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Tuvalu
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor General Filoimea TELITO (since 15 April 2005)
head of government: Prime Minister Maatia TOAFA (since 11 October
2004)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the
recommendation of the prime minister
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by
the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; prime
minister and deputy prime minister elected by and from the members
of Parliament; election last held 11 October 2004 (next to be held
following parliamentary elections in 2006)
election results: Saufatu SOPOANGA resigned parliamentary seat on 27
August 2004 following no-confidence vote on 25 August 2004;
succeeded by Deputy Prime Minister Maatia TOAFA in an acting
capacity on 27 August 2004; Maatia TOAFA confirmed Prime Minister in
a Parliamentary election (8-7 vote) on 11 October 2004

Uganda
chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI
(since seizing power 26 January 1986); note - the president is both
chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since
seizing power 29 January 1986); Prime Minister Apollo NSIBAMBI
(since 5 April 1999); note - the president is both chief of state
and head of government; the prime minister assists the president in
the supervision of the cabinet
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected
legislators
elections: president reelected by popular vote for a five-year term;
election last held 12 March 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); note -
first popular election for president since independence in 1962 was
held in 1996; prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI elected president;
percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI 69.3%, Kizza
BESIGYE 27.8%

Ukraine
chief of state: President Viktor A. YUSHCHENKO (since 23
January 2005)
head of government: Prime Minister Yuriy YEKHANUROV (since 22
September 2005); First Deputy Prime Minister - Stanislav STASHEVSKYY
(since 27 September 2005)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president and
approved by the Supreme Council
note: there is also a National Security and Defense Council or NSDC
originally created in 1992 as the National Security Council, but
significantly revamped and strengthened under former-President
KUCHMA; the NSDC staff is tasked with developing national security
policy on domestic and international matters and advising the
president; a Presidential Administration that helps draft
presidential edicts and provides policy support to the president;
and a Council of Regions that serves as an advisory body
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
note - a special repeat runoff presidential election between Viktor
YUSHCHENKO and Viktor YANUKOVYCH took place on 26 December 2004
after the earlier 21 November 2004 contest - won by Mr. YANUKOVYCH -
was invalidated by the Ukrainian Supreme Court because of widespread
and significant violations; prime minister and deputy prime
ministers appointed by the president and approved by the Supreme
Council
election results: Viktor YUSHCHENKO elected president; percent of
vote - Viktor YUSHCHENKO 51.99%, Viktor YANUKOVYCH 44.2%

United Arab Emirates
chief of state: President Sheikh KHALIFA bin
Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu
Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004) and Vice President MAKTUM bin Rashid
al-Maktum (since 8 October 1990), ruler of Dubayy (Dubai)
head of government: Prime Minister MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum
(since 8 October 1990), ruler of Dubayy (Dubai); Deputy Prime
Minister SULTAN bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20 November 1990);
Deputy Prime Minister HAMDAN bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20 October
2003)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
note: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the
seven emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional
authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions
federal legislation; meets four times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi)
and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power
elections: president and vice president elected by the Federal
Supreme Council (composed of rulers of the seven emirates) for
five-year terms; election last held 3 November 2004 upon the death
of the UAE's Founding Father and first President ZAYID bin Sultan Al
Nuhayyan (next to be held 2009); prime minister and deputy prime
minister appointed by the president
election results: Sheikh KHALIFA bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan elected
president by a unanimous vote of the FSC; MAKTUM bin Rashid
al-Maktum unanimously reaffirmed vice president

United Kingdom
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February
1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14
November 1948)
head of government: Prime Minister Anthony (Tony) BLAIR (since 2 May
1997)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative
elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the
majority coalition is usually the prime minister

United States
chief of state: President George W. BUSH (since 20
January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and
head of government
head of government: President George W. BUSH (since 20 January
2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket
by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each
state; president and vice president serve four-year terms; election
last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008)
election results: George W. BUSH reelected president; percent of
popular vote - George W. BUSH (Republican Party) 50.9%, John KERRY
(Democratic Party) 48.1%, other 1.0%

Uruguay
chief of state: President Tabare VAZQUEZ (since 1 March
2005) and Vice President Rodolfo NIN NOVA (since 1 March 2005); note
- the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Tabare VAZQUEZ (since 1 March 2005)
and Vice President Rodolfo NIN NOVA (since 1 March 2005); note - the
president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president with
parliamentary approval
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket
by popular vote for five-year terms; election last held 31 October
2004 (next to be held October 2009)
election results: Tabare VAZQUEZ elected president; percent of vote
- Tabare VAZQUEZ 50.5%, Jorge LARRANAGA 35.1%, Guillermo STIRLING
10.3%

Uzbekistan
chief of state: President Islom KARIMOV (since 24 March
1990, when he was elected president by the then Supreme Soviet)
head of government: Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYAYEV (since 11
December 2003)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with
approval of the Supreme Assembly
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term
(previously was a five-year term, extended by constitutional
amendment in 2002); election last held 9 January 2000 (next to be
held December 2007); prime minister and deputy ministers appointed
by the president
election results: Islom KARIMOV reelected president; percent of vote
- Islom KARIMOV 91.9%, Abdulkhafiz JALALOV 4.2%

Vanuatu
chief of state: President Kalkot Matas KELEKELE (since 16
August 2004)
head of government: Prime Minister Ham LINI (since 11 December
2004); Deputy Prime Minister Sato KILMAN (since 11 December 2004);
Prime Minister Serge VOHOR ousted in no-confidence vote on 11
December 2004
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister,
responsible to Parliament
elections: president elected for a five-year term by an electoral
college consisting of Parliament and the presidents of the regional
councils; election for president last held 16 August 2004 (next to
be held in 2009); following legislative elections, the leader of the
majority party or majority coalition is usually elected prime
minister by Parliament from among its members; election for prime
minister last held 29 July 2004 (next to be held following general
elections in 2008)
election results: Kalkot Matas KELEKELE elected president, with 49
votes out of 56, after several ballots on 16 August 2004

Venezuela
chief of state: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3
February 1999); Vice President Jose Vicente RANGEL Vale (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 Vale (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%
note: a special presidential recall vote on 15 August 2004 resulted
in a victory for CHAVEZ; percent of vote - 58% in favor of CHAVEZ
fulfilling the remaining two years of his term, 42% in favor of
terminating his presidency immediately

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 (8 August 2002) and
Pham Gia KHIEM (since 29 September 1997)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president based on proposal of prime
minister and ratification of 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)
head of government: Governor Dr. Charles Wesley TURNBULL (since 5
January 1999)
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 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 Xavier DE
FURST (since 18 January 2005)
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 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 Lupando MWAPE (since 4 October 2004); 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 Lupando MWAPE (since 4 October 2004); 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 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); Vice President Joyce MUJURU (since 6
December 2004); 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); Vice President Joyce MUJURU (since 6 December
2004); 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 for a 6-year term; election
last held 9-11 March 2002 (next to be held 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
$446 million (not including illicit exports or
reexports) (FY03-04)

Albania
$552.4 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Algeria
$32.16 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

American Samoa
$30 million (2002)

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

Angola
$12.76 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Anguilla
$2.6 million (1999)

Antigua and Barbuda
$689 million (2002)

Argentina
$33.78 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Armenia
$850 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Aruba
$128 million f.o.b. (including oil reexports) (2002 est.)

Australia
$86.89 billion (2004 est.)

Austria
$102.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Azerbaijan
$3.168 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Bahamas, The
$636 million (2003 est.)

Bahrain
$8.205 billion (2004 est.)

Bangladesh
$7.478 billion (2004 est.)

Barbados
$206 million (2002)

Belarus
$11.47 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Belgium
$255.7 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Belize
$401.4 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Benin
$720.9 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Bermuda
$879 million (2002)

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

Bolivia
$1.986 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
$1.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Botswana
$2.94 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Brazil
$95 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

British Virgin Islands
$25.3 million (2002)

Brunei
$7.7 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Bulgaria
$9.134 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Burkina Faso
$418.6 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Burma
$2.137 billion f.o.b.
note: official export figures are grossly underestimated due to the
value of timber, gems, narcotics, rice, and other products smuggled
to Thailand, China, and Bangladesh (2004 est.)

Burundi
$31.84 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Cambodia
$2.311 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Cameroon
$2.445 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Canada
$315.6 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Cape Verde
$61.11 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Cayman Islands
$1.2 million (1999)

Central African Republic
$172 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Chad
$365 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Chile
$29.2 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

China
$583.1 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Christmas Island
NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
NA

Colombia
$15.5 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Comoros
$28 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$1.417 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
$2.224 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Cook Islands
$9.1 million (2000)

Costa Rica
$6.184 billion (2004 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
$5.124 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Croatia
$7.845 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Cuba
$2.104 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus: $1.094 billion f.o.b. north Cyprus: $49.3
million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Czech Republic
$66.51 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Denmark
$73.06 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Djibouti
$155 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Dominica
$39 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Dominican Republic
$5.446 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

East Timor
$8 million (2004 est.)

Ecuador
$7.56 billion (2004 est.)

Egypt
$11 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

El Salvador
$3.249 billion (2004 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
$2.771 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Eritrea
$64.44 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Estonia
$5.701 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Ethiopia
$562.8 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

European Union
$1.109 trillion
note: external exports, excluding intra EU trade (2003)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
$82 million (2002)

Faroe Islands
$408 million f.o.b. (2002)

Fiji
$609 million f.o.b. (2002)

Finland
$61.04 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

France
$419 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

French Guiana
$155 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

French Polynesia
$244 million f.o.b. (2002)

Gabon
$3.71 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Gambia, The
$114.4 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Gaza Strip
$205 million f.o.b., includes West Bank (2002)

Georgia
$909.4 million (2004 est.)

Germany
$893.3 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Ghana
$3.01 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Gibraltar
$136 million f.o.b. (2002)

Greece
$15.5 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Greenland
$388 million f.o.b. (2002)

Grenada
$46 million (2002 est.)

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

Guam
$38 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Guatemala
$2.911 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Guernsey
$NA

Guinea
$709.2 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
$54 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Guyana
$570.2 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Haiti
$338.1 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Honduras
$1.457 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Hong Kong
$268.1 billion f.o.b., including reexports (2004 est.)

Hungary
$54.62 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Iceland
$2.902 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

India
$69.18 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Indonesia
$69.86 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Iran
$38.79 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Iraq
$10.1 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Ireland
$103.8 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Israel
$34.41 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Italy
$336.4 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Jamaica
$1.679 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Japan
$538.8 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Jersey
$NA

Jordan
$3.2 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Kazakhstan
$18.47 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Kenya
$2.589 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Kiribati
$35 million f.o.b. (2002)

Korea, North
$1.2 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Korea, South
$250.6 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Kuwait
$27.42 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
$646.7 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Laos
$365.5 million (2004 est.)

Latvia
$3.569 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Lebanon
$1.783 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Lesotho
$484.5 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Liberia
$1.079 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Libya
$18.65 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Liechtenstein
$2.47 billion (1996)

Lithuania
$8.88 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Luxembourg
$13.4 billion f.o.b. (2003)

Macau
$2.58 billion f.o.b., including reexports (2003)

Macedonia
$1.629 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Madagascar
$868.2 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Malawi
$503.4 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Malaysia
$123.5 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Maldives
$90 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Mali
$915 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Malta
$2.625 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Man, Isle of
$NA

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

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

Mauritania
$541 million f.o.b. (2002)

Mauritius
$2.012 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

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

Mexico
$182.4 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
$22 million (f.o.b.) (FY99/00 est.)

Moldova
$1.03 billion f.o.b. (2004 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
$853 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Montserrat
$700,000 (2001)

Morocco
$9.754 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Mozambique
$689.4 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Namibia
$1.356 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Nauru
$640,000 f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Nepal
$568 million f.o.b., but does not include unrecorded border
trade with India (2002 est.)

Netherlands
$293.1 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Netherlands Antilles
$1.579 billion f.o.b. (2002)

New Caledonia
$448 million f.o.b. (2002)

New Zealand
$19.85 billion (2004 est.)

Nicaragua
$750 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Niger
$280 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Nigeria
$33.99 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Niue
$137,200 (1999)

Norfolk Island
$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY99/00)

Northern Mariana Islands
NA

Norway
$76.64 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Oman
$13.14 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Pakistan
$15.07 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

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

Panama
$5.699 billion f.o.b. (includes the Colon Free Zone) (2004
est.)

Papua New Guinea
$2.437 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Paraguay
$2.936 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Peru
$12.3 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Philippines
$38.63 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Pitcairn Islands
NA

Poland
$75.98 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Portugal
$37.68 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

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

Qatar
$15 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

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

Romania
$23.54 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Russia
$162.5 billion (2004 est.)

Rwanda
$69.78 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Saint Helena
$17 million f.o.b. (2002)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
$70 million (2002 est.)

Saint Lucia
$66 million (2002 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
$10 million f.o.b. (2002)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$38 million (2002 est.)

Samoa
$14 million f.o.b. (2002)

San Marino
trade data are included with the statistics for Italy

Sao Tome and Principe
$6.7 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Saudi Arabia
$113 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Senegal
$1.374 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro
$3.245 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Seychelles
$256.2 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Sierra Leone
$49 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Singapore
$174 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Slovakia
$29.24 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Slovenia
$14.97 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Solomon Islands
$74 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Somalia
$79 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

South Africa
$41.97 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Spain
$172.5 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Sri Lanka
$5.306 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Sudan
$3.395 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Suriname
$495 million f.o.b. (2002)

Svalbard
$NA

Swaziland
$900.1 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Sweden
$121.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Switzerland
$130.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Syria
$6.086 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Taiwan
$170.5 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Tajikistan
$1.13 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Tanzania
$1.248 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Thailand
$87.91 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Togo
$663.1 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

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

Tonga
$27 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
$6.671 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Tunisia
$9.926 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Turkey
$69.46 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Turkmenistan
$4 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
$169.2 million (2000)

Tuvalu
$1 million f.o.b. (2002)

Uganda
$621.7 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Ukraine
$32.91 billion (2004 est.)

United Arab Emirates
$69.48 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

United Kingdom
$347.2 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

United States
$795 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Uruguay
$2.2 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan
$3.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Vanuatu
$26.6 million f.o.b. (2003)

Venezuela
$35.84 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Vietnam
$23.72 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Virgin Islands
NA

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

West Bank
$205 million f.o.b., includes Gaza Strip (2002)

Western Sahara
NA

World
$8.819 trillion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Yemen
$4.468 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Zambia
$1.548 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Zimbabwe
$1.409 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

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@2079 Debt - external

Afghanistan
$8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia;
Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development
Banks (2004)

Albania
$1.41 billion (2003)

Algeria
$21.9 billion (2004 est.)

American Samoa
$NA

Andorra
$NA

Angola
$10.45 billion (2004 est.)

Anguilla
$8.8 million (1998)

Antigua and Barbuda
$231 million (1999)

Argentina
$157.7 billion (2004 est.)

Armenia
$905 million (June 2001)

Aruba
$285 million (1996)

Australia
$308.7 billion (3rd quarter, 2004 est.)

Austria
$15.5 billion (2003 est.)

Azerbaijan
$1.832 billion (2004 est.)

Bahamas, The
$308.5 million (2002)

Bahrain
$6.215 billion (2004 est.)

Bangladesh
$19.97 billion (2004 est.)

Barbados
$668 million (2003)

Belarus
$600 million (2004 est.)

Belgium
$28.3 billion (1999 est.)

Belize
$1.362 billion (June 2004 est.)

Benin
$1.6 billion (2000)

Bermuda
$160 million (FY99/00)

Bhutan
$245 million (2000)

Bolivia
$5.439 billion (June 2004 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
$3 billion (2004 est.)

Botswana
$531 million (2004 est.)

Brazil
$219.8 billion (2004 est.)

British Virgin Islands
$36.1 million (1997)

Brunei
$0

Bulgaria
$16.1 billion (November 2004 est.)

Burkina Faso
$1.3 billion (2000)

Burma
$6.752 billion (2004 est.)

Burundi
$1.133 billion (2002)

Cambodia
$2.4 billion (2002 est.)

Cameroon
$8.46 billion (2004 est.)

Canada
$570 billion (2004)

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
$44.6 billion (2004 est.)

China
$233.3 billion (3rd quarter 2004 est.)

Colombia
$38.7 billion (2004 est.)

Comoros
$232 million (2000 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$11.6 billion (2000 est.)

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

Cook Islands
$141 million (1996 est.)

Costa Rica
$5.962 billion (2004 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
$11.81 billion (2004 est.)

Croatia
$26.4 billion (2004 est.)

Cuba
$12.09 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion
owed to Russia (2004 est.)

Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus: $7.327 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2004
est.)

Czech Republic
$36.28 billion (2004 est.)

Denmark
$21.7 billion (2000)

Djibouti
$366 million (2002 est.)

Dominica
$161.5 million (2001)

Dominican Republic
$7.745 billion (2004 est.)

East Timor
none

Ecuador
$16.81 billion (2004 est.)

Egypt
$33.75 billion (2004 est.)

El Salvador
$4.792 billion (September 2004 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
$248 million (2000 est.)

Eritrea
$311 million (2000 est.)

Estonia
$8.373 billion (2004 est.)

Ethiopia
$2.9 billion (2001 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
$NA

Faroe Islands
$64 million (1999)

Fiji
$188.1 million (2001 est.)

Finland
$30 billion (December 1993)

France
$NA

French Guiana
$1.2 billion (1988)

French Polynesia
NA

Gabon
$3.804 billion (2004 est.)

Gambia, The
$476 million (2001 est.)

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

Georgia
$1.8 billion (2002)

Germany
NA

Ghana
$7.396 billion (2004 est.)

Gibraltar
$NA (2000 est.)

Greece
$67.23 billion (2004 est.)

Greenland
$25 million (1999)

Grenada
$196 million (2000)

Guadeloupe
$NA (yearend 2003 est.)

Guam
NA

Guatemala
$5.969 billion (2004 est.)

Guernsey
$NA

Guinea
$3.25 billion (2001 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
$941.5 million (2000 est.)

Guyana
$1.2 billion (2002)

Haiti
$1.2 billion (2004 est.)

Honduras
$5.365 billion (September 2004 est.)

Hong Kong
$66.94 billion (2004 est.)

Hungary
$57 billion (2004 est.)

Iceland
$3.073 billion (2002)

India
$117.2 billion (2004 est.)

Indonesia
$141.5 billion (2004 est.)

Iran
$13.4 billion (2004 est.)

Iraq
$125 billion (2004 est.)

Ireland
$11 billion (1998)

Israel
$74.46 billion (2004 est.)

Italy
$913.9 billion (2004 est.)

Jamaica
$5.964 billion (2004 est.)

Japan
NA (2002 est.)

Jersey
none

Jordan
$7.32 billion (2004 est.)

Kazakhstan
$26.03 billion (2004 est.)

Kenya
$6.792 billion (2004 est.)

Kiribati
$10 million (1999 est.)

Korea, North
$12 billion (1996 est.)

Korea, South
$160 billion (2004 est.)

Kuwait
$15.02 billion (2004 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
$1.97 billion (2004 est.)

Laos
$2.49 billion (2001)

Latvia
$7.368 billion (2004 est.)

Lebanon
$15.84 billion (2004 est.)

Lesotho
$735 million (2002)

Liberia
$2.1 billion (2000 est.)

Libya
$4.069 billion (2004 est.)

Liechtenstein
$0 (2001)

Lithuania
$10.01 billion (2004 est.)

Luxembourg
$NA

Macau
$2.7 billion (2003)

Macedonia
$1.863 billion (2004 est.)

Madagascar
$4.6 billion (2002)

Malawi
$3.129 billion (2004 est.)

Malaysia
$53.36 billion (2004 est.)

Maldives
$281 million (2003 est.)

Mali
$3.3 billion (2000)

Malta
$130 million (1997)

Man, Isle of
$NA

Marshall Islands
$86.5 million (FY99/00 est.)

Martinique
$180 million (1994)

Mauritania
$2.5 billion (2000)

Mauritius
$1.78 billion (2004 est.)

Mayotte
$NA

Mexico
$149.9 billion (2004 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
$53.1 million (FY02/03 est.)

Moldova
$1.4 billion (2004 est.)

Monaco
$18 billion (2000 est.)

Mongolia
$1.191 billion (2004 est.)

Montserrat
$8.9 million (1997)

Morocco
$17.07 billion (2004 est.)

Mozambique
$966 million (2002 est.)

Namibia
$1.136 billion (2004 est.)

Nauru
$33.3 million (2002)

Nepal
$2.7 billion (2001)

Netherlands Antilles
$1.35 billion (1996)

New Caledonia
$79 million (1998 est.)

New Zealand
$47.34 billion (2004 est.)

Nicaragua
$4.573 billion (2004 est.)

Niger
$1.6 billion (1999 est.)

Nigeria
$30.55 billion (2004 est.)

Niue
$418,000 (2002 est.)

Norfolk Island
NA

Northern Mariana Islands
NA

Norway
$0 (Norway is a net external creditor) (2003 est.)

Oman
$4.814 billion (2004 est.)

Pakistan
$33.97 billion (2004 est.)

Palau
$0 (FY99/00)

Panama
$8.78 billion (2004 est.)

Papua New Guinea
$2.463 billion (2004 est.)

Paraguay
$3.239 billion (2004 est.)

Peru
$29.79 billion (2004 est.)

Philippines
$55.6 billion (September 2004 est.)

Pitcairn Islands
NA

Poland
$99.15 billion (2004 est.)

Portugal
$274.7 billion (2004 est.)

Puerto Rico
NA

Qatar
$18.62 billion (2004 est.)

Reunion
$NA

Romania
$24.59 billion (2004 est.)

Russia
$169.6 billion (2004 est.)

Rwanda
$1.3 billion (2000 est.)

Saint Helena
NA (1996)

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
$318 million (2002)

Saudi Arabia
$34.35 billion (2004 est.)

Senegal
$3.476 billion (2004 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro
$12.97 billion (2004 est.)

Seychelles
$218.1 million (2004 est.)

Sierra Leone
$1.5 billion (2002 est.)

Singapore
$19.4 billion (2004 est.)

Slovakia
$19.54 billion (2004 est.)

Slovenia
$14.65 billion (2004 est.)

Solomon Islands
$180.4 million (2002)

Somalia
$3 billion (2001 est.)

South Africa
$27.01 billion (2004 est.)

Spain
$771.1 billion (2004 est.)

Sri Lanka
$10.85 billion (2004 est.)

Sudan
$21 billion (2004 est.)

Suriname
$321 million (2002 est.)

Swaziland
$320 million (2002 est.)

Sweden
$66.5 billion (1994)

Switzerland
$NA (2000)

Syria
$4 billion (excludes military debt and debt to Russia) (2004
est.)

Taiwan
$55.5 billion (2004 est.)

Tajikistan
$888 million (2004 est.)

Tanzania
$7.321 billion (2004 est.)

Thailand
$50.59 billion (2004 est.)

Togo
$1.4 billion (2000)

Tokelau
$0

Tonga
$63.4 million (2001)

Trinidad and Tobago
$2.94 billion (2004 est.)

Tunisia
$14.71 billion (2004 est.)

Turkey
$16.9 billion (2004 est.)

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

Turks and Caicos Islands
NA

Tuvalu
NA

Uganda
$3.865 billion (2004 est.)

Ukraine
$16.37 billion (2004 est.)

United Arab Emirates
$5.9 billion (2004 est.)

United Kingdom
$4.71 trillion (2003)

United States
$1.4 trillion (2001 est.)

Uruguay
$12.8 billion (March 2004)

Uzbekistan
$4.351 billion (2004 est.)

Vanuatu
$83.7 million (2002)

Venezuela
$33.29 billion (2004 est.)

Vietnam
$16.55 billion (2004 est.)

Virgin Islands
NA

Wallis and Futuna
$NA

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

Western Sahara
NA

World
$12.7 trillion (2004 est.)

Yemen
$5.4 billion (2004 est.)

Zambia
$5.353 billion (2004 est.)

Zimbabwe
$4.086 billion (2004 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

European Union
NA

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
1 April - 31 March

Faroe Islands
calendar year

Fiji
calendar year

Finland
calendar year

France
calendar year

French 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
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
1 March - 28 February

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
6 April - 5 April

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
calendar year

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@2081 Flag description

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

Akrotiri
the flag of the UK is used

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashmore and Cartier Islands
the flag of Australia is used

Australia
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side
quadrant known as the Commonwealth 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, the traditional color for flags of Persian Gulf states,
with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side;
the five points represent the five pillars of Islam

Baker Island
the flag of the US is used

Bangladesh
green 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 Belarusian national ornamention in red

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bouvet Island
the flag of Norway is used

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

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

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

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

Bulgaria
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and
red; note - the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the
white stripe, has been removed

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

Burma
red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner
bearing, 14 white five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel
containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the 7
administrative divisions and 7 states

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; only national flag
to incorporate a building in its design

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christmas Island
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 Republic of Northern Cyprus" 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

Dhekelia
the flag of the UK is used

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

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

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

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

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

Egypt
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black;
the national emblem (a gold Eagle of Saladin facing the hoist side
with a shield superimposed on its chest above a scroll bearing the
name of the country in Arabic) centered in the white band; design is
based on the Arab Liberation flag and similar to the flag of Syria,
which has two green stars, Iraq, which has three green stars (plus
an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the white
band, and Yemen, which has a plain white band

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

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