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1 World 2,675,000,000,000 2003 est. 2 United States 633,600,000,000 2003 est. 3 European Union 465,600,000,000 2001 4 Russia 402,100,000,000 2004 est. 5 United Kingdom 95,150,000,000 2003 est. 6 Germany 93,880,000,000 2003 est. 7 Canada 90,950,000,000 2003 est. 8 Japan 86,510,000,000 2003 est. 9 Iran 79,000,000,000 2003 est. 10 Italy 76,880,000,000 2003 est. 11 Ukraine 75,800,000,000 2004 12 Saudi Arabia 60,060,000,000 2003 est. 13 Mexico 55,100,000,000 2004 est. 14 Netherlands 50,400,000,000 2003 est. 15 Uzbekistan 49,300,000,000 2004 16 France 43,740,000,000 2003 est. 17 United Arab Emirates 37,880,000,000 2003 est. 18 Argentina 34,580,000,000 2003 est. 19 China 33,440,000,000 2003 est. 20 Venezuela 29,700,000,000 2003 est. 21 Thailand 29,150,000,000 2003 est. 22 Malaysia 28,530,000,000 2003 est. 23 India 27,100,000,000 2003 est. 24 Egypt 27,000,000,000 2003 est. 25 Australia 25,080,000,000 2003 est. 26 Korea, South 24,090,000,000 2003 est. 27 Pakistan 23,800,000,000 2003 est. 28 Spain 23,270,000,000 2003 est. 29 Turkey 22,600,000,000 2005 est. 30 Indonesia 22,500,000,000 2005 est. 31 Brazil 21,740,000,000 2005 est. 32 Algeria 21,320,000,000 2003 est. 33 Belarus 20,500,000,000 2005 est. 34 Romania 18,800,000,000 2004 est. 35 Turkmenistan 15,500,000,000 2004 est. 36 Belgium 15,480,000,000 2003 est. 37 Kazakhstan 15,200,000,000 2004 est. 38 Poland 14,970,000,000 2003 est. 39 Hungary 13,000,000,000 2004 40 Trinidad and Tobago 12,790,000,000 2003 est. 41 Bangladesh 11,900,000,000 2003 est. 42 Qatar 11,610,000,000 2003 est. 43 Bahrain 9,650,000,000 2003 est. 44 Czech Republic 9,623,000,000 2003 est. 45 Azerbaijan 9,200,000,000 2003 est. 46 Austria 9,010,000,000 2004 47 Taiwan 8,450,000,000 2003 est. 48 Kuwait 8,300,000,000 2003 est. 49 Nigeria 7,410,000,000 2003 est. 50 Oman 7,090,000,000 2003 est. 51 Chile 7,060,000,000 2003 est. 52 Syria 6,950,000,000 2003 est. 53 Slovakia 6,800,000,000 2004 est. 54 Vietnam 6,342,000,000 2005 est. 55 Libya 6,250,000,000 2003 est. 56 Colombia 6,080,000,000 2003 est. 57 Singapore 5,320,000,000 2003 est. 58 Denmark 5,173,000,000 2003 est. 59 Finland 5,028,000,000 2003 est. 60 New Zealand 4,773,000,000 2003 est. 61 Ireland 4,298,000,000 2003 est. 62 Norway 4,140,000,000 2003 est. 63 Tunisia 3,840,000,000 2003 est. 64 Switzerland 3,209,000,000 2003 est. 65 Bulgaria 3,100,000,000 2004 66 Lithuania 3,100,000,000 2004 67 Croatia 2,990,000,000 2003 est. 68 Portugal 2,983,000,000 2003 est. 69 Serbia 2,550,000,000 2003 est. 70 Moldova 2,380,000,000 2003 est. 71 South Africa 2,350,000,000 2003 est. 72 Greece 2,340,000,000 2005 est. 73 Philippines 2,300,000,000 2003 est. 74 Latvia 1,760,000,000 2004 est. 75 Bolivia 1,740,000,000 2003 est. 76 Brunei 1,730,000,000 2003 est. 77 Armenia 1,685,000,000 2005 est. 78 Burma 1,569,000,000 2003 est. 79 Georgia 1,500,000,000 2005 est. 80 Kyrgyzstan 1,500,000,000 2004 est. 81 Iraq 1,500,000,000 2003 est. 82 Estonia 1,420,000,000 2004 83 Tajikistan 1,400,000,000 2004 est. 84 Cote d'Ivoire 1,300,000,000 2003 est. 85 Equatorial Guinea 1,270,000,000 2003 est. 86 Luxembourg 1,205,000,000 2003 est. 87 Slovenia 1,100,000,000 2003 est. 88 Sweden 980,000,000 2003 est. 89 Peru 910,000,000 2004 est. 90 Puerto Rico 740,000,000 2003 est. 91 Angola 720,000,000 2003 est. 92 Cuba 704,000,000 2004 93 Hong Kong 692,200,000 2003 est. 94 Morocco 650,000,000 2003 est. 95 Jordan 390,000,000 2003 est. 96 Dominican Republic 300,000,000 2003 est. 97 Israel 200,000,000 2003 est. 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 160,000,000 2003 est. 99 Papua New Guinea 140,000,000 2003 est. 100 Gabon 90,000,000 2003 est. 101 Mozambique 60,000,000 2003 est. 102 Uruguay 60,000,000 2003 est. 103 Afghanistan 50,000,000 2003 est. 104 Senegal 50,000,000 2003 est. 105 Ecuador 50,000,000 2003 est. 106 Albania 30,000,000 2003 est. 107 Barbados 29,170,000 2003 est. 108 Aruba 0 2003 est. 109 Bahamas, The 0 2003 est. 110 Solomon Islands 0 2003 est. 111 Burundi 0 2003 est. 112 Zimbabwe 0 2003 est. 113 Zambia 0 2003 est. 114 Yemen 0 2003 est. 115 Swaziland 0 2003 est. 116 Samoa 0 2003 est. 117 Western Sahara 0 2003 est. 118 Namibia 0 2003 est. 119 Virgin Islands 0 2003 est. 120 British Virgin Islands 0 2003 est. 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2003 est. 122 Burkina Faso 0 2003 est. 123 Uganda 0 2003 est. 124 Tanzania 0 2003 est. 125 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2003 est. 126 Togo 0 2003 est. 127 Tonga 0 2003 est. 128 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2003 est. 129 Sudan 0 2003 est. 130 Saint Lucia 0 2003 est. 131 Somalia 0 2003 est. 132 Sierra Leone 0 2003 est. 133 Saint Helena 0 2003 est. 134 Seychelles 0 2003 est. 135 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2003 est. 136 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2003 est. 137 Netherlands Antilles 0 2003 est. 138 Suriname 0 2003 est. 139 Nauru 0 2003 est. 140 Nepal 0 2003 est. 141 Vanuatu 0 2003 est. 142 Niger 0 2003 est. 143 Niue 0 2003 est. 144 New Caledonia 0 2003 est. 145 Mali 0 2003 est. 146 Rwanda 0 2003 est. 147 Reunion 0 2003 est. 148 Guinea-Bissau 0 2003 est. 149 Panama 0 2003 est. 150 Paraguay 0 2003 est. 151 Nicaragua 0 2003 est. 152 Macedonia 0 2003 est. 153 Malawi 0 2003 est. 154 Montserrat 0 2003 est. 155 Mongolia 0 2003 est. 156 Macau 0 2003 est. 157 Martinique 0 2003 est. 158 Madagascar 0 2003 est. 159 Lesotho 0 2003 est. 160 Maldives 0 2003 est. 161 Malta 0 2003 est. 162 Mauritania 0 2003 est. 163 Mauritius 0 2003 est. 164 Liberia 0 2003 est. 165 Lebanon 0 2003 est. 166 Laos 0 2003 est. 167 Kiribati 0 2003 est. 168 Korea, North 0 2003 est. 169 Kenya 0 2003 est. 170 Jamaica 0 2003 est. 171 Guyana 0 2003 est. 172 Guinea 0 2003 est. 173 Guatemala 0 2003 est. 174 Guam 0 2003 est. 175 Guadeloupe 0 2003 est. 176 Greenland 0 2003 est. 177 Grenada 0 2003 est. 178 Gibraltar 0 2003 est. 179 Ghana 0 2003 est. 180 Iceland 0 2003 est. 181 Honduras 0 2003 est. 182 Haiti 0 2003 est. 183 Gambia, The 0 2003 est. 184 French Polynesia 0 2003 est. 185 Faroe Islands 0 2003 est. 186 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 2003 est. 187 Fiji 0 2003 est. 188 French Guiana 0 2003 est. 189 Ethiopia 0 2003 est. 190 El Salvador 0 2003 est. 191 Eritrea 0 2003 est. 192 Dominica 0 2003 est. 193 Djibouti 0 2003 est. 194 Cyprus 0 2003 est. 195 Cook Islands 0 2003 est. 196 Cape Verde 0 2003 est. 197 Central African Republic 0 2003 est. 198 Costa Rica 0 2003 est. 199 Comoros 0 2003 est. 200 Cameroon 0 2003 est. 201 Cayman Islands 0 2003 est. 202 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 2003 est. 203 Congo, Republic of the 0 2003 est. 204 Sri Lanka 0 2003 est. 205 Chad 0 2003 est. 206 Cambodia 0 2003 est. 207 Bhutan 0 2003 est. 208 Benin 0 2003 est. 209 Belize 0 2003 est. 210 Bermuda 0 2003 est. 211 American Samoa 0 2003 est. 212 Botswana 0 2003 est. 213 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2003 est.

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Rank code: @2182

Rank Country Natural gas - imports(cu m) Date of Information

1 World 696,000,000,000 2001 est. 2 European Union 297,800,000,000 2001 3 United States 114,100,000,000 2004 est. 4 Germany 85,020,000,000 2003 5 Japan 77,730,000,000 2001 est. 6 Ukraine 59,800,000,000 2004 7 Italy 54,780,000,000 2001 est. 8 France 40,260,000,000 2001 est. 9 Korea, South 21,110,000,000 2003 est. 10 Netherlands 20,780,000,000 2001 est. 11 Belarus 20,500,000,000 2005 est. 12 Spain 17,260,000,000 2001 est. 13 Turkey 15,750,000,000 2001 est. 14 Belgium 15,400,000,000 2001 est. 15 Russia 12,000,000,000 2004 est. 16 Hungary 10,950,000,000 2004 17 Czech Republic 9,800,000,000 2004 18 Poland 9,450,000,000 2004 19 Canada 8,730,000,000 2003 est. 20 Mexico 7,850,000,000 2004 est. 21 Taiwan 7,480,000,000 2005 est. 22 Slovakia 7,300,000,000 2004 est. 23 Austria 7,050,000,000 2004 24 Brazil 5,947,000,000 2005 est. 25 Romania 5,900,000,000 2004 est. 26 Chile 5,337,000,000 2002 est. 27 Thailand 5,200,000,000 2001 est. 28 Iran 4,920,000,000 2003 est. 29 Finland 4,567,000,000 2001 est. 30 Ireland 3,384,000,000 2001 est. 31 Lithuania 3,100,000,000 2004 32 Switzerland 3,093,000,000 2001 est. 33 Bulgaria 2,900,000,000 2004 34 United Kingdom 2,700,000,000 2001 est. 35 Portugal 2,553,000,000 2001 est. 36 Singapore 2,500,000,000 2001 est. 37 Moldova 2,050,000,000 2001 est. 38 Greece 2,018,000,000 2001 est. 39 Latvia 1,760,000,000 2004 40 Armenia 1,685,000,000 2005 est. 41 Tunisia 1,580,000,000 2001 est. 42 Georgia 1,500,000,000 2005 est. 43 Kyrgyzstan 1,500,000,000 2004 est. 44 Estonia 1,420,000,000 2004 45 Tajikistan 1,400,000,000 2004 est. 46 Croatia 1,080,000,000 2001 est. 47 Azerbaijan 1,000,000,000 2001 est. 48 Sweden 968,000,000 2001 est. 49 Slovenia 963,000,000 2002 50 Luxembourg 867,000,000 2001 est. 51 Puerto Rico 630,000,000 2001 est. 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 300,000,000 2001 est. 53 Hong Kong 71,150,000 2004 est. 54 Uruguay 65,000,000 2003 est. 55 United Arab Emirates 0 2003 est. 56 Afghanistan 0 2001 est. 57 Argentina 0 2001 est. 58 Bolivia 0 2001 est. 59 Syria 0 2001 est. 60 Senegal 0 2001 est. 61 South Africa 0 2001 est. 62 Saudi Arabia 0 2002 63 Philippines 0 2004 est. 64 Serbia 0 65 Qatar 0 2001 est. 66 Papua New Guinea 0 2001 est. 67 Peru 0 2004 est. 68 Yemen 0 2003 est. 69 Venezuela 0 2004 est. 70 Uzbekistan 0 2004 71 Turkmenistan 0 2004 est. 72 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2001 est. 73 New Zealand 0 2001 est. 74 Norway 0 2001 est. 75 Nigeria 0 2001 est. 76 Mozambique 0 2001 est. 77 Malaysia 0 2001 est. 78 Oman 0 2001 est. 79 Libya 0 2001 est. 80 Kuwait 0 2002 est. 81 Pakistan 0 2001 est. 82 Jordan 0 2001 est. 83 Iraq 0 2004 est. 84 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2001 est. 85 Israel 0 2001 est. 86 India 0 2001 est. 87 Indonesia 0 2005 est. 88 Gabon 0 2001 est. 89 Ecuador 0 2001 est. 90 Denmark 0 2001 est. 91 Cuba 0 2004 92 Colombia 0 2004 est. 93 Cameroon 0 94 China 0 2004 95 Congo, Republic of the 0 96 Brunei 0 2001 est. 97 Burma 0 2003 est. 98 Equatorial Guinea 0 2001 est. 99 Egypt 0 2001 est. 100 Bangladesh 0 2001 est. 101 Barbados 0 2001 est. 102 Bahrain 0 2002 est. 103 Australia 0 2001 est. 104 Angola 0 2001 est. 105 Albania 0 2001 est. 106 Algeria 0 2005 est.

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Rank code: @2183

Rank Country Natural gas - exports(cu m) Date of Information

1 World 667,600,000,000 2001 est. 2 Russia 157,200,000,000 2004 est. 3 Canada 91,520,000,000 2003 est. 4 European Union 78,100,000,000 2001 5 Algeria 57,980,000,000 2001 est. 6 Norway 50,500,000,000 2001 est. 7 Netherlands 49,280,000,000 2001 est. 8 Turkmenistan 38,600,000,000 2004 est. 9 Indonesia 37,500,000,000 2005 est. 10 United States 24,190,000,000 2004 11 Malaysia 22,410,000,000 2001 est. 12 Qatar 18,200,000,000 2004 est. 13 United Kingdom 15,750,000,000 2001 est. 14 Trinidad and Tobago 11,790,000,000 2003 est. 15 Australia 9,744,000,000 2001 est. 16 Brunei 9,000,000,000 2001 est. 17 Burma 8,424,000,000 2003 est. 18 Nigeria 7,830,000,000 2001 est. 19 Germany 7,731,000,000 2003 20 Oman 7,430,000,000 2001 est. 21 United Arab Emirates 7,190,000,000 2003 est. 22 Uzbekistan 6,500,000,000 2004 23 Argentina 6,050,000,000 2001 est. 24 Kazakhstan 4,100,000,000 2004 est. 25 Ukraine 3,900,000,000 2004 26 Iran 3,400,000,000 2003 est. 27 Denmark 3,100,000,000 2001 est. 28 Bolivia 2,900,000,000 2001 est. 29 China 2,790,000,000 2004 30 France 1,725,000,000 2001 est. 31 Libya 770,000,000 2001 est. 32 Italy 61,000,000 2001 est. 33 Poland 44,000,000 2004 34 Hungary 4,000,000 2001 est. 35 Czech Republic 1,000,000 2001 est. 36 Slovakia 1,000,000 2004 est. 37 Afghanistan 0 2001 est. 38 Austria 0 2004 39 Barbados 0 2001 est. 40 Bangladesh 0 2001 est. 41 Japan 0 2001 est. 42 Iraq 0 2004 est. 43 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2001 est. 44 Israel 0 2001 est. 45 India 0 2001 est. 46 Croatia 0 2001 est. 47 Hong Kong 0 2004 est. 48 Greece 0 2001 est. 49 Ecuador 0 2001 est. 50 Spain 0 2001 est. 51 Singapore 0 2001 est. 52 Slovenia 0 2003 53 Senegal 0 2001 est. 54 South Africa 0 2001 est. 55 Saudi Arabia 0 2002 56 Puerto Rico 0 2001 est. 57 Philippines 0 2004 est. 58 Romania 0 2003 est. 59 Yemen 0 2003 est. 60 Vietnam 0 2005 est. 61 Venezuela 0 2004 est. 62 Uruguay 0 2003 est. 63 Taiwan 0 2005 est. 64 Turkey 0 2001 est. 65 Tunisia 0 2001 est. 66 Tajikistan 0 2004 est. 67 Thailand 0 2001 est. 68 Switzerland 0 2001 est. 69 Syria 0 2001 est. 70 Sweden 0 2001 est. 71 Serbia 0 72 Papua New Guinea 0 2001 est. 73 Portugal 0 2001 est. 74 Pakistan 0 2001 est. 75 Peru 0 2004 est. 76 New Zealand 0 2001 est. 77 Mozambique 0 2001 est. 78 Mexico 0 2004 est. 79 Moldova 0 2001 est. 80 Luxembourg 0 2001 est. 81 Lithuania 0 2004 82 Latvia 0 2004 est. 83 Kuwait 0 2002 est. 84 Korea, South 0 2003 est. 85 Kyrgyzstan 0 2004 est. 86 Jordan 0 2001 est. 87 Cuba 0 2004 88 Colombia 0 2004 est. 89 Cameroon 0 90 Chile 0 2002 91 Congo, Republic of the 0 92 Bulgaria 0 2003 93 Brazil 0 2005 est. 94 Belarus 0 2004 est. 95 Gabon 0 2001 est. 96 Finland 0 2001 est. 97 Estonia 0 2004 98 Equatorial Guinea 0 2001 est. 99 Ireland 0 2001 est. 100 Egypt 0 2001 est. 101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2001 est. 102 Belgium 0 2001 est. 103 Bahrain 0 2002 est. 104 Azerbaijan 0 2001 est. 105 Albania 0 2001 est. 106 Armenia 0 2005 est. 107 Angola 0 2001 est.

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Rank code: @2184

Rank Country Internet hosts Date of Information

1 United States 195,138,696 2005 2 Japan 28,321,846 2006 3 European Union 22,000,414 4 Germany 11,859,131 2006 5 Netherlands 8,363,158 2006 6 Australia 7,772,888 2006 7 Brazil 6,508,431 2006 8 United Kingdom 6,064,860 2006 9 Korea, South 5,433,591 2005 10 Taiwan 4,320,310 2006 11 Canada 3,934,223 2006 12 Mexico 3,426,680 2006 13 France 3,148,379 2006 14 Sweden 2,958,435 2006 15 Belgium 2,870,770 2006 16 Spain 2,520,711 2006 17 Switzerland 2,442,659 2006 18 Denmark 2,415,530 2006 19 Austria 2,062,035 2006 20 Russia 1,979,924 2006 21 Italy 1,731,165 2006 22 Finland 1,633,614 2006 23 Argentina 1,612,423 2006 24 India 1,543,289 2006 25 Norway 1,364,448 2006 26 Turkey 1,313,135 2006 27 Czech Republic 1,267,265 2006 28 Israel 1,251,881 2006 29 New Zealand 1,050,197 2006 30 Thailand 938,784 2006 31 Singapore 898,762 2006 32 Portugal 845,980 2005 33 Hong Kong 800,834 2006 34 South Africa 645,179 2006 35 Hungary 608,085 2006 36 Greece 587,717 2006 37 Colombia 581,877 2006 38 Chile 506,055 2006 39 Poland 358,476 2006 40 United Arab Emirates 337,092 2006 41 Peru 269,981 2006 42 Ireland 238,191 2006 43 China 232,780 2006 44 Ukraine 229,110 2006 45 Iceland 212,897 2006 46 Slovakia 210,758 2006 47 Bulgaria 184,975 2006 48 Indonesia 170,834 2006 49 Malaysia 158,650 2006 50 Lithuania 148,675 2006 51 Uruguay 145,774 2006 52 Philippines 111,262 2006 53 Dominican Republic 91,895 2006 54 Luxembourg 88,661 2006 55 Pakistan 72,765 2006 56 Cyprus 67,589 2006 57 Latvia 65,858 2006 58 Slovenia 61,735 2006 59 Moldova 58,886 2006 60 Romania 57,470 2006 61 Estonia 52,241 2006 62 Venezuela 51,968 2006 63 Guatemala 49,026 2006 64 Belarus 33,641 2006 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,490 2006 66 Trinidad and Tobago 30,732 2006 67 Nicaragua 24,452 2006 68 Kazakhstan 21,187 2006 69 Bolivia 20,085 2006 70 Netherlands Antilles 19,204 2006 71 Ecuador 19,027 2006 72 Kyrgyzstan 18,928 2006 73 Croatia 18,825 2006 74 Tonga 18,775 2006 75 Nepal 17,789 2006 76 Andorra 14,944 2006 77 French Polynesia 14,047 2006 78 Malta 14,025 2006 79 New Caledonia 13,962 2006 80 Kenya 13,274 2006 81 Paraguay 13,178 2006 82 Costa Rica 12,751 2006 83 Monaco 12,720 2006 84 Vietnam 12,114 2006 85 Aruba 11,548 2006 86 Saudi Arabia 10,931 2006 87 Georgia 10,752 2006 88 Samoa 10,680 2006 89 Uzbekistan 9,058 2006 90 Fiji 8,987 2006 91 Greenland 8,851 2006 92 Cayman Islands 8,611 2006 93 Tanzania 8,609 2006 94 Armenia 8,163 2006 95 Bermuda 8,114 2006 96 Zimbabwe 7,954 2006 97 Antarctica 7,757 2006 98 Bhutan 7,567 2006 99 Panama 7,149 2006 100 Mozambique 6,985 2006 101 Faroe Islands 6,915 2006 102 Sri Lanka 6,526 2006 103 Botswana 5,499 2006 104 Iran 5,242 2006 105 Mauritius 4,997 2006 106 Liechtenstein 4,697 2006 107 El Salvador 4,682 2006 108 Honduras 3,973 2006 109 Belize 3,905 2006 110 Virgin Islands 3,855 2006 111 Macedonia 3,716 2006 112 Oman 3,555 2006 113 Namibia 3,527 2006 114 Jordan 3,441 2006 115 Lebanon 3,307 2006 116 Zambia 3,227 2006 117 Morocco 3,218 2006 118 San Marino 3,140 2006 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,735 2006 120 Solomon Islands 2,658 2006 121 Cote d'Ivoire 2,534 2006 122 Angola 2,525 2006 123 Swaziland 2,472 2006 124 Christmas Island 2,368 2006 125 Kuwait 2,310 2006 126 Egypt 2,254 2006 127 Cuba 2,234 2006 128 Antigua and Barbuda 2,231 2006 129 Bahrain 2,165 2006 130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,778 2006 131 Rwanda 1,590 2006 132 Papua New Guinea 1,573 2006 133 Nigeria 1,549 2006 134 Djibouti 1,540 2006 135 Madagascar 1,504 2006 136 American Samoa 1,456 2006 137 Cook Islands 1,456 2006 138 Jamaica 1,402 2006 139 Cambodia 1,378 2006 140 Uganda 1,365 2006 141 Maldives 1,357 2006 142 Guernsey 1,245 2006 143 Jersey 1,240 2006 144 Algeria 1,202 2006 145 Laos 1,108 2006 146 Eritrea 1,088 2006 147 Guyana 1,046 2006 148 Azerbaijan 880 2006 149 Benin 867 2006 150 Sao Tome and Principe 735 2006 151 Gibraltar 641 2006 152 Bahamas, The 591 2006 153 Turkmenistan 585 2006 154 Micronesia, Federated States of 550 2006 155 British Virgin Islands 525 2006 156 Togo 520 2006 157 Bangladesh 469 2006 158 Albania 430 2006 159 Tunisia 428 2006 160 Guadeloupe 422 2006 161 Vanuatu 413 2006 162 Senegal 412 2006 163 Puerto Rico 404 2006 164 Anguilla 403 2006 165 Burkina Faso 399 2006 166 Montserrat 386 2006 167 Ghana 380 2006 168 Malawi 377 2006 169 Guinea 367 2006 170 Saint Helena 329 2006 171 Gabon 322 2006 172 Qatar 301 2006 173 Tokelau 298 2006 174 Isle of Man 290 2006 175 Barbados 282 2006 176 Mali 278 2006 177 Mongolia 272 2006 178 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 271 2006 179 Dominica 263 2006 180 Cape Verde 234 2006 181 Niger 189 2006 182 Yemen 171 2006 183 Lesotho 168 2006 184 Burundi 160 2006 185 Suriname 126 2006 186 Macau 108 2006 187 French Guiana 106 2006 188 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 103 2006 189 Norfolk Island 100 2006 190 Tajikistan 98 2006 191 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94 2006 192 Ethiopia 88 2006 193 Guam 76 2006 194 Martinique 72 2006 195 Seychelles 72 2006 196 East Timor 68 2006 197 Syria 66 2006 198 British Indian Ocean Territory 65 2006 199 Nauru 52 2006 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 2006 201 Congo, Republic of the 46 2004 202 Holy See (Vatican City) 45 2006 203 Burma 42 2006 204 Kiribati 42 2006 205 Cameroon 39 2006 206 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 38 2006 207 Mauritania 32 2006 208 Libya 31 2006 209 Reunion 29 2006 210 Brunei 27 2005 211 Afghanistan 22 2006 212 Saint Lucia 21 2006 213 Northern Mariana Islands 20 2005 214 Sierra Leone 20 2006 215 Equatorial Guinea 19 2006 216 Grenada 17 2006 217 Sudan 16 2006 218 Gambia, The 14 2006 219 Central African Republic 10 2006 220 Chad 9 2006 221 Liberia 8 2006 222 Pitcairn Islands 8 2006 223 Bouvet Island 6 2006 224 Marshall Islands 6 2006 225 Haiti 6 2006 226 Comoros 5 2006 227 Iraq 5 2006 228 Guinea-Bissau 5 2006 229 Palau 3 2006 230 Somalia 3 2006 231 Mayotte 1 2006 232 Wallis and Futuna 1 2006 233 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2006

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Rank code: @2185

Rank Country Investment (gross fixed)(% of GDP) Date of Information

1 Azerbaijan 54.40 2005 est. 2 China 44.40 2005 est. 3 Seychelles 42.00 2005 est. 4 Equatorial Guinea 39.90 2005 est. 5 Turkmenistan 35.60 2005 est. 6 Guyana 34.40 2005 est. 7 Vietnam 33.10 2005 est. 8 Jamaica 32.40 2005 est. 9 Sao Tome and Principe 32.20 2005 est. 10 Angola 30.30 2005 est. 11 Iran 30.10 2005 est. 12 Lesotho 29.90 2005 est. 13 Mozambique 29.60 2005 est. 14 Spain 29.40 2005 est. 15 Korea, South 29.30 2005 est. 16 Estonia 29.10 2005 est. 17 Thailand 29.00 2005 est. 18 Iceland 28.70 2005 est. 19 Croatia 28.60 2005 est. 20 India 28.10 2005 est. 21 Latvia 27.80 2005 est. 22 Haiti 27.40 2004 est. 23 Zambia 27.10 2005 est. 24 Ireland 27.00 2005 est. 25 Nicaragua 27.00 2005 est. 26 Kazakhstan 26.50 2005 est. 27 Czech Republic 26.40 2005 est. 28 Madagascar 26.40 2005 est. 29 Sri Lanka 26.10 2005 est. 30 Slovakia 26.00 2005 est. 31 Australia 25.90 2005 est. 32 Eritrea 25.10 2005 est. 33 Belarus 24.80 2005 est. 34 Slovenia 24.80 2005 est. 35 Cape Verde 24.80 2005 est. 36 Gabon 24.70 2005 est. 37 Greece 24.60 2005 est. 38 Bangladesh 24.40 2005 est. 39 Moldova 24.40 2005 est. 40 Romania 24.30 2005 est. 41 Namibia 24.30 2005 est. 42 Dominican Republic 24.10 2005 est. 43 Georgia 24.00 2005 est. 44 Bulgaria 23.80 2005 est. 45 New Zealand 23.80 2005 est. 46 Morocco 23.70 2005 est. 47 Uganda 23.40 2005 est. 48 Cambodia 23.30 2005 est. 49 Ghana 23.30 2005 est. 50 Honduras 23.20 2005 est. 51 Japan 23.20 2005 est. 52 Hungary 23.10 2005 est. 53 Algeria 22.60 2005 est. 54 Malta 22.60 2005 est. 55 Albania 22.40 2005 est. 56 Ecuador 22.40 2005 est. 57 Tunisia 22.40 2005 est. 58 Chile 22.10 2005 est. 59 Indonesia 22.00 2005 est. 60 Ethiopia 21.90 2005 est. 61 Syria 21.90 2005 est. 62 Qatar 21.90 2005 est. 63 Lithuania 21.80 2005 est. 64 Singapore 21.80 2005 est. 65 Portugal 21.60 2005 est. 66 Togo 21.60 2005 est. 67 Argentina 21.50 2005 est. 68 Congo, Republic of the 21.50 2005 est. 69 Armenia 21.40 2005 est. 70 Nigeria 21.30 2005 est. 71 Switzerland 21.30 2005 est. 72 Mauritius 21.20 2005 est. 73 Ukraine 20.90 2005 est. 74 Austria 20.80 2005 est. 75 Hong Kong 20.80 2005 est. 76 Denmark 20.80 2005 est. 77 United Arab Emirates 20.70 2005 est. 78 Burkina Faso 20.70 2005 est. 79 Italy 20.60 2005 est. 80 Canada 20.50 2005 est. 81 Taiwan 20.40 2005 est. 82 Botswana 20.30 2005 est. 83 Luxembourg 20.30 2005 est. 84 Jordan 20.20 2005 est. 85 Senegal 20.10 2005 est. 86 Gambia, The 20.00 2005 est. 87 Malaysia 20.00 2005 est. 88 Belgium 19.90 2005 est. 89 Benin 19.90 2005 est. 90 Brazil 19.90 2005 est. 91 Costa Rica 19.60 2005 est. 92 France 19.60 2005 est. 93 Turkey 19.60 2005 est. 94 Trinidad and Tobago 19.60 2005 est. 95 European Union 19.60 2005 est. 96 Bahrain 19.50 2005 est. 97 Netherlands 19.50 2005 est. 98 Paraguay 19.40 2005 est. 99 Tajikistan 19.40 2005 est. 100 Mexico 19.30 2005 est. 101 Cyprus 19.20 2005 est. 102 Papua New Guinea 19.20 2005 est. 103 Finland 19.20 2005 est. 104 Venezuela 19.00 2005 est. 105 Peru 18.90 2005 est. 106 Norway 18.70 2005 est. 107 Colombia 18.60 2005 est. 108 Tanzania 18.60 2005 est. 109 Lebanon 18.40 2005 est. 110 Macedonia 18.30 2005 est. 111 Chad 18.20 2005 est. 112 Poland 18.20 2005 est. 113 Russia 18.10 2005 est. 114 Rwanda 18.10 2005 est. 115 Belize 17.80 2005 est. 116 Israel 17.50 2005 est. 117 Cameroon 17.30 2005 est. 118 Guinea 17.30 2005 est. 119 Egypt 17.20 2005 est. 120 Germany 17.10 2005 est. 121 Kenya 17.00 2005 est. 122 Sweden 17.00 2005 est. 123 South Africa 16.80 2005 est. 124 United States 16.70 2005 est. 125 United Kingdom 16.60 2005 est. 126 Panama 16.50 2005 est. 127 Saudi Arabia 16.30 2005 est. 128 Sudan 16.30 2005 est. 129 El Salvador 15.80 2005 est. 130 Guatemala 15.60 2005 est. 131 Philippines 15.50 2005 est. 132 Pakistan 15.30 2005 est. 133 Oman 14.80 2005 est. 134 Kuwait 14.30 2005 est. 135 Serbia 14.20 2005 est. 136 Yemen 14.20 2005 est. 137 Uruguay 12.90 2005 est. 138 Kyrgyzstan 12.60 2005 est. 139 Bolivia 12.50 2005 est. 140 Burundi 11.60 2005 est. 141 Burma 11.50 2005 est. 142 Cuba 11.50 2005 est. 143 Libya 11.40 2005 est. 144 Swaziland 10.60 2005 est. 145 Malawi 10.20 2005 est. 146 Cote d'Ivoire 8.60 2005 est. 147 Zimbabwe 7.90 2005 est.

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Rank code: @2186

Rank Country Public debt(% of GDP) Date of Information

1 Malawi 195.90 2005 est. 2 Lebanon 180.50 2005 est. 3 Seychelles 167.00 2005 est. 4 Japan 158.00 2005 est. 5 Jamaica 128.70 2005 est. 6 Zimbabwe 109.80 2005 est. 7 Italy 108.80 2005 est. 8 Sudan 107.00 2005 est. 9 Greece 106.80 2005 est. 10 Ethiopia 106.20 11 Egypt 104.70 2005 est. 12 Singapore 102.90 2005 est. 13 Israel 99.70 2005 est. 14 Belgium 94.30 2005 est. 15 Sri Lanka 92.80 2005 est. 16 Nicaragua 82.30 2005 est. 17 Uruguay 81.90 2005 est. 18 Bhutan 81.40 19 Moldova 79.60 2005 est. 20 Jordan 79.10 2005 est. 21 Ghana 75.90 2005 est. 22 Argentina 72.50 2005 est. 23 Philippines 72.30 2005 est. 24 Morocco 72.00 2005 est. 25 Zambia 71.50 2005 est. 26 Cyprus 70.30 2005 est. 27 Canada 69.60 2005 est. 28 Honduras 68.40 2005 est. 29 Turkey 68.00 2005 est. 30 Mauritius 67.50 2005 est. 31 Germany 67.30 2005 est. 32 France 66.20 2005 est. 33 Cameroon 65.90 2005 est. 34 Tanzania 65.80 2005 est. 35 Austria 65.10 2005 est. 36 Panama 64.90 2005 est. 37 United States 64.70 2005 est. 38 Cote d'Ivoire 64.50 2005 est. 39 Uganda 64.30 2005 est. 40 Portugal 63.90 2005 est. 41 Tunisia 59.10 2005 est. 42 Hungary 58.90 2005 est. 43 Costa Rica 56.80 2005 est. 44 India 53.80 2005 est. 45 Pakistan 53.80 2005 est. 46 Serbia 53.10 2005 est. 47 Netherlands 52.70 2005 est. 48 Switzerland 52.00 2005 est. 49 Brazil 51.60 2005 est. 50 Sweden 50.40 2005 est. 51 Kenya 50.20 2005 est. 52 Norway 50.10 2005 est. 53 Indonesia 49.90 2005 est. 54 Croatia 49.70 2005 est. 55 Colombia 49.50 2005 est. 56 Vietnam 48.20 2005 est. 57 Poland 47.70 2005 est. 58 Thailand 47.60 2005 est. 59 El Salvador 46.70 2005 est. 60 Aruba 46.30 61 Malaysia 46.20 2005 est. 62 Senegal 46.00 2005 est. 63 Dominican Republic 45.50 2005 est. 64 Bangladesh 44.50 2005 est. 65 Saudi Arabia 44.20 2005 est. 66 United Kingdom 43.10 2005 est. 67 Trinidad and Tobago 43.00 2005 est. 68 Papua New Guinea 42.90 2005 est. 69 Spain 42.90 2005 est. 70 Slovakia 42.50 2005 est. 71 Ecuador 40.10 2005 est. 72 Syria 40.10 2005 est. 73 Finland 39.60 2005 est. 74 Angola 38.30 2005 est. 75 Peru 38.00 2005 est. 76 Denmark 37.00 2005 est. 77 Uzbekistan 36.10 2005 est. 78 Paraguay 36.00 2005 est. 79 South Africa 35.80 2005 est. 80 Qatar 35.60 2005 est. 81 Yemen 34.40 2005 est. 82 Venezuela 34.20 2005 est. 83 Macedonia 33.70 2005 est. 84 Gabon 33.60 2005 est. 85 Taiwan 33.60 2005 est. 86 Bahrain 33.50 2005 est. 87 Namibia 32.70 2005 est. 88 Bulgaria 31.90 2005 est. 89 Iceland 31.60 2005 est. 90 Algeria 30.20 2005 est. 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.00 92 Iran 28.90 2005 est. 93 Slovenia 28.50 2005 est. 94 Ireland 26.70 2005 est. 95 Czech Republic 25.90 2005 est. 96 Guatemala 25.90 2005 est. 97 China 24.40 2005 est. 98 New Zealand 21.30 2005 est. 99 Mozambique 21.00 100 Romania 20.30 2005 est. 101 Korea, South 20.00 2005 est. 102 Lithuania 18.70 2005 est. 103 United Arab Emirates 17.50 2005 est. 104 Mexico 17.40 2005 est. 105 Ukraine 17.00 2005 est. 106 Australia 16.10 2005 est. 107 Russia 12.90 2005 est. 108 Kuwait 12.10 2005 est. 109 Azerbaijan 11.30 2005 est. 110 Nigeria 11.00 2005 est. 111 Latvia 10.90 2005 est. 112 Kazakhstan 10.50 2005 est. 113 Libya 8.20 2005 est. 114 Oman 8.10 2005 est. 115 Chile 7.50 2005 est. 116 Equatorial Guinea 6.40 117 Botswana 6.20 2005 est. 118 Wallis and Futuna 5.60 119 Estonia 4.80 2005 est. 120 Hong Kong 1.80 2005 est.

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Rank code: @2187

Rank Country Current account balance Date of Information

1 Japan $ 165,600,000,000 2005 est. 2 China $ 160,800,000,000 2005 est. 3 Germany $ 115,500,000,000 2005 est. 4 Saudi Arabia $ 90,730,000,000 2005 est. 5 Russia $ 84,250,000,000 2005 est. 6 Switzerland $ 58,240,000,000 2005 est. 7 Norway $ 49,490,000,000 2005 est. 8 Netherlands $ 39,950,000,000 2005 est. 9 Singapore $ 32,740,000,000 2005 est. 10 Kuwait $ 26,920,000,000 2005 est. 11 Sweden $ 25,620,000,000 2005 est. 12 Venezuela $ 25,360,000,000 2005 est. 13 Canada $ 24,960,000,000 2005 est. 14 Hong Kong $ 19,700,000,000 2005 est. 15 Algeria $ 18,790,000,000 2005 est. 16 United Arab Emirates $ 18,540,000,000 2005 est. 17 Korea, South $ 16,560,000,000 2005 est. 18 Taiwan $ 16,220,000,000 2005 est. 19 Brazil $ 14,190,000,000 2005 est. 20 Malaysia $ 14,060,000,000 2005 est. 21 Iran $ 13,270,000,000 2005 est. 22 Libya $ 10,730,000,000 2005 est. 23 Qatar $ 9,270,000,000 2005 est. 24 Denmark $ 7,753,000,000 2005 est. 25 Belgium $ 6,305,000,000 2005 est. 26 Nigeria $ 5,597,000,000 2005 est. 27 Argentina $ 5,448,000,000 2005 est. 28 Finland $ 5,043,000,000 2005 est. 29 Oman $ 4,796,000,000 2005 est. 30 Angola $ 4,054,000,000 2005 est. 31 Luxembourg $ 3,560,000,000 32 Trinidad and Tobago $ 2,880,000,000 2005 est. 33 Ukraine $ 2,531,000,000 2005 est. 34 Israel $ 2,385,000,000 2005 est. 35 Philippines $ 2,354,000,000 2005 est. 36 Egypt $ 2,207,000,000 2005 est. 37 Indonesia $ 2,016,000,000 2005 est. 38 Botswana $ 1,584,000,000 2005 est. 39 Bahrain $ 1,531,000,000 2005 est. 40 Austria $ 1,467,000,000 2005 est. 41 Morocco $ 1,255,000,000 2005 est. 42 Yemen $ 1,224,000,000 2005 est. 43 Syria $ 1,097,000,000 2005 est. 44 Uzbekistan $ 1,082,000,000 2005 est. 45 Peru $ 1,030,000,000 2005 est. 46 Belarus $ 852,000,000 2005 est. 47 Chile $ 702,700,000 2005 est. 48 Burma $ 700,000,000 2005 est. 49 Gabon $ 675,000,000 2005 est. 50 Namibia $ 509,200,000 2005 est. 51 Congo, Republic of the $ 493,000,000 2005 est. 52 Papua New Guinea $ 482,100,000 2005 est. 53 Bolivia $ 462,000,000 2005 est. 54 Equatorial Guinea $ 264,000,000 2005 est. 55 Turkmenistan $ 236,000,000 2005 est. 56 Azerbaijan $ 167,300,000 2005 est. 57 British Virgin Islands $ 134,300,000 58 Cuba $ 49,000,000 2005 est. 59 Cameroon $ 39,000,000 2005 est. 60 Bangladesh $ 37,000,000 2005 est. 61 Cook Islands $ 26,670,000 62 Haiti $ 23,000,000 2005 est. 63 Palau $ 15,090,000 64 Swaziland $ 7,000,000 2005 est. 65 Tuvalu $ 2,323,000 66 Samoa $ -2,428,000 67 Tonga $ -4,321,000 68 Comoros $ -17,000,000 2005 est. 69 Kiribati $ -19,870,000 70 Sao Tome and Principe $ -20,000,000 2005 est. 71 Vanuatu $ -28,350,000 72 Burundi $ -29,000,000 2005 est. 73 Seychelles $ -32,000,000 2005 est. 74 Micronesia, Federated States of $ -34,300,000 75 Honduras $ -42,300,000 2005 est. 76 Anguilla $ -42,870,000 77 Tajikistan $ -44,000,000 2005 est. 78 Gambia, The $ -53,000,000 2005 est. 79 Macedonia $ -81,100,000 2005 est. 80 Cape Verde $ -82,000,000 2005 est. 81 Antigua and Barbuda $ -83,400,000 82 Uruguay $ -87,900,000 2005 est. 83 Lesotho $ -92,000,000 2005 est. 84 Guyana $ -112,000,000 2005 est. 85 Armenia $ -118,000,000 2005 est. 86 Kyrgyzstan $ -134,000,000 2005 est. 87 Laos $ -134,000,000 2005 est. 88 Dominican Republic $ -143,000,000 2005 est. 89 Cambodia $ -166,000,000 2005 est. 90 Rwanda $ -166,000,000 2005 est. 91 Belize $ -180,000,000 2005 est. 92 Cote d'Ivoire $ -193,000,000 2005 est. 93 Togo $ -199,000,000 2005 est. 94 Malawi $ -218,000,000 2005 est. 95 Paraguay $ -255,000,000 2005 est. 96 Guinea $ -268,400,000 2005 est. 97 Moldova $ -285,000,000 2005 est. 98 Eritrea $ -291,000,000 2005 est. 99 Slovenia $ -303,000,000 2005 est. 100 Vietnam $ -309,000,000 2005 est. 101 Mauritius $ -342,000,000 2005 est. 102 Uganda $ -355,000,000 2005 est. 103 Tunisia $ -359,200,000 2005 est. 104 Benin $ -400,000,000 2005 est. 105 Albania $ -416,000,000 2005 est. 106 Zambia $ -420,000,000 2005 est. 107 Madagascar $ -438,000,000 2005 est. 108 Burkina Faso $ -460,000,000 2005 est. 109 Fiji $ -465,800,000 110 Kazakhstan $ -485,700,000 2005 est. 111 Zimbabwe $ -519,000,000 2005 est. 112 Tanzania $ -558,000,000 2005 est. 113 Ecuador $ -566,000,000 2005 est. 114 Malta $ -598,000,000 2005 est. 115 Chad $ -602,000,000 2005 est. 116 Georgia $ -625,000,000 2005 est. 117 Mozambique $ -639,000,000 2005 est. 118 Panama $ -705,700,000 2005 est. 119 Sri Lanka $ -776,000,000 2005 est. 120 El Salvador $ -778,000,000 2005 est. 121 Ghana $ -790,000,000 2005 est. 122 Nicaragua $ -835,000,000 2005 est. 123 Ethiopia $ -844,000,000 2005 est. 124 Senegal $ -848,000,000 2005 est. 125 Costa Rica $ -955,000,000 2005 est. 126 Cyprus $ -962,300,000 2005 est. 127 Jamaica $ -974,000,000 2005 est. 128 Pakistan $ -1,109,000,000 2005 est. 129 Guatemala $ -1,341,000,000 2005 est. 130 Estonia $ -1,375,000,000 2005 est. 131 Kenya $ -1,543,000,000 2005 est. 132 Jordan $ -1,613,000,000 2005 est. 133 Lithuania $ -1,771,000,000 2005 134 Colombia $ -1,931,000,000 2005 est. 135 Latvia $ -1,959,000,000 2005 est. 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina $ -2,087,000,000 2005 est. 137 Serbia $ -2,451,000,000 2005 est. 138 Czech Republic $ -2,496,000,000 2005 est. 139 Croatia $ -2,541,000,000 2005 est. 140 Iceland $ -2,607,000,000 2005 est. 141 Sudan $ -3,013,000,000 2005 est. 142 Thailand $ -3,689,000,000 2005 est. 143 Ireland $ -3,833,000,000 2005 est. 144 Bulgaria $ -3,919,000,000 2005 145 Slovakia $ -4,066,000,000 2005 est. 146 Lebanon $ -4,239,000,000 2005 est. 147 Poland $ -4,364,000,000 2005 est. 148 Mexico $ -5,708,000,000 2005 est. 149 Hungary $ -7,963,000,000 2005 est. 150 Romania $ -8,200,000,000 2005 151 Iraq $ -9,447,000,000 2004 est. 152 New Zealand $ -9,688,000,000 2005 est. 153 South Africa $ -11,080,000,000 2005 est. 154 India $ -12,950,000,000 2005 est. 155 Portugal $ -17,100,000,000 2005 est. 156 Greece $ -17,860,000,000 2005 est. 157 Turkey $ -23,080,000,000 2005 est. 158 Italy $ -26,380,000,000 2005 est. 159 France $ -38,780,000,000 2005 est. 160 Australia $ -42,090,000,000 2005 est. 161 United Kingdom $ -57,610,000,000 2005 est. 162 Spain $ -83,140,000,000 2005 est. 163 United States $ -829,100,000,000 2005 est.

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Rank code: @2188

Rank Country Reserves of foreign exchange and gold Date of Information

1 Japan $ 835,500,000,000 2005 est. 2 China $ 825,600,000,000 2005 est. 3 Taiwan $ 258,000,000,000 2005 est. 4 Korea, South $ 210,400,000,000 2005 est. 5 Russia $ 182,200,000,000 2005 est. 6 India $ 136,000,000,000 2005 est. 7 Hong Kong $ 124,300,000,000 2005 est. 8 Singapore $ 115,800,000,000 2005 est. 9 Germany $ 101,700,000,000 2005 est. 10 United States $ 86,940,000,000 2004 est. 11 France $ 74,360,000,000 2005 est. 12 Mexico $ 74,100,000,000 2005 est. 13 Malaysia $ 70,230,000,000 2005 est. 14 Italy $ 65,950,000,000 2005 est. 15 Switzerland $ 57,640,000,000 2005 est. 16 Algeria $ 56,580,000,000 2005 est. 17 Brazil $ 53,800,000,000 2005 est. 18 Turkey $ 52,490,000,000 2005 est. 19 Thailand $ 52,070,000,000 2005 est. 20 United Kingdom $ 48,660,000,000 2005 est. 21 Norway $ 46,990,000,000 2005 est. 22 Iran $ 45,460,000,000 2005 est. 23 Australia $ 43,260,000,000 2005 est. 24 Poland $ 42,560,000,000 2005 est. 25 Libya $ 39,700,000,000 2005 est. 26 Indonesia $ 34,580,000,000 2005 est. 27 Denmark $ 34,030,000,000 2005 est. 28 Canada $ 33,020,000,000 2005 est. 29 Venezuela $ 29,640,000,000 2005 est. 30 Czech Republic $ 29,360,000,000 2005 est. 31 Nigeria $ 28,280,000,000 2005 est. 32 Argentina $ 28,090,000,000 2005 est. 33 Israel $ 28,060,000,000 2005 est. 34 Saudi Arabia $ 26,760,000,000 2005 est. 35 United Arab Emirates $ 23,530,000,000 2005 est. 36 Sweden $ 22,330,000,000 2005 est. 37 Romania $ 21,600,000,000 2005 est. 38 Egypt $ 21,390,000,000 2005 est. 39 South Africa $ 20,630,000,000 2005 est. 40 Netherlands $ 20,540,000,000 2005 est. 41 Ukraine $ 19,390,000,000 2005 est. 42 Hungary $ 18,590,000,000 2005 est. 43 Philippines $ 18,500,000,000 2005 est. 44 Spain $ 17,230,000,000 2005 est. 45 Chile $ 16,930,000,000 2005 est. 46 Lebanon $ 16,620,000,000 2005 est. 47 Morocco $ 16,470,000,000 2005 est. 48 Slovakia $ 14,970,000,000 2005 est. 49 Colombia $ 14,960,000,000 2005 est. 50 Peru $ 14,180,000,000 2005 est. 51 Belgium $ 12,000,000,000 2005 est. 52 Austria $ 11,830,000,000 2005 est. 53 Finland $ 11,400,000,000 2005 est. 54 Pakistan $ 10,950,000,000 2005 est. 55 Portugal $ 10,360,000,000 2005 est. 56 Iraq $ 9,161,000,000 2005 est. 57 Kuwait $ 8,972,000,000 2005 est. 58 New Zealand $ 8,893,000,000 2005 est. 59 Vietnam $ 8,863,000,000 2005 est. 60 Croatia $ 8,800,000,000 2005 est. 61 Bulgaria $ 8,695,000,000 2005 62 Slovenia $ 8,160,000,000 2005 est. 63 Kazakhstan $ 7,070,000,000 2005 est. 64 Botswana $ 6,309,000,000 2005 est. 65 Yemen $ 6,143,000,000 2005 est. 66 Jordan $ 5,463,000,000 2005 est. 67 Syria $ 5,363,000,000 2005 est. 68 Serbia $ 5,350,000,000 69 Trinidad and Tobago $ 4,888,000,000 2005 est. 70 Qatar $ 4,552,000,000 2005 est. 71 Cyprus $ 4,429,000,000 2005 est. 72 Tunisia $ 4,375,000,000 2005 est. 73 Oman $ 4,358,000,000 2005 est. 74 Lithuania $ 3,815,000,000 2005 75 Guatemala $ 3,673,000,000 2005 est. 76 Angola $ 3,197,000,000 2005 est. 77 Uruguay $ 3,079,000,000 2005 est. 78 Turkmenistan $ 2,963,000,000 2005 est. 79 Bangladesh $ 2,825,000,000 2005 est. 80 Sri Lanka $ 2,737,000,000 2005 est. 81 Uzbekistan $ 2,681,000,000 2005 est. 82 Cuba $ 2,618,000,000 2005 est. 83 Malta $ 2,579,000,000 2005 est. 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina $ 2,531,000,000 2005 est. 85 Sudan $ 2,450,000,000 2005 est. 86 Bahrain $ 2,432,000,000 2005 est. 87 Latvia $ 2,361,000,000 2005 est. 88 Honduras $ 2,339,000,000 2005 est. 89 Costa Rica $ 2,313,000,000 2005 est. 90 Greece $ 2,287,000,000 2005 est. 91 Jamaica $ 2,170,000,000 2005 est. 92 Ecuador $ 2,148,000,000 2005 est. 93 Equatorial Guinea $ 2,103,000,000 2005 est. 94 Tanzania $ 2,074,000,000 2005 est. 95 Estonia $ 1,948,000,000 2005 est. 96 Ghana $ 1,897,000,000 2005 est. 97 Dominican Republic $ 1,853,000,000 2005 est. 98 El Salvador $ 1,833,000,000 2005 est. 99 Kenya $ 1,799,000,000 2005 est. 100 Bolivia $ 1,798,000,000 2005 est. 101 Albania $ 1,461,000,000 2005 est. 102 Cote d'Ivoire $ 1,420,000,000 2005 est. 103 Mauritius $ 1,366,000,000 2005 est. 104 Macedonia $ 1,341,000,000 2005 est. 105 Paraguay $ 1,297,000,000 2005 est. 106 Uganda $ 1,286,000,000 2005 est. 107 Ethiopia $ 1,226,000,000 2005 est. 108 Belarus $ 1,215,000,000 2005 est. 109 Panama $ 1,211,000,000 2005 est. 110 Azerbaijan $ 1,192,000,000 2005 est. 111 Senegal $ 1,191,000,000 2005 est. 112 Cambodia $ 1,145,000,000 2005 est. 113 Iceland $ 1,069,000,000 2005 est. 114 Mozambique $ 1,051,000,000 2005 est. 115 Cameroon $ 964,800,000 2005 est. 116 Ireland $ 869,300,000 2005 est. 117 Burkina Faso $ 764,000,000 2005 est. 118 Burma $ 763,000,000 2005 est. 119 Armenia $ 754,900,000 2005 est. 120 Papua New Guinea $ 748,800,000 2005 est. 121 Nicaragua $ 727,800,000 2005 est. 122 Benin $ 676,000,000 2005 est. 123 Gabon $ 675,200,000 2005 est. 124 Kyrgyzstan $ 612,300,000 2005 est. 125 Moldova $ 597,500,000 2005 est. 126 Lesotho $ 573,000,000 2005 est. 127 Madagascar $ 572,000,000 2005 est. 128 Zambia $ 559,800,000 2005 est. 129 Georgia $ 474,200,000 2005 est. 130 Rwanda $ 357,000,000 2005 est. 131 Togo $ 318,000,000 2005 est. 132 Namibia $ 312,100,000 2005 est. 133 Swaziland $ 311,000,000 2005 est. 134 Chad $ 297,000,000 2005 est. 135 Luxembourg $ 279,100,000 2005 est. 136 Congo, Republic of the $ 273,000,000 2005 est. 137 Guyana $ 261,000,000 2005 est. 138 Laos $ 249,000,000 2005 est. 139 Tajikistan $ 186,800,000 2005 est. 140 Zimbabwe $ 160,000,000 2005 est. 141 Malawi $ 151,000,000 2005 est. 142 Cape Verde $ 150,000,000 2005 est. 143 Burundi $ 105,000,000 2005 est. 144 Haiti $ 100,000,000 2005 est. 145 Belize $ 87,000,000 2005 est. 146 Gambia, The $ 82,000,000 2005 est. 147 Samoa $ 70,150,000 148 Guinea $ 69,830,000 2005 est. 149 Seychelles $ 41,000,000 2005 est. 150 Tonga $ 40,830,000 151 Vanuatu $ 40,540,000 152 Eritrea $ 30,000,000 2005 est. 153 Sao Tome and Principe $ 20,000,000 2005 est.

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Appendix A - Abbreviations

ABEDA: Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa

ACCT: Agency for the French-Speaking Community (see International Organization of the French-speaking World)

ACP Group: African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States

AfDB: African Development Bank

AFESD: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development

Air Pollution: Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes

Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Air Pollution-Sulphur 85: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or Their Transboundary Fluxes by at Least 30%

Air Pollution-Sulphur 94: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions

Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their Transboundary Fluxes

AMF: Arab Monetary Fund

AMU: Arab Maghreb Union

Antarctic-Environmental Protocol: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

Antarctic Marine Living Resources: Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Antarctic Seals: Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals

ANZUS: Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty

APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Arabsat: Arab Satellite Communications Organization

ARF: ASEAN Regional Forum

AsDB: Asian Development Bank

ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

AU: African Union

Autodin: Automatic Digital Network

BA: Baltic Assembly

bbl/day: barrels per day

BCIE: Central American Bank for Economic Integration

BDEAC: Central African States Development Bank

Benelux: Benelux Economic Union

BIMSTEC: Bay of Bengal Iniative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

Biodiversity: Convention on Biological Diversity

BGN: United States Board on Geographic Names

BIS: Bank for International Settlements

BSEC: Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone

C: Commonwealth

c.i.f.: cost, insurance, and freight

CACM: Central American Common Market

CAEU: Council of Arab Economic Unity

CAN: Andean Community of Nations

Caricom: Caribbean Community and Common Market

CB: citizen's band mobile radio communications

CBSS: Council of the Baltic Sea States

CCC: Customs Cooperation Council

CDB: Caribbean Development Bank

CE: Council of Europe

CEI: Central European Initiative

CEMAC: Monetary and Economic Community of Central Africa

CEPGL: Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries

CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research

CEPT: Conference Europeanne des Poste et Telecommunications

CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States

CITES: see Endangered Species

Climate Change: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol: Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

COCOM: Coordinating Committee on Export Controls

Comsat: Communications Satellite Corporation

COMESA: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

CP: Colombo Plan

CY: calendar year

DC: developed country

Desertification: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

DDT: dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane

DIA: United States Defense Intelligence Agency

DSN: Defense Switched Network

DWT: deadweight ton

EADB: East African Development Bank

EAPC: Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council

EBRD: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC: European Community

ECA: Economic Commission for Africa

ECE: Economic Commission for Europe

ECLAC: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

ECO: Economic Cooperation Organization

ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council

ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States

ECSC: European Coal and Steel Community

EEC: European Economic Community

EFTA: European Free Trade Association

EEZ: exclusive economic zone

EIB: European Investment Bank

EMU: European Monetary Union

Endangered Species: Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)

Entente: Council of the Entente

Environmental Modification: Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques

ESA: European Space Agency

ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

ESCWA: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

est.: estimate

EU: European Union

Euratom: European Atomic Energy Community

Eutelsat: European Telecommunications Satellite Organization

Ex-Im: Export-Import Bank of the United States

f.o.b.: free on board

FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization

FAX: facsimile

FLS: Front Line States

FOC: flags of convenience

FSU: former Soviet Union

FY: fiscal year

FZ: Franc Zone

G-2: Group of 2

G-3: Group of 3

G-5: Group of 5

G-6: Group of 6

G-7: Group of 7

G-8: Group of 8

G-9: Group of 9

G-10: Group of 10

G-15: Group of 15

G-11: Group of 11

G-24: Group of 24

G-77: Group of 77

GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; now WTO

GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council

GDP: gross domestic product

GMT: Greenwich Mean Time

GNP: gross national product

GRT: gross register ton

GSM: global system for mobile cellular communications

GUAM: acronym for member states - Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova

GWP: gross world product

Hazardous Wastes: Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

HF: high-frequency

HIV/AIDS: human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome

IADB: Inter-American Development Bank

IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency

IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)

ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization

ICC: International Chamber of Commerce

ICCt: International Criminal Court

ICFTU: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

ICJ: International Court of Justice (World Court)

ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross

ICRM: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

ICSID: International Center for Secretariat of Investment Disputes

ICTR: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

ICTY: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

IDA: International Development Association

IDB: Islamic Development Bank

IDP: internally displaced person

IEA: International Energy Agency

IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFC: International Finance Corporation

IFRCS: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

IGAD: Inter-Governmental Authority on Development

IHO: International Hydrographic Organization

ILO: International Labor Organization

IMF: International Monetary Fund

IMO: International Maritime Organization

Inmarsat: International Maritime Satellite Organization

InOC: Indian Ocean Commission

INSTRAW: International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

Intelsat: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

Interpol: International Criminal Police Organization

Intersputnik: International Organization of Space Communications

IOC: International Olympic Committee

IOM: International Organization for Migration

IPU: Inter-parliamentary Union

ISO: International Organization for Standardization

ISP: Internet Service Provider

ITU: International Telecommunication Union

kHz: kilohertz

km: kilometer

kW: kilowatt

kWh: kilowatt-hour

LAES: Latin American Economic System

LAIA: Latin American Integration Association

LAS: League of Arab States

Law of the Sea: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)

LDC: less developed country

LLDC: least developed country

London Convention: see Marine Dumping

LOS: see Law of the Sea

m: meter

Marecs: Maritime European Communications Satellite

Marine Dumping: Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter

Marine Life Conservation: Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas

MARPOL: see Ship Pollution

Medarabtel: Middle East Telecommunications Project of the International Telecommunications Union

Mercosur: Southern Cone Common Market

MHz: megahertz

MICAH: International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti

MINURSO: United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

MIGA: Multilateral Investment Geographic Agency

MINUSTAH: United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

MONUC: United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

NA: not available

NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement

NAM: Nonaligned Movement

NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NC: Nordic Council

NEA: Nuclear Energy Agency

NEGL: negligible

NGA: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

NIB: Nordic Investment Bank

NIC: newly industrializing country

NIE: newly industrializing economy

NIS: new independent states

nm: nautical mile

NMT: Nordic Mobile Telephone

NSG: Nuclear Suppliers Group

Nuclear Test Ban: Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water

NZ: New Zealand

OAPEC: Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries

OAS: Organization of American States

OAU: Organization of African Unity; see African Union

ODA: official development assistance

OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OECS: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

OHCHR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

OIC: Organization of the Islamic Conference

OIF: International Organization of the French-speaking World

ONUB: United Nations Operation in Burundi

OOF: other official flows

OPANAL: Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean

OPCW: Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OSCE: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Ozone Layer Protection: Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer

PCA: Permanent Court of Arbitration

PFP: Partnership for Peace

PIF: Pacific Islands Forum

PPP: purchasing power parity

Ramsar: see Wetlands

RG: Rio Group

SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SACU: Southern African Customs Union

SACEP: South Asia Co-opeative Environment Programme

SADC: Southern African Development Community

SCO: Shanghai Cooperative Organization

SAFE: South African Far East Cable

SECI: Southeast European Cooperative Initiative

SHF: super-high-frequency

Ship Pollution: Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)

Sparteca: South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement

SPC: Secretariat of the Pacific Communities

SPF: South Pacific Forum

sq km: square kilometer

sq mi: square mile

TAT: Trans-Atlantic Telephone

Tropical Timber 83: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983

Tropical Timber 94: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994

UAE: United Arab Emirates

UDEAC: Central African Customs and Economic Union

UHF: ultra-high-frequency

UK: United Kingdom

UN: United Nations

UNAMSIL: United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone

UNCLOS: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, also know as LOS

UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDCP: United Nations Drug Control Program

UNDOF: United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

UNDP: United Nations Development Program

UNEP: United Nations Environment Program

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

UNFICYP: United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus

UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund

UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund

UNICRI: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

UNIDIR: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UNIFIL: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

UNITAR: United Nations Institute for Training and Research

UNMEE: United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea

UNMIK: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

UNMIL: United Nations Mission in Liberia

UNMOGIP: United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan

UNMOVIC: United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission

UNOCI: United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire

UNOMIG: United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia

UNOPS: United Nations Office of Project Services

UNRISD: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

UNSC: United Nations Security Council

UNSSC: Untied Nations System Staff College

UNTSO: United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

UNU: United Nations University

UPU: Universal Postal Union

US: United States

USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union); used for information dated before 25 December 1991

UTC: Coordinated Universal Time

UV: ultra violet

VHF: very-high-frequency

VSAT: very small aperture terminal

WADB: West African Development Bank

WAEMU: West African Economic and Monetary Union

WCL: World Confederation of Labor

WCO: World Customs Organization

Wetlands: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat

WEU: Western European Union

WFP: World Food Program

WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions

Whaling: International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

WHO: World Health Organization

WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization

WMO: World Meteorological Organization

WP: Warsaw Pact

WTO: World Trade Organization note - see WToO for World Tourism Organization

WToO: World Tourism Organization

ZC: Zangger Committee

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Appendix B - International Organizations and Groups

advanced developing countries: another term for those less developed countries (LDCs) with particularly rapid industrial development; see newly industrializing economies (NIEs)

advanced economies: a term used by the International Monetary FUND (IMF) for the top group in its hierarchy of advanced economies, countries in transition, and developing countries; it includes the following 28 advanced economies: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, US; note - this group would presumably also cover the following seven smaller countries of Andorra, Bermuda, Faroe Islands, Holy See, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and San Marino that are included in the more comprehensive group of "developed countries"

African Development Bank (AfDB): note - its predecessor was Organization of African Unity (OAU)

established - 9 September 1999

aim - to promote economic and social development

regional members - (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

nonregional members - (24) Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US

African Union (AU): note - replaces Organization of African Unity (OAU)

established - 8 July 2001

aim - to achieve greater unity among African States; to defend states' integrity and independence; to accelerate political, social, and economic integration; to encourage international cooperation; to promote democratic principles and institutions

members - (53) Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara), Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group): established - 6 June 1975

aim - to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU