tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to
October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected
by cyclones from December to April
Venezuela
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Vietnam
tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season
(May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
Virgin Islands
subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds,
relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation;
rainy season September to November
Wake Island
tropical
Wallis and Futuna
tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April);
cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year
(80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C
West Bank
temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with
altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters
Western Sahara
hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air
currents produce fog and heavy dew
World
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates -
bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones - that
separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
Yemen
mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in
western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot,
dry, harsh desert in east
Zambia
tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to
April)
Zimbabwe
tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to
March)
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@2060 Coastline (km)
Afghanistan
0 km (landlocked)
Akrotiri
56.3 km
Albania
362 km
Algeria
998 km
American Samoa
116 km
Andorra
0 km (landlocked)
Angola
1,600 km
Anguilla
61 km
Antarctica
17,968 km
Antigua and Barbuda
153 km
Arctic Ocean
45,389 km
Argentina
4,989 km
Armenia
0 km (landlocked)
Aruba
68.5 km
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
74.1 km
Atlantic Ocean
111,866 km
Australia
25,760 km
Austria
0 km (landlocked)
Azerbaijan
0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian
Sea (800 km est.)
Bahamas, The
3,542 km
Bahrain
161 km
Baker Island
4.8 km
Bangladesh
580 km
Barbados
97 km
Bassas da India
35.2 km
Belarus
0 km (landlocked)
Belgium
66.5 km
Belize
386 km
Benin
121 km
Bermuda
103 km
Bhutan
0 km (landlocked)
Bolivia
0 km (landlocked)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 km
Botswana
0 km (landlocked)
Bouvet Island
29.6 km
Brazil
7,491 km
British Indian Ocean Territory
698 km
British Virgin Islands
80 km
Brunei
161 km
Bulgaria
354 km
Burkina Faso
0 km (landlocked)
Burma
1,930 km
Burundi
0 km (landlocked)
Cambodia
443 km
Cameroon
402 km
Canada
202,080 km
Cape Verde
965 km
Cayman Islands
160 km
Central African Republic
0 km (landlocked)
Chad
0 km (landlocked)
Chile
6,435 km
China
14,500 km
Christmas Island
138.9 km
Clipperton Island
11.1 km
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
26 km
Colombia
3,208 km (Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448
km)
Comoros
340 km
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
37 km
Congo, Republic of the
169 km
Cook Islands
120 km
Coral Sea Islands
3,095 km
Costa Rica
1,290 km
Cote d'Ivoire
515 km
Croatia
5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km)
Cuba
3,735 km
Cyprus
648 km
Czech Republic
0 km (landlocked)
Denmark
7,314 km
Dhekelia
27.5 km
Djibouti
314 km
Dominica
148 km
Dominican Republic
1,288 km
East Timor
706 km
Ecuador
2,237 km
Egypt
2,450 km
El Salvador
307 km
Equatorial Guinea
296 km
Eritrea
2,234 km (mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km, islands in Red Sea
1,083 km)
Estonia
3,794 km
Ethiopia
0 km (landlocked)
Europa Island
22.2 km
European Union
65,992.9 km
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
1,288 km
Faroe Islands
1,117 km
Fiji
1,129 km
Finland
1,250 km
France
total: 4,668 km
metropolitan France: 3,427 km
French Polynesia
2,525 km
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
1,232 km
Gabon
885 km
Gambia, The
80 km
Gaza Strip
40 km
Georgia
310 km
Germany
2,389 km
Ghana
539 km
Gibraltar
12 km
Glorioso Islands
35.2 km
Greece
13,676 km
Greenland
44,087 km
Grenada
121 km
Guam
125.5 km
Guatemala
400 km
Guernsey
50 km
Guinea
320 km
Guinea-Bissau
350 km
Guyana
459 km
Haiti
1,771 km
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
101.9 km
Holy See (Vatican City)
0 km (landlocked)
Honduras
820 km
Hong Kong
733 km
Howland Island
6.4 km
Hungary
0 km (landlocked)
Iceland
4,970 km
Iles Eparses
Bassas da India: 35.2 km
Europa Island: 22.2 km
Glorioso Islands: 35.2 km
Juan de Nova Island: 24.1 km
Tromelin Island: 3.7 km
India
7,000 km
Indian Ocean
66,526 km
Indonesia
54,716 km
Iran
2,440 km; note - Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)
Iraq
58 km
Ireland
1,448 km
Isle of Man
160 km
Israel
273 km
Italy
7,600 km
Jamaica
1,022 km
Jan Mayen
124.1 km
Japan
29,751 km
Jarvis Island
8 km
Jersey
70 km
Johnston Atoll
34 km
Jordan
26 km
Juan de Nova Island
24.1 km
Kazakhstan
0 km (landlocked); note - Kazakhstan borders the Aral
Sea, now split into two bodies of water (1,070 km), and the Caspian
Sea (1,894 km)
Kenya
536 km
Kingman Reef
3 km
Kiribati
1,143 km
Korea, North
2,495 km
Korea, South
2,413 km
Kuwait
499 km
Kyrgyzstan
0 km (landlocked)
Laos
0 km (landlocked)
Latvia
531 km
Lebanon
225 km
Lesotho
0 km (landlocked)
Liberia
579 km
Libya
1,770 km
Liechtenstein
0 km (doubly landlocked)
Lithuania
90 km
Luxembourg
0 km (landlocked)
Macau
41 km
Macedonia
0 km (landlocked)
Madagascar
4,828 km
Malawi
0 km (landlocked)
Malaysia
4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607
km)
Maldives
644 km
Mali
0 km (landlocked)
Malta
196.8 km (does not include 56.01 km for the island of Gozo)
Marshall Islands
370.4 km
Mauritania
754 km
Mauritius
177 km
Mayotte
185.2 km
Mexico
9,330 km
Micronesia, Federated States of
6,112 km
Midway Islands
15 km
Moldova
0 km (landlocked)
Monaco
4.1 km
Mongolia
0 km (landlocked)
Montenegro
293.5 km
Montserrat
40 km
Morocco
1,835 km
Mozambique
2,470 km
Namibia
1,572 km
Nauru
30 km
Navassa Island
8 km
Nepal
0 km (landlocked)
Netherlands
451 km
Netherlands Antilles
364 km
New Caledonia
2,254 km
New Zealand
15,134 km
Nicaragua
910 km
Niger
0 km (landlocked)
Nigeria
853 km
Niue
64 km
Norfolk Island
32 km
Northern Mariana Islands
1,482 km
Norway
25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long
fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km;
length of island coastlines 58,133 km)
Oman
2,092 km
Pacific Ocean
135,663 km
Pakistan
1,046 km
Palau
1,519 km
Palmyra Atoll
14.5 km
Panama
2,490 km
Papua New Guinea
5,152 km
Paracel Islands
518 km
Paraguay
0 km (landlocked)
Peru
2,414 km
Philippines
36,289 km
Pitcairn Islands
51 km
Poland
491 km
Portugal
1,793 km
Puerto Rico
501 km
Qatar
563 km
Romania
225 km
Russia
37,653 km
Rwanda
0 km (landlocked)
Saint Helena
Saint Helena: 60 km
Ascension Island: NA
Tristan da Cunha: 40 km
Saint Kitts and Nevis
135 km
Saint Lucia
158 km
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
120 km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
84 km
Samoa
403 km
San Marino
0 km (landlocked)
Sao Tome and Principe
209 km
Saudi Arabia
2,640 km
Senegal
531 km
Serbia
0 km (landlocked)
Seychelles
491 km
Sierra Leone
402 km
Singapore
193 km
Slovakia
0 km (landlocked)
Slovenia
46.6 km
Solomon Islands
5,313 km
Somalia
3,025 km
South Africa
2,798 km
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
NA km
Southern Ocean
17,968 km
Spain
4,964 km
Spratly Islands
926 km
Sri Lanka
1,340 km
Sudan
853 km
Suriname
386 km
Svalbard
3,587 km
Swaziland
0 km (landlocked)
Sweden
3,218 km
Switzerland
0 km (landlocked)
Syria
193 km
Taiwan
1,566.3 km
Tajikistan
0 km (landlocked)
Tanzania
1,424 km
Thailand
3,219 km
Togo
56 km
Tokelau
101 km
Tonga
419 km
Trinidad and Tobago
362 km
Tromelin Island
3.7 km
Tunisia
1,148 km
Turkey
7,200 km
Turkmenistan
0 km; note - Turkmenistan borders the Caspian Sea
(1,768 km)
Turks and Caicos Islands
389 km
Tuvalu
24 km
Uganda
0 km (landlocked)
Ukraine
2,782 km
United Arab Emirates
1,318 km
United Kingdom
12,429 km
United States
19,924 km
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Baker Island: 4.8 km
Howland Island: 6.4 km
Jarvis Island: 8 km
Johnston Atoll: 34 km
Kingman Reef: 3 km
Midway Islands: 15 km
Palmyra Atoll: 14.5 km
Uruguay
660 km
Uzbekistan
0 km (doubly landlocked); note - Uzbekistan includes the
southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline
Vanuatu
2,528 km
Venezuela
2,800 km
Vietnam
3,444 km (excludes islands)
Virgin Islands
188 km
Wake Island
19.3 km
Wallis and Futuna
129 km
West Bank
0 km (landlocked)
Western Sahara
1,110 km
World
356,000 km
note: 98 nations and other entities are islands that border no other
countries, they include: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and
Barbuda, Aruba, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Baker Island, Barbados, Bassas da India, Bermuda, Bouvet Island,
British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cape Verde,
Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling)
Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Cuba, Cyprus,
Dominica, Europa Island, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe
Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic
Lands, Glorioso Islands, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Heard
Island and McDonald Islands, Howland Island, Iceland, Isle of Man,
Jamaica, Jan Mayen, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll,
Juan de Nova Island, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives,
Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Federated
States of Micronesia, Midway Islands, Montserrat, Nauru, Navassa
Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern
Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Paracel Islands, Philippines,
Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,
Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tromelin Island, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu,
Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna, Taiwan
Yemen
1,906 km
Zambia
0 km (landlocked)
Zimbabwe
0 km (landlocked)
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@2061 Imports - partners (%)
Afghanistan
Pakistan 38.6%, US 9.5%, Germany 5.5%, India 5.2%,
Turkey 4.1%, Turkmenistan 4% (2005)
Albania
Italy 29.3%, Greece 16.4%, Turkey 7.5%, China 6.6%, Germany
5.4%, Russia 4% (2005)
Algeria
France 28.1%, Italy 7.8%, Spain 7.2%, China 6.6%, Germany
6.3%, US 5.5% (2005)
American Samoa
Australia 66%, Samoa 13.8%, NZ 10.8% (2005)
Andorra
Spain 53.2%, France 21.1% (2005)
Angola
South Korea 20.5%, Portugal 13.4%, US 12.5%, South Africa
7.4%, Brazil 7%, France 5.1%, China 5% (2005)
Anguilla
US, Puerto Rico, UK (2004)
Antigua and Barbuda
US 21.1%, China 16.4%, Germany 13.3%, Singapore
12.7%, Spain 6.5% (2005)
Argentina
Brazil 35.9%, US 14.1%, China 7.8%, Germany 4.5% (2005)
Armenia
Russia 13.5%, Belgium 8%, Germany 7.9%, Ukraine 7%,
Turkmenistan 6.3%, US 6.2%, Israel 5.8%, Iran 5%, Romania 4.2% (2005)
Aruba
US 55.9%, Netherlands 12.9%, UK 3.8% (2005)
Australia
US 13.9%, China 13.7%, Japan 11%, Singapore 5.6%, Germany
5.6% (2005)
Austria
Germany 45.9%, Italy 6.6%, Switzerland 4.5% (2005)
Azerbaijan
Russia 17%, UK 9.1%, Singapore 9.1%, Turkey 7.4%, Germany
6.1%, Turkmenistan 5.8%, Ukraine 5.4%, China 4.1% (2005)
Bahamas, The
US 20.1%, South Korea 18%, Brazil 16.9%, Spain 7%,
Italy 5.8%, Germany 4.8% (2005)
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia 36.5%, Japan 6.6%, Germany 6.4%, US 5.4%, UK
5%, UAE 4.1% (2005)
Bangladesh
India 14.1%, China 13.5%, Kuwait 8.5%, Singapore 6.2%,
Japan 4.1%, Hong Kong 4.1% (2005)
Barbados
US 37.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 22.1%, UK 5.5%, Japan 5.2%
(2005)
Belarus
Russia 60.6%, Germany 6.7%, Ukraine 5.4% (2005)
Belgium
Netherlands 17.8%, Germany 17.2%, France 11.4%, UK 6.8%,
Ireland 6.5%, US 5.4% (2005)
Belize
US 31%, Mexico 11.6%, Russia 8.8%, Cuba 6%, Guatemala 5.6%,
China 4.6%, Spain 4.5% (2005)
Benin
France 21.8%, Ghana 7.1%, Cote d'Ivoire 7%, China 6.7%, UK
5.2%, Belgium 4.9%, Togo 4.5%, Thailand 4.2%, Nigeria 4% (2005)
Bermuda
France 38.9%, South Korea 20.9%, US 15.5% (2005)
Bhutan
Hong Kong 66.6%, Mexico 20.2%, France 3.8% (2005)
Bolivia
Brazil 21.9%, Argentina 16.7%, US 13.8%, Chile 6.9%, Peru
6.5%, Japan 6.1%, China 5.8% (2005)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia 24.7%, Germany 13.6%, Slovenia 13%,
Italy 11%, Austria 6.9%, Hungary 5.5% (2005)
Botswana
Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 74%, EFTA 17%,
Zimbabwe 4% (2004)
Brazil
US 17.5%, Argentina 8.5%, Germany 8.4%, China 7.3%, Japan
4.6% (2005)
British Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US (2004)
Brunei
Singapore 32.7%, Malaysia 23.3%, Japan 6.9%, UK 5.3%,
Thailand 4.5%, South Korea 4% (2005)
Bulgaria
Russia 15.6%, Germany 13.6%, Italy 9%, Turkey 6.1%, Greece
5%, France 4.7% (2005)
Burkina Faso
France 23.9%, Cote d'Ivoire 23.3%, Togo 6.7% (2005)
Burma
China 28.8%, Thailand 21.8%, Singapore 18.4%, Malaysia 7.6%
(2005)
Burundi
Kenya 12.9%, Tanzania 10.5%, Belgium 10.4%, Italy 8.1%,
France 5.4%, Uganda 5.3%, China 5%, India 4.1% (2005)
Cambodia
Hong Kong 16.1%, China 13.6%, France 12.1%, Thailand 11.2%,
Taiwan 10.2%, South Korea 7.5%, Vietnam 7.1%, Singapore 4.9%, Japan
4.1% (2005)
Cameroon
France 24%, Nigeria 12%, Belgium 6.3%, China 5.6%, US 5.1%,
Thailand 4.5%, Germany 4.2% (2005)
Canada
US 56.7%, China 7.8%, Mexico 3.8% (2005)
Cape Verde
Portugal 40.9%, Italy 7.8%, Netherlands 7.2%, Spain 5.5%,
Brazil 5.3%, France 4.7%, Belgium 4.6% (2005)
Cayman Islands
US, Netherlands Antilles, Japan (2004)
Central African Republic
France 16.6%, Netherlands 10.3%, Cameroon
9.7%, US 7.3% (2005)
Chad
France 21.2%, Cameroon 15.5%, US 12.1%, Belgium 6.8%, Portugal
4.6%, Saudi Arabia 4.3%, Netherlands 4.1% (2005)
Chile
Argentina 14.8%, US 14.6%, Brazil 11.7%, China 7.8%, South
Korea 4.8%, Yemen 4.4% (2005)
China
Japan 15.2%, South Korea 11.6%, Taiwan 11.2%, US 7.4%, Germany
4.6% (2005)
Christmas Island
principally Australia (2004)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australia (2004)
Colombia
US 28.5%, Mexico 8.3%, China 7.6%, Brazil 6.5%, Venezuela
5.7% (2005)
Comoros
France 19.2%, Kenya 18.2%, UAE 8.5%, South Africa 6.3%,
Pakistan 5.6%, Belgium 4% (2005)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
South Africa 18%, Belgium 15.6%,
France 8.8%, Zambia 6.7%, Kenya 6.2%, Germany 4.5%, US 4.4%, Cote
d'Ivoire 4.2%, Netherlands 4% (2005)
Congo, Republic of the
France 23.2%, China 10.2%, US 7.3%, India
7.2%, Italy 6.7%, Belgium 4.6% (2005)
Cook Islands
New Zealand 61%, Fiji 19%, US 9%, Australia 6%, Japan
2% (2004)
Costa Rica
US 41.3%, Japan 5.6%, Venezuela 4.8%, Mexico 4.8%,
Ireland 4.3%, Brazil 4.2%, China 4.2% (2005)
Cote d'Ivoire
France 27.7%, Nigeria 24.5%, Singapore 6.6% (2005)
Croatia
Italy 15.9%, Germany 14.9%, Russia 9.1%, Slovenia 6.8%,
Austria 5.8%, China 4.7%, France 4.2% (2005)
Cuba
China 14.5%, Spain 13.7%, Canada 8.4%, US 8.3%, Germany 7.2%,
Brazil 5.6%, Italy 5.6%, Mexico 5.1%, Japan 4% (2005)
Cyprus
Greece 17.3%, Italy 10.3%, UK 9%, Germany 8.4%, Israel 7.1%
(2005)
Czech Republic
Germany 30%, Russia 5.7%, Slovakia 5.4%, China 5.1%,
Poland 5%, Italy 4.8%, France 4.5%, Netherlands 4% (2005)
Denmark
Germany 20.5%, Sweden 13.8%, Norway 6.6%, Netherlands 6.5%,
UK 5.9%, China 4.7%, France 4.2%, Italy 4.1% (2005)
Djibouti
Saudi Arabia 21.9%, India 18.7%, China 10.1%, Ethiopia
4.8%, France 4.7%, US 4.3%, Japan 4.2% (2005)
Dominica
US 25.5%, China 20.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 12.4%, South
Korea 7.1%, Japan 4.7%, UK 4.4% (2005)
Dominican Republic
US 50%, Colombia 6.2%, Mexico 5.8% (2005)
Ecuador
US 22.1%, Colombia 14.8%, Venezuela 7.7%, Brazil 7.2%, China
5.2% (2005)
Egypt
US 10.5%, Germany 7%, China 6.4%, France 6.3%, Italy 5.7%,
Saudi Arabia 4.8% (2005)
El Salvador
US 43.4%, Guatemala 8.2%, Mexico 7.8% (2005)
Equatorial Guinea
US 24.5%, Italy 20.5%, France 12.1%, Spain 10.8%,
Cote d'Ivoire 8.6%, UK 6.9% (2005)
Eritrea
Germany 21.3%, Italy 19.5%, France 15.3%, US 12.3%, Ireland
7.9%, Jordan 5.5% (2005)
Estonia
Finland 19.8%, Germany 13.9%, Russia 9.2%, Sweden 8.9%,
Lithuania 6%, Latvia 4.7% (2005)
Ethiopia
Saudi Arabia 14.7%, China 12.6%, US 12.4%, India 6.7%,
Italy 4.6% (2005)
European Union
US 13.8%, China 13.4%, Russia 8.2%, Japan 6.2% (2005)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
UK 72.5%, US 15.1%, Netherlands
8.5% (2005)
Faroe Islands
Denmark 47.4%, Norway 18.7%, Germany 8.4%, Spain 7.8%,
Iceland 4.9% (2005)
Fiji
Singapore 27.5%, Australia 23.7%, NZ 19%, Thailand 4.5% (2005)
Finland
Germany 16.2%, Sweden 14.1%, Russia 13.9%, Netherlands 6.2%,
Denmark 4.6%, UK 4.3%, China 4.2% (2005)
France
Germany 18.9%, Belgium 10.7%, Italy 8.3%, Spain 7%,
Netherlands 6.6%, UK 5.9%, US 5.1% (2005)
French Polynesia
France 52.7%, Singapore 14.9%, NZ 6.8%, US 6.6%
(2005)
Gabon
France 40.5%, US 6.4%, Cameroon 4.2% (2005)
Gambia, The
China 21.5%, Senegal 11.4%, Cote d'Ivoire 8.5%, Brazil
5.6%, US 5.3%, UK 5.2%, Netherlands 4.1% (2005)
Gaza Strip
Israel, Egypt, West Bank (2004)
Georgia
Russia 15.4%, Turkey 11.4%, Azerbaijan 9.4%, Ukraine 8.8%,
Germany 8.3%, US 6% (2005)
Germany
France 8.7%, Netherlands 8.5%, US 6.6%, China 6.4%, UK 6.3%,
Italy 5.7%, Belgium 5%, Austria 4% (2005)
Ghana
Nigeria 15.2%, China 12.5%, US 6.3%, UK 5.2%, South Africa
4.5%, Brazil 4.1%, Netherlands 4% (2005)
Gibraltar
Spain 23.4%, Russia 12.3%, Italy 12%, UK 9%, France 8.9%,
Netherlands 6.8%, US 4.7% (2005)
Greece
Germany 12.7%, Italy 12.4%, Russia 7.8%, France 5.7%,
Netherlands 5.5%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2005)
Greenland
Denmark 67.1%, Sweden 19.2%, Ireland 3.5% (2005)
Grenada
Trinidad and Tobago 27.6%, US 26.8%, UK 5.9% (2005)
Guam
Singapore 50%, South Korea 21.4%, Japan 14%, Hong Kong 4.6%
(2005)
Guatemala
US 38.1%, Mexico 7.6%, El Salvador 4.8%, South Korea 4.8%,
Panama 4.4% (2005)
Guernsey
UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2004)
Guinea
China 8.5%, US 7.3%, France 7.2%, Cote d'Ivoire 5.2%, Italy
4.7%, Belgium 4.1% (2005)
Guinea-Bissau
Italy 24.8%, Senegal 18.2%, Portugal 15.4%, Cote
d'Ivoire 4.2% (2005)
Guyana
US 26.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 23.9%, Cuba 6.6%, UK 5%, China
4.1% (2005)
Haiti
US 48.7%, Netherlands Antilles 11.9%, Brazil 3.3% (2005)
Honduras
US 52.6%, Guatemala 6.4%, El Salvador 4.1% (2005)
Hong Kong
China 45%, Japan 11%, Taiwan 7.2%, Singapore 5.8%, US
5.1%, South Korea 4.4% (2005)
Hungary
Germany 27.5%, Russia 7.4%, China 7.1%, Austria 6.6%, France
4.9%, Italy 4.9%, Netherlands 4.3% (2005)
Iceland
Germany 13.4%, US 9.1%, Sweden 8.6%, Denmark 7.3%, Norway
7.2%, UK 5.9%, China 5.3%, Netherlands 5%, Japan 4.7% (2005)
India
China 7.3%, US 5.6%, Switzerland 4.7% (2005)
Indonesia
Singapore 16.4%, Japan 12%, China 10.1%, US 6.7%, Thailand
6%, South Korea 5%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%, Australia 4.4% (2005)
Iran
Germany 13.9%, UAE 8.4%, China 8.3%, Italy 7.1%, France 6.3%,
South Korea 5.4%, Russia 4.9% (2005)
Iraq
Turkey 23.3%, Syria 23%, US 11.6%, Jordan 6.2% (2005)
Ireland
UK 37.1%, US 13.8%, Germany 9.2%, Netherlands 4.5% (2005)
Isle of Man
UK (2004)
Israel
US 13.4%, Belgium 10.1%, Germany 6.4%, UK 5.7%, Switzerland
5.5%, China 4.2% (2005)
Italy
Germany 17.2%, France 9.9%, Netherlands 5.7%, China 4.6%,
Belgium 4.5%, Spain 4.2% (2005)
Jamaica
US 41.4%, Trinidad and Tobago 14%, Venezuela 5.5%, Japan
4.6% (2005)
Japan
China 21%, US 12.7%, Saudi Arabia 5.5%, UAE 4.9%, Australia
4.7%, South Korea 4.7%, Indonesia 4% (2005)
Jersey
UK (2004)
Jordan
Saudi Arabia 23.6%, China 9.2%, Germany 8%, US 5.6% (2005)
Kazakhstan
Russia 35.7%, China 21.3%, Germany 7.1% (2005)
Kenya
UAE 20.9%, US 9.2%, India 7.7%, South Africa 6.7%, China 6.6%,
Saudi Arabia 6.5%, UK 5.1% (2005)
Kiribati
Australia 33%, Fiji 27.1%, Japan 18.1%, NZ 6.9% (2005)
Korea, North
China 42%, South Korea 28%, Russia 9%, Thailand 8%
(2005)
Korea, South
Japan 18.5%, China 14.8%, US 11.8%, Saudi Arabia 6.2%
(2005)
Kuwait
US 14.1%, Germany 10.8%, Japan 8.4%, Saudi Arabia 6.2%, UK
5.7%, France 4.8%, China 4.5% (2005)
Kyrgyzstan
China 43%, Russia 19.7%, Kazakhstan 12.1%, Turkey 4.4%
(2005)
Laos
Thailand 66.8%, China 9.1%, Vietnam 5.8% (2005)
Latvia
Germany 13.9%, Lithuania 13.6%, Russia 8.6%, Estonia 7.9%,
Poland 6.4%, Finland 5.9%, Belarus 5.8%, Sweden 5.1% (2005)
Lebanon
Italy 11.1%, Syria 10.7%, France 9.2%, Germany 6.4%, China
5.4%, US 5.3%, UK 4.4%, Saudi Arabia 4.3% (2005)
Lesotho
US 83.9%, Belgium 12.7%, Canada 2.4% (2005)
Liberia
South Korea 38.1%, Japan 21.2%, Singapore 14.2%, Croatia
4.7% (2005)
Libya
Italy 21.2%, Germany 10.3%, Tunisia 5.6%, Turkey 4.8%, UK
4.8%, France 4.7%, South Korea 4.6%, China 4.5% (2005)
Liechtenstein
EU, Switzerland (2004)
Lithuania
Russia 27.9%, Germany 15.1%, Poland 8.3% (2005)
Luxembourg
Belgium 28.2%, Germany 21.8%, China 12.8%, France 9.6%,
Netherlands 5.1% (2005)
Macau
China 43.1%, Japan 10.9%, Hong Kong 10%, Singapore 5.2%, US
4.1%, Taiwan 4% (2005)
Macedonia
Russia 13.2%, Germany 10.4%, Greece 9.2%, Serbia and
Montenegro 8.2%, Bulgaria 7.3%, Italy 6% (2005)
Madagascar
France 16.7%, China 10.6%, Iran 8%, Mauritius 6.6%, Hong
Kong 5%, South Africa 4.9% (2005)
Malawi
South Africa 36.9%, Zambia 9.2%, Zimbabwe 7.7%, Mozambique
7.1%, India 6.8%, Tanzania 4.9%, US 4% (2005)
Malaysia
Japan 14.6%, US 13%, Singapore 11.8%, China 11.6%, Taiwan
5.6%, Thailand 5.3%, South Korea 5%, Germany 4.5% (2005)
Maldives
Singapore 24.1%, UAE 15.7%, India 11.3%, Malaysia 7.2%, Sri
Lanka 5.7%, UK 4.5% (2005)
Mali
France 13%, Senegal 13%, Cote d'Ivoire 8.5% (2005)
Malta
Italy 32.3%, UK 11.5%, France 9.6%, Germany 8%, US 5.5%,
Singapore 4.1% (2005)
Marshall Islands
US, Japan, Australia, NZ, Singapore, Fiji, China,
Philippines (2004)
Mauritania
France 18.2%, UK 7.1%, US 6.9%, China 6%, Spain 5%,
Belgium 4.3% (2005)
Mauritius
China 9.8%, South Africa 8.6%, France 7.6%, India 6.9%,
Bahrain 5.2%, Finland 4.8%, Germany 4.1% (2005)
Mayotte
France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2004)
Mexico
US 53.4%, China 8%, Japan 5.9% (2005)
Micronesia, Federated States of
US, Japan, Hong Kong (2004)
Moldova
Ukraine 20.9%, Russia 11.7%, Romania 11.2%, Germany 8.3%,
Italy 6.6%, Turkey 4.1% (2005)
Mongolia
Russia 34.5%, China 27.4%, Japan 7.1%, South Korea 5.3%
(2005)
Montenegro
Greece 10.2%, Italy 10.2%, Germany 9.6%, Bosnia and
Herzegovina 9.2% (2003)
Montserrat
US, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada (2004)
Morocco
France 18.2%, Spain 11%, Saudi Arabia 6.8%, Russia 6.8%,
Italy 6.1%, China 5.2%, Germany 4.7% (2005)
Mozambique
South Africa 42.9%, Netherlands 11.5%, Portugal 3.6%
(2005)
Namibia
South Africa 85.2%, US (2004)
Nauru
South Korea 43.8%, Australia 36.2%, US 5.9%, Germany 4.3%
(2005)
Nepal
India 47.7%, UAE 11.2%, China 10.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.9%, Kuwait
4.2% (2005)
Netherlands
Germany 16.6%, Belgium 9.3%, China 8.8%, US 7.6%, UK
5.8%, France 4.7%, Russia 4.4% (2005)
Netherlands Antilles
Venezuela 50.7%, US 20.8%, Italy 4.8%,
Netherlands 4.5% (2005)
New Caledonia
France 39.3%, Singapore 17.5%, Australia 13.1%, NZ
5.3% (2005)
New Zealand
Australia 20.9%, US 11%, Japan 11%, China 10.9%, Germany
4.9% (2005)
Nicaragua
US 20.1%, Venezuela 11.9%, Costa Rica 8.9%, Mexico 8.3%,
Guatemala 7%, El Salvador 5.1%, Japan 4.5%, Ecuador 4.2% (2005)
Niger
France 14.5%, US 10.7%, French Polynesia 7.6%, Nigeria 7.5%,
Italy 6.8%, Cote d'Ivoire 5.1%, Belgium 4.6%, Germany 4.5%, China
4.5% (2005)
Nigeria
China 10.4%, US 7.3%, UK 6.7%, Netherlands 6%, France 5.9%,
Brazil 4.3%, Germany 4.2% (2005)
Niue
New Zealand mainly, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Australia, US (2004)
Norfolk Island
Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia,
Europe (2004)
Northern Mariana Islands
US, Japan (2004)
Norway
Sweden 14.6%, Germany 13.6%, Denmark 7.3%, UK 6.8%, China
5.5%, US 5%, France 4% (2005)
Oman
UAE 22.4%, Japan 15.7%, UK 7.7%, US 6.7%, Germany 5.8%, India
4.2% (2005)
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia 11.1%, UAE 10.3%, China 9.2%, Japan 6.4%, US
6%, Kuwait 5%, Germany 4.5% (2005)
Palau
US, Singapore, Japan, South Korea (2004)
Panama
US 27.5%, Netherlands Antilles 11.4%, Costa Rica 4.7%, Japan
4.5% (2005)
Papua New Guinea
Australia 54.7%, Singapore 13.4%, Japan 4.3%,
Malaysia 4.2% (2005)
Paraguay
Brazil 27.2%, China 20.5%, Argentina 19.7%, US 5.3%,
Switzerland 4.2% (2005)
Peru
US 18.2%, China 8.5%, Brazil 8%, Ecuador 7.4%, Colombia 6.1%,
Argentina 5.1%, Chile 5.1%, Venezuela 4.1% (2005)
Philippines
US 19.2%, Japan 17%, Singapore 7.9%, Taiwan 7.5%, China
6.3%, South Korea 4.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, Hong Kong 4.1% (2005)
Poland
Germany 29.6%, Russia 8.7%, Italy 6.6%, Netherlands 5.9%,
France 5.7% (2005)
Portugal
Spain 29%, Germany 13.4%, France 8.5%, Italy 5.2%,
Netherlands 4.3%, UK 4.2% (2005)
Puerto Rico
US 55.0%, Ireland 23.7%, Japan 5.4% (2004)
Qatar
France 11.4%, Japan 10.4%, US 10.3%, Germany 8.3%, Saudi
Arabia 7.2%, UK 6.9%, Italy 6.4%, South Korea 5.5%, UAE 4.8% (2005)
Romania
Italy 15.5%, Germany 14%, Russia 8.3%, France 6.8%, Turkey
4.9%, China 4.1% (2005)
Russia
Germany 13.6%, Ukraine 8%, China 7.4%, Japan 6%, Belarus
4.7%, US 4.7%, Italy 4.6%, South Korea 4.1% (2005)
Rwanda
Kenya 21.5%, Uganda 6.4%, Belgium 5.7%, Germany 5.5%, Israel
4.1% (2005)
Saint Helena
UK 53.5%, South Africa 14.3%, Spain 10.3%, Tanzania
8.5%, US 4.6% (2005)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
US 46.9%, Trinidad and Tobago 13.7%, UK 5.4%,
France 4.5%, Japan 4.2% (2005)
Saint Lucia
US 22.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.5%, Netherlands 13.6%,
Argentina 6.6%, Venezuela 5.2%, UK 5.2%, France 4.5% (2005)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
France 51.3%, Canada 31.8%, Belgium 4.1%
(2005)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
US 33.3%, Trinidad and Tobago
23.6%, UK 9.4%, Japan 4.2% (2005)
Samoa
NZ 31%, Australia 22.6%, US 13.5%, Japan 7.5%, Fiji 6%, China
4.6% (2005)
Sao Tome and Principe
Portugal 47.5%, US 17.3%, Malaysia 6.2%,
Belgium 5.3% (2005)
Saudi Arabia
US 14.8%, Japan 9%, Germany 8.2%, China 7.4%, UK 4.7%
(2005)
Senegal
France 22.8%, Nigeria 11.4%, Brazil 4.5%, Thailand 4.3%, US
4.2%, UK 4% (2005)
Seychelles
Saudi Arabia 15.2%, South Africa 13.9%, Spain 13.6%,
France 7.2%, Singapore 6.9%, Italy 5.7% (2005)
Sierra Leone
Germany 18.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 11.1%, UK 8.4%, US 6.8%,
China 5.5%, Netherlands 5.3% (2005)
Singapore
Malaysia 14.4%, US 12.4%, China 10.8%, Japan 10.1%,
Indonesia 5.5%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%, South Korea 4.5% (2005)
Slovakia
Germany 25.1%, Czech Republic 19.3%, Russia 10.5%, Austria
6.1%, Poland 4.7%, Hungary 4.6%, Italy 4.5% (2005)
Slovenia
Germany 19.5%, Italy 18.6%, Austria 12%, France 7.1%,
Croatia 4.2% (2005)
Solomon Islands
Australia 26.2%, Singapore 25.7%, NZ 4.7%, Fiji
4.2%, Papua New Guinea 4.1% (2005)
Somalia
Djibouti 29.7%, Kenya 14.4%, India 7.9%, Brazil 7.4%, Oman
5.2%, UAE 4.9%, Yemen 4.8% (2005)
South Africa
Germany 14.2%, China 9.1%, US 7.9%, Japan 6.8%, Canada
6.3%, UK 5.6%, France 4.5%, Iran 4.2% (2005)
Spain
Germany 15.3%, France 14.7%, Italy 8.6%, UK 5.8%, Netherlands
5%, China 4.2% (2005)
Sri Lanka
India 20.7%, Singapore 8.3%, Hong Kong 7.3%, China 7.1%,
Iran 5.9%, Malaysia 4.4%, Japan 4.3% (2005)
Sudan
China 20.7%, Saudi Arabia 9.4%, UAE 5.9%, Egypt 5.5%, Japan
5.1%, India 4.8% (2005)
Suriname
US 29.3%, Netherlands 17.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 12.7%,
China 6.5%, Japan 5.2%, Brazil 4.3% (2005)
Swaziland
South Africa 95.6%, EU 0.9%, Japan 0.9%, Singapore 0.3%
(2004)
Sweden
Germany 17.6%, Denmark 8.9%, Norway 7.8%, UK 6.6%,
Netherlands 6.2%, Finland 5.8%, France 5% (2005)
Switzerland
Germany 31.6%, Italy 10.5%, France 10%, US 5.6%,
Netherlands 4.8%, Austria 4.6%, UK 4.4% (2005)
Syria
Saudi Arabia 11.6%, China 6.1%, Egypt 5.9%, Italy 5.8%, UAE
5.7%, Ukraine 4.6%, Germany 4.5%, Iran 4.2% (2005)
Taiwan
Japan 23%, China 11.9%, US 10.9%, South Korea 7.2%, Saudi
Arabia 4.9% (2006 est.)
Tajikistan
Russia 19.3%, Kazakhstan 12.7%, Uzbekistan 11.5%,
Azerbaijan 8.6%, China 7%, Ukraine 6.2%, Romania 4.6%, Turkmenistan
4% (2005)
Tanzania
South Africa 13.1%, China 9.5%, India 7%, UAE 6%, Kenya
5.1%, UK 4.1% (2005)
Thailand
Japan 22%, China 9.4%, US 7.4%, Malaysia 6.8%, UAE 4.8%,
Singapore 4.6% (2005)
Togo
France 17.8%, China 13.3%, Cote d'Ivoire 6.5%, Italy 4.5%,
Spain 4.3% (2005)
Tokelau
New Zealand (2004)
Tonga
NZ 33.4%, Fiji 26.6%, Australia 10.5%, US 8.4% (2005)
Trinidad and Tobago
US 27.2%, Venezuela 13.1%, Brazil 13.1%, Japan
5.4%, Canada 4.1% (2005)
Tunisia
France 25.8%, Italy 23.1%, Germany 9.6%, Spain 5.6% (2005)
Turkey
Germany 11.7%, Russia 11%, Italy 6.5%, China 5.9%, France 5%,
US 4.6%, UK 4% (2005)
Turkmenistan
UAE 12.7%, Azerbaijan 11.1%, US 9.6%, Russia 9.1%,
Ukraine 7.6%, Turkey 7.3%, Iran 6.2%, Germany 5.4% (2005)
Turks and Caicos Islands
US, UK (2004)
Tuvalu
Fiji 46.1%, Japan 18.9%, China 18.2%, Australia 7.7%, NZ 4.1%
(2005)
Uganda
Kenya 32.6%, UAE 8.8%, South Africa 5.8%, India 5.8%, China
5.3%, UK 4.5%, US 4.2%, Japan 4.1% (2005)
Ukraine
Russia 35.5%, Germany 9.4%, Turkmenistan 7.4%, China 5%
(2005)
United Arab Emirates
UK 10%, China 9.7%, US 9.4%, India 9.2%,
Germany 5.9%, Japan 5.4%, France 4.7%, Singapore 4.1% (2005)
United Kingdom
Germany 12.8%, US 8.7%, France 7.1%, Netherlands
6.6%, China 5%, Norway 4.7%, Belgium 4.6%, Italy 4% (2005)
United States
Canada 16.9%, China 15%, Mexico 10%, Japan 8.2%,
Germany 5% (2005)
Uruguay
Brazil 21.3%, Argentina 20.3%, Russia 8%, US 6.7%, Venezuela
6.3%, China 6.2%, Nigeria 5.9% (2005)
Uzbekistan
Russia 26.6%, South Korea 15.3%, Germany 8.8%, Kazakhstan
7.1%, China 7.1%, Turkey 4.7%, Ukraine 4.7% (2005)
Vanuatu
Australia 18.4%, Japan 16.7%, Singapore 14.7%, Poland 8.5%,
NZ 7.2%, Fiji 6.3% (2005)
Venezuela
US 31.6%, Colombia 11%, Brazil 9.1%, Mexico 6.9% (2005)
Vietnam
China 15.6%, Singapore 12.4%, Taiwan 11.7%, Japan 11.1%,
South Korea 9.7%, Thailand 6.5% (2005)
Virgin Islands
US, Puerto Rico (2004)
Wallis and Futuna
France 97%, Australia 2%, NZ 1% (2004)
West Bank
Israel, Jordan, Gaza Strip (2004)
Western Sahara
Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so
trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2006)
World
China 9.3%, Germany 9%, US 9%, Japan 6.1%, France 4.2% (2005)
Yemen
UAE 18.9%, Saudi Arabia 8.9%, Switzerland 8.6%, Kuwait 6.7%,
China 6.1%, US 4.5% (2005)
Zambia
South Africa 47.6%, UK 12.6%, Zimbabwe 4.3% (2005)
Zimbabwe
South Africa 52.5%, China 5.7%, Botswana 4.1% (2005)
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@2062 Economic aid - donor
Australia
ODA, $894 million (FY99/00)
Austria
ODA, $681 million (2004)
Belgium
ODA, $1.072 billion (2002)
Canada
ODA, $2.6 billion (2004)
Denmark
ODA, $2 billion (2004)
Finland
ODA, $850,536,746.4905 (2005)
France
ODA, $5.4 billion (2002)
Germany
ODA, $5.6 billion (1998)
Iceland
$6.7 million (2004)
Ireland
ODA, $607 million (2004)
Italy
ODA, $1 billion (2002 est.)
Japan
ODA, $8.9 billion (2004)
Korea, South
ODA, $423.3 million (2004)
Lesotho
ODA, $4.4 million
Luxembourg
ODA, $235.59 million (2004)
Netherlands
ODA, $4 billion (2003 est.)
New Zealand
ODA, $276 million
Norway
ODA, $1.4 billion (1998)
Portugal
ODA, $271 million (1995)
Saudi Arabia
pledged $100 million in 1993 to fund reconstruction of
Lebanon; since 2000, Saudi Arabia has committed $307 million for
assistance to the Palestinians; pledged $230 million to development
in Afghanistan; pledged $1 billion in export guarantees and soft
loans to Iraq; pledged $133 million in direct grant aid, $187
million in concessional loans, and $153 million in export credits
for Pakistan earthquake relief
Spain
ODA, $1.33 billion (1999)
Sweden
ODA, $1.7 billion (1997)
Switzerland
ODA, $1.1 billion (1995)
United Arab Emirates
since its founding in 1971, the Abu Dhabi Fund
for Development has given about $5.2 billion in aid to 56 countries
(2004)
United Kingdom
ODA, $7.9 billion (2004)
United States
ODA, $6.9 billion (1997)
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@2063 Constitution
Afghanistan
new constitution drafted 14 December 2003-4 January
2004; signed 16 January 2004
Akrotiri
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in
Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960
Albania
adopted by popular referendum on 28 November 1998
Algeria
8 September 1963; revised 19 November 1976, effective 22
November 1976; revised 3 November 1988, 23 February 1989, and 28
November 1996
American Samoa
ratified 2 June 1966, effective 1 July 1967
Andorra
Andorra's first written constitution was drafted in 1991,
approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 4 May 1993
Angola
adopted by People's Assembly 25 August 1992
Anguilla
Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Antigua and Barbuda
1 November 1981
Argentina
1 May 1853; revised August 1994
Armenia
adopted by nationwide referendum 5 July 1995; amendments
adopted through a nationwide referendum 27 November 2005
Aruba
1 January 1986
Australia
9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901
Austria
1920; revised 1929 (reinstated 1 May 1945)
Azerbaijan
adopted 12 November 1995
Bahamas, The
10 July 1973
Bahrain
new constitution 14 February 2002
Bangladesh
4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972; suspended
following coup of 24 March 1982, restored 10 November 1986; amended
many times
Barbados
30 November 1966
Belarus
15 March 1994; revised by national referendum of 24 November
1996 giving the presidency greatly expanded powers and became
effective 27 November 1996; revised again 17 October 2004 removing
presidential term limits
Belgium
7 February 1831; amended many times; revised 14 July 1993 to
create a federal state
Belize
21 September 1981
Benin
adopted by referendum 2 December 1990
Bermuda
8 June 1968; amended 1989 and 2003
Bhutan
no written constitution or bill of rights; note - in 2001,
the king commissioned the drafting of a constitution, and in March
2005 publicly unveiled it; is awaiting national referendum
Bolivia
2 February 1967; revised in August 1994
Bosnia and Herzegovina
the Dayton Agreement, signed 14 December
1995, included a new constitution now in force; note - each of the
entities also has its own constitution
Botswana
March 1965, effective 30 September 1966
Brazil
5 October 1988
British Virgin Islands
1 June 1977, amended in 2000
Brunei
29 September 1959 (some provisions suspended under a State of
Emergency since December 1962, others since independence on 1
January 1984)
Bulgaria
adopted 12 July 1991
Burkina Faso
2 June 1991 approved by referendum, 11 June 1991
formally adopted; amended April 2000 and January 2002
Burma
3 January 1974; suspended since 18 September 1988; national
convention convened in 1993 to draft a new constitution but
collapsed in 1996; reconvened in 2004 but does not include
participation of democratic opposition
Burundi
28 February 2005; ratified by popular referendum
Cambodia
promulgated 21 September 1993
Cameroon
20 May 1972 approved by referendum, 2 June 1972 formally
adopted; revised January 1996
Canada
made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial
decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution
consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a
federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April
1982, which transferred formal control over the constitution from
Britain to Canada, and added a Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms as well as procedures for constitutional amendments
Cape Verde
new constitution came into force 25 September 1992;
underwent a major revision on 23 November 1995, substantially
increasing the powers of the president; a 1999 revision created the
position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica)
Cayman Islands
1959; revised 1962, 1972, and 1994
Central African Republic
ratified by popular referendum 5 December
2004; effective 27 December 2004
Chad
passed by referendum 31 March 1996; a June 2005 referendum
removed constitutional term limits
Chile
11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 1989,
1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005
China
most recent promulgation 4 December 1982
Christmas Island
Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 October 1958) as
amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23
November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
Colombia
5 July 1991
Comoros
23 December 2001
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
18 February 2006
Congo, Republic of the
approved by referendum 20 January 2002
Cook Islands
4 August 1965
Costa Rica
7 November 1949
Cote d'Ivoire
approved by referendum 23 July 2000
Croatia
adopted on 22 December 1990; revised 2000, 2001
Cuba
24 February 1976; amended July 1992 and June 2002
Cyprus
16 August 1960; from December 1963, the Turkish Cypriots no
longer participated in the government; negotiations to create the
basis for a new or revised constitution to govern the island and for
better relations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been held
intermittently since the mid-1960s; in 1975, following the 1974
Turkish intervention, Turkish Cypriots created their own
constitution and governing bodies within the "Turkish Federated
State of Cyprus," which became the "Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus" when the Turkish Cypriots declared their independence in
1983; a new constitution for the "TRNC" passed by referendum on 5
May 1985, although the "TRNC" remains unrecognized by any country
other than Turkey
Czech Republic
ratified 16 December 1992, effective 1 January 1993
Denmark
5 June 1849 adoption of original constitution; a major
overhaul of 5 June 1953 allowed for a unicameral legislature and a
female chief of state
Dhekelia
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in
Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960
Djibouti
multiparty constitution approved by referendum 4 September
1992
Dominica
3 November 1978
Dominican Republic
28 November 1966; amended 25 July 2002
East Timor
22 March 2002 (based on the Portuguese model)
Ecuador
10 August 1998
Egypt
11 September 1971; amended 22 May 1980 and 25 May 2005
El Salvador
23 December 1983
Equatorial Guinea
approved by national referendum 17 November 1991;
amended January 1995
Eritrea
a transitional constitution, decreed on 19 May 1993, was
replaced by a new constitution adopted on 23 May 1997, but not yet
implemented
Estonia
adopted 28 June 1992
Ethiopia
ratified December 1994, effective 22 August 1995
European Union
based on a series of treaties: the Treaty of Paris,
which set up the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951;
the Treaties of Rome, which set up the European Economic Community
(EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) in 1957;
the Single European Act in 1986; the Treaty on European Union
(Maastricht) in 1992; the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997; and the
Treaty of Nice in 2003; note - a new draft Constitutional Treaty,
signed on 29 October 2004 in Rome, gave member states two years for
ratification either by parliamentary vote or national referendum
before it was scheduled to take effect on 1 November 2006; defeat in
French and Dutch referenda in May-June 2005 dealt a severe setback
to the ratification process, though it has continued more slowly
with Finland ratifying in December 2006; as of January 2007, 18
countries have ratified the Constitutional Treaty; Germany has made
revival of the EU Constitution a goal of its EU Presidency in 2007
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3 October 1985; amended 1997 and
1998
Faroe Islands
5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
Fiji
enacted on 25 July 1997 to encourage multiculturalism and make
multiparty government mandatory; effective 28 July 1998
Finland
1 March 2000
France
adopted by referendum 28 September 1958, effective 4 October
1958; amended concerning election of president in 1962; amended to
comply with provisions of 1992 EC Maastricht Treaty, 1996 Amsterdam
Treaty, 2000 Treaty of Nice; amended to tighten immigration laws in
1993; amended in 2000 to change the seven-year presidential term to
a five-year term; amended in 2005 to make the EU constitutional
treaty compatible with the Constitution of France and to ensure that
the decision to ratify EU accession treaties would be made by
referendum
French Polynesia
4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Gabon
adopted 14 March 1991
Gambia, The
24 April 1970; suspended July 1994; rewritten and
approved by national referendum 8 August 1996; reestablished January
1997
Georgia
adopted 24 August 1995
Germany
23 May 1949, known as Basic Law; became constitution of the
united Germany 3 October 1990
Ghana
approved 28 April 1992
Gibraltar
30 May 1969
Greece
11 June 1975; amended March 1986 and April 2001
Greenland
5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
Grenada
19 December 1973
Guam
Organic Act of Guam, 1 August 1950
Guatemala
31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; note - suspended
25 May 1993 by former President Jorge SERRANO; reinstated 5 June
1993 following ouster of president; amended November 1993
Guernsey
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Guinea
23 December 1990 (Loi Fundamentale)
Guinea-Bissau
16 May 1984; amended 4 May 1991, 4 December 1991, 26
February 1993, 9 June 1993, NA 1996
Guyana
6 October 1980
Haiti
approved March 1987; suspended June 1988 with most articles
reinstated March 1989; constitutional government ousted in a
military coup in September 1991, although in October 1991, military
government claimed to be observing the constitution; returned to
constitutional rule in October 1994; constitution, while technically
in force between 2004-2006, was not enforced; returned to
constitutional rule in May 2006
Holy See (Vatican City)
new Fundamental Law promulgated by Pope JOHN
PAUL II on 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (replaces
the first Fundamental Law of 1929)
Honduras
11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended 1995
Hong Kong
Basic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's National
People's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution"
Hungary
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949; revised 19 April
1972; 18 October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for individuals
and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister and
also established the principle of parliamentary oversight; 1997
amendment streamlined the judicial system
Iceland
16 June 1944, effective 17 June 1944; amended many times
India
26 January 1950; amended many times
Indonesia
August 1945; abrogated by Federal Constitution of 1949 and
Provisional Constitution of 1950, restored 5 July 1959; series of
amemdments concluded in 2002
Iran
2-3 December 1979; revised 1989 to expand powers of the
presidency and eliminate the prime ministership
Iraq
ratified on 15 October 2005 (subject to review by the
Constitutional Review Committee and a possible public referendum in
2007)
Ireland
adopted 1 July 1937 by plebiscite; effective 29 December 1937
Isle of Man
unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of
1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution
Israel
no formal constitution; some of the functions of a
constitution are filled by the Declaration of Establishment (1948),
the Basic Laws of the parliament (Knesset), and the Israeli
citizenship law
Italy
passed 11 December 1947, effective 1 January 1948; amended
many times
Jamaica
6 August 1962
Japan
3 May 1947
Jersey
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Jordan
1 January 1952; amended 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1973,
1974, 1976, 1984
Kazakhstan
first post-independence constitution adopted 28 January
1993; new constitution adopted by national referendum 30 August 1995
Kenya
12 December 1963; amended as a republic 1964; reissued with
amendments 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2001; note - a
new draft constitution was defeated by popular referendum in 2005
Kiribati
12 July 1979
Korea, North
adopted 1948; completely revised 27 December 1972,
revised again in April 1992, and September 1998
Korea, South
29 October 1987
Kuwait
approved and promulgated 11 November 1962
Kyrgyzstan
adopted 5 May 1993; note - amendment proposed by
President Askar AKAYEV and passed in a national referendum on 2
February 2003 significantly expanded the powers of the president at
the expense of the legislature; during large-scale demonstrations in
November 2006, President BAKIYEV and the opposition negotiated a new
constitution granting greater powers to the parliament and the
government
Laos
promulgated 14 August 1991
Latvia
15 February 1922; restored to force by the Constitutional Law
of the Republic of Latvia adopted by the Supreme Council on 21
August 1991; multiple amendments since
Lebanon
23 May 1926; amended a number of times, most recently
Charter of Lebanese National Reconciliation (Ta'if Accord) of
October 1989
Lesotho
2 April 1993
Liberia
6 January 1986
Libya
none; note - following the September 1969 military overthrow
of the Libyan government, the Revolutionary Command Council replaced
the existing constitution with the Constitutional Proclamation in
December 1969; in March 1977, Libya adopted the Declaration of the
Establishment of the People's Authority
Liechtenstein
5 October 1921
Lithuania
adopted 25 October 1992
Luxembourg
17 October 1868; occasional revisions
Macau
Basic Law, approved in March 1993 by China's National People's
Congress, is Macau's "mini-constitution"
Macedonia
adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991;
amended November 2001 by a series of new constitutional amendments
strengthening minority rights and in 2005 with amendments related to
the judiciary
Madagascar
19 August 1992 by national referendum
Malawi
18 May 1994
Malaysia
31 August 1957; amended 16 September 1963
Maldives
adopted 1 January 1998
Mali
adopted 12 January 1992
Malta
1964 constitution; amended many times
Marshall Islands
1 May 1979
Mauritania
12 July 1991
Mauritius
12 March 1968; amended 12 March 1992
Mayotte
4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Mexico
5 February 1917
Micronesia, Federated States of
10 May 1979
Moldova
new constitution adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August
1994; replaced old Soviet constitution of 1979
Monaco
17 December 1962
Mongolia
12 February 1992
Montenegro
12 October 1992 (was approved by the Assembly); note -
Montenegro is currently writing a new constitution set to be
presented to Parliament in spring 2007
Montserrat
effective 19 December 1989
Morocco
10 March 1972; revised 4 September 1992, amended (to create
bicameral legislature) September 1996
Mozambique
30 November 1990
Namibia
ratified 9 February 1990, effective 12 March 1990
Nauru
29 January 1968; amended 17 May 1968 (Constitution Day)
Nepal
9 November 1990; the government began working on an interim
constitution in May 2006
Netherlands
adopted 1815; amended many times, most recently in 2002
Netherlands Antilles
29 December 1954, Statute of the Realm of the
Netherlands, as amended
New Caledonia
4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
New Zealand
consists of a series of legal documents, including
certain acts of the UK and New Zealand Parliaments, as well as The
Constitution Act 1986, which is the principal formal charter;
adopted 1 January 1987, effective 1 January 1987
Nicaragua
9 January 1987; reforms in 1995 and 2000
Niger
new constitution adopted 18 July 1999
Nigeria
new constitution adopted May 1999
Niue
19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act)
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island Act of 1979, as amended in 2005
Northern Mariana Islands
Constitution of the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands effective 1 January 1978; Covenant
Agreement fully effective 4 November 1986
Norway
17 May 1814; amended many times
Oman
none; note - on 6 November 1996, Sultan QABOOS issued a royal
decree promulgating a basic law considered by the government to be a
constitution which, among other things, clarifies the royal
succession, provides for a prime minister, bars ministers from
holding interests in companies doing business with the government,
establishes a bicameral legislature, and guarantees basic civil
liberties for Omani citizens
Pakistan
12 April 1973; suspended 5 July 1977, restored with
amendments 30 December 1985; suspended 15 October 1999, restored in
stages in 2002; amended 31 December 2003
Palau
1 January 1981
Panama
11 October 1972; major reforms adopted 1978, 1983, 1994, and
2004
Papua New Guinea
16 September 1975
Paraguay
promulgated 20 June 1992
Peru
31 December 1993
Philippines
2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987
Pitcairn Islands
30 November 1838; reformed 1904 with additional
reforms in 1940; further refined by the Local Government Ordinance
of 1964
Poland
adopted by the National Assembly 2 April 1997, passed by
national referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997
Portugal
25 April 1976; revised many times
Puerto Rico
ratified 3 March 1952, approved by US Congress 3 July
1952, effective 25 July 1952
Qatar
ratified by public referendum on 29 April 2003, endorsed by
the amir on 8 June 2004, effective on 9 June 2005
Romania
8 December 1991; revision effective 29 October 2003
Russia
adopted 12 December 1993
Rwanda
new constitution adopted 4 June 2003
Saint Helena
1 January 1989
Saint Kitts and Nevis
19 September 1983
Saint Lucia
22 February 1979
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
27 October 1979
Samoa
1 January 1962
San Marino
8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the
functions of a constitution
Sao Tome and Principe
approved March 1990, effective 10 September
1990
Saudi Arabia
governed according to Shari'a law; the Basic Law that
articulates the government's rights and responsibilities was
introduced in 1993
Senegal
new constitution adopted 7 January 2001
Serbia
10 November 2006
Seychelles
18 June 1993
Sierra Leone
1 October 1991; subsequently amended several times
Singapore
3 June 1959; amended 1965 (based on preindependence State
of Singapore Constitution)
Slovakia
ratified 1 September 1992, effective 1 January 1993;
changed in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president;
amended February 2001 to allow Slovakia to apply for NATO and EU
membership
Slovenia
adopted 23 December 1991
Solomon Islands
7 July 1978
Somalia
25 August 1979, presidential approval 23 September 1979
note: the formation of transitional governing institutions, known as
the Transitional Federal Government, is currently ongoing
South Africa
10 December 1996; this new constitution was certified
by the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996, was signed by then
President MANDELA on 10 December 1996, and entered into effect on 3
February 1997; it is being implemented in phases
Spain
6 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978
Sri Lanka
adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978
Sudan
12 April 1973; suspended following coup of 6 April 1985;
interim constitution of 10 October 1985 suspended following coup of
30 June 1989; new constitution implemented on 30 June 1998 partially
suspended 12 December 1999 by President BASHIR; under the CPA,
Interim National Constitution ratified 5 July 2005; Constitution of
Southern Sudan signed December 2005
Suriname
ratified 30 September 1987
Swaziland
the first constitution was signed into law in July 2005
and is scheduled to be implemented in January 2006
Sweden
1 January 1975
Switzerland
revision of Constitution of 1874 approved by the Federal
Parliament 18 December 1998, adopted by referendum 18 April 1999,
officially entered into force 1 January 2000
Syria
13 March 1973
Taiwan
25 December 1947; amended in 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000,
2005
note: constitution adopted on 25 December 1946; went into effect on
25 December 1947
Tajikistan
6 November 1994
Tanzania
25 April 1977; major revisions October 1984
Thailand
constitution signed by King PHUMIPHON on 11 October 1997;
abrogated on 19 September 2006 after coup; interim constitution
promulgated on 1 October 2006; coup leaders have promised new
constitution by mid 2007
Togo
multiparty draft constitution approved by High Council of the
Republic 1 July 1992, adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992
Tokelau
administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended
in 1970
Tonga
4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
Trinidad and Tobago
1 August 1976
Tunisia
1 June 1959; amended 1988, 2002
Turkey
7 November 1982
Turkmenistan
adopted 18 May 1992
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order
2006 (effective 9 August 2006)
Tuvalu
1 October 1978
Uganda
8 October 1995; in 2005 the constitution was amended removing
presidential term limits and legalizing a multiparty political system
Ukraine
adopted 28 June 1996
United Arab Emirates
2 December 1971; made permanent in 1996
United Kingdom
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and
practice
United States
17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789
Uruguay
27 November 1966, effective February 1967; suspended 27 June
1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; two
constitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7
January 1997
Uzbekistan
new constitution adopted 8 December 1992
Vanuatu
30 July 1980
Venezuela
30 December 1999
Vietnam
15 April 1992
Virgin Islands
Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954
Wallis and Futuna
4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Yemen
16 May 1991; amended 29 September 1994 and February 2001
Zambia
24 August 1991; amended in 1996 to establish presidential
term limits
Zimbabwe
21 December 1979
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@2064 Economic aid - recipient
Afghanistan
international pledges made by more than 60 countries and
international financial institutions at the Berlin Donors Conference
for Afghan reconstruction in March 2004 reached $8.9 billion for
2004-09
Albania
ODA: $366 million (top donors were Italy, EU, Germany) (2003
est.)
Algeria
$313 million (2004 est.)
American Samoa
important financial support from the US, more than
$40 million in 1994
Andorra
none
Angola
$383.5 million (1999)
Anguilla
$9 million (2004 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
$1.65 million (2004)
Argentina
$0 (2002)
Armenia
ODA, $254 million (2004)
Aruba
$-11.3 million (2004)
Azerbaijan
ODA, $140 million (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The
$5 million (2004)
Bahrain
$150 million; note - $50 million annually since 1992 from
the UAE and Kuwait (2002)
Bangladesh
$1.575 billion (2000 est.)
Barbados
$9.1 million (1995)
Belarus
$194.3 million (1995)
Belize
$NA
Benin
$342.6 million (2000)
Bermuda
$NA
Bhutan
$78 million substantial aid from India and other nations
(2004)
Bolivia
$221 million (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
$650 million (2001 est.)
Botswana
$73 million (1995)
Brazil
$30 billion (2002)
British Virgin Islands
$NA
Brunei
$770,000 (2004)
Bulgaria
$475 million (2004-06 est.)
Burkina Faso
$468.4 million (2003)
Burma
$127 million (2001 est.)
Burundi
$105.5 million (2003)
Cambodia
$504 million pledged in grants and concessional loans for
2005 by international donors
Cameroon
in January 2001, the Paris Club agreed to reduce Cameroon's
debt of $1.3 billion by $900 million; debt relief now totals $1.26
billion
Cape Verde
$136 million (1999)
Cayman Islands
$390,000 (2004)
Central African Republic
ODA, $59.8 million; note - traditional
budget subsidies from France (2002 est.)
Chad
$238.3 million received; note - $125 million committed by
Taiwan (August 1997); $30 million committed by African Development
Bank; ODA $246.9 million (2003 est.)
Chile
$0 (2002)
China
$NA
Christmas Island
$NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
$NA
Colombia
$NA
Comoros
$24 million (2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$2.2 billion (FY03/04)
Congo, Republic of the
$159.1 million (1995)
Cook Islands
$13.1 million; note - New Zealand continues to furnish
the greater part (1995)
Cote d'Ivoire
ODA, $1 billion (1996 est.)
Croatia
ODA, $166.5 million (2002)
Cuba
$68.2 million (1997 est.)
Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus - $NA; north Cyprus - $700 million from
Turkey in grants and loans, which are usually forgiven (2003-06)
Czech Republic
$2.4 billion in available EU structural adjustment
and cohesion funds (2004-06)
Djibouti
$64.1 million (2004)
Dominica
$29.2 million (2004 est.)
Dominican Republic
$571.6 million (2004)
East Timor
$153 million (2004 est.)
Ecuador
$216 million (2002)
Egypt
ODA, $1.12 billion (2002)
El Salvador
$125 million of which, $53 million from US (2003)
Equatorial Guinea
$NA
Eritrea
$77 million (1999)
Estonia
$108 million (2000)
Ethiopia
$308 million (FY00/01)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
$0 (1997 est.)
Faroe Islands
$135 million (annual subsidy from Denmark) (1998)
Fiji
$63.9 million (2004)
French Polynesia
$580 million (2004)
Gabon
$331 million (1995)
Gambia, The
$59.8 million (2003)
Gaza Strip
$1.14 billion; note - includes West Bank (2004 est.)
Georgia
ODA, $150 million (2000 est.)
Ghana
$6.9 billion
Gibraltar
$NA
Greece
$8 billion from EU (2000-06)
Greenland
$380 million subsidy from Denmark (1997)
Grenada
$15.4 million (2004)
Guam
Guam receives large transfer payments from the US Federal
Treasury ($143 million in 1997) into which Guamanians pay no income
or excise taxes; under the provisions of a special law of Congress,
the Guam Treasury, rather than the US Treasury, receives federal
income taxes paid by military and civilian Federal employees
stationed in Guam (2001 est.)
Guatemala
$250 million (2000 est.)
Guernsey
$NA
Guinea
$237.5 million (2003)
Guinea-Bissau
$115.4 million (1995)
Guyana
$84 million (1995), Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative
(HIPC) $253 million (1997)
Haiti
$153 million (FY05 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)
$0
Honduras
$557.8 million (1999)
Hungary
$3.4 billion in available EU structural adjustment and
cohesion funds (2004-06)
India
$2.9 billion (FY98/99)
Indonesia
$43 billion (2002 est.)
note: Indonesia finished its IMF program in December 2003 but still
receives bilateral aid through the Consultative Group on Indonesia
(CGI), which pledged $2.8 billion in grants and loans for 2004 and
again in 2005; nearly $5 billion in aid money pledged by a variety
bilateral, multilateral, and non-governmental organization (NGO)
donors following the 2004 tsunami; money is slated for use in relief
and rebuilding efforts in Aceh
Iran
$408 million (2002 est.)
Iraq
more than $33 billion in foreign aid pledged for 2004-07 (2004)
Isle of Man
$NA
Israel
$240 million from US (FY06)
Jamaica
$18.5 million; note - US aid only (2004)
Jersey
$0
Jordan
ODA, $752 million (2005 est.)
Kazakhstan
$74.2 million in US assistance programs, 1992-2000
(FY2004)
Kenya
$453 million (1997)
Kiribati
$16.7 million largely from UK and Japan (2004)
Korea, North
$NA; note - approximately 350,000 metric tons in food
aid, worth approximately $118 million, through the World Food
Program appeal in 2004, plus additional aid from bilateral donors
and non-governmental organizations
Kuwait
$NA (2001)
Kyrgyzstan
$50 million from the US (2001)
Laos
$243 million (2001 est.)
Latvia
$96.2 million
Lebanon
$2.2 billion received (2003), out of the $4.2 billion in
soft loans pledged at the November 2002 Paris II Aid Conference
Lesotho
$41.5 million (2000)
Liberia
$94 million (1999)
Libya
ODA, $18 million (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein
$0
Lithuania
$1.6 billion (1995)
Macau
$NA
Macedonia
NA
Madagascar
$354 million (2001)
Malawi
$401.5 million (2001)
Maldives
$27.9 million (2004)
Mali
$472.1 million (2002)
Malta
$NA
Marshall Islands
$51.1 million more than $1 billion from the US,
1986-2002 (2004)
Mauritania
$305.7 million (2002)
Mauritius
$42 million (1997)
Mayotte
$208 million; note - extensive French financial assistance
(2004)
Mexico
$1.166 billion (1995)
Micronesia, Federated States of
$86.3 million under terms of the
Compact of Free Association, the US pledged $1.3 billion in grant
aid during the period 1986-2001; the level of aid has been
subsequently reduced (2004)
Moldova
$100 million (2000)
Monaco
$NA
Mongolia
$215 million (2003)
Montenegro
NA
Montserrat
Country Policy Plan (2001) is a three-year program for
spending $122.8 million in British budgetary assistance (2002 est.)
Morocco
ODA, $706 million (2004)
Mozambique
$632.8 million (2001)
Namibia
ODA, $160 million (2000 est.)
Nauru
$20 million mostly from Australia (2005)
Nepal
$424 million (FY00/01)
Netherlands Antilles
$21.5 million IMF provided $61 million in 2000,
and the Netherlands continued its support with $40 million (2004)
New Caledonia
$525 million annual subsidy from France (2004)
Nicaragua
$419.5 million (2005 est.)
Niger
$453.3 million (2003)
Nigeria
$250 million
Niue
$2.6 million from New Zealand (2002)
Norfolk Island
$NA
Northern Mariana Islands
extensive funding from US
Oman
$76.4 million (1995)
Pakistan
$2.4 billion (FY01/02)
Palau
$19.6 million; note - the Compact of Free Association with the
US, entered into after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October
1994, provides Palau with up to $700 million in US aid over 15 years
in return for furnishing military facilities (2004)
Panama
$197.1 million (1995)
Papua New Guinea
$NA
Paraguay
$NA
Peru
$491 million (2002)
Philippines
ODA commitments, $2 billion (2004)
Pitcairn Islands
$3.465 million (2004)
Poland
$13.9 billion in available EU structural adjustment and
cohesion funds (2004-06)
Puerto Rico
$NA
Qatar
$NA
Russia
in FY01 from US, $979 million (including $750 million in
non-proliferation subsidies); in 2001 from EU, $200 million (2000
est.)
Rwanda
$425 million (2003)
Saint Helena
$12.6 million (1995); note - $5.3 million from UK (1997)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
$-110,000 (2004)
Saint Lucia
$-21.5 million (2004)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
approximately $60 million in annual grants
from France
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$10.5 million (1995); note - EU
$34.5 million (2004)
Samoa
$30.8 million (2004)
San Marino
$NA
Sao Tome and Principe
$200 million in December 2000 under the HIPC
program
Senegal
$449.6 million (2003 est.)
Serbia
$2 billion pledged in 2001 to Serbia and Montenegro
(disbursements to follow over several years; aid pledged by EU and
US has been placed on hold because of lack of cooperation by Serbia
in handing over General Ratko MLADIC to the criminal court in The
Hague)
Seychelles
$16.4 million (1995)
Sierra Leone
$297.4 million (2003 est.)
Singapore
$NA
Slovakia
$12.67 billion in available EU structural adjustment and
cohesion funds (2007-13)
Slovenia
ODA, $484 million (2004-06)
Solomon Islands
$122 million annually, mainly from Australia (2004
est.)
Somalia
$60 million (1999 est.)
South Africa
$487.5 million (2000)
Sri Lanka
$577 million (1998)
Sudan
$172 million (2001)
Suriname
$46 million Netherlands provided $37 million for project
and program assistance, European Development Fund $4 million,
Belgium $2 million (2003)
Svalbard
$8.2 million from Norway (1998)
Swaziland
$104 million (2001)
Syria
$180 million (2002 est.)
Tajikistan
$67 million from US (2005)
Tanzania
$1.2 billion (2001)
Thailand
$72 million (2002)
Togo
ODA, $80 million (2000 est.)
Tokelau
about $4 million annually from New Zealand
Tonga
$19.3 million Australia $5.5 million, New Zealand $2.3 million
(FY01/02) (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago
$24 million (1999 est.)
Tunisia
$328 million (2004)
Turkey
ODA, $635.8 million (2002)
Turkmenistan
$16 million from the US (2001)
Turks and Caicos Islands
$4.1 million (1997)
Tuvalu
$13 million; note - major donors are Australia, Japan, and
the US (1999 est.)
Uganda
$959 million (2003)
Ukraine
$637.7 million (1995); IMF Extended Funds Facility $2.2
billion (1998)
Uruguay
$NA
Uzbekistan
$91.6 million from the US (2005)
Vanuatu
$37.8 million (2004)
Venezuela
$74 million (2000)
Vietnam
$2.8 billion in credits and grants pledged by international
donors for 2000 (2004)
Virgin Islands
$NA
Wallis and Futuna
assistance from France
West Bank
$1.14 billion; note - includes Gaza Strip (2004)
Western Sahara
$NA
World
$154 billion official development assistance (ODA) (2004)
Yemen
$2.3 billion (2003-07 disbursements)
Zambia
$640.6 million (2002)
Zimbabwe
$178 million; note - the EU and the US provide food aid on
humanitarian grounds (2000 est.)
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@2065 Currency (code)
Afghanistan
afghani (AFA)
Akrotiri
Cypriot pound (CYP)
Albania
lek (ALL)
note: the plural of lek is leke
Algeria
Algerian dinar (DZD)
American Samoa
US dollar (USD)
Andorra
euro (EUR)
Angola
kwanza (AOA)
Anguilla
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Antigua and Barbuda
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Argentina
Argentine peso (ARS)
Armenia
dram (AMD)
Aruba
Aruban guilder/florin (AWG)
Australia
Australian dollar (AUD)
Austria
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani manat (AZM)
Bahamas, The
Bahamian dollar (BSD)
Bahrain
Bahraini dinar (BHD)
Bangladesh
taka (BDT)
Barbados
Barbadian dollar (BBD)
Belarus
Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR)
Belgium
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Belize
Belizean dollar (BZD)
Benin
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -
responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Bermuda
Bermudian dollar (BMD)
Bhutan
ngultrum (BTN); Indian rupee (INR)
Bolivia
boliviano (BOB)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
marka (BAM)
Botswana
pula (BWP)
Brazil
real (BRL)
British Indian Ocean Territory
both the British Pound (GBP) and the
US Dollar (USD) are accepted
British Virgin Islands
US dollar (USD)
Brunei
Bruneian dollar (BND)
Bulgaria
lev (BGL)
Burkina Faso
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -
responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Burma
kyat (MMK)
Burundi
Burundi franc (BIF)
Cambodia
riel (KHR)
Cameroon
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note -
responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Canada
Canadian dollar (CAD)
Cape Verde
Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Cayman Islands
Caymanian dollar (KYD)
Central African Republic
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc
(XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central
African States
Chad
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible
authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Chile
Chilean peso (CLP)
China
yuan (CNY); note - also referred to as the Renminbi (RMB)
Christmas Island
Australian dollar (AUD)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australian dollar (AUD)
Colombia
Colombian peso (COP)
Comoros
Comoran franc (KMF)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congolese franc (CDF)
Congo, Republic of the
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF);
note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African
States
Cook Islands
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Costa Rica
Costa Rican colon (CRC)
Cote d'Ivoire
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -
responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Croatia
kuna (HRK)
Cuba
Cuban peso (CUP) and Convertible peso (CUC)
Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus: Cypriot pound (CYP); Turkish Cypriot
area: Turkish New lira (YTL)
Czech Republic
Czech koruna (CZK)
Denmark
Danish krone (DKK)
Dhekelia
Cypriot pound (CYP)
Djibouti
Djiboutian franc (DJF)
Dominica
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Dominican Republic
Dominican peso (DOP)
East Timor
US dollar (USD)
Ecuador
US dollar (USD)
Egypt
Egyptian pound (EGP)
El Salvador
US dollar (USD)
Equatorial Guinea
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note
- responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Eritrea
nakfa (ERN)
Estonia
Estonian kroon (EEK)
Ethiopia
birr (ETB)
European Union
euro, British pound, Bulgarian lev, Cypriot pound,
Czech koruna, Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Hungarian forint,
Latvian lat, Lithuanian litas, Maltese lira, Polish zloty, Romanian
leu, Slovak koruna, Swedish krona; Romanian leu and Bulgarian lev
added, beginning in 2007
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Falkland pound (FKP)
Faroe Islands
Danish krone (DKK)
Fiji
Fijian dollar (FJD)
Finland
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
France
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
French Polynesia
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Gabon
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note -
responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Gambia, The
dalasi (GMD)
Gaza Strip
new Israeli shekel (ILS)
Georgia
lari (GEL)
Germany
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Ghana
cedi (GHC)
Gibraltar
Gibraltar pound (GIP)
Greece
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Greenland
Danish krone (DKK)
Grenada
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Guam
US dollar (USD)
Guatemala
quetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD), others allowed
Guernsey
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Guinea
Guinean franc (GNF)
Guinea-Bissau
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -
responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Guyana
Guyanese dollar (GYD)
Haiti
gourde (HTG)
Holy See (Vatican City)
euro (EUR)
Honduras
lempira (HNL)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
Hungary
forint (HUF)
Iceland
Icelandic krona (ISK)
India
Indian rupee (INR)
Indonesia
Indonesian rupiah (IDR)
Iran
Iranian rial (IRR)
Iraq
New Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004
Ireland
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Isle of Man
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
Israel
new Israeli shekel (ILS); note - NIS is the currency
abbreviation; ILS is the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) code for the NIS
Italy
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Jamaica
Jamaican dollar (JMD)
Japan
yen (JPY)
Jersey
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Jordan
Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Kazakhstan
tenge (KZT)
Kenya
Kenyan shilling (KES)
Kiribati
Australian dollar (AUD)
Korea, North
North Korean won (KPW)
Korea, South
South Korean won (KRW)
Kuwait
Kuwaiti dinar (KD)
Kyrgyzstan
som (KGS)
Laos
kip (LAK)
Latvia
Latvian lat (LVL)
Lebanon
Lebanese pound (LBP)
Lesotho
loti (LSL); South African rand (ZAR)
Liberia
Liberian dollar (LRD)
Libya
Libyan dinar (LYD)
Liechtenstein
Swiss franc (CHF)
Lithuania
litas (LTL)
Luxembourg
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Macau
pataca (MOP)
Macedonia
Macedonian denar (MKD)
Madagascar
Madagascar ariary (MGA)
Malawi
Malawian kwacha (MWK)
Malaysia
ringgit (MYR)
Maldives
rufiyaa (MVR)
Mali
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible
authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Malta
Maltese lira (MTL)
Marshall Islands
US dollar (USD)
Mauritania
ouguiya (MRO)
Mauritius
Mauritian rupee (MUR)
Mayotte
euro (EUR)
Mexico
Mexican peso (MXN)
Micronesia, Federated States of
US dollar (USD)
Moldova
Moldovan leu (MDL)
Monaco
euro (EUR)
Mongolia
togrog/tugrik (MNT)
Montenegro
euro (EUR)
Montserrat
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Morocco
Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Mozambique
metical (MZM)
Namibia
Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)
Nauru
Australian dollar (AUD)
Nepal
Nepalese rupee (NPR)
Netherlands
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)
New Caledonia
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
New Zealand
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Nicaragua
gold cordoba (NIO)
Niger
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -
responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
(BCEAO)
Nigeria
naira (NGN)
Niue
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Norfolk Island
Australian dollar (AUD)
Northern Mariana Islands
US dollar (USD)
Norway
Norwegian krone (NOK)
Oman
Omani rial (OMR)
Pakistan
Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Palau
US dollar (USD)
Panama
balboa (PAB); US dollar (USD)
Papua New Guinea
kina (PGK)
Paraguay
guarani (PYG)
Peru
nuevo sol (PEN)
Philippines
Philippine peso (PHP)
Pitcairn Islands
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Poland
zloty (PLN)
Portugal
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Puerto Rico
US dollar (USD)
Qatar
Qatari rial (QAR)
Romania
leu (ROL) is being phased out in 2006; "new" leu (RON) was
introduced in 2005 due to currency revaluation: 10,000 ROL = 1 RON
Russia
Russian ruble (RUR)
Rwanda
Rwandan franc (RWF)
Saint Helena
Saint Helenian pound (SHP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint Lucia
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
euro (EUR)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Samoa
tala (SAT)
San Marino
euro (EUR)
Sao Tome and Principe
dobra (STD)
Saudi Arabia
Saudi riyal (SAR)
Senegal
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -
responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Serbia
Serbian Dinar (RSD)
Seychelles
Seychelles rupee (SCR)
Sierra Leone
leone (SLL)
Singapore
Singapore dollar (SGD)
Slovakia
Slovak koruna (SKK)
Slovenia
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 2007, Slovenia's currency became the euro; both
the tolar and the euro were in circulation from 1 January until 15
January
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
Somalia
Somali shilling (SOS)
South Africa
rand (ZAR)
Spain
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by the financial institutions
of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions with the member countries
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
Sudan
Sudanese dinar (SDD)
Suriname
Surinam dollar (SRD)
Svalbard
Norwegian krone (NOK)
Swaziland
lilangeni (SZL)
Sweden
Swedish krona (SEK)
Switzerland
Swiss franc (CHF)
Syria
Syrian pound (SYP)
Taiwan
new Taiwan dollar (TWD)
Tajikistan
somoni
Tanzania
Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Thailand
baht (THB)
Togo
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible
authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Tokelau
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Tonga
pa'anga (TOP)
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
Tunisia
Tunisian dinar (TND)
Turkey
Turkish lira (YTL); old Turkish lira (TRL) before 1 January
2005
Turkmenistan
Turkmen manat (TMM)
Turks and Caicos Islands
US dollar (USD)
Tuvalu
Australian dollar (AUD); note - there is also a Tuvaluan
dollar
Uganda
Ugandan shilling (UGX)
Ukraine
hryvnia (UAH)
United Arab Emirates
Emirati dirham (AED)
United Kingdom
British pound (GBP)
United States
US dollar (USD)
Uruguay
Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistani soum (UZS)
Vanuatu
vatu (VUV)
Venezuela
bolivar (VEB)
Vietnam
dong (VND)
Virgin Islands
US dollar (USD)
Wallis and Futuna
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
West Bank
new Israeli shekel (ILS); Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Western Sahara
Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Yemen
Yemeni rial (YER)
Zambia
Zambian kwacha (ZMK)
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD)
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@2066 Death rate (deaths/1,000 population)
Afghanistan
20.34 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Albania
5.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Algeria
4.61 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
American Samoa
3.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Andorra
6.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Angola
24.2 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Anguilla
5.34 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
5.37 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Argentina
7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Armenia
8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Aruba
6.68 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Australia
7.51 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Austria
9.76 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan
9.75 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The
9.05 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahrain
4.14 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bangladesh
8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Barbados
8.67 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belarus
14.02 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belgium
10.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belize
5.72 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Benin
12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bermuda
7.74 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bhutan
12.7 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bolivia
7.53 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Botswana
29.5 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Brazil
6.17 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands
4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Brunei
3.45 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bulgaria
14.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso
15.6 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burma
9.83 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burundi
13.46 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cambodia
9.06 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)