Chapter M: Major infectious diseases (134)

This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based
on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics
registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent
past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population
presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country
on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993
Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African)
have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact
of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The
Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon,
Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Country Comparison to the World
Country

Population

Afghanistan
28.396 million (July 2009 est.)
note: this is a significantly revised figure; the previous estimate
of 33,609,937 was extrapolated from the last Afghan census held in
1979, which was never completed because of the Soviet invasion; a
new Afghan census is scheduled to take place in 2010

Akrotiri
approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of
Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and
UK-based contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents

Albania
3,639,453 (July 2009 est.)

Algeria
34,178,188 (July 2009 est.)

American Samoa
65,628 (July 2009 est.)

Andorra
83,888 (July 2009 est.)

Angola
12,799,293 (July 2009 est.)

Anguilla
14,436 (July 2009 est.)

Antarctica
no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent
and summer-only staffed research stations
note: 29 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, operate
through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only
(summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its
nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region
covered by the Antarctic Treaty); the population doing and
supporting science or engaged in the management and protection of
the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,400 in summer to
1,100 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel,
including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research, are
present in the waters of the treaty region; peak summer
(December-February) population - 4,490 total; Argentina 667,
Australia 200, Australia and Romania jointly 13, Belgium 20, Brazil
40, Bulgaria 18, Chile 359, China 90, Czech Republic 20, Ecuador 26,
Finland 20, France 125, France and Italy jointly 60, Germany 90,
India 65, Italy 102, Japan 125, South Korea 70, NZ 85, Norway 44,
Peru 28, Poland 40, Russia 429, South Africa 80, Spain 50, Sweden
20, Ukraine 24, UK 217, US 1,293, Uruguay 70 (2008-2009); winter
(June-August) station population - 1,106 total; Argentina 176,
Australia 62, Brazil 12, Chile 114, China 29, France 26, France and
Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 18, NZ
10, Norway 7, Poland 12, Russia 148, South Africa 10, Ukraine 12, UK
37, US 337, Uruguay 9 (2009); research stations operated within the
Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by
National Antarctic Programs: year-round stations - 40 total;
Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 6, China 2, France 1,
France and Italy jointly 1, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 1, South Korea
1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK
2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (2009); a range of seasonal-only (summer)
stations, camps, and refuges - Argentina, Australia, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland,
France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand,
Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania (with Australia), Russia, South
Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2008-2009); in
addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous
occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary
facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research (May 2009
est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
85,632 (July 2009 est.)

Argentina
40,913,584 (July 2009 est.)

Armenia
2,967,004 (July 2009 est.)

Aruba
103,065
note: estimate based on a revision of the base population,
fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-99
migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is
assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent
with the 2000 census (July 2009 est.)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands
no indigenous inhabitants
note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and
fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle
Islands is by permit only

Australia
21,262,641 (July 2009 est.)

Austria
8,210,281 (July 2009 est.)

Azerbaijan
8,238,672 (July 2009 est.)

Bahamas, The
309,156
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Bahrain
727,785
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Bangladesh
156,050,883 (July 2009 est.)

Barbados
284,589 (July 2009 est.)

Belarus
9,648,533 (July 2009 est.)

Belgium
10,414,336 (July 2009 est.)

Belize
307,899 (July 2009 est.)

Benin
8,791,832
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Bermuda
67,837 (July 2009 est.)

Bhutan
691,141
note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first
modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook
population estimates for this country, which were on the order of
three times the total population reported here, were based on
Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census
(July 2009 est.)

Bolivia
9,775,246 (July 2009 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
4,613,414 (July 2009 est.)

Botswana
1,990,876
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Bouvet Island
uninhabited

Brazil
198,739,269
note: Brazil conducted a census in August 2000, which reported a
population of 169,872,855; that figure was about 3.8% lower than
projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied
underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census (July 2009 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory
no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in
the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois,
were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and
1970s; in November 2004, approximately 4,000 UK and US military
personnel and civilian contractors were living on the island of
Diego Garcia

British Virgin Islands
24,491 (July 2009 est.)

Brunei
388,190 (July 2009 est.)

Bulgaria
7,204,687 (July 2009 est.)

Burkina Faso
15,746,232
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Burma
48,137,741
note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of
excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life
expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Burundi
8,988,091
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Cambodia
14,494,293
note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of
excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life
expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Cameroon
18,879,301
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Canada
33,487,208 (July 2009 est.)

Cape Verde
429,474 (July 2009 est.)

Cayman Islands
49,035
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2009 est.)

Central African Republic
4,511,488
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Chad
10,329,208 (July 2009 est.)

Chile
16,601,707 (July 2009 est.)

China
1,338,612,968 (July 2009 est.)

Christmas Island
1,402 (July 2009 est.)

Clipperton Island
uninhabited

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
596 (July 2009 est.)

Colombia
45,644,023 (July 2009 est.)

Comoros
752,438 (July 2009 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
68,692,542
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
4,012,809
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Cook Islands
11,870 (July 2009 est.)

Coral Sea Islands
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological
station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)

Costa Rica
4,253,877 (July 2009 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
20,617,068
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Croatia
4,489,409 (July 2009 est.)

Cuba
11,451,652 (July 2009 est.)

Cyprus
796,740 (July 2009 est.)

Czech Republic
10,211,904 (July 2009 est.)

Denmark
5,500,510 (July 2009 est.)

Dhekelia
approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of
Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK
Based Contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents

Djibouti
516,055 (July 2009 est.)

Dominica
72,660 (July 2009 est.)

Dominican Republic
9,650,054 (July 2009 est.)

Ecuador
14,573,101 (July 2009 est.)

Egypt
83,082,869 (July 2009 est.)

El Salvador
7,185,218 (July 2009 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
633,441 (July 2009 est.)

Eritrea
5,647,168 (July 2009 est.)

Estonia
1,299,371 (July 2009 est.)

Ethiopia
85,237,338
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

European Union
491,582,852 (July 2009 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3,140 (July 2008 est.)

Faroe Islands
48,856 (July 2009 est.)

Fiji
944,720 (July 2009 est.)

Finland
5,250,275 (July 2009 est.)

France
total: 64,057,792
note: 62,150,775 in metropolitan France (July 2009 est.)

French Polynesia
287,032 (July 2009 est.)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands
no indigenous inhabitants
Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): has no permanent
residents but has a meteorological station
Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): is uninhabited but
is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research
cabin for short stays
Iles Crozet: are uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the
Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession
Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at
Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen
Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable
Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses):
a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each
possession; visited by scientists
Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by
scientists

Gabon
1,514,993
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Gambia, The
1,782,893 (July 2009 est.)

Gaza Strip
1,551,859 (July 2009 est.)

Georgia
4,615,807 (July 2009 est.)

Germany
82,329,758 (July 2009 est.)

Ghana
23,832,495
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Gibraltar
28,034 (July 2009 est.)

Greece
10,737,428 (July 2009 est.)

Greenland
57,600 (July 2009 est.)

Grenada
90,739 (July 2009 est.)

Guam
178,430 (July 2009 est.)

Guatemala
13,276,517 (July 2009 est.)

Guernsey
65,870 (July 2009 est.)

Guinea
10,057,975 (July 2009 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
1,533,964 (July 2009 est.)

Guyana
772,298
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Haiti
9,035,536
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands
uninhabited

Holy See (Vatican City)
826 (July 2009 est.)

Honduras
7,792,854
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Hong Kong
7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)

Hungary
9,905,596 (July 2009 est.)

Iceland
306,694 (July 2009 est.)

India
1,166,079,217 (July 2009 est.)

Indonesia
240,271,522 (July 2009 est.)

Iran
66,429,284 (July 2009 est.)

Iraq
28,945,657 (July 2009 est.)

Ireland
4,203,200 (July 2009 est.)

Isle of Man
76,512 (July 2009 est.)

Israel
7,233,701
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank,
about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than
177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2009 est.)

Italy
58,126,212 (July 2009 est.)

Jamaica
2,825,928 (July 2009 est.)

Jan Mayen
no indigenous inhabitants
note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and
the weather and coastal services radio station

Japan
127,078,679 (July 2009 est.)

Jersey
91,626 (July 2009 est.)

Jordan
6,342,948 (July 2009 est.)

Kazakhstan
15,399,437 (July 2009 est.)

Kenya
39,002,772
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Kiribati
112,850 (July 2009 est.)

Korea, North
22,665,345 (July 2009 est.)

Korea, South
48,508,972 (July 2009 est.)

Kosovo
1,804,838 (July 2009 est.)

Kuwait
2,691,158
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
5,431,747 (July 2009 est.)

Laos
6,834,942 (July 2009 est.)

Latvia
2,231,503 (July 2009 est.)

Lebanon
4,017,095 (July 2009 est.)

Lesotho
2,130,819
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Liberia
3,441,790 (July 2009 est.)

Libya
6,310,434
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Liechtenstein
34,761 (July 2009 est.)

Lithuania
3,555,179 (July 2009 est.)

Luxembourg
491,775 (July 2009 est.)

Macau
559,846 (July 2009 est.)

Macedonia
2,066,718 (July 2009 est.)

Madagascar
20,653,556 (July 2009 est.)

Malawi
14,268,711
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Malaysia
25,715,819 (July 2009 est.)

Maldives
396,334 (July 2009 est.)

Mali
12,666,987 (July 2009 est.)

Malta
405,165 (July 2009 est.)

Marshall Islands
64,522 (July 2009 est.)

Mauritania
3,129,486 (July 2009 est.)

Mauritius
1,284,264 (July 2009 est.)

Mayotte
223,765 (July 2009 est.)

Mexico
111,211,789 (July 2009 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
107,434 (July 2009 est.)

Moldova
4,320,748 (July 2009 est.)

Monaco
32,965 (July 2009 est.)

Mongolia
3,041,142 (July 2009 est.)

Montenegro
672,180 (July 2009 est.)

Montserrat
5,097
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the
resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
(July 2009 est.)

Morocco
34,859,364 (July 2009 est.)

Mozambique
21,669,278
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997
Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2009
est.)

Namibia
2,108,665
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Nauru
14,019 (July 2009 est.)

Navassa Island
uninhabited
note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island

Nepal
28,563,377 (July 2009 est.)

Netherlands
16,715,999 (July 2009 est.)

Netherlands Antilles
227,049 (July 2009 est.)

New Caledonia
227,436 (July 2009 est.)

New Zealand
4,213,418 (July 2009 est.)

Nicaragua
5,891,199 (July 2009 est.)

Niger
15,306,252 (July 2009 est.)

Nigeria
149,229,090
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Niue
1,398 (July 2009 est.)

Norfolk Island
2,141 (July 2009 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands
88,662 (July 2009 est.)

Norway
4,660,539 (July 2009 est.)

Oman
3,418,085
note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Pakistan
176,242,949 (July 2009 est.)

Palau
20,796 (July 2009 est.)

Panama
3,360,474 (July 2009 est.)

Papua New Guinea
6,057,263 (July 2009 est.)

Paracel Islands
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons

Paraguay
6,995,655 (July 2009 est.)

Peru
29,546,963 (July 2009 est.)

Philippines
97,976,603 (July 2009 est.)

Pitcairn Islands
48 (July 2009 est.)

Poland
38,482,919 (July 2009 est.)

Portugal
10,707,924 (July 2009 est.)

Puerto Rico
3,971,020 (July 2009 est.)

Qatar
833,285 (July 2009 est.)

Romania
22,215,421 (July 2009 est.)

Russia
140,041,247 (July 2009 est.)

Rwanda
10,473,282
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Saint Barthelemy
7,448 (July 2009 est.)

Saint Helena
7,637
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are
inhabited (July 2009 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
40,131 (July 2009 est.)

Saint Lucia
160,267 (July 2009 est.)

Saint Martin
29,820 (July 2009 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
7,051 (July 2009 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
104,574 (July 2009 est.)

Samoa
219,998
note: prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a
highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in
the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in
the female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993
number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures
(July 2009 est.)

San Marino
30,324 (July 2009 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe
212,679 (July 2009 est.)

Saudi Arabia
28,686,633
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Senegal
13,711,597 (July 2009 est.)

Serbia
7,379,339
note: does not include the population of Kosovo (July 2009 est.)

Seychelles
87,476 (July 2009 est.)

Sierra Leone
6,440,053 (July 2009 est.)

Singapore
4,657,542 (July 2009 est.)

Slovakia
5,463,046 (July 2009 est.)

Slovenia
2,005,692 (July 2009 est.)

Solomon Islands
595,613 (July 2009 est.)

Somalia
9,832,017
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in
1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is
complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements
in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2009 est.)

South Africa
49,052,489
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
no indigenous inhabitants
note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March
2001 replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British
Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird
Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited

Spain
40,525,002 (July 2009 est.)

Spratly Islands
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several
claimant states

Sri Lanka
21,324,791
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and
armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand
Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils
have sought refuge in the West (July 2009 est.)

Sudan
41,087,825 (July 2009 est.)

Suriname
481,267 (July 2009 est.)

Svalbard
2,116 (July 2009 est.)

Swaziland
1,123,913
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Sweden
9,059,651 (July 2009 est.)

Switzerland
7,604,467 (July 2009 est.)

Syria
20,178,485
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied
Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and
about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2009 est.)

Taiwan
22,974,347 (July 2009 est.)

Tajikistan
7,349,145 (July 2009 est.)

Tanzania
41,048,532
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Thailand
65,905,410
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Timor-Leste
1,131,612
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2009 est.)

Togo
6,019,877
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Tokelau
1,416 (July 2009 est.)

Tonga
120,898 (July 2009 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
1,229,953 (July 2009 est.)

Tunisia
10,486,339 (July 2009 est.)

Turkey
76,805,524 (July 2009 est.)

Turkmenistan
4,884,887 (July 2009 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
22,942 (July 2009 est.)

Tuvalu
12,373 (July 2009 est.)

Uganda
32,369,558
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Ukraine
45,700,395 (July 2009 est.)

United Arab Emirates
4,798,491
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that
included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of
non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2009 est.)

United Kingdom
61,113,205 (July 2009 est.)

United States
307,212,123 (July 2009 est.)

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
no indigenous
inhabitants
note: public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and
Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and
educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military
and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005, all
US government personnel had left the island
Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish
and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the
atoll
Palmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife
staff, and researchers

Uruguay
3,494,382 (July 2009 est.)

Uzbekistan
27,606,007 (July 2009 est.)

Vanuatu
218,519 (July 2009 est.)

Venezuela
26,814,843 (July 2009 est.)

Vietnam
86,967,524 (July 2009 est.)

Virgin Islands
109,825 (July 2009 est.)

Wake Island
no indigenous inhabitants
note: since super typhoon IOKE, a small military contingent along
with 75 contractor personnel have returned to the island to conduct
clean-up and restore basic operations on the island (July 2008 est.)

Wallis and Futuna
15,289 (July 2009 est.)

West Bank
2,461,267
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the
West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2009 est.)

Western Sahara
405,210
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility,
mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data
from neighboring countries (July 2009 est.)

World
6,790,062,216 (July 2009 est.)

Yemen
23,822,783 (July 2009 est.)

Zambia
11,862,740
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

Zimbabwe
11,392,629
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower
population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2009 est.)

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Field Listing :: Ports and terminals

This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of
the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an
annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or
ship visits were also considered.
Country

Ports and terminals

Afghanistan
Kheyrabad, Shir Khan

Albania
Durres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore

Algeria
Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Djendjene, Jijel,
Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda

American Samoa
Pago Pago

Angola
Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe

Anguilla
Blowing Point, Road Bay

Antarctica
there are no developed ports and harbors in Antarctica;
most coastal stations have sparse and intermittent offshore
anchorages; a few stations have basic wharf facilities

Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John's

Arctic Ocean
Churchill (Canada), Murmansk (Russia), Prudhoe Bay (US)

Argentina
Arroyo Seco, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Punta
Colorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin

Aruba
Barcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas

Ashmore and Cartier Islands
none; offshore anchorage only

Atlantic Ocean
Alexandria (Egypt), Algiers (Algeria), Antwerp
(Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Casablanca
(Morocco), Colon (Panama), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dakar (Senegal),
Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas
(Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal),
London (UK), Marseille (France), Montevideo (Uruguay), Montreal
(Canada), Naples (Italy), New Orleans (US), New York (US), Oran
(Algeria), Oslo (Norway), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Rio de
Janeiro (Brazil), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Saint Petersburg
(Russia), Stockholm (Sweden)

Australia
Brisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay Point,
Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney

Austria
Enns, Krems, Linz, Vienna

Azerbaijan
Baku (Baki)

Bahamas, The
Freeport, Nassau, South Riding Point

Bahrain
Mina' Salman, Sitrah

Bangladesh
Chittagong, Mongla Port

Barbados
Bridgetown

Belarus
Mazyr

Belgium
Antwerp, Gent, Liege, Zeebrugge

Belize
Belize City, Big Creek

Benin
Cotonou

Bermuda
Hamilton, Saint George

Bolivia
Puerto Aguirre (inland port on the Paraguay/Parana waterway
at the Bolivia/Brazil border); Bolivia has free port privileges in
maritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosanska Gradiska, Bosanski Brod, Bosanski
Samac, and Brcko (all inland waterway ports on the Sava River),
Orasje

Bouvet Island
none; offshore anchorage only

Brazil
Guaiba, Ilha Grande, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Santos, Sao
Sebastiao, Tubarao

British Indian Ocean Territory
Diego Garcia

British Virgin Islands
Road Town

Brunei
Lumut, Muara, Seria

Bulgaria
Burgas, Varna

Burma
Moulmein, Rangoon, Sittwe

Burundi
Bujumbura

Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville)

Cameroon
Douala, Limboh Terminal

Canada
Fraser River Port, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Port-Cartier,
Quebec City, Saint John (New Brunswick), Sept-Isles, Vancouver

Cape Verde
Porto Grande

Cayman Islands
Cayman Brac, George Town

Central African Republic
Bangui, Nola, Salo, Nzinga

Chile
Coronel, Huasco, Lirquen, Puerto Ventanas, San Antonio, San
Vicente, Valparaiso

China
Dalian, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai,
Shenzhen, Tianjin

Christmas Island
Flying Fish Cove

Clipperton Island
none; offshore anchorage only

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Port Refuge

Colombia
Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo

Comoros
Mayotte, Mutsamudu

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Banana, Boma, Bukavu, Bumba, Goma,
Kalemie, Kindu, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka

Congo, Republic of the
Brazzaville, Djeno, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo,
Pointe-Noire

Cook Islands
Avatiu

Coral Sea Islands
none; offshore anchorage only

Costa Rica
Caldera, Puerto Limon

Cote d'Ivoire
Abidjan, Espoir, San-Pedro

Croatia
Omisalj, Ploce, Rijeka, Sibenik, Vukovar (on Danube River)

Cuba
Cienfuegos, Havana, Matanzas

Cyprus
area under government control: Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos;;
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Famagusta, Kyrenia

Czech Republic
Decin, Prague, Usti nad Labem

Denmark
Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Ensted, Esbjerg, Fredericia,
Kalundborg

Djibouti
Djibouti

Dominica
Portsmouth, Roseau

Dominican Republic
Boca Chica, Caucedo, Puerto Plata, Rio Haina,
Santo Domingo

Ecuador
Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Manta, Puerto Bolivar

Egypt
Ayn Sukhnah, Alexandria, Damietta, El Dekheila, Sidi Kurayr,
Suez

El Salvador
Acajutla, Puerto Cutuco

Equatorial Guinea
Bata, Malabo

Eritrea
Assab, Massawa

Estonia
Kuivastu, Kunda, Muuga, Tallinn, Virtsu

Ethiopia
Ethiopia is landlocked and uses ports of Djibouti in
Djibouti and Berbera in Somalia

European Union
Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Braila
(Romania), Bremen (Germany), Burgas (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania),
Copenhagen (Denmark), Galati (Romania), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg
(Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain),
Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), Marseille
(France), Naples (Italy), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Riga
(Latvia), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Stockholm (Sweden), Talinn
(Estonia), Tulcea (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Stanley

Faroe Islands
Torshavn, Vagur

Fiji
Lautoka, Suva

Finland
Hamina, Helsinki, Kokkola, Kotka, Naantali, Pori, Raahe,
Rauma, Turku

France
Bordeaux, Calais, Dunkerque, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes,
Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg

French Polynesia
Papeete

French Southern and Antarctic Lands
none; offshore anchorage only

Gabon
Gamba, Libreville, Lucinda, Port-Gentil

Gambia, The
Banjul

Gaza Strip
Gaza

Georgia
Bat'umi, P'ot'i

Germany
Bremen, Bremerhaven, Duisburg, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Lubeck,
Rostock, Wilhemshaven

Ghana
Tema

Gibraltar
Gibraltar

Greece
Agioitheodoroi, Aspropyrgos, Pachi, Piraeus, Thessaloniki

Greenland
Sisimiut

Grenada
Saint George's

Guam
Apra Harbor

Guatemala
Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla

Guernsey
Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson

Guinea
Conakry, Kamsar

Guinea-Bissau
Bissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim

Guyana
Georgetown

Haiti
Cap-Haitien

Heard Island and McDonald Islands
none; offshore anchorage only

Honduras
La Ceiba, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela

Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hungary
Budapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs

Iceland
Grundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Reykjavik

India
Chennai, Haldia, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta),
Mormugao, Mumbai (Bombay), New Mangalore, Vishakhapatnam

Indian Ocean
Chennai (Madras; India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Durban
(South Africa), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kolkata (Calcutta; India)
Melbourne (Australia), Mumbai (Bombay; India), Richards Bay (South
Africa)

Indonesia
Banjarmasin, Belawan, Ciwandan, Kotabaru, Krueg Geukueh,
Palembang, Panjang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok

Iran
Assaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e-Eman Khomeyni

Iraq
Al Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr

Ireland
Cork, Dublin, Shannon Foynes

Isle of Man
Douglas, Ramsey

Israel
Ashdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa

Italy
Augusta, Genoa, Livorno, Ravenna, Sarroch, Taranto, Trieste,
Venice

Jamaica
Kingston, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Port Rhoades, Rocky
Point

Jan Mayen
none; offshore anchorage only

Japan
Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo,
Tomakomai, Yohohama

Jersey
Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier

Jordan
Al 'Aqabah

Kazakhstan
Aqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev), Oskemen
(Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk)

Kenya
Mombasa

Kiribati
Betio

Korea, North
Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong,
Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang,
Wonsan

Korea, South
Inch'on, P'ohang, Pusan, Ulsan

Kuwait
Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina'
'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi

Kyrgyzstan
Balykchy (Ysyk-Kol or Rybach'ye)

Latvia
Riga, Ventspils

Lebanon
Beirut, Tripoli

Liberia
Buchanan, Monrovia

Libya
As Sidrah, Az Zuwaytinah, Marsa al Burayqah, Ra's Lanuf,
Tripoli, Zawiyah

Lithuania
Klaipeda

Luxembourg
Mertert

Macau
Macau

Madagascar
Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara

Malawi
Chipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba

Malaysia
Bintulu, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Labuan, George Town
(Penang), Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Maldives
Male

Mali
Koulikoro

Malta
Marsaxlokk (Malta Freeport), Valletta

Marshall Islands
Majuro

Mauritania
Nouadhibou, Nouakchott

Mauritius
Port Louis

Mayotte
Dzaoudzi

Mexico
Altamira, Coatzacoalcos, Manzanillo, Morro Redondo, Salina
Cruz, Tampico, Veracruz

Micronesia, Federated States of
Tomil Harbor

Monaco
Monaco

Montenegro
Bar

Montserrat
Little Bay, Plymouth

Morocco
Agadir, Casablanca, Mohammedia, Safi

Mozambique
Beira, Maputo, Nacala

Namibia
Luderitz, Walvis Bay

Nauru
Nauru

Navassa Island
none; offshore anchorage only

Netherlands
Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Vlissingen

Netherlands Antilles
Bopec Terminal, Willemstad

New Caledonia
Noumea

New Zealand
Auckland, Lyttelton, Marsden Point, Tauranga,
Wellington, Whangarei

Nicaragua
Bluefields, Corinto, El Bluff

Nigeria
Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos

Niue
none; offshore anchorage only

Norfolk Island
none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade

Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan, Tinian

Norway
Bergen, Borg Havn, Haugesund, Maaloy, Mongstad, Narvik, Oslo,
Sture

Oman
Mina' Qabus, Salalah

Pacific Ocean
Bangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong (China), Kao-hsiung
(Taiwan), Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (South
Korea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China),
Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington
(NZ), Yokohama (Japan)

Pakistan
Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim

Palau
Koror

Panama
Balboa, Colon, Cristobal

Papua New Guinea
Kimbe, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Wewak

Paracel Islands
small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and
Duncan Island being expanded

Paraguay
Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion

Peru
Callao, Iquitos, Matarani, Paita, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas; note -
Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are on the upper reaches of the
Amazon and its tributaries

Philippines
Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila, Nasipit
Harbor

Pitcairn Islands
Adamstown (on Bounty Bay)

Poland
Gdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie, Szczecin

Portugal
Leixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines

Puerto Rico
Guayanilla, Mayaguez, San Juan

Qatar
Doha, Ra's Laffan

Romania
Braila, Constanta, Galati, Tulcea

Russia
Azov, Kaliningrad, Kavkaz, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Primorsk,
Saint Petersburg, Vostochnyy

Rwanda
Cyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye

Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Jamestown
Ascension Island: Georgetown
Tristan da Cunha: Calshot Harbor

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre

Saint Lucia
Castries, Cul-de-Sac, Vieux-Fort

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Pierre

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown

Samoa
Apia

Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome

Saudi Arabia
Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jiddah, Yanbu' al Sinaiyah

Senegal
Dakar

Seychelles
Victoria

Sierra Leone
Freetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands

Singapore
Singapore

Slovakia
Bratislava, Komarno

Slovenia
Koper

Solomon Islands
Honiara, Malloco Bay, Viru Harbor

Somalia
Berbera, Kismaayo

South Africa
Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay,
Saldanha Bay

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Grytviken

Southern Ocean
McMurdo, Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarctica
note: few ports or harbors exist on southern side of Southern Ocean;
ice conditions limit use of most to short periods in midsummer; even
then some cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; most
Antarctic ports are operated by government research stations and,
except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or private
vessels (2007)

Spain
Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona,
Valencia

Spratly Islands
none; offshore anchorage only

Sri Lanka
Colombo

Sudan
Port Sudan

Suriname
Paramaribo, Wageningen

Svalbard
Barentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden

Sweden
Brofjorden, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Lulea, Malmo, Stenungsund,
Stockholm, Trelleborg, Visby

Switzerland
Basel

Syria
Latakia, Tartus

Taiwan
Chilung (Keelung), Kaohsiung, Taichung

Tanzania
Dar es Salaam

Thailand
Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha

Timor-Leste
Dili

Togo
Kpeme, Lome

Tokelau
none; offshore anchorage only

Tonga
Nuku'alofa

Trinidad and Tobago
Point Fortin, Point Lisas, Port-of-Spain

Tunisia
Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Rades, Sfax, Skhira

Turkey
Aliaga, Diliskelesi, Izmir, Kocaeli (Izmit), Mercin Limani,
Nemrut Limani

Turkmenistan
Turkmenbasy

Turks and Caicos Islands
Grand Turk, Providenciales

Tuvalu
Funafuti

Uganda
Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell

Ukraine
Feodosiya, Kerch, Kherson, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa,
Yuzhnyy

United Arab Emirates
Mina' Zayid (Abu Dhabi), Al Fujayrah, Mina'
Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al
Khaymah), Khawr Fakkan (Sharjah)

United Kingdom
Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London,
Southampton, Teesport (England); Forth Ports, Hound Point
(Scotland); Milford Haven (Wales)

United States
Corpus Christi, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long
Beach, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Texas City

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Baker, Howland, and
Jarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef: none; offshore anchorage only
Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island
Midway Islands: Sand Island
Palmyra Atoll: West Lagoon

Uruguay
Montevideo

Uzbekistan
Termiz (Amu Darya)

Vanuatu
Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)

Venezuela
La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon

Vietnam
Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City

Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Limetree Bay

Wake Island
none; two offshore anchorages for large ships

Wallis and Futuna
Leava, Mata-Utu

Western Sahara
Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)

World
top ten container ports as measured by Twenty-Foot Equivalent
Units (TEUs): Singapore - 27,935,500; Shanghai - 26,150,000; Hong
Kong - 23,999,000; Shenzhen (China) - 21,099,100; Pusan (South
Korea) - 13,254,703; - Rotterdam - 10,790,604; Dubai (UAE) -
10,650,000; Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - 10,256,829; Hamburg - 9,917,180;
Qingdao (China) - 9,462,000 (2007)

Yemen
Aden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla

Zambia
Mpulungu

Zimbabwe
Binga, Kariba

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Field Listing :: Railways

This entry states the total route length of the railway network and
of its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual.
Other gauges are listed under note.
Country Comparison to the World
Country

Railways(km)

Albania
total: 896 km
standard gauge: 896 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Algeria
total: 3,973 km
standard gauge: 2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2008)

Angola
total: 2,764 km
narrow gauge: 2,641 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2008)

Argentina
total: 31,409 km
broad gauge: 27,301 km 1.676-m gauge (94 km electrified)
standard gauge: 2,780 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,328 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Armenia
total: 845 km
broad gauge: 845 km 1.520-m gauge (818 km electrified)
note: some lines are out of service (2008)

Australia
total: 37,855 km
broad gauge: 142 km 1.600-m gauge
standard gauge: 24,409 km 1.435-m gauge (1,094 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 13,304 km 1.067-m gauge (1,193 km electrified) (2008)

Austria
total: 6,399 km
standard gauge: 5,927 km 1.435-m gauge (3,688 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 384 km 1.000-m gauge (15 km electrified); 88 km
0.760-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2008)

Azerbaijan
total: 2,122 km
broad gauge: 2,122 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2008)

Bangladesh
total: 2,768 km
broad gauge: 946 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Belarus
total: 5,538 km
broad gauge: 5,512 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)
standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Belgium
total: 3,233 km
standard gauge: 3,233 km 1.435-m gauge (2,950 km electrified) (2008)

Benin
total: 578 km
narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Bolivia
total: 3,504 km
narrow gauge: 3,504 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
total: 1,000 km
standard gauge: 1,000 km 1.435-m gauge (590 km electrified) (2008)

Botswana
total: 888 km
narrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Brazil
total: 28,857 km
broad gauge: 5,709 km 1.600-m gauge (459 km electrified)
standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge
narrow gauge: 22,954 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Bulgaria
total: 4,294 km
standard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,880 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (2008)

Burkina Faso
total: 622 km
narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge
note: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote d'Ivoire
(2008)

Burma
total: 3,955 km
narrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Cambodia
total: 602 km
narrow gauge: 602 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Cameroon
total: 987 km
narrow gauge: 987 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Canada
total: 46,688 km
standard gauge: 46,688 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Chile
total: 5,481 km
broad gauge: 1,706 km 1.676-m gauge (850 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,777 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

China
total: 77,834 km
standard gauge: 77,084 km 1.435-m gauge (24,433 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 750 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)

Colombia
total: 3,802 km
standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 3,652 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total: 4,007 km
narrow gauge: 3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km
1.000-m gauge (2008)

Congo, Republic of the
total: 795 km
narrow gauge: 795 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Costa Rica
total: 278 km
narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railway network is in use (2008)

Cote d'Ivoire
total: 660 km
narrow gauge: 660 km 1.000 meter gauge
note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina
Faso (2008)

Croatia
total: 2,722 km
standard gauge: 2,722 km 1.435-m gauge (980 km electrified) (2008)

Cuba
total: 8,598 km
standard gauge: 8,322 km 1.435-m gauge (176 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 276 km 1.000-gauge
note: 4,533 km of the track is used by sugar plantations; 4,257 km
is standard gauge; 276 km is narrow gauge (2006)

Czech Republic
total: 9,620 km
standard gauge: 9,521 km 1.435-m gauge (3,013 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 99 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)

Denmark
total: 2,667 km
standard gauge: 2,667 km 1.435-m gauge (640 km electrified) (2008)

Djibouti
total: 100 km (Djibouti segment of the 781 km Addis
Ababa-Djibouti railway)
narrow gauge: 100 km 1.000-m gauge
note: railway is under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia but is
largely inoperable (2008)

Dominican Republic
total: 1,784 km
standard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,368 km 1.076-m, 0.889-m, and 0.762-m gauges
note: 1,226 km operated by sugar companies in 1.076 m, 0.889 m, and
0.762-m gauges (2008)

Ecuador
total: 965 km
narrow gauge: 965 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Egypt
total: 5,063 km
standard gauge: 5,063 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2008)

El Salvador
total: 283 km
narrow gauge: 283 km 0.914-m gauge
note: railways have been inoperable since 2005 because of disuse and
high costs that led to a lack of maintenance (2008)

Eritrea
total: 306 km
narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2008)

Estonia
total: 919 km
broad gauge: 919 km 1.520 m/1.524-m gauge (131 km electrified) (2008)

Ethiopia
total: 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the 781 km Addis
Ababa-Djibouti railroad)
narrow gauge: 681 km 1.000-m gauge
note: railway is under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia but is
largely inoperable (2008)

European Union
total: 229,450 km (2008)

Fiji
total: 597 km
narrow gauge: 597 km 0.600-m gauge
note: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; used
to haul sugarcane during the harvest season, which runs from May to
December (2008)

Finland
total: 5,794 km
broad gauge: 5,794 km 1.524-m gauge (3,047 km electrified) (2008)

France
total: 29,213 km
standard gauge: 29,046 km 1.435-m gauge (15,164 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Gabon
total: 814 km
standard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Georgia
total: 1,612 km
broad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gauge (1,575 electrified)
narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 electrified) (2008)

Germany
total: 41,896 km
standard gauge: 41,641 km 1.435-m gauge (20,053 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 75 km 1.000-m gauge (75 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m
gauge (24 km electrified) (2008)

Ghana
total: 947 km
narrow gauge: 947 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Greece
total: 2,548 km
standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (764 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)

Guatemala
total: 332 km
narrow gauge: 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)

Guinea
total: 1,185 km
standard gauge: 238 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 947 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Honduras
total: 699 km
narrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)

Hungary
total: 8,057 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2008)

India
total: 63,327 km
broad gauge: 49,820 km 1.676-m gauge (17,786 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 10,621 km 1.000-m gauge (135 km electrified); 2,886 km
0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2007)

Indonesia
total: 8,529 km
narrow gauge: 8,529 km 1.067-m gauge (565 km electrified) (2008)

Iran
total: 8,442 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 8,348 km 1.435-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2008)

Iraq
total: 2,272 km
standard gauge: 2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Ireland
total: 3,237 km
broad gauge: 1,872 km 1.600-m gauge (37 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat
Board to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants)
(2008)

Isle of Man
total: 63 km
narrow gauge: 6 km 1.076-m gauge (6 km electrified); 57 km 0.914-m
gauge (29 km electrified)
note: primarily summer tourist attractions (2008)

Israel
total: 913 km
standard gauge: 913 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Italy
total: 19,729 km
standard gauge: 18,317 km 1.435-m gauge (12,458 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (123 km electrified); 1,058 km
0.950-m gauge (151 km electrified); 231 km 0.850-m gauge (2008)

Japan
total: 23,506 km
standard gauge: 3,437 km 1.435-m gauge (3,319 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 20,059 km 1.067-m gauge (11,842 km electrified); 11 km
0.762-m gauge (11 km electrified) (2008)

Jordan
total: 507 km
narrow gauge: 507 km 1.050-m gauge (2008)

Kazakhstan
total: 13,700 km
broad gauge: 13,700 km 1.520-m gauge (3,700 km electrified) (2008)

Kenya
total: 2,778 km
narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Korea, North
total: 5,235 km
standard gauge: 5,235 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2006)

Korea, South
total: 3,381 km
standard gauge: 3,381 km 1.435-m gauge (1,843 km electrified) (2008)

Kosovo
total: 430 km
standard gauge: 430 km 1.435-m gauge (2007)

Kyrgyzstan
total: 470 km
broad gauge: 470 km 1.520-m gauge (2008)

Latvia
total: 2,298 km
broad gauge: 2,265 km 1.520-m gauge
narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)

Lebanon
total: 401 km
standard gauge: 319 km 1.435 m
narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 m
note: rail system unusable because of the damage done during
fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008)

Liberia
total: 429 km
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gauge
note: most sections of the railway are inoperable because of damage
suffered during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003 (2008)

Liechtenstein
9 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)
note: belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria and
Switzerland (2008)

Lithuania
total: 1,765 km
broad gauge: 1,743 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified)
standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Luxembourg
total: 275 km
standard gauge: 275 km 1.435-m gauge (243 km electrified) (2008)

Macedonia
total: 699 km
standard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (223 km electrified) (2008)

Madagascar
total: 854 km
narrow gauge: 854 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Malawi
total: 797 km
narrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Malaysia
total: 1,849 km
standard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gauge (57 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,792 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified) (2008)

Mali
total: 593 km
narrow gauge: 593 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Mauritania
728 km
standard gauge: 728 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Mexico
total: 17,516 km
standard gauge: 17,516 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Moldova
total: 1,138 km
broad gauge: 1,124 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Mongolia
total: 1,810 km
broad gauge: 1,810 km 1.520-m gauge (2008)

Montenegro
total: 250 km
standard gauge: 250 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 169 km) (2007)

Morocco
total: 1,907 km
standard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,022 km electrified) (2008)

Mozambique
total: 4,787 km
narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Namibia
total: 2,629 km
narrow gauge: 2,629 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Nepal
total: 59 km
narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2008)

Netherlands
total: 2,811 km
standard gauge: 2,811 km 1.435-m gauge (2,064 km electrified) (2008)

New Zealand
total: 4,128 km
narrow gauge: 4,128 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2008)

Nigeria
total: 3,505 km
narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Norway
total: 4,114 km
standard gauge: 4,114 km 1.435-m gauge (2,552 km electrified) (2009)

Pakistan
total: 7,791 km
broad gauge: 7,479 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 312 km 1.000-m gauge (2007)

Panama
total: 76 km
standard gauge: 76 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Paraguay
total: 36 km
standard gauge: 36 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Peru
total: 1,989 km
standard gauge: 1,726 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 263 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)

Philippines
total: 897 km
narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2008)

Poland
total: 22,314 km
broad gauge: 633 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 21,681 km 1.435-m gauge (11,769 km electrified)
(2007)

Portugal
total: 2,786 km
broad gauge: 2,603 km 1.668-m gauge (1,351 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 183 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Romania
total: 10,788 km
broad gauge: 57 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 10,731 km 1.435-m gauge (3,965 km electrified) (2008)

Russia
total: 87,157 km
broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island)
note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve
industries (2006)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
total: 50 km
narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts for tourists (2008)

Saudi Arabia
total: 1,392 km
standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and
sidings) (2008)

Senegal
total: 906 km
narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000 meter gauge (2008)

Serbia
total: 3,379 km
standard gauge: 3,379 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 1,254 km) (2006)

Slovakia
total: 3,622 km
broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,577 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2008)

Slovenia
total: 1,228 km
standard gauge: 1,228 km 1.435-m gauge (503 km electrified) (2007)

South Africa
total: 20,872 km
narrow gauge: 20,436 km 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified); 436 km
0.610-m gauge (2008)

Spain
total: 15,288 km
broad gauge: 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,949 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km
0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2008)

Sri Lanka
total: 1,449 km
broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2007)

Sudan
total: 5,978 km
narrow gauge: 4,578 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge for
cotton plantations (2008)

Swaziland
total: 301 km
narrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

Sweden
total: 11,633 km
standard gauge: 11,528 km 1.435-m gauge (7,531 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 65 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2008)

Switzerland
total: 4,888 km
standard gauge: 3,397 km 1.435-m gauge (3,142 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,481 km 1.000-m gauge (1,378 km electrified); 10 km
0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2008)

Syria
total: 2,052 km
standard gauge: 1,801 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2008)

Taiwan
total: 1,588 km
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,093 km 1.067-m gauge; 150 km .762-m gauge
note: the 150 km of .762 gauge track belongs primarily to Taiwan
Sugar Corporation and Taiwan Forestry Bureau; some to other entities
(2007)

Tajikistan
total: 680 km
broad gauge: 680 km 1.520-m gauge (2008)

Tanzania
total: 3,689 km
narrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,720 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Thailand
total: 4,071 km
standard gauge: 29 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 4,042 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Togo
total: 532 km
narrow gauge: 532 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Tunisia
total: 2,159 km
standard gauge: 471 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,688 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2008)

Turkey
total: 8,697 km
standard gauge: 8,697 km 1.435-m gauge (1,920 km electrified) (2008)

Turkmenistan
total: 2,980 km
broad gauge: 2,980 km 1.520-m gauge (2008)

Uganda
total: 1,244 km
narrow gauge: 1,244 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Ukraine
total: 21,655 km
broad gauge: 21,655 km 1.524-m gauge (9,729 km electrified) (2008)

United Kingdom
total: 16,454 km
broad gauge: 303 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland)
standard gauge: 16,151 km 1.435-m gauge (5,248 km electrified) (2008)

United States
total: 226,427 km
standard gauge: 226,427 km 1.435-m gauge (2007)

Uruguay
total: 1,641 km
standard gauge: 1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Uzbekistan
total: 3,645 km
broad gauge: 3,645 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2008)

Venezuela
total: 806 km
standard gauge: 806 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

Vietnam
total: 2,347 km
standard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

World
total: 1,134,429 km (2008)

Zambia
total: 2,157 km
narrow gauge: 2,157 km 1.067-m gauge
note: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
(TAZARA) (2008)

Zimbabwe
total: 3,077 km
narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2008)

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