2 India 310,000 2001 est.
3 Nigeria 310,000 2003 est.
4 Zimbabwe 170,000 2003 est.
5 Tanzania 160,000 2003 est.
6 Kenya 150,000 2003 est.
7 Ethiopia 120,000 2003 est.
8 Mozambique 110,000 2003 est.
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 100,000 2003 est.
10 Zambia 89,000 2003 est.
11 Malawi 84,000 2003 est.
12 Uganda 78,000 2003 est.
13 Thailand 58,000 2003 est.
14 Cameroon 49,000 2003 est.
15 Cote d'Ivoire 47,000 2003 est.
16 China 44,000 2003 est.
17 Botswana 33,000 2003 est.
18 Ghana 30,000 2003 est.
19 Lesotho 29,000 2003 est.
20 Burkina Faso 29,000 2003 est.
21 Burundi 25,000 2003 est.
22 Haiti 24,000 2003 est.
23 Central African Republic 23,000 2003 est.
24 Sudan 23,000 2003 est.
25 Rwanda 22,000 2003 est.
26 Angola 21,000 2003 est.
27 Burma 20,000 2003 est.
28 Ukraine 20,000 2003 est.
29 Chad 18,000 2003 est.
30 Swaziland 17,000 2003 est.
31 Namibia 16,000 2003 est.
32 Brazil 15,000 2003 est.
33 Cambodia 15,000 2003 est.
34 United States 14,000 2003 est.
35 Mali 12,000 2003 est.
36 Sierra Leone 11,000 2001 est.
37 Togo 10,000 2003 est.
38 Congo, Republic of the 9,700 2003 est.
39 Guinea 9,000 2003 est.
40 Russia 9,000 2001 est.
41 Vietnam 9,000 2003 est.
42 Dominican Republic 7,900 2003 est.
43 Madagascar 7,500 2003 est.
44 Liberia 7,200 2003 est.
45 Eritrea 6,300 2003 est.
46 Benin 5,800 2003 est.
47 Guatemala 5,800 2003 est.
48 Mexico 5,000 2003 est.
49 Pakistan 4,900 2003 est.
50 Niger 4,800 2003 est.
51 Peru 4,200 2003 est.
52 Honduras 4,100 2003 est.
53 Venezuela 4,100 2003 est.
54 Colombia 3,600 2003 est.
55 Senegal 3,500 2003 est.
56 Nepal 3,100 2003 est.
57 Gabon 3,000 2003 est.
58 Indonesia 2,400 2003 est.
59 El Salvador 2,200 2003 est.
60 Malaysia 2,000 2003 est.
61 Trinidad and Tobago 1,900 2003 est.
62 Ecuador 1,700 2003 est.
63 Argentina 1,500 2003 est.
64 Canada 1,500 2003 est.
65 Chile 1,400 2003 est.
66 Guinea-Bissau 1,200 2001 est.
67 Guyana 1,100 2003 est.
68 Belarus 1,000 2001 est.
69 Spain 1,000 2003 est.
70 Portugal 1,000 2003 est.
71 Italy 1,000 2003 est.
72 Germany 1,000 2003 est.
73 France 1,000 2003 est.
74 Costa Rica 900 2003 est.
75 Jamaica 900 2003 est.
76 Iran 800 2003 est.
77 Egypt 700 2003 est.
78 Djibouti 690 2003 est.
79 Bangladesh 650 2001 est.
80 Gambia, The 600 2003 est.
81 Paraguay 600 2003 est.
82 Papua New Guinea 600 2003 est.
83 Algeria 500 2003 est.
84 Japan 500 2003 est.
85 Latvia 500 2003 est.
86 Philippines 500 2003 est.
87 Uzbekistan 500 2003 est.
88 Uruguay 500 2003 est.
89 United Kingdom 500 2003 est.
90 Suriname 500 2003 est.
91 Jordan 500 2003 est.
92 Bermuda 392 2005
93 Equatorial Guinea 370 2001 est.
94 Romania 350 2001 est.
95 Moldova 300 2001 est.
96 Cape Verde 225
97 Armenia 200 2003 est.
98 Lithuania 200 2003 est.
99 Lebanon 200 2003 est.
100 Laos 200 2003 est.
101 Kazakhstan 200 2003 est.
102 Korea, South 200 2003 est.
103 Kyrgyzstan 200 2003 est.
104 Hong Kong 200 2003 est.
105 Georgia 200 2003 est.
106 Fiji 200 2003 est.
107 Tunisia 200 2003 est.
108 Syria 200 2003 est.
109 Singapore 200 2003 est.
110 New Zealand 200 2003 est.
111 Oman 200 2003 est.
112 Mongolia 200 2003 est.
113 Estonia 200 2003 est.
114 Cuba 200 2003 est.
115 Sri Lanka 200 2003 est.
116 Brunei 200 2003 est.
117 Bahamas, The 200 2003 est.
118 Barbados 200 2003 est.
119 Bahrain 200 2003 est.
120 Azerbaijan 100 2001 est.
121 Turkmenistan 100 2004 est.
122 Tajikistan 100 2001 est.
123 Switzerland 100 2003 est.
124 Sweden 100 2003 est.
125 Slovenia 100 2003 est.
126 Poland 100 2001 est.
127 Norway 100 2003 est.
128 Netherlands 100 2003 est.
129 Malta 100 2003 est.
130 Mauritius 100 2001 est.
131 Macedonia 100 2003 est.
132 Luxembourg 100 2003 est.
133 Slovakia 100 2001 est.
134 Israel 100 2001 est.
135 Iceland 100 2003 est.
136 Hungary 100 2001 est.
137 Greece 100 2003 est.
138 Finland 100 2003 est.
139 Bulgaria 100 2001 est.
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 2001 est.
141 Denmark 100 2003 est.
142 Ireland 100 2003 est.
143 Belgium 100 2003 est.
144 Austria 100 2003 est.
145 Czech Republic 10 2001 est.
146 Croatia 10 2001 est.
147 Samoa 3
148 Svalbard 0 2001
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
======================================================================
Rank code: @2173
Rank Country Oil - production(bbl/day) Date of Information
1 World 79,650,000 2003 est.
2 Saudi Arabia 9,475,000 2005 est.
3 Russia 9,150,000 2005 est.
4 United States 7,610,000 2005 est.
5 Iran 3,979,000 2005 est.
6 China 3,504,000 2004
7 European Union 3,424,000 2001
8 Mexico 3,420,000 2005 est.
9 Norway 3,220,000 2005 est.
10 Venezuela 3,081,000 2005 est.
11 Nigeria 2,451,000 2005 est.
12 Kuwait 2,418,000 2005 est.
13 Canada 2,400,000 2004
14 United Arab Emirates 2,396,000 2005 est.
15 United Kingdom 2,393,000 2003 est.
16 Iraq 2,093,000 2005 est.
17 Brazil 2,010,000 2005 est.
18 Libya 1,643,000 2005 est.
19 Angola 1,600,000 2005 est.
20 Algeria 1,373,000 2005 est.
21 Kazakhstan 1,300,000 2005 est.
22 Indonesia 1,061,000 2005 est.
23 Qatar 790,500 2005 est.
24 India 785,000 2005 est.
25 Malaysia 770,000 2005 est.
26 Oman 769,000 2005 est.
27 Argentina 745,000 2005 est.
28 Egypt 700,000 2005 est.
29 Australia 530,000 2005 est.
30 Colombia 512,400 2005 est.
31 Ecuador 493,200 2005 est.
32 Azerbaijan 477,000 2005 est.
33 Equatorial Guinea 420,000 2005 est.
34 Syria 403,800 2005 est.
35 Sudan 401,300 2005 est.
36 Vietnam 400,000 2005 est.
37 Yemen 387,500 2005 est.
38 Denmark 376,900 2003
39 Gabon 268,900 2005 est.
40 Congo, Republic of the 267,100 2005 est.
41 Thailand 230,000 2005 est.
42 Chad 225,000 2005 est.
43 South Africa 216,700 2003 est.
44 Turkmenistan 203,400 2003 est.
45 Brunei 200,800 2005
46 Bahrain 188,300 2005 est.
47 Germany 158,700 2003
48 Uzbekistan 152,000 2004
49 Trinidad and Tobago 150,000 2005 est.
50 Italy 136,200 2003 est.
51 Japan 120,700 2003 est.
52 Peru 120,000 2005 est.
53 Romania 119,000 2005 est.
54 Netherlands 94,870 2003
55 Ukraine 85,660 2004
56 Cameroon 82,300 2005 est.
57 France 76,300 2003 est.
58 Tunisia 76,000 2004 est.
59 Cuba 72,000 2005 est.
60 Pakistan 63,000 2005 est.
61 Papua New Guinea 50,000 January 2006 est.
62 Turkey 50,000 2005 est.
63 Hungary 45,190 2005
64 Bolivia 42,000 2005 est.
65 Belarus 36,000 2004 est.
66 Cote d'Ivoire 32,900 2005 est.
67 New Zealand 31,740 2003 est.
68 Spain 24,540 2003 est.
69 Poland 24,530 2003 est.
70 Guatemala 22,300 2005 est.
71 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 22,000 2003
72 Croatia 20,500 2005 est.
73 Burma 18,500 2005 est.
74 Austria 17,810 2004
75 Czech Republic 15,240 2005
76 Serbia 14,660 2003
77 Virgin Islands 14,650 2003 est.
78 Philippines 14,360 2003 est.
79 Nicaragua 14,300 2005 est.
80 Lithuania 14,000 2004
81 Belgium 13,060 2003
82 Suriname 12,000 2004 est.
83 Slovakia 11,480 2005 est.
84 Finland 9,013 2003 est.
85 Taiwan 8,354 2003 est.
86 Singapore 8,290 2003 est.
87 Ghana 7,433 2003 est.
88 Bangladesh 6,825 2003
89 Estonia 6,000 2004
90 Greece 5,805 2003 est.
91 Chile 4,000 2005 est.
92 Albania 3,600 2005 est.
93 Israel 2,740 2003 est.
94 Sweden 2,441 2003 est.
95 Aruba 2,363 2003
96 Kyrgyzstan 1,990 2003
97 Georgia 1,982 2003
98 Switzerland 1,950 2003 est.
99 Barbados 1,000 2003
100 Bulgaria 1,000 2004
101 Mongolia 549 2005 est.
102 Puerto Rico 436 2003 est.
103 Uruguay 435 2003 est.
104 Benin 400 2003
105 Tajikistan 355 2003 est.
106 Cyprus 300 2005 est.
107 Morocco 300 2005 est.
108 Zambia 130 2003 est.
109 Madagascar 89 2003 est.
110 Jordan 40 2004 est.
111 Slovenia 11 2003 est.
112 Sierra Leone 1 2003 est.
113 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2003
114 Botswana 0 2003
115 Bahamas, The 0 2003
116 Solomon Islands 0 2003 est.
117 Liberia 0 2003 est.
118 Latvia 0 2004
119 Lebanon 0 2003 est.
120 Laos 0 2003 est.
121 Korea, South 0 2004
122 Kiribati 0 2003 est.
123 Korea, North 0 2004 est.
124 Kenya 0 2003 est.
125 Jamaica 0 2003 est.
126 Zimbabwe 0 2003 est.
127 Swaziland 0 2004 est.
128 Samoa 0 2003 est.
129 Western Sahara 0 2003 est.
130 Namibia 0 2003 est.
131 British Virgin Islands 0 2003
132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2003 est.
133 Burkina Faso 0 2003
134 Uganda 0 2003 est.
135 Tanzania 0 2003 est.
136 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2003 est.
137 Togo 0 2003 est.
138 Tonga 0 2003 est.
139 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2003 est.
140 Saint Lucia 0 2003 est.
141 Somalia 0 2003 est.
142 Saint Helena 0 2003 est.
143 Senegal 0 2003 est.
144 Seychelles 0 2003 est.
145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2003 est.
146 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2003 est.
147 Rwanda 0 2003 est.
148 Reunion 0 2003 est.
149 Guinea-Bissau 0 2003 est.
150 Portugal 0 2003 est.
151 Panama 0 2004 est.
152 Paraguay 0 2003 est.
153 Netherlands Antilles 0 2003 est.
154 Nauru 0 2003 est.
155 Nepal 0 2005 est.
156 Vanuatu 0 2003 est.
157 Niger 0 2003 est.
158 Niue 0 2003 est.
159 New Caledonia 0 2003 est.
160 Mozambique 0 2003 est.
161 Maldives 0 2003 est.
162 Malta 0 2003 est.
163 Mauritania 0 2005 est.
164 Mauritius 0 2003 est.
165 Mali 0 2003 est.
166 Macedonia 0 2005 est.
167 Malawi 0 2003 est.
168 Montserrat 0 2003 est.
169 Moldova 0 2003 est.
170 Macau 0 2004 est.
171 Martinique 0 2003 est.
172 Luxembourg 0 2003 est.
173 Lesotho 0 2003 est.
174 Iceland 0 2003 est.
175 Honduras 0 2003 est.
176 Hong Kong 0 2003 est.
177 Ireland 0 2003 est.
178 Dominican Republic 0 2003
179 Dominica 0 2003
180 Djibouti 0 2003
181 Cook Islands 0 2003
182 Cape Verde 0 2003
183 Central African Republic 0 2003
184 Costa Rica 0 2003
185 Comoros 0 2003
186 Cayman Islands 0 2003
187 Sri Lanka 0 2003 est.
188 Cambodia 0 2003
189 Burundi 0 2003
190 Haiti 0 2003 est.
191 Guyana 0 2003 est.
192 Guinea 0 2003 est.
193 Guam 0 2003 est.
194 Guadeloupe 0 2003 est.
195 Greenland 0 2003 est.
196 Grenada 0 2003 est.
197 Gibraltar 0 2003 est.
198 Gambia, The 0 2003 est.
199 French Polynesia 0 2003 est.
200 Faroe Islands 0 2003 est.
201 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 2003 est.
202 Fiji 0 2003 est.
203 French Guiana 0 2003 est.
204 Ethiopia 0 2003 est.
205 El Salvador 0 2003 est.
206 Eritrea 0 2003 est.
207 Bhutan 0 2003
208 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2003
209 Belize 0 2003
210 Bermuda 0 2003
211 Armenia 0 2005
212 American Samoa 0 2003
213 Afghanistan 0 2003
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
======================================================================
Rank code: @2174
Rank Country Oil - consumption(bbl/day) Date of Information
1 World 80,100,000 2003 est.
2 United States 20,030,000 2003 est.
3 European Union 14,590,000 2001
4 China 6,391,000 2004
5 Japan 5,578,000 2003 est.
6 Russia 2,800,000 2005 est.
7 Germany 2,677,000 2003
8 India 2,320,000 2003 est.
9 Canada 2,300,000 2004
10 Korea, South 2,061,000 2004
11 France 2,060,000 2003 est.
12 Italy 1,874,000 2003 est.
13 Saudi Arabia 1,775,000 2003
14 Mexico 1,752,000 2004 est.
15 United Kingdom 1,722,000 2003 est.
16 Brazil 1,610,000 2004
17 Spain 1,544,000 2003 est.
18 Iran 1,425,000 2003 est.
19 Indonesia 1,084,000 2005 est.
20 Netherlands 920,000 2003 est.
21 Taiwan 915,000 2003 est.
22 Australia 875,600 2003 est.
23 Thailand 851,000 2004 est.
24 Singapore 800,000 2005 est.
25 Turkey 715,100 2005 est.
26 Belgium 624,200 2003 est.
27 Egypt 566,000 2003 est.
28 Venezuela 530,000 2003 est.
29 Malaysia 510,000 2003 est.
30 Ukraine 491,700 2004
31 South Africa 484,000 2003 est.
32 Poland 476,200 2003 est.
33 Argentina 450,000 2001 est.
34 Greece 435,700 2005 est.
35 Pakistan 365,000 2004 est.
36 Iraq 351,500 2005 est.
37 Sweden 346,100 2003 est.
38 Philippines 335,000 2003 est.
39 Portugal 326,500 2003 est.
40 United Arab Emirates 310,000 2004 est.
41 Nigeria 310,000 2003 est.
42 Kuwait 305,000 2003 est.
43 Hong Kong 293,000 2004 est.
44 Israel 270,100 2003 est.
45 Colombia 270,000 2003 est.
46 Switzerland 258,900 2003 est.
47 Norway 257,200 2003 est.
48 Belarus 252,000 2003 est.
49 Austria 249,000 2004 est.
50 Algeria 246,000 2004 est.
51 Syria 240,000 2004 est.
52 Libya 237,000 2004 est.
53 Chile 228,000 2003 est.
54 Kazakhstan 221,000 2003 est.
55 Finland 219,700 2003 est.
56 Puerto Rico 218,000 2003 est.
57 Vietnam 216,000 2003 est.
58 Romania 212,000 2004 est.
59 Cuba 205,000 2003 est.
60 Czech Republic 202,000 2004 est.
61 Denmark 188,300 2003 est.
62 Ireland 175,600 2003 est.
63 Morocco 158,000 2003 est.
64 Peru 157,000 2003 est.
65 Ecuador 155,000 2003 est.
66 New Zealand 151,900 2003 est.
67 Hungary 136,000 2004
68 Dominican Republic 128,000 2003 est.
69 Azerbaijan 123,000 2003 est.
70 Uzbekistan 120,000 2004
71 Virgin Islands 105,000 2003 est.
72 Jordan 103,000 2004 est.
73 Lebanon 102,000 2003 est.
74 Bulgaria 98,000 2004
75 Croatia 90,000 2003 est.
76 Tunisia 90,000 2003 est.
77 Serbia 85,000 2003 est.
78 Bangladesh 84,000 2003 est.
79 Turkmenistan 80,000 2003 est.
80 Yemen 80,000 2003 est.
81 Sri Lanka 79,000 2003 est.
82 Panama 78,000 2003 est.
83 Slovakia 74,000 2004 est.
84 Netherlands Antilles 72,500 2003 est.
85 Sudan 70,000 2004 est.
86 Jamaica 69,000 2003 est.
87 Guatemala 66,000 2003 est.
88 Oman 62,000 2003 est.
89 Estonia 60,000 2004
90 Luxembourg 55,700 2003 est.
91 Cyprus 52,000 2003 est.
92 Kenya 52,000 2003 est.
93 Slovenia 52,000 2003 est.
94 Lithuania 52,000 2004
95 Bolivia 48,000 2003 est.
96 Latvia 47,000 2004
97 Angola 46,000 2003 est.
98 Armenia 40,000 2003 est.
99 Costa Rica 40,000 2003 est.
100 El Salvador 40,000 2003 est.
101 Ghana 39,000 2003 est.
102 Uruguay 38,000 2003 est.
103 Honduras 37,000 2003 est.
104 Moldova 37,000 2003 est.
105 Qatar 33,000 2003 est.
106 Burma 32,000 2003 est.
107 Senegal 31,000 2003 est.
108 Trinidad and Tobago 29,000 2003 est.
109 Ethiopia 27,000 2003 est.
110 Bahrain 26,000 2003 est.
111 Albania 25,200 2005 est.
112 Nicaragua 25,200 2005 est.
113 Korea, North 25,000 2003
114 Tajikistan 25,000 2003 est.
115 Paraguay 25,000 2003 est.
116 Mauritania 24,000 2003 est.
117 Gibraltar 23,500 2003 est.
118 Bahamas, The 23,000 2003 est.
119 Cameroon 23,000 2001 est.
120 Macedonia 23,000 2005 est.
121 Zimbabwe 22,500 2003 est.
122 Tanzania 22,000 2003 est.
123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,000 2003 est.
124 Mauritius 21,000 2003 est.
125 Cote d'Ivoire 20,000 2003 est.
126 Guam 19,000 2003 est.
127 Reunion 18,500 2003 est.
128 Malta 18,000 2003 est.
129 Papua New Guinea 18,000 January 2006 est.
130 Iceland 17,280 2003 est.
131 Namibia 16,000 2003 est.
132 Madagascar 15,000 2003 est.
133 Suriname 14,000 2004 est.
134 Martinique 13,800 2003 est.
135 Georgia 13,000 2003 est.
136 Guadeloupe 13,000 2003 est.
137 Gabon 12,250 2003 est.
138 Zambia 12,250 2003 est.
139 Botswana 12,000 2003 est.
140 Macau 12,000 2003 est.
141 Djibouti 12,000 2003 est.
142 Benin 12,000 2003 est.
143 Nepal 11,980 2005 est.
144 Haiti 11,800 2003 est.
145 Guyana 11,300 2003 est.
146 Mongolia 11,220 2005 est.
147 Kyrgyzstan 11,000 2003 est.
148 Mozambique 11,000 2003 est.
149 Brunei 10,770 2005 est.
150 Barbados 10,000 2003 est.
151 Uganda 10,000 2003 est.
152 Fiji 10,000 2003 est.
153 New Caledonia 10,000 2003 est.
154 Togo 8,500 2003 est.
155 Guinea 8,400 2003 est.
156 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8,300 2003 est.
157 Burkina Faso 8,000 2003 est.
158 Seychelles 7,600 2003 est.
159 French Guiana 6,600 2003 est.
160 Sierra Leone 6,510 2003 est.
161 Aruba 6,500 2003 est.
162 Belize 6,000 2003 est.
163 Rwanda 6,000 2003 est.
164 Malawi 5,450 2003 est.
165 Niger 5,400 2003 est.
166 Congo, Republic of the 5,200 2003 est.
167 Afghanistan 5,000 2003 est.
168 Somalia 5,000 2003 est.
169 French Polynesia 4,800 2003 est.
170 Bermuda 4,658 2005 est.
171 Eritrea 4,600 2003 est.
172 Faroe Islands 4,500 2003 est.
173 Mali 4,250 2003 est.
174 American Samoa 4,000 2003 est.
175 Maldives 4,000 2003 est.
176 Greenland 3,850 2003 est.
177 Cambodia 3,700 2003 est.
178 Antigua and Barbuda 3,600 2003 est.
179 Swaziland 3,500 2003 est.
180 Liberia 3,400 2003 est.
181 Burundi 3,000 2003 est.
182 Laos 2,950 2003 est.
183 Saint Lucia 2,520 2003 est.
184 Cayman Islands 2,450 2003 est.
185 Guinea-Bissau 2,450 2003 est.
186 Central African Republic 2,400 2003 est.
187 Gambia, The 2,000 2003 est.
188 Grenada 1,800 2003 est.
189 Western Sahara 1,750 2003 est.
190 Chad 1,450 2003 est.
191 Lesotho 1,400 2003
192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,300 2003 est.
193 Solomon Islands 1,270 2003 est.
194 Cape Verde 1,200 2003 est.
195 Equatorial Guinea 1,200 2003 est.
196 Bhutan 1,100 2003 est.
197 Nauru 1,000 2003 est.
198 Samoa 1,000 2003 est.
199 Dominica 800 2003 est.
200 Tonga 800 2003 est.
201 Comoros 700 2003 est.
202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 700 2003 est.
203 Sao Tome and Principe 650 2003 est.
204 Vanuatu 620 2003 est.
205 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 480 2003 est.
206 British Virgin Islands 410 2003 est.
207 Cook Islands 400 2003 est.
208 Montserrat 380 2003 est.
209 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 200 2003 est.
210 Kiribati 200 2003 est.
211 Saint Helena 100 2003 est.
212 Turks and Caicos Islands 80 2003 est.
213 Niue 20 2003 est.
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
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Rank code: @2175
Rank Country Oil - imports(bbl/day) Date of Information
1 European Union 15,690,000 2001
2 United States 13,150,000 2004
3 Japan 5,449,000 2001
4 China 3,226,000 2004
5 Netherlands 2,284,000 2001
6 France 2,281,000 2001
7 Korea, South 2,263,000 2004
8 Italy 2,158,000 2001
9 Germany 2,135,000 2003
10 India 2,090,000
11 Spain 1,582,000 2001
12 United Kingdom 1,084,000 2003
13 Belgium 1,042,000 2001
14 Canada 963,000 2004
15 Turkey 616,500 2001
16 Brazil 572,600
17 Sweden 553,100 2001
18 Australia 530,800 2001
19 Greece 468,300 2001
20 Ukraine 444,600
21 Poland 413,700 2001
22 Belarus 360,000 2004 est.
23 Portugal 357,300 2001
24 Indonesia 345,700 2005 est.
25 Finland 318,300 2001
26 Philippines 312,000 2003
27 Switzerland 289,500 2001
28 Chile 221,500 2003 est.
29 Mexico 205,000 2004
30 Denmark 195,000 2001
31 Czech Republic 182,000 2004
32 Ireland 178,600 2001
33 Romania 163,000 2004
34 Austria 152,600 2004
35 Morocco 147,800
36 Dominican Republic 129,900 2003
37 New Zealand 119,700 2001
38 Jordan 100,000 2004 est.
39 Hungary 94,000 2004
40 Lithuania 93,000 2004
41 Norway 88,870 2001
42 Bulgaria 85,000 2004 est.
43 Russia 75,000
44 Slovakia 59,000
45 Estonia 54,000 2004
46 Luxembourg 50,700 2001
47 Burma 49,230 2003
48 Kazakhstan 47,000 2003
49 Latvia 47,000 2004
50 Zimbabwe 23,000
51 Korea, North 22,000 2004 est.
52 Albania 21,600 2005 est.
53 Botswana 16,000 2001
54 Nicaragua 15,560 2005 est.
55 Iceland 15,470 2001
56 Namibia 12,770
57 Nepal 11,760
58 Mongolia 11,210 2005 est.
59 Suriname 1,644 2003
60 United Arab Emirates 0 2004
61 Saudi Arabia 0 2003
62 Sudan 0 2004
63 Libya 0
64 Algeria 0 2004 est.
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
======================================================================
Rank code: @2176
Rank Country Oil - exports(bbl/day) Date of Information
1 Saudi Arabia 7,920,000 2003
2 European Union 5,322,000 2001
3 Russia 5,150,000 2004
4 Norway 3,466,000 2001
5 United Arab Emirates 2,500,000 2004 est.
6 Iran 2,500,000 2004 est.
7 Venezuela 2,100,000 2004 est.
8 Kuwait 1,970,000 2003
9 Mexico 1,863,000 2004
10 Canada 1,600,000 2004
11 United Kingdom 1,498,000 2001
12 Iraq 1,420,000 2005 est.
13 Netherlands 1,418,000 2001
14 Libya 1,340,000
15 Algeria 1,127,000 2004 est.
16 United States 1,048,000 2004
17 Kazakhstan 890,000 2003
18 Oman 721,000 2004
19 Korea, South 645,200 2004
20 Australia 523,400 2001
21 Italy 456,600 2001
22 Belgium 450,000 2001
23 Indonesia 431,500 2004 est.
24 France 409,600 2001
25 Ecuador 387,000 2004 est.
26 Yemen 370,300 2003
27 India 350,000
28 China 340,300 2004
29 Denmark 332,100 2001
30 Syria 285,000 2004
31 Sudan 275,000 2004
32 Brazil 241,700
33 Malaysia 230,200 2003
34 Sweden 203,700 2001
35 Brunei 192,700 2005
36 Spain 135,100 2001
37 Egypt 134,000
38 Finland 101,000 2001
39 Japan 93,360 2001
40 Greece 84,720 2001
41 Poland 53,000 2001
42 Peru 49,000 2004 est.
43 Hungary 47,180 2001
44 Turkey 46,110 2001
45 New Zealand 30,220 2001
46 Austria 30,140 2004
47 Bahamas, The 29,000 2003
48 Portugal 28,830 2001
49 Ireland 27,450 2001
50 Czech Republic 26,670 2001
51 Belarus 14,500 2003 est.
52 Germany 12,990 2003
53 Switzerland 10,420 2001
54 Ukraine 8,891
55 Burma 3,356 2003
56 Guatemala 3,104 2003
57 Slovakia 2,160
58 Suriname 1,370 2003
59 Nicaragua 759 2004
60 Luxembourg 634 2001
61 Mongolia 515 2005 est.
62 Albania 0 2005 est.
63 Zimbabwe 0
64 Philippines 0 2001
65 Morocco 0
66 Jordan 0 2004 est.
67 Latvia 0 2004
68 Iceland 0 2001
69 Bermuda 0
70 Estonia 0 2004
71 Chile 0
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
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Rank code: @2178
Rank Country Oil - proved reserves(bbl) Date of Information
1 World 1,349,000,000,000 1 January 2002 est.
2 Saudi Arabia 262,700,000,000 2005 est.
3 Canada 178,900,000,000 2004 est.
4 Iran 133,300,000,000 2005 est.
5 Iraq 112,500,000,000 2005 est.
6 United Arab Emirates 97,800,000,000 2005 est.
7 Kuwait 96,500,000,000 2005 est.
8 Venezuela 75,590,000,000 2005 est.
9 Russia 69,000,000,000 2003 est.
10 Libya 40,000,000,000 2005 est.
11 Nigeria 36,000,000,000 2005 est.
12 Mexico 33,310,000,000 2005 est.
13 Kazakhstan 26,000,000,000 1 January 2004
14 Angola 25,000,000,000 2005 est.
15 United States 22,450,000,000 1 January 2002
16 China 18,260,000,000 2004
17 Qatar 16,000,000,000 2005 est.
18 Brazil 15,120,000,000 2005 est.
19 Algeria 12,460,000,000 2005 est.
20 Norway 9,859,000,000 1 January 2002
21 European Union 7,294,000,000 1 January 2002
22 Oman 6,100,000,000 2005 est.
23 India 5,700,000,000 2005 est.
24 Indonesia 4,600,000,000 2005 est.
25 Ecuador 4,512,000,000 2005 est.
26 United Kingdom 4,500,000,000 31 December 2004
27 Yemen 4,370,000,000 2005 est.
28 Australia 3,664,000,000 1 January 2002
29 Malaysia 3,100,000,000 2005 est.
30 Argentina 2,950,000,000 2005 est.
31 Egypt 2,700,000,000 2005 est.
32 Syria 2,500,000,000 2005 est.
33 Gabon 1,921,000,000 2005 est.
34 Tunisia 1,700,000,000 2005 est.
35 Sudan 1,600,000,000 2005 est.
36 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,538,000,000 1 January 2002
37 Colombia 1,492,000,000 2005 est.
38 Brunei 1,255,000,000 1 January 2002
39 Denmark 1,230,000,000 1 January 2002
40 Burma 1,000,000,000 2005
41 Mauritania 1,000,000,000 2005
42 Trinidad and Tobago 990,000,000 1 January 2004
43 Uzbekistan 600,000,000 1 January 2005
44 Vietnam 600,000,000 2005 est.
45 Azerbaijan 589,000,000 1 January 2002
46 Italy 586,600,000 1 January 2002
47 Thailand 583,000,000 November 2003
48 Equatorial Guinea 563,500,000 1 January 2002
49 Cuba 532,000,000 1 January 2002
50 Romania 500,000,000 yearend 2004
51 Bolivia 458,800,000 1 January 2002
52 Germany 395,800,000 1 January 2004
53 Ukraine 395,000,000 9 November 2004
54 Peru 370,000,000 2005 est.
55 Pakistan 341,800,000 2005 est.
56 Turkey 288,400,000 1 January 2002
57 Turkmenistan 273,000,000 1 January 2002
58 Guatemala 263,000,000 1 January 2002
59 Cote d'Ivoire 220,000,000 2005 est.
60 Albania 185,500,000 1 January 2002
61 Papua New Guinea 170,000,000 2005 est.
62 Philippines 152,000,000 1 January 2004
63 Chile 150,000,000 1 January 2004
64 Suriname 150,000,000 2005
65 France 144,300,000 1 January 2002
66 Poland 142,400,000 December 2004
67 Bahrain 124,000,000 2005 est.
68 Hungary 102,000,000 1 January 2006
69 Morocco 100,000,000 2005 est.
70 Croatia 93,600,000 1 January 2002
71 Congo, Republic of the 93,500,000 1 January 2002
72 New Zealand 89,620,000 1 January 2002
73 Netherlands 88,060,000 1 January 2002
74 Cameroon 85,000,000 2005 est.
75 Austria 84,300,000 2004
76 Serbia 38,750,000 1 January 2002
77 Japan 29,290,000 1 January 2002
78 Bangladesh 28,450,000 1 January 2002
79 Bulgaria 15,000,000 1 January 2005
80 Czech Republic 15,000,000 1 January 2006
81 Lithuania 12,000,000 2004
82 Spain 10,500,000 1 January 2002
83 Slovakia 9,000,000 1 January 2006
84 Ghana 8,255,000 1 January 2002
85 South Africa 7,840,000 1 January 2002
86 Greece 4,500,000 1 January 2002
87 Benin 4,105,000 1 January 2002
88 Taiwan 2,900,000 2005 est.
89 Israel 1,920,000 1 January 2002
90 Barbados 1,254,000 1 January 2002
91 Jordan 445,000 1 January 2002
92 Ethiopia 214,000 1 January 2002
93 Afghanistan 0 1 January 2002
94 Somalia 0 1 January 2002
95 Namibia 0 1 January 2002
96 Tanzania 0 1 January 2002
97 Rwanda 0 1 January 2002
98 Ireland 0 1 January 2002
99 Mozambique 0 1 January 2002
100 Madagascar 0 1 January 2002
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
======================================================================
Rank code: @2179
Rank Country Natural gas - proved reserves(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 174,600,000,000,000 1 January 2002
2 Russia 47,570,000,000,000 2003
3 Iran 26,620,000,000,000 2005
4 Qatar 25,770,000,000,000 2005
5 Saudi Arabia 6,544,000,000,000 2005
6 United Arab Emirates 6,006,000,000,000 2005
7 United States 5,353,000,000,000 1 January 2002
8 Algeria 4,531,000,000,000 2005
9 Nigeria 4,502,000,000,000 2005
10 Venezuela 4,191,000,000,000 2005
11 European Union 3,256,000,000,000 1 January 2002
12 Iraq 3,115,000,000,000 2005
13 Kazakhstan 3,000,000,000,000 1 January 2004
14 Indonesia 2,557,000,000,000 2005
15 Australia 2,549,000,000,000 1 January 2002
16 China 2,530,000,000,000 2004
17 Malaysia 2,124,000,000,000 2005
18 Norway 2,118,000,000,000 1 January 2002
19 Turkmenistan 2,010,000,000,000 1 January 2002
20 Egypt 1,900,000,000,000 2005
21 Uzbekistan 1,875,000,000,000 1 January 2005
22 Netherlands 1,756,000,000,000 1 January 2002
23 Canada 1,673,000,000,000 2004
24 Kuwait 1,572,000,000,000 2005
25 Libya 1,321,000,000,000 2005
26 Ukraine 1,121,000,000,000 9 November 2004
27 India 853,500,000,000 2005
28 Azerbaijan 849,500,000,000 1 January 2002
29 Oman 829,100,000,000 2005
30 Pakistan 759,700,000,000 2005
31 Trinidad and Tobago 733,000,000,000 1 January 2004
32 Bolivia 679,600,000,000 1 January 2002
33 Argentina 663,500,000,000 2005
34 United Kingdom 628,600,000,000 31 December 2004
35 Yemen 478,600,000,000 2005
36 Mexico 424,300,000,000 2005
37 Brunei 390,800,000,000 1 January 2002
38 Thailand 377,700,000,000 November 2003
39 Papua New Guinea 345,500,000,000 2005
40 Germany 305,800,000,000 1 January 2004
41 Bangladesh 300,200,000,000 1 January 2002
42 Romania 300,000,000,000 yearend 2004
43 Burma 283,200,000,000 2005
44 Peru 247,100,000,000 2005
45 Syria 240,700,000,000 2005
46 Brazil 240,000,000,000 2005
47 Italy 226,500,000,000 1 January 2002
48 Vietnam 192,600,000,000 2005
49 Poland 154,400,000,000 December 2004
50 Colombia 127,600,000,000 2005
51 Mozambique 127,400,000,000 1 January 2002
52 Cameroon 110,400,000,000 2005
53 Philippines 106,800,000,000 1 January 2004
54 Afghanistan 99,960,000,000 1 January 2002
55 Chile 97,980,000,000 1 January 2004
56 Bahrain 92,030,000,000 2005
57 Congo, Republic of the 90,610,000,000 1 January 2002
58 Sudan 84,950,000,000 2005
59 Tunisia 77,870,000,000 2005
60 Taiwan 76,460,000,000 2005
61 Denmark 73,510,000,000 1 January 2002
62 Cuba 70,790,000,000 1 January 2002
63 Namibia 62,300,000,000 1 January 2002
64 Rwanda 56,630,000,000 1 January 2002
65 Serbia 48,140,000,000 1 January 2002
66 Angola 45,870,000,000 2005
67 Japan 39,640,000,000 1 January 2002
68 Israel 38,940,000,000 1 January 2002
69 New Zealand 37,380,000,000 1 January 2002
70 Equatorial Guinea 36,810,000,000 1 January 2002
71 Gabon 33,980,000,000 2005
72 Hungary 33,980,000,000 1 January 2003
73 Cote d'Ivoire 29,730,000,000 2005
74 Ethiopia 24,920,000,000 1 January 2002
75 Croatia 24,720,000,000 1 January 2002
76 Ghana 23,790,000,000 1 January 2002
77 Austria 23,200,000,000 2004
78 Tanzania 22,650,000,000 1 January 2002
79 Ireland 19,820,000,000 1 January 2002
80 Slovakia 15,010,000,000 1 January 2003
81 France 14,330,000,000 1 January 2002
82 Ecuador 9,769,000,000 2005
83 Turkey 8,495,000,000 1 January 2002
84 Jordan 6,230,000,000 1 January 2002
85 Bulgaria 5,670,000,000 1 January 2005
86 Somalia 5,663,000,000 1 January 2002
87 Czech Republic 3,964,000,000 1 January 2003
88 Guatemala 3,087,000,000 1 January 2002
89 Albania 2,832,000,000 1 January 2002
90 Spain 2,662,000,000 1 January 2002
91 Benin 1,218,000,000 1 January 2002
92 Morocco 1,218,000,000 2005
93 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 991,100,000 1 January 2002
94 Greece 991,100,000 1 January 2002
95 Barbados 141,600,000 1 January 2002
96 South Africa 28,320,000 1 January 2002
97 Madagascar 0 1 January 2002
98 Mauritania 0 2005
99 Suriname 0 2005
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
======================================================================
Rank code: @2180
Rank Country Natural gas - production(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 2,674,000,000,000 2003 est.
2 Russia 587,000,000,000 2005 est.
3 United States 539,000,000,000 2003 est.
4 European Union 239,200,000,000 2001
5 Canada 165,800,000,000 2003 est.
6 United Kingdom 102,800,000,000 2003 est.
7 Indonesia 83,400,000,000 2005 est.
8 Algeria 82,400,000,000 2003 est.
9 Iran 79,000,000,000 2003 est.
10 Norway 73,400,000,000 2003 est.
11 Netherlands 73,130,000,000 2003 est.
12 Saudi Arabia 60,060,000,000 2003 est.
13 Uzbekistan 55,800,000,000 2004
14 Turkmenistan 54,600,000,000 2004 est.
15 Malaysia 53,500,000,000 2003 est.
16 Mexico 47,300,000,000 2004 est.
17 United Arab Emirates 44,790,000,000 2003 est.
18 Argentina 41,040,000,000 2003 est.
19 Australia 35,600,000,000 2003 est.
20 China 35,020,000,000 2003
21 Qatar 30,800,000,000 2003 est.
22 Venezuela 29,700,000,000 2003 est.
23 India 27,100,000,000 2003 est.
24 Egypt 27,000,000,000 2003 est.
25 Trinidad and Tobago 24,700,000,000 2003 est.
26 Pakistan 23,800,000,000 2003 est.
27 Thailand 22,280,000,000 2003 est.
28 Germany 22,220,000,000 2003 est.
29 Ukraine 20,300,000,000 2004
30 Nigeria 19,200,000,000 2003 est.
31 Kazakhstan 18,500,000,000 2004 est.
32 Oman 16,500,000,000 2003 est.
33 Brazil 15,790,000,000 2005 est.
34 Italy 13,550,000,000 2003 est.
35 Romania 13,200,000,000 2004 est.
36 Bangladesh 11,900,000,000 2003 est.
37 Brunei 11,400,000,000 2003 est.
38 Burma 9,980,000,000 2003 est.
39 Bahrain 9,650,000,000 2003 est.
40 Kuwait 8,300,000,000 2003 est.
41 Denmark 7,965,000,000 2003 est.
42 Libya 7,000,000,000 2003 est.
43 Syria 6,950,000,000 2003 est.
44 Bolivia 6,720,000,000 2003 est.
45 Vietnam 6,342,000,000 2005 est.
46 Colombia 6,080,000,000 2003 est.
47 Azerbaijan 5,130,000,000 2003 est.
48 New Zealand 4,773,000,000 2003 est.
49 Poland 4,330,000,000 2004
50 Hungary 3,100,000,000 2003 est.
51 Japan 2,814,000,000 2003 est.
52 South Africa 2,350,000,000 2003 est.
53 Philippines 2,300,000,000 2003 est.
54 Tunisia 2,150,000,000 2003 est.
55 Austria 1,960,000,000 2004
56 Croatia 1,850,000,000 2003 est.
57 France 1,566,000,000 2003 est.
58 Iraq 1,500,000,000 2003 est.
59 Cote d'Ivoire 1,300,000,000 2003 est.
60 Equatorial Guinea 1,270,000,000 2003 est.
61 Chile 1,000,000,000 2003 est.
62 Taiwan 970,000,000 2003 est.
63 Angola 720,000,000 2003 est.
64 Cuba 704,000,000 2004
65 Ireland 673,000,000 2003 est.
66 Serbia 650,000,000 2003 est.
67 Peru 560,000,000 2003 est.
68 Turkey 560,000,000 2003 est.
69 Jordan 390,000,000 2003 est.
70 Belarus 250,000,000 2004 est.
71 Spain 216,000,000 2003 est.
72 Israel 200,000,000 2003 est.
73 Slovakia 165,000,000 2004 est.
74 Papua New Guinea 140,000,000 2003 est.
75 Czech Republic 133,000,000 2003 est.
76 Gabon 90,000,000 2003 est.
77 Mozambique 60,000,000 2003 est.
78 Afghanistan 50,000,000 2003 est.
79 Senegal 50,000,000 2003 est.
80 Ecuador 50,000,000 2003 est.
81 Albania 30,000,000 2003 est.
82 Tajikistan 30,000,000 2004 est.
83 Barbados 29,170,000 2003 est.
84 Greece 27,000,000 2003 est.
85 Georgia 20,000,000 2003 est.
86 Kyrgyzstan 6,000,000 2003 est.
87 Morocco 5,000,000 2003 est.
88 Bulgaria 1,130,000 2003
89 Aruba 0 2003 est.
90 Botswana 0 2003 est.
91 Belgium 0 2003 est.
92 Belize 0 2003 est.
93 Benin 0 2003 est.
94 Bhutan 0 2003 est.
95 Guinea 0 2003 est.
96 Guatemala 0 2003 est.
97 Guam 0 2003 est.
98 Guadeloupe 0 2003 est.
99 Greenland 0 2003 est.
100 Grenada 0 2003 est.
101 Gibraltar 0 2003 est.
102 Ghana 0 2003 est.
103 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 2003 est.
104 Luxembourg 0 2003 est.
105 Lesotho 0 2003 est.
106 Liberia 0 2003 est.
107 Lithuania 0 2004
108 Latvia 0 2003
109 Lebanon 0 2003 est.
110 Laos 0 2003 est.
111 Korea, South 0 2003 est.
112 Kiribati 0 2003 est.
113 Zimbabwe 0 2003 est.
114 Zambia 0 2003 est.
115 Yemen 0 2003 est.
116 Swaziland 0 2003 est.
117 Samoa 0 2003 est.
118 Western Sahara 0 2003 est.
119 Namibia 0 2003 est.
120 Virgin Islands 0 2003 est.
121 British Virgin Islands 0 2003 est.
122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2003 est.
123 Uruguay 0 2003 est.
124 Burkina Faso 0 2003 est.
125 Uganda 0 2003 est.
126 Tanzania 0 2003 est.
127 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2003 est.
128 Togo 0 2003 est.
129 Tonga 0 2003 est.
130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2003 est.
131 Switzerland 0 2003 est.
132 Sweden 0 2003 est.
133 Sudan 0 2003 est.
134 Saint Lucia 0 2003 est.
135 Somalia 0 2003 est.
136 Singapore 0 2004 est.
137 Sierra Leone 0 2003 est.
138 Slovenia 0 2003 est.
139 Saint Helena 0 2003 est.
140 Seychelles 0 2003 est.
141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2003 est.
142 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2003 est.
143 Rwanda 0 2003 est.
144 Puerto Rico 0 2003 est.
145 Reunion 0 2003 est.
146 Guinea-Bissau 0 2003 est.
147 Portugal 0 2003 est.
148 Panama 0 2003 est.
149 Paraguay 0 2003 est.
150 Nicaragua 0 2003 est.
151 Netherlands Antilles 0 2003 est.
152 Suriname 0 2003 est.
153 Nauru 0 2003 est.
154 Nepal 0 2003 est.
155 Vanuatu 0 2003 est.
156 Niger 0 2003 est.
157 Niue 0 2003 est.
158 New Caledonia 0 2003 est.
159 Maldives 0 2003 est.
160 Malta 0 2003 est.
161 Mauritania 0 2003 est.
162 Mauritius 0 2003 est.
163 Mali 0 2003 est.
164 Macedonia 0 2003 est.
165 Malawi 0 2003 est.
166 Montserrat 0 2003 est.
167 Mongolia 0 2003 est.
168 Moldova 0 2003 est.
169 Macau 0 2003 est.
170 Martinique 0 2003 est.
171 Madagascar 0 2003 est.
172 Korea, North 0 2003 est.
173 Kenya 0 2003 est.
174 Jamaica 0 2003 est.
175 Iceland 0 2003 est.
176 Honduras 0 2003 est.
177 Hong Kong 0
178 Haiti 0 2003 est.
179 Guyana 0 2003 est.
180 Fiji 0 2003 est.
181 Finland 0 2003 est.
182 French Guiana 0 2003 est.
183 Ethiopia 0 2003 est.
184 El Salvador 0 2003 est.
185 Eritrea 0 2003 est.
186 Estonia 0 2004
187 Dominican Republic 0 2003 est.
188 Gambia, The 0 2003 est.
189 French Polynesia 0 2003 est.
190 Faroe Islands 0 2003 est.
191 Dominica 0 2003 est.
192 Djibouti 0 2003 est.
193 Cyprus 0 2003 est.
194 Cook Islands 0 2003 est.
195 Cape Verde 0 2003 est.
196 Central African Republic 0 2003 est.
197 Costa Rica 0 2003 est.
198 Comoros 0 2003 est.
199 Cameroon 0 2003 est.
200 Cayman Islands 0 2003 est.
201 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 2003 est.
202 Congo, Republic of the 0 2003 est.
203 Sri Lanka 0 2003 est.
204 Chad 0 2003 est.
205 Cambodia 0 2003 est.
206 Burundi 0 2003 est.
207 Solomon Islands 0 2003 est.
208 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2003 est.
209 Bahamas, The 0 2003 est.
210 Bermuda 0 2003 est.
211 Armenia 0 2005 est.
212 American Samoa 0 2003 est.
213 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2003 est.
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
======================================================================
Rank code: @2181
Rank Country Natural gas - consumption(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 2,675,000,000,000 2003 est.
2 United States 633,600,000,000 2003 est.
3 European Union 465,600,000,000 2001
4 Russia 402,100,000,000 2004 est.
5 United Kingdom 95,150,000,000 2003 est.
6 Germany 93,880,000,000 2003 est.
7 Canada 90,950,000,000 2003 est.
8 Japan 86,510,000,000 2003 est.
9 Iran 79,000,000,000 2003 est.
10 Italy 76,880,000,000 2003 est.
11 Ukraine 75,800,000,000 2004
12 Saudi Arabia 60,060,000,000 2003 est.
13 Mexico 55,100,000,000 2004 est.
14 Netherlands 50,400,000,000 2003 est.
15 Uzbekistan 49,300,000,000 2004
16 France 43,740,000,000 2003 est.
17 United Arab Emirates 37,880,000,000 2003 est.
18 Argentina 34,580,000,000 2003 est.
19 China 33,440,000,000 2003 est.
20 Venezuela 29,700,000,000 2003 est.
21 Thailand 29,150,000,000 2003 est.
22 Malaysia 28,530,000,000 2003 est.
23 India 27,100,000,000 2003 est.
24 Egypt 27,000,000,000 2003 est.
25 Australia 25,080,000,000 2003 est.
26 Korea, South 24,090,000,000 2003 est.
27 Pakistan 23,800,000,000 2003 est.
28 Spain 23,270,000,000 2003 est.
29 Turkey 22,600,000,000 2005 est.
30 Indonesia 22,500,000,000 2005 est.
31 Brazil 21,740,000,000 2005 est.
32 Algeria 21,320,000,000 2003 est.
33 Belarus 20,500,000,000 2005 est.
34 Romania 18,800,000,000 2004 est.
35 Turkmenistan 15,500,000,000 2004 est.
36 Belgium 15,480,000,000 2003 est.
37 Kazakhstan 15,200,000,000 2004 est.
38 Poland 14,970,000,000 2003 est.
39 Hungary 13,000,000,000 2004
40 Trinidad and Tobago 12,790,000,000 2003 est.
41 Bangladesh 11,900,000,000 2003 est.
42 Qatar 11,610,000,000 2003 est.
43 Bahrain 9,650,000,000 2003 est.
44 Czech Republic 9,623,000,000 2003 est.
45 Azerbaijan 9,200,000,000 2003 est.
46 Austria 9,010,000,000 2004
47 Taiwan 8,450,000,000 2003 est.
48 Kuwait 8,300,000,000 2003 est.
49 Nigeria 7,410,000,000 2003 est.
50 Oman 7,090,000,000 2003 est.
51 Chile 7,060,000,000 2003 est.
52 Syria 6,950,000,000 2003 est.
53 Slovakia 6,800,000,000 2004 est.
54 Vietnam 6,342,000,000 2005 est.
55 Libya 6,250,000,000 2003 est.
56 Colombia 6,080,000,000 2003 est.
57 Singapore 5,320,000,000 2003 est.
58 Denmark 5,173,000,000 2003 est.
59 Finland 5,028,000,000 2003 est.
60 New Zealand 4,773,000,000 2003 est.
61 Ireland 4,298,000,000 2003 est.
62 Norway 4,140,000,000 2003 est.
63 Tunisia 3,840,000,000 2003 est.
64 Switzerland 3,209,000,000 2003 est.
65 Bulgaria 3,100,000,000 2004
66 Lithuania 3,100,000,000 2004
67 Croatia 2,990,000,000 2003 est.
68 Portugal 2,983,000,000 2003 est.
69 Serbia 2,550,000,000 2003 est.
70 Moldova 2,380,000,000 2003 est.
71 South Africa 2,350,000,000 2003 est.
72 Greece 2,340,000,000 2005 est.
73 Philippines 2,300,000,000 2003 est.
74 Latvia 1,760,000,000 2004 est.
75 Bolivia 1,740,000,000 2003 est.
76 Brunei 1,730,000,000 2003 est.
77 Armenia 1,685,000,000 2005 est.
78 Burma 1,569,000,000 2003 est.
79 Georgia 1,500,000,000 2005 est.
80 Kyrgyzstan 1,500,000,000 2004 est.
81 Iraq 1,500,000,000 2003 est.
82 Estonia 1,420,000,000 2004
83 Tajikistan 1,400,000,000 2004 est.
84 Cote d'Ivoire 1,300,000,000 2003 est.
85 Equatorial Guinea 1,270,000,000 2003 est.
86 Luxembourg 1,205,000,000 2003 est.
87 Slovenia 1,100,000,000 2003 est.
88 Sweden 980,000,000 2003 est.
89 Peru 910,000,000 2004 est.
90 Puerto Rico 740,000,000 2003 est.
91 Angola 720,000,000 2003 est.
92 Cuba 704,000,000 2004
93 Hong Kong 692,200,000 2003 est.
94 Morocco 650,000,000 2003 est.
95 Jordan 390,000,000 2003 est.
96 Dominican Republic 300,000,000 2003 est.
97 Israel 200,000,000 2003 est.
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 160,000,000 2003 est.
99 Papua New Guinea 140,000,000 2003 est.
100 Gabon 90,000,000 2003 est.
101 Mozambique 60,000,000 2003 est.
102 Uruguay 60,000,000 2003 est.
103 Afghanistan 50,000,000 2003 est.
104 Senegal 50,000,000 2003 est.
105 Ecuador 50,000,000 2003 est.
106 Albania 30,000,000 2003 est.
107 Barbados 29,170,000 2003 est.
108 Aruba 0 2003 est.
109 Bahamas, The 0 2003 est.
110 Solomon Islands 0 2003 est.
111 Burundi 0 2003 est.
112 Zimbabwe 0 2003 est.
113 Zambia 0 2003 est.
114 Yemen 0 2003 est.
115 Swaziland 0 2003 est.
116 Samoa 0 2003 est.
117 Western Sahara 0 2003 est.
118 Namibia 0 2003 est.
119 Virgin Islands 0 2003 est.
120 British Virgin Islands 0 2003 est.
121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2003 est.
122 Burkina Faso 0 2003 est.
123 Uganda 0 2003 est.
124 Tanzania 0 2003 est.
125 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2003 est.
126 Togo 0 2003 est.
127 Tonga 0 2003 est.
128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2003 est.
129 Sudan 0 2003 est.
130 Saint Lucia 0 2003 est.
131 Somalia 0 2003 est.
132 Sierra Leone 0 2003 est.
133 Saint Helena 0 2003 est.
134 Seychelles 0 2003 est.
135 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2003 est.
136 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2003 est.
137 Netherlands Antilles 0 2003 est.
138 Suriname 0 2003 est.
139 Nauru 0 2003 est.
140 Nepal 0 2003 est.
141 Vanuatu 0 2003 est.
142 Niger 0 2003 est.
143 Niue 0 2003 est.
144 New Caledonia 0 2003 est.
145 Mali 0 2003 est.
146 Rwanda 0 2003 est.
147 Reunion 0 2003 est.
148 Guinea-Bissau 0 2003 est.
149 Panama 0 2003 est.
150 Paraguay 0 2003 est.
151 Nicaragua 0 2003 est.
152 Macedonia 0 2003 est.
153 Malawi 0 2003 est.
154 Montserrat 0 2003 est.
155 Mongolia 0 2003 est.
156 Macau 0 2003 est.
157 Martinique 0 2003 est.
158 Madagascar 0 2003 est.
159 Lesotho 0 2003 est.
160 Maldives 0 2003 est.
161 Malta 0 2003 est.
162 Mauritania 0 2003 est.
163 Mauritius 0 2003 est.
164 Liberia 0 2003 est.
165 Lebanon 0 2003 est.
166 Laos 0 2003 est.
167 Kiribati 0 2003 est.
168 Korea, North 0 2003 est.
169 Kenya 0 2003 est.
170 Jamaica 0 2003 est.
171 Guyana 0 2003 est.
172 Guinea 0 2003 est.
173 Guatemala 0 2003 est.
174 Guam 0 2003 est.
175 Guadeloupe 0 2003 est.
176 Greenland 0 2003 est.
177 Grenada 0 2003 est.
178 Gibraltar 0 2003 est.
179 Ghana 0 2003 est.
180 Iceland 0 2003 est.
181 Honduras 0 2003 est.
182 Haiti 0 2003 est.
183 Gambia, The 0 2003 est.
184 French Polynesia 0 2003 est.
185 Faroe Islands 0 2003 est.
186 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 2003 est.
187 Fiji 0 2003 est.
188 French Guiana 0 2003 est.
189 Ethiopia 0 2003 est.
190 El Salvador 0 2003 est.
191 Eritrea 0 2003 est.
192 Dominica 0 2003 est.
193 Djibouti 0 2003 est.
194 Cyprus 0 2003 est.
195 Cook Islands 0 2003 est.
196 Cape Verde 0 2003 est.
197 Central African Republic 0 2003 est.
198 Costa Rica 0 2003 est.
199 Comoros 0 2003 est.
200 Cameroon 0 2003 est.
201 Cayman Islands 0 2003 est.
202 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 2003 est.
203 Congo, Republic of the 0 2003 est.
204 Sri Lanka 0 2003 est.
205 Chad 0 2003 est.
206 Cambodia 0 2003 est.
207 Bhutan 0 2003 est.
208 Benin 0 2003 est.
209 Belize 0 2003 est.
210 Bermuda 0 2003 est.
211 American Samoa 0 2003 est.
212 Botswana 0 2003 est.
213 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2003 est.
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
======================================================================
Rank code: @2182
Rank Country Natural gas - imports(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 696,000,000,000 2001 est.
2 European Union 297,800,000,000 2001
3 United States 114,100,000,000 2004 est.
4 Germany 85,020,000,000 2003
5 Japan 77,730,000,000 2001 est.
6 Ukraine 59,800,000,000 2004
7 Italy 54,780,000,000 2001 est.
8 France 40,260,000,000 2001 est.
9 Korea, South 21,110,000,000 2003 est.
10 Netherlands 20,780,000,000 2001 est.
11 Belarus 20,500,000,000 2005 est.
12 Spain 17,260,000,000 2001 est.
13 Turkey 15,750,000,000 2001 est.
14 Belgium 15,400,000,000 2001 est.
15 Russia 12,000,000,000 2004 est.
16 Hungary 10,950,000,000 2004
17 Czech Republic 9,800,000,000 2004
18 Poland 9,450,000,000 2004
19 Canada 8,730,000,000 2003 est.
20 Mexico 7,850,000,000 2004 est.
21 Taiwan 7,480,000,000 2005 est.
22 Slovakia 7,300,000,000 2004 est.
23 Austria 7,050,000,000 2004
24 Brazil 5,947,000,000 2005 est.
25 Romania 5,900,000,000 2004 est.
26 Chile 5,337,000,000 2002 est.
27 Thailand 5,200,000,000 2001 est.
28 Iran 4,920,000,000 2003 est.
29 Finland 4,567,000,000 2001 est.
30 Ireland 3,384,000,000 2001 est.
31 Lithuania 3,100,000,000 2004
32 Switzerland 3,093,000,000 2001 est.
33 Bulgaria 2,900,000,000 2004
34 United Kingdom 2,700,000,000 2001 est.
35 Portugal 2,553,000,000 2001 est.
36 Singapore 2,500,000,000 2001 est.
37 Moldova 2,050,000,000 2001 est.
38 Greece 2,018,000,000 2001 est.
39 Latvia 1,760,000,000 2004
40 Armenia 1,685,000,000 2005 est.
41 Tunisia 1,580,000,000 2001 est.
42 Georgia 1,500,000,000 2005 est.
43 Kyrgyzstan 1,500,000,000 2004 est.
44 Estonia 1,420,000,000 2004
45 Tajikistan 1,400,000,000 2004 est.
46 Croatia 1,080,000,000 2001 est.
47 Azerbaijan 1,000,000,000 2001 est.
48 Sweden 968,000,000 2001 est.
49 Slovenia 963,000,000 2002
50 Luxembourg 867,000,000 2001 est.
51 Puerto Rico 630,000,000 2001 est.
52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 300,000,000 2001 est.
53 Hong Kong 71,150,000 2004 est.
54 Uruguay 65,000,000 2003 est.
55 United Arab Emirates 0 2003 est.
56 Afghanistan 0 2001 est.
57 Argentina 0 2001 est.
58 Bolivia 0 2001 est.
59 Syria 0 2001 est.
60 Senegal 0 2001 est.
61 South Africa 0 2001 est.
62 Saudi Arabia 0 2002
63 Philippines 0 2004 est.
64 Serbia 0
65 Qatar 0 2001 est.
66 Papua New Guinea 0 2001 est.
67 Peru 0 2004 est.
68 Yemen 0 2003 est.
69 Venezuela 0 2004 est.
70 Uzbekistan 0 2004
71 Turkmenistan 0 2004 est.
72 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2001 est.
73 New Zealand 0 2001 est.
74 Norway 0 2001 est.
75 Nigeria 0 2001 est.
76 Mozambique 0 2001 est.
77 Malaysia 0 2001 est.
78 Oman 0 2001 est.
79 Libya 0 2001 est.
80 Kuwait 0 2002 est.
81 Pakistan 0 2001 est.
82 Jordan 0 2001 est.
83 Iraq 0 2004 est.
84 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2001 est.
85 Israel 0 2001 est.
86 India 0 2001 est.
87 Indonesia 0 2005 est.
88 Gabon 0 2001 est.
89 Ecuador 0 2001 est.
90 Denmark 0 2001 est.
91 Cuba 0 2004
92 Colombia 0 2004 est.
93 Cameroon 0
94 China 0 2004
95 Congo, Republic of the 0
96 Brunei 0 2001 est.
97 Burma 0 2003 est.
98 Equatorial Guinea 0 2001 est.
99 Egypt 0 2001 est.
100 Bangladesh 0 2001 est.
101 Barbados 0 2001 est.
102 Bahrain 0 2002 est.
103 Australia 0 2001 est.
104 Angola 0 2001 est.
105 Albania 0 2001 est.
106 Algeria 0 2005 est.
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Rank code: @2183
Rank Country Natural gas - exports(cu m) Date of Information
1 World 667,600,000,000 2001 est.
2 Russia 157,200,000,000 2004 est.
3 Canada 91,520,000,000 2003 est.
4 European Union 78,100,000,000 2001
5 Algeria 57,980,000,000 2001 est.
6 Norway 50,500,000,000 2001 est.
7 Netherlands 49,280,000,000 2001 est.
8 Turkmenistan 38,600,000,000 2004 est.
9 Indonesia 37,500,000,000 2005 est.
10 United States 24,190,000,000 2004
11 Malaysia 22,410,000,000 2001 est.
12 Qatar 18,200,000,000 2004 est.
13 United Kingdom 15,750,000,000 2001 est.
14 Trinidad and Tobago 11,790,000,000 2003 est.
15 Australia 9,744,000,000 2001 est.
16 Brunei 9,000,000,000 2001 est.
17 Burma 8,424,000,000 2003 est.
18 Nigeria 7,830,000,000 2001 est.
19 Germany 7,731,000,000 2003
20 Oman 7,430,000,000 2001 est.
21 United Arab Emirates 7,190,000,000 2003 est.
22 Uzbekistan 6,500,000,000 2004
23 Argentina 6,050,000,000 2001 est.
24 Kazakhstan 4,100,000,000 2004 est.
25 Ukraine 3,900,000,000 2004
26 Iran 3,400,000,000 2003 est.
27 Denmark 3,100,000,000 2001 est.
28 Bolivia 2,900,000,000 2001 est.
29 China 2,790,000,000 2004
30 France 1,725,000,000 2001 est.
31 Libya 770,000,000 2001 est.
32 Italy 61,000,000 2001 est.
33 Poland 44,000,000 2004
34 Hungary 4,000,000 2001 est.
35 Czech Republic 1,000,000 2001 est.
36 Slovakia 1,000,000 2004 est.
37 Afghanistan 0 2001 est.
38 Austria 0 2004
39 Barbados 0 2001 est.
40 Bangladesh 0 2001 est.
41 Japan 0 2001 est.
42 Iraq 0 2004 est.
43 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2001 est.
44 Israel 0 2001 est.
45 India 0 2001 est.
46 Croatia 0 2001 est.
47 Hong Kong 0 2004 est.
48 Greece 0 2001 est.
49 Ecuador 0 2001 est.
50 Spain 0 2001 est.
51 Singapore 0 2001 est.
52 Slovenia 0 2003
53 Senegal 0 2001 est.
54 South Africa 0 2001 est.
55 Saudi Arabia 0 2002
56 Puerto Rico 0 2001 est.
57 Philippines 0 2004 est.
58 Romania 0 2003 est.
59 Yemen 0 2003 est.
60 Vietnam 0 2005 est.
61 Venezuela 0 2004 est.
62 Uruguay 0 2003 est.
63 Taiwan 0 2005 est.
64 Turkey 0 2001 est.
65 Tunisia 0 2001 est.
66 Tajikistan 0 2004 est.
67 Thailand 0 2001 est.
68 Switzerland 0 2001 est.
69 Syria 0 2001 est.
70 Sweden 0 2001 est.
71 Serbia 0
72 Papua New Guinea 0 2001 est.
73 Portugal 0 2001 est.
74 Pakistan 0 2001 est.
75 Peru 0 2004 est.
76 New Zealand 0 2001 est.
77 Mozambique 0 2001 est.
78 Mexico 0 2004 est.
79 Moldova 0 2001 est.
80 Luxembourg 0 2001 est.
81 Lithuania 0 2004
82 Latvia 0 2004 est.
83 Kuwait 0 2002 est.
84 Korea, South 0 2003 est.
85 Kyrgyzstan 0 2004 est.
86 Jordan 0 2001 est.
87 Cuba 0 2004
88 Colombia 0 2004 est.
89 Cameroon 0
90 Chile 0 2002
91 Congo, Republic of the 0
92 Bulgaria 0 2003
93 Brazil 0 2005 est.
94 Belarus 0 2004 est.
95 Gabon 0 2001 est.
96 Finland 0 2001 est.
97 Estonia 0 2004
98 Equatorial Guinea 0 2001 est.
99 Ireland 0 2001 est.
100 Egypt 0 2001 est.
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2001 est.
102 Belgium 0 2001 est.
103 Bahrain 0 2002 est.
104 Azerbaijan 0 2001 est.
105 Albania 0 2001 est.
106 Armenia 0 2005 est.
107 Angola 0 2001 est.
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
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Rank code: @2184
Rank Country Internet hosts Date of Information
1 United States 195,138,696 2005
2 Japan 28,321,846 2006
3 European Union 22,000,414
4 Germany 11,859,131 2006
5 Netherlands 8,363,158 2006
6 Australia 7,772,888 2006
7 Brazil 6,508,431 2006
8 United Kingdom 6,064,860 2006
9 Korea, South 5,433,591 2005
10 Taiwan 4,320,310 2006
11 Canada 3,934,223 2006
12 Mexico 3,426,680 2006
13 France 3,148,379 2006
14 Sweden 2,958,435 2006
15 Belgium 2,870,770 2006
16 Spain 2,520,711 2006
17 Switzerland 2,442,659 2006
18 Denmark 2,415,530 2006
19 Austria 2,062,035 2006
20 Russia 1,979,924 2006
21 Italy 1,731,165 2006
22 Finland 1,633,614 2006
23 Argentina 1,612,423 2006
24 India 1,543,289 2006
25 Norway 1,364,448 2006
26 Turkey 1,313,135 2006
27 Czech Republic 1,267,265 2006
28 Israel 1,251,881 2006
29 New Zealand 1,050,197 2006
30 Thailand 938,784 2006
31 Singapore 898,762 2006
32 Portugal 845,980 2005
33 Hong Kong 800,834 2006
34 South Africa 645,179 2006
35 Hungary 608,085 2006
36 Greece 587,717 2006
37 Colombia 581,877 2006
38 Chile 506,055 2006
39 Poland 358,476 2006
40 United Arab Emirates 337,092 2006
41 Peru 269,981 2006
42 Ireland 238,191 2006
43 China 232,780 2006
44 Ukraine 229,110 2006
45 Iceland 212,897 2006
46 Slovakia 210,758 2006
47 Bulgaria 184,975 2006
48 Indonesia 170,834 2006
49 Malaysia 158,650 2006
50 Lithuania 148,675 2006
51 Uruguay 145,774 2006
52 Philippines 111,262 2006
53 Dominican Republic 91,895 2006
54 Luxembourg 88,661 2006
55 Pakistan 72,765 2006
56 Cyprus 67,589 2006
57 Latvia 65,858 2006
58 Slovenia 61,735 2006
59 Moldova 58,886 2006
60 Romania 57,470 2006
61 Estonia 52,241 2006
62 Venezuela 51,968 2006
63 Guatemala 49,026 2006
64 Belarus 33,641 2006
65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,490 2006
66 Trinidad and Tobago 30,732 2006
67 Nicaragua 24,452 2006
68 Kazakhstan 21,187 2006
69 Bolivia 20,085 2006
70 Netherlands Antilles 19,204 2006
71 Ecuador 19,027 2006
72 Kyrgyzstan 18,928 2006
73 Croatia 18,825 2006
74 Tonga 18,775 2006
75 Nepal 17,789 2006
76 Andorra 14,944 2006
77 French Polynesia 14,047 2006
78 Malta 14,025 2006
79 New Caledonia 13,962 2006
80 Kenya 13,274 2006
81 Paraguay 13,178 2006
82 Costa Rica 12,751 2006
83 Monaco 12,720 2006
84 Vietnam 12,114 2006
85 Aruba 11,548 2006
86 Saudi Arabia 10,931 2006
87 Georgia 10,752 2006
88 Samoa 10,680 2006
89 Uzbekistan 9,058 2006
90 Fiji 8,987 2006
91 Greenland 8,851 2006
92 Cayman Islands 8,611 2006
93 Tanzania 8,609 2006
94 Armenia 8,163 2006
95 Bermuda 8,114 2006
96 Zimbabwe 7,954 2006
97 Antarctica 7,757 2006
98 Bhutan 7,567 2006
99 Panama 7,149 2006
100 Mozambique 6,985 2006
101 Faroe Islands 6,915 2006
102 Sri Lanka 6,526 2006
103 Botswana 5,499 2006
104 Iran 5,242 2006
105 Mauritius 4,997 2006
106 Liechtenstein 4,697 2006
107 El Salvador 4,682 2006
108 Honduras 3,973 2006
109 Belize 3,905 2006
110 Virgin Islands 3,855 2006
111 Macedonia 3,716 2006
112 Oman 3,555 2006
113 Namibia 3,527 2006
114 Jordan 3,441 2006
115 Lebanon 3,307 2006
116 Zambia 3,227 2006
117 Morocco 3,218 2006
118 San Marino 3,140 2006
119 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,735 2006
120 Solomon Islands 2,658 2006
121 Cote d'Ivoire 2,534 2006
122 Angola 2,525 2006
123 Swaziland 2,472 2006
124 Christmas Island 2,368 2006
125 Kuwait 2,310 2006
126 Egypt 2,254 2006
127 Cuba 2,234 2006
128 Antigua and Barbuda 2,231 2006
129 Bahrain 2,165 2006
130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,778 2006
131 Rwanda 1,590 2006
132 Papua New Guinea 1,573 2006
133 Nigeria 1,549 2006
134 Djibouti 1,540 2006
135 Madagascar 1,504 2006
136 American Samoa 1,456 2006
137 Cook Islands 1,456 2006
138 Jamaica 1,402 2006
139 Cambodia 1,378 2006
140 Uganda 1,365 2006
141 Maldives 1,357 2006
142 Guernsey 1,245 2006
143 Jersey 1,240 2006
144 Algeria 1,202 2006
145 Laos 1,108 2006
146 Eritrea 1,088 2006
147 Guyana 1,046 2006
148 Azerbaijan 880 2006
149 Benin 867 2006
150 Sao Tome and Principe 735 2006
151 Gibraltar 641 2006
152 Bahamas, The 591 2006
153 Turkmenistan 585 2006
154 Micronesia, Federated States of 550 2006
155 British Virgin Islands 525 2006
156 Togo 520 2006
157 Bangladesh 469 2006
158 Albania 430 2006
159 Tunisia 428 2006
160 Guadeloupe 422 2006
161 Vanuatu 413 2006
162 Senegal 412 2006
163 Puerto Rico 404 2006
164 Anguilla 403 2006
165 Burkina Faso 399 2006
166 Montserrat 386 2006
167 Ghana 380 2006
168 Malawi 377 2006
169 Guinea 367 2006
170 Saint Helena 329 2006
171 Gabon 322 2006
172 Qatar 301 2006
173 Tokelau 298 2006
174 Isle of Man 290 2006
175 Barbados 282 2006
176 Mali 278 2006
177 Mongolia 272 2006
178 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 271 2006
179 Dominica 263 2006
180 Cape Verde 234 2006
181 Niger 189 2006
182 Yemen 171 2006
183 Lesotho 168 2006
184 Burundi 160 2006
185 Suriname 126 2006
186 Macau 108 2006
187 French Guiana 106 2006
188 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 103 2006
189 Norfolk Island 100 2006
190 Tajikistan 98 2006
191 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94 2006
192 Ethiopia 88 2006
193 Guam 76 2006
194 Martinique 72 2006
195 Seychelles 72 2006
196 East Timor 68 2006
197 Syria 66 2006
198 British Indian Ocean Territory 65 2006
199 Nauru 52 2006
200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 2006
201 Congo, Republic of the 46 2004
202 Holy See (Vatican City) 45 2006
203 Burma 42 2006
204 Kiribati 42 2006
205 Cameroon 39 2006
206 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 38 2006
207 Mauritania 32 2006
208 Libya 31 2006
209 Reunion 29 2006
210 Brunei 27 2005
211 Afghanistan 22 2006
212 Saint Lucia 21 2006
213 Northern Mariana Islands 20 2005
214 Sierra Leone 20 2006
215 Equatorial Guinea 19 2006
216 Grenada 17 2006
217 Sudan 16 2006
218 Gambia, The 14 2006
219 Central African Republic 10 2006
220 Chad 9 2006
221 Liberia 8 2006
222 Pitcairn Islands 8 2006
223 Bouvet Island 6 2006
224 Marshall Islands 6 2006
225 Haiti 6 2006
226 Comoros 5 2006
227 Iraq 5 2006
228 Guinea-Bissau 5 2006
229 Palau 3 2006
230 Somalia 3 2006
231 Mayotte 1 2006
232 Wallis and Futuna 1 2006
233 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2006
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
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Rank code: @2185
Rank Country Investment (gross fixed)(% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Azerbaijan 54.40 2005 est.
2 China 44.40 2005 est.
3 Seychelles 42.00 2005 est.
4 Equatorial Guinea 39.90 2005 est.
5 Turkmenistan 35.60 2005 est.
6 Guyana 34.40 2005 est.
7 Vietnam 33.10 2005 est.
8 Jamaica 32.40 2005 est.
9 Sao Tome and Principe 32.20 2005 est.
10 Angola 30.30 2005 est.
11 Iran 30.10 2005 est.
12 Lesotho 29.90 2005 est.
13 Mozambique 29.60 2005 est.
14 Spain 29.40 2005 est.
15 Korea, South 29.30 2005 est.
16 Estonia 29.10 2005 est.
17 Thailand 29.00 2005 est.
18 Iceland 28.70 2005 est.
19 Croatia 28.60 2005 est.
20 India 28.10 2005 est.
21 Latvia 27.80 2005 est.
22 Haiti 27.40 2004 est.
23 Zambia 27.10 2005 est.
24 Ireland 27.00 2005 est.
25 Nicaragua 27.00 2005 est.
26 Kazakhstan 26.50 2005 est.
27 Czech Republic 26.40 2005 est.
28 Madagascar 26.40 2005 est.
29 Sri Lanka 26.10 2005 est.
30 Slovakia 26.00 2005 est.
31 Australia 25.90 2005 est.
32 Eritrea 25.10 2005 est.
33 Belarus 24.80 2005 est.
34 Slovenia 24.80 2005 est.
35 Cape Verde 24.80 2005 est.
36 Gabon 24.70 2005 est.
37 Greece 24.60 2005 est.
38 Bangladesh 24.40 2005 est.
39 Moldova 24.40 2005 est.
40 Romania 24.30 2005 est.
41 Namibia 24.30 2005 est.
42 Dominican Republic 24.10 2005 est.
43 Georgia 24.00 2005 est.
44 Bulgaria 23.80 2005 est.
45 New Zealand 23.80 2005 est.
46 Morocco 23.70 2005 est.
47 Uganda 23.40 2005 est.
48 Cambodia 23.30 2005 est.
49 Ghana 23.30 2005 est.
50 Honduras 23.20 2005 est.
51 Japan 23.20 2005 est.
52 Hungary 23.10 2005 est.
53 Algeria 22.60 2005 est.
54 Malta 22.60 2005 est.
55 Albania 22.40 2005 est.
56 Ecuador 22.40 2005 est.
57 Tunisia 22.40 2005 est.
58 Chile 22.10 2005 est.
59 Indonesia 22.00 2005 est.
60 Ethiopia 21.90 2005 est.
61 Syria 21.90 2005 est.
62 Qatar 21.90 2005 est.
63 Lithuania 21.80 2005 est.
64 Singapore 21.80 2005 est.
65 Portugal 21.60 2005 est.
66 Togo 21.60 2005 est.
67 Argentina 21.50 2005 est.
68 Congo, Republic of the 21.50 2005 est.
69 Armenia 21.40 2005 est.
70 Nigeria 21.30 2005 est.
71 Switzerland 21.30 2005 est.
72 Mauritius 21.20 2005 est.
73 Ukraine 20.90 2005 est.
74 Austria 20.80 2005 est.
75 Hong Kong 20.80 2005 est.
76 Denmark 20.80 2005 est.
77 United Arab Emirates 20.70 2005 est.
78 Burkina Faso 20.70 2005 est.
79 Italy 20.60 2005 est.
80 Canada 20.50 2005 est.
81 Taiwan 20.40 2005 est.
82 Botswana 20.30 2005 est.
83 Luxembourg 20.30 2005 est.
84 Jordan 20.20 2005 est.
85 Senegal 20.10 2005 est.
86 Gambia, The 20.00 2005 est.
87 Malaysia 20.00 2005 est.
88 Belgium 19.90 2005 est.
89 Benin 19.90 2005 est.
90 Brazil 19.90 2005 est.
91 Costa Rica 19.60 2005 est.
92 France 19.60 2005 est.
93 Turkey 19.60 2005 est.
94 Trinidad and Tobago 19.60 2005 est.
95 European Union 19.60 2005 est.
96 Bahrain 19.50 2005 est.
97 Netherlands 19.50 2005 est.
98 Paraguay 19.40 2005 est.
99 Tajikistan 19.40 2005 est.
100 Mexico 19.30 2005 est.
101 Cyprus 19.20 2005 est.
102 Papua New Guinea 19.20 2005 est.
103 Finland 19.20 2005 est.
104 Venezuela 19.00 2005 est.
105 Peru 18.90 2005 est.
106 Norway 18.70 2005 est.
107 Colombia 18.60 2005 est.
108 Tanzania 18.60 2005 est.
109 Lebanon 18.40 2005 est.
110 Macedonia 18.30 2005 est.
111 Chad 18.20 2005 est.
112 Poland 18.20 2005 est.
113 Russia 18.10 2005 est.
114 Rwanda 18.10 2005 est.
115 Belize 17.80 2005 est.
116 Israel 17.50 2005 est.
117 Cameroon 17.30 2005 est.
118 Guinea 17.30 2005 est.
119 Egypt 17.20 2005 est.
120 Germany 17.10 2005 est.
121 Kenya 17.00 2005 est.
122 Sweden 17.00 2005 est.
123 South Africa 16.80 2005 est.
124 United States 16.70 2005 est.
125 United Kingdom 16.60 2005 est.
126 Panama 16.50 2005 est.
127 Saudi Arabia 16.30 2005 est.
128 Sudan 16.30 2005 est.
129 El Salvador 15.80 2005 est.
130 Guatemala 15.60 2005 est.
131 Philippines 15.50 2005 est.
132 Pakistan 15.30 2005 est.
133 Oman 14.80 2005 est.
134 Kuwait 14.30 2005 est.
135 Serbia 14.20 2005 est.
136 Yemen 14.20 2005 est.
137 Uruguay 12.90 2005 est.
138 Kyrgyzstan 12.60 2005 est.
139 Bolivia 12.50 2005 est.
140 Burundi 11.60 2005 est.
141 Burma 11.50 2005 est.
142 Cuba 11.50 2005 est.
143 Libya 11.40 2005 est.
144 Swaziland 10.60 2005 est.
145 Malawi 10.20 2005 est.
146 Cote d'Ivoire 8.60 2005 est.
147 Zimbabwe 7.90 2005 est.
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
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Rank code: @2186
Rank Country Public debt(% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Malawi 195.90 2005 est.
2 Lebanon 180.50 2005 est.
3 Seychelles 167.00 2005 est.
4 Japan 158.00 2005 est.
5 Jamaica 128.70 2005 est.
6 Zimbabwe 109.80 2005 est.
7 Italy 108.80 2005 est.
8 Sudan 107.00 2005 est.
9 Greece 106.80 2005 est.
10 Ethiopia 106.20
11 Egypt 104.70 2005 est.
12 Singapore 102.90 2005 est.
13 Israel 99.70 2005 est.
14 Belgium 94.30 2005 est.
15 Sri Lanka 92.80 2005 est.
16 Nicaragua 82.30 2005 est.
17 Uruguay 81.90 2005 est.
18 Bhutan 81.40
19 Moldova 79.60 2005 est.
20 Jordan 79.10 2005 est.
21 Ghana 75.90 2005 est.
22 Argentina 72.50 2005 est.
23 Philippines 72.30 2005 est.
24 Morocco 72.00 2005 est.
25 Zambia 71.50 2005 est.
26 Cyprus 70.30 2005 est.
27 Canada 69.60 2005 est.
28 Honduras 68.40 2005 est.
29 Turkey 68.00 2005 est.
30 Mauritius 67.50 2005 est.
31 Germany 67.30 2005 est.
32 France 66.20 2005 est.
33 Cameroon 65.90 2005 est.
34 Tanzania 65.80 2005 est.
35 Austria 65.10 2005 est.
36 Panama 64.90 2005 est.
37 United States 64.70 2005 est.
38 Cote d'Ivoire 64.50 2005 est.
39 Uganda 64.30 2005 est.
40 Portugal 63.90 2005 est.
41 Tunisia 59.10 2005 est.
42 Hungary 58.90 2005 est.
43 Costa Rica 56.80 2005 est.
44 India 53.80 2005 est.
45 Pakistan 53.80 2005 est.
46 Serbia 53.10 2005 est.
47 Netherlands 52.70 2005 est.
48 Switzerland 52.00 2005 est.
49 Brazil 51.60 2005 est.
50 Sweden 50.40 2005 est.
51 Kenya 50.20 2005 est.
52 Norway 50.10 2005 est.
53 Indonesia 49.90 2005 est.
54 Croatia 49.70 2005 est.
55 Colombia 49.50 2005 est.
56 Vietnam 48.20 2005 est.
57 Poland 47.70 2005 est.
58 Thailand 47.60 2005 est.
59 El Salvador 46.70 2005 est.
60 Aruba 46.30
61 Malaysia 46.20 2005 est.
62 Senegal 46.00 2005 est.
63 Dominican Republic 45.50 2005 est.
64 Bangladesh 44.50 2005 est.
65 Saudi Arabia 44.20 2005 est.
66 United Kingdom 43.10 2005 est.
67 Trinidad and Tobago 43.00 2005 est.
68 Papua New Guinea 42.90 2005 est.
69 Spain 42.90 2005 est.
70 Slovakia 42.50 2005 est.
71 Ecuador 40.10 2005 est.
72 Syria 40.10 2005 est.
73 Finland 39.60 2005 est.
74 Angola 38.30 2005 est.
75 Peru 38.00 2005 est.
76 Denmark 37.00 2005 est.
77 Uzbekistan 36.10 2005 est.
78 Paraguay 36.00 2005 est.
79 South Africa 35.80 2005 est.
80 Qatar 35.60 2005 est.
81 Yemen 34.40 2005 est.
82 Venezuela 34.20 2005 est.
83 Macedonia 33.70 2005 est.
84 Gabon 33.60 2005 est.
85 Taiwan 33.60 2005 est.
86 Bahrain 33.50 2005 est.
87 Namibia 32.70 2005 est.
88 Bulgaria 31.90 2005 est.
89 Iceland 31.60 2005 est.
90 Algeria 30.20 2005 est.
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.00
92 Iran 28.90 2005 est.
93 Slovenia 28.50 2005 est.
94 Ireland 26.70 2005 est.
95 Czech Republic 25.90 2005 est.
96 Guatemala 25.90 2005 est.
97 China 24.40 2005 est.
98 New Zealand 21.30 2005 est.
99 Mozambique 21.00
100 Romania 20.30 2005 est.
101 Korea, South 20.00 2005 est.
102 Lithuania 18.70 2005 est.
103 United Arab Emirates 17.50 2005 est.
104 Mexico 17.40 2005 est.
105 Ukraine 17.00 2005 est.
106 Australia 16.10 2005 est.
107 Russia 12.90 2005 est.
108 Kuwait 12.10 2005 est.
109 Azerbaijan 11.30 2005 est.
110 Nigeria 11.00 2005 est.
111 Latvia 10.90 2005 est.
112 Kazakhstan 10.50 2005 est.
113 Libya 8.20 2005 est.
114 Oman 8.10 2005 est.
115 Chile 7.50 2005 est.
116 Equatorial Guinea 6.40
117 Botswana 6.20 2005 est.
118 Wallis and Futuna 5.60
119 Estonia 4.80 2005 est.
120 Hong Kong 1.80 2005 est.
This file was last updated on 19 December, 2006
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Rank code: @2187
Rank Country Current account balance Date of Information
1 Japan $ 165,600,000,000 2005 est.
2 China $ 160,800,000,000 2005 est.
3 Germany $ 115,500,000,000 2005 est.
4 Saudi Arabia $ 90,730,000,000 2005 est.
5 Russia $ 84,250,000,000 2005 est.
6 Switzerland $ 58,240,000,000 2005 est.
7 Norway $ 49,490,000,000 2005 est.
8 Netherlands $ 39,950,000,000 2005 est.
9 Singapore $ 32,740,000,000 2005 est.
10 Kuwait $ 26,920,000,000 2005 est.
11 Sweden $ 25,620,000,000 2005 est.
12 Venezuela $ 25,360,000,000 2005 est.
13 Canada $ 24,960,000,000 2005 est.
14 Hong Kong $ 19,700,000,000 2005 est.
15 Algeria $ 18,790,000,000 2005 est.
16 United Arab Emirates $ 18,540,000,000 2005 est.
17 Korea, South $ 16,560,000,000 2005 est.
18 Taiwan $ 16,220,000,000 2005 est.
19 Brazil $ 14,190,000,000 2005 est.
20 Malaysia $ 14,060,000,000 2005 est.
21 Iran $ 13,270,000,000 2005 est.
22 Libya $ 10,730,000,000 2005 est.
23 Qatar $ 9,270,000,000 2005 est.
24 Denmark $ 7,753,000,000 2005 est.
25 Belgium $ 6,305,000,000 2005 est.
26 Nigeria $ 5,597,000,000 2005 est.
27 Argentina $ 5,448,000,000 2005 est.
28 Finland $ 5,043,000,000 2005 est.
29 Oman $ 4,796,000,000 2005 est.
30 Angola $ 4,054,000,000 2005 est.
31 Luxembourg $ 3,560,000,000
32 Trinidad and Tobago $ 2,880,000,000 2005 est.
33 Ukraine $ 2,531,000,000 2005 est.
34 Israel $ 2,385,000,000 2005 est.
35 Philippines $ 2,354,000,000 2005 est.
36 Egypt $ 2,207,000,000 2005 est.
37 Indonesia $ 2,016,000,000 2005 est.
38 Botswana $ 1,584,000,000 2005 est.
39 Bahrain $ 1,531,000,000 2005 est.
40 Austria $ 1,467,000,000 2005 est.
41 Morocco $ 1,255,000,000 2005 est.
42 Yemen $ 1,224,000,000 2005 est.
43 Syria $ 1,097,000,000 2005 est.
44 Uzbekistan $ 1,082,000,000 2005 est.
45 Peru $ 1,030,000,000 2005 est.
46 Belarus $ 852,000,000 2005 est.
47 Chile $ 702,700,000 2005 est.
48 Burma $ 700,000,000 2005 est.
49 Gabon $ 675,000,000 2005 est.
50 Namibia $ 509,200,000 2005 est.
51 Congo, Republic of the $ 493,000,000 2005 est.
52 Papua New Guinea $ 482,100,000 2005 est.
53 Bolivia $ 462,000,000 2005 est.
54 Equatorial Guinea $ 264,000,000 2005 est.
55 Turkmenistan $ 236,000,000 2005 est.
56 Azerbaijan $ 167,300,000 2005 est.
57 British Virgin Islands $ 134,300,000
58 Cuba $ 49,000,000 2005 est.
59 Cameroon $ 39,000,000 2005 est.
60 Bangladesh $ 37,000,000 2005 est.
61 Cook Islands $ 26,670,000
62 Haiti $ 23,000,000 2005 est.
63 Palau $ 15,090,000
64 Swaziland $ 7,000,000 2005 est.
65 Tuvalu $ 2,323,000
66 Samoa $ -2,428,000
67 Tonga $ -4,321,000
68 Comoros $ -17,000,000 2005 est.
69 Kiribati $ -19,870,000
70 Sao Tome and Principe $ -20,000,000 2005 est.
71 Vanuatu $ -28,350,000
72 Burundi $ -29,000,000 2005 est.
73 Seychelles $ -32,000,000 2005 est.
74 Micronesia, Federated States of $ -34,300,000
75 Honduras $ -42,300,000 2005 est.
76 Anguilla $ -42,870,000
77 Tajikistan $ -44,000,000 2005 est.
78 Gambia, The $ -53,000,000 2005 est.
79 Macedonia $ -81,100,000 2005 est.
80 Cape Verde $ -82,000,000 2005 est.
81 Antigua and Barbuda $ -83,400,000
82 Uruguay $ -87,900,000 2005 est.
83 Lesotho $ -92,000,000 2005 est.
84 Guyana $ -112,000,000 2005 est.
85 Armenia $ -118,000,000 2005 est.
86 Kyrgyzstan $ -134,000,000 2005 est.
87 Laos $ -134,000,000 2005 est.
88 Dominican Republic $ -143,000,000 2005 est.
89 Cambodia $ -166,000,000 2005 est.
90 Rwanda $ -166,000,000 2005 est.
91 Belize $ -180,000,000 2005 est.
92 Cote d'Ivoire $ -193,000,000 2005 est.
93 Togo $ -199,000,000 2005 est.
94 Malawi $ -218,000,000 2005 est.
95 Paraguay $ -255,000,000 2005 est.
96 Guinea $ -268,400,000 2005 est.
97 Moldova $ -285,000,000 2005 est.
98 Eritrea $ -291,000,000 2005 est.
99 Slovenia $ -303,000,000 2005 est.
100 Vietnam $ -309,000,000 2005 est.
101 Mauritius $ -342,000,000 2005 est.
102 Uganda $ -355,000,000 2005 est.
103 Tunisia $ -359,200,000 2005 est.
104 Benin $ -400,000,000 2005 est.
105 Albania $ -416,000,000 2005 est.
106 Zambia $ -420,000,000 2005 est.
107 Madagascar $ -438,000,000 2005 est.
108 Burkina Faso $ -460,000,000 2005 est.
109 Fiji $ -465,800,000
110 Kazakhstan $ -485,700,000 2005 est.
111 Zimbabwe $ -519,000,000 2005 est.
112 Tanzania $ -558,000,000 2005 est.
113 Ecuador $ -566,000,000 2005 est.
114 Malta $ -598,000,000 2005 est.
115 Chad $ -602,000,000 2005 est.
116 Georgia $ -625,000,000 2005 est.
117 Mozambique $ -639,000,000 2005 est.
118 Panama $ -705,700,000 2005 est.
119 Sri Lanka $ -776,000,000 2005 est.
120 El Salvador $ -778,000,000 2005 est.
121 Ghana $ -790,000,000 2005 est.
122 Nicaragua $ -835,000,000 2005 est.
123 Ethiopia $ -844,000,000 2005 est.
124 Senegal $ -848,000,000 2005 est.
125 Costa Rica $ -955,000,000 2005 est.
126 Cyprus $ -962,300,000 2005 est.
127 Jamaica $ -974,000,000 2005 est.
128 Pakistan $ -1,109,000,000 2005 est.
129 Guatemala $ -1,341,000,000 2005 est.
130 Estonia $ -1,375,000,000 2005 est.
131 Kenya $ -1,543,000,000 2005 est.
132 Jordan $ -1,613,000,000 2005 est.
133 Lithuania $ -1,771,000,000 2005
134 Colombia $ -1,931,000,000 2005 est.
135 Latvia $ -1,959,000,000 2005 est.
136 Bosnia and Herzegovina $ -2,087,000,000 2005 est.
137 Serbia $ -2,451,000,000 2005 est.
138 Czech Republic $ -2,496,000,000 2005 est.
139 Croatia $ -2,541,000,000 2005 est.
140 Iceland $ -2,607,000,000 2005 est.
141 Sudan $ -3,013,000,000 2005 est.
142 Thailand $ -3,689,000,000 2005 est.
143 Ireland $ -3,833,000,000 2005 est.
144 Bulgaria $ -3,919,000,000 2005
145 Slovakia $ -4,066,000,000 2005 est.
146 Lebanon $ -4,239,000,000 2005 est.
147 Poland $ -4,364,000,000 2005 est.
148 Mexico $ -5,708,000,000 2005 est.
149 Hungary $ -7,963,000,000 2005 est.
150 Romania $ -8,200,000,000 2005
151 Iraq $ -9,447,000,000 2004 est.
152 New Zealand $ -9,688,000,000 2005 est.
153 South Africa $ -11,080,000,000 2005 est.
154 India $ -12,950,000,000 2005 est.
155 Portugal $ -17,100,000,000 2005 est.
156 Greece $ -17,860,000,000 2005 est.
157 Turkey $ -23,080,000,000 2005 est.
158 Italy $ -26,380,000,000 2005 est.
159 France $ -38,780,000,000 2005 est.
160 Australia $ -42,090,000,000 2005 est.
161 United Kingdom $ -57,610,000,000 2005 est.
162 Spain $ -83,140,000,000 2005 est.
163 United States $ -829,100,000,000 2005 est.
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Rank code: @2188
Rank Country Reserves of foreign exchange and gold Date of Information
1 Japan $ 835,500,000,000 2005 est.
2 China $ 825,600,000,000 2005 est.
3 Taiwan $ 258,000,000,000 2005 est.
4 Korea, South $ 210,400,000,000 2005 est.
5 Russia $ 182,200,000,000 2005 est.
6 India $ 136,000,000,000 2005 est.
7 Hong Kong $ 124,300,000,000 2005 est.
8 Singapore $ 115,800,000,000 2005 est.
9 Germany $ 101,700,000,000 2005 est.
10 United States $ 86,940,000,000 2004 est.
11 France $ 74,360,000,000 2005 est.
12 Mexico $ 74,100,000,000 2005 est.
13 Malaysia $ 70,230,000,000 2005 est.
14 Italy $ 65,950,000,000 2005 est.
15 Switzerland $ 57,640,000,000 2005 est.
16 Algeria $ 56,580,000,000 2005 est.
17 Brazil $ 53,800,000,000 2005 est.
18 Turkey $ 52,490,000,000 2005 est.
19 Thailand $ 52,070,000,000 2005 est.
20 United Kingdom $ 48,660,000,000 2005 est.
21 Norway $ 46,990,000,000 2005 est.
22 Iran $ 45,460,000,000 2005 est.
23 Australia $ 43,260,000,000 2005 est.
24 Poland $ 42,560,000,000 2005 est.
25 Libya $ 39,700,000,000 2005 est.
26 Indonesia $ 34,580,000,000 2005 est.
27 Denmark $ 34,030,000,000 2005 est.
28 Canada $ 33,020,000,000 2005 est.
29 Venezuela $ 29,640,000,000 2005 est.
30 Czech Republic $ 29,360,000,000 2005 est.
31 Nigeria $ 28,280,000,000 2005 est.
32 Argentina $ 28,090,000,000 2005 est.
33 Israel $ 28,060,000,000 2005 est.
34 Saudi Arabia $ 26,760,000,000 2005 est.
35 United Arab Emirates $ 23,530,000,000 2005 est.
36 Sweden $ 22,330,000,000 2005 est.
37 Romania $ 21,600,000,000 2005 est.
38 Egypt $ 21,390,000,000 2005 est.
39 South Africa $ 20,630,000,000 2005 est.
40 Netherlands $ 20,540,000,000 2005 est.
41 Ukraine $ 19,390,000,000 2005 est.
42 Hungary $ 18,590,000,000 2005 est.
43 Philippines $ 18,500,000,000 2005 est.
44 Spain $ 17,230,000,000 2005 est.
45 Chile $ 16,930,000,000 2005 est.
46 Lebanon $ 16,620,000,000 2005 est.
47 Morocco $ 16,470,000,000 2005 est.
48 Slovakia $ 14,970,000,000 2005 est.
49 Colombia $ 14,960,000,000 2005 est.
50 Peru $ 14,180,000,000 2005 est.
51 Belgium $ 12,000,000,000 2005 est.
52 Austria $ 11,830,000,000 2005 est.
53 Finland $ 11,400,000,000 2005 est.
54 Pakistan $ 10,950,000,000 2005 est.
55 Portugal $ 10,360,000,000 2005 est.
56 Iraq $ 9,161,000,000 2005 est.
57 Kuwait $ 8,972,000,000 2005 est.
58 New Zealand $ 8,893,000,000 2005 est.
59 Vietnam $ 8,863,000,000 2005 est.
60 Croatia $ 8,800,000,000 2005 est.
61 Bulgaria $ 8,695,000,000 2005
62 Slovenia $ 8,160,000,000 2005 est.
63 Kazakhstan $ 7,070,000,000 2005 est.
64 Botswana $ 6,309,000,000 2005 est.
65 Yemen $ 6,143,000,000 2005 est.
66 Jordan $ 5,463,000,000 2005 est.
67 Syria $ 5,363,000,000 2005 est.
68 Serbia $ 5,350,000,000
69 Trinidad and Tobago $ 4,888,000,000 2005 est.
70 Qatar $ 4,552,000,000 2005 est.
71 Cyprus $ 4,429,000,000 2005 est.
72 Tunisia $ 4,375,000,000 2005 est.
73 Oman $ 4,358,000,000 2005 est.
74 Lithuania $ 3,815,000,000 2005
75 Guatemala $ 3,673,000,000 2005 est.
76 Angola $ 3,197,000,000 2005 est.
77 Uruguay $ 3,079,000,000 2005 est.
78 Turkmenistan $ 2,963,000,000 2005 est.
79 Bangladesh $ 2,825,000,000 2005 est.
80 Sri Lanka $ 2,737,000,000 2005 est.
81 Uzbekistan $ 2,681,000,000 2005 est.
82 Cuba $ 2,618,000,000 2005 est.
83 Malta $ 2,579,000,000 2005 est.
84 Bosnia and Herzegovina $ 2,531,000,000 2005 est.
85 Sudan $ 2,450,000,000 2005 est.
86 Bahrain $ 2,432,000,000 2005 est.
87 Latvia $ 2,361,000,000 2005 est.
88 Honduras $ 2,339,000,000 2005 est.
89 Costa Rica $ 2,313,000,000 2005 est.
90 Greece $ 2,287,000,000 2005 est.
91 Jamaica $ 2,170,000,000 2005 est.
92 Ecuador $ 2,148,000,000 2005 est.
93 Equatorial Guinea $ 2,103,000,000 2005 est.
94 Tanzania $ 2,074,000,000 2005 est.
95 Estonia $ 1,948,000,000 2005 est.
96 Ghana $ 1,897,000,000 2005 est.
97 Dominican Republic $ 1,853,000,000 2005 est.
98 El Salvador $ 1,833,000,000 2005 est.
99 Kenya $ 1,799,000,000 2005 est.
100 Bolivia $ 1,798,000,000 2005 est.
101 Albania $ 1,461,000,000 2005 est.
102 Cote d'Ivoire $ 1,420,000,000 2005 est.
103 Mauritius $ 1,366,000,000 2005 est.
104 Macedonia $ 1,341,000,000 2005 est.
105 Paraguay $ 1,297,000,000 2005 est.
106 Uganda $ 1,286,000,000 2005 est.
107 Ethiopia $ 1,226,000,000 2005 est.
108 Belarus $ 1,215,000,000 2005 est.
109 Panama $ 1,211,000,000 2005 est.
110 Azerbaijan $ 1,192,000,000 2005 est.
111 Senegal $ 1,191,000,000 2005 est.
112 Cambodia $ 1,145,000,000 2005 est.
113 Iceland $ 1,069,000,000 2005 est.
114 Mozambique $ 1,051,000,000 2005 est.
115 Cameroon $ 964,800,000 2005 est.
116 Ireland $ 869,300,000 2005 est.
117 Burkina Faso $ 764,000,000 2005 est.
118 Burma $ 763,000,000 2005 est.
119 Armenia $ 754,900,000 2005 est.
120 Papua New Guinea $ 748,800,000 2005 est.
121 Nicaragua $ 727,800,000 2005 est.
122 Benin $ 676,000,000 2005 est.
123 Gabon $ 675,200,000 2005 est.
124 Kyrgyzstan $ 612,300,000 2005 est.
125 Moldova $ 597,500,000 2005 est.
126 Lesotho $ 573,000,000 2005 est.
127 Madagascar $ 572,000,000 2005 est.
128 Zambia $ 559,800,000 2005 est.
129 Georgia $ 474,200,000 2005 est.
130 Rwanda $ 357,000,000 2005 est.
131 Togo $ 318,000,000 2005 est.
132 Namibia $ 312,100,000 2005 est.
133 Swaziland $ 311,000,000 2005 est.
134 Chad $ 297,000,000 2005 est.
135 Luxembourg $ 279,100,000 2005 est.
136 Congo, Republic of the $ 273,000,000 2005 est.
137 Guyana $ 261,000,000 2005 est.
138 Laos $ 249,000,000 2005 est.
139 Tajikistan $ 186,800,000 2005 est.
140 Zimbabwe $ 160,000,000 2005 est.
141 Malawi $ 151,000,000 2005 est.
142 Cape Verde $ 150,000,000 2005 est.
143 Burundi $ 105,000,000 2005 est.
144 Haiti $ 100,000,000 2005 est.
145 Belize $ 87,000,000 2005 est.
146 Gambia, The $ 82,000,000 2005 est.
147 Samoa $ 70,150,000
148 Guinea $ 69,830,000 2005 est.
149 Seychelles $ 41,000,000 2005 est.
150 Tonga $ 40,830,000
151 Vanuatu $ 40,540,000
152 Eritrea $ 30,000,000 2005 est.
153 Sao Tome and Principe $ 20,000,000 2005 est.
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Appendix A - Abbreviations
ABEDA: Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
ACCT: Agency for the French-Speaking Community (see International
Organization of the French-speaking World)
ACP Group: African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
AfDB: African Development Bank
AFESD: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Air Pollution: Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on
Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants: Protocol to the 1979
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent
Organic Pollutants
Air Pollution-Sulphur 85: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-
Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
or Their Transboundary Fluxes by at Least 30%
Air Pollution-Sulphur 94: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-
Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur
Emissions
Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds: Protocol to the 1979
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the
Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their
Transboundary Fluxes
AMF: Arab Monetary Fund
AMU: Arab Maghreb Union
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol: Protocol on Environmental Protection
to the Antarctic Treaty
Antarctic Marine Living Resources: Convention on the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Antarctic Seals: Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
ANZUS: Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty
APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Arabsat: Arab Satellite Communications Organization
ARF: ASEAN Regional Forum
AsDB: Asian Development Bank
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AU: African Union
Autodin: Automatic Digital Network
BA: Baltic Assembly
bbl/day: barrels per day
BCIE: Central American Bank for Economic Integration
BDEAC: Central African States Development Bank
Benelux: Benelux Economic Union
BIMSTEC: Bay of Bengal Iniative for Multisectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation
Biodiversity: Convention on Biological Diversity
BGN: United States Board on Geographic Names
BIS: Bank for International Settlements
BSEC: Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone
C: Commonwealth
c.i.f.: cost, insurance, and freight
CACM: Central American Common Market
CAEU: Council of Arab Economic Unity
CAN: Andean Community of Nations
Caricom: Caribbean Community and Common Market
CB: citizen's band mobile radio communications
CBSS: Council of the Baltic Sea States
CCC: Customs Cooperation Council
CDB: Caribbean Development Bank
CE: Council of Europe
CEI: Central European Initiative
CEMAC: Monetary and Economic Community of Central Africa
CEPGL: Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research
CEPT: Conference Europeanne des Poste et Telecommunications
CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
CITES: see Endangered Species
Climate Change: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol: Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
COCOM: Coordinating Committee on Export Controls
Comsat: Communications Satellite Corporation
COMESA: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
CP: Colombo Plan
CY: calendar year
DC: developed country
Desertification: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification,
Particularly in Africa
DDT: dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
DIA: United States Defense Intelligence Agency
DSN: Defense Switched Network
DWT: deadweight ton
EADB: East African Development Bank
EAPC: Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
EBRD: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC: European Community
ECA: Economic Commission for Africa
ECE: Economic Commission for Europe
ECLAC: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ECO: Economic Cooperation Organization
ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council
ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States
ECSC: European Coal and Steel Community
EEC: European Economic Community
EFTA: European Free Trade Association
EEZ: exclusive economic zone
EIB: European Investment Bank
EMU: European Monetary Union
Endangered Species: Convention on the International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
Entente: Council of the Entente
Environmental Modification: Convention on the Prohibition of Military
or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques
ESA: European Space Agency
ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESCWA: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
est.: estimate
EU: European Union
Euratom: European Atomic Energy Community
Eutelsat: European Telecommunications Satellite Organization
Ex-Im: Export-Import Bank of the United States
f.o.b.: free on board
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
FAX: facsimile
FLS: Front Line States
FOC: flags of convenience
FSU: former Soviet Union
FY: fiscal year
FZ: Franc Zone
G-2: Group of 2
G-3: Group of 3
G-5: Group of 5
G-6: Group of 6
G-7: Group of 7
G-8: Group of 8
G-9: Group of 9
G-10: Group of 10
G-15: Group of 15
G-11: Group of 11
G-24: Group of 24
G-77: Group of 77
GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; now WTO
GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council
GDP: gross domestic product
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
GNP: gross national product
GRT: gross register ton
GSM: global system for mobile cellular communications
GUAM: acronym for member states - Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan,
Moldova
GWP: gross world product
Hazardous Wastes: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
HF: high-frequency
HIV/AIDS: human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency
syndrome
IADB: Inter-American Development Bank
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World
Bank)
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC: International Chamber of Commerce
ICCt: International Criminal Court
ICFTU: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICJ: International Court of Justice (World Court)
ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRM: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
ICSID: International Center for Secretariat of Investment Disputes
ICTR: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ICTY: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
IDA: International Development Association
IDB: Islamic Development Bank
IDP: internally displaced person
IEA: International Energy Agency
IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC: International Finance Corporation
IFRCS: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies
IGAD: Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
IHO: International Hydrographic Organization
ILO: International Labor Organization
IMF: International Monetary Fund
IMO: International Maritime Organization
Inmarsat: International Maritime Satellite Organization
InOC: Indian Ocean Commission
INSTRAW: International Research and Training Institute for the
Advancement of Women
Intelsat: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
Interpol: International Criminal Police Organization
Intersputnik: International Organization of Space Communications
IOC: International Olympic Committee
IOM: International Organization for Migration
IPU: Inter-parliamentary Union
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ISP: Internet Service Provider
ITU: International Telecommunication Union
kHz: kilohertz
km: kilometer
kW: kilowatt
kWh: kilowatt-hour
LAES: Latin American Economic System
LAIA: Latin American Integration Association
LAS: League of Arab States
Law of the Sea: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)
LDC: less developed country
LLDC: least developed country
London Convention: see Marine Dumping
LOS: see Law of the Sea
m: meter
Marecs: Maritime European Communications Satellite
Marine Dumping: Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by
Dumping Wastes and Other Matter
Marine Life Conservation: Convention on Fishing and Conservation of
Living Resources of the High Seas
MARPOL: see Ship Pollution
Medarabtel: Middle East Telecommunications Project of the
International Telecommunications Union
Mercosur: Southern Cone Common Market
MHz: megahertz
MICAH: International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti
MINURSO: United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
MIGA: Multilateral Investment Geographic Agency
MINUSTAH: United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
MONUC: United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo
NA: not available
NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement
NAM: Nonaligned Movement
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NC: Nordic Council
NEA: Nuclear Energy Agency
NEGL: negligible
NGA: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NIB: Nordic Investment Bank
NIC: newly industrializing country
NIE: newly industrializing economy
NIS: new independent states
nm: nautical mile
NMT: Nordic Mobile Telephone
NSG: Nuclear Suppliers Group
Nuclear Test Ban: Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the
Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water
NZ: New Zealand
OAPEC: Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OAS: Organization of American States
OAU: Organization of African Unity; see African Union
ODA: official development assistance
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECS: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OHCHR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
OIC: Organization of the Islamic Conference
OIF: International Organization of the French-speaking World
ONUB: United Nations Operation in Burundi
OOF: other official flows
OPANAL: Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America
and the Caribbean
OPCW: Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSCE: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Ozone Layer Protection: Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete
the Ozone Layer
PCA: Permanent Court of Arbitration
PFP: Partnership for Peace
PIF: Pacific Islands Forum
PPP: purchasing power parity
Ramsar: see Wetlands
RG: Rio Group
SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SACU: Southern African Customs Union
SACEP: South Asia Co-opeative Environment Programme
SADC: Southern African Development Community
SCO: Shanghai Cooperative Organization
SAFE: South African Far East Cable
SECI: Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
SHF: super-high-frequency
Ship Pollution: Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)
Sparteca: South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation
Agreement
SPC: Secretariat of the Pacific Communities
SPF: South Pacific Forum
sq km: square kilometer
sq mi: square mile
TAT: Trans-Atlantic Telephone
Tropical Timber 83: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
Tropical Timber 94: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
UAE: United Arab Emirates
UDEAC: Central African Customs and Economic Union
UHF: ultra-high-frequency
UK: United Kingdom
UN: United Nations
UNAMSIL: United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
UNCLOS: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, also know as
LOS
UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDCP: United Nations Drug Control Program
UNDOF: United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
UNDP: United Nations Development Program
UNEP: United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization
UNFICYP: United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
UNICRI: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research
Institute
UNIDIR: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNIFIL: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
UNITAR: United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNMEE: United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
UNMIK: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
UNMIL: United Nations Mission in Liberia
UNMOGIP: United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
UNMOVIC: United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection
Commission
UNOCI: United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire
UNOMIG: United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
UNOPS: United Nations Office of Project Services
UNRISD: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
in the Near East
UNSC: United Nations Security Council
UNSSC: Untied Nations System Staff College
UNTSO: United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
UNU: United Nations University
UPU: Universal Postal Union
US: United States
USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union); used for
information dated before 25 December 1991
UTC: Coordinated Universal Time
UV: ultra violet
VHF: very-high-frequency
VSAT: very small aperture terminal
WADB: West African Development Bank
WAEMU: West African Economic and Monetary Union
WCL: World Confederation of Labor
WCO: World Customs Organization
Wetlands: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
Especially As Waterfowl Habitat
WEU: Western European Union
WFP: World Food Program
WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions
Whaling: International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
WHO: World Health Organization
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
WMO: World Meteorological Organization
WP: Warsaw Pact
WTO: World Trade Organization note - see WToO for World Tourism
Organization
WToO: World Tourism Organization
ZC: Zangger Committee
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Appendix B - International Organizations and Groups
advanced developing countries: another term for those less developed
countries (LDCs) with particularly rapid industrial development; see
newly industrializing economies (NIEs)
advanced economies: a term used by the International Monetary FUND
(IMF) for the top group in its hierarchy of advanced economies,
countries in transition, and developing countries; it includes the
following 28 advanced economies: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway,
Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, US; note -
this group would presumably also cover the following seven smaller
countries of Andorra, Bermuda, Faroe Islands, Holy See, Liechtenstein,
Monaco, and San Marino that are included in the more comprehensive
group of "developed countries"
African Development Bank (AfDB): note - its predecessor was
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
established - 9 September 1999
aim - to promote economic and social development
regional members - (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
nonregional members - (24) Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South
Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
African Union (AU): note - replaces Organization of African Unity
(OAU)
established - 8 July 2001
aim - to achieve greater unity among African States; to defend states'
integrity and independence; to accelerate political, social, and
economic integration; to encourage international cooperation; to
promote democratic principles and institutions
members - (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western
Sahara), Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia,
Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group):
established - 6 June 1975
aim - to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with
the EU
members - (79) Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho,
Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Federated States of Micronesia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru,
Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome
and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the
Caribbean (OPANAL): note - acronym from Organismo para la Proscripcion
de las Armas Nucleares en la America Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL)
established - 14 February 1967 under the Treaty of Tlatelolco;
effective - 25 April 1969 on the 11th ratification
aim - to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit
nuclear weapons
members - (33) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Andean Community of Nations (CAN): note - formerly known as the Andean
Group (AG), the Andean Parliament, and most recently as the Andean
Common Market (Ancom)
established - 26 May 1969; present name established 1 October 1992;
effective - 16 October 1969
aim - to promote harmonious development through economic integration
members - (5) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
associate members - (5) Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
observers - (2) Mexico, Panama
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA): note - also
known as Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)
established - 18 February 1974; effective - 16 September 1974
aim - to promote economic development
members - (17 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE,
Palestine Liberation Organization; note - these are all the members of
the Arab League excluding Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD): established -
16 May 1968
aim - to promote economic and social development
members - (20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq (suspended 1993), Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia
(suspended 1993), Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine
Liberation Organization
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU): established - 17 February 1989
aim - to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states of
northern Africa
members - (5) Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF): established - 27 April 1976; effective - 2
February 1977
aim - to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in
monetary and economic affairs
members - (21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria,
Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan,
Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization
Arctic Council: established - 18 September 1996
aim - to address the common concerns and challenges faced by Arctic
governments and the people of the Arctic; to protect the Arctic
environment
members - (8) Canada, Denmark (Greenland, Faroe Islands), Finland,
Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, US
permanent participants - (6) Aleut International Association, Arctic
Athabaskan Council, Gurch'in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar
Conference, Russian Association of Indigenous People of the North,
Saami Council
observers - (5) France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, UK
ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF): established - 25 July 1994
aim - to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and
security issues of common interest and concern
members - (26) Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Canada,
China, East Timor, EU, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South
Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, US, Vietnam
Asian Development Bank (AsDB): established - 19 December 1966
aim - to promote regional economic cooperation
members - (47) Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji,
Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, South Korea,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Palau,
Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri
Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam
nonregional members - (19) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): established - 7 November
1989
aim - to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin
members - (21) Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, NZ, Papua New Guinea,
Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, US, Vietnam
observers - (3) Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Pacific
Economic Cooperation Council, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): established - 8 August
1967
aim - to encourage regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation
among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia
members - (10) Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
dialogue partners - (12) Australia, Canada, China, EU, India, Japan,
South Korea, NZ, Pakistan, Russia, US, UNDP
observers - (1) Papua New Guinea
Australia Group: established - June 1985
aim - to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical
and biological weapons
members - (40) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Commission,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US
Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS):
established - 1 September 1951; effective - 29 April 1952
aim - to implement a trilateral mutual security agreement, although the
US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986; Australia
and the US continue to hold annual meetings
members - (3) Australia, NZ, US
Baltic Assembly (BA): established - 12 May 1990
aim - to thoroughly discuss various cooperation issues between Baltic
states
members - (3) Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Bay of Bengal Iniative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic
Coopertion (BIMSTEC): established - June 1997
aim - to foster socio-economic cooperation among members
members - (7) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Thailand
Bank for International Settlements (BIS): established - 20 January
1930; effective - 17 March 1930
aim - to promote cooperation among central banks in international
financial settlements
members - (55) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Central Bank, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania,
Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand,
Turkey, UK, US; note - Serbia and Montenegro have separate central
banks; their links with BIS are currently under review
Benelux Economic Union (Benelux): note - acronym from Belgium,
Netherlands, and Luxembourg
established - 3 February 1958; effective - 1 November 1960
aim - to develop closer economic cooperation and integration
members - (3) Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Big Seven: note - membership is the same as the Group of 7
established - 1975
aim - to discuss and coordinate major economic policies
members - (7) Big Six (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK) plus
the US
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC): established - 25 June 1992
aim - to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation
members - (12) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece,
Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine; note - Macedonia is
in the process of joining
observers - (16) Austria, Belarus, Black Sea Commission, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Egypt, Energy Charter Secretariat, France, Germany,
International Black Sea Club, Israel, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Tunisia,
US; note - Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia have applied for
observer status
Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom): established - 4 July
1973; effective - 1 August 1973
aim - to promote economic integration and development, especially among
the less developed countries
members - (15) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname,
Trinidad and Tobago
associate members - (5) Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands,
Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB): established - 18 October 1969;
effective - 26 January 1970
aim - to promote economic development and cooperation
regional members - (20) Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Colombia,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and
Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela
nonregional members - (5) Canada, China, Germany, Italy, UK
Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC): see Monetary and
Economic Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC): note - acronym from
Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale
established - 3 December 1975
aim - to provide loans for economic development
members - (10) African Development Bank (AfDB), Cameroon, Central
African States Bank (BEAC), Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of
the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Kuwait
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE): note - acronym
from Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico
established - 13 December 1960 signature of Articles of Agreement; 31
May 1961 began operations
aim - to promote economic integration and development
members - (5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
nonregional members - (5) Argentina, China, Colombia, Mexico, Spain
Central American Common Market (CACM): established - 13 December 1960,
collapsed in 1969, reinstated in 1991
aim - to promote establishment of a Central American Common Market
members - (5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua;
note - Panama, although not a member, pursues full regional cooperation
Central European Initiative (CEI): note - evolved from the
Quadrilateral Initiative and the Hexagonal Initiative
established - 11 November 1989 as the Quadrilateral Initiative, 27 July
1991 became the Hexagonal Initiative, July 1992 its present name was
adopted
aim - to form an economic and political cooperation group for the
region between the Adriatic and the Baltic Seas
members - (18) Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
centrally planned economies: a term applied mainly to the
traditionally Communist states that looked to the former USSR for
leadership; most are now evolving toward more democratic and market-
oriented systems; also known formerly as the Second World or as as the
Communist countries; through the 1980s, this group included Albania,
Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic
Republic, Hungary, North Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland,
Romania, Serbia, USSR, Vietnam
Colombo Plan (CP): established - May 1950 proposal was adopted; 1 July
1951 commenced full operations
aim - to promote economic and social development in Asia and the
Pacific
members - (25) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Fiji,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mongolia, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, US, Vietnam
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): note -
formerly known as Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern
Africa (PTA)
established - 5 November 1993
aim - recognizing, promoting and protecting fundamental human rights,
commitment to the principles of liberty and rule of law, maintaining
peace and stability through the promotion and strengthening of good
neighborliness, commitment to peaceful settlement of disputes among
member states
members - (20) Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
Commonwealth (C): note - also known as Commonwealth of Nations
established - 31 December 1931
aim - to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a
voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
members - (53) Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica,
Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya,
Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, NZ, Nigeria, Pakistan (suspended), Papua
New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad
and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Vanuatu, Zambia; note - on 7 December
2003 Zimbabwe withdrew its membership from the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): established - 8 December
1991; effective - 21 December 1991
aim - to coordinate intercommonwealth relations and to provide a
mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR
members - (12) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan
Communist countries: traditionally the Marxist-Leninist states with
authoritarian governments and command economies based on the Soviet
model; most of the original and the successor states are no longer
Communist; see centrally planned economies
Coordinating Committee on Export Controls (COCOM): established in 1949
to control the export of strategic products and technical data from
member countries to proscribed destinations; members were: Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK, US;
abolished 31 March 1994; COCOM members established a new organization,
the Wassenaar Arrangement, with expanded membership on 12 July 1996
that focuses on nonproliferation export controls as opposed to East-
West control of advanced technology
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA): note - also known as
CMEA or Comecon
established 25 January 1949 to promote the development of socialist
economies and abolished 1 January 1991; members included Afghanistan
(observer), Albania (had not participated since 1961 break with USSR),
Angola (observer), Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia (observer),
GDR, Hungary, Laos (observer), Mongolia, Mozambique (observer),
Nicaragua (observer), Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yemen (observer),
Yugoslavia (associate)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU): established - 3 June 1957;
effective - 30 May 1964
aim - to promote economic integration among Arab nations
members - (10 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Egypt, Iraq,
Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen,
Palestine Liberation Organization
Council of Europe (CE): established - 5 May 1949; effective - 3 August
1949
aim - to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
members - (46) Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK
observers - (5) Canada, Holy See, Japan, Mexico, US
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS): established - 6 March 1992
aim - to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in the areas
of aid to new democratic institutions, economic development,
humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural programs and
education, and transportation and communication
members - (12) Denmark, Estonia, EC, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden
observers - (7) France, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Ukraine, UK, US
Council of the Entente (Entente): established - 29 May 1959
aim - to promote economic, social, and political coordination
members - (5) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo
countries in transition: a term used by the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) for the middle group in its hierarchy of advanced economies,
countries in transition, and developing countries; IMF statistics
include the following 28 countries in transition: Albania, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan; note - this group is identical to the group traditionally
referred to as the "former USSR/Eastern Europe" except for the addition
of Mongolia
Customs Cooperation Council (CCC): note - see World Customs
Organization (WCO)
developed countries (DCs): the top group in the hierarchy of developed
countries (DCs), former USSR/Eastern Europe (former USSR/EE), and less
developed countries (LDCs); includes the market-oriented economies of
the mainly democratic nations in the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD), Bermuda, Israel, South Africa, and
the European ministates; also known as the First World, high-income
countries, the North, industrial countries; generally have a per capita
GDP in excess of $10,000 although four OECD countries and South Africa
have figures well under $10,000 and two of the excluded OPEC countries
have figures of more than $10,000; the 34 DCs are: Andorra, Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, NZ,
Norway, Portugal, San Marino, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey, UK, US; note - similar to the new International Monetary Fund
(IMF) term "advanced economies" that adds Hong Kong, South Korea,
Singapore, and Taiwan but drops Malta, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey
developing countries: a term used by the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) for the bottom group in its hierarchy of advanced economies,
countries in transition, and developing countries; IMF statistics
include the following 126 developing countries: Afghanistan, Algeria,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The
Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya,
Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar,
Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - this category would
presumably also cover the following 46 other countries that are
traditionally included in the more comprehensive group of "less
developed countries": American Samoa, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands,
Brunei, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands,
Cuba, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gaza
Strip, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guernsey, Isle
of Man, Jersey, North Korea, Macau, Martinique, Mayotte, Montserrat,
Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Saint Helena, Saint
Pierre and Miquelon, Tokelau, Tonga, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu,
Virgin Islands, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank, Western Sahara
East African Development Bank (EADB): established - 6 June 1967;
effective - 1 December 1967
aim - to promote economic development
members - (3) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East Asia Summit (EAS): established - 14 December 2005
aim - to promote cooperation in political and security issues; to
promote development, financial stability, energy security, economic
integration and growth; to eradicate poverty and narrow the development
gap in East Asia, and to promote deeper cultural understanding
members - (16) Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, India,
Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, NZ, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU): note - an integral part of the
European Union; also known as the European Economic and Monetary Union
established - 1-2 December 1969 (proposed at summit conference of heads
of government; 7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed)
aim - to promote a single market by creating a single currency, the
euro; timetable - 2 May 1998: European exchange rates fixed for 1
January 1999; 1 January 1999: all banks and stock exchanges begin using
euros; 1 January 2002: the euro goes into circulation; 1 July 2002
local currencies no longer accepted
members - (12) Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC): note - was
formerly the Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
established - 8 December 1964; effective - 1 January 1966
aim - to promote the establishment of a Central African Common Market
members - (6) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): established - 26 June 1945;
effective - 24 October 1945
aim - to coordinate the economic and social work of the UN; includes
five regional commissions (Economic Commission for Africa, Economic
Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) and nine functional
commissions (Commission for Social Development, Commission on Human
Rights, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Commission on the Status of
Women, Commission on Population and Development, Statistical
Commission, Commission on Science and Technology for Development,
Commission on Sustainable Development, and Commission on Crime
Prevention and Criminal Justice)
members - (54) selected on a rotating basis from all regions
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL): note -
acronym from Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs
established - 20 September 1976
aim - to promote regional economic cooperation and integration
members - (3) Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda; note -
organization collapsed because of fighting in 1998; reactivated in 2006
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): established - 28
May 1975
aim - to promote regional economic cooperation
members - (15) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO): established - 27-29 January
1985
aim - to promote regional cooperation in trade, transportation,
communications, tourism, cultural affairs, and economic development
members - (10) Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC): note - began as the North
Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC); an extension of NATO
established - 8 November 1991; effective - 20 December 1991
aim - to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues
members - (46) Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia,
Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, US, Uzbekistan
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): established -
8-9 January 1990 (proposals made); 15 April 1991 (bank inaugurated)
aim - to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies
in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing
60% of its loans to privatization
members - (63) Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, EC, European Investment Bank
(EIB), Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia,
Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, NZ,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
UK, US, Uzbekistan
European Community (or European Communities, EC): established 8 April
1965 to integrate the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), the
European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic
Community (EEC or Common Market), and to establish a completely
integrated common market and an eventual federation of Europe; merged
into the European Union (EU) on 7 February 1992; member states at the
time of merger were Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
European Free Trade Association (EFTA): established - 4 January 1960;
effective - 3 May 1960
aim - to promote expansion of free trade
members - (4) Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
European Investment Bank (EIB): established - 25 March 1957; effective
- 1 January 1958
aim - to promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors,
the EEC and the EC
members - (25) Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN): note - acronym
retained from the predecessor organization Conseil Europeenne pour la
Recherche Nucleaire
established - 1 July 1953; effective - 29 September 1954
aim - to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only
members - (20) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
observers - (8) European Commission, India, Israel, Japan, Russia,
Turkey, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), US
European Space Agency (ESA): established - 31 May 1975
aim - to promote peaceful cooperation in space research and technology
members - (17) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
cooperating states - (4) Canada, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania
European Union (EU): note - see European Union entry at the end of the
"country" listings
First World: another term for countries with advanced, industrialized
economies; this term is fading from use; see developed countries (DCs)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): established - 16 October 1945
aim - to raise living standards and increase availability of
agricultural products; a UN specialized agency
members - (190) includes all UN member countries except Andorra,
Brunei, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, and Singapore (187 total); plus Cook
Islands, EC, and Niue
former Soviet Union (FSU): former term often used to identify as a
group the successor nations to the Soviet Union or USSR; this group of
15 countries consists of: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
former USSR/Eastern Europe (former USSR/EE): the middle group in the
hierarchy of developed countries (DCs), former USSR/Eastern Europe
(former USSR/EE), and less developed countries (LDCs); these countries
are in political and economic transition and may well be grouped
differently in the near future; this group of 27 countries consists of:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland,
Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia; this group is identical to the IMF group
"countries in transition" except for the IMF's inclusion of Mongolia
Four Dragons: the four small Asian less developed countries (LDCs)
that have experienced unusually rapid economic growth; also known as
the Four Tigers; this group consists of Hong Kong, South Korea,
Singapore, Taiwan; these countries are included in the IMF's "advanced
economies" group
Franc Zone (FZ): note - also known as Conference des Ministres des
Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc
established - 1964
aim - to form a monetary union among countries whose currencies
were0000000 linked to the French franc
members - (16) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea,
France, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
Front Line States (FLS): established to achieve black majority rule in
South Africa; has since gone out of existence; members included Angola,
Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT): see the World Trade
Organization (WTO)
Group of 2 (G-2): informal term that came into use about 1986; to
facilitate bilateral economic cooperation between the two most powerful
economic giants; members were Japan, US
Group of 3 (G-3): established - September 1990
aim - mechanism for policy coordination
members - (3) Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela
Group of 5 (G-5): established - 22 September 1985
aim - to coordinate the economic policies of five major noncommunist
economic powers
members - (5) France, Germany, Japan, UK, US
Group of 6 (G-6): note - also known as Groupe des Six Sur le
Desarmement; not to be confused with the Big Six
established - 22 May 1984
aim - to achieve nuclear disarmament
members - (6) Argentina, Greece, India, Mexico, Sweden, Tanzania
Group of 7 (G-7): note - membership is the same as the Big Seven
established - 22 September 1985
aim - to facilitate economic cooperation among the seven major
noncommunist economic powers
members - (7) Group of 5 (France, Germany, Japan, UK, US) plus Canada
and Italy
Group of 8 (G-8): established - October 1975
aim - to facilitate economic cooperation among the developed countries
(DCs) that participated in the Conference on International Economic
Cooperation (CIEC), held in several sessions between December 1975 and
3 June 1977
members - (8) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, US
Group of 9 (G-9): established - NA
aim - to discuss matters of mutual interest on an informal basis
members - (9) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Hungary,
Romania, Serbia, Sweden
Group of 10 (G-10): note - also known as the Paris Club; includes the
wealthiest members of the IMF who provide most of the money to be
loaned and act as the informal steering committee; name persists
despite increased membership
established - October 1962
aim - to coordinate credit policy
members - (11) Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
observers - (4) BIS, EU, IMF, OECD
Group of 11 (G-11): note - also known as the Cartagena Group
established in 21-22 June 1984, in Cartagena, Colombia, aim was to
provide a forum for largest debtor nations in Latin America; members
were: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Group of 15 (G-15): note - byproduct of the Nonaligned Movement; name
persists despite increased membership
established - September 1989
aim - to promote economic cooperation among developing nations; to act
as the main political organ for the Nonaligned Movement
members - (19) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria,
Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Group of 24 (G-24): established - 1 August 1989
aim - to promote the interests of developing countries in Africa, Asia,
and Latin America within the IMF
members - (24) Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana,
Guatemala, India, Iran, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,
Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago,
Venezuela
observers - (1) China
Group of 77 (G-77): established - 15 June1964; October 1967 first
ministerial meeting
aim - to promote economic cooperation among developing countries; name
persists in spite of increased membership
members - (130 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Afghanistan,
Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait,
Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Federated
States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome
and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad
and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UAE, Uruguay, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Palestine Liberation
Organization
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): note - also known as the Cooperation
Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
established - 25 May 1981
aim - to promote regional cooperation in economic, social, political,
and military affairs
members - (6) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM): note-
acronym standing for the member countries, Georgia, Ukraine,
Azerbaijan, Moldova; formerly known as GUUAM before Uzbekistan withdrew
in 5 May 2005
established - 7 June 2001
aim - commits the countries to cooperation and assistance in social and
economic development, the strengthening and broadening of trade and
economic relations, and the development and effective use of transport
and communications, highways, and related infrastructure crossing the
boundaries of the member states
members - (4) Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
high income countries: another term for the industrialized countries
with high per capita GDPs; see developed countries (DCs)
Indian Ocean Commission (InOC): established - 21 December 1982
aim - to organize and promote regional cooperation in all sectors,
especially economic
members - (5) Comoros, France (for Reunion), Madagascar, Mauritius,
Seychelles
industrial countries: another term for the developed countries; see
developed countries (DCs)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB): note - also known as Banco
Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
established - 8 April 1959; effective - 30 December 1959
aim - to promote economic and social development in Latin America
members - (47) Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium,
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France,
Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden,
Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD): note - formerly
known as Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development
(IGADD)
established - 15-16 January 1986 as the Inter-Governmental Authority on
Drought and Development; revitalized - 21 March 1996 as the Inter-
Governmental Authority on Development
aim - to promote a social, economic, and scientific community among its
members
members - (7) Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan,
Uganda
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): established - 1889
aim - fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses
views of international interest and concern with the purpose of
bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes
to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better
knowledge of representative institutions
members - (148) Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium,
Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile,
China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazahstan,
Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, Samoa, San
Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Thailand,
Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
associate members - (7) Andean Parliament, Central American Parliament,
Community Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States,
East African Legislative Assembly, European Parliament, Latin American
Parliament, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): established - 26 October
1956; effective - 29 July 1957
aim - to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
members - (145) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium,
Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine,
UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD): note -
also known as the World Bank
established - 22 July 1944; effective - 27 December 1945
aim - to provide economic development loans; a UN specialized agency
members - (184) includes all UN member countries except Andorra, Cuba,
North Korea, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Montenegro, Nauru, and Tuvalu
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): established - 1919
aim - to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent
business interests at national and international levels
members - (91 national committees) Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Canada, Caribbean, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala,
Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): established - 7
December 1944; effective - 4 April 1947
aim - to promote international cooperation in civil aviation; a UN
specialized agency
members - (189) includes all UN member countries except Dominica,
Liechtenstein, Montenegro, and Tuvalu (188 total); plus Cook Islands
International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti (MICAH): established
17 December 1999 to promote respect for human rights; members included
Argentina, Benin, Canada, France, India, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo,
Tunisia, US; closed 2001
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): established - 17
February 1863
aim - to provide humanitarian aid in wartime
members - (15-25 individuals) all Swiss nationals
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU): established
- December 1949
aim - to promote the trade union movement
members - (241 affiliated organizations in the following 155 countries
plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Albania, Algeria, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati,
South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UK,
US, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Palestine Liberation
Organization
International Court of Justice (ICJ): note - also known as the World
Court
established - 3 February 1946 superseded Permanent Court of
International Justice
aim - primary judicial organ of the UN
members - (15 judges) elected by the UN General Assembly and Security
Council to represent all principal legal systems
International Criminal Court (ICCt): established - 11 April 2002
aim - to hold all individuals and countries accountable to
international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of
conduct; to provide an important mechanism for implementing these
standards; to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
members (countries that have ratified the treaty) - (102) Afghanistan,
Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada,
Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Marshall
Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, NZ,
Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, UK, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia; note -
Comoros and Saint Kitts and Nevis became full members on 1 November
2006
signatory states (countries that have signed, but not ratified, the
treaty) - (40) Algeria, Angola, Armenia, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Czech
Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Jamaica, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Oman,
Philippines, Russia, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles,
Solomon Islands, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, UAE, Uzbekistan,
Yemen, Zimbabwe
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol): established -
September 1923 set up as the International Criminal Police Commission;
13 June 1956 constitution modified and present name adopted
aim - to promote international cooperation among police authorities in
fighting crime
members - (186) Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands
Antilles, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and
Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
subbureaus - (11) American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin
Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Macau, Montserrat,
Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands
International Development Association (IDA): established - 26 January
1960; effective - 24 September 1960
aim - to provide economic loans for low-income countries; UN
specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
members - (166)