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Hungary total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 3,784 GRT/5,500 DWT ships by type: cargo 1
Iceland total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,500 GRT/5,000 DWT ships by type: chemical tanker 1 (2002 est.)
India total: 305 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,753,279 GRT/9,621,911 DWT ships by type: bulk 100, cargo 82, chemical tanker 15, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 2, container 10, liquefied gas 10, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 75, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, UAE 10, UK 1 (2002 est.)
Indonesia total: 710 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,045,673 GRT/4,106,508 DWT ships by type: bulk 42, cargo 400, chemical tanker 15, container 56, liquefied gas 3, livestock carrier 1, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 127, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 6 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 1, Hong Kong 2, India 1, Japan 2, Malaysia 1, Monaco 3, Panama 1, Philippines 1, Singapore 11, South Korea 1, Switzerland 1, UK 2, US 1 (2002 est.)
Iran total: 139 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,190,576 GRT/7,276,700 DWT ships by type: bulk 43, cargo 34, chemical tanker 4, container 10, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 30, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)
Iraq total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 119,433 GRT/170,221 DWT ships by type: cargo 9, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)
Ireland total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 110,913 GRT/128,017 DWT ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 20, container 1, short-sea passenger 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 2 (2002 est.)
Israel total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 705,897 GRT/823,605 DWT ships by type: container 17, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)
Italy total: 462 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 8,518,900 GRT/9,963,040 DWT ships by type: bulk 43, cargo 39, chemical tanker 98, combination ore/oil 5, container 28, liquefied gas 39, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 14, petroleum tanker 67, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 60, short-sea passenger 32, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 22 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Denmark 4, France 1, Greece 3, Man, Isle of 1, Monaco 7, Netherlands 6, Norway 1, Panama 2, Spain 1, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 15, Turkey 1, UK 6, US 12 (2002 est.)
Jamaica total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 50,536 GRT/62,868 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2, short-sea passenger 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Latvia 2, US 2 (2002 est.)
Japan total: 594 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,467,142 GRT/13,335,833 DWT ships by type: bulk 120, cargo 45, chemical tanker 18, combination bulk 28, combination ore/oil 1, container 18, liquefied gas 52, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 179, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 59, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 49 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Panama 1, Singapore 1 (2002 est.)
Jersey none (2002 est.)
Jordan total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 63,522 GRT/79,776 DWT ships by type: cargo 3, container 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea passenger 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 6 (2002 est.)
Kazakhstan total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,064 GRT/646 DWT ships by type: roll on/roll off 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: US 1 (2002 est.)
Kenya total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,893 GRT/6,320 DWT ships by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)
Kiribati total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 1,291 GRT/1,295 DWT ships by type: passenger/cargo 1 (2002 est.)
Korea, North total: 149 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 881,276 GRT/1,309,547 DWT ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 120, combination bulk 2, container 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated cargo 4, short-sea passenger 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1, Greece 2, Pakistan 1, Singapore 1 (2002 est.)
Korea, South total: 541 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,490,521 GRT/10,602,751 DWT ships by type: bulk 114, cargo 174, chemical tanker 63, combination bulk 9, container 52, liquefied gas 17, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 69, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Bulgaria 1, China 1, Greece 1, Japan 1, Malaysia 1, Norway 1, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, UK 1 (2002 est.)
Kuwait total: 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,273,628 GRT/3,638,645 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, container 6, liquefied gas 6, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 19, roll on/roll off 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Monaco 1, Saudi Arabia 1 (2002 est.)
Laos total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,370 GRT/3,110 DWT ships by type: cargo 1 (2002 est.)
Latvia total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 52,607 GRT/35,650 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 3 (2002 est.)
Lebanon total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 230,142 GRT/306,442 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 28, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, container 4, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 9, roll on/roll off 4, vehicle carrier 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1, Greece 10, Netherlands 4, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Spain 1, Syria 2 (2002 est.)
Liberia total: 1,432 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 48,700,851 GRT/75,408,994 DWT ships by type: barge carrier 3, bulk 282, cargo 80, chemical tanker 163, combination bulk 12, combination ore/oil 24, container 357, liquefied gas 82, multi-functional large-load carrier 4, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 286, refrigerated cargo 60, roll on/roll off 19, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 13, vehicle carrier 37 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 9, Australia 2, Austria 15, Belgium 9, Brazil 5, Canada 4, Cayman Islands 1, Chile 7, China 39, Croatia 11, Denmark 4, Ecuador 1, Estonia 1, Germany 437, Greece 154, Hong Kong 69, India 5, Indonesia 1, Israel 1, Italy 5, Japan 90, Latvia 20, Isle of Man 5, Monaco 56, Netherlands 12, NZ 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 103, Pakistan 1, Portugal 5, Russia 66, Saudi Arabia 21, Singapore 20, Slovenia 1, South Africa 1, South Korea 10, Spain 2, Sweden 9, Switzerland 17, Taiwan 29, Turkey 3, Ukraine 4, UAE 12, UK 39, US 113, Uruguay 3, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
Libya total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 130,081 GRT/115,480 DWT ships by type: cargo 9, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 4 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Algeria 1, Kuwait 1, UAE 1 (2002 est.)
Lithuania total: 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 303,910 GRT/328,380 DWT ships by type: cargo 23, combination bulk 8, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea passenger 4 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 13 (2002 est.)
Luxembourg total: 60 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,507,258 GRT/2,118,597 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, chemical tanker 12, container 8, liquefied gas 18, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 10, roll on/roll off 8 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 21, Finland 3, France 8, Germany 10, Monaco 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 1, United Kingdom 9, United States 3 (2002 est.)
Macau none (2002 est.)
Madagascar total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,865 GRT/17,936 DWT ships by type: cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.)
Malaysia total: 366 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,111,476 GRT/7,242,323 DWT ships by type: bulk 62, cargo 103, chemical tanker 37, container 69, liquefied gas 23, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 55, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 8 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 15, Indonesia 3, Japan 4, Monaco 1, Philippines 2, Singapore 78, South Korea 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
Maldives total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 42,689 GRT/56,132 DWT ships by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)
Malta total: 1,234 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,885,128 GRT/42,467,864 DWT ships by type: bulk 459, cargo 280, chemical tanker 45, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 10, container 80, liquefied gas 3, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 236, refrigerated cargo 37, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 7, vehicle carrier 15 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14, Cuba 1, Cyprus 7, Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany 54, Greece 627, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2, Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2, Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco 29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway 43, Poland 29, Portugal 2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1, Slovenia 2, South Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey 84, Ukraine 25, UAE 3, UK 4, US 10 (2002 est.)
Man, Isle of total: 211 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,297,301 GRT/8,703,079 DWT ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 32, chemical tanker 20, combination bulk 2, container 22, liquefied gas 38, petroleum tanker 49, roll on/roll off 16, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 45, France 1, Germany 48, Greece 6, Hong Kong 10, Iceland 1, Italy 8, Monaco 7, Netherlands 3, Norway 5, Sweden 4, Switzerland 2, UK 70, US 1 (2002 est.)
Marshall Islands total: 342 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,471,690 GRT/23,802,896 DWT ships by type: bulk 86, cargo 18, chemical tanker 31, combination bulk 4, combination ore/oil 7, container 69, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 106, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 4 note: the ship's register of the Marshall Islands is a flag of convenience register since essentially none of the vessels on it is owned domestically; includes the following foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 9, Germany 70, Greece 54, Hong Kong 2, Japan 4, Monaco 8, Netherlands 8, UK 3, US 87, Uruguay 1 (2002 est.)
Martinique none (2002 est.)
Mauritania none (2002)
Mauritius total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,455 GRT/27,102 DWT ships by type: cargo 1, combination bulk 4, passenger/cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience:, Belgium 1, India 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 2 (2002 est.)
Mayotte none (2002 est.)
Mexico total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 636,271 GRT/933,686 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, combination ore/oil 1, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 26, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Canada 2, Denmark 1 (2002 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of none note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: US 1 (2002 est.)
Monaco none (2002 est.)
Montserrat none (2002 est.)
Morocco total: 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 247,591 GRT/268,356 DWT ships by type: cargo 8, chemical tanker 7, container 6, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Hong Kong 1, Netherlands 2, Norway 2 (2002 est.)
Mozambique total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,125 GRT/7,024 DWT ships by type: cargo 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2 (2002 est.)
Namibia none (2002 est.)
Nauru none (2002 est.)
Netherlands total: 616 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,664,711 GRT/5,226,912 DWT ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 371, chemical tanker 51, container 70, liquefied gas 13, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 15, passenger 10, petroleum tanker 24, refrigerated cargo 34, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 6 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Canada 1, Denmark 5, Finland 5, Germany 55, Ireland 12, Norway 12, Sweden 17, UK 33, US 12 (2002 est.)
Netherlands Antilles total: 147 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,122,189 GRT/1,398,649 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 56, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 27, liquefied gas 5, multi-functional large-load carrier 15, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 27, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 1 note: includes foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 3, Denmark 2, Germany 43, Monaco 8, Netherlands 52, New Zealand 1, Norway 3, Peru 1, Spain 1, Sweden 3, UK 5 (2002 est.)
New Caledonia total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,261 GRT/1,600 DWT ships by type: cargo 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Malaysia 1 (2002 est.)
New Zealand total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 69,685 GRT/106,627 DWT ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1 (2002 est.)
Nicaragua none (2002 est.)
Nigeria total: 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 327,689 GRT/607,560 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 7, chemical tanker 5, petroleum tanker 29, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bulgaria 1, Greece 1, Norway 1, Pakistan 1, Togo 1, US 1 (2002 est.)
Niue none (2002 est.)
Norfolk Island none (2002 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands none (2002 est.)
Norway total: 714 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,247,207 GRT/30,860,236 DWT ships by type: bulk 68, cargo 136, chemical tanker 125, combination bulk 5, combination ore/oil 32, container 19, liquefied gas 86, multi-function large load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 127, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 44, short-sea passenger 20, specialized tanker 5, vehicle carrier 34 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Denmark 14, Germany 11, Greece 10, Hong Kong 7, Iceland 2, Japan 11, Lithuania 1, Monaco 42, Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 10, Sweden 42, Switzerland 2, UK 4, US 5 (2002 est.)
Oman total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 17,291 GRT/9,457 DWT ships by type: container 1, passenger 2 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Singapore 1 (2002 est.)
Pakistan total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 247,675 GRT/375,435 DWT ships by type: cargo 14, container 3, petroleum tanker 1 (2002 est.)
Palau none (2002 est.)
Panama total: 4,860 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 122,543,755 GRT/184,910,607 DWT ships by type: barge carrier 5, bulk 1,443, cargo 846, chemical tanker 376, combination bulk 72, combination ore/oil 17, container 588, liquefied gas 207, livestock carrier 6, multi-functional large-load carrier 12, passenger 38, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 537, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 287, roll on/roll off 107, short-sea passenger 41, specialized tanker 33, vehicle carrier 240 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Albania 2, Angola 1, Antigua and Barbuda 1, Argentina 11, Australia 13, Austria 2, The Bahamas 5, Belgium 2, Belize 6, Brazil 6, British Virgin Islands 8, Cambodia 1, Canada 9, Chile 12, China 259, Colombia 14, Croatia 2, Cuba 20, Cyprus 3, Denmark 3, Dominican Republic 1, Ecuador 3, Egypt 16, Equatorial Guinea 1, France 9, Germany 72, Greece 523, Haiti 1, Honduras 3, Hong Kong 299, Iceland 1, India 18, Indonesia 48, Ireland 1, Israel 5, Italy 9, Japan 1,642, Kenya 1, Kuwait 2, Latvia 8, Liberia 5, Lithuania 1, Malaysia 18, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 1, Mexico 8, Monaco 112, Netherlands 19, Netherlands Antilles 1, Nigeria 3, Norway 98, Paraguay 1, Peru 15, Philippines 49, Poland 5, Portugal 7, Puerto Rico 2, Romania 7, Russia 12, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Saudi Arabia 4, Seychelles 1, Singapore 112, South Africa 3, South Korea 342, Spain 52, Sri Lanka 3, Sudan 1, Sweden 2, Switzerland 81, Taiwan 334, Thailand 14, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Tunisia 1, Turkey 4, Ukraine 1, UAE 54, UK 73, US 115, Venezuela 6 (2002 est.)
Papua New Guinea total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 45,203 GRT/63,238 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 12, chemical tanker 1, combination ore/oil 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Singapore 2, UK 7 (2002 est.)
Paraguay total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 32,475 GRT/36,101 DWT ships by type: cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 2, Japan 1 (2002 est.)
Peru total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 29,470 GRT/45,451 DWT ships by type: cargo 4, petroleum tanker 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: US 1 (2002 est.)
Philippines total: 393 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,664,718 GRT/6,699,666 DWT ships by type: bulk 111, cargo 105, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 8, container 8, liquefied gas 8, livestock carrier 9, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 42, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 27, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 18 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, Germany 3, Greece 8, Hong Kong 13, Japan 47, Malaysia 19, Netherlands 14, Norway 8, Panama 3, Singapore 12, South Korea 1, Taiwan 2, UK 7 (2002 est.)
Pitcairn Islands none (2002 est.)
Poland total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 199,186 GRT/275,476 DWT ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)
Portugal total: 132 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 993,325 GRT/1,533,255 DWT ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 62, chemical tanker 18, container 7, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea passenger 3, vehicle carrier 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 6, Germany 20, Greece 1, Iceland 1, Italy 16, Lebanon 1, Liberia 1, Monaco 2, Norway 5, Panama 5, Spain 22, Switzerland 8, UK 1, Virgin Islands (UK) 1 (2002 est.)
Puerto Rico total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 19,203 GRT/20,904 DWT ships by type: container 1 (2002 est.)
Qatar total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 638,815 GRT/995,096 DWT ships by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait 1, UAE 3 (2002 est.)
Romania total: 61 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 494,670 GRT/650,863 DWT ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 39, container 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 4 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 1, Italy 5 (2002 est.)
Russia total: 933 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,495,122 GRT/5,490,103 DWT ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 22, cargo 553, chemical tanker 12, combination bulk 21, combination ore/oil 36, container 30, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 38, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 167, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 20, short-sea passenger 7, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belize 1, Cambodia 1, Cyprus 9, Denmark 1, Estonia 4, Greece 3, Honduras 1, Latvia 4, Lithuania 3, Moldova 3, Netherlands 1, South Korea 1, Turkey 18, Turkmenistan 2, Ukraine 10, UK 5, US 1 (2002 est.)
Saint Helena none (2002 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis none (2002 est.)
Saint Lucia none (2002 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon none (2002 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines total: 769 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,365,887 GRT/9,665,937 DWT ships by type: bulk 133, cargo 376, chemical tanker 21, combination bulk 7, container 58, liquefied gas 8, livestock carrier 4, multi-functional large-load carrier 2, passenger 5, petroleum tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 46, roll on/roll off 45, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Albania 1, Anguilla 1, Argentina 1, Australia 2, The Bahamas 1, Bangladesh 1, Barbados 2, Belgium 4, Bulgaria 14, Canada 1, Cayman Islands 1, China 135, Colombia 1, Croatia 12, Cyprus 6, Denmark 16, Egypt 7, Estonia 6, France 27, Germany 12, Greece 156, Guyana 7, Hong Kong 23, Iceland 1, India 11, Indonesia 3, Israel 2, Italy 19, Japan 1, Kenya 4, Latvia 5, Lebanon 9, Liberia 5, Lithuania 1, Malta 1, Man, Isle of 1, Marshall Islands 3, Mexico 1, Monaco 6, Netherlands 14, Netherlands Antilles 1, Nigeria 3, Norway 33, Pakistan 5, Panama 2, Poland 2, Portugal 2, Puerto Rico 2, Russia 8, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 4, Slovenia 7, South Korea 4, Spain 1, Sweden 6, Switzerland 10, Syria 2, Taiwan 1, Thailand 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Tunisia 1, Turkey 15, Ukraine 8, UAE 45, UK 16, US 25, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
Samoa total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 7,091 GRT/8,127 DWT ships by type: cargo 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2002 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 78,595 GRT/99,873 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 15, chemical tanker 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Egypt 1, Greece 1, Kenya 1, Portugal 1, Syria 1, Turkey 1 (2002 est.)
Saudi Arabia total: 71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,461,964 GRT/2,301,258 DWT ships by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 11, container 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 8 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Egypt 3, Finland 1, Greece 3, Kuwait 1, Sudan 1, UAE 1, UK 3 (2002 est.)
Seychelles total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 37,281 GRT/55,702 DWT ships by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, container 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: South Africa 2 (2002 est.)
Sierra Leone total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,435 GRT/8,750 DWT ships by type: cargo 2
Singapore total: 859 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,836,021 GRT/32,765,063 DWT ships by type: bulk 125, cargo 85, chemical tanker 87, combination bulk 6, combination ore/oil 8, container 176, liquefied gas 38, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 2, petroleum tanker 277, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 12, vehicle carrier 31 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 7, Belgium 6, China 12, Denmark 27, Germany 17, Greece 4, Hong Kong 44, Indonesia 8, Japan 52, Malaysia 4, Monaco 22, Netherlands 2, Norway 42, Philippines 6, Russia 3, Slovenia 1, South Korea 10, Sweden 13, Switzerland 7, Taiwan 46, Tanzania 2, Thailand 22, UAE 4, UK 14, US 1 (2002 est.)
Slovakia total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 11,574 GRT/16,330 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1 (2002 est.)
Solomon Islands none (2002 est.)
Somalia none (2002 est.)
South Africa total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,235 GRT/35,904 DWT ships by type: container 1, petroleum tanker 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 3, Netherlands 1 (2002 est.)
Spain total: 140 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,585,563 GRT/2,022,104 DWT ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 31, chemical tanker 10, container 13, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 33, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 4 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Germany 7, Italy 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Uruguay 3 (2002 est.)
Sri Lanka total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 62,157 GRT/84,898 DWT ships by type: cargo 13, container 1, petroleum tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 9, Hong Kong 1, UAE 1 (2002 est.)
Sudan total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 29,854 GRT/39,084 DWT ships by type: cargo 1, livestock carrier 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.)
Suriname total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,421 GRT/2,990 DWT ships by type: cargo 1, container 1 (2002 est.)
Svalbard none (2002 est.)
Sweden total: 166 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,329,925 GRT/1,609,986 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 35, chemical tanker 31, combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 35, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 5, vehicle carrier 21 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 8, Finland 8, Germany 3, Italy 3, Japan 2, Norway 7 (2002 est.)
Switzerland total: 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 597,049 GRT/1,051,380 DWT ships by type: bulk 16, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: UK 6, US 1 (2002 est.)
Syria total: 129 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 450,135 GRT/645,296 DWT ships by type: bulk 13, cargo 109, container 2, livestock carrier 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Egypt 1, Greece 2, Italy 1, Lebanon 10 (2002 est.)
Taiwan total: 142 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,973,958 GRT/6,306,361 DWT ships by type: bulk 41, cargo 22, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 3, container 45, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Hong Kong 3, Japan 1 (2002 est.)
Tanzania total: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,781 GRT/33,805 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2 (2002 est.)
Thailand total: 317 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,744,103 GRT/2,657,666 DWT ships by type: bulk 33, cargo 136, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 1, container 17, liquefied gas 21, multi-functional large-load carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 17, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Greece 1, Indonesia 1, Japan 1, Norway 24, Panama 1, Singapore 1 (2002 est.)
Togo total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,918 GRT/3,852 DWT ships by type: cargo 1, specialized tanker 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 1 (2002 est.)
Tokelau none (2002 est.)
Tonga total: 78 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 250,020 GRT/350,055 DWT ships by type: bulk 6, cargo 44, chemical tanker 4, container 1, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 2, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Albania 1, Australia 4, Austria 1, Bolivia 1, Cyprus 1, Djibouti 1, Egypt 2, Greece 4, Lebanon 2, Liberia 2, Marshall Islands 2, Morocco 1, Norway 1, Panama 1, Romania 3, Russia 1, Sao Tome and Principe 1, Saudi Arabia 2, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 3, Syria 5, Ukraine 1, UAE 16, US 4 (2002 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,032 GRT/5,106 DWT ships by type: cargo 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: US 1 (2002 est.)
Tunisia total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 139,990 GRT/148,394 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (2002 est.)
Turkey total: 525 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,306,506 GRT/8,424,837 DWT ships by type: bulk 125, cargo 229, chemical tanker 44, combination bulk 3, combination ore/oil 3, container 34, liquefied gas 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 35, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 26, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belize 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 2, Greece 1, Italy 1, Thailand 1, UK 11 (2002 est.)
Turkmenistan total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,873 GRT/8,345 DWT ships by type: combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 1 (2002 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands none (2002 est.)
Tuvalu total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 33,199 GRT/56,187 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 5 (2002 est.)
Uganda total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,091 GRT/8,229 DWT ships by type: roll on/roll off 3 note: these ships are in cargo and passenger (ferry) service on Uganda's inland waterways (2002 est.)
Ukraine total: 131 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 633,932 GRT/640,743 DWT ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 89, container 5, liquefied gas 2, passenger 14, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 10, railcar carrier 2, short-sea passenger 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 1, Greece 1, Panama 1, Russia 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 (2002 est.)
United Arab Emirates total: 61 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 815,428 GRT/1,207,346 DWT ships by type: cargo 12, chemical tanker 4, container 7, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 2, Italy 1, Kuwait 2 (2002 est.)
United Kingdom total: 295 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,752,179 GRT/6,963,112 DWT ships by type: bulk 14, cargo 43, chemical tanker 19, combination ore/oil 1, container 95, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 1, passenger 18, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 50, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 37, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bermuda 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 21, Germany 6, Greece 3, Hong Kong 4, Italy 1, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, Russia 1, South Africa 2, Sweden 11, Taiwan 2, US 5 (2002 est.)
United States total: 348 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 9,414,676 GRT/12,207,346 DWT ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 71, cargo 26, chemical tanker 13, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 79, freighter 15, heavy lift carrier 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 46, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 9 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Canada 4, Denmark 15, France 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 7, Puerto Rico 4, Singapore 11, Sweden 1, United Kingdom 3; also, the US owns 549 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 29,616,347 DWT that operate under the registries of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Finland, Gibraltar, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Isle of Man, Italy, Liberia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Norway, Norway (NIS), Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Tonga, UK, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna (2002 est.)
Uruguay total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,918 GRT/9,775 DWT ships by type: chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 4, Greece 1 (2002 est.)
Vanuatu total: 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,181,463 GRT/1,552,813 DWT ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 5, combination bulk 3, container 3, liquefied gas 2, multi-function large-load carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 3, Canada 2, China 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, NZ 5, Panama 1, Poland 1, Switzerland 2, UK 4, US 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
Venezuela total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 714,073 GRT/1,256,667 DWT ships by type: bulk 6, cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, container 1, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea passenger 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1, Greece 1, Italy 1, UK 1, US 2 (2002 est.)
Vietnam total: 180 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,054,423 GRT/1,588,732 DWT ships by type: bulk 13, cargo 128, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, container 9, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 21, refrigerated cargo 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cambodia 1, Japan 1, Singapore 1, UK 2 (2002 est.)
Virgin Islands none (2002 est.)
Wallis and Futuna total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 85,572 GRT/9,004 DWT ships by type: passenger 4 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 3, US 1 (2002 est.)
Yemen total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,623 GRT/23,752 DWT ships by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Hong Kong 2 (2002 est.)
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@2109 National holiday
Afghanistan Independence Day, 19 August (1919)
Albania Independence Day, 28 November (1912)
Algeria Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)
American Samoa Flag Day, 17 April (1900)
Andorra Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)
Angola Independence Day, 11 November (1975)
Anguilla Anguilla Day, 30 May
Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981)
Argentina Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)
Armenia Independence Day, 21 September (1991)
Aruba Flag Day, 18 March
Australia Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Austria National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the State Treaty restoring national sovereignty and the end of occupation and the passage of the law on permanent neutrality
Azerbaijan Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28 May (1918)
Bahamas, The Independence Day, 10 July (1973)
Bahrain National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 is the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 is the date of independence from British protection
Bangladesh Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh
Barbados Independence Day, 30 November (1966)
Belarus Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union
Belgium 21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I
Belize Independence Day, 21 September (1981)
Benin National Day, 1 August (1960)
Bermuda Bermuda Day, 24 May
Bhutan National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)
Bolivia Independence Day, 6 August (1825)
Bosnia and Herzegovina National Day, 25 November (1943)
Botswana Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)
Brazil Independence Day, 7 September (1822)
British Virgin Islands Territory Day, 1 July
Brunei National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection
Bulgaria Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)
Burkina Faso Republic Day, 11 December (1958)
Burma Independence Day, 4 January (1948)
Burundi Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
Cambodia Independence Day, 9 November (1953)
Cameroon Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)
Canada Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
Cape Verde Independence Day, 5 July (1975)
Cayman Islands Constitution Day, first Monday in July
Central African Republic Republic Day, 1 December (1958)
Chad Independence Day, 11 August (1960)
Chile Independence Day, 18 September (1810)
China Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949)
Christmas Island NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA
Colombia Independence Day, 20 July (1810)
Comoros Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Independence Day, 30 June (1960)
Congo, Republic of the Independence Day, 15 August (1960)
Cook Islands Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965)
Costa Rica Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Cote d'Ivoire Independence Day, 7 August (1960)
Croatia Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)
Cuba Independence Day, 10 December (1898); note - 10 December 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of independence from US administration; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953)
Cyprus Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriot area celebrates 15 November (1983) as Independence Day
Czech Republic Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918)
Denmark none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June is generally viewed as the National Day
Djibouti Independence Day, 27 June (1977)
Dominica Independence Day, 3 November (1978)
Dominican Republic Independence Day, 27 February (1844)
East Timor Independence Day, 28 November (1975)
Ecuador Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)
Egypt Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)
El Salvador Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Equatorial Guinea Independence Day, 12 October (1968)
Eritrea Independence Day, 24 May (1993)
Estonia Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 20 August 1991 was the date of reindependence from the Soviet Union
Ethiopia National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
Faroe Islands Olaifest, 29 July
Fiji Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970)
Finland Independence Day, 6 December (1917)
France Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
French Guiana Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
French Polynesia Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Gabon Founding of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), 12 March (1968)
Gambia, The Independence Day, 18 February (1965)
Georgia Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union
Germany Unity Day, 3 October (1990)
Ghana Independence Day, 6 March (1957)
Gibraltar National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain
Greece Independence Day, 25 March (1821)
Greenland June 21 (longest day)
Grenada Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
Guadeloupe Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Guam Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)
Guatemala Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Guernsey Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Guinea Independence Day, 2 October (1958)
Guinea-Bissau Independence Day, 24 September (1973)
Guyana Republic Day, 23 February (1970)
Haiti Independence Day, 1 January (1804)
Holy See (Vatican City) Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22 October (1978)
Honduras Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Hong Kong National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Hungary Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August
Iceland Independence Day, 17 June (1944)
India Republic Day, 26 January (1950)
Indonesia Independence Day, 17 August (1945)
Iran Republic Day, 1 April (1979) note: additional holidays celebrated widely in Iran include Revolution Day, 11 February (1979); Noruz (New Year's Day), 21 March; Constitutional Monarchy Day, 5 August (1925)
Iraq Revolution Day, 17 July (1968)
Ireland Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
Israel Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May
Italy Republic Day, 2 June (1946)
Jamaica Independence Day, first Monday in August (1962)
Japan Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)
Jersey Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Jordan Independence Day, 25 May (1946)
Kazakhstan Republic Day, 25 October (1990)
Kenya Independence Day, 12 December (1963)
Kiribati Independence Day, 12 July (1979)
Korea, North Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)
Korea, South Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)
Kuwait National Day, 25 February (1950)
Kyrgyzstan Independence Day, 31 August (1991)
Laos Republic Day, 2 December (1975)
Latvia Independence Day, 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918 is the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 21 August 1991 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union
Lebanon Independence Day, 22 November (1943)
Lesotho Independence Day, 4 October (1966)
Liberia Independence Day, 26 July (1847)
Libya Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)
Liechtenstein Assumption Day, 15 August
Lithuania Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 is the date of independence from German, Austrian, Prussian, and Russian occupation, 11 March 1990 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union
Luxembourg National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June
Macau National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day and Ilinden
Madagascar Independence Day, 26 June (1960)
Malawi Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)
Malaysia Independence Day/Malaysia Day, 31 August (1957)
Maldives Independence Day, 26 July (1965)
Mali Independence Day, 22 September (1960)
Malta Independence Day, 21 September (1964)
Man, Isle of Tynwald Day, 5 July
Marshall Islands Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)
Martinique Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Mauritania Independence Day, 28 November (1960)
Mauritius Independence Day, 12 March (1968)
Mayotte Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Mexico Independence Day, 16 September (1810)
Micronesia, Federated States of Constitution Day, 10 May (1979)
Moldova Independence Day, 27 August (1991)
Monaco National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November
Mongolia Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)
Montserrat Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
Morocco Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)
Mozambique Independence Day, 25 June (1975)
Namibia Independence Day, 21 March (1990)
Nauru Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
Nepal Birthday of King GYANENDRA, 7 July (1946)
Netherlands Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April
Netherlands Antilles Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April
New Caledonia Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
New Zealand Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nicaragua Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Niger Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
Nigeria Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)
Niue Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Norfolk Island Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)
Norway Constitution Day, 17 May (1814); note - on 14 January 1814 Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden; resisting Swedish domination, Norwegians adopted a new constitution four months later; on 14 August 1814 Norway was proclaimed independent but in union with Sweden; on 7 June 1905 Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved
Oman Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)
Pakistan Republic Day, 23 March (1956)
Palau Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)
Panama Independence Day, 3 November (1903)
Papua New Guinea Independence Day, 16 September (1975)
Paraguay Independence Day, 14 May (1811)
Peru Independence Day, 28 July (1821)
Philippines Independence Day (from Spain), 12 June (1898); note - 12 June 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 4 July 1946 is the date of independence from the US
Pitcairn Islands Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
Poland Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)
Portugal Portugal Day, 10 June (1580)
Puerto Rico US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)
Qatar Independence Day, 3 September (1971)
Reunion Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Romania Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)
Russia Russia Day, 12 June (1990)
Rwanda Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
Saint Helena Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Saint Lucia Independence Day, 22 February (1979)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day, 27 October (1979)
Samoa Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, 1 June 1962 is the date that independence is celebrated
San Marino Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)
Sao Tome and Principe Independence Day, 12 July (1975)
Saudi Arabia Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)
Senegal Independence Day, 4 April (1960)
Serbia and Montenegro National Day, 27 April
Seychelles Constitution Day (National Day), 18 June (1993)
Sierra Leone Independence Day, 27 April (1961)
Singapore Independence Day, 9 August (1965)
Slovakia Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)
Slovenia Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)
Solomon Islands Independence Day, 7 July (1978)
Somalia Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland
South Africa Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
Spain Hispanic Day, 12 October
Sri Lanka Independence Day, 4 February (1948)
Sudan Independence Day, 1 January (1956)
Suriname Independence Day, 25 November (1975)
Svalbard NA
Swaziland Independence Day, 6 September (1968)
Sweden Flag Day, 6 June
Switzerland Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291)
Syria Independence Day, 17 April (1946)
Taiwan Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911)
Tajikistan Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)
Tanzania Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)
Thailand Birthday of King PHUMIPHON, 5 December (1927)
Togo Independence Day, 27 April (1960)
Tokelau Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Tonga Independence Day, 4 June (1970)
Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day, 31 August (1962)
Tunisia Independence Day, 20 March (1956)
Turkey Independence Day, 29 October (1923)
Turkmenistan Independence Day, 27 October (1991)
Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)
Tuvalu Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
Uganda Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
Ukraine Independence Day, 24 August (1991); the date of 22 January (1918), the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia), is now celebrated as Unity Day
United Arab Emirates Independence Day, 2 December (1971)
United Kingdom Official Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, celebrated on the second Saturday in June (1926)
United States Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
Uruguay Independence Day, 25 August (1825)
Uzbekistan Independence Day, 1 September (1991)
Vanuatu Independence Day, 30 July (1980)
Venezuela Independence Day, 5 July (1811)
Vietnam Independence Day, 2 September (1945)
Virgin Islands Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 27 March (1917)
Wallis and Futuna Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Yemen Unification Day, 22 May (1990)
Zambia Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
Zimbabwe Independence Day, 18 April (1980)
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@2110 Nationality
Afghanistan noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan
Albania noun: Albanian(s) adjective: Albanian
Algeria noun: Algerian(s) adjective: Algerian
American Samoa noun: American Samoan(s) adjective: American Samoan
Andorra noun: Andorran(s) adjective: Andorran
Angola noun: Angolan(s) adjective: Angolan
Anguilla noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan
Antigua and Barbuda noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s) adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan
Argentina noun: Argentine(s) adjective: Argentine
Armenia noun: Armenian(s) adjective: Armenian
Aruba noun: Aruban(s) adjective: Aruban; Dutch
Australia noun: Australian(s) adjective: Australian
Austria noun: Austrian(s) adjective: Austrian
Azerbaijan noun: Azerbaijani(s) adjective: Azerbaijani
Bahamas, The noun: Bahamian(s) adjective: Bahamian
Bahrain noun: Bahraini(s) adjective: Bahraini
Bangladesh noun: Bangladeshi(s) adjective: Bangladeshi
Barbados noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial) adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
Belarus noun: Belarusian(s) adjective: Belarusian
Belgium noun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian
Belize noun: Belizean(s) adjective: Belizean
Benin noun: Beninese (singular and plural) adjective: Beninese
Bermuda noun: Bermudian(s) adjective: Bermudian
Bhutan noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural) adjective: Bhutanese
Bolivia noun: Bolivian(s) adjective: Bolivian
Bosnia and Herzegovina noun: Bosnian(s) adjective: Bosnian
Botswana noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Brazil noun: Brazilian(s) adjective: Brazilian
British Virgin Islands noun: British Virgin Islander(s) adjective: British Virgin Islander
Brunei noun: Bruneian(s) adjective: Bruneian
Bulgaria noun: Bulgarian(s) adjective: Bulgarian
Burkina Faso noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural) adjective: Burkinabe
Burma noun: Burmese (singular and plural) adjective: Burmese
Burundi noun: Burundian(s) adjective: Burundian
Cambodia noun: Cambodian(s) adjective: Cambodian
Cameroon noun: Cameroonian(s) adjective: Cameroonian
Canada noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian
Cape Verde noun: Cape Verdean(s) adjective: Cape Verdean
Cayman Islands noun: Caymanian(s) adjective: Caymanian
Central African Republic noun: Central African(s) adjective: Central African
Chad noun: Chadian(s) adjective: Chadian
Chile noun: Chilean(s) adjective: Chilean
China noun: Chinese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese
Christmas Island noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander
Colombia noun: Colombian(s) adjective: Colombian
Comoros noun: Comoran(s) adjective: Comoran
Congo, Democratic Republic of the noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo
Congo, Republic of the noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo
Cook Islands noun: Cook Islander(s) adjective: Cook Islander
Costa Rica noun: Costa Rican(s) adjective: Costa Rican
Cote d'Ivoire noun: Ivorian(s) adjective: Ivorian
Croatia noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s) adjective: Croatian
Cuba noun: Cuban(s) adjective: Cuban
Cyprus noun: Cypriot(s) adjective: Cypriot
Czech Republic noun: Czech(s) adjective: Czech
Denmark noun: Dane(s) adjective: Danish
Djibouti noun: Djiboutian(s) adjective: Djiboutian
Dominica noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican
Dominican Republic noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican
East Timor noun: Timorese adjective: Timorese
Ecuador noun: Ecuadorian(s) adjective: Ecuadorian
Egypt noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian
El Salvador noun: Salvadoran(s) adjective: Salvadoran
Equatorial Guinea noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s) adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Eritrea noun: Eritrean(s) adjective: Eritrean
Estonia noun: Estonian(s) adjective: Estonian
Ethiopia noun: Ethiopian(s) adjective: Ethiopian
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) noun: Falkland Islander(s) adjective: Falkland Island
Faroe Islands noun: Faroese (singular and plural) adjective: Faroese
Fiji noun: Fijian(s) adjective: Fijian
Finland noun: Finn(s) adjective: Finnish
France noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) adjective: French
French Guiana noun: French Guianese (singular and plural) adjective: French Guianese
French Polynesia noun: French Polynesian(s) adjective: French Polynesian
Gabon noun: Gabonese (singular and plural) adjective: Gabonese
Gambia, The noun: Gambian(s) adjective: Gambian
Gaza Strip noun: NA adjective: NA
Georgia noun: Georgian(s) adjective: Georgian
Germany noun: German(s) adjective: German
Ghana noun: Ghanaian(s) adjective: Ghanaian
Gibraltar noun: Gibraltarian(s) adjective: Gibraltar
Greece noun: Greek(s) adjective: Greek
Greenland noun: Greenlander(s) adjective: Greenlandic
Grenada noun: Grenadian(s) adjective: Grenadian
Guadeloupe noun: Guadeloupian(s) adjective: Guadeloupe
Guam noun: Guamanian(s) adjective: Guamanian
Guatemala noun: Guatemalan(s) adjective: Guatemalan
Guernsey noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Guinea noun: Guinean(s) adjective: Guinean
Guinea-Bissau noun: Guinean(s) adjective: Guinean
Guyana noun: Guyanese (singular and plural) adjective: Guyanese
Haiti noun: Haitian(s) adjective: Haitian
Holy See (Vatican City) noun: none adjective: none
Honduras noun: Honduran(s) adjective: Honduran
Hong Kong noun: Chinese adjective: Chinese
Hungary noun: Hungarian(s) adjective: Hungarian
Iceland noun: Icelander(s) adjective: Icelandic
India noun: Indian(s) adjective: Indian
Indonesia noun: Indonesian(s) adjective: Indonesian
Iran noun: Iranian(s) adjective: Iranian
Iraq noun: Iraqi(s) adjective: Iraqi
Ireland noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural) adjective: Irish
Israel noun: Israeli(s) adjective: Israeli
Italy noun: Italian(s) adjective: Italian
Jamaica noun: Jamaican(s) adjective: Jamaican
Japan noun: Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese
Jersey noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Jordan noun: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian
Kazakhstan noun: Kazakhstani(s) adjective: Kazakhstani
Kenya noun: Kenyan(s) adjective: Kenyan
Kiribati noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural) adjective: I-Kiribati
Korea, North noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean
Korea, South noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean
Kuwait noun: Kuwaiti(s) adjective: Kuwaiti
Kyrgyzstan noun: Kyrgyzstani(s) adjective: Kyrgyzstani
Laos noun: Lao(s) or Laotian(s) adjective: Lao or Laotian
Latvia noun: Latvian(s) adjective: Latvian
Lebanon noun: Lebanese (singular and plural) adjective: Lebanese
Lesotho noun: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural) adjective: Basotho
Liberia noun: Liberian(s) adjective: Liberian
Libya noun: Libyan(s) adjective: Libyan
Liechtenstein noun: Liechtensteiner(s) adjective: Liechtenstein
Lithuania noun: Lithuanian(s) adjective: Lithuanian
Luxembourg noun: Luxembourger(s) adjective: Luxembourg
Macau noun: Chinese adjective: Chinese
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of noun: Macedonian(s) adjective: Macedonian
Madagascar noun: Malagasy (singular and plural) adjective: Malagasy
Malawi noun: Malawian(s) adjective: Malawian
Malaysia noun: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian
Maldives noun: Maldivian(s) adjective: Maldivian
Mali noun: Malian(s) adjective: Malian
Malta noun: Maltese (singular and plural) adjective: Maltese
Man, Isle of noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx
Marshall Islands noun: Marshallese (singular and plural) adjective: Marshallese
Martinique noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural) adjective: Martiniquais
Mauritania noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian
Mauritius noun: Mauritian(s) adjective: Mauritian
Mayotte noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran
Mexico noun: Mexican(s) adjective: Mexican
Micronesia, Federated States of noun: Micronesian(s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese
Moldova noun: Moldovan(s) adjective: Moldovan
Monaco noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s) adjective: Monegasque or Monacan
Mongolia noun: Mongolian(s) adjective: Mongolian
Montserrat noun: Montserratian(s) adjective: Montserratian
Morocco noun: Moroccan(s) adjective: Moroccan
Mozambique noun: Mozambican(s) adjective: Mozambican
Namibia noun: Namibian(s) adjective: Namibian
Nauru noun: Nauruan(s) adjective: Nauruan
Nepal noun: Nepalese (singular and plural) adjective: Nepalese
Netherlands noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women) adjective: Dutch
Netherlands Antilles noun: Dutch Antillean(s) adjective: Dutch Antillean
New Caledonia noun: New Caledonian(s) adjective: New Caledonian
New Zealand noun: New Zealander(s) adjective: New Zealand
Nicaragua noun: Nicaraguan(s) adjective: Nicaraguan
Niger noun: Nigerien(s) adjective: Nigerien
Nigeria noun: Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian
Niue noun: Niuean(s) adjective: Niuean
Norfolk Island noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Northern Mariana Islands noun: NA adjective: NA
Norway noun: Norwegian(s) adjective: Norwegian
Oman noun: Omani(s) adjective: Omani
Pakistan noun: Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani
Palau noun: Palauan(s) adjective: Palauan
Panama noun: Panamanian(s) adjective: Panamanian
Papua New Guinea noun: Papua New Guinean(s) adjective: Papua New Guinean
Paraguay noun: Paraguayan(s) adjective: Paraguayan
Peru noun: Peruvian(s) adjective: Peruvian
Philippines noun: Filipino(s) adjective: Philippine
Pitcairn Islands noun: Pitcairn Islander(s) adjective: Pitcairn Islander
Poland noun: Pole(s) adjective: Polish
Portugal noun: Portuguese (singular and plural) adjective: Portuguese
Puerto Rico noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens) adjective: Puerto Rican
Qatar noun: Qatari(s) adjective: Qatari
Reunion noun: Reunionese (singular and plural) adjective: Reunionese
Romania noun: Romanian(s) adjective: Romanian
Russia noun: Russian(s) adjective: Russian
Rwanda noun: Rwandan(s) adjective: Rwandan
Saint Helena noun: Saint Helenian(s) adjective: Saint Helenian
Saint Kitts and Nevis noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s) adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
Saint Lucia noun: Saint Lucian(s) adjective: Saint Lucian
Saint Pierre and Miquelon noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) adjective: French
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s) adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
Samoa noun: Samoan(s) adjective: Samoan
San Marino noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural) adjective: Sammarinese
Sao Tome and Principe noun: Sao Tomean(s) adjective: Sao Tomean
Saudi Arabia noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Senegal noun: Senegalese (singular and plural) adjective: Senegalese
Serbia and Montenegro noun: Serb(s); Montenegrin(s) adjective: Serbian; Montenegrin
Seychelles noun: Seychellois (singular and plural) adjective: Seychellois
Sierra Leone noun: Sierra Leonean(s) adjective: Sierra Leonean
Singapore noun: Singaporean(s) adjective: Singapore
Slovakia noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak
Slovenia noun: Slovene(s) adjective: Slovenian
Solomon Islands noun: Solomon Islander(s) adjective: Solomon Islander
Somalia noun: Somali(s) adjective: Somali
South Africa noun: South African(s) adjective: South African
Spain noun: Spaniard(s) adjective: Spanish
Sri Lanka noun: Sri Lankan(s) adjective: Sri Lankan
Sudan noun: Sudanese (singular and plural) adjective: Sudanese
Suriname noun: Surinamer(s) adjective: Surinamese
Swaziland noun: Swazi(s) adjective: Swazi
Sweden noun: Swede(s) adjective: Swedish
Switzerland noun: Swiss (singular and plural) adjective: Swiss
Syria noun: Syrian(s) adjective: Syrian
Taiwan noun: Chinese/Taiwanese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese/Taiwanese
Tajikistan noun: Tajikistani(s) adjective: Tajikistani
Tanzania noun: Tanzanian(s) adjective: Tanzanian
Thailand noun: Thai (singular and plural) adjective: Thai
Togo noun: Togolese (singular and plural) adjective: Togolese
Tokelau noun: Tokelauan(s) adjective: Tokelauan
Tonga noun: Tongan(s) adjective: Tongan
Trinidad and Tobago noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s) adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Tunisia noun: Tunisian(s) adjective: Tunisian
Turkey noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish
Turkmenistan noun: Turkmen(s) adjective: Turkmen
Turks and Caicos Islands noun: none adjective: none
Tuvalu noun: Tuvaluan(s) adjective: Tuvaluan
Uganda noun: Ugandan(s) adjective: Ugandan
Ukraine noun: Ukrainian(s) adjective: Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates noun: Emirati(s) adjective: Emirati
United Kingdom noun: Briton(s), British (collective plural) adjective: British
United States noun: American(s) adjective: American
Uruguay noun: Uruguayan(s) adjective: Uruguayan
Uzbekistan noun: Uzbek(s) adjective: Uzbek
Vanuatu noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) adjective: Ni-Vanuatu
Venezuela noun: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan
Vietnam noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural) adjective: Vietnamese
Virgin Islands noun: Virgin Islander(s) adjective: Virgin Islander
Wallis and Futuna noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
West Bank noun: NA adjective: NA
Western Sahara noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s) adjective: Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Yemen noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni
Zambia noun: Zambian(s) adjective: Zambian
Zimbabwe noun: Zimbabwean(s) adjective: Zimbabwean
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@2111 Natural resources
Afghanistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
Albania petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower
Algeria petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc
American Samoa pumice, pumicite
Andorra hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
Angola petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
Anguilla salt, fish, lobster
Antarctica iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries
Antigua and Barbuda NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism
Arctic Ocean sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales)
Argentina fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
Armenia small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina
Aruba NEGL; white sandy beaches
Ashmore and Cartier Islands fish
Atlantic Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones
Australia bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum
Austria iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal, lignite, copper, hydropower
Azerbaijan petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina
Bahamas, The salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
Bahrain oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls
Baker Island guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Bangladesh natural gas, arable land, timber, coal
Barbados petroleum, fish, natural gas
Bassas da India none
Belarus forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay
Belgium coal, natural gas
Belize arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower
Benin small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber
Bermuda limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism
Bhutan timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide
Bolivia tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower
Bosnia and Herzegovina coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower
Botswana diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
Bouvet Island none
Brazil bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
British Indian Ocean Territory coconuts, fish, sugarcane
British Virgin Islands NEGL
Brunei petroleum, natural gas, timber
Bulgaria bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land
Burkina Faso manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver
Burma petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
Burundi nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower
Cambodia timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
Cameroon petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Canada iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
Cape Verde salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish
Cayman Islands fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Central African Republic diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower
Chad petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)
Chile copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower
China coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
Christmas Island phosphate, beaches
Clipperton Island fish
Cocos (Keeling) Islands fish
Colombia petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower
Comoros NEGL
Congo, Democratic Republic of the cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore, coal, hydropower, timber
Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower
Cook Islands NEGL
Coral Sea Islands NEGL
Costa Rica hydropower
Cote d'Ivoire petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower
Croatia oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
Cuba cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
Cyprus copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment
Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
Denmark petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand
Djibouti geothermal areas
Dominica timber, hydropower, arable land
Dominican Republic nickel, bauxite, gold, silver
East Timor gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
Ecuador petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
Egypt petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
El Salvador hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
Equatorial Guinea oil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore
Eritrea gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish
Estonia oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud
Ethiopia small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower
Europa Island NEGL
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss
Faroe Islands fish, whales, hydropower
Fiji timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
Finland timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver
France coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish
French Guiana bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish
French Polynesia timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
French Southern and Antarctic Lands fish, crayfish
Gabon petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
Gambia, The fish
Gaza Strip arable land, natural gas
Georgia forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth
Germany iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land
Ghana gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower
Gibraltar NEGL
Glorioso Islands guano, coconuts
Greece bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential
Greenland zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Grenada timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Guadeloupe cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
Guam fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)
Guatemala petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower
Guernsey cropland
Guinea bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish
Guinea-Bissau fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploited deposits of petroleum
Guyana bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
Haiti bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Heard Island and McDonald Islands fish
Holy See (Vatican City) none
Honduras timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Hong Kong outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Howland Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Hungary bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
Iceland fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite
India coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Indian Ocean oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules
Indonesia petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Iran petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
Iraq petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
Ireland zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver
Israel timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand
Italy mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land
Jamaica bauxite, gypsum, limestone
Jan Mayen none
Japan negligible mineral resources, fish
Jarvis Island guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Jersey arable land
Johnston Atoll guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Jordan phosphates, potash, shale oil
Juan de Nova Island guano deposits and other fertilizers
Kazakhstan major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
Kenya gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower
Kingman Reef terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Kiribati phosphate (production discontinued in 1979)
Korea, North coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
Korea, South coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential
Kuwait petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
Kyrgyzstan abundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc
Laos timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones
Latvia peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land
Lebanon limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land
Lesotho water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals
Liberia iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Libya petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Liechtenstein hydroelectric potential, arable land
Lithuania peat, arable land
Luxembourg iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
Macau NEGL
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land
Madagascar graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
Malawi limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite
Malaysia tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
Maldives fish
Mali gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropower note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited
Malta limestone, salt, arable land
Man, Isle of none
Marshall Islands coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Martinique coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Mauritania iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish
Mauritius arable land, fish
Mayotte NEGL
Mexico petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber
Micronesia, Federated States of forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Midway Islands wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic
Moldova lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone
Monaco none
Mongolia oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate
Montserrat NEGL
Morocco phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
Mozambique coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite
Namibia diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore
Nauru phosphates, fish
Navassa Island guano
Nepal quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
Netherlands natural gas, petroleum, arable land
Netherlands Antilles phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)
New Caledonia nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper
New Zealand natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone
Nicaragua gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
Niger uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum
Nigeria natural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, arable land
Niue fish, arable land
Norfolk Island fish
Northern Mariana Islands arable land, fish
Norway petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower
Oman petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas
Pacific Ocean oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish
Pakistan land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Palau forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Palmyra Atoll terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Panama copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower
Papua New Guinea gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries
Paracel Islands none
Paraguay hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone
Peru copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas
Philippines timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Pitcairn Islands miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore
Poland coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land
Portugal fish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore, marble, arable land, hydropower
Puerto Rico some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil
Qatar petroleum, natural gas, fish
Reunion fish, arable land, hydropower
Romania petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
Russia wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources
Rwanda gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land
Saint Helena fish
Saint Kitts and Nevis arable land
Saint Lucia forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
Saint Pierre and Miquelon fish, deepwater ports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hydropower, cropland
Samoa hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
San Marino building stone
Sao Tome and Principe fish, hydropower
Saudi Arabia petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper
Senegal fish, phosphates, iron ore
Serbia and Montenegro oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land
Seychelles fish, copra, cinnamon trees
Sierra Leone diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite
Singapore fish, deepwater ports
Slovakia brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land
Slovenia lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests
Solomon Islands fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
Somalia uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves
South Africa gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fish
Southern Ocean probable large and possible giant oil and gas fields on the continental margin, manganese nodules, possible placer deposits, sand and gravel, fresh water as icebergs; squid, whales, and seals - none exploited; krill, fishes
Spain coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land
Spratly Islands fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
Sri Lanka limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower
Sudan petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
Suriname timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore
Svalbard coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish
Swaziland asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Sweden zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower
Switzerland hydropower potential, timber, salt
Syria petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower
Taiwan small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos
Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold
Tanzania hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Thailand tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
Togo phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
Tokelau NEGL
Tonga fish, fertile soil
Trinidad and Tobago petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Tromelin Island fish
Tunisia petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
Turkey antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulfur, iron ore, arable land, hydropower
Turkmenistan petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt
Turks and Caicos Islands spiny lobster, conch
Tuvalu fish
Uganda copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land
Ukraine iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land
United Arab Emirates petroleum, natural gas
United Kingdom coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land
United States coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Uruguay arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries
Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
Vanuatu manganese, hardwood forests, fish
Venezuela petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds
Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower
Virgin Islands sun, sand, sea, surf
Wake Island none
Wallis and Futuna NEGL
West Bank arable land
Western Sahara phosphates, iron ore
World the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address
Yemen petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west
Zambia copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower
Zimbabwe coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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@2112 Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan 10.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Albania -1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Algeria -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
American Samoa 3.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Andorra 6.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Angola 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Anguilla 12.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda -6.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Argentina 0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Armenia -3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Aruba 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Australia 4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Austria 2.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Azerbaijan -5.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bahamas, The -2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bahrain 1.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bangladesh -0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Barbados -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Belarus 2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Belgium 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Belize 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Benin 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bermuda 2.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bhutan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bolivia -1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Botswana 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Brazil -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
British Virgin Islands 10.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Brunei 3.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bulgaria -4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Burkina Faso 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Burma -1.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Burundi -0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cambodia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cameroon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Canada 6.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cape Verde -12.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cayman Islands 19.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2003 est.)
Central African Republic 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Chad 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Chile 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
China -0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Christmas Island NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Colombia -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Comoros 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the -1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DROC in August 1998, which left 1.8 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 300,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Costa Rica 0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Croatia 1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cuba -1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cyprus 0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Czech Republic 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Denmark 2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Djibouti 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Dominica -16.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Dominican Republic -3.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
East Timor 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ecuador -0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Egypt -0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
El Salvador -3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Eritrea -13.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean refugees from Sudan in 2001 following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2000 (2003 est.)
Estonia -0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ethiopia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2003 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Faroe Islands 1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Fiji -3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Finland 0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
France 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
French Guiana 7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
French Polynesia 2.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gabon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gambia, The 1.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gaza Strip 1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Georgia -2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Germany 2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ghana -0.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gibraltar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Greece 1.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Greenland -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Grenada -14.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guadeloupe -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guam 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guatemala -1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guernsey 3.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guinea -3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees (2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissau -1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guyana -4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Haiti -4.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Honduras -2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Hong Kong 7.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Hungary 0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Iceland -2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
India -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Indonesia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Iran -0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Iraq 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ireland 3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Israel 1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Italy 2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Jamaica -5.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Japan 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Jersey 2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Jordan 6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kazakhstan -5.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kenya -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: according to UNHCR, by the end of 2001 Kenya was host to 220,000 refugees from neighboring countries, including: Somalia 145,000 and Sudan 68,000 (2003 est.)
Kiribati 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Korea, North 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Korea, South 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kuwait 14.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kyrgyzstan -2.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Laos 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Latvia -1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Lebanon 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Lesotho -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Liberia -10.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries though slowly returning (2003 est.)
Libya 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Liechtenstein 4.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Lithuania 0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Luxembourg 9.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Macau 8.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of -1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Madagascar 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Malawi 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Malaysia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2003 est.)
Maldives 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mali -0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Malta 2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Man, Isle of 5.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Marshall Islands -6.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Martinique -0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mauritania 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mauritius -0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mayotte 7.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mexico -2.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of -20.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Moldova -0.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Monaco 7.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mongolia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Montserrat 34.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Morocco -1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mozambique 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Namibia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nauru 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nepal 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Netherlands 2.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Netherlands Antilles -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
New Caledonia 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
New Zealand 4.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nicaragua -1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Niger -0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nigeria 0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Niue NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Norfolk Island NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands 16.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Norway 2.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Oman 0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Pakistan -0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Palau 3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Panama -0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Papua New Guinea 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Paraguay -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Peru -1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Philippines -1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Pitcairn Islands NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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