: 51% (1999 est.)
Vanuatu:
agriculture: 20%
industry: 9%
services: 71% (1999 est.)
Venezuela:
agriculture: 5%
industry: 24%
services: 71% (1999 est.)
Vietnam:
agriculture: 25%
industry: 35%
services: 40% (1999 est.)
Virgin Islands:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Wallis and Futuna:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
West Bank:
agriculture: 9%
industry: 28%
services: 63%
note: includes Gaza Strip (1999 est.)
Western Sahara:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: 40%-45% (1996 est.)
World:
agriculture: 4%
industry: 32%
services: 64% (1999 est.)
Yemen:
agriculture: 20%
industry: 42%
services: 38% (1998)
Yugoslavia:
agriculture: 20%
industry: 50%
services: 30% (1998 est.)
Zambia:
agriculture: 18%
industry: 27%
services: 55% (1999 est.)
Zimbabwe:
agriculture: 28%
industry: 32%
services: 40% (1997 est.)
Taiwan:
agriculture: 3%
industry: 33%
services: 64% (1999 est.)
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@GDP - per capita
Afghanistan:
purchasing power parity - $800 (2000 est.)
Albania:
purchasing power parity - $3,000 (2000 est.)
Algeria:
purchasing power parity - $5,500 (2000 est.)
American Samoa:
purchasing power parity - $8,000 (2000 est.)
Andorra:
purchasing power parity - $18,000 (1996 est.)
Angola:
purchasing power parity - $1,000 (2000 est.)
Anguilla:
purchasing power parity - $8,200 (1999 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda:
purchasing power parity - $8,200 (1999 est.)
Argentina:
purchasing power parity - $12,900 (2000 est.)
Armenia:
purchasing power parity - $3,000 (2000 est.)
Aruba:
purchasing power parity - $28,000 (2000 est.)
Australia:
purchasing power parity - $23,200 (2000 est.)
Austria:
purchasing power parity - $25,000 (2000 est.)
Azerbaijan:
purchasing power parity - $3,000 (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The:
purchasing power parity - $15,000 (2000 est.)
Bahrain:
purchasing power parity - $15,900 (2000 est.)
Bangladesh:
purchasing power parity - $1,570 (2000 est.)
Barbados:
purchasing power parity - $14,500 (2000 est.)
Belarus:
purchasing power parity - $7,500 (2000 est.)
Belgium:
purchasing power parity - $25,300 (2000 est.)
Belize:
purchasing power parity - $3,200 (2000 est.)
Benin:
purchasing power parity - $1,030 (2000 est.)
Bermuda:
purchasing power parity - $33,000 (2000 est.)
Bhutan:
purchasing power parity - $1,100 (2000 est.)
Bolivia:
purchasing power parity - $2,600 (2000 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
purchasing power parity - $1,700 (2000 est.)
Botswana:
purchasing power parity - $6,600 (2000 est.)
Brazil:
purchasing power parity - $6,500 (2000 est.)
British Virgin Islands:
purchasing power parity - $16,000 (2000 est.)
Brunei:
purchasing power parity - $17,600 (2000 est.)
Bulgaria:
purchasing power parity - $6,200 (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso:
purchasing power parity - $1,000 (2000 est.)
Burma:
purchasing power parity - $1,500 (2000 est.)
Burundi:
purchasing power parity - $720 (2000 est.)
Cambodia:
purchasing power parity - $1,300 (2000 est.)
Cameroon:
purchasing power parity - $1,700 (2000 est.)
Canada:
purchasing power parity - $24,800 (2000 est.)
Cape Verde:
purchasing power parity - $1,700 (2000 est.)
Cayman Islands:
purchasing power parity - $24,500 (1997 est.)
Central African Republic:
purchasing power parity - $1,700 (2000
est.)
Chad:
purchasing power parity - $1,000 (2000 est.)
Chile:
purchasing power parity - $10,100 (2000 est.)
China:
purchasing power parity - $3,600 (2000 est.)
Christmas Island:
purchasing power parity - $NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
purchasing power parity - $NA
Colombia:
purchasing power parity - $6,200 (2000 est.)
Comoros:
purchasing power parity - $720 (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
purchasing power parity - $600
(2000 est.)
Congo, Republic of the:
purchasing power parity - $1,100 (2000 est.)
Cook Islands:
purchasing power parity - $5,000 (1999 est.)
Costa Rica:
purchasing power parity - $6,700 (2000 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire:
purchasing power parity - $1,600 (2000 est.)
Croatia:
purchasing power parity - $5,800 (2000 est.)
Cuba:
purchasing power parity - $1,700 (2000 est.)
Cyprus:
Greek Cypriot area: purchasing power parity - $16,000 (2000
est.); Turkish Cypriot area: purchasing power parity - $5,300 (1999
est.)
Czech Republic:
purchasing power parity - $12,900 (2000 est.)
Denmark:
purchasing power parity - $25,500 (2000 est.)
Djibouti:
purchasing power parity - $1,300 (2000 est.)
Dominica:
purchasing power parity - $4,000 (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic:
purchasing power parity - $5,700 (2000 est.)
Ecuador:
purchasing power parity - $2,900 (2000 est.)
Egypt:
purchasing power parity - $3,600 (2000 est.)
El Salvador:
purchasing power parity - $4,000 (2000 est.)
Equatorial Guinea:
purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2000 est.)
Eritrea:
purchasing power parity - $710 (2000 est.)
Estonia:
purchasing power parity - $10,000 (2000 est.)
Ethiopia:
purchasing power parity - $600 (2000 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
purchasing power parity - $19,000
(FY95/96 est.)
Faroe Islands:
purchasing power parity - $20,000 (2000 est.)
Fiji:
purchasing power parity - $7,300 (1999 est.)
Finland:
purchasing power parity - $22,900 (2000 est.)
France:
purchasing power parity - $24,400 (2000 est.)
French Guiana:
purchasing power parity - $6,000 (1998 est.)
French Polynesia:
purchasing power parity - $10,800 (1997 est.)
Gabon:
purchasing power parity - $6,300 (2000 est.)
Gambia, The:
purchasing power parity - $1,100 (2000 est.)
Gaza Strip:
purchasing power parity - $1,000 (2000 est.)
Georgia:
purchasing power parity - $4,600 (2000 est.)
Germany:
purchasing power parity - $23,400 (2000 est.)
Ghana:
purchasing power parity - $1,900 (2000 est.)
Gibraltar:
purchasing power parity - $17,500 (1997 est.)
Greece:
purchasing power parity - $17,200 (2000 est.)
Greenland:
purchasing power parity - $20,000 (2000 est.)
Grenada:
purchasing power parity - $4,400 (2000 est.)
Guadeloupe:
purchasing power parity - $9,000 (1997 est.)
Guam:
purchasing power parity - $21,000 (2000 est.)
Guatemala:
purchasing power parity - $3,700 (2000 est.)
Guernsey:
purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
Guinea:
purchasing power parity - $1,300 (2000 est.)
Guinea-Bissau:
purchasing power parity - $850 (2000 est.)
Guyana:
purchasing power parity - $4,800 (2000 est.)
Haiti:
purchasing power parity - $1,800 (2000 est.)
Honduras:
purchasing power parity - $2,700 (2000 est.)
Hong Kong:
purchasing power parity - $25,400 (2000 est.)
Hungary:
purchasing power parity - $11,200 (2000 est.)
Iceland:
purchasing power parity - $24,800 (2000 est.)
India:
purchasing power parity - $2,200 (2000 est.)
Indonesia:
purchasing power parity - $2,900 (2000 est.)
Iran:
purchasing power parity - $6,300 (2000 est.)
Iraq:
purchasing power parity - $2,500 (2000 est.)
Ireland:
purchasing power parity - $21,600 (2000 est.)
Israel:
purchasing power parity - $18,900 (2000 est.)
Italy:
purchasing power parity - $22,100 (2000 est.)
Jamaica:
purchasing power parity - $3,700 (2000 est.)
Japan:
purchasing power parity - $24,900 (2000 est.)
Jersey:
purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)
Jordan:
purchasing power parity - $3,500 (2000 est.)
Kazakhstan:
purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2000 est.)
Kenya:
purchasing power parity - $1,500 (2000 est.)
Kiribati:
purchasing power parity - $850 (2000 est.)
Korea, North:
purchasing power parity - $1,000 (2000 est.)
Korea, South:
purchasing power parity - $16,100 (2000 est.)
Kuwait:
purchasing power parity - $15,000 (2000 est.)
Kyrgyzstan:
purchasing power parity - $2,700 (2000 est.)
Laos:
purchasing power parity - $1,700 (2000 est.)
Latvia:
purchasing power parity - $7,200 (2000 est.)
Lebanon:
purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2000 est.)
Lesotho:
purchasing power parity - $2,400 (2000 est.)
Liberia:
purchasing power parity - $1,100 (2000 est.)
Libya:
purchasing power parity - $8,900 (2000 est.)
Liechtenstein:
purchasing power parity - $23,000 (1998 est.)
Lithuania:
purchasing power parity - $7,300 (2000 est.)
Luxembourg:
purchasing power parity - $36,400 (2000 est.)
Macau:
purchasing power parity - $17,500 (2000 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
purchasing power parity
- $4,400 (2000 est.)
Madagascar:
purchasing power parity - $800 (2000 est.)
Malawi:
purchasing power parity - $900 (2000 est.)
Malaysia:
purchasing power parity - $10,300 (2000 est.)
Maldives:
purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2000 est.)
Mali:
purchasing power parity - $850 (2000 est.)
Malta:
purchasing power parity - $14,300 (2000 est.)
Man, Isle of:
purchasing power parity - $18,800 (1999 est.)
Marshall Islands:
purchasing power parity - $1,670 (1998 est.)
Martinique:
purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1997 est.)
Mauritania:
purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2000 est.)
Mauritius:
purchasing power parity - $10,400 (2000 est.)
Mayotte:
purchasing power parity - $600 (1998 est.)
Mexico:
purchasing power parity - $9,100 (2000 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of:
purchasing power parity - $2,000
(1999 est.)
Moldova:
purchasing power parity - $2,500 (2000 est.)
Monaco:
purchasing power parity - $27,000 (1999 est.)
Mongolia:
purchasing power parity - $1,780 (2000 est.)
Montserrat:
purchasing power parity - $5,000 (1999 est.)
Morocco:
purchasing power parity - $3,500 (2000 est.)
Mozambique:
purchasing power parity - $1,000 (2000 est.)
Namibia:
purchasing power parity - $4,300 (2000 est.)
Nauru:
purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2000 est.)
Nepal:
purchasing power parity - $1,360 (2000 est.)
Netherlands:
purchasing power parity - $24,400 (2000 est.)
Netherlands Antilles:
purchasing power parity - $11,400 (2000 est.)
New Caledonia:
purchasing power parity - $15,000 (1998 est.)
New Zealand:
purchasing power parity - $17,700 (2000 est.)
Nicaragua:
purchasing power parity - $2,700 (2000 est.)
Niger:
purchasing power parity - $1,000 (2000 est.)
Nigeria:
purchasing power parity - $950 (2000 est.)
Niue:
purchasing power parity - $2,800 (1997 est.)
Norfolk Island:
purchasing power parity - $NA
Northern Mariana Islands:
purchasing power parity - $12,500 (2000
est.)
Norway:
purchasing power parity - $27,700 (2000 est.)
Oman:
purchasing power parity - $7,700 (2000 est.)
Pakistan:
purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2000 est.)
Palau:
purchasing power parity - $7,100 (1998 est.)
Panama:
purchasing power parity - $6,000 (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea:
purchasing power parity - $2,500 (2000 est.)
Paraguay:
purchasing power parity - $4,750 (2000 est.)
Peru:
purchasing power parity - $4,550 (2000 est.)
Philippines:
purchasing power parity - $3,800 (2000 est.)
Pitcairn Islands:
purchasing power parity - $NA
Poland:
purchasing power parity - $8,500 (2000 est.)
Portugal:
purchasing power parity - $15,800 (2000 est.)
Puerto Rico:
purchasing power parity - $10,000 (2000 est.)
Qatar:
purchasing power parity - $20,300 (2000 est.)
Reunion:
purchasing power parity - $4,800 (1998 est.)
Romania:
purchasing power parity - $5,900 (2000 est.)
Russia:
purchasing power parity - $7,700 (2000 est.)
Rwanda:
purchasing power parity - $900 (2000 est.)
Saint Helena:
purchasing power parity - $2,500 (1998 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
purchasing power parity - $7,000 (2000 est.)
Saint Lucia:
purchasing power parity - $4,500 (2000 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1996
est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
purchasing power parity - $2,800
(2000 est.)
Samoa:
purchasing power parity - $3,200 (2000 est.)
San Marino:
purchasing power parity - $32,000 (2000 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe:
purchasing power parity - $1,100 (2000 est.)
Saudi Arabia:
purchasing power parity - $10,500 (2000 est.)
Senegal:
purchasing power parity - $1,600 (2000 est.)
Seychelles:
purchasing power parity - $7,700 (2000 est.)
Sierra Leone:
purchasing power parity - $510 (2000 est.)
Singapore:
purchasing power parity - $26,500 (2000 est.)
Slovakia:
purchasing power parity - $10,200 (2000 est.)
Slovenia:
purchasing power parity - $12,000 (2000 est.)
Solomon Islands:
purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2000 est.)
Somalia:
purchasing power parity - $600 (2000 est.)
South Africa:
purchasing power parity - $8,500 (2000 est.)
Spain:
purchasing power parity - $18,000 (2000 est.)
Sri Lanka:
purchasing power parity - $3,250 (2000 est.)
Sudan:
purchasing power parity - $1,000 (2000 est.)
Suriname:
purchasing power parity - $3,400 (1999 est.)
Svalbard:
purchasing power parity - $NA
Swaziland:
purchasing power parity - $4,000 (2000 est.)
Sweden:
purchasing power parity - $22,200 (2000 est.)
Switzerland:
purchasing power parity - $28,600 (2000 est.)
Syria:
purchasing power parity - $3,100 (2000 est.)
Tajikistan:
purchasing power parity - $1,140 (2000 est.)
Tanzania:
purchasing power parity - $710 (2000 est.)
Thailand:
purchasing power parity - $6,700 (2000 est.)
Togo:
purchasing power parity - $1,500 (2000 est.)
Tokelau:
purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.)
Tonga:
purchasing power parity - $2,200 (2000 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago:
purchasing power parity - $9,500 (2000 est.)
Tunisia:
purchasing power parity - $6,500 (2000 est.)
Turkey:
purchasing power parity - $6,800 (2000 est.)
Turkmenistan:
purchasing power parity - $4,300 (2000 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands:
purchasing power parity - $7,300 (1999
est.)
Tuvalu:
purchasing power parity - $1,100 (1999 est.)
Uganda:
purchasing power parity - $1,100 (2000 est.)
Ukraine:
purchasing power parity - $3,850 (2000 est.)
United Arab Emirates:
purchasing power parity - $22,800 (2000 est.)
United Kingdom:
purchasing power parity - $22,800 (2000 est.)
United States:
purchasing power parity - $36,200 (2000 est.)
Uruguay:
purchasing power parity - $9,300 (2000 est.)
Uzbekistan:
purchasing power parity - $2,400 (2000 est.)
Vanuatu:
purchasing power parity - $1,300 (1999 est.)
Venezuela:
purchasing power parity - $6,200 (2000 est.)
Vietnam:
purchasing power parity - $1,950 (2000 est.)
Virgin Islands:
purchasing power parity - $15,000 (2000 est.)
Wallis and Futuna:
purchasing power parity - $2,000 (1997 est.)
West Bank:
purchasing power parity - $1,500 (2000 est.)
Western Sahara:
purchasing power parity - $NA
World:
purchasing power parity - $7,200 (2000 est.)
Yemen:
purchasing power parity - $820 (2000 est.)
Yugoslavia:
purchasing power parity - $2,300 (2000 est.)
Zambia:
purchasing power parity - $880 (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe:
purchasing power parity - $2,500 (2000 est.)
Taiwan:
purchasing power parity - $17,400 (2000 est.)
======================================================================
@GDP - real growth rate
Afghanistan:
NA%
Albania:
7.5% (2000 est.)
Algeria:
5% (2000 est.)
American Samoa:
NA%
Andorra:
NA%
Angola:
4.9% (2000 est.)
Anguilla:
7% (1999 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda:
4.6% (1999 est.)
Argentina:
0.8% (2000 est.)
Armenia:
5% (2000 est.)
Aruba:
3.5% (2000 est.)
Australia:
4.7% (2000 est.)
Austria:
3.1% (2000 est.)
Azerbaijan:
11.4% (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The:
4.5% (2000 est.)
Bahrain:
5% (2000 est.)
Bangladesh:
5.3% (2000 est.)
Barbados:
2.8% (2000 est.)
Belarus:
4% (2000 est.)
Belgium:
4.1% (2000 est.)
Belize:
4% (2000 est.)
Benin:
5% (2000 est.)
Bermuda:
1.5% (2000 est.)
Bhutan:
6% (2000 est.)
Bolivia:
2.5% (2000 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
8% (2000 est.)
Botswana:
6% (2000 est.)
Brazil:
4.2% (2000 est.)
British Virgin Islands:
6% (2000 est.)
Brunei:
3% (2000 est.)
Bulgaria:
5% (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso:
5% (2000 est.)
Burma:
4.9% (2000 est.)
Burundi:
1.8% (2000 est.)
Cambodia:
4% (2000 est.)
Cameroon:
4.4% (2000 est.)
Canada:
4.3% (2000 est.)
Cape Verde:
6% (2000 est.)
Cayman Islands:
4.9% (1999 est.)
Central African Republic:
3.5% (2000 est.)
Chad:
4% (2000 est.)
Chile:
5.5% (2000 est.)
China:
8% (2000 est.)
Christmas Island:
NA%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
NA%
Colombia:
3% (2000 est.)
Comoros:
0.5% (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
-15% (2000 est.)
Congo, Republic of the:
3.8% (2000 est.)
Cook Islands:
NA%
Costa Rica:
3% (2000 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire:
-0.3% (2000 est.)
Croatia:
3.2% (2000 est.)
Cuba:
5.6% (2000 est.)
Cyprus:
Greek Cypriot area: 4.2% (2000 est.); Turkish Cypriot area:
4.9% (1999 est.)
Czech Republic:
2.5% (2000 est.)
Denmark:
2.8% (2000 est.)
Djibouti:
2% (2000 est.)
Dominica:
0.5% (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic:
8% (2000 est.)
Ecuador:
0.8% (2000 est.)
Egypt:
5% (2000 est.)
El Salvador:
2.5% (2000 est.)
Equatorial Guinea:
12% (2000 est.)
Eritrea:
-1% (2000 est.)
Estonia:
6.4% (2000 est.)
Ethiopia:
2% (2000 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
1% (FY95/96 est.)
Faroe Islands:
5% (2000 est.)
Fiji:
-8% (1999 est.)
Finland:
5.6% (2000 est.)
France:
3.1% (2000 est.)
French Guiana:
NA%
French Polynesia:
2.5% (1997 est.)
Gabon:
1.2% (2000 est.)
Gambia, The:
4.9% (2000 est.)
Gaza Strip:
-7.5% (2000 est.)
Georgia:
1.9% (2000 est.)
Germany:
3% (2000 est.)
Ghana:
3% (2000 est.)
Gibraltar:
NA%
Greece:
3.8% (2000 est.)
Greenland:
NA%
Grenada:
7% (2000 est.)
Guadeloupe:
NA%
Guam:
NA%
Guatemala:
3% (2000 est.)
Guernsey:
5.7% (1999 est.)
Guinea:
5% (2000 est.)
Guinea-Bissau:
7.6% (2000 est.)
Guyana:
3% (2000 est.)
Haiti:
1.2% (2000 est.)
Honduras:
5% (2000 est.)
Hong Kong:
10% (2000 est.)
Hungary:
5.5% (2000 est.)
Iceland:
4.3% (2000 est.)
India:
6% (2000 est.)
Indonesia:
4.8% (2000 est.)
Iran:
3% (2000 est.)
Iraq:
15% (2000 est.)
Ireland:
9.9% (2000 est.)
Israel:
5.9% (2000 est.)
Italy:
2.7% (2000 est.)
Jamaica:
0.2% (2000 est.)
Japan:
1.3% (2000 est.)
Jersey:
NA%
Jordan:
2% (2000 est.)
Kazakhstan:
10.5% (2000 est.)
Kenya:
0.4% (2000 est.)
Kiribati:
1% (2000 est.)
Korea, North:
-3% (2000 est.)
Korea, South:
9% (2000 est.)
Kuwait:
6% (2000 est.)
Kyrgyzstan:
5.7% (2000 est.)
Laos:
4% (2000 est.)
Latvia:
5.5% (2000 est.)
Lebanon:
1% (2000 est.)
Lesotho:
2.5% (2000 est.)
Liberia:
15% (2000 est.)
Libya:
6.5% (2000 est.)
Liechtenstein:
NA%
Lithuania:
2.9% (2000 est.)
Luxembourg:
5.7% (2000 est.)
Macau:
2% (2000 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
5% (2000 est.)
Madagascar:
4.8% (2000 est.)
Malawi:
3% (2000 est.)
Malaysia:
8.6% (2000 est.)
Maldives:
7.6% (2000 est.)
Mali:
4.8% (2000 est.)
Malta:
3.4% (2000 est.)
Man, Isle of:
13.5% (1999 est.)
Marshall Islands:
-5% (1998 est.)
Martinique:
NA%
Mauritania:
5% (2000 est.)
Mauritius:
7.5% (2000 est.)
Mayotte:
NA%
Mexico:
7.1% (2000 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of:
0.3% (1999 est.)
Moldova:
-1.5% (2000 est.)
Monaco:
NA%
Mongolia:
-1% (2000 est.)
Montserrat:
-1.5% (1999 est.)
Morocco:
0.8% (2000 est.)
Mozambique:
3.8% (2000 est.)
Namibia:
4% (2000 est.)
Nauru:
NA%
Nepal:
3.7% (2000 est.)
Netherlands:
4% (2000 est.)
Netherlands Antilles:
-3.5% (2000 est.)
New Caledonia:
3.5% (1998 est.)
New Zealand:
3.6% (2000 est.)
Nicaragua:
5% (2000 est.)
Niger:
3.5% (2000 est.)
Nigeria:
3.5% (2000 est.)
Niue:
NA%
Norfolk Island:
NA%
Northern Mariana Islands:
NA%
Norway:
2.7% (2000 est.)
Oman:
4.6% (2000 est.)
Pakistan:
4.8% (2000 est.)
Palau:
-1.4% (1998 est.)
Panama:
2.5% (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea:
2.9% (2000 est.)
Paraguay:
1% (2000 est.)
Peru:
3.6% (2000 est.)
Philippines:
3.6% (2000 est.)
Pitcairn Islands:
NA%
Poland:
4.8% (2000 est.)
Portugal:
2.7% (2000 est.)
Puerto Rico:
2.8% (2000 est.)
Qatar:
4% (2000 est.)
Reunion:
3.8% (1998 est.)
Romania:
2.2% (2000 est.)
Russia:
6.3% (2000 est.)
Rwanda:
5.8% (2000 est.)
Saint Helena:
NA%
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
5% (2000 est.)
Saint Lucia:
0.5% (2000 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
NA%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
2% (2000 est.)
Samoa:
6.8% (2000 est.)
San Marino:
8% (2000 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe:
3% (2000 est.)
Saudi Arabia:
4% (2000 est.)
Senegal:
5.7% (2000 est.)
Seychelles:
1.5% (2000 est.)
Sierra Leone:
4.2% (2000 est.)
Singapore:
10.1% (2000 est.)
Slovakia:
2.2% (2000 est.)
Slovenia:
4.5% (2000 est.)
Solomon Islands:
1% (2000 est.)
Somalia:
NA%
South Africa:
3% (2000 est.)
Spain:
4% (2000 est.)
Sri Lanka:
5.6% (2000 est.)
Sudan:
7% (2000 est.)
Suriname:
-1% (1999 est.)
Svalbard:
NA%
Swaziland:
2.4% (2000 est.)
Sweden:
4.3% (2000 est.)
Switzerland:
3% (2000 est.)
Syria:
3.5% (2000 est.)
Tajikistan:
5.1% (2000 est.)
Tanzania:
5.2% (2000 est.)
Thailand:
4.2% (2000 est.)
Togo:
3.4% (2000 est.)
Tokelau:
NA%
Tonga:
5% (2000 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago:
5% (2000 est.)
Tunisia:
5% (2000 est.)
Turkey:
6% (2000 est.)
Turkmenistan:
16% (2000 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands:
8.7% (1999 est.)
Tuvalu:
3% (1999 est.)
Uganda:
6% (2000 est.)
Ukraine:
6% (2000 est.)
United Arab Emirates:
4% (2000 est.)
United Kingdom:
3% (2000 est.)
United States:
5% (2000 est.)
Uruguay:
-1.1% (2000 est.)
Uzbekistan:
2.1% (2000 est.)
Vanuatu:
-2.5% (1999 est.)
Venezuela:
3.2% (2000 est.)
Vietnam:
5.5% (2000 est.)
Virgin Islands:
NA%
Wallis and Futuna:
NA%
West Bank:
-7.5% (2000 est.)
Western Sahara:
NA%
World:
4.8% (2000 est.)
Yemen:
6% (2000 est.)
Yugoslavia:
15% (2000 est.)
Zambia:
4% (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe:
-6.1% (2000 est.)
Taiwan:
6.3% (2000 est.)
======================================================================
@Geographic coordinates
Afghanistan:
33 00 N, 65 00 E
Albania:
41 00 N, 20 00 E
Algeria:
28 00 N, 3 00 E
American Samoa:
14 20 S, 170 00 W
Andorra:
42 30 N, 1 30 E
Angola:
12 30 S, 18 30 E
Anguilla:
18 15 N, 63 10 W
Antarctica:
90 00 S, 0 00 E
Antigua and Barbuda:
17 03 N, 61 48 W
Arctic Ocean:
90 00 N, 0 00 E
Argentina:
34 00 S, 64 00 W
Armenia:
40 00 N, 45 00 E
Aruba:
12 30 N, 69 58 W
Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
12 14 S, 123 05 E
Atlantic Ocean:
0 00 N, 25 00 W
Australia:
27 00 S, 133 00 E
Austria:
47 20 N, 13 20 E
Azerbaijan:
40 30 N, 47 30 E
Bahamas, The:
24 15 N, 76 00 W
Bahrain:
26 00 N, 50 33 E
Baker Island:
0 13 N, 176 31 W
Bangladesh:
24 00 N, 90 00 E
Barbados:
13 10 N, 59 32 W
Bassas da India:
21 30 S, 39 50 E
Belarus:
53 00 N, 28 00 E
Belgium:
50 50 N, 4 00 E
Belize:
17 15 N, 88 45 W
Benin:
9 30 N, 2 15 E
Bermuda:
32 20 N, 64 45 W
Bhutan:
27 30 N, 90 30 E
Bolivia:
17 00 S, 65 00 W
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
44 00 N, 18 00 E
Botswana:
22 00 S, 24 00 E
Bouvet Island:
54 26 S, 3 24 E
Brazil:
10 00 S, 55 00 W
British Indian Ocean Territory:
6 00 S, 71 30 E
British Virgin Islands:
18 30 N, 64 30 W
Brunei:
4 30 N, 114 40 E
Bulgaria:
43 00 N, 25 00 E
Burkina Faso:
13 00 N, 2 00 W
Burma:
22 00 N, 98 00 E
Burundi:
3 30 S, 30 00 E
Cambodia:
13 00 N, 105 00 E
Cameroon:
6 00 N, 12 00 E
Canada:
60 00 N, 95 00 W
Cape Verde:
16 00 N, 24 00 W
Cayman Islands:
19 30 N, 80 30 W
Central African Republic:
7 00 N, 21 00 E
Chad:
15 00 N, 19 00 E
Chile:
30 00 S, 71 00 W
China:
35 00 N, 105 00 E
Christmas Island:
10 30 S, 105 40 E
Clipperton Island:
10 17 N, 109 13 W
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
12 30 S, 96 50 E
Colombia:
4 00 N, 72 00 W
Comoros:
12 10 S, 44 15 E
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
0 00 N, 25 00 E
Congo, Republic of the:
1 00 S, 15 00 E
Cook Islands:
21 14 S, 159 46 W
Coral Sea Islands:
18 00 S, 152 00 E
Costa Rica:
10 00 N, 84 00 W
Cote d'Ivoire:
8 00 N, 5 00 W
Croatia:
45 10 N, 15 30 E
Cuba:
21 30 N, 80 00 W
Cyprus:
35 00 N, 33 00 E
Czech Republic:
49 45 N, 15 30 E
Denmark:
56 00 N, 10 00 E
Djibouti:
11 30 N, 43 00 E
Dominica:
15 25 N, 61 20 W
Dominican Republic:
19 00 N, 70 40 W
Ecuador:
2 00 S, 77 30 W
Egypt:
27 00 N, 30 00 E
El Salvador:
13 50 N, 88 55 W
Equatorial Guinea:
2 00 N, 10 00 E
Eritrea:
15 00 N, 39 00 E
Estonia:
59 00 N, 26 00 E
Ethiopia:
8 00 N, 38 00 E
Europa Island:
22 20 S, 40 22 E
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
51 45 S, 59 00 W
Faroe Islands:
62 00 N, 7 00 W
Fiji:
18 00 S, 175 00 E
Finland:
64 00 N, 26 00 E
France:
46 00 N, 2 00 E
French Guiana:
4 00 N, 53 00 W
French Polynesia:
15 00 S, 140 00 W
French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
43 00 S, 67 00 E
Gabon:
1 00 S, 11 45 E
Gambia, The:
13 28 N, 16 34 W
Gaza Strip:
31 25 N, 34 20 E
Georgia:
42 00 N, 43 30 E
Germany:
51 00 N, 9 00 E
Ghana:
8 00 N, 2 00 W
Gibraltar:
36 11 N, 5 22 W
Glorioso Islands:
11 30 S, 47 20 E
Greece:
39 00 N, 22 00 E
Greenland:
72 00 N, 40 00 W
Grenada:
12 07 N, 61 40 W
Guadeloupe:
16 15 N, 61 35 W
Guam:
13 28 N, 144 47 E
Guatemala:
15 30 N, 90 15 W
Guernsey:
49 28 N, 2 35 W
Guinea:
11 00 N, 10 00 W
Guinea-Bissau:
12 00 N, 15 00 W
Guyana:
5 00 N, 59 00 W
Haiti:
19 00 N, 72 25 W
Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
53 06 S, 72 31 E
Holy See (Vatican City):
41 54 N, 12 27 E
Honduras:
15 00 N, 86 30 W
Hong Kong:
22 15 N, 114 10 E
Howland Island:
0 48 N, 176 38 W
Hungary:
47 00 N, 20 00 E
Iceland:
65 00 N, 18 00 W
India:
20 00 N, 77 00 E
Indian Ocean:
20 00 S, 80 00 E
Indonesia:
5 00 S, 120 00 E
Iran:
32 00 N, 53 00 E
Iraq:
33 00 N, 44 00 E
Ireland:
53 00 N, 8 00 W
Israel:
31 30 N, 34 45 E
Italy:
42 50 N, 12 50 E
Jamaica:
18 15 N, 77 30 W
Jan Mayen:
71 00 N, 8 00 W
Japan:
36 00 N, 138 00 E
Jarvis Island:
0 22 S, 160 03 W
Jersey:
49 15 N, 2 10 W
Johnston Atoll:
16 45 N, 169 31 W
Jordan:
31 00 N, 36 00 E
Juan de Nova Island:
17 03 S, 42 45 E
Kazakhstan:
48 00 N, 68 00 E
Kenya:
1 00 N, 38 00 E
Kingman Reef:
6 24 N, 162 24 W
Kiribati:
1 25 N, 173 00 E
Korea, North:
40 00 N, 127 00 E
Korea, South:
37 00 N, 127 30 E
Kuwait:
29 30 N, 45 45 E
Kyrgyzstan:
41 00 N, 75 00 E
Laos:
18 00 N, 105 00 E
Latvia:
57 00 N, 25 00 E
Lebanon:
33 50 N, 35 50 E
Lesotho:
29 30 S, 28 30 E
Liberia:
6 30 N, 9 30 W
Libya:
25 00 N, 17 00 E
Liechtenstein:
47 10 N, 9 32 E
Lithuania:
56 00 N, 24 00 E
Luxembourg:
49 45 N, 6 10 E
Macau:
22 10 N, 113 33 E
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
41 50 N, 22 00 E
Madagascar:
20 00 S, 47 00 E
Malawi:
13 30 S, 34 00 E
Malaysia:
2 30 N, 112 30 E
Maldives:
3 15 N, 73 00 E
Mali:
17 00 N, 4 00 W
Malta:
35 50 N, 14 35 E
Man, Isle of:
54 15 N, 4 30 W
Marshall Islands:
9 00 N, 168 00 E
Martinique:
14 40 N, 61 00 W
Mauritania:
20 00 N, 12 00 W
Mauritius:
20 17 S, 57 33 E
Mayotte:
12 50 S, 45 10 E
Mexico:
23 00 N, 102 00 W
Micronesia, Federated States of:
6 55 N, 158 15 E
Midway Islands:
28 13 N, 177 22 W
Moldova:
47 00 N, 29 00 E
Monaco:
43 44 N, 7 24 E
Mongolia:
46 00 N, 105 00 E
Montserrat:
16 45 N, 62 12 W
Morocco:
32 00 N, 5 00 W
Mozambique:
18 15 S, 35 00 E
Namibia:
22 00 S, 17 00 E
Nauru:
0 32 S, 166 55 E
Navassa Island:
18 25 N, 75 02 W
Nepal:
28 00 N, 84 00 E
Netherlands:
52 30 N, 5 45 E
Netherlands Antilles:
12 15 N, 68 45 W
New Caledonia:
21 30 S, 165 30 E
New Zealand:
41 00 S, 174 00 E
Nicaragua:
13 00 N, 85 00 W
Niger:
16 00 N, 8 00 E
Nigeria:
10 00 N, 8 00 E
Niue:
19 02 S, 169 52 W
Norfolk Island:
29 02 S, 167 57 E
Northern Mariana Islands:
15 12 N, 145 45 E
Norway:
62 00 N, 10 00 E
Oman:
21 00 N, 57 00 E
Pacific Ocean:
0 00 N, 160 00 W
Pakistan:
30 00 N, 70 00 E
Palau:
7 30 N, 134 30 E
Palmyra Atoll:
5 52 N, 162 06 W
Panama:
9 00 N, 80 00 W
Papua New Guinea:
6 00 S, 147 00 E
Paracel Islands:
16 30 N, 112 00 E
Paraguay:
23 00 S, 58 00 W
Peru:
10 00 S, 76 00 W
Philippines:
13 00 N, 122 00 E
Pitcairn Islands:
25 04 S, 130 06 W
Poland:
52 00 N, 20 00 E
Portugal:
39 30 N, 8 00 W
Puerto Rico:
18 15 N, 66 30 W
Qatar:
25 30 N, 51 15 E
Reunion:
21 06 S, 55 36 E
Romania:
46 00 N, 25 00 E
Russia:
60 00 N, 100 00 E
Rwanda:
2 00 S, 30 00 E
Saint Helena:
15 56 S, 5 42 W
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
17 20 N, 62 45 W
Saint Lucia:
13 53 N, 60 68 W
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
46 50 N, 56 20 W
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
13 15 N, 61 12 W
Samoa:
13 35 S, 172 20 W
San Marino:
43 46 N, 12 25 E
Sao Tome and Principe:
1 00 N, 7 00 E
Saudi Arabia:
25 00 N, 45 00 E
Senegal:
14 00 N, 14 00 W
Seychelles:
4 35 S, 55 40 E
Sierra Leone:
8 30 N, 11 30 W
Singapore:
1 22 N, 103 48 E
Slovakia:
48 40 N, 19 30 E
Slovenia:
46 00 N, 15 00 E
Solomon Islands:
8 00 S, 159 00 E
Somalia:
10 00 N, 49 00 E
South Africa:
29 00 S, 24 00 E
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
54 30 S, 37 00 W
Southern Ocean:
65 00 S, 0 00 E (nominally), but the Southern Ocean
has the unique distinction of being a large circumpolar body of
water totally encircling the continent of Antarctica; this ring of
water lies between 60 degrees south latitude and the coast of
Antarctica, and encompasses 360 degrees of longitude
Spain:
40 00 N, 4 00 W
Spratly Islands:
8 38 N, 111 55 E
Sri Lanka:
7 00 N, 81 00 E
Sudan:
15 00 N, 30 00 E
Suriname:
4 00 N, 56 00 W
Svalbard:
78 00 N, 20 00 E
Swaziland:
26 30 S, 31 30 E
Sweden:
62 00 N, 15 00 E
Switzerland:
47 00 N, 8 00 E
Syria:
35 00 N, 38 00 E
Tajikistan:
39 00 N, 71 00 E
Tanzania:
6 00 S, 35 00 E
Thailand:
15 00 N, 100 00 E
Togo:
8 00 N, 1 10 E
Tokelau:
9 00 S, 172 00 W
Tonga:
20 00 S, 175 00 W
Trinidad and Tobago:
11 00 N, 61 00 W
Tromelin Island:
15 52 S, 54 25 E
Tunisia:
34 00 N, 9 00 E
Turkey:
39 00 N, 35 00 E
Turkmenistan:
40 00 N, 60 00 E
Turks and Caicos Islands:
21 45 N, 71 35 W
Tuvalu:
8 00 S, 178 00 E
Uganda:
1 00 N, 32 00 E
Ukraine:
49 00 N, 32 00 E
United Arab Emirates:
24 00 N, 54 00 E
United Kingdom:
54 00 N, 2 00 W
United States:
38 00 N, 97 00 W
Uruguay:
33 00 S, 56 00 W
Uzbekistan:
41 00 N, 64 00 E
Vanuatu:
16 00 S, 167 00 E
Venezuela:
8 00 N, 66 00 W
Vietnam:
16 00 N, 106 00 E
Virgin Islands:
18 20 N, 64 50 W
Wake Island:
19 17 N, 166 36 E
Wallis and Futuna:
13 18 S, 176 12 W
West Bank:
32 00 N, 35 15 E
Western Sahara:
24 30 N, 13 00 W
Yemen:
15 00 N, 48 00 E
Yugoslavia:
44 00 N, 21 00 E
Zambia:
15 00 S, 30 00 E
Zimbabwe:
20 00 S, 30 00 E
Taiwan:
23 30 N, 121 00 E
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@Geography - note
Afghanistan:
landlocked
Albania:
strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic
Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)
Algeria:
second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan)
American Samoa:
Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater
harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough
seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds;
strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean
Andorra:
landlocked
Angola:
Cabinda is separated from rest of country by the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Antarctica:
the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest
continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface
at the South Pole than is received at the Equator in an equivalent
period; mostly uninhabitable
Arctic Ocean:
major chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northern
access to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic
location between North America and Russia; shortest marine link
between the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floating
research stations operated by the US and Russia; maximum snow cover
in March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean;
snow cover lasts about 10 months
Argentina:
second-largest country in South America (after Brazil);
strategic location relative to sea lanes between South Atlantic and
South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake
Passage)
Armenia:
landlocked
Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve
established in August 1983
Atlantic Ocean:
major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of
Gibraltar, access to the Panama and Suez Canals; strategic straits
include the Strait of Dover, Straits of Florida, Mona Passage, The
Sound (Oresund), and Windward Passage; the Equator divides the
Atlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean
Australia:
world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country;
population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts;
regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor"
occurs along the west coast in the summer
Austria:
landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central
Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major
river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands
because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere
Azerbaijan:
landlocked
Bahamas, The:
strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive
island chain
Bahrain:
close to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources;
strategic location in Persian Gulf which much of Western world's
petroleum must transit to reach open ocean
Baker Island:
treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting
of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a
nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds,
and marine wildlife
Barbados:
easternmost Caribbean island
Belarus:
landlocked
Belgium:
crossroads of Western Europe; majority of West European
capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels which is the seat of both the
EU and NATO
Belize:
only country in Central America without a coastline on the
North Pacific Ocean
Benin:
no natural harbors
Bermuda:
consists of about 360 small coral islands with ample
rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land, reclaimed
and otherwise, was leased by US Government from 1941 to 1995
Bhutan:
landlocked; strategic location between China and India;
controls several key Himalayan mountain passes
Bolivia:
landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's
highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized
borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat
Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led
Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region
called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and traditionally has
been settled by an ethnic Croat majority
Botswana:
landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the
country
Bouvet Island:
covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
Brazil:
largest country in South America; shares common boundaries
with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
British Indian Ocean Territory:
archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego
Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location
in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military
facility
British Virgin Islands:
strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and
Puerto Rico
Brunei:
close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking
Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by
Malaysia; almost an enclave of Malaysia
Bulgaria:
strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land
routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia
Burkina Faso:
landlocked
Burma:
strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes
Burundi:
landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed
Cambodia:
a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong
River and Tonle Sap
Cameroon:
sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa
Canada:
second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic
location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately
85% of the population is concentrated within 300 km of the US/Canada
border
Cape Verde:
strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near
major north-south sea routes; important communications station;
important sea and air refueling site
Cayman Islands:
important location between Cuba and Central America
Central African Republic:
landlocked; almost the precise center of
Africa
Chad:
landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water body in
the Sahel
Chile:
strategic location relative to sea lanes between Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage);
Atacama Desert is one of world's driest regions
China:
world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US)
Christmas Island:
located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean
Clipperton Island:
reef about 8 km in circumference
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
two coral atolls thickly covered with
coconut palms and other vegetation
Colombia:
only South American country with coastlines on both North
Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
Comoros:
important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
straddles Equator; very narrow
strip of land that controls the lower Congo river and is only outlet
to South Atlantic Ocean; dense tropical rain forest in central river
basin and eastern highlands
Congo, Republic of the:
about 70% of the population lives in
Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them
Coral Sea Islands:
important nesting area for birds and turtles
Croatia:
controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea
and Turkish Straits
Cuba:
largest country in Caribbean
Czech Republic:
landlocked; strategically located astride some of
oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is
a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and
the Danube in central Europe
Denmark:
controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking
Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in
greater Copenhagen
Djibouti:
strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and
close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia;
mostly wasteland
Dominican Republic:
shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti (eastern
two-thirds is the Dominican Republic, western one-third is Haiti)
Ecuador:
Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world
Egypt:
controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and
remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, shortest sea
link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and
juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern
geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile
basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees
El Salvador:
smallest Central American country and only one without
a coastline on Caribbean Sea
Equatorial Guinea:
insular and continental regions rather widely
separated
Eritrea:
strategic geopolitical position along world's busiest
shipping lanes; Eritrea retained the entire coastline of Ethiopia
along the Red Sea upon de jure independence from Ethiopia on 24 May
1993
Ethiopia:
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost
with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993
Europa Island:
wildlife sanctuary
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
deeply indented coast provides
good natural harbors; short growing season
Faroe Islands:
archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one
uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically
located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic;
precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands
Fiji:
includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited
Finland:
long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost
national capital on European continent; population concentrated on
small southwestern coastal plain
France:
largest West European nation
French Guiana:
mostly an unsettled wilderness
French Polynesia:
includes five archipelagoes; Makatea in French
Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the
Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and
Nauru
French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
islands component is widely
scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean
Gambia, The:
almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the
continent of Africa
Gaza Strip:
there are 25 Israeli settlements and civilian land use
sites in the Gaza Strip (August 2000 est.)
Germany:
strategic location on North European Plain and along the
entrance to the Baltic Sea
Ghana:
Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake;
northeasterly harmattan wind (January to March)
Gibraltar:
strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the
North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Greece:
strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern
approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an
archipelago of about 2,000 islands
Greenland:
dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and
Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast,
but close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital,
Nuuk; world's second largest ice cap
Grenada:
the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group
is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
Guam:
largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands
archipelago; strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean
Guatemala:
no natural harbors on west coast
Guernsey:
large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Haiti:
shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western
one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
primarily used for research
stations
Holy See (Vatican City):
urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy;
world's smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in
Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy
extraterritorial rights
Hong Kong:
more than 200 islands
Howland Island:
almost totally covered with grasses, prostrate
vines, and low-growing shrubs; small area of trees in the center;
primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds,
shorebirds, and marine wildlife
Hungary:
landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes
between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between
Ukraine and Mediterranean basin
Iceland:
strategic location between Greenland and Europe;
westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national
capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of
continental Europe
India:
dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian
Ocean trade routes
Indian Ocean:
major chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of
Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, southern access to the Suez Canal, and
the Lombok Strait
Indonesia:
archipelago of 17,000 islands (6,000 inhabited);
straddles Equator; strategic location astride or along major sea
lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
Ireland:
strategic location on major air and sea routes between
North America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population
resides within 97 km of Dublin
Israel:
there are 231 Israeli settlements and civilian land use
sites in the West Bank, 42 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 25
in the Gaza Strip, and 29 in East Jerusalem (August 2000 est.)
Italy:
strategic location dominating central Mediterranean as well
as southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe
Jamaica:
strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica
Channel, the main sea lanes for Panama Canal
Jan Mayen:
barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
Japan:
strategic location in northeast Asia
Jarvis Island:
sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing
shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for
seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
Jersey:
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of
population concentrated in Saint Helier
Johnston Atoll:
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean;
Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been
expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island
(Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; egg-shaped
reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public; former US
nuclear weapons test site; site of Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent
Disposal System (JACADS); some low-growing vegetation
Juan de Nova Island:
wildlife sanctuary
Kazakhstan:
landlocked; Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of
territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome
Kenya:
the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful
agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers on Mt. Kenya;
unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of
scientific and economic value
Kingman Reef:
barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed
to the public
Kiribati:
20 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island)
in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the
Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru
Korea, North:
strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and
Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated
Kuwait:
strategic location at head of Persian Gulf
Kyrgyzstan:
landlocked
Laos:
landlocked
Lebanon:
Nahr al Litani only major river in Near East not crossing
an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped
isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on
religion, clan, and ethnicity
Lesotho:
landlocked; surrounded by South Africa
Liechtenstein:
along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly
landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic
variations based on elevation
Luxembourg:
landlocked
Macau:
essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the
two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
landlocked; major
transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean
Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe
Madagascar:
world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along
Mozambique Channel
Malawi:
landlocked
Malaysia:
strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern
South China Sea
Maldives:
1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited
islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago of
strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean
Mali:
landlocked
Malta:
the country comprises an archipelago, with only the three
largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino)
being inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors; Malta and
Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the
continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil
exploration
Man, Isle of:
one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the
southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
Marshall Islands:
two archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and
1,152 islands; Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites;
Kwajalein, the famous World War II battleground, is now used as a US
missile test range
Mauritania:
most of the population concentrated in the cities of
Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the
southern part of the country
Mayotte:
part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands
Mexico:
strategic location on southern border of US
Micronesia, Federated States of:
four major island groups totaling
607 islands
Midway Islands:
a coral atoll managed as a national wildlife refuge
and open to the public for wildlife-related recreation in the form
of wildlife observation and photography, sport fishing, snorkeling,
and scuba diving
Moldova:
landlocked
Monaco:
second smallest independent state in the world (after Holy
See); almost entirely urban
Mongolia:
landlocked; strategic location between China and Russia
Morocco:
strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar
Nauru:
Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the
Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and
Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator
Navassa Island:
strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base
at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock, but enough grassland
to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees, scattered
cactus
Nepal:
landlocked; strategic location between China and India;
contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks
Netherlands:
located at mouths of three major European rivers
(Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde)
New Zealand:
about 80% of the population lives in cities; Wellington
is the southernmost national capital in the world
Niger:
landlocked
Niue:
one of world's largest coral islands
Northern Mariana Islands:
strategic location in the North Pacific
Ocean
Norway:
about two-thirds mountains; some 50,000 islands off its much
indented coastline; strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air
routes in North Atlantic; one of most rugged and longest coastlines
in world; Norway is the only NATO member having a land boundary with
Russia
Oman:
strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of
Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil
Pacific Ocean:
the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama
Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator divides
the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific
Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in
the southwestern Pacific Ocean
Pakistan:
controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion
routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
Palau:
includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and
world-famous rock islands; archipelago of six island groups totaling
over 200 islands in the Caroline chain
Palmyra Atoll:
about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation,
coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
Panama:
strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land
bridge connecting North and South America; controls Panama Canal
that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific
Ocean
Papua New Guinea:
shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; one of
world's largest swamps along southwest coast
Paraguay:
landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil
Peru:
shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable
lake, with Bolivia
Poland:
historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain
and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain
Portugal:
Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations
along western sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar
Puerto Rico:
important location along the Mona Passage - a key
shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest
and best natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and
high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast
relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north
Qatar:
strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major
petroleum deposits
Romania:
controls most easily traversable land route between the
Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine
Russia:
largest country in the world in terms of area but
unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world;
despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and
climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture
Rwanda:
landlocked; predominantly rural population
Saint Helena:
harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown anywhere
else in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles
and sooty terns
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
vegetation scanty
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
the administration of the islands
of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines and Grenada
San Marino:
landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after
the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines
Saudi Arabia:
extensive coastlines on Persian Gulf and Red Sea
provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through
Persian Gulf and Suez Canal
Senegal:
The Gambia is almost an enclave of Senegal
Seychelles:
40 granitic and about 50 coralline islands
Singapore:
focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes
Slovakia:
landlocked
Somalia:
strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern
approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal
South Africa:
South Africa completely surrounds Lesotho and almost
completely surrounds Swaziland
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
the north coast of
South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage;
reindeer, introduced early in this century, live on South Georgia
Southern Ocean:
the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between
South America and Antarctica; the Polar Front (Antarctic
Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent
of the Southern Ocean; it is a distinct region at the middle of the
Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the very cold polar
surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north; the
Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching
south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south
in the far South Atlantic coinciding with the path of the maximum
westerly winds
Spain:
strategic location along approaches to Strait of Gibraltar
Spratly Islands:
strategically located near several primary shipping
lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small
islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
Sri Lanka:
strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes
Sudan:
largest country in Africa; dominated by the Nile and its
tributaries
Suriname:
mostly tropical rain forest; great diversity of flora and
fauna that, for the most part, is increasingly threatened by new
development; relatively small population, most of which lives along
the coast
Svalbard:
northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of
nine main islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total
area
Swaziland:
landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa
Sweden:
strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and
North Seas
Switzerland:
landlocked; crossroads of northern and southern Europe;
along with southeastern France and northern Italy, contains the
highest elevations in Europe
Syria:
there are 42 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites
in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (August 1999 est.)
Tajikistan:
landlocked
Tanzania:
Kilimanjaro is highest point in Africa
Thailand:
controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and
Singapore
Tonga:
archipelago of 170 islands (36 inhabited)
Tromelin Island:
climatologically important location for forecasting
cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
Tunisia:
strategic location in central Mediterranean; Malta and
Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the
continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil
exploration
Turkey:
strategic location controlling the Turkish Straits
(Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link Black and Aegean
Seas
Turkmenistan:
landlocked
Turks and Caicos Islands:
30 islands (eight inhabited)
Uganda:
landlocked
Ukraine:
strategic position at the crossroads between Europe and
Asia; second-largest country in Europe
United Arab Emirates:
strategic location along southern approaches
to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil
United Kingdom:
lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes; only 35 km
from France and now linked by tunnel under the English Channel;
because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125
km from tidal waters
United States:
world's third-largest country (after Russia and
Canada)
Uzbekistan:
along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two doubly
landlocked countries in the world
Venezuela:
on major sea and air routes linking North and South
America
Virgin Islands:
important location along the Anegada Passage - a key
shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best
natural, deepwater harbors in the Caribbean
Wake Island:
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean;
emergency landing location for transpacific flights
Wallis and Futuna:
both island groups have fringing reefs
West Bank:
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's
coastal aquifers; there are 231 Israeli settlements and civilian
land use sites in the West Bank and 29 in East Jerusalem (August
1999 est.)
Yemen:
strategic location on Bab el Mandeb, the strait linking the
Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, one of world's most active shipping
lanes
Yugoslavia:
controls one of the major land routes from Western
Europe to Turkey and the Near East; strategic location along the
Adriatic coast
Zambia:
landlocked
Zimbabwe:
landlocked
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@Government - note
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
The Dayton Agreement, signed in Paris on 14
December 1995, retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's exterior border and
created a joint multi-ethnic and democratic government. This
national government - based on proportional representation similar
to that which existed in the former socialist regime - is charged
with conducting foreign, economic, and fiscal policy. The Dayton
Agreement also recognized a second tier of government, comprised of
two entities - a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb Republika Srpska (RS) - each
presiding over roughly one-half the territory. The Federation and RS
governments are charged with overseeing internal functions. The
Dayton Agreement established the Office of the High Representative
(OHR) to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the
agreement. About 250 international and 450 local staff members are
employed by the OHR.
Malawi:
the executive exerts considerable influence over the
legislature
Somalia:
An interim Transitional National Government - with a
president, prime minister, and 245-member National Assembly - was
formed in October 2000. However, other governing bodies continue to
exist and control various cities and regions of the country,
including Somaliland, Puntland, and traditional clan and faction
strongholds.
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@Government type
Afghanistan:
no functioning central government, administered by
factions
Albania:
emerging democracy
Algeria:
republic
American Samoa:
NA
Andorra:
parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as
its heads of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the
president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are
represented locally by coprinces' representatives
Angola:
transitional government, nominally a multiparty democracy
with a strong presidential system
Anguilla:
NA
Antarctica:
Antarctic Treaty Summary - the Antarctic Treaty, signed
on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961,
establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica.
The 23rd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Peru in
May 1999. At the end of 2000, there were 44 treaty member nations:
27 consultative and 17 non-consultative. Consultative (voting)
members include the seven nations that claim portions of Antarctica
as national territory (some claims overlap) and 20 nonclaimant
nations. The US and Russia have reserved the right to make claims.
The US does not recognize the claims of others. Antarctica is
administered through meetings of the consultative member nations.
Decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member
nations (within their areas) in accordance with their own national
laws. The year in parentheses indicates when an acceding nation was
voted to full consultative (voting) status, while no date indicates
the country was an original 1959 treaty signatory. Claimant nations
are - Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and
the UK. Nonclaimant consultative nations are - Belgium, Brazil
(1983), Bulgaria (1998) China (1985), Ecuador (1990), Finland
(1989), Germany (1981), India (1983), Italy (1987), Japan, South
Korea (1989), Netherlands (1990), Peru (1989), Poland (1977),
Russia, South Africa, Spain (1988), Sweden (1988), Uruguay (1985),
and the US. Non-consultative (nonvoting) members, with year of
accession in parentheses, are - Austria (1987), Canada (1988),
Colombia (1989), Cuba (1984), Czech Republic (1993), Denmark (1965),
Greece (1987), Guatemala (1991), Hungary (1984), North Korea (1987),
Papua New Guinea (1981), Romania (1971), Slovakia (1993),
Switzerland (1990), Turkey (1995), Ukraine (1992), and Venezuela
(1999). Article 1 - area to be used for peaceful purposes only;
military activity, such as weapons testing, is prohibited, but
military personnel and equipment may be used for scientific research
or any other peaceful purpose; Article 2 - freedom of scientific
investigation and cooperation shall continue; Article 3 - free
exchange of information and personnel, cooperation with the UN and
other international agencies; Article 4 - does not recognize,
dispute, or establish territorial claims and no new claims shall be
asserted while the treaty is in force; Article 5 - prohibits nuclear
explosions or disposal of radioactive wastes; Article 6 - includes
under the treaty all land and ice shelves south of 60 degrees 00
minutes south and reserves high seas rights; Article 7 -
treaty-state observers have free access, including aerial
observation, to any area and may inspect all stations,
installations, and equipment; advance notice of all expeditions and
of the introduction of military personnel must be given; Article 8 -
allows for jurisdiction over observers and scientists by their own
states; Article 9 - frequent consultative meetings take place among
member nations; Article 10 - treaty states will discourage
activities by any country in Antarctica that are contrary to the
treaty; Article 11 - disputes to be settled peacefully by the
parties concerned or, ultimately, by the ICJ; Articles 12, 13, 14 -
deal with upholding, interpreting, and amending the treaty among
involved nations. Other agreements - some 200 recommendations
adopted at treaty consultative meetings and ratified by governments
include - Agreed Measures for Fauna and Flora (1964) which were
later incorporated into the Environmental Protocol; Convention for
the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1972); Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980); a mineral
resources agreement was signed in 1988 but remains unratified; the
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was
signed 4 October 1991 and entered into force 14 January 1998; this
agreement provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment
through five specific annexes: 1) marine pollution, 2) fauna and
flora, 3) environmental impact assessments, 4) waste management, and
5) protected area management; it prohibits all activities relating
to mineral resources except scientific research.
Antigua and Barbuda:
constitutional monarchy with UK-style parliament
Argentina:
republic
Armenia:
republic
Aruba:
parliamentary democracy
Australia:
democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British
monarch as sovereign
Austria:
federal republic
Azerbaijan:
republic
Bahamas, The:
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Bahrain:
constitutional monarchy
Bangladesh:
parliamentary democracy
Barbados:
parliamentary democracy; independent sovereign state
within the Commonwealth
Belarus:
republic
Belgium:
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional
monarch
Belize:
parliamentary democracy
Benin:
republic under multiparty democratic rule; dropped
Marxism-Leninism December 1989; democratic reforms adopted February
1990; transition to multiparty system completed 4 April 1991
Bermuda:
parliamentary British overseas territory with internal
self-government
Bhutan:
monarchy; special treaty relationship with India
Bolivia:
republic
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
emerging democracy
Botswana:
parliamentary republic
Brazil:
federative republic
British Virgin Islands:
NA
Brunei:
constitutional sultanate
Bulgaria:
parliamentary democracy
Burkina Faso:
parliamentary
Burma:
military regime
Burundi:
republic
Cambodia:
multiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional
monarchy established in September 1993
Cameroon:
unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime
(opposition parties legalized in 1990)
note: preponderance of power remains with the president
Canada:
confederation with parliamentary democracy
Cape Verde:
republic
Cayman Islands:
British crown colony
Central African Republic:
republic
Chad:
republic
Chile:
republic
China:
Communist state
Christmas Island:
NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
NA
Colombia:
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
Comoros:
independent republic
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
dictatorship; presumably
undergoing a transition to representative government
Congo, Republic of the:
republic
Cook Islands:
self-governing parliamentary democracy
Costa Rica:
democratic republic
Cote d'Ivoire:
republic; multiparty presidential regime established
1960
Croatia:
presidential/parliamentary democracy
Cuba:
Communist state
Cyprus:
republic
note: a disaggregation of the two ethnic communities inhabiting the
island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this
separation was further solidified after the Turkish intervention in
July 1974 after a Greek junta-based coup attempt gave the Turkish
Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the
only internationally recognized government; on 15 November 1983
Turkish Cypriot "President" Rauf DENKTASH declared independence and
the formation of a "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC),
recognized only by Turkey; both sides publicly support a settlement
based on a federation (Greek Cypriot position) or confederation
(Turkish Cypriot position)
Czech Republic:
parliamentary democracy
Denmark:
constitutional monarchy
Djibouti:
republic
Dominica:
parliamentary democracy; republic within the Commonwealth
Dominican Republic:
representative democracy
Ecuador:
republic
Egypt:
republic
El Salvador:
republic
Equatorial Guinea:
republic
Eritrea:
transitional government
note: following a successful referendum on independence for the
Autonomous Region of Eritrea on 23-25 April 1993, a National
Assembly, composed entirely of the People's Front for Democracy and
Justice or PFDJ, was established as a transitional legislature; a
Constitutional Commission was also established to draft a
constitution; ISAIAS Afworki was elected president by the
transitional legislature; the constitution, ratified in May 1997,
did not enter into effect, pending parliamentary and presidential
elections; parliamentary elections have now been scheduled to take
place in December 2001
Estonia:
parliamentary democracy
Ethiopia:
federal republic
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
NA
Faroe Islands:
NA
Fiji:
republic
note: military coup leader Maj. Gen. Sitiveni RABUKA formally
declared Fiji a republic on 6 October 1987
Finland:
republic
France:
republic
French Guiana:
NA
French Polynesia:
NA
Gabon:
republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition parties
legalized in 1990)
Gambia, The:
republic under multiparty democratic rule
Georgia:
republic
Germany:
federal republic
Ghana:
constitutional democracy
Gibraltar:
NA
Greece:
parliamentary republic; monarchy rejected by referendum 8
December 1974
Greenland:
parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
Grenada:
constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament
Guadeloupe:
NA
Guam:
NA
Guatemala:
constitutional democratic republic
Guernsey:
NA
Guinea:
republic
Guinea-Bissau:
republic, multiparty since mid-1991
Guyana:
republic within the Commonwealth
Haiti:
elected government
Holy See (Vatican City):
ecclesiastical
Honduras:
democratic constitutional republic
Hong Kong:
NA
Hungary:
parliamentary democracy
Iceland:
constitutional republic
India:
federal republic
Indonesia:
republic
Iran:
theocratic republic
Iraq:
republic
Ireland:
republic
Israel:
parliamentary democracy
Italy:
republic
Jamaica:
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Japan:
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
Jersey:
NA
Jordan:
constitutional monarchy
Kazakhstan:
republic
Kenya:
republic
Kiribati:
republic
Korea, North:
authoritarian socialist; one-man dictatorship
Korea, South:
republic
Kuwait:
nominal constitutional monarchy
Kyrgyzstan:
republic
Laos:
Communist state
Latvia:
parliamentary democracy
Lebanon:
republic
Lesotho:
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Liberia:
republic
Libya:
Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the
populace through local councils; in fact, a military dictatorship
Liechtenstein:
hereditary constitutional monarchy
Lithuania:
parliamentary democracy
Luxembourg:
constitutional monarchy
Macau:
NA
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
emerging democracy
Madagascar:
republic
Malawi:
multiparty democracy
Malaysia:
constitutional monarchy
note: Malaya (what is now Peninsular Malaysia) formed 31 August
1957; Federation of Malaysia (Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore)
formed 9 July 1963 (Singapore left the federation on 9 August 1965);
nominally headed by the paramount ruler and a bicameral Parliament
consisting of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house;
Peninsular Malaysian states - hereditary rulers in all but Melaka,
Penang, Sabah, and Sarawak, where governors are appointed by the
Malaysian Government; powers of state governments are limited by the
federal constitution; under terms of the federation, Sabah and
Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., the right
to maintain their own immigration controls); Sabah - holds 20 seats
in House of Representatives, with foreign affairs, defense, internal
security, and other powers delegated to federal government; Sarawak
- holds 28 seats in House of Representatives, with foreign affairs,
defense, internal security, and other powers delegated to federal
government
Maldives:
republic
Mali:
republic
Malta:
republic
Man, Isle of:
parliamentary democracy
Marshall Islands:
constitutional government in free association with
the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21
October 1986
Martinique:
NA
Mauritania:
republic
Mauritius:
parliamentary democracy
Mayotte:
NA
Mexico:
federal republic
Micronesia, Federated States of:
constitutional government in free
association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered
into force 3 November 1986
Moldova:
republic
Monaco:
constitutional monarchy
Mongolia:
parliamentary
Montserrat:
NA
Morocco:
constitutional monarchy
Mozambique:
republic
Namibia:
republic
Nauru:
republic
Nepal:
parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Netherlands:
constitutional monarchy
Netherlands Antilles:
parliamentary
New Caledonia:
NA
New Zealand:
parliamentary democracy
Nicaragua:
republic
Niger:
republic
Nigeria:
republic transitioning from military to civilian rule
Niue:
self-governing parliamentary democracy
Norfolk Island:
NA
Northern Mariana Islands:
commonwealth; self-governing with locally
elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature
Norway:
constitutional monarchy
Oman:
monarchy
Pakistan:
federal republic
Palau:
constitutional government in free association with the US;
the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
Panama:
constitutional democracy
Papua New Guinea:
constitutional monarchy with parliamentary
democracy
Paraguay:
constitutional republic
Peru:
constitutional republic
Philippines:
republic
Pitcairn Islands:
NA
Poland:
republic
Portugal:
parliamentary democracy
Puerto Rico:
commonwealth
Qatar:
traditional monarchy
Reunion:
NA
Romania:
republic
Russia:
federation
Rwanda:
republic; presidential, multiparty system
Saint Helena:
NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
constitutional monarchy with
Westminster-style parliament
Saint Lucia:
Westminster-style parliamentary democracy
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
parliamentary democracy;
independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth
Samoa:
constitutional monarchy under native chief
San Marino:
independent republic
Sao Tome and Principe:
republic
Saudi Arabia:
monarchy
Senegal:
republic under multiparty democratic rule
Seychelles:
republic
Sierra Leone:
constitutional democracy
Singapore:
parliamentary republic
Slovakia:
parliamentary democracy
Slovenia:
parliamentary democratic republic
Solomon Islands:
parliamentary democracy
Somalia:
parliamentary
South Africa:
republic
Spain:
parliamentary monarchy
Sri Lanka:
republic
Sudan:
transitional - ruling military junta took power in 1989;
government is dominated by members of Sudan's National Islamic Front
(NIF), a fundamentalist political organization, which uses the
National Congress Party (NCP) as its legal front
Suriname:
constitutional democracy
Svalbard:
NA
Swaziland:
monarchy; independent member of Commonwealth
Sweden:
constitutional monarchy
Switzerland:
federal republic
Syria:
republic under military regime since March 1963
Tajikistan:
republic
Tanzania:
republic
Thailand:
constitutional monarchy
Togo:
republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
Tokelau:
NA
Tonga:
hereditary constitutional monarchy
Trinidad and Tobago:
parliamentary democracy
Tunisia:
republic
Turkey:
republican parliamentary democracy
Turkmenistan:
republic
Turks and Caicos Islands:
NA
Tuvalu:
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy;
began debating republic status in 1992
Uganda:
republic
Ukraine:
republic
United Arab Emirates:
federation with specified powers delegated to
the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member
emirates
United Kingdom:
constitutional monarchy
United States:
federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Uruguay:
constitutional republic
Uzbekistan:
republic; effectively authoritarian presidential rule,
with little power outside the executive branch
Vanuatu:
republic
Venezuela:
federal republic
Vietnam:
Communist state
Virgin Islands:
NA
Wallis and Futuna:
NA
Western Sahara:
legal status of territory and question of
sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario
Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and
Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a
government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR);
territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976,
with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under
pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its
portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly
thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the
Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an OAU member in 1984;
guerrilla activities continued sporadically, until a UN-monitored
cease-fire was implemented 6 September 1991
Yemen:
republic
Yugoslavia:
republic
Zambia:
republic
Zimbabwe:
parliamentary democracy
Taiwan:
multiparty democratic regime headed by popularly elected
president
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@Heliports
Afghanistan:
3 (2000 est.)
Albania:
1 (2000 est.)
Algeria:
1 (2000 est.)
Antarctica:
27 stations have helicopter landing facilities
(helipads) (2001 est.)
Austria:
1 (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The:
1 (2000 est.)
Bahrain:
1 (2000 est.)
Belgium:
1 (2000 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
4 (2000 est.)
Brunei:
3 (2000 est.)
Bulgaria:
1 (2000 est.)
Burma:
1 (2000 est.)
Cambodia:
3 (2000 est.)
Canada:
18 (2000 est.)
Croatia:
1 (2000 est.)
Cyprus:
7 (2000 est.)
Czech Republic:
1 (2000 est.)
Ecuador:
1 (2000 est.)
Egypt:
2 (2000 est.)
El Salvador:
1 (2000 est.)
France:
3 (2000 est.)
Germany:
59 (2000 est.)
Greece:
2 (2000 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City):
1 (2000 est.)
Hong Kong:
2 (2000 est.)
Hungary:
5 (2000 est.)
India:
16 (2000 est.)
Indonesia:
4 (2000 est.)
Iran:
11 (2000 est.)
Iraq:
4 (2000 est.)
Israel:
2 (2000 est.)
Italy:
4 (2000 est.)
Japan:
16 (2000 est.)
Jordan:
1 (2000 est.)
Korea, South:
203 (2000 est.)
Kuwait:
3 (2000 est.)
Luxembourg:
1 (2000 est.)
Malaysia:
1 (2000 est.)
Mexico:
2 (2000 est.)
Monaco:
1 (shuttle service between the international airport at
Nice, France, and Monaco's heliport at Fontvieille)
Morocco:
1 (2000 est.)
Netherlands:
1 (2000 est.)
New Caledonia:
6 (2000 est.)
Nigeria:
1 (2000 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands:
1 (2000 est.)
Norway:
1 (2000 est.)
Oman:
1 (2000 est.)
Pakistan:
8 (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea:
2 (2000 est.)
Philippines:
1 (2000 est.)
Poland:
3 (2000 est.)
Qatar:
1 (2000 est.)
Romania:
1 (2000 est.)
Saudi Arabia:
5 (2000 est.)
Sierra Leone:
1 (2000 est.)
Singapore:
1 (2000 est.)
Spain:
2 (2000 est.)
Sudan:
1 (2000 est.)
Sweden:
1 (2000 est.)
Syria:
2 (2000 est.)
Thailand:
2 (2000 est.)
Turkey:
2 (2000 est.)
Uganda:
1 (2000 est.)
United Arab Emirates:
2 (2000 est.)
United Kingdom:
11 (2000 est.)
United States:
131 (2000 est.)
Venezuela:
1 (2000 est.)
Western Sahara:
1 (2000 est.)
Yugoslavia:
2 (2000 est.)