The World in Focus.FAST FACTS ON 192 COUNTRIES Statistics look like a series of cold, hard facts. But every number tells a story. A 38 under the "Life Expectancy Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. " column in Malawi Malawi (məlä`wē), officially Republic of Malawi, republic (2005 est. pop. 12,159,000), 45,200 sq mi (117,068 sq km), E central Africa. , for instance, means that people in that African nation are dying young. The $700 per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. for Cambodia Cambodia (kămbō`dēə), Khmer Kampuchea, officially Kingdom of Cambodia, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 13,607,000), 69,898 sq mi (181,035 sq km), SE Asia. tells you that nation is extremely poor. (Compare it with the U.S. and see.) The tables describe each of the world's 192 countries with 13 kinds of data. Once you know how to interpret To run a program one line at a time. Each line of source language is translated into machine language and then executed. them, they can offer great insight into a nation and its challenges. The chart will help you figure out how.
Russia 6,592,819 73
145,200,000 -0.6
Moscow Russian, other Presidential-parliamentary democracy;
languages President Vladimir Putin
Moscow 1991 99/99 $4,000
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Area and Population: Taken together, these figures allow you to calculate population density (population divided by area), an important indicator Indicator Anything used to predict future financial or economic trends. Notes: In the context of technical analysis, an indicator is a mathematical calculation based on a securities price and/or volume. The result is used to predict future prices. of a country's potential problems. Urban Population: The percentage of a country's total population living in urban areas. Urbanization has skyrocketed in developing countries, as people move to cities in search of work. Population Growth: The high rate of population growth in some poor countries has prompted fears of overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. , and complicated the struggle to feed the people and combat disease. Major Languages Spoken: There are some 6,000 languages in the world, not counting local dialects. Some 975 million people speak Mandarin Mandarin (măn`dərĭn) [Port. mandar=to govern, or from Malay mantri=counselor of state], a high official of imperial China. For each of the nine grades there was a different colored button worn on the dress cap. Chinese--500 million more than speak English 1. English - (Obsolete) The source code for a program, which may be in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a program written in his favourite programming language is . Form of Government and Head: Governments are classified according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. who holds power. In democracies, people elect their leaders; dictatorships keep power away from the people. Literacy literacy Ability to read and write. The term may also refer to familiarity with literature and to a basic level of education obtained through the written word. In ancient civilizations such as those of the Sumerians and Babylonians, literacy was the province of an elite Rate: The percentage of people who can read and write (male/female). Date of Origin: The year a nation was formed, gained independence, or established its present form of government. Per Capita GDP: The value of all goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. produced within a country in one year (its gross domestic product), divided by its population. It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have one way to gauge gauge In manufacturing and engineering, a device used to determine whether a dimension is larger or smaller than a reference standard. A snap gauge, for example, is formed like the letter C, with outer “go” and inner “not go” jaws, and is used to a nation's wealth. Percent of Population Under Age 15: Developing countries with a high percentage of young people may have trouble providing jobs, schools, and food--and risk overpopulation overpopulation Situation in which the number of individuals of a given species exceeds the number that its environment can sustain. Possible consequences are environmental deterioration, impaired quality of life, and a population crash (sudden reduction in numbers caused by . Life Expectancy: The age to which a newborn newborn /new·born/ (noo´born?) 1. recently born. 2. newborn infant. new·born adj. Very recently born. n. A neonate. can expect to live. Improvements in medicine have helped people live longer. The first number is for males; the second, for females. HDI HDI Human Development Index (UNDP yardstick of human welfare) HDI Help Desk Institute HDI Humpty Dumpty Institute (New York, New York) HDI High Density Interconnect (Human Development Index): This number measures economic and human well-being on a scale of 0 to 1. It combines life expectancy, literacy, and purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. into one number.
URBAN
POP. (%)(1)
AREA (SQ MI)(1) POP.
ANNUAL
COUNTRY POPULATION(1) RISE(%)(1)
NORTH AMERICA
Antigua 170 37
and Barbuda 100,00 1.6
Bahamas 5,359 84
300,00 1.5
Barbados 166 38
300,00 0.5
Belize 8,865 50
300,000 2.7
Canada 3,849,670 78
30,800,000 0.4
Costa Rica 19,730 45
3,600,000 1.8
Cuba 42,803 75
11,100,00 0.7
Dominica 290 NA
100,000 0.8
Dominican 18,815 62
Republic 8,400,000 2.2
El Salvador 8,124 58
6,300,000 2.4
Grenada 131 34
100,000 2.3
Guatemala 42,042 39
12,700,000 2.9
Haiti 10,714 34
6,400,000 1.7
Honduras 43,278 45
6,100,000 2.8
Jamaica 4,243 50
2,600,000 1.6
Mexico 756,062 74
99,600,000 2.0
Nicaragua 50,193 63
5,100,000 3.0
Panama 29,158 56
2,900,000 1.7
Saint Kitts 139 43
and Nevis 40,000 0.9
Saint Lucia 239 48
200,000 1.2
Saint Vincent 151 44
and the 100,000 1.2
Grenadines
Trinidad 1,981 72
and Tobago 1,300,000 0.7
United States 3,717,796 75
275,600,000 0.6
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina 1,073,514 90
37,000,000 1.1
Bolivia 424,162 62
8,300,000 2.0
Brazil 3,300,154 78
170,100,000 1.5
Chile 292,135 85
15,200,000 1.3
Colombia 439,734 71
40,000,000 2.0
Ecuador 109,483 63
12,600,000 2.1
Guyana 83,000 36
700,000 1.7
Paraguay 157,046 52
5,500,000 2.7
Peru 496,224 72
27,100,000 2.1
Suriname 63,039 69
400,000 1.9
Uruguay 68,498 92
3,300,000 0.7
Venezuela 352,143 86
24,200,000 2.0
AFRICA
Algeria 919,591 49
31,500,000 2.4
Angola 481,351 32
12,900,000 3.0
Benin 43,483 38
6,400,000 2.8
Botswana 224,606 49
1,600,000 1.6
Burkina Faso 105,792 15
11,900,000 2.9
Burundi 10,745 8
6,100,000 2.5
Cameroon 183,568 44
15,400,000 2.6
Cape Verde 1,556 44
400,000 2.8
Central African 240,533 39
Republic 3,500,000 2.0
Chad 495,753 22
8,000,000 3.3
Comoros 861 29
600,000 2.8
Congo 905,351 29
(formerly Zaire) 52,000,000 3.2
Congo 132,046 41
Republic 2,800,000 2.4
Cote d'Ivoire 124,502 46
16,000,000 2.2
Djibouti 8,958 83
600,000 2.3
Egypt 386,660 44
68,300,000 2.0
Equatorial 10,830 37
Guinea 500,000 2.5
Eritrea 45,405 16
4,100,000 3.0
Ethiopia 426,371 15
64,100,000 2.4
Gabon 103,347 73
1,200,000 2.2
Gambia 4,363 37
1,300,000 2.4
Ghana 92,100 37
19,500,000 2.4
Guinea 94,927 26
7,500,000 2.4
Guinea-Bissau 13,946 22
1,200,000 2.2
Kenya 224,081 20
30,300,000 2.1
Lesotho 11,718 16
2,100,000 2.1
Liberia 43,000 45
3,200,000 3.2
Libya 679,359 86
5,100,000 2.5
Madagascar 226,656 22
14,900,000 2.9
Malawi 45,745 20
10,400,000 1.9
Mali 478,838 26
11,200,000 3.1
Mauritania 395,954 54
2,700,000 2.7
Mauritius 788 43
1,200,000 1.1
Morocco 172,413 54
28,800,000 1.7
Mozambique 309,494 28
19,100,000 2.2
Namibia 318,259 27
1,800,000 1.7
Niger 489,189 17
10,100,000 3.0
Nigeria 356,668 36
123,300,000 2.8
Rwanda 10,170 5
7,200,000 2.3
Sao Tome 371 44
and Principe 200,000 3.4
Senegal 75,954 41
9,500,000 2.8
Seychelles 174 59
100,000 1.1
Sierra Leone 27,699 37
5,200,000 2.6
Somalia 246,201 24
7,300,000 2.9
South Africa 471,444 45
43,400,000 1.3
Sudan 967,494 27
29,500,000 2.2
Swaziland 6,703 22
1,000,000 1.9
Tanzania 364,900 20
35,300,000 2.9
Togo 21,927 31
5,000,000 3.1
Tunisia 63,170 61
9,600,000 1.6
Uganda 93,066 15
23,300,000 2.9
Zambia 290,583 38
9,600,000 2.0
Zimbabwe 150,873 32
11,300,000 1.0
EUROPE
Albania 11,100 46
3,400,000 1.3
Andorra 174 95
100,000 0.8
Austria 32,378 65
8,100,000 0.0
Belarus 80,154 70.0
10,000,000 -0.5
Belgium 11,787 97
10,200,000 0.1
Bosnia and 19,741 40
Herzegovina 3,800,000 0.5
Bulgaria 42,822 68
8,200,000 -0.6
Croatia 21,830 54
4,600,000 -0.1
Czech Republic 30,448 77
10,300,000 -0.2
Denmark 16,637 85
5,300,000 0.1
Estonia 17,413 69
1,400,000 -0.5
Finland 130,560 60
5,200,000 0.2
France 212,934 74
59,400,000 0.3
Germany 137,830 86
82,100,000 -0.1
Greece 50,950 59
10,600,000 0.0
Hungary 35,919 64
10,000,000 -0.5
Iceland 39,768 92
300,000 0.9
Ireland 27,135 58
3,800,000 0.6
Italy 116,320 90
57,800,000 -0.1
Latvia 24,942 69
2,400,000 -0.6
Liechtenstein 62 NA
30,000 0.7
Lithunia 25,174 68
3,700,000 -0.1
Luxembourg 999 88
400,000 0.4
Macedonia 9,927 59
2,000,000 0.6
Malta 124 89
400,000 0.4
Moldova 13,012 46
4,300,000 0.0
Monaco 1 100
30,000 0.3
Netherlands 15,768 61
15,900,000 0.4
Norway 125,050 74
4,500,000 0.3
Poland 124,807 62
38,600,000 0.0
Portugal 35,514 48
10,000,000 0.1
Romania 92,042 55
22,400,000 -0.2
Russia 6,592,819 73
145,200,000 -0.6
San Marino 23 88
30,000 0.4
Slovakia 18,923 57
5,400,000 0.1
Slovenia 7,819 50
2,000,000 -0.1
Spain 195,363 64
39,500,000 0.0
Sweden 173,730 84
8,900,000 -0.1
Switzerland 15,942 68
7,100,000 0.2
Ukraine 233,089 68
49,500,000 -0.6
United Kingdom 94,548 89
(Great 59,800,000 0.1
Britain)
Vatican City 109 acres NA
870 1.2
Yugoslavia(3) 39,448 52
(Serbia and 10,700,000 0.1
Montenegro)
ASIA
Afghanistan 251,772 20
26,700,000 2.5
Armenia 11,506 67
3,800,000 0.4
Azerbaijan 33,436 52
7,700,000 0.9
Bahrain 266 88
700,000 1.9
Bangladesh 55,598 20
128,100,000 1.8
Bhutan 18,147 15
900,000 3.1
Brunei 2,228 67
300,000 2.2
Cambodia 69,900 16
12,100,000 2.6
China 3,696,100 31
1,264,500,000 0.9
Cyprus 3,571 64
900,000 0.6
Georgia 26,911 56
5,500,000 0.2
India 1,269,340 28
1,002,100,000(4) 1.8
Indonesia 735,355 39
212,200,000 1.6
Iran 630,575 63
67,400,000 1.4
Iraq 169,236 68
23,100,000 2.8
Israel(5) 8,131 90
6,200,000 1.5
Japan 145,869 78
126,900,000 0.2
Jordan 34,444 78
5,100,000 2.9
Kazakhstan 1,049,151 56
14,900,000 0.4
Korea, North 46,541 59
21,700,000 1.5
Korea, South 38,324 79
47,300,000 0.9
Kuwait 6,880 100
2,200,000 2.2
Kyrgystan 76,641 34
4,900,000 1.5
Laos 91,249 17
5,200,000 2.6
Lebanon 4,015 88
4,200,000 1.6
Malaysia 127,317 57
23,300,000 2.1
Maldives 116 25
300,000 3.0
Mongolia 604,826 52
2,500,000 1.4
Myanmar 261,228 26
(Burma) 48,900,000 2.0
Nepal 56,826 11
23,900,000 2.5
Oman 82,031 72
2,400,000 3.9
Pakistan 307,375 33
150,600,000 2.8
Philippines 115,830 47
80,300,000 2.3
Qatar 4,247 91
600,000 1.8
Saudi Arabia 829,996 83
21,600,000 3.0
Singapore 239 100
4,000,000 0.8
Sri Lanka 25,332 22
19,200,000 1.2
Syria 71,498 51
16,500,000 2.8
Taiwan 13,969 77
22,300,000 0.7
Tajikistan 55,251 27
6,400,000 1.6
Thailand 198,116 31
62,000,000 1.0
Turkey 299,158 66
65,300,000 1.5
Turkmenistan 188,456 44
5,200,000 1.5
United Arab 32,278 84
Emirates 2,800,000 2.2
Uzbekistan 172,741 38
24,800,000 1.7
Vietnam 128,066 24
78,700,000 1.4
Yemen 203,849 26
17,000,000 2.8
OCEANIA
Australia 2,988,888 85
19,200,000 0.6
Fiji 7,054 46
800,000 1.5
Kiribati 282 37
100,000 2.5
Marshall 69 65
Islands 100,000 2.2
Micronesia 270 27
100,000 2.6
Nauru 9 100
10,000 1.4
New Zealand 104,452 85
3,800,000 0.8
Palau 178 71
20,000 1.0
Papua New 178,703 15
Guinea 4,800,000 2.4
Samoa(6) 1,097 21
200,000 2.5
Solomon 11,158 13
Islands 400,000 3.1
Tonga 290 32
100,000 2.1
Tuvalu 10 72
10,588 1.3
Vanuatu 4,707 18
200,000 2.8
COUNTRY CAPITAL MAJOR LANGUAGES(1)
NORTH AMERICA
Antigua St. John's English, local
and Barbuda dialects
Bahamas Nassau English, Creole
Barbados Bridgetown English
Belize Belmopan English,
Spanish, Mayan
Garifuna
Canada Ottawa English, French
Costa Rica San Jose Spanish,
English
Cuba Havana Spanish
Dominica Roseau English,
French patois
Dominican Santo Spanish
Republic Domingo
El Salvador San Salvador Spanish, Nahua
Grenada St. George's English,
French patois
Guatemala Guatemala Spanish,
City Amerindian
dialects
Haiti Port-au-Prince Creole, French
Honduras Tegucigalpa Spanish,
Amerindian
dialects
Jamaica Kingston English, Creole
Mexico Mexico City Spanish, Mayan
other
indigenous
languages
Nicaragua Managua Spanish,
English,
Amerindian
Panama Panama City Spanish,
English
Saint Kitts Bassetorre English
and Nevis
Saint Lucia Castries English, French
patois
Saint Vincent Kingstown English, French
and the patois
Grenadines
Trinidad Port-of-Spain English, Hindi
and Tobago French, Spanish
United States Washington, English,
D.C. Spanish, others
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina Buenos Aires Spanish, English,
Italian, German,
French
Bolivia La Paz Spanish, Quenchua,
and Sucre Aymara
Brazil Brasilia Portuguese,
Spanish, English,
French
Chile Santiago Spanish
Colombia Bogota Spanish
Ecuador Quito Spanish,
Amerindian dialects
Guyana Georgetown English,
Amerindian dialects
Paraguay Asuncion Spanish, Guarani
Peru Lima Spanish,
Quenchua, Aymara
Suriname Paramaribo Dutch, Sranang,
Tongo, Hindustani,
English, Javanese
Uruguay Montevideo Spanish, Portunol,
Brazilero
Venezuela Caracas Spanish,
Amerindian dialects
AFRICA
Algeria Algiers Arabic, French,
Berber dialects
Angola Luanda Portuguese,
Bantu, others
Benin Porto-Novo French, Fon,
and Cotonou Yoruba, others
Botswana Gaborone English,
Setswana
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou French, Sudanic
langauges
Burundi Bujumbura Kirundi, French,
Swahili
Cameroon Yaounde English, French,
African languages
Cape Verde Praia Portuguese,
Crioulo
Central African Bangui French, Sangho,
Republic Arabic, Hunsa,
Swahili
Chad N'Djamena French, Arabic,
Sara, Sango,
others
Comoros Moroni Arabic, French,
Comoran
Congo Kinshasa French, Lingala,
(formerly Zaire) Kingwana,
Kikongo, Tshiluba
Congo Brazzaville French, Lingala,
Republic Monokutuba,
Kikongo, others
Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan and French, Dioula,
Yamoussoukro others
Djibouti Djibouti French, Arabic,
Somali, Afar
Egypt Cairo Arabic, English,
French
Equatorial Malabo Spanish, French,
Guinea pidgin English,
Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Eritrea Asmara Amharic, Arabic,
Afar, Tigrinya,
Tigre, many others
Ethiopia Addis Adaba Amharic, Tigrinya,
Orominga, Arabic,
English, others
Gabon Libreville French, Fang,
Myene, Bateke,
others
Gambia Banjul English, Mandinka,
Wolof, Fula, others
Ghana Accra English, Akan,
others
Guinea Conakry French, various
African langauges
Guinea-Bissau Bissau Portuguese,
Criolo, others
Kenya Nairobi English, Swahili,
many others
Lesotho Maseru Sesotho, English,
Zulu, Xhosa
Liberia Monrovia English,
Niger-Congo
languages
Libya Tripoli Arabic, Italian,
English
Madagascar Antananarivo French,
Malagasy
Malawi Lilongwe English, Chichewa,
others
Mali Bamako French, Bambara,
many others
Mauritania Nouakchott Hasaniya Arabic,
Pular, Soninke,
Wolof, French
Mauritius Port Louis English, Creole,
French, Hindi,
Urdu, Hakka,
Bojpoori
Morocco Rabat Arabic, Berber
dialects, French
Mozambique Maputo Portuguese,
African languages
Namibia Windhoek Afrikaans, German,
English, others
Niger Niamey French, Hausa,
Djerma
Nigeria Abuja English, Hausa,
Yoruba, Ibo,
Fulani
Rwanda Kigali Kinyarwanda,
French, English,
Kiswahili
Sao Tome Sao Tome Portuguese
and Principe
Senegal Dakar French, Wolof,
Pulaar, Diola,
Mandingo
Seychelles Victoria English, French,
Creole
Sierra Leone Freetown English, Mende,
Temne, Krio
Somalia Mogadishu Somali, Arabic,
Italian, English
South Africa Cape Town, English, Afrikaans,
Pretoria, and Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi,
Bloemfontein Sotho, others
Sudan Khartoum Arabic, Nubian,
Ta Bedawie,
English, others
Swaziland Mbabane and English, siSwati
Lobamba
Tanzania Dar es Kiswahili, English,
Salaam Arabic, many
others
Togo Lome French, Ewe,
Mina, Dagomba,
Kabye
Tunisia Tunis Arabic, French
Uganda Kampala English, Luganda,
Swahili, others
Zambia Lusaka English, Bemba,
Tonga, others
Zimbabwe Harare English, Shona
Sindebele, others
EUROPE
Albania Tirana Albanian, Greek
Andorra Andorra Catalan, French,
la Vella Castilian
Austria Vienna German
Belarus Minsk Byelorussian,
Russian, others
Belgium Brussels Flemish, French,
German
Bosnia and Saravejo Serbo-Croatian
Herzegovina
Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian,
others
Croatia Zagreb Serbo-Croatian,
others
Czech Republic Praque Czech, Slovak
Denmark Copenhagen Danish,
Greenlandic,
Faroese, German
Estonia Tallinn Estonian,
Ukrainian,
Russian, others
Finland Helsinki Finnish, Swedish,
Lapp, Russian
France Paris French,
regional dialects
Germany Berlin German
Greece Athens Greek, English,
French
Hungary Budapest Hungarian,
others
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic
Ireland Dublin English, Gaelic
Italy Rome Italian, German
French, Slovene
Latvia Riga Lettish,
Lithuanian,
Russian, others
Liechtenstein Vaduz German,
Alemannic dialect
Lithunia Vilnius Lithuanian,
Polish, Russian
Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourgan,
German, French,
English
Macedonia Skopje Macedonian,
Albanian, others
Malta Valletta Maltese, English
Moldova Chisinau Moldovan, Russian,
(Kishinev) Gagauz
Monaco Monaco French, English,
Italian,
Monegasque
Netherlands Amsterdam Dutch
and the Hague
Norway Oslo Norwegian, Lapp,
Finnish
Poland Warsaw Polish
Portugal Lisbon Portuguese
Romania Bucharest Romanian,
Hungarian,
German
Russia Moscow Russian, other
languages
San Marino San Marino Italian
Slovakia Bratislava Slovak,
Hungarian
Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian
Serbo-Croatian,
others
Spain Madrid Spanish, Catalan,
Galician, Basque
Sweden Stockholm Swedish, Lapp,
Finnish
Switzerland Bern German, French,
Italian, Romansch,
others
Ukraine Kiev Ukranian, Russian,
Romanian, Polish,
Hungarian
United Kingdom London English, Welsh,
(Great Scottish, Gaelic
Britain)
Vatican City Vatican City Italian, Latin,
others
Yugoslavia(3) Belgrade and Serbo-Croatian,
(Serbia and Podgoricar Albanian
Montenegro)
ASIA
Afghanistan Kabul Pashtu, Afghan
Persian, Turkic,
others
Armenia Yerevan Armenian,
Russian, others
Azerbaijan Baku Azeri, Russian
Armenian, others
Bahrain Manama Arabic, English
Farsi, Urdu
Bangladesh Dhaka Bangla, English
Bhutan Thimphu Dzongkha, Tibetan
and Nepalese
dialects
Brunei Bandar Seri Malay, English,
Begawan Chinese
Cambodia Phnom Penh Khmer, French
China Beijing Mandarin, other
Chinese dialects,
other languages
Cyprus Nicosia Greek, Turkish,
English
Georgia Tbilisi Georgian, Russian,
Armenian, Azeri,
Ossetian, others
India New Delhi Hindi, English,
many others
Indonesia Jakarta Bahasa, Indonesian
English, Dutch
others
Iran Tehran Persian, Turkic
Kurdish, Luri
others
Iraq Baghdad Arabic, Kurdish
Assyrian, Armenian
Israel(5) Jerusalem Hebrew, Arabic,
English
Japan Tokyo Japanese
Jordan Amman Arabic, English
Kazakhstan Astana Kazakh, Russian,
Ukrainian, others
Korea, North Pyongyang Korean
Korea, South Seoul Korean, English
Kuwait Kuwait Arabic, English
Kyrgystan Bishkek Kirghiz,
Russian
Laos Vientiane Lao, French,
English, others
Lebanon Beirut Arabic, French,
Armenian, English
Malaysia Kuala Malay, English,
Lumpur Chinese dialects,
many others
Maldives Male Maldivian, Divehi,
English
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Khalka Mongol,
(Ulan Bator) Turkic, Russian,
Chinese
Myanmar Yangon Burmese,
(Burma) (Rangoon) others
Nepal Kathmandu Nepali, others
Oman Muscat Arabic, English,
Baluchi, Urdu,
others
Pakistan Islamabad Punjabi, Sindhi,
Siraiki, Urdu,
English, others
Philippines Manila Pilipino, English
Qatar Doha Arabic, English
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Arabic
Singapore Singapore Chinese, Malay,
Tamil, English
Sri Lanka Colombo Sinhala, Tamil,
English
Syria Damascus Arabic, Kurdish,
Armenian, French,
others
Taiwan Taipei Mandarin, Chinese,
Taiwanese, others
Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajik, Russian
Thailand Bangkok Thai, English,
regional dialects
Turkey Ankara Turkish, Kurdish,
Arabic
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmen, Uzbek,
Russian, others
United Arab Abu Dhabi Arabic, Persian,
Emirates English, Hindi,
Urdu
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbek, Russian
Tajik, others
Vietnam Hanoi Vietnamese, French,
Chinese, English,
Khmer, others
Yemen Sana'a Arabic
OCEANIA
Australia Canberra English, Aboriginal
languages
Fiji Suva English, Fijian,
Hindustani
Kiribati Tarawa English,
Gilbertese
Marshall Marujo English,
Islands Marshallese
dialects, Japanese
Micronesia Palikir English, Trukese,
Pohnpein, Yapese,
Kosraean
Nauru Yaren Nauruan, English
New Zealand Wellington English, Maori
Palau Koror English,
Sonsorolese,
Palauan, others
Papua New Port Moresby English, pidgin
Guinea English, Motu,
many others
Samoa(6) Apia Samoan, English
Solomon Honiara Melanesian pidgin,
Islands English, others
Tonga Naku'alofa Tongan, English
Tuvalu Funafuti Tuvaluan, English
Vanuatu Port-Villa English, French,
Bislama
DATE OF
ORIGIN
% OF POP.
UNDER
COUNTRY FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND HEAD(1) 15 YEARS(1)
NORTH AMERICA
Antigua Dominant party; 1981
and Barbuda Prime Minister Lester Bird 28
Bahamas Parliamentary democracy; 1973
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham 32
Barbados Parliamentary democracy; 1966
Prime Minister Owen Arthur 24
Belize Parliamentary democracy; 1981
Prime Minister Said Musa 41
Canada Parliamentary democracy; 1867
Prime Minister Jean Chretien 19
Costa Rica Presidential-legislative 1821
democracy; 33
President Miguel Angel
Rodriguez Echevarria
Cuba Communist one-party state; 1902
President Fidel Castro Ruz 22
Dominica Parliamentary democracy; 1978
Prime Minister Roosevelt 38
Douglas
Dominican Presidential-legislative 1844
Republic democracy; 36
President Leonel Fernandez
Reyna
El Salvador Presidential-legislative 1821
democracy; 36
President Francisco Flores
Perez
Grenada Parliamentary democracy; 1974
Prime Minister Keith Mitchell 43
Guatemala Presidential-legislative 1821
democracy; 44
President Alfonso Portillo
Haiti Presidential-parliamentary 1804
democracy; 40
President Rene Preval
Honduras Presidential-legislative 1821
democracy; 42
President Carlos Roberto
Flores Facusse
Jamaica Parliamentary democracy; 1962
Prime Minister Percival James 31
Patterson
Mexico Presidential-legislative 1810
democracy; 37
President Vicente Fox
Nicaragua Presidential-legislative 1821
democracy; 44
President Arnoldo Aleman
Lacayo
Panama Presidential-legislative 1903
democracy; 32
President Mireya Moscoso
Saint Kitts Parliamentary democracy; 1983
and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas 31
Saint Lucia Parliamentary democracy; 1979
Prime Minister Kenny D. 33
Anthony
Saint Vincent Parliametary democracy; 1979
and the Prime Minister Sir James F. 37
Grenadines Mitchell
Trinidad Parliametary democracy; 1962
and Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday 28
United States Presidential-legislative 1776
democracy; 21
President Bill Clinton
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina Presidential-legislative 1816
democracy; 29
President Fernando de la Rua
Bolivia Presidential-legislative 1825
democracy; 40
President Hugo Banzer Suarez
Brazil Presidential-legislative 1822
democracy; 30
President Fernando Henrique
Cardoso
Chile Presidential-legislative 1810
democracy; 29
President Ricardo Lagos Escobar
Colombia Presidential-legislative 1810
democracy; 33
President Andres Pastrana
Arango
Ecuador Presidential-legislative 1822
democracy; 35
President Gustavo Noboa
Guyana Parliamentary democracy; 1966
President Bharrat Jagdeo 35
Paraguay Presidential-legislative 1811
democracy; 41
President Luis Gonzalez Macchi
Peru Presidential-authoritarian; 1821
President Alberto Kenyo 34
Fujimori
Suriname Presidential-parliamentary 1975
democracy; 33
President Jules Wijdenbosch
Uruguay Presidential-legislative 1825
democracy; 25
President Jorge Batlle
Venezuela Presidential-legislative 1811
democracy; 37
President Hugo Chavez Frias
AFRICA
Algeria Military; President Abdelaziz 1962
Bouteflika 39
Angola Presidential-legislative 1975
(transitional); President 48
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Benin Presidential-parliamentary 1960
democracy; President 49
Mathieu Kerekou
Botswana Parliamentary democracy; 1966
President Festus Mogae 41
Burkina Faso Dominant party; President 1960
Blaise Compaore 48
Burundi Civilian-military; 1962
President Pierre Buyoya 48
Cameroon Dominant party; 1960
President Paul Biya 43
Cape Verde Presidential-parliamentary 1975
democracy; Prime Minister 46
Carlos Veiga
Central African Presidential-parliamentary 1960
Republic democracy; President 44
Ange-Felix Patasse
Chad Presidential-parliamentary 1960
(military-dominated); 44
President Idriss Deby
Comoros Dominant party; 1975
Col. Assumani Azali 42
Congo Military-backed dictatorship; 1960
(formerly Zaire) President Laurent Kabila 48
Congo Military-backed dictatorship; 1960
Republic President Denis Sassou-Nguesso 43
Cote d'Ivoire Dominant party; 1960
President Robert Guei 43
Djibouti Dominant party; 1977
President Ismail Omar Guelleh 41
Egypt Dominant party; 1922
President Hosni Mubarak 37
Equatorial Dominant party; President 1968
Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo 43
Eritrea One-party (transitional); 1993
President Isaias Afwerki 43
Ethiopia Dominant party; Prime Minister 1000 B.C.
Meles Zenawi 45
Gabon Dominant party; President 1960
Omar Bongo 39
Gambia Military; 1965
President Yahya Jammeh 41
Ghana Presidential-parliamentary 1957
democracy; President Jerry 43
John Rawlings
Guinea Dominant party; President 1958
Lansana Conte 44
Guinea-Bissau Presidential-legislative 1973
(transitional); President 43
Kumba Yala
Kenya Dominant party; 1963
President Daniel arap Moi 46
Lesotho Parliamentary democracy; 1966
Prime Minister Pakalitha 41
Mosisili
Liberia Presidential-parliamentary 1847
democracy; President 45
Charles Taylor
Libya Military; 1951
Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi 40
Madagascar Presidential-parliamentary 1960
democracy; President 45
Didier Ratsiraka
Malawi Presidential-parliamentary 1964
democracy; President 46
Bakili Muluzi
Mali Presidential-parliamentary 1960
democracy; President 47
Alpha Oumar Konare
Mauritania Dominant party; President 1960
Maaouya Ould Sidi Ahmed Taya 45
Mauritius Parliamentary democracy; 1968
Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam 26
Morocco Constitutional monarchy; 1956
King Muhammad VI 34
Mozambique Presidential-legislative 1975
democracy; President 46
Joaquim Chissano
Namibia Presidential-legislative 1990
democracy; President 44
Sam Nujoma
Niger Military; 1960
President Tandja Mamadou 48
Nigeria Transition from military to 1960
civilian rule; President 44
Olusegun Obasanjo
Rwanda Dominant party; 1962
President Paul Kagame 45
Sao Tome Presidential-parliamentary 1975
and Principe democracy; President 47
Miguel Trovoada
Senegal Dominant party; 1960
President Abdoulaye Wade 45
Seychelles Presidential-legislative 1976
democracy; President 28
France-Albert Rene
Sierra Leone Presidential-legislative 1961
democracy; President 45
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
(rebel factions waging
civil war)
Somalia Transitional democracy 1960
disputed by warlords; 44
President Abdikassim Salad
South Africa Presidential-legislative 1910
democracy; President 34
Thabo Mbeki
Sudan Military-civilian; President 1956
Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir 43
Swaziland Monarchy; 1968
King Mswati III 47
Tanzania Dominant party; 1964
President Benjamin Mkapa 45
Togo Dominant party; President 1960
General Gnassingbe Eyadema 46
Tunisia Dominant party; President 1956
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali 35
Uganda Dominant party; President 1962
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni 49
Zambia Dominant party; 1964
President Frederick Chiluba 45
Zimbabwe Dominant party; 1980
President Robert Mugabe 44
EUROPE
Albania Presidential-parliamentary 1912
democracy; Prime Minister 33
Ilir Meta
Andorra Parliamentary democracy; 1278
Executive Council 15
President Marc Forne Molne
Austria Parliamentary democracy; 1156
Chancellor Wolfgang 17
Schussel
Belarus Presidential dictatorship; 1991
President Aleksandr 20
Lukashenko
Belgium Parliamentary democracy; 1830
Prime Minister Guy 18
Verhofstadt
Bosnia and Presidential-parliamentary 1992
Herzegovina democracy; Chairman of the 22
Presidency Alija
Izetbegovic(2)
Bulgaria Parliamentary democracy; 1908
Prime Minister Ivan Kostov 16
Croatia Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; President 20
Stipe Mesic
Czech Republic Parliamentary democracy; 1993
Prime Minister Milos Zeman 17
Denmark Parliamentary democracy; 900s
Prime Minister Poul 18
Nyrup Rasmussen
Estonia Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; Prime Minister 19
Mart Laar
Finland Presidential-parliamentary 1917
democracy; President 18
Tarja Halonen
France Presidential-parliamentary 486
democracy; President 19
Jacques Chirac
Germany Parliamentary democracy; 1871
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder 16
Greece Parliamentary demorracy; 1829
Prime Minister 16
Konstandinos Simitis
Hungary Parliamentary democracy; 1001
Prime Minister Viktor Orban 17
Iceland Parliamentary democracy; 1944
Prime Minister David Oddsson 23
Ireland Parliamentary democracy; 1921
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern 22
Italy Parliamentary demorracy; 1861
Prime Minister Giuliano Amato 15
Latvia Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; President Vaira 19
Vike-Freiberga
Liechtenstein Constitutional monarchy; 1719
Prince Hans Adam II 19
Lithunia Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; President Valdas 20
Adamkus
Luxembourg Parliamentary democracy; 1839
Prime Minister Jean-Claude 19
Juncker
Macedonia Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; President 23
Boris Trajkovski
Malta Parliamentary democracy; 1964
Prime Minister Eddie 21
Fenech Adami
Moldova Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; President Petru 26
Lucinschi
Monaco Constitutional monarchy; 1419
Prince Rainier III 12
Netherlands Parliamentary democracy; 1579
Prime Minister Wim Kok 19
Norway Parliamentary democracy; 1905
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg 20
Poland Presidential-parliamentary 1918
democracy; President 20
Aleksander Kwasniewski
Portugal Presidential-parliamentary 1140
democracy; Prime Minister 17
Antonio Guterres
Romania Presidential-parliamentary 1878
democracy; Prime Minister 19
Mugur Isarescu
Russia Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; President 19
Vladimir Putin
San Marino Parliamentary democracy; 301
Co-Captains Regent elected 15
every six months from the
Great and General Council
Slovakia Parliamentary democracy; 1993
Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda 20
Slovenia Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; Prime Minister 17
Andrej Bajuk
Spain Parliamentary democracy; 1492
Prime Minister Jose Maria 15
Aznar Lopez
Sweden Parliamentary democracy; 1523
Prime Minister Goran Persson 19
Switzerland Parliamentary democracy; 1291
President Adolph Ogi 18
Ukraine Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; President Leonid 19
Kuchma
United Kingdom Parliamentary democracy; 900s
(Great Prime Minister Tony Blair 19
Britain)
Vatican City No political parties; papal 1929
state; Pope John Paul II --
Yugoslavia(3) Dominant party; 1992
(Serbia and President Slobodan Milosevic(3) 21
Montenegro)
ASIA
Afghanistan Rule by extremist religious 1919
regime disputed by competing 43
warlords
Armenia Presidential-parliamentary 1918
democracy; President Robert 25
Kocharian
Azerbaijan Dominant party; 1991
President Heydar Aliyev 33
Bahrain Monarchy; 1971
Emir Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa 31
Bangladesh Parliamentary democracy; Prime 1971
Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed 43
Bhutan Monarchy;
King Jigme Singye Wangchuck 1949
43
Brunei Monarchy; Sultan and Prime 1984
Minister Sir Muda Hassanal 34
Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah
Cambodia Dominant Party; 1949
Prime Minister Hun Sen 43
China Communist one-party; 1912
President Jiang Zemin 25
Cyprus Presidential-legislative 1960
democracy; President Glafcos 24
Clerides
Georgia Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; President Eduard 24
Shevardnadze
India Parliamentary democracy; 1947
Prime Minister Atal Bihari 36
Vajpayee
Indonesia Transition from military to 1945
civilian rule; President 34
Abdurrahman Wahid
Iran Presidential-parliamentary 1502
under Islamic religious 39
control; President Mohammad
Khatami
Iraq One-party state; 1932
President Saddam Hussien 43
Israel(5) Parliamentary democracy; 1948
Prime Minister Ehud Barak 29
Japan Parliamentary democracy; 660 B.C.
Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori 15
Jordan Constitutional monarchy; 1946
King Abdullah II 42
Kazakhstan Dominant party; 1991
President Nursultan Nazarbayev 29
Korea, North Communist one-party state; 1945
General Secretary Kim Jong II 28
Korea, South Presidential-parliamentary 1945
democracy; 22
President Kim Dae-Jung
Kuwait Constitutional monarchy; 1961
Emir and Prime Minister 29
Saad al-Abdullah al-Salim Al
Sabah
Kyrgystan Presidential-parliamentary 1991
democracy; 37
President Askar Akayev
Laos Communist one-party state; 1949
President Khamtai Siphandon 44
Lebanon Presidential-parliamentary, with 1943
heavy foreign influence; 30
President Emile Lahoud
Malaysia Dominant party; 1957
Prime Minister Datuk Seri 34
Mahathir ibn Mohamad
Maldives Nonparty, 1965
presidential-legislative; 45
President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Mongolia Presidential-parliamentary 1921
democracy; Prime Minister 35
Rinchinnyamiin Amarjargal
Myanmar Military; 1948
(Burma) Prime Minister General Than 37
Shwe
Nepal Parliamentary democracy; Prime 1768
Minister Girija Prasad Koirala 41
Oman Monarchy; 1650
Prime Minister and Sultan 46
Qabus ibn Sa'id al Sa'id
Pakistan Presidential-parliamentary 1947
democracy; Chief Executive 43
Pervez Musharaff
Philippines Presidential-legislative 1946
democracy; President Joseph 38
Estrada
Qatar Monarchy; 1971
Emir Hamad ibn Khalifah Al Thani 27
Saudi Arabia Monarchy; 1932
King and Prime Minister 42
Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Sa'ud
Singapore Dominant Party; 1965
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 22
Sri Lanka Presidential-parliamentary 1948
democracy; President Chandrika 35
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Syria Dominant Party; 1946
President Bashar al-Assad 45
Taiwan Presidential-legislative 1947
democracy; President Chen 21
Shui-Bian
Tajikistan Dominant party; 1991
Presidential Imomali Rakhmonov 44
Thailand Parliamentary democracy; Prime 1238
Minister Chuan Leekpai 24
Turkey Presidential-parliamentary 1923
democracy; Prime Minister 30
Bulent Ecevit
Turkmenistan Dominant party; 1991
President Saparmurad Niyazov 40
United Arab Federation of traditional 1971
Emirates monarchies; President Sheikh 33
Zayid ibn Sultan Al Nahayan
Uzbekistan Dominant party; 1991
President Islam Karimov 40
Vietnam Communist one-party state; 1945
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai 34
Yemen Two-party coalition; 1990
President Ali Abdullah Saleh 49
OCEANIA
Australia Parliamentary democracy; 1901
Prime Minister John Howard 21
Fiji Parliamentary democracy; 1970
Interim Prime Minister Laisenia 35
Qarese, pending new
constitution
Kiribati Parliamentary democracy; 1979
President Teburoro Tito 40
Marshall Parliamentary democracy; 1986
Islands President Kessai H. Note 49
Micronesia Parliamentary democracy; 1986
President Leo A. Falcam 44
Nauru Parliamentary democracy; 1968
President Bernard Dowiyogo 43
New Zealand Parliamentary democracy; 1907
Prime Minister Helen Clark 23
Palau Presidential-legislative 1994
democracy; President Kuniwo 28
Nakamura
Papua New Parliament democracy; 1975
Guinea Prime Minister Sir Mekere 40
Morauta
Samoa(6) Parliamentary democracy; 1962
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele 39
Malielegaoi
Solomon Parliamentary democracy; Prime 1978
Islands Minister Manasseh Sogavare 43
Tonga Constitutional monacrchy; 1970
King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV 43
Tuvalu Parliamentary democracy; 1978
Prime Minister Ionatana 35
Ionatana
Vanuatu Parliamentary democracy; 1980
Prime Minister Barak Sope 44
LITERACY RATE
(%)(1) PER CAPITA
GDP(1)
LIFE
COUNTRY EXPECTANCY(1) HDI(1)
NORTH AMERICA
Antigua NA $7,900
and Barbuda 69/74 0.833
Bahamas 95/96 $20,100
70/77 0.844
Barbados 98/97 $11,200
72/77 0.858
Belize 93/93 $3,000
70/74 0.777
Canada 99/99 $22,400
76/81 0.935
Costa Rica 95/95 $6,700
75/79 0.797
Cuba 97/96 $1,560
73/78 0.783
Dominica NA $3,300
75/80 0.793
Dominican 83/83 $5,000
Republic 67/71 0.729
El Salvador 81/75 $3,000
67/73 0.696
Grenada NA $3,500
68/73 0.785
Guatemala 75/60 $3,800
61/67 0.619
Haiti 50/46 $1,300
47/51 0.440
Honduras 73/74 $2,400
66/71 0.653
Jamaica 82/90 $3,300
70/73 0.735
Mexico 93/89 $8,300
69/75 0.784
Nicaragua 66/69 $2,500
66/71 0.631
Panama 92/91 $7,300
72/77 0.776
Saint Kitts NA $6,000
and Nevis 64/70 0.798
Saint Lucia NA $4,100
71/72 0.728
Saint Vincent NA $2,400
and the 71/74 0.738
Grenadines
Trinidad 95/92 $8,000
and Tobago 68/73 0.793
United States 99/99 $31,500
74/79 0.929
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina 97/97 $10,300
70/77 0.837
Bolivia 91/78 $3,000
59/62 0.643
Brazil 85/85 $6,100
64/71 0.747
Chile 96/95 $12,500
72/78 0.826
Colombia 91/91 $6,600
65/73 0.764
Ecuador 93/89 $4,800
67/72 0.722
Guyana 99/98 $2,500
63/69 0.709
Paraguay 94/92 $3,700
68/72 0.736
Peru 94/84 $4,300
66/71 0.737
Suriname 95/91 $3,500
68/73 0.766
Uruguay 97/98 $8,600
70/78 0.825
Venezuela 93/31 $8,500
70/76 0.770
AFRICA
Algeria 77/54 $4,600
68/70 0.683
Angola 56/28 $1,000
45/48 0.405
Benin 54/23 $1,300
49/51 0.411
Botswana 73/78 $3,600
43/45 0.593
Burkina Faso 32/13 $1,000
47/47 0.303
Burundi 55/38 $740
46/47 0.321
Cameroon 80/67 $2,000
55/56 0.528
Cape Verde 84/65 $1,450
65/72 0.688
Central African 58/32 $1,640
Republic 43/46 0.371
Chad 62/35 $1,000
46/51 0.367
Comoros 66/52 $700
57/62 0.510
Congo 71/47 $710
(formerly Zaire) 47/50 0.430
Congo 86/72 $1,500
Republic 45/50 0.507
Cote d'Ivoire 53/36 $1,680
45/48 0.420
Djibouti 74/51 $1,200
47/50 0.447
Egypt 66/42 $2,850
64/67 0.623
Equatorial 91/72 $1,500
Guinea 48/52 0.555
Eritrea 66/38 $660
52/57 0.408
Ethiopia 42/31 $560
45/47 0.309
Gabon 74/53 $6,400
51/54 0.592
Gambia 42/28 $1,000
43/47 0.396
Ghana 79/60 $1,800
56/59 0.556
Guinea NA $1,180
43/47 0.394
Guinea-Bissau 57/17 $1,000
47/44 0.331
Kenya 88/74 $1,550
48/49 0.508
Lesotho 71/93 $2,400
52/55 0.569
Liberia 54/22 $1,000
49/52 NA
Libya 90/65 $6,700
73/77 0.760
Madagascar 72/58 $730
51/53 0.483
Malawi 73/44 $940
38/40 0.385
Mali 46/31 $790
55/52 0.380
Mauritania 52/31 $1,890
52/55 0.451
Mauritius 87/80 $10,000
67/74 0.761
Morocco 60/34 $3,200
67/71 0.589
Mozambique 58/27 $900
40/39 0.341
Namibia 82/80 $4,100
47/45 0.632
Niger 22/7 $970
41/41 0.293
Nigeria 70/53 $960
52/53 0.439
Rwanda 72/57 $690
39/40 0.382
Sao Tome NA $1,100
and Principe 63/66 0.547
Senegal 45/26 $1,600
51/54 0.416
Seychelles NA $7,000
67/73 0.786
Sierra Leone NA $530
42/47 0.252
Somalia 36/14 $600
45/48 NA
South Africa 85/84 $6,800
54/57 0.697
Sudan 68/43 $930
50/52 0.477
Swaziland 80/77 $4,200
36/39 0.655
Tanzania 83/64 $730
52/54 0.415
Togo 73/38 $1,670
48/50 0.471
Tunisia 79/58 $5,200
67/70 0.703
Uganda 76/54 $1,020
42/43 0.40
Zambia 84/69 $880
37/38 0.420
Zimbabwe 92/83 $2,400
41/39 0.555
EUROPE
Albania 90/76 $1,490
69/74 0.713
Andorra NA $18,000
NA NA
Austria 99/99 $22,700
75/81 0.908
Belarus 99/99 $5,200
63/74 0.781
Belgium 99/99 $23,400
75/81 0.925
Bosnia and NA $1,720
Herzegovina 71/76 NA
Bulgaria 99/98 $4,100
67/74 0.772
Croatia 99/97 $5,100
69/76 0.795
Czech Republic 99/99 $11,300
71/78 0.843
Denmark 99/99 $23,300
74/79 0.911
Estonia 99/99 $5,500
64/75 0.801
Finland 99/99 $20,100
74/81 0.917
France 99/99 $22,600
75/82 0.917
Germany 99/99 $22,100
74/80 0.911
Greece 98/96 $13,400
75/81 0.875
Hungary 99/99 $7,400
66/75 0.817
Iceland 99/99 $22,400
77/82 0.927
Ireland 99/99 $18,600
73/79 0.907
Italy 99/98 $20,800
75/81 0.903
Latvia 99/99 $4,100
64/76 0.771
Liechtenstein NA $23,000
67/78 NA
Lithunia 99/99 $4,900
67/77 0.789
Luxembourg 99/99 $32,700
74/80 0.908
Macedonia NA $1,050
70/75 0.763
Malta 91/92 $13,000
74/80 0.865
Moldova 99/98 $2,200
63/70 0.700
Monaco NA $25,000
NA NA
Netherlands 99/99 $22,200
75/81 0.925
Norway 99/99 $24,700
76/81 0.934
Poland 99/99 $6,800
69/78 0.814
Portugal 94/89 $14,600
72/79 0.864
Romania 99/97 $4,050
66/73 0.770
Russia 99/99 $4,000
61/73 0.771
San Marino NA $20,000
76/83 NA
Slovakia 99/99 $8,300
69/77 0.825
Slovenia 99/99 $10,300
71/79 0.861
Spain 98/97 $16,500
74/82 0.899
Sweden 99/99 $19,700
77/82 0.926
Switzerland 99/99 $26,400
77/83 0.915
Ukraine 99/99 $2,200
63/74 0.744
United Kingdom 99/99 $21,200
(Great 74/80 0.918
Britain)
Vatican City 100 NA
NA NA
Yugoslavia(3) NA $2,300
(Serbia and 70/75 NA
Montenegro)
ASIA
Afghanistan 47/15 $800
46/45 NA
Armenia 99/97 $2,700
71/78 0.721
Azerbaijan NA $1,640
68/75 0.722
Bahrain 90/81 $13,100
68/71 0.820
Bangladesh 51/29 $1,380
59/58 0.461
Bhutan 52/28 $1,000
NA 0.483
Brunei 94/87 $17,000
70/73 0.848
Cambodia NA $700
54/58 0.512
China 91/75 $3,600
69/73 0.706
Cyprus 99/95 $13,000
74/79 0.886
Georgia NA $2,200
69/76 0.762
India 67/44 $1,720
60/61 0.563
Indonesia 91/81 $2,830
62/66 0.670
Iran 82/67 $5,000
68/71 0.709
Iraq 64/43 $2,400
58/60 0.583
Israel(5) 98/94 $18,100
76/80 0.883
Japan 99/99 $23,100
77/84 0.924
Jordan 94/83 $3,500
68/70 0.721
Kazakhstan NA $3,100
59/70 0.754
Korea, North NA $1,000
67/73 NA
Korea, South 99/96 $12,600
71/78 0.854
Kuwait 83/79 $22,700
72/73 0.836
Kyrgystan NA $2,200
63/71 0.706
Laos 62/30 $1,260
50/52 0.484
Lebanon 92/79 $4,500
68/73 0.735
Malaysia 91/82 $10,300
70/75 0.772
Maldives 96/96 $1,840
71/72 0.725
Mongolia NA $2,250
60/66 0.628
Myanmar 89/80 $1,200
(Burma) 53/56 0.585
Nepal 57/22 $1,100
58/57 0.474
Oman 78/58 $7,900
69/73 0.730
Pakistan 58/29 $2,000
58/59 0.522
Philippines 95/95 $3,500
66/69 0.744
Qatar 80/82 $17,100
70/75 0.819
Saudi Arabia 83/64 $9,000
68/71 0.747
Singapore 96/88 $26,300
76/80 0.881
Sri Lanka 94/88 $2,500
70/74 0.733
Syria 87/58 $2,500
67/68 0.660
Taiwan NA $16,500
72/78 NA
Tajikistan 99/99 $990
66/71 0.663
Thailand 97/93 $6,100
70/75 0.745
Turkey 93/75 $6,600
67/71 0.732
Turkmenistan NA $1,630
62/69 0.704
United Arab 73/77 $17,400
Emirates 73/76 0.810
Uzbekistan 93/83 $2,500
66/72 0.686
Vietnam 95/91 $1,770
63/69 0.671
Yemen 66/23 $740
58/61 0.448
OCEANIA
Australia 99/99 $21,200
76/82 0.929
Fiji 94/90 $6,700
65/69 0.769
Kiribati NA $800
59/65 NA
Marshall NA $1,450
Islands 63/67 NA
Micronesia NA $1,760
65/67 NA
Nauru NA $10,000
57/65 NA
New Zealand 99/99 $17,000
74/80 0.903
Palau NA $8,800
64/71 NA
Papua New 71/55 $2,400
Guinea 56/57 0.542
Samoa(6) 81/78 $2,100
65/72 0.711
Solomon NA $2,600
Islands 69/74 0.614
Tonga NA $2,100
70/72 NA
Tuvalu NA $800
63/65 NA
Vanuatu NA $1,300
64/67 0.623
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