Faroe Islands

$533 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Fiji

$719.6 million f.o.b. (2005)

Finland

$84.72 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

France

$490 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

French Polynesia

$211 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Gabon

$6.677 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Gambia, The

$130.5 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Gaza Strip

$313 million f.o.b.; note - includes West Bank (2004)

Georgia

$1.761 billion (2006 est.)

Germany

$1.133 trillion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Ghana

$3.286 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Gibraltar

$271 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Greece

$24.42 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Greenland

$480 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Grenada

$40 million (2004 est.)

Guam

$45 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Guatemala

$4.097 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Guernsey

$NA

Guinea

$615.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

$116 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Guyana

$621.6 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Haiti

$443.7 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Honduras

$1.947 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Hong Kong

$611.6 billion f.o.b., including reexports (2006 est.)

Hungary

$67.99 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Iceland

$3.587 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

India

$112 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Indonesia

$102.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Iran

$63.18 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Iraq

$32.19 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Ireland

$119.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Isle of Man

$NA

Israel

$42.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Italy

$450.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Jamaica

$2.087 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Japan

$590.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Jersey

$NA

Jordan

$4.798 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Kazakhstan

$35.55 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Kenya

$3.614 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Kiribati

$17 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Korea, North

$1.4 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Korea, South

$327.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Kuwait

$56.06 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

$701.8 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Laos

$593.6 million (2006 est.)

Latvia

$6.98 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Lebanon

$1.881 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Lesotho

$779.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Liberia

$910 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Libya

$37.02 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Liechtenstein

$2.47 billion (1996)

Lithuania

$14.64 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Luxembourg

$19.55 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Macau

$3.156 billion f.o.b.; note - includes reexports (2005)

Macedonia

$2.341 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Madagascar

$993.5 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Malawi

$513.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Malaysia

$158.7 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Maldives

$123 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Mali

$323 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Malta

$2.425 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Marshall Islands

$9.1 million f.o.b. (2000)

Mauritania

$784 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Mauritius

$2.318 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Mayotte

$4.85 million f.o.b. (2004)

Mexico

$248.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of

$14 million (f.o.b.) (2004 est.)

Moldova

$1.02 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Monaco

$656.5 million

note: full customs integration with France, which collects and

rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market

system through customs union with France (2004)

Mongolia

$852 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Montenegro

$171.3 million (2003)

Montserrat

$700,000 (2001)

Morocco

$11.72 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Mozambique

$2.429 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Namibia

$2.321 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Nauru

$64,000 f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Nepal

$822 million f.o.b.; note - does not include unrecorded border

trade with India (2005 est.)

Netherlands

$413.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

$2.076 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

New Caledonia

$999 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

New Zealand

$23.69 billion (2006 est.)

Nicaragua

$1.714 billion f.o.b.; note - includes free trade zones

(2006 est.)

Niger

$222 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Nigeria

$59.01 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Niue

$201,400 (2004)

Norfolk Island

$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)

Northern Mariana Islands

$NA

Norway

$122.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Oman

$24.73 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Pakistan

$19.24 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Palau

$5.882 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Panama

$8.087 billion f.o.b.; note - includes the Colon Free Zone

(2006 est.)

Papua New Guinea

$4.096 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Paraguay

$1.69 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Peru

$22.69 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Philippines

$44.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

$NA

Poland

$110.7 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Portugal

$46.77 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Puerto Rico

$46.9 billion f.o.b. (2001)

Qatar

$33.25 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Romania

$33 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Russia

$317.6 billion (2006 est.)

Rwanda

$135.4 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Saint Helena

$19 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

$70 million (2004 est.)

Saint Lucia

$82 million (2004 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

$5.5 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$37 million (2004 est.)

Samoa

$94 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

San Marino

trade data are included with the statistics for Italy

Sao Tome and Principe

$9.773 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Saudi Arabia

$204.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Senegal

$1.478 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Serbia

$4.553 billion (excluding Kosovo and Montenegro) (2005 est.)

Seychelles

$365.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Sierra Leone

$185 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Singapore

$283.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Slovakia

$39.64 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Slovenia

$21.85 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Solomon Islands

$171 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Somalia

$241 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

South Africa

$59.15 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Spain

$222.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Sri Lanka

$7.076 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Sudan

$7.505 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Suriname

$881 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Svalbard

$NA

Swaziland

$2.201 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Sweden

$173.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Switzerland

$166.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Syria

$6.923 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Taiwan

$215 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Tajikistan

$1.16 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Tanzania

$1.831 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Thailand

$123.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Togo

$868.4 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Tokelau

$0 f.o.b. (2002)

Tonga

$34 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

$12.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Tunisia

$11.61 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Turkey

$85.21 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Turkmenistan

$5.421 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

$169.2 million (2000)

Tuvalu

$1 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Uganda

$961.7 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Ukraine

$39.12 billion (2006 est.)

United Arab Emirates

$137.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

United Kingdom

$468.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

United States

$1.024 trillion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Uruguay

$3.993 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Uzbekistan

$5.51 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Vanuatu

$34.11 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Venezuela

$69.23 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Vietnam

$39.92 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Virgin Islands

$4.234 billion (2001)

Wallis and Futuna

$47,450 f.o.b. (2004)

West Bank

$313 million f.o.b.; note - includes Gaza Strip (2004)

Western Sahara

$NA

World

$12.45 trillion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Yemen

$8.214 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Zambia

$3.928 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Zimbabwe

$1.766 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

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@2079 Debt - external

Afghanistan

$8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia;

Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development

Banks (2004)

Albania

$1.55 billion (2004)

Algeria

$5 billion (2006 est.)

American Samoa

$NA

Andorra

$NA

Angola

$11.24 billion (2006 est.)

Anguilla

$8.8 million (1998)

Antigua and Barbuda

$427.3 million; note - data are for public

external debt, not total external debt (2000)

Argentina

$106.8 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Armenia

$1.936 billion (30 June 2006)

Aruba

$478.6 million (2005 est.)

Australia

$585.1 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Austria

$593.9 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Azerbaijan

$2.483 billion (2006 est.)

Bahamas, The

$342.6 million (2004 est.)

Bahrain

$7.267 billion (2006 est.)

Bangladesh

$22.55 billion (2006 est.)

Barbados

$668 million (2003)

Belarus

$5.498 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Belgium

$1.053 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)

Belize

$1.362 billion (June 2004 est.)

Benin

$1.6 billion (2000)

Bermuda

$160 million (FY99/00)

Bhutan

$593 million (2004)

Bolivia

$5.916 billion (2006 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$3.927 billion (2006 est.)

Botswana

$520 million (2006 est.)

Brazil

$177.7 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

British Virgin Islands

$36.1 million (1997)

Brunei

$0

Bulgaria

$21.1 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Burkina Faso

$1.85 billion (2003)

Burma

$7.162 billion (2006 est.)

Burundi

$1.2 billion (2003)

Cambodia

$3.664 billion (2006 est.)

Cameroon

$3.657 billion (2006 est.)

Canada

$684.7 billion (30 June 2006)

Cape Verde

$325 million (2002)

Cayman Islands

$70 million (1996)

Central African Republic

$1.06 billion (2002 est.)

Chad

$1.5 billion (2003 est.)

Chile

$47.6 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

China

$305.6 billion (2006 est.)

Colombia

$37.21 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Comoros

$232 million (2000 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

$10.6 billion (2003 est.)

Congo, Republic of the

$5 billion (2000 est.)

Cook Islands

$141 million (1996 est.)

Costa Rica

$6.42 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

$11.96 billion (2006 est.)

Croatia

$33.09 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Cuba

$15.15 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion

owed to Russia (2006 est.)

Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus: $12.63 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2006

est.)

Czech Republic

$50.2 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Denmark

$405 billion (30 June 2006)

Djibouti

$394 million (2004 est.)

Dominica

$213 million (2004)

Dominican Republic

$8.634 billion (2006 est.)

East Timor

$0

Ecuador

$18.1 billion (2006 est.)

Egypt

$29.59 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

El Salvador

$8.841 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

$289 million (2006 est.)

Eritrea

$311 million (2000 est.)

Estonia

$13.94 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Ethiopia

$2.789 billion (2006 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

$NA

Faroe Islands

$64 million (1999)

Fiji

$127 million (2004 est.)

Finland

$251.9 billion (30 June 2006)

France

$3.461 trillion (30 June 2006)

French Polynesia

$NA

Gabon

$3.971 billion (2006 est.)

Gambia, The

$628.8 million (2003 est.)

Gaza Strip

NA (2002)

Georgia

$2.04 billion (2004)

Germany

$3.904 trillion (30 June 2006)

Ghana

$3.546 billion (2006 est.)

Gibraltar

$NA (2000 est.)

Greece

$301.9 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Greenland

$25 million (1999)

Grenada

$347 million (2004)

Guam

$NA

Guatemala

$6.169 billion (2006 est.)

Guernsey

$NA

Guinea

$3.46 billion (2003 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

$941.5 million (2000 est.)

Guyana

$1.2 billion (2002)

Haiti

$1.309 billion (2006 est.)

Honduras

$5.587 billion (2006 est.)

Hong Kong

$472.9 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Hungary

$107.3 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Iceland

$3.073 billion (2002)

India

$132.1 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Indonesia

$130.4 billion (2006 est.)

Iran

$14.8 billion (2006 est.)

Iraq

$81.48 billion (2006 est.)

Ireland

$1.392 trillion (30 June 2006)

Isle of Man

$NA

Israel

$81.98 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Italy

$1.957 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)

Jamaica

$7.384 billion (2006 est.)

Japan

$1.547 trillion (30 June 2006)

Jersey

$NA

Jordan

$9.071 billion (2006 est.)

Kazakhstan

$53.89 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Kenya

$6.675 billion (2006 est.)

Kiribati

$10 million (1999 est.)

Korea, North

$12 billion (1996 est.)

Korea, South

$229.3 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Kuwait

$19.7 billion (2006 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

$2.483 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Laos

$2.49 billion (2001)

Latvia

$18.9 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Lebanon

$31.1 billion (2006 est.)

Lesotho

$735 million (2002)

Liberia

$3.2 billion (2005 est.)

Libya

$4.492 billion (2006 est.)

Liechtenstein

$0 (2001)

Lithuania

$15.12 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Luxembourg

$NA

Macau

$3.1 billion (2004)

Macedonia

$2.138 billion (2006 est.)

Madagascar

$4.6 billion (2002)

Malawi

$982.4 million (2006 est.)

Malaysia

$57.77 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Maldives

$304 million (2004 est.)

Mali

$2.8 billion (2002)

Malta

$188.8 million (2005)

Marshall Islands

$86.5 million (FY99/00 est.)

Mauritania

$2.5 billion (2000)

Mauritius

$2.834 billion (2006 est.)

Mayotte

$NA

Mexico

$178.3 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of

$60.8 million (FY05 est.)

Moldova

$2.142 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Monaco

$18 billion (2000 est.)

Mongolia

$1.36 billion (2004)

Montenegro

NA

Montserrat

$8.9 million (1997)

Morocco

$17.9 billion (2006 est.)

Mozambique

$2.392 billion (2006 est.)

Namibia

$887 million (2006 est.)

Nauru

$33.3 million (2002)

Nepal

$3.34 billion (March 2005)

Netherlands

$1.899 trillion (30 June 2006)

Netherlands Antilles

$2.68 billion (2004)

New Caledonia

$79 million (1998 est.)

New Zealand

$47 billion (2006 est.)

Nicaragua

$3.763 billion (2006 est.)

Niger

$2.1 billion (2003 est.)

Nigeria

$6.278 billion (2006 est.)

Niue

$418,000 (2002 est.)

Norfolk Island

$NA

Northern Mariana Islands

$NA

Norway

$350.3 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30

June 2006)

Oman

$4.259 billion (2006 est.)

Pakistan

$42.38 billion (2006 est.)

Palau

$0 (FY99/00)

Panama

$9.993 billion (2006 est.)

Papua New Guinea

$1.801 billion (2006 est.)

Paraguay

$3.722 billion (2006 est.)

Peru

$27.93 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Philippines

$61.49 billion (2006 est.)

Poland

$147.3 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Portugal

$310.8 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Puerto Rico

$NA

Qatar

$25.7 billion (2006 est.)

Romania

$42.76 billion (2006 est.)

Russia

$287.4 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Rwanda

$1.4 billion (2004 est.)

Saint Helena

$NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis

$314 million (2004)

Saint Lucia

$257 million (2004)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

$NA

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$223 million (2004)

Samoa

$177 million (2004)

San Marino

$NA

Sao Tome and Principe

$318 million (2002)

Saudi Arabia

$47.39 billion (2006 est.)

Senegal

$1.628 billion (2006 est.)

Serbia

$15.43 billion (including Montenegro) (2005 est.)

Seychelles

$616.7 million (2006 est.)

Sierra Leone

$1.61 billion (2003 est.)

Singapore

$24.3 billion (2006 est.)

Slovakia

$31.5 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Slovenia

$27.63 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Solomon Islands

$166 million (2004)

Somalia

$3 billion (2001 est.)

South Africa

$55.47 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Spain

$1.591 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)

Sri Lanka

$12.23 billion (2006 est.)

Sudan

$29.69 billion (2006 est.)

Suriname

$504.3 million (2005 est.)

Swaziland

$357 million (2003 est.)

Sweden

$598.2 billion (30 June 2006)

Switzerland

$1.077 trillion (30 June 2006)

Syria

$8.355 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt to

Russia (2006 est.)

Taiwan

$93.06 billion (2006 est.)

Tajikistan

$829 million (2006 est.)

Tanzania

$4.61 billion (2006 est.)

Thailand

$57.83 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Togo

$2 billion (2005)

Tokelau

$0

Tonga

$80.7 million (2004)

Trinidad and Tobago

$2.838 billion (2006 est.)

Tunisia

$18.37 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Turkey

$193.6 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Turkmenistan

$2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

$NA

Tuvalu

$NA

Uganda

$1.456 billion (2006 est.)

Ukraine

$41.57 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

United Arab Emirates

$39.1 billion (2006 est.)

United Kingdom

$8.28 trillion (30 June 2006)

United States

$10.04 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)

Uruguay

$10.37 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Uzbekistan

$4.713 billion (2006 est.)

Vanuatu

$81.2 million (2004)

Venezuela

$35.63 billion (2006 est.)

Vietnam

$21.86 billion (2006 est.)

Virgin Islands

$NA

Wallis and Futuna

$3.67 million (2004)

West Bank

NA

Western Sahara

$NA

World

$44.62 trillion

note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt,

both public and private (2004 est.)

Yemen

$5.469 billion (2006 est.)

Zambia

$4.397 billion (2006 est.)

Zimbabwe

$5.26 billion (2006 est.)

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@2080 Fiscal year

Afghanistan

21 March - 20 March

Albania

calendar year

Algeria

calendar year

American Samoa

1 October - 30 September

Andorra

calendar year

Angola

calendar year

Anguilla

1 April - 31 March

Antigua and Barbuda

1 April - 31 March

Argentina

calendar year

Armenia

calendar year

Aruba

calendar year

Australia

1 July - 30 June

Austria

calendar year

Azerbaijan

calendar year

Bahamas, The

1 July - 30 June

Bahrain

calendar year

Bangladesh

1 July - 30 June

Barbados

1 April - 31 March

Belarus

calendar year

Belgium

calendar year

Belize

1 April - 31 March

Benin

calendar year

Bermuda

1 April - 31 March

Bhutan

1 July - 30 June

Bolivia

calendar year

Bosnia and Herzegovina

calendar year

Botswana

1 April - 31 March

Brazil

calendar year

British Virgin Islands

1 April - 31 March

Brunei

calendar year

Bulgaria

calendar year

Burkina Faso

calendar year

Burma

1 April - 31 March

Burundi

calendar year

Cambodia

calendar year

Cameroon

1 July - 30 June

Canada

1 April - 31 March

Cape Verde

calendar year

Cayman Islands

1 April - 31 March

Central African Republic

calendar year

Chad

calendar year

Chile

calendar year

China

calendar year

Christmas Island

1 July - 30 June

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

1 July - 30 June

Colombia

calendar year

Comoros

calendar year

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

calendar year

Congo, Republic of the

calendar year

Cook Islands

1 April - 31 March

Costa Rica

calendar year

Cote d'Ivoire

calendar year

Croatia

calendar year

Cuba

calendar year

Cyprus

calendar year

Czech Republic

calendar year

Denmark

calendar year

Djibouti

calendar year

Dominica

1 July - 30 June

Dominican Republic

calendar year

East Timor

1 July - 30 June

Ecuador

calendar year

Egypt

1 July - 30 June

El Salvador

calendar year

Equatorial Guinea

calendar year

Eritrea

calendar year

Estonia

calendar year

Ethiopia

8 July - 7 July

European Union

NA

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

1 April - 31 March

Faroe Islands

calendar year

Fiji

calendar year

Finland

calendar year

France

calendar year

French Polynesia

calendar year

Gabon

calendar year

Gambia, The

calendar year

Gaza Strip

calendar year

Georgia

calendar year

Germany

calendar year

Ghana

calendar year

Gibraltar

1 July - 30 June

Greece

calendar year

Greenland

calendar year

Grenada

calendar year

Guam

1 October - 30 September

Guatemala

calendar year

Guernsey

calendar year

Guinea

calendar year

Guinea-Bissau

calendar year

Guyana

calendar year

Haiti

1 October - 30 September

Holy See (Vatican City)

calendar year

Honduras

calendar year

Hong Kong

1 April - 31 March

Hungary

calendar year

Iceland

calendar year

India

1 April - 31 March

Indonesia

calendar year; note - previously was 1 April - 31 March,

but starting with 2001, has been changed to calendar year

Iran

21 March - 20 March

Iraq

calendar year

Ireland

calendar year

Isle of Man

1 April - 31 March

Israel

calendar year

Italy

calendar year

Jamaica

1 April - 31 March

Japan

1 April - 31 March

Jersey

1 April - 31 March

Jordan

calendar year

Kazakhstan

calendar year

Kenya

1 July - 30 June

Kiribati

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@2081 Flag description

Afghanistan

three equal vertical bands of black (hoist), red, and

green, with a gold emblem centered on the red band; the emblem

features a temple-like structure encircled by a wreath on the left

and right and by a bold Islamic inscription above

Akrotiri

the flag of the UK is used

Albania

red with a black two-headed eagle in the center

Algeria

two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a

red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the

two-color boundary; the crescent, star, and color green are

traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion)

American Samoa

blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is

based on the outer side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and

white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying

two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a staff and a war club

Andorra

three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and

red with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the

coat of arms features a quartered shield; similar to the flags of

Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the

center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem

Angola

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a

centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half

a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle)

Anguilla

blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half

of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an

interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy

water below

Antigua and Barbuda

red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based

on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal

bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising

sun in the black band

Argentina

three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white,

and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun

with a human face known as the Sun of May

Armenia

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange

Aruba

blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the

lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the

upper hoist-side corner

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

the flag of Australia is used

Australia

blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side

quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing

the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star

depicts one point for each of the six original states and one

representing all of Australia's internal and external territories;

on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross

constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four

larger, seven-pointed stars

Austria

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red

Azerbaijan

three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and

green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in

red band

Bahamas, The

three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top), gold,

and aquamarine, with a black equilateral triangle based on the hoist

side

Bahrain

red, the traditional color for flags of Persian Gulf states,

with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side;

the five points represent the five pillars of Islam

Baker Island

the flag of the US is used

Bangladesh

green field with a large red disk shifted slightly to the

hoist side of center; the red disk represents the rising sun and the

sacrifice to achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the

lush vegetation of Bangladesh

Barbados

three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and

blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the

trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the

colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)

Bassas da India

the flag of France is used

Belarus

red horizontal band (top) and green horizontal band one-half

the width of the red band; a white vertical stripe on the hoist side

bears Belarusian national ornamentation in red

Belgium

three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow,

and red; the design was based on the flag of France

Belize

blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom

edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the

coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a

mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in

the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green

garland

Benin

two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red (bottom)

with a vertical green band on the hoist side

Bermuda

red, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and green shield with

a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship

Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the

flag

Bhutan

divided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; the

upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered

along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing

away from the hoist side

Bolivia

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green

with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band; similar to the

flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star centered in

the yellow band

Bosnia and Herzegovina

a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly

side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top

of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven

full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom

along the hypotenuse of the triangle

Botswana

light blue with a horizontal white-edged black stripe in

the center

Bouvet Island

the flag of Norway is used

Brazil

green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a

blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each

state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the

night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with

the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)

British Indian Ocean Territory

white with six blue wavy horizontal

stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the

striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the

outer half of the flag

British Virgin Islands

blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper

hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in

the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked

on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll

bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful)

Brunei

yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double

width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national

emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a

swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned

crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands

Bulgaria

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and

red; note - the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the

white stripe, has been removed

Burkina Faso

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with

a yellow five-pointed star in the center; uses the popular

pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Burma

red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner

bearing, 14 white five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel

containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the seven

administrative divisions and seven states

Burundi

divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and

bottom) and green panels (hoist side and fly side) with a white disk

superimposed at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars

outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one star above,

two stars below)

Cambodia

three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width),

and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat

outlined in black in the center of the red band; only national flag

to incorporate an actual building in its design

Cameroon

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and

yellow with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band;

uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Canada

two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width),

with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is

centered in the white square; the official colors of Canada are red

and white

Cape Verde

three horizontal bands of light blue (top, double width),

white (with a horizontal red stripe in the middle third), and light

blue; a circle of 10 yellow five-pointed stars is centered on the

hoist end of the red stripe and extends into the upper and lower

blue bands

Cayman Islands

blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half

of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above

a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a

scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE

SEAS

Central African Republic

four equal horizontal bands of blue (top),

white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; there

is a yellow five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band

Chad

three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and

red; similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the flags of

Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms

centered in the yellow band; design was based on the flag of France

Chile

two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a

blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end

of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the

center representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes

the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red stands for the

blood spilled to achieve independence; design was influenced by the

US flag

China

red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller

yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the

middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner

Christmas Island

territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper

hoist to lower fly; the upper triangle is green with a yellow image

of the Golden Bosun Bird superimposed, while the lower triangle is

blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia,

superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the

island; the flag of Australia is used for official purposes

Clipperton Island

the flag of France is used

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

the flag of Australia is used

Colombia

three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double-width), blue,

and red; similar to the flag of Ecuador, which is longer and bears

the Ecuadorian coat of arms superimposed in the center

Comoros

four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and

blue with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered

within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing

the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a

line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and

the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago -

Mwali, Njazidja, Nzwani, and Mayotte (a territorial collectivity of

France, but claimed by Comoros); the crescent, stars, and color

green are traditional symbols of Islam

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

sky blue field divided diagonally

from the lower hoist corner to upper fly corner by a red stripe

bordered by two narrow yellow stripes; a yellow, five-pointed star

appears in the upper hoist corner

Congo, Republic of the

divided diagonally from the lower hoist side

by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the

lower triangle is red; uses the popular pan-African colors of

Ethiopia

Cook Islands

blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant and a large circle of 15 white five-pointed stars (one for

every island) centered in the outer half of the flag

Coral Sea Islands

the flag of Australia is used

Costa Rica

five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double

width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical

disk on the hoist side of the red band; above the coat of arms a

light blue ribbon contains the words, AMERICA CENTRAL, and just

below it near the top of the coat of arms is a white ribbon with the

words, REPUBLICA COSTA RICA

Cote d'Ivoire

three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side),

white, and green; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer

and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange;

also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side),

white, and red; design was based on the flag of France

Croatia

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue

superimposed by the Croatian coat of arms (red and white checkered)

Cuba

five equal horizontal bands of blue (top, center, and bottom)

alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the

hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center

Cyprus

white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the

name Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two

green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches

symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek

and Turkish communities

note: the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" flag has a white

field with narrow horizontal red stripes positioned a small distance

from the top and bottom edges between which is centered a red

crescent and red five-pointd star

Czech Republic

two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red

with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side (identical to

the flag of the former Czechoslovakia)

Denmark

red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the

flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side,

and that design element of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) was

subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland,

Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

Dhekelia

the flag of the UK is used

Djibouti

two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light

green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side

bearing a red five-pointed star in the center

Dominica

green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the

vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the

horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in

the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot

encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10

stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes)

Dominican Republic

a centered white cross that extends to the edges

divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are blue (hoist

side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue; a

small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by an olive branch

(left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross;

above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA,

LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA

DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon

East Timor

red, with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist

side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that

extends to the center of the flag; there is a white star in the

center of the black triangle

Ecuador

three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue,

and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the

flag; similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not

bear a coat of arms

Egypt

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black;

the national emblem (a gold Eagle of Saladin facing the hoist side

with a shield superimposed on its chest above a scroll bearing the

name of the country in Arabic) centered in the white band; design is

based on the Arab Liberation flag and similar to the flag of Syria,

which has two green stars, Iraq, which has three green stars (plus

an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the white

band, and Yemen, which has a plain white band

El Salvador

three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and

blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the

coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words

REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; similar to the flag

of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the

white band - it features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA

DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; also similar

to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X

pattern centered in the white band

Equatorial Guinea

three equal horizontal bands of green (top),

white, and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist

side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of

arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and

five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton

tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ,

JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice)

Eritrea

red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing

the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the

lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is

centered on the hoist side of the red triangle

Estonia

pre-1940 flag restored by Supreme Soviet in May 1990 - three

equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white

Ethiopia

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and

red with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from

the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the

three bands; Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa,

and the three main colors of her flag were so often adopted by other

African countries upon independence that they became known as the

pan-African colors

Europa Island

the flag of France is used

European Union

on a blue field, 12 five-pointed gold stars arranged

in a circle, representing the union of the peoples of Europe; the

number of stars is fixed

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

blue with the flag of the UK in

the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms

centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a

white ram (sheep raising was once the major economic activity) above

the sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the islands) with a

scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE RIGHT

Faroe Islands

white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to

the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted

toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

Fiji

light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the

flag; the shield depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered

by the cross of Saint George featuring stalks of sugarcane, a palm

tree, bananas, and a white dove

Finland

white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag;

the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the

style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

France

three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and

red; known as the "Le drapeau tricolore" (French Tricolor), the

origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution; the

design and/or colors are similar to a number of other flags,

including those of Belgium, Chad, Ireland, Cote d'Ivoire,

Luxembourg, and Netherlands; the official flag for all French

dependent areas

French Polynesia

two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white

band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave

pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the

upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave

pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

the flag of France is used

Gabon

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue

Gambia, The

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue with

white edges, and green

Georgia

white rectangle, in its central portion a red cross

connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners

is a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross; the five-cross flag appears

to date back to the 14th century

Germany

three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold

Ghana

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green

with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band;

uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag

of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band

Gibraltar

two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red

with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band;

hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band

Glorioso Islands

the flag of France is used

Greece

nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white;

there is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a

white cross; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established

religion of the country

Greenland

two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a

large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of

the disk is red, the bottom half is white

Grenada

a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top

and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a

red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed

stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in

the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the

center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the

hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer

of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven

administrative divisions

Guam

territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all

four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse

containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree

with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the

national flag

Guatemala

three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side),

white, and light blue with the coat of arms centered in the white

band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the

national bird) and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE

SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain)

all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles and a pair of crossed

swords and framed by a wreath

Guernsey

white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of

England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed

cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross

Guinea

three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and

green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Guinea-Bissau

two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green

with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black

five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular

pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Guyana

green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist

side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow,

black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border

between the yellow and the green

Haiti

two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a

centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a

palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing

the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

the flag of Australia is used

Holy See (Vatican City)

two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side)

and white with the arms of the Holy See, consisting of the crossed

keys of Saint Peter surmounted by the three-tiered papal tiara,

centered in the white band

Honduras

three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue

with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered

in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former

Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador,

Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El

Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words

REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white

band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a

triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and

AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band

Hong Kong

red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in

the center

Howland Island

the flag of the US is used

Hungary

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green

Iceland

blue with a red cross outlined in white extending to the

edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the

hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

Iles Eparses

the flag of France is used

India

three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange)

(top), white, and green with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel)

centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Niger, which has

a small orange disk centered in the white band

Indonesia

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar

to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of

Poland, which is white (top) and red

Iran

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red;

the national emblem (a stylized representation of the word Allah in

the shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom) in red is centered in

the white band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script is

repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11

times along the top edge of the red band

Iraq

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black

with three green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in

the white band; the phrase ALLAHU AKBAR (God is Great) in green

Arabic script - Allahu to the right of the middle star and Akbar to

the left of the middle star - was added in January 1991 during the

Persian Gulf crisis; similar to the flag of Syria, which has two

stars but no script, Yemen, which has a plain white band, and that

of Egypt which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white

band; design is based upon the Arab Liberation colors

Ireland

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and

orange; similar to the flag of Cote d'Ivoire, which is shorter and

has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green;

also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors

of green (hoist side), white, and red

Isle of Man

red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in

the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the

knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of

the flag, a two-sided emblem is used

Israel

white with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as

the Magen David (Shield of David) centered between two equal

horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag

Italy

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and

red; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and is green

(hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the

Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side),

white, and green

note: inspired by the French flag brought to Italy by Napoleon in

1797

Jamaica

diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles -

green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side)

Jan Mayen

the flag of Norway is used

Japan

white with a large red disk (representing the sun without

rays) in the center

Jarvis Island

the flag of the US is used

Jersey

white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of

the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red

shield with the three lions of England in yellow

Johnston Atoll

the flag of the US is used

Jordan

three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the

Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and

green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle

on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and

bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven

verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven

points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national

spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design is

based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I

Juan de Nova Island

the flag of France is used

Kazakhstan

sky blue background representing the endless sky and a

gold sun with 32 rays soaring above a golden steppe eagle in the

center; on the hoist side is a "national ornamentation" in gold

Kenya

three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green;

the red band is edged in white; a large warrior's shield covering

crossed spears is superimposed at the center

Kingman Reef

the flag of the US is used

Kiribati

the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying

over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three

horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean

Korea, North

three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple

width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side

of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star

Korea, South

white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the

center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching

(Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field

Kuwait

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red

with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; design, which dates

to 1961, based on the Arab revolt flag of World War I

Kyrgyzstan

red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 rays

representing the 40 Kyrgyz tribes; on the obverse side the rays run

counterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise; in the center of the

sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized

representation of the roof of the traditional Kyrgyz yurt

Laos

three horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double width), and

red with a large white disk centered in the blue band

Latvia

three horizontal bands of maroon (top), white (half-width),

and maroon

Lebanon

three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white

(middle, double width), and red (bottom) with a green cedar tree

centered in the white band

Lesotho

three horizontal stripes of blue (top), white, and green in

the proportions of 3:4:3; the colors represent rain, peace, and

prosperity respectively; centered in the white stripe is a black

Basotho hat representing the indigenous people; the flag was

unfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence

Liberia

11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom)

alternating with white; there is a white five-pointed star on a blue

square in the upper hoist-side corner; the design was based on the

US flag

Libya

plain green; green is the traditional color of Islam (the

state religion)

Liechtenstein

two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with

a gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band

Lithuania

three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and

red

Luxembourg

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and

light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a

darker blue and is shorter; design was based on the flag of France

Macau

light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and

water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one

large in center of arc and four smaller

Macedonia

a yellow sun with eight broadening rays extending to the

edges of the red field

Madagascar

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a

vertical white band of the same width on hoist side

Malawi

three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green

with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band

Malaysia

14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with

white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side

corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the

crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam; the design

was based on the flag of the US

Maldives

red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a

vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the

hoist side of the flag

Mali

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and

red; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Malta

two equal vertical bands of white (hoist side) and red; in the

upper hoist-side corner is a representation of the George Cross,

edged in red

Marshall Islands

blue with two stripes radiating from the lower

hoist-side corner - orange (top) and white; there is a white star

with four large rays and 20 small rays on the hoist side above the

two stripes

Mauritania

green with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow,

horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down; the

crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam

Mauritius

four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow,

and green

Mayotte

unofficial, local flag with the coat of arms of Mayotte

centered on a white field, above which the name of the island

appears in red capital letters; the main elements of the coat of

arms, flanked on either side by a seahorse, appear above a scroll

with the motto RA HACHIRI (We are Vigilant); the only official flag

is the national flag of France

Mexico

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and

red; the coat of arms (an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in

its beak) is centered in the white band

Micronesia, Federated States of

light blue with four white

five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond

pattern

Midway Islands

the flag of the US is used

Moldova

same color scheme as Romania - three equal vertical bands of

blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; emblem in center of flag is of a

Roman eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talons

carrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its

right talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast

is a shield divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized ox

head, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow

Monaco

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to

the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which

is white (top) and red

Mongolia

three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and

red; centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is the national

emblem ("soyombo" - a columnar arrangement of abstract and geometric

representation for fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the yin-yang

symbol)

Montenegro

a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe

with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered

Montserrat

blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer

half of the flag; the coat of arms features a woman standing beside

a yellow harp with her arm around a black cross

Morocco

red with a green pentacle (five-pointed, linear star) known

as Sulayman's (Solomon's) seal in the center of the flag; red and

green are traditional colors in Arab flags, although the use of red

is more commonly associated with the Arab states of the Persian

gulf; design dates to 1912

Mozambique

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and

yellow with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the

black band is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow

five-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black

superimposed on an open white book

Namibia

a large blue triangle with a yellow sunburst fills the upper

left section and an equal green triangle (solid) fills the lower

right section; the triangles are separated by a red stripe that is

contrasted by two narrow white-edge borders

Nauru

blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across the

center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the

hoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation to

the Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12

original tribes of Nauru

Navassa Island

the flag of the US is used

Nepal

red with a blue border around the unique shape of two

overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a

white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white

12-pointed sun

Netherlands

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and

blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue

and is longer; one of the oldest flags in constant use, originating

with WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, in the latter half of the 16th

century

Netherlands Antilles

white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the

center superimposed on a vertical red band, also centered; five

white, five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern in the

center of the blue band; the five stars represent the five main

islands of Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten

New Caledonia

the flag of France is used

New Zealand

blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in

the outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross

constellation

Nicaragua

three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and

blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the

coat of arms features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE

NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; similar to

the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by

the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in

the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five

blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band

Niger

three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green

with a small orange disk (representing the sun) centered in the

white band; similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked

wheel centered in the white band

Nigeria

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and

green

Niue

yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars -

a large one on a blue disk in the center and a smaller one on each

arm of the bold red cross

Norfolk Island

three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white,

and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in

the slightly wider white band

Northern Mariana Islands

blue, with a white, five-pointed star

superimposed on the gray silhouette of a latte stone (a traditional

foundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by a

wreath

Norway

red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the

edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the

hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

Oman

three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width

with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national

emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed

swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the

vertical band

Pakistan

green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of

religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and

star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and color

green are traditional symbols of Islam

Palau

light blue with a large yellow disk (representing the moon)

shifted slightly to the hoist side

Palmyra Atoll

the flag of the US is used

Panama

divided into four, equal rectangles; the top quadrants are

white (hoist side) with a blue five-pointed star in the center and

plain red; the bottom quadrants are plain blue (hoist side) and

white with a red five-pointed star in the center

Papua New Guinea

divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner;

the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise

centered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed

stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered

Paraguay

three equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue

with an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that the

emblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at the

left) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed star

within a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY,

all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bears

the seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty

and the words Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice) capped by the words

REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles)

Peru

three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), white, and red

with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms

features a shield bearing a vicuna, cinchona tree (the source of

quinine), and a yellow cornucopia spilling out gold coins, all

framed by a green wreath

Philippines

two equal horizontal bands of blue (top; representing

peace and justice) and red (representing courage); a white

equilateral triangle based on the hoist side represents equality;

the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary

rays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that sought

independence from Spain; each corner of the triangle contains a

small, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three major

geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao;

the design of the flag dates to 1897; in wartime the flag is flown

upside down with the red band at the top

Pitcairn Islands

blue with the flag of the UK in the upper

hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered

on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green,

and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor

Poland

two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; similar to

the flags of Indonesia and Monaco which are red (top) and white

Portugal

two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and

red (three-fifths) with the Portuguese coat of arms centered on the

dividing line

Puerto Rico

five equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom)

alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist

side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center; design

initially influenced by the US flag, but similar to the Cuban flag,

with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed

Qatar

maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on

the hoist side

Romania

three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and

red; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the

yellow band has been removed; now similar to the flag of Chad, also

resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova

Russia

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red

Rwanda

three horizontal bands of sky blue (top, double width),

yellow, and green, with a golden sun with 24 rays near the fly end

of the blue band

Saint Helena

blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer half of

the flag; the shield features a rocky coastline and three-masted

sailing ship

Saint Kitts and Nevis

divided diagonally from the lower hoist side

by a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the

black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the

lower triangle is red

Saint Lucia

blue, with a gold isosceles triangle below a black

arrowhead; the upper edges of the arrowhead have a white border

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

a yellow sailing ship facing the hoist

side rides on a dark blue background with yellow wavy lines under

the ship; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three

parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal

cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing

the rectangle into four sections; the middle part has a white

background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red

background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one

above the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement by

colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; the

flag of France is used for official occasions

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

three vertical bands of blue (hoist

side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three

green diamonds arranged in a V pattern

Samoa

red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant

bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern

Cross constellation

San Marino

two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue

with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coat

of arms has a shield (featuring three towers on three peaks) flanked

by a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word

LIBERTAS (Liberty)

Sao Tome and Principe

three horizontal bands of green (top), yellow

(double width), and green with two black five-pointed stars placed

side by side in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles

triangle based on the hoist side; uses the popular pan-African

colors of Ethiopia

Saudi Arabia

green, a traditional color in Islamic flags, with the

Shahada or Muslim creed in large white Arabic script (translated as

"There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God") above a

white horizontal saber (the tip points to the hoist side); design

dates to the early twentieth century and is closely associated with

the Al Saud family which established the kingdom in 1932

Senegal

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow,

and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow

band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Serbia

three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white;

charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the

hoist side

Seychelles

five oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red,

white, and green (bottom) radiating from the bottom of the hoist side

Sierra Leone

three equal horizontal bands of light green (top),

white, and light blue

Singapore

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; near

the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent

(closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially enclosing five

white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle

Slovakia

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red

superimposed with the coat of arms of Slovakia (consisting of a red

shield bordered in white and bearing a white Cross of Lorraine

surmounting three blue hills); the coat of arms is centered

vertically and offset slightly to the hoist side

Slovenia

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red,

with the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav,

Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the

center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and

rivers, and above it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an

inverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of the

Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th

and early 15th centuries); the seal is located in the upper hoist

side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands

Solomon Islands

divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the

lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue

with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the

lower triangle is green

Somalia

light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the

center; blue field influenced by the flag of the UN

South Africa

two equal width horizontal bands of red (top) and blue

separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal Y,

the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y

embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are

separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are

separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

blue, with the flag of

the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia and

the South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer half

of the flag; the coat of arms features a shield with a golden lion

centered; the shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and a

penguin on the right; a reindeer appears above the shield, and below

it on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the

Lion Protect its Own Land)

Spain

three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width),

and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the

yellow band; the coat of arms includes the royal seal framed by the

Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar and

Ceuta) on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar

Sri Lanka

yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has

two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other

panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a

sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow

field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between

the two panels

Sudan

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black

with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side

Suriname

five horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white,

red (quadruple width), white, and green (double width); there is a

large, yellow, five-pointed star centered in the red band

Svalbard

the flag of Norway is used

Swaziland

three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width),

and blue; the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red band

is a large black and white shield covering two spears and a staff

decorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally

Sweden

blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the

flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in

the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

Switzerland

red square with a bold, equilateral white cross in the

center that does not extend to the edges of the flag

Syria

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black,

colors associated with the Arab Liberation flag; two small green

five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band;

former flag of the United Arab Republic where the two stars

represented the constituent states of Syria and Egypt; similar to

the flag of Yemen, which has a plain white band, Iraq, which has

three green stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal line

centered in the white band, and that of Egypt, which has a gold

Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band; the current design

dates to 1980

Taiwan

red with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner

bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays

Tajikistan

three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of

white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold,

five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe

Tanzania

divided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band from the

lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green

and the lower triangle is blue

Thailand

five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double

width), white, and red

Togo

five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom)

alternating with yellow; there is a white five-pointed star on a red

square in the upper hoist-side corner; uses the popular pan-African

colors of Ethiopia

Tokelau

the flag of New Zealand is used

Tonga

red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper

hoist-side corner

Trinidad and Tobago

red with a white-edged black diagonal band from

the upper hoist side to the lower fly side

Tromelin Island

the flag of France is used

Tunisia

red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent

nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are

traditional symbols of Islam

Turkey

red with a vertical white crescent (the closed portion is

toward the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered just

outside the crescent opening

Turkmenistan

green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist

side, containing five tribal guls (designs used in producing

carpets) stacked above two crossed olive branches similar to the

olive branches on the UN flag; a white crescent moon representing

Islam with five white stars representing the regions or velayats of

Turkmenistan appear in the upper corner of the field just to the fly

side of the red stripe

Turks and Caicos Islands

blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper

hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer

half of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell,

lobster, and cactus

Tuvalu

light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side

quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country

with nine yellow five-pointed stars symbolizing the nine islands

Uganda

six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red,

black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center

and depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the

hoist side

Ukraine

two equal horizontal bands of azure (top) and golden yellow

represent grain fields under a blue sky

United Arab Emirates

three equal horizontal bands of green (top),

white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side

United Kingdom

blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron

saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red

cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is

superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron

saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly

called the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the Blue

Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including

other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or

provinces, and British overseas territories

United States

13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom)

alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper

hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars

arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and

bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent

the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies;

known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a

number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and

Puerto Rico

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

the flag of the US is

used

Uruguay

nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom)

alternating with blue; there is a white square in the upper

hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face known as

the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and

wavy

Uzbekistan

three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and

green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon and

12 white stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant

Vanuatu

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a

black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by

a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two

points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle);

centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed

namele leaves, all in yellow

Venezuela

three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and

red with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and

an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band

Vietnam

red with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center

Virgin Islands

white, with a modified US coat of arms in the center

between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a

yellow eagle holding an olive branch in one talon and three arrows

in the other with a superimposed shield of vertical red and white

stripes below a blue panel

Wake Island

the flag of the US is used

Wallis and Futuna

unofficial, local flag has a red field with four

white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three

native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes

of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each

other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the

upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is the only official flag

Yemen

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black;

similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars, and of

Iraq, which has three green stars (plus an Arabic inscription), in a

horizontal line centered in the white band; also similar to the flag

of Egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band

Zambia

green with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist

side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer

edge of the flag

Zimbabwe

seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black,

red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in

black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird

representing the long history of the country is superimposed on a

red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which

symbolizes peace; green symbolizes agriculture, yellow - mineral

wealth, red - blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands

for the native people

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@2085 Roadways (km)

Afghanistan

total: 34,782 km

paved: 8,229 km

unpaved: 26,553 km (2004)

Albania

total: 18,000 km

paved: 7,020 km

unpaved: 10,980 km (2002)

Algeria

total: 108,302 km

paved: 76,028 km

unpaved: 32,274 km (2004)

American Samoa

total: 185 km (2004)

Andorra

total: 269 km

paved: 198 km

unpaved: 71 km

Angola

total: 51,429 km

paved: 5,349 km

unpaved: 46,080 km (2001)

Anguilla

total: 175 km

paved: 82 km

unpaved: 93 km (2004)

Antigua and Barbuda

total: 1,165 km

paved: 384 km

unpaved: 781 km (2002)

Argentina

total: 229,144 km

paved: 68,809 km (including 734 km of expressways)

unpaved: 160,335 km (2004)

Armenia

total: 7,633 km

paved: 7,633 km (includes 1,561 km of expressways) (2003)

Aruba

total: 800 km

paved: 513 km

unpaved: 287 km

Australia

total: 810,641 km

paved: 336,962 km

unpaved: 473,679 km (2004)

Austria

total: 133,718 km

paved: 133,718 km (including 1,677 km of expressways) (2003)

Azerbaijan

total: 59,141 km

paved: 29,210 km

unpaved: 29,931 km (2004)

Bahamas, The

total: 2,693 km

paved: 1,546 km

unpaved: 1,147 km (1999)

Bahrain

total: 3,498 km

paved: 2,768 km

unpaved: 730 km (2003)

Bangladesh

total: 239,226 km

paved: 22,726 km

unpaved: 216,500 km (2003)

Barbados

total: 1,600 km

paved: 1,600 km (2004)

Belarus

total: 93,310 km

paved: 81,180 km

unpaved: 12,130 km (2004)

Belgium

total: 150,567 km

paved: 117,442 km (including 1,747 km of expressways)

unpaved: 33,125 km (2004)

Belize

total: 2,872 km

paved: 488 km

unpaved: 2,384 km (1999)

Benin

total: 16,000 km

paved: 1,400 km

unpaved: 14,600 km (2005)

Bermuda

total: 447 km

paved: 447 km

note: public roads - 225 km; private roads - 222 km (2002)

Bhutan

total: 8,050 km

paved: 4,991 km

unpaved: 3,059 km (2003)

Bolivia

total: 62,479 km

paved: 3,749 km

unpaved: 56,730 km (2004)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

total: 21,846 km

paved: 11,425 km (4,686 km of interurban roads)

unpaved: 10,421 km (2005)

Botswana

total: 24,455 km

paved: 8,914 km

unpaved: 15,441 km (2004)

Brazil

total: 1,751,868 km

paved: 96,353 km

unpaved: 1,655,515 km (2004)

British Indian Ocean Territory

total: NA

paved: short section of paved road between port and airfield on

Diego Garcia

British Virgin Islands

total: 177 km

paved: 177 km (2002)

Brunei

total: 2,525 km

paved: 2,338 km

unpaved: 187 km (2000)

Bulgaria

total: 44,033 km

paved: 43,593 km (including 333 km of expressways)

unpaved: 440 km (2004)

Burkina Faso

total: 15,272 km

paved: 4,766 km

unpaved: 10,506 km (2004)

Burma

total: 27,000 km

paved: 3,200 km

unpaved: 23,800 km (2005)

Burundi

total: 12,322 km

paved: 1,286 km

unpaved: 11,036 km (2004)

Cambodia

total: 38,257 km

paved: 2,406 km

unpaved: 35,851 km (2004)

Cameroon

total: 50,000 km

paved: 5,000 km

unpaved: 45,000 km (2004)

Canada

total: 1,042,300 km

paved: 415,600 km (including 17,000 km of expressways)

unpaved: 626,700 km (2005)

Cape Verde

total: 1,350 km

paved: 932 km

unpaved: 418 km (2000)

Cayman Islands

total: 785 km

paved: 785 km (2002)

Central African Republic

total: 23,810 km (1999)

Chad

total: 33,400 km

paved: 267 km

unpaved: 33,133 km (1999)

Chile

total: 79,605 km

paved: 16,080 km (including 407 km of expressways)

unpaved: 63,525 km (2001)

China

total: 1,870,661 km

paved: 1,515,797 km (with at least 34,288 km of expressways)

unpaved: 354,864 km (2004)

Christmas Island

total: 142 km

paved: 32 km

unpaved: 110 km (2006)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

total: 22 km

paved: 10 km

unpaved: 12 km (2006)

Colombia

total: 112,988 km

paved: 16,270 km

unpaved: 96,718 km (2004)

Comoros

total: 880 km

paved: 673 km

unpaved: 207 km (1999)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

total: 153,497 km

paved: 2,794 km

unpaved: 150,703 km (2004)

Congo, Republic of the

total: 17,289 km

paved: 864 km

unpaved: 16,425 km (2004)

Cook Islands

total: 320 km

paved: 33 km

unpaved: 287 km (2003)

Costa Rica

total: 35,330 km

paved: 8,621 km

unpaved: 26,709 km (2004)

Cote d'Ivoire

total: 80,000 km

paved: 6,500 km

unpaved: 73,500 km

note: includes intercity and urban roads; another 20,000 km of dirt

roads are in poor condition and 150,000 km of dirt roads are

impassable (2006)

Croatia

total: 28,344 km

paved: 24,186 km (including 742 km of expressways)

unpaved: 4,158 km (2004)

Cuba

total: 60,858 km

paved: 29,820 km (including 638 km of expressway)

unpaved: 31,038 km (1999)

Cyprus

total: 14,496 km (area under government control: 12,146 km;

area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2,350 km)

paved: area under government control: 7,845 km (including 276 km of

expressways); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 1,370 km

unpaved: area under government control: 4,301 km; area administered

by Turkish Cypriots: 980 km (2005/1996 est.)

Czech Republic

total: 127,747 km

paved: 127,747 km (including 518 km of expressways) (2003)

Denmark

total: 72,257 km

paved: 72,257 km (including 1,032 km of expressways) (2005)

Djibouti

total: 2,890 km

paved: 364 km

unpaved: 2,526 km (1999)

Dominica

total: 780 km

paved: 393 km

unpaved: 387 km (1999)

Dominican Republic

total: 12,600 km

paved: 6,224 km

unpaved: 6,376 km (1999)

East Timor

total: 5,000 km

paved: 2,500 km

unpaved: 2,500 km (2005)

Ecuador

total: 43,197 km

paved: 6,467 km

unpaved: 36,730 km (2004)

Egypt

total: 92,370 km

paved: 74,820 km

unpaved: 17,550 km (2004)

El Salvador

total: 10,029 km

paved: 1,986 km

unpaved: 8,043 km (1999)

Equatorial Guinea

total: 2,880 km (1999)

Eritrea

total: 4,010 km

paved: 874 km

unpaved: 3,136 km (1999)

Estonia

total: 56,856 km

paved: 13,384 km (including 99 km of expressways)

unpaved: 43,472 km (2004)

Ethiopia

total: 36,469 km

paved: 6,980 km

unpaved: 29,489 km (2004)

European Union

total: 2,294,641 km (including 61,522 km of

expressways)

paved: 1,809,821 km

unpaved: 584,820 km (2005)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total: 440 km

paved: 50 km

unpaved: 390 km (2003)

Faroe Islands

total: 458 km

note: no roads between towns (2003)

Fiji

total: 3,440 km

paved: 1,692 km

unpaved: 1,748 km (1999)

Finland

total: 78,189 km

paved: 50,633 km (including 653 km of expressways)

unpaved: 27,556 km (2006)

France

total: 956,303 km (including 5,083 km of roads in the

overseas departments)

paved: 951,220 km (metropolitan France; including 10,490 km of

expressways) (2004)

French Polynesia

total: 2,590 km

paved: 1,735 km

unpaved: 855 km (1999)

Gabon

total: 9,170 km

paved: 937 km

unpaved: 8,233 km (2004)

Gambia, The

total: 3,742 km

paved: 723 km

unpaved: 3,019 km (2004)

Gaza Strip

note: see entry for West Bank

Georgia

total: 20,247 km

paved: 7,973 km

unpaved: 12,274 km (2004)

Germany

total: 231,581 km

paved: 231,581 km (including 12,200 km of expressways) (2005)

Ghana

total: 42,623 km

paved: 3,267 km

unpaved: 39,356 km (2004)

Gibraltar

total: 29 km

paved: 29 km (2002)

Greece

total: 114,931 km

paved: 105,507 km (including 880 km of expressways)

unpaved: 9,424 km (2004)

Greenland

total: NA

note: while there are short roads in towns, there are no roads

between towns; inter-town transport takes place either by sea or air

(2005)

Grenada

total: 1,127 km

paved: 687 km

unpaved: 440 km (1999)

Guam

total: 977 km (2004)

Guatemala

total: 14,095 km

paved: 4,863 km (including 75 km of expressways)

unpaved: 9,232 km (1999)

Guernsey

total: NA

Guinea

total: 44,348 km

paved: 4,342 km

unpaved: 40,006 km (2003)

Guinea-Bissau

total: 3,455 km

paved: 965 km

unpaved: 2,490 km (2002)

Guyana

total: 7,970 km

paved: 590 km

unpaved: 7,380 km (1999)

Haiti

total: 4,160 km

paved: 1,011 km

unpaved: 3,149 km (1999)

Honduras

total: 13,603 km

paved: 2,775 km

unpaved: 10,828 km (1999)

Hong Kong

total: 1,955 km

paved: 1,955 km (2005)

Hungary

total: 159,568 km

paved: 70,050 km (30,874 km of interurban roads including 626 km of

expressways)

unpaved: 89,518 km (2005)

Iceland

total: 13,028 km

paved/oiled gravel: 4,241 km (does not include urban roads)

unpaved: 8,787 km (2005)

India

total: 3,383,344 km

paved: 1,603,705 km

unpaved: 1,779,639 km (2002)

Indonesia

total: 368,360 km

paved: 213,649 km

unpaved: 154,711 km (2002)

Iran

total: 179,388 km

paved: 120,782 km (including 878 km of expressways)

unpaved: 58,606 km (2003)

Iraq

total: 45,550 km

paved: 38,399 km

unpaved: 7,151 km (1999)

Ireland

total: 96,602 km

paved: 96,602 km (including 200 km of expressways) (2003)

Isle of Man

total: 800 km

paved: 800 km (1999)

Israel

total: 17,446 km

paved: 17,446 km (including 144 km of expressways) (2004)

Italy

total: 484,688 km

paved: 484,688 km (including 6,621 km of expressways) (2004)

Jamaica

total: 20,996 km

paved: 15,386 km (including 33 km of expressways)

unpaved: 5,610 km (2004)

Japan

total: 1.183 million km

paved: 925,000 km (including 6,946 km of expressways)

unpaved: 258,000 km (2003)

Jersey

total: 577 km

Jordan

total: 7,500 km

paved: 7,500 km (2004)

Kazakhstan

total: 90,018 km

paved: 84,104 km

unpaved: 5,914 km (2004)

Kenya

total: 63,265 km (interurban roads)

paved: 8,933 km

unpaved: 54,332 km

note: there also are 100,000 km of rural roads and 14,500 km of

urban roads for a national total of 177,765 km (2004)

Kiribati

total: 670 km (1999)

Korea, North

total: 31,200 km

paved: 1,997 km

unpaved: 29,203 km (1999 est.)

Korea, South

total: 100,279 km

paved: 87,032 km (including 3,060 km of expressways)

unpaved: 13,247 km (2004)

Kuwait

total: 5,749 km

paved: 4,887 km

unpaved: 862 km (2004)

Kyrgyzstan

total: 18,500 km

paved: 16,854 km

unpaved: 1,646 km (1999)

Laos

total: 31,210 km

paved: 4,494 km

unpaved: 26,716 km (2003)

Latvia

total: 69,532 km

paved: 69,532 km (2004)

Lebanon

total: 7,300 km

paved: 6,198 km

unpaved: 1,102 km (1999)

Lesotho

total: 5,940 km

paved: 1,087 km

unpaved: 4,853 km (1999)

Liberia

total: 10,600 km

paved: 657 km

unpaved: 9,943 km (1999)

Libya

total: 83,200 km

paved: 47,590 km

unpaved: 35,610 km (1999)

Liechtenstein

total: 380 km

paved: 380 km (2006)

Lithuania

total: 79,497 km

paved: 70,549 km (including 417 km of expressways)

unpaved: 8,948 km (2005)

Luxembourg

total: 5,227 km

paved: 5,227 km (including 147 km of expressways) (2004)

Macau

total: 368 km

paved: 368 km (2005)

Macedonia

total: 8,684 km

paved: 5,540 km

unpaved: 3,144 km (1999)

Madagascar

total: 49,827 km

paved: 5,780 km

unpaved: 44,047 km (1999)

Malawi

total: 15,451 km

paved: 6,956 km

unpaved: 8,495 km (2003)

Malaysia

total: 98,721 km

paved: 80,280 km (including 1,821 km of expressways)

unpaved: 18,441 km (2004)

Maldives

total: 88 km

paved roads: 88 km - 60 km in Male; 14 km on Addu Atolis; 14 km on

Laamu

note: village roads are mainly compacted coral (2006)

Mali

total: 18,709 km

paved: 3,368 km

unpaved: 15,341 km (2004)

Malta

total: 2,227 km

paved: 2,014 km

unpaved: 213 km (2004)

Marshall Islands

total: 64.5 km

paved: 64.5 km

note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise

stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks (2002)

Mauritania

total: 7,660 km

paved: 866 km

unpaved: 6,794 km (1999)

Mauritius

total: 2,020 km

paved: 2,020 km (including 75 km of expressways) (2005)

Mayotte

total: 93 km

paved: 72 km

unpaved: 21 km

Mexico

total: 235,670 km

paved: 116,751 km (including 6,144 km of expressways)

unpaved: 118,919 km (2004)

Micronesia, Federated States of

total: 240 km

paved: 42 km

unpaved: 198 km (1999)

Midway Islands

total: NA

Moldova

total: 12,733 km

paved: 10,976 km

unpaved: 1,757 km (2004)

Monaco

total: 50 km

paved: 50 km (1999)

Mongolia

total: 49,250 km

paved: 1,724 km

unpaved: 47,526 km (2002)

Montenegro

total: 7,353 km

paved: 4,274 km

unpaved: 3,079 km (2005)

Montserrat

total: 227 km

note: volcanic eruptions that began in 1995 destroyed most of the

road system (2003)

Morocco

total: 57,493 km

paved: 32,716 km (including 507 km of expressways)

unpaved: 24,777 km (2004)

Mozambique

total: 30,400 km

paved: 5,685 km

unpaved: 24,715 km (1999)

Namibia

total: 42,237 km

paved: 5,406 km

unpaved: 36,831 km (2002)

Nauru

total: 30 km

paved: 24 km

unpaved: 6 km (1999 est.)

Nepal

total: 17,380 km

paved: 9,886 km

unpaved: 7,494 km (2004)

Netherlands

total: 134,000 km (including 3,270 km of expressways)

(2004)

New Caledonia

total: 5,432 km (2000)

New Zealand

total: 92,931 km

paved: 59,783 km (including 171 km of expressways)

unpaved: 33,148 km (2003)

Nicaragua

total: 19,036 km

paved: 2,299 km

unpaved: 16,737 km (2005)

Niger

total: 14,565 km

paved: 3,641 km

unpaved: 10,924 km (2004)

Nigeria

total: 194,394 km

paved: 60,068 km

unpaved: 134,326 km (1999)

Niue

total: 234 km

paved: 86 km

unpaved: 148 km (2001)

Norfolk Island

total: 80 km

paved: 53 km

unpaved: 27 km (2002)

Northern Mariana Islands

total: 536 km (2004)

Norway

total: 92,513 km

paved: 71,832 km (including 664 km of expressways)

unpaved: 20,681 km (2005)

Oman

total: 34,965 km

paved: 9,673 km (including 550 km of expressways)

unpaved: 25,292 km (2001)

Pakistan

total: 258,340 km

paved: 167,146 km (including 711 km of expressways)

unpaved: 91,194 km (2004)

Palau

total: 61 km

paved: 36 km

unpaved: 25 km

Panama

total: 11,643 km

paved: 4,028 km

unpaved: 7,615 km (2000)

Papua New Guinea

total: 19,600 km

paved: 686 km

unpaved: 18,914 km (1999)

Paraguay

total: 29,500 km

paved: 14,986 km

unpaved: 14,514 km (1999)

Peru

total: 78,829 km

paved: 11,351 km (including 276 km of expressways)

unpaved: 67,478 km (2004)

Philippines

total: 200,037 km

paved: 19,804 km

unpaved: 180,233 km (2003)

Pitcairn Islands

total: 6 km

unpaved: 6 km (dirt roads)

Poland

total: 423,997 km

paved: 295,356 km (including 484 km of expressways)

unpaved: 128,641 km (2004)

Portugal

total: 78,470 km

paved: 67,484 km (including 2,002 km of expressways)

unpaved: 10,986 km (2004)

Puerto Rico

total: 25,735 km

paved: 24,353 km (including 427 km of expressways)

unpaved: 1,382 km (2005)

Qatar

total: 1,230 km

paved: 1,107 km

unpaved: 123 km (1999)

Romania

total: 198,817 km

paved: 60,043 km (including 228 km of expressways)

unpaved: 138,774 km (2004)

Russia

total: 871,000 km

paved: 738,000 km (including 29,000 km of expressways)

unpaved: 133,000 km

note: includes public and departmental roads (2004)

Rwanda

total: 14,008 km

paved: 2,662 km

unpaved: 11,346 km (2004)

Saint Helena

total: 198 km (Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km,

Tristan da Cunha 20 km)

paved: 168 km (Saint Helena 118km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha

10 km)

unpaved: 30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha

10 km) (2002)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total: 320 km

paved: 138 km

unpaved: 182 km (1999 est)

Saint Lucia

total: 910 km

paved: 48 km

unpaved: 862 km (2000)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total: 829 km

paved: 580 km

unpaved: 249 km (2003)

Samoa

total: 2,337 km

paved: 332 km

unpaved: 2,005 km (2004)

San Marino

total: 104 km

paved: 104 km (2003)

Sao Tome and Principe

total: 320 km

paved: 218 km

unpaved: 102 km (1999)

Saudi Arabia

total: 152,044 km

paved: 45,461 km

unpaved: 106,583 km (2000)

Senegal

total: 13,576 km

paved: 3,972 km (including 7 km of expressways)

unpaved: 9,604 km (2003)

Serbia

total: 37,887 km

paved: 23,937 km

unpaved: 13,950 km (2002)

Seychelles

total: 458 km

paved: 440 km

unpaved: 18 km (2003)

Sierra Leone

total: 11,300 km

paved: 904 km

unpaved: 10,396 km (2002)

Singapore

total: 3,234 km

paved: 3,234 km (including 150 km of expressways) (2005)

Slovakia

total: 42,993 km

paved: 37,533 km (including 316 km of expressways)

unpaved: 5,460 km (2004)

Slovenia

total: 38,451 km

paved: 38,451 km (including 483 km of expressways) (2004)

Solomon Islands

total: 1,360 km

paved: 34 km

unpaved: 1,326 km (1999)

Somalia

total: 22,100 km

paved: 2,608 km

unpaved: 19,492 km (1999)

South Africa

total: 362,099 km

paved: 73,506 km (including 239 km of expressways)

unpaved: 288,593 km (2002)

Spain

total: 666,292 km

paved: 659,629 km (including 12,009 km of expressways)

unpaved: 6,663 km (2003)

Sri Lanka

total: 97,287 km

paved: 78,802 km

unpaved: 18,485 km (2003)

Sudan

total: 11,900 km

paved: 4,320 km

unpaved: 7,580 km (1999)

Suriname

total: 4,304 km

paved: 1,130 km

unpaved: 3,174 km (2003)

Swaziland

total: 3,594 km

paved: 1,078 km

unpaved: 2,516 km (2002)