Chapter LXXXIII: Front Matter (83)

Venezuela
chief of state: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3
February 1999); Vice President Jose Vicente RANGEL (since 28 April
2002); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
head of government: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3 February
1999); Vice President Jose Vicente RANGEL (since 28 April 2002);
note - the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term;
election last held 30 July 2000 (next to be held NA 2006)
election results: Hugo CHAVEZ Frias reelected president; percent of
vote - 60%

Vietnam
chief of state: President Tran Duc LUONG (since 24 September
1997)
head of government: Prime Minister Phan Van KHAI (since 25 September
1997); First Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG (since 29
September 1997); Deputy Prime Ministers Vu KHOAN (since NA) and Pham
Gia KHIEM (since 29 September 1997)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the proposal of the
prime minister and ratification of the National Assembly
elections: president elected by the National Assembly from among its
members for a five-year term; election last held 25 July 2002 (next
to be held when National Assembly meets following legislative
elections in 2007); prime minister appointed by the president from
among the members of the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers
appointed by the prime minister
election results: Tran Duc LUONG elected president; percent of
National Assembly vote - NA%

Virgin Islands
chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US
(since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (Since 20
January 2001)
head of government: Governor Dr. Charles Wesley TURNBULL (since 5
January 1999) and Lieutenant Governor Vargrave RICHARDS (since NA
January 2003)
cabinet: NA
elections: US president and vice president elected on the same
ticket for four-year terms; governor and lieutenant governor elected
on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election
last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held NA November 2006)
election results: Dr. Charles Wesley TURNBULL reelected governor;
percent of vote - Dr. Charles Wesley TURNBULL (Democrat) 50.5%, John
de JONGH 24.4%

Wallis and Futuna
chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France
(since 17 May 1995), represented by High Administrator Christian JOB
(since 6 August 2002)
head of government: President of the Territorial Assembly Patalione
KANIMOA (since NA January 2001)
cabinet: Council of the Territory consists of three kings and three
members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the
Territorial Assembly
note: there are three traditional kings with limited powers
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year
term; high administrator appointed by the French president on the
advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the
Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly are elected by
the members of the assembly

Western Sahara
none

Yemen
chief of state: President Field Marshall Ali Abdallah SALIH
(since 22 May 1990, the former president of North Yemen, assumed
office upon the merger of North and South Yemen); Vice President
Maj. Gen. Abd al-Rab Mansur al-HADI (since 3 October 1994)
head of government: Prime Minister Abd al-Qadir BA JAMAL (since 4
April 2001)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the
advice of the prime minister
elections: president elected by direct, popular vote for a
seven-year term (recently extended from a five-year term by
constitutional amendment); election last held 23 September 1999
(next to be held NA 2006); vice president appointed by the
president; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by
the president
election results: Ali Abdallah SALIH elected president; percent of
vote - Ali Abdallah SALIH 96.3%, Najib Qahtan AL-SHAABI 3.7%

Zambia
chief of state: President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January
2002); Vice President Nevers MUMBA (since May 2003); note - the
president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January 2002);
Vice President Nevers MUMBA (since May 2003); note - the president
is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members
of the National Assembly
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
election last held 27 December 2001 (next to be held NA December
2006); vice president appointed by the president
election results: Levy MWANAWASA elected president; percent of vote
- Levy MWANAWASA 29%, Anderson MAZOKA 27%, Christon TEMBO 13%,
Tilyenji KAUNDA 10%, Godfrey MIYANDA 8%, Benjamin MWILA 5%, Michael
SATA 3%, other 5%

Zimbabwe
chief of state: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE
(since 31 December 1987); Joseph MSIKA (since 23 December 1999);
note - the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
head of government: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since
31 December 1987); Joseph MSIKA (since 23 December 1999); note - the
president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; responsible to the
House of Assembly
elections: presidential candidates nominated with a nomination paper
signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least one from each
province) and elected by popular vote; election last held 9-11 March
2002 (next to be held NA March 2008); co-vice presidents appointed
by the president
election results: Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president; percent
of vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE 56.2%, Morgan TSVANGIRAI 41.9%

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@2078 Exports

Afghanistan
$1.2 billion (not including illicit exports) (2001 est.)

Albania
$340 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Algeria
$19.5 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

American Samoa
$345 million (1999)

Andorra
$58 million f.o.b. (1998)

Angola
$8.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Anguilla
$2.6 million (1999)

Antigua and Barbuda
$40 million

Argentina
$25.3 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Armenia
$525 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)

Aruba
$1.88 billion f.o.b. (including oil reexports) (2002 est.)

Australia
$66.3 billion (2002 est.)

Austria
$70 billion f.o.b. (2001)

Azerbaijan
$2 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Bahamas, The
$560.7 million (2002 est.)

Bahrain
$5.8 billion (2002)

Bangladesh
$6.2 billion (2002)

Barbados
$227 million (2002)

Belarus
$7.7 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Belgium
$162 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Belize
$290 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Benin
$207 million f.o.b. (2002)

Bermuda
$51 million (2000)

Bhutan
$154 million f.o.b. (2000 est.)

Bolivia
$1.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
$1.15 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Botswana
$2.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Brazil
$59.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

British Virgin Islands
$25.3 million (2002)

Brunei
$3 billion f.o.b. (2000 est.)

Bulgaria
$5.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Burkina Faso
$250 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Burma
$2.7 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Burundi
$26 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Cambodia
$1.38 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)

Cameroon
$1.9 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Canada
$260.5 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Cape Verde
$30 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Cayman Islands
$1.2 million (1999)

Central African Republic
$134 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Chad
$197 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Chile
$17.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

China
$325.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Christmas Island
$NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
$NA

Colombia
$12.9 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Comoros
$16.3 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$1.2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
$2.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Cook Islands
$9.1 million (2000)

Costa Rica
$5.1 billion (2002)

Cote d'Ivoire
$4.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Croatia
$4.9 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Cuba
$1.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Cyprus
Greek Cypriot area: $1.03 billion f.o.b. Turkish Cypriot
area: $46 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Czech Republic
$40.8 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Denmark
$56.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Djibouti
$70 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Dominica
$50 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Dominican Republic
$5.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

East Timor
$8 million (2001 est.)

Ecuador
$4.9 billion (2002 est.)

Egypt
$7 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

El Salvador
$3 billion (2002 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
$2.5 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Eritrea
$20 million f.o.b. (2001)

Estonia
$3.4 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Ethiopia
$433 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
$7.6 million (1995)

Faroe Islands
$418 million f.o.b. (2001)

Fiji
$442 million f.o.b. (2001)

Finland
$40.1 billion f.o.b. (2002)

France
$307.8 billion f.o.b. (2002)

French Guiana
$155 million f.o.b.

French Polynesia
$260 million f.o.b. (2000)

Gabon
$2.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Gambia, The
$138 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Gaza Strip
$603 million f.o.b., includes West Bank

Georgia
$515 million (2002 est.)

Germany
$608 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Ghana
$2.2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Gibraltar
$81.1 million f.o.b. (1997)

Greece
$12.6 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Greenland
$364 million f.o.b. (2001)

Grenada
$78 million (2000 est.)

Guadeloupe
$140 million f.o.b. (1997)

Guam
$75.7 million f.o.b. (1999 est.)

Guatemala
$2.7 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Guernsey
$NA

Guinea
$835 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
$71 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Guyana
$500 million f.o.b. (2002)

Haiti
$298 million f.o.b. (2002)

Honduras
$1.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Hong Kong
$200.3 billion f.o.b., including reexports (2002 est.)

Hungary
$31.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Iceland
$2.3 billion f.o.b. (2002)

India
$44.5 billion f.o.b. (2001)

Indonesia
$52.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Iran
$24.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Iraq
$13 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Ireland
$86.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Israel
$28.1 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Italy
$259.2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Jamaica
$1.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Japan
$383.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Jersey
$NA

Jordan
$2.5 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Kazakhstan
$10.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Kenya
$2.1 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Kiribati
$6 million f.o.b. (1998)

Korea, North
$842 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)

Korea, South
$162.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Kuwait
$16 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
$488 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Laos
$345 million (2002 est.)

Latvia
$2.3 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Lebanon
$1 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Lesotho
$422 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Liberia
$110 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Libya
$11.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Liechtenstein
$2.47 billion (1996)

Lithuania
$5.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Luxembourg
$10.1 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Macau
$2.36 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
$1.1 billion f.o.b. (2002
est.)

Madagascar
$700 million f.o.b. (2002)

Malawi
$435 million f.o.b. (201)

Malaysia
$95.2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Maldives
$110 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)

Mali
$680 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Malta
$2 billion f.o.b. (2001)

Man, Isle of
$NA

Marshall Islands
$9 million f.o.b. (2000)

Martinique
$250 million f.o.b. (1997)

Mauritania
$355 million f.o.b. (2002)

Mauritius
$1.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Mayotte
$3.44 million f.o.b. (1997)

Mexico
$158.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
$22 million (f.o.b.) (FY 99/00 est.)

Moldova
$590 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Monaco
$NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and
rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market
system through customs union with France

Mongolia
$501 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Montserrat
$700,000 (2001)

Morocco
$7.5 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Mozambique
$680 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Namibia
$1.21 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Nauru
$27 million f.o.b. (1995)

Nepal
$720 million f.o.b., but does not include unrecorded border
trade with India (2001 est.)

Netherlands
$243.3 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Netherlands Antilles
$553 million f.o.b. (2002)

New Caledonia
$400 million f.o.b. (2000)

New Zealand
$15 billion (2002 est.)

Nicaragua
$637 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Niger
$293 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Nigeria
$17.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Niue
$137,200 (1999)

Norfolk Island
$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY 91/92)

Northern Mariana Islands
$NA

Norway
$68.2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Oman
$10.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Pakistan
$9.8 billion f.o.b. (FY02/03 est.)

Palau
$18 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)

Panama
$5.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Papua New Guinea
$1.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Paraguay
$2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Peru
$7.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Philippines
$35.1 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Pitcairn Islands
$NA

Poland
$32.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Portugal
$25.9 billion f.o.b. (2001)

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

Qatar
$10.9 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Reunion
$214 million f.o.b. (1997)

Romania
$13.7 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Russia
$104.6 billion (2002 est.)

Rwanda
$68 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Saint Helena
$704,000 f.o.b. (1995)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
$47 million (2001 est.)

Saint Lucia
$68.3 million (2000 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
$12 million f.o.b. (1999)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$53.7 million (2000 est.)

Samoa
$15.5 million f.o.b. (2001)

San Marino
trade data are included with the statistics for Italy

Sao Tome and Principe
$5.5 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Saudi Arabia
$71 billion f.o.b. (2001)

Senegal
$1.15 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro
$2.4 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Seychelles
$235 million f.o.b. (2002)

Sierra Leone
$35 million f.o.b. (2000 est.)

Singapore
$127 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Slovakia
$12.9 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Slovenia
$10.3 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Solomon Islands
$47 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)

Somalia
$126 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)

South Africa
$31.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Spain
$122.2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Sri Lanka
$4.6 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Sudan
$1.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Suriname
$445 million f.o.b. (2002)

Svalbard
$NA

Swaziland
$820 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Sweden
$80.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Switzerland
$100.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Syria
$6.2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Taiwan
$130 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Tajikistan
$710 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Tanzania
$863 million f.o.b. (2001)

Thailand
$67.7 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Togo
$449 million f.o.b. (2002)

Tokelau
$98,000 f.o.b. (1983)

Tonga
$8.9 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
$4.2 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Tunisia
$6.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Turkey
$35.1 billion f.o.b. (2002)

Turkmenistan
$2.97 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
$169.2 million (2000)

Tuvalu
$276,000 f.o.b. (1997)

Uganda
$476 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Ukraine
$18.1 billion (2002 est.)

United Arab Emirates
$44.9 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

United Kingdom
$286.3 billion f.o.b. (2002)

United States
$687 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Uruguay
$2.1 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Uzbekistan
$2.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Vanuatu
$22 million f.o.b. (2001)

Venezuela
$28.6 billion f.o.b. (2001)

Vietnam
$16.5 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Virgin Islands
$NA

Wallis and Futuna
$250,000 f.o.b. (1999)

West Bank
$603 million f.o.b., includes Gaza Strip

Western Sahara
$NA

World
$6.6 trillion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Yemen
$3.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Zambia
$709 million f.o.b. (2001)

Zimbabwe
$1.57 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)

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@2079 Debt - external

Afghanistan
NA (1996 est.)

Albania
$784 million (2000)

Algeria
$21.6 billion (2002 est.)

American Samoa
$NA

Andorra
$NA

Angola
$9.9 billion (2002 est.)

Anguilla
$8.8 million (1998)

Antigua and Barbuda
$231 million (1999)

Argentina
$155 billion (2001 est.)

Armenia
$905 million (June 2001)

Aruba
$285 million (1996)

Australia
$176.8 billion (yearend 2002 est.)

Austria
$12.1 billion (2001 est.)

Azerbaijan
$1.4 billion (2002)

Bahamas, The
$371.6 million (2001)

Bahrain
$3.7 billion (2002)

Bangladesh
$16.5 billion (2002)

Barbados
$692 million (2002)

Belarus
$851 million (2001 est.)

Belgium
$28.3 billion (1999 est.)

Belize
$475 million (2001 est.)

Benin
$1.6 billion (2000)

Bermuda
$145 million (FY 99/00)

Bhutan
$245 million (2000)

Bolivia
$5.9 billion (2002 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
$2.8 billion (2001)

Botswana
$360 million (2002)

Brazil
$222.4 billion (2002)

British Virgin Islands
$36.1 million (1997)

Brunei
$0

Bulgaria
$10.3 billion (yearend 2002)

Burkina Faso
$1.3 billion (2000)

Burma
$6.1 billion (2002 est.)

Burundi
$1.14 billion (2001)

Cambodia
$829 million (1999 est.)

Cameroon
$8.6 billion (2002 est.)

Canada
$1.9 billion $NA (2000)

Cape Verde
$325 million (2002)

Cayman Islands
$70 million (1996)

Central African Republic
$881.4 million (2000 est.)

Chad
$1.1 billion (2000 est.)

Chile
$40.4 billion (2002)

China
$149.4 billion (2002 est.)

Christmas Island
$NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
$NA

Colombia
$38.4 billion (2002 est.)

Comoros
$232 million (2000 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$12.9 billion (2000 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
$5 billion (2000 est.)

Cook Islands
$141 million (1996 est.)

Costa Rica
$4.8 billion (2002 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
$10.3 billion (2002 est.)

Croatia
$16.5 billion (yearend 2002 est.)

Cuba
$12.3 billion (convertible currency); another $15 billion -$20
billion owed to Russia (2002 est.)

Cyprus
Greek Cypriot area: $8 billion; Turkish Cypriot area: $NA
(2002)

Czech Republic
$23.8 billion (2002)

Denmark
$21.7 billion (2000)

Djibouti
$366 million (2002 est.)

Dominica
$161.5 million (2001)

Dominican Republic
$4.8 billion (2002 est.)

East Timor
$NA

Ecuador
$14.4 billion (2002)

Egypt
$30.5 billion (2002 est.)

El Salvador
$5.6 billion (2001 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
$248 million (2000 est.)

Eritrea
$311 million (2000 est.)

Estonia
$3.3 billion (2001 est.)

Ethiopia
$5.3 billion (2001 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
$NA

Faroe Islands
$64 million (1999)

Fiji
$135.9 million (2000)

Finland
$30 billion (December 1993)

France
NA (1998)

French Guiana
$1.2 billion (1988)

French Polynesia
$NA

Gabon
$3.8 billion (2002 est.)

Gambia, The
$476 million (2001 est.)

Gaza Strip
$108 million (includes West Bank) (1997 est.)

Georgia
$1.7 billion (2001)

Germany
$NA

Ghana
$7.2 billion (2002 est.)

Gibraltar
$NA

Greece
$63.4 billion (2002 est.)

Greenland
$25 million (1999)

Grenada
$196 million (2000)

Guadeloupe
$NA

Guam
$NA

Guatemala
$4.9 billion (2002 est.)

Guernsey
$NA

Guinea
$3.4 billion (2000 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
$941.5 million (2000 est.)

Guyana
$1.2 billion (2002)

Haiti
$1.2 billion (1999)

Honduras
$5.4 billion (2002)

Hong Kong
$49.5 billion (2002 est.)

Hungary
$31.5 billion (2002 est.)

Iceland
$2.6 billion (1999)

India
$100.6 billion (2001 est.)

Indonesia
$131 billion (2002 est.)

Iran
$8.7 billion (2002 est.)

Iraq
$120 billion (2002 est.)

Ireland
$11 billion (1998)

Israel
$42.8 billion (2001 est.)

Italy
NA

Jamaica
$5.3 billion (2002 est.)

Japan
$NA

Jersey
none

Jordan
$8.2 billion (2002 est.)

Kazakhstan
$6.6 billion (2002 est.)

Kenya
$5.7 billion (2002 est.)

Kiribati
$10 million (1999 est.)

Korea, North
$12 billion (1996 est.)

Korea, South
$135.2 billion (yearend 2002 est.)

Kuwait
$10.4 billion (2000 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
$1.5 billion (2002 est.)

Laos
$2.53 billion (1999)

Latvia
$3.4 billion (2000 est.)

Lebanon
$9.3 billion (2002 est.)

Lesotho
$735 million (2002)

Liberia
$2.1 billion (2000 est.)

Libya
$4.4 billion (2001 est.)

Liechtenstein
$0 (2001)

Lithuania
$5.8 billion (2002 est.)

Luxembourg
$NA

Macau
$255 million (2000 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
$1.3 billion (2001 est.)

Madagascar
$4.6 billion (2002)

Malawi
$2.9 billion (2002)

Malaysia
$47.5 billion (2002 est.)

Maldives
$281 million (2003 est.)

Mali
$3.3 billion (2000)

Malta
$130 million (1997)

Man, Isle of
$NA

Marshall Islands
$86.5 million (FY 99/00 est.)

Martinique
$180 million (1994)

Mauritania
$2.5 billion (2000)

Mauritius
$2.4 billion (2002 est.)

Mayotte
$NA

Mexico
$150 billion (2000 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
$53.1 million (FY 02/03 est.)

Moldova
$1.3 billion (2002)

Monaco
$NA

Mongolia
$913 million (2001 est.)

Montserrat
$8.9 million (1997)

Morocco
$17.7 billion (2002 est.)

Mozambique
$966 million (2002 est.)

Namibia
$517 million (2002 est.)

Nauru
$33.3 million

Nepal
$2.55 billion (FY 00/01)

Netherlands Antilles
$1.35 billion (1996)

New Caledonia
$79 million (1998 est.)

New Zealand
$33 billion (2002 est.)

Nicaragua
$5.8 billion (2002 est.)

Niger
$1.6 billion (1999 est.)

Nigeria
$29.7 billion (2002 est.)

Niue
$418,000 (2002 est.)

Norfolk Island
$NA

Northern Mariana Islands
$NA

Norway
$0 (Norway is a net external creditor)

Oman
$5.7 billion (2002 est.)

Pakistan
$32.3 billion (2002 est.)

Palau
$0 (FY 99/00)

Panama
$7 billion (2002 est.)

Papua New Guinea
$2.8 billion (2002 est.)

Paraguay
$3.2 billion (2002 est.)

Peru
$29.2 billion (2002 est.)

Philippines
$60.3 billion (2002)

Pitcairn Islands
$NA

Poland
$64 billion (2002)

Portugal
$13.1 billion (1997 est.)

Puerto Rico
$NA

Qatar
$15.4 billion (2002 est.)

Reunion
$NA

Romania
$13.7 billion (2002 est.)

Russia
$153.5 billion (yearend 2002)

Rwanda
$1.3 billion (2000 est.)

Saint Helena
$NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis
$171 million (2001)

Saint Lucia
$214 million (2000)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
$NA

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$167.2 million (2000)

Samoa
$197 million (2000)

San Marino
$NA

Sao Tome and Principe
$253.8 million (2000)

Saudi Arabia
$25.9 billion (2003 est.)

Senegal
$3.1 billion (2002 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro
$9.2 billion (2001 est.)

Seychelles
$170 million (2002 est.)

Sierra Leone
$1.5 billion (2002 est.)

Singapore
$8.2 billion (2002 est.)

Slovakia
$9.6 billion (2002 est.)

Slovenia
$7.9 billion (2001)

Solomon Islands
$137 million (2001 est.)

Somalia
$2.6 billion (2000 est.)

South Africa
$24.7 billion (2002 est.)

Spain
$90 billion (1993 est.)

Sri Lanka
$9.8 billion (2002)

Sudan
$15.8 billion (2002 est.)

Suriname
$321 million (2002 est.)

Swaziland
$320 million (2002 est.)

Sweden
$66.5 billion (1994)

Switzerland
$NA

Syria
$22 billion (2002 est.)

Taiwan
$24.7 billion (2002)

Tajikistan
$1 billion (2002 est.)

Tanzania
$6.8 billion (2002 est.)

Thailand
$62.5 billion (2002 est.)

Togo
$1.4 billion (2000)

Tokelau
$0

Tonga
$57.5 million (June 2001)

Trinidad and Tobago
$2.8 billion (2002 est.)

Tunisia
$13.6 billion (2003 est.)

Turkey
$118.3 billion (Yearend 2001)

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

Turks and Caicos Islands
$NA

Tuvalu
$NA

Uganda
$2.8 billion (2002 est.)

Ukraine
$14.2 billion (2002)

United Arab Emirates
$18.5 billion (2002 est.)

United Kingdom
$NA

United States
$862 billion (1995 est.)

Uruguay
$11.8 billion (2002 est.)

Uzbekistan
$4.6 billion (2002 est.)

Vanuatu
$68.6 million (2000 est.)

Venezuela
$38.2 billion (2000)

Vietnam
$14.1 billion (2001)

Virgin Islands
$NA

Wallis and Futuna
$NA

West Bank
$108 million (includes Gaza Strip) (1997 est.)

Western Sahara
$NA

World
$2 trillion for less developed countries (2002 est.)

Yemen
$6.2 billion (2002)

Zambia
$5.8 billion (2001)

Zimbabwe
$3.9 billion (2002 est.)

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@2080 Fiscal year

Afghanistan
21 March - 20 March

Albania
calendar year

Algeria
calendar year

American Samoa
1 October - 30 September

Andorra
calendar year

Angola
calendar year

Anguilla
1 April - 31 March

Antigua and Barbuda
1 April - 31 March

Argentina
calendar year

Armenia
calendar year

Aruba
calendar year

Australia
1 July - 30 June

Austria
calendar year

Azerbaijan
calendar year

Bahamas, The
1 July - 30 June

Bahrain
calendar year

Bangladesh
1 July - 30 June

Barbados
1 April - 31 March

Belarus
calendar year

Belgium
calendar year

Belize
1 April - 31 March

Benin
calendar year

Bermuda
1 April - 31 March

Bhutan
1 July - 30 June

Bolivia
calendar year

Bosnia and Herzegovina
calendar year

Botswana
1 April - 31 March

Brazil
calendar year

British Virgin Islands
1 April - 31 March

Brunei
calendar year

Bulgaria
calendar year

Burkina Faso
calendar year

Burma
1 April - 31 March

Burundi
calendar year

Cambodia
calendar year

Cameroon
1 July - 30 June

Canada
1 April - 31 March

Cape Verde
calendar year

Cayman Islands
1 April - 31 March

Central African Republic
calendar year

Chad
calendar year

Chile
calendar year

China
calendar year

Christmas Island
1 July - 30 June

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1 July - 30 June

Colombia
calendar year

Comoros
calendar year

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
calendar year

Congo, Republic of the
calendar year

Cook Islands
1 April - 31 March

Costa Rica
calendar year

Cote d'Ivoire
calendar year

Croatia
calendar year

Cuba
calendar year

Cyprus
calendar year

Czech Republic
calendar year

Denmark
calendar year

Djibouti
calendar year

Dominica
1 July - 30 June

Dominican Republic
calendar year

East Timor
1 July - 30 June

Ecuador
calendar year

Egypt
1 July - 30 June

El Salvador
calendar year

Equatorial Guinea
1 January - 31 December

Eritrea
calendar year

Estonia
calendar year

Ethiopia
8 July - 7 July

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
1 April - 31 March

Faroe Islands
calendar year

Fiji
calendar year

Finland
calendar year

France
calendar year

French Guiana
calendar year

French Polynesia
calendar year

Gabon
calendar year

Gambia, The
calendar year

Gaza Strip
calendar year

Georgia
calendar year

Germany
calendar year

Ghana
calendar year

Gibraltar
1 July - 30 June

Greece
calendar year

Greenland
calendar year

Grenada
calendar year

Guadeloupe
calendar year

Guam
1 October - 30 September

Guatemala
calendar year

Guernsey
calendar year

Guinea
calendar year

Guinea-Bissau
calendar year

Guyana
calendar year

Haiti
1 October - 30 September

Holy See (Vatican City)
calendar year

Honduras
calendar year

Hong Kong
1 April - 31 March

Hungary
calendar year

Iceland
calendar year

India
1 April - 31 March

Indonesia
calendar year; note - previously was 1 April - 31 March,
but starting with 2001, has been changed to calendar year

Iran
21 March - 20 March

Iraq
calendar year

Ireland
calendar year

Israel
calendar year

Italy
calendar year

Jamaica
1 April - 31 March

Japan
1 April - 31 March

Jersey
1 April - 31 March

Jordan
calendar year

Kazakhstan
calendar year

Kenya
1 July - 30 June

Kiribati
NA

Korea, North
calendar year

Korea, South
calendar year

Kuwait
1 April - 31 March

Kyrgyzstan
calendar year

Laos
1 October - 30 September

Latvia
calendar year

Lebanon
calendar year

Lesotho
1 April - 31 March

Liberia
calendar year

Libya
calendar year

Liechtenstein
calendar year

Lithuania
calendar year

Luxembourg
calendar year

Macau
calendar year

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
calendar year

Madagascar
calendar year

Malawi
1 July - 30 June

Malaysia
calendar year

Maldives
calendar year

Mali
calendar year

Malta
1 April - 31 March

Man, Isle of
1 April - 31 March

Marshall Islands
1 October - 30 September

Martinique
calendar year

Mauritania
calendar year

Mauritius
1 July - 30 June

Mayotte
calendar year

Mexico
calendar year

Micronesia, Federated States of
1 October - 30 September

Moldova
calendar year

Monaco
calendar year

Mongolia
calendar year

Montserrat
1 April - 31 March

Morocco
calendar year

Mozambique
calendar year

Namibia
1 April - 31 March

Nauru
1 July - 30 June

Nepal
16 July - 15 July

Netherlands
calendar year

Netherlands Antilles
calendar year

New Caledonia
calendar year

New Zealand
1 July - 30 June

Nicaragua
calendar year

Niger
calendar year

Nigeria
calendar year

Niue
1 April - 31 March

Norfolk Island
1 July - 30 June

Northern Mariana Islands
1 October - 30 September

Norway
calendar year

Oman
calendar year

Pakistan
1 July - 30 June

Palau
1 October - 30 September

Panama
calendar year

Papua New Guinea
calendar year

Paraguay
calendar year

Peru
calendar year

Philippines
calendar year

Pitcairn Islands
1 April - 31 March

Poland
calendar year

Portugal
calendar year

Puerto Rico
1 July - 30 June

Qatar
1 April - 31 March

Reunion
calendar year

Romania
calendar year

Russia
calendar year

Rwanda
calendar year

Saint Helena
1 April - 31 March

Saint Kitts and Nevis
calendar year

Saint Lucia
1 April - 31 March

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
calendar year

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
calendar year

Samoa
June 1 - May 31

San Marino
calendar year

Sao Tome and Principe
calendar year

Saudi Arabia
calendar year

Senegal
calendar year

Serbia and Montenegro
calendar year

Seychelles
calendar year

Sierra Leone
calendar year

Singapore
1 April - 31 March

Slovakia
calendar year

Slovenia
calendar year

Solomon Islands
calendar year

Somalia
NA

South Africa
1 April - 31 March

Spain
calendar year

Sri Lanka
calendar year

Sudan
calendar year

Suriname
calendar year

Swaziland
1 April - 31 March

Sweden
calendar year

Switzerland
calendar year

Syria
calendar year

Taiwan
1 July - 30 June (up to FY98/99); 1 July 1999 - 31 December
2000 for FY00; calendar year (after FY00)

Tajikistan
calendar year

Tanzania
1 July - 30 June

Thailand
1 October - 30 September

Togo
calendar year

Tokelau
1 April - 31 March

Tonga
1 July - 30 June

Trinidad and Tobago
1 October - 30 September

Tunisia
calendar year

Turkey
calendar year

Turkmenistan
calendar year

Turks and Caicos Islands
calendar year

Tuvalu
calendar year

Uganda
1 July - 30 June

Ukraine
calendar year

United Arab Emirates
calendar year

United Kingdom
1 April - 31 March

United States
1 October - 30 September

Uruguay
calendar year

Uzbekistan
calendar year

Vanuatu
calendar year

Venezuela
calendar year

Vietnam
calendar year

Virgin Islands
1 October - 30 September

Wallis and Futuna
calendar year

West Bank
calendar year (since 1 January 1992)

Western Sahara
calendar year

Yemen
calendar year

Zambia
calendar year

Zimbabwe
1 January - 31 December

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@2081 Flag description

Afghanistan
three equal vertical bands of black (hoist), red, and
green, with a gold emblem centered on the red band; the emblem
features a temple-like structure encircled by a wreath on the left
and right and by a bold Islamic inscription above

Albania
red with a black two-headed eagle in the center

Algeria
two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a
red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the
two-color boundary; the crescent, star, and color green are
traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion)

American Samoa
blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is
based on the outer side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and
white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying
two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a staff and a war club

Andorra
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and
red with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the
coat of arms features a quartered shield; similar to the flags of
Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the
center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem

Angola
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a
centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half
a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle)

Anguilla
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half
of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an
interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy
water below

Antigua and Barbuda
red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based
on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal
bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising
sun in the black band

Argentina
three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white,
and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun
with a human face known as the Sun of May

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

Aruba
blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the
lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the
upper hoist-side corner

Ashmore and Cartier Islands
the flag of Australia is used

Australia
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side
quadrant known as the Commonwealth Star, representing the federation
of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for
each of the six original states and one representing all of
Australia's internal and external territories; the remaining half is
a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with
one small five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars

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

Azerbaijan
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and
green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in
red band

Bahamas, The
three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top), gold,
and aquamarine, with a black equilateral triangle based on the hoist
side

Bahrain
red with a white serrated band (five white points) on the
hoist side; the five points represent the five pillars of Islam

Baker Island
the flag of the US is used

Bangladesh
green with a large red disk slightly to the hoist side of
center; the red sun of freedom represents the blood shed to achieve
independence; the green field symbolizes the lush countryside, and
secondarily, the traditional color of Islam

Barbados
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and
blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the
trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the
colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)

Bassas da India
the flag of France is used

Belarus
red horizontal band (top) and green horizontal band one-half
the width of the red band; a white vertical stripe on the hoist side
bears a Belarusian national ornament in red

Belgium
three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow,
and red; the design was based on the flag of France

Belize
blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom
edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the
coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a
mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in
the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green
garland

Benin
two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red with a
vertical green band on the hoist side

Bermuda
red, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and green shield with
a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship
Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the
flag

Bhutan
divided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; the
upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered
along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing
away from the hoist side

Bolivia
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green
with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band; similar to the
flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star centered in
the yellow band

Bosnia and Herzegovina
a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly
side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top
of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven
full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom
along the hypotenuse of the triangle

Botswana
light blue with a horizontal white-edged black stripe in
the center

Bouvet Island
the flag of Norway is used

Brazil
green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a
blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each
state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the
night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with
the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)

British Indian Ocean Territory
white with six blue wavy horizontal
stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the
striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the
outer half of the flag

British Virgin Islands
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper
hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in
the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked
on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll
bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful)

Brunei
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double
width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national
emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a
swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned
crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands

Bulgaria
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and
red; the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white
stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a
wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a
ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and
1944 (liberation from Nazi control)

Burkina Faso
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with
a yellow five-pointed star in the center; uses the popular
pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Burma
red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner
bearing, all in white, 14 five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel
containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the 14
administrative divisions

Burundi
divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and
bottom) and green panels (hoist side and outer side) with a white
disk superimposed at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars
outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one star above,
two stars below)

Cambodia
three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width),
and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat
outlined in black in the center of the red band

Cameroon
three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and
yellow with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band;
uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Canada
two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width),
with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is
centered in the white square; the official colors of Canada are red
and white

Cape Verde
three horizontal bands of light blue (top, double width),
white (with a horizontal red stripe in the middle third), and light
blue; a circle of 10 yellow five-pointed stars is centered on the
hoist end of the red stripe and extends into the upper and lower
blue bands

Cayman Islands
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half
of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above
a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a
scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE
SEAS

Central African Republic
four equal horizontal bands of blue (top),
white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; there
is a yellow five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band

Chad
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and
red; similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the flags of
Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms
centered in the yellow band; design was based on the flag of France

Chile
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a
blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end
of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the
center representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes
the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red stands for the
blood spilled to achieve independence; design was influenced by the
US flag

China
red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller
yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the
middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner

Christmas Island
the flag of Australia is used; note - in early
1986, the Christmas Island Assembly held a design competition for an
island flag, however, the winning design has never been formally
adopted as the official flag of the territory

Clipperton Island
the flag of France is used

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
the flag of Australia is used

Colombia
three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double-width), blue,
and red; similar to the flag of Ecuador, which is longer and bears
the Ecuadorian coat of arms superimposed in the center

Comoros
four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and
blue with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered
within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing
the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a
line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and
the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago -
Mwali, Njazidja, Nzwani, and Mayotte (a territorial collectivity of
France, but claimed by Comoros); the crescent, stars, and color
green are traditional symbols of Islam

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
light blue with a large yellow
five-pointed star in the center and a columnar arrangement of six
small yellow five-pointed stars along the hoist side

Congo, Republic of the
divided diagonally from the lower hoist side
by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the
lower triangle is red; uses the popular pan-African colors of
Ethiopia

Cook Islands
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and a large circle of 15 white five-pointed stars (one for
every island) centered in the outer half of the flag

Coral Sea Islands
the flag of Australia is used

Costa Rica
five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double
width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical
disk on the hoist side of the red band; above the coat of arms a
light blue ribbon contains the words, AMERICA CENTRAL, and just
below it near the top of the coat of arms is a white ribbon with the
words, REPUBLICA COSTA RICA

Cote d'Ivoire
three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side),
white, and green; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer
and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange;
also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side),
white, and red; design was based on the flag of France

Croatia
red, white, and blue horizontal bands with Croatian coat of
arms (red and white checkered)

Cuba
five equal horizontal bands of blue (top and bottom)
alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the
hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center; design
influenced by the US flag

Cyprus
white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the
name Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two
green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches
symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek
and Turkish communities
note: the Turkish Cypriot flag has a horizontal red stripe at the
top and bottom between which is a red crescent and red star on a
white field

Czech Republic
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red
with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side (identical to
the flag of the former Czechoslovakia)

Denmark
red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the
flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side,
and that design element of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) was
subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland,
Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

Djibouti
two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light
green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
bearing a red five-pointed star in the center

Dominica
green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the
vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the
horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in
the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot
encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10
stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes)

Dominican Republic
a centered white cross that extends to the edges
divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are blue (hoist
side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue; a
small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by an olive branch
(left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross;
above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA,
LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA
DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon

East Timor
red, with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist
side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that
extends to the center of the flag; there is a white star in the
center of the black triangle

Ecuador
three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue,
and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the
flag; similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not
bear a coat of arms

Egypt
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black
with the national emblem (a shield superimposed on a golden eagle
facing the hoist side above a scroll bearing the name of the country
in Arabic) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Yemen,
which has a plain white band; also similar to the flag of Syria,
which has two green stars, and to the flag of Iraq, which has three
green stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal line
centered in the white band

El Salvador
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and
blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the
coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words
REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; similar to the flag
of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the
white band - it features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA
DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; also similar
to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X
pattern centered in the white band

Equatorial Guinea
three equal horizontal bands of green (top),
white, and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist
side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of
arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and
five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton
tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ,
JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice)

Eritrea
red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing
the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the
lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is
centered on the hoist side of the red triangle

Estonia
pre-1940 flag restored by Supreme Soviet in May 1990 - three
equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white

Ethiopia
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and
red with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from
the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the
three bands; Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa,
and the three main colors of her flag were so often adopted by other
African countries upon independence that they became known as the
pan-African colors

Europa Island
the flag of France is used

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
blue with the flag of the UK in
the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms
centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a
white ram (sheep raising is the major economic activity) above the
sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the islands) with a
scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE RIGHT

Faroe Islands
white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to
the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted
toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

Fiji
light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the
flag; the shield depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered
by the cross of Saint George featuring stalks of sugarcane, a palm
tree, bananas, and a white dove

Finland
white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag;
the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the
style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

France
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and
red; known as the French Tricouleur (Tricolor); the design and/or
colors are similar to a number of other flags, including those of
Belgium, Chad, Ireland, Cote d'Ivoire, Luxembourg, and Netherlands;
the official flag for all French dependent areas

French Guiana
the flag of France is used

French Polynesia
two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white
band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave
pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the
upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave
pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions

French Southern and Antarctic Lands
the flag of France is used

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

Gambia, The
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue with
white edges, and green

Georgia
maroon field with small rectangle in upper hoist side
corner; rectangle divided horizontally with black on top, white below

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

Ghana
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green
with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band;
uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag
of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band

Gibraltar
two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red
with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band;
hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band

Glorioso Islands
the flag of France is used

Greece
nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white;
there is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a
white cross; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established
religion of the country

Greenland
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a
large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of
the disk is red, the bottom half is white

Grenada
a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top
and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a
red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed
stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in
the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the
center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the
hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer
of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven
administrative divisions

Guadeloupe
the flag of France is used

Guam
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all
four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse
containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree
with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the
national flag

Guatemala
three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side),
white, and light blue with the coat of arms centered in the white
band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the
national bird) and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE
SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain)
all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles and a pair of crossed
swords and framed by a wreath

Guernsey
white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of
England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed
cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross

Guinea
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and
green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Guinea-Bissau
two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green
with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black
five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular
pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Guyana
green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist
side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow,
black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border
between the yellow and the green

Haiti
two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a
centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a
palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing
the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands
the flag of Australia is used

Holy See (Vatican City)
two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side)
and white with the crossed keys of Saint Peter and the papal miter
centered in the white band

Honduras
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue
with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered
in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former
Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El
Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words
REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white
band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a
triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and
AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band

Hong Kong
red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in
the center

Howland Island
the flag of the US is used

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

Iceland
blue with a red cross outlined in white extending to the
edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the
hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

India
three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange)
(top), white, and green with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel)
centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Niger, which has
a small orange disk centered in the white band

Indonesia
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar
to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of
Poland, which is white (top) and red

Iran
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red;
the national emblem (a stylized representation of the word Allah in
the shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom) in red is centered in
the white band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script is
repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11
times along the top edge of the red band