Chapter M: Major infectious diseases (168)

This entry gives a figure for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population change in the country. A rate of two children per woman is considered the replacement rate for a population, resulting in relative stability in terms of total numbers. Rates above two children indicate populations growing in size and whose median age is declining. Higher rates may also indicate difficulties for families, in some situations, to feed and educate their children and for women to enter the labor force. Rates below two children indicate populations decreasing in size and growing older. Global fertility rates are in general decline and this trend is most pronounced in industrialized countries, especially Western Europe, where populations are projected to decline dramatically over the next 50 years.

Rank country (children born/woman) Date of Information

1 Niger 7.75 2009 est. 2 Mali 7.29 2009 est. 3 Uganda 6.77 2009 est. 4 Afghanistan 6.53 2009 est. 5 Somalia 6.52 2009 est. 6 Burundi 6.33 2009 est. 7 Yemen 6.32 2009 est. 8 Burkina Faso 6.28 2009 est. 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.20 2009 est. 10 Angola 6.12 2009 est. 11 Ethiopia 6.12 2009 est. 12 Sierra Leone 5.88 2009 est. 13 Congo, Republic of the 5.84 2009 est. 14 Liberia 5.79 2009 est. 15 Western Sahara 5.61 2009 est. 16 Malawi 5.59 2009 est. 17 Oman 5.53 2009 est. 18 Mayotte 5.50 2009 est. 19 Benin 5.49 2009 est. 20 Sao Tome and Principe 5.33 2009 est. 21 Chad 5.31 2009 est. 22 Rwanda 5.25 2009 est. 23 Guinea 5.20 2009 est. 24 Mozambique 5.18 2009 est. 25 Zambia 5.15 2009 est. 26 Madagascar 5.14 2009 est. 27 Equatorial Guinea 5.08 2009 est. 28 Djibouti 5.06 2009 est. 29 Gambia, The 5.04 2009 est. 30 Gaza Strip 5.03 2009 est. 31 Senegal 4.95 2009 est. 32 Nigeria 4.91 2009 est. 33 Comoros 4.84 2009 est. 34 Togo 4.79 2009 est. 35 Eritrea 4.72 2009 est. 36 Gabon 4.65 2009 est. 37 Guinea-Bissau 4.65 2009 est. 38 Kenya 4.56 2009 est. 39 Sudan 4.48 2009 est. 40 Tanzania 4.46 2009 est. 41 Mauritania 4.45 2009 est. 42 Laos 4.41 2009 est. 43 Cameroon 4.33 2009 est. 44 Samoa 4.16 2009 est. 45 Central African Republic 4.14 2009 est. 46 Cote d'Ivoire 4.12 2009 est. 47 Kiribati 4.04 2009 est. 48 Iraq 3.86 2009 est. 49 Saudi Arabia 3.83 2009 est. 50 Haiti 3.81 2009 est. 51 Paraguay 3.75 2009 est. 52 Zimbabwe 3.69 2009 est. 53 Ghana 3.68 2009 est. 54 Papua New Guinea 3.62 2009 est. 55 Pakistan 3.60 2009 est. 56 Marshall Islands 3.59 2009 est. 57 Solomon Islands 3.52 2009 est. 58 Guatemala 3.47 2009 est. 59 Belize 3.36 2009 est. 60 American Samoa 3.29 2009 est. 61 Timor-Leste 3.28 2009 est. 62 Honduras 3.27 2009 est. 63 Philippines 3.27 2009 est. 64 Swaziland 3.24 2009 est. 65 West Bank 3.22 2009 est. 66 Bolivia 3.17 2009 est. 67 Syria 3.12 2009 est. 68 Libya 3.08 2009 est. 69 Cape Verde 3.07 2009 est. 70 Lesotho 3.06 2009 est. 71 Cambodia 3.04 2009 est. 72 El Salvador 3.00 2009 est. 73 Tajikistan 2.99 2009 est. 74 Malaysia 2.95 2009 est. 75 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.95 2009 est. 76 Tuvalu 2.91 2009 est. 77 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.89 2009 est. 78 Nauru 2.85 2009 est. 79 Dominican Republic 2.76 2009 est. 80 Kuwait 2.76 2009 est. 81 Israel 2.75 2009 est. 82 Bangladesh 2.74 2009 est. 83 India 2.72 2009 est. 84 Namibia 2.69 2009 est. 85 Egypt 2.66 2009 est. 86 Fiji 2.65 2009 est. 87 Kyrgyzstan 2.65 2009 est. 88 Nepal 2.64 2009 est. 89 Botswana 2.60 2009 est. 90 World 2.58 2009 est. 91 Nicaragua 2.57 2009 est. 92 Panama 2.53 2009 est. 93 Ecuador 2.51 2009 est. 94 Morocco 2.51 2009 est. 95 Bahrain 2.50 2009 est. 96 Vanuatu 2.50 2009 est. 97 Cook Islands 2.49 2009 est. 98 Venezuela 2.48 2009 est. 99 Colombia 2.46 2009 est. 100 Qatar 2.45 2009 est. 101 Faroe Islands 2.44 2009 est. 102 United Arab Emirates 2.42 2009 est. 103 Jordan 2.39 2009 est. 104 Bhutan 2.38 2009 est. 105 South Africa 2.38 2009 est. 106 Peru 2.37 2009 est. 107 Argentina 2.35 2009 est. 108 Mexico 2.34 2009 est. 109 Indonesia 2.31 2009 est. 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.26 2009 est. 111 Jamaica 2.25 2009 est. 112 Tonga 2.25 2009 est. 113 Grenada 2.23 2009 est. 114 Mongolia 2.23 2009 est. 115 Turkmenistan 2.22 2009 est. 116 Brazil 2.21 2009 est. 117 Turkey 2.21 2009 est. 118 Greenland 2.19 2009 est. 119 New Caledonia 2.18 2009 est. 120 Costa Rica 2.14 2009 est. 121 Bahamas, The 2.10 2009 est. 122 New Zealand 2.10 2009 est. 123 Dominica 2.09 2009 est. 124 Antigua and Barbuda 2.07 2009 est. 125 United States 2.05 2009 est. 126 Azerbaijan 2.04 2009 est. 127 Guyana 2.03 2009 est. 128 Albania 2.01 2009 est. 129 Bermuda 1.99 2009 est. 130 Suriname 1.99 2009 est. 131 Sri Lanka 1.99 2009 est. 132 France 1.98 2009 est. 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.98 2009 est. 134 Netherlands Antilles 1.97 2009 est. 135 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.97 2009 est. 136 Korea, North 1.96 2009 est. 137 Uzbekistan 1.95 2009 est. 138 Seychelles 1.93 2009 est. 139 Chile 1.92 2009 est. 140 French Polynesia 1.92 2009 est. 141 Uruguay 1.92 2009 est. 142 Brunei 1.91 2009 est. 143 Iceland 1.90 2009 est. 144 Maldives 1.90 2009 est. 145 Burma 1.89 2009 est. 146 Cayman Islands 1.88 2009 est. 147 Kazakhstan 1.88 2009 est. 148 Wallis and Futuna 1.87 2009 est. 149 Aruba 1.85 2009 est. 150 Ireland 1.85 2009 est. 151 Virgin Islands 1.85 2009 est. 152 Lebanon 1.85 2009 est. 153 Saint Lucia 1.84 2009 est. 154 Vietnam 1.83 2009 est. 155 Palau 1.82 2009 est. 156 Mauritius 1.81 2009 est. 157 Algeria 1.79 2009 est. 158 China 1.79 2009 est. 159 Australia 1.78 2009 est. 160 Luxembourg 1.78 2009 est. 161 Norway 1.78 2009 est. 162 Cyprus 1.77 2009 est. 163 Anguilla 1.75 2009 est. 164 Monaco 1.75 2009 est. 165 Denmark 1.74 2009 est. 166 Finland 1.73 2009 est. 167 Trinidad and Tobago 1.72 2009 est. 168 Tunisia 1.72 2009 est. 169 Iran 1.71 2009 est. 170 British Virgin Islands 1.71 2009 est. 171 Puerto Rico 1.71 2009 est. 172 Barbados 1.68 2009 est. 173 Sweden 1.67 2009 est. 174 Netherlands 1.66 2009 est. 175 United Kingdom 1.66 2009 est. 176 Belgium 1.65 2009 est. 177 Gibraltar 1.65 2009 est. 178 Thailand 1.65 2009 est. 179 Isle of Man 1.65 2009 est. 180 Cuba 1.61 2009 est. 181 Canada 1.58 2009 est. 182 Macedonia 1.58 2009 est. 183 Jersey 1.57 2009 est. 184 Saint Helena 1.56 2009 est. 185 Liechtenstein 1.52 2009 est. 186 Malta 1.51 2009 est. 187 Portugal 1.49 2009 est. 188 Switzerland 1.45 2009 est. 189 Georgia 1.44 2009 est. 190 Estonia 1.42 2009 est. 191 Croatia 1.42 2009 est. 192 Bulgaria 1.41 2009 est. 193 Guernsey 1.41 2009 est. 194 Russia 1.41 2009 est. 195 Germany 1.41 2009 est. 196 Austria 1.39 2009 est. 197 Romania 1.39 2009 est. 198 Serbia 1.38 2009 est. 199 Greece 1.37 2009 est. 200 Armenia 1.36 2009 est. 201 San Marino 1.36 2009 est. 202 Hungary 1.35 2009 est. 203 Slovakia 1.35 2009 est. 204 Andorra 1.33 2009 est. 205 Italy 1.31 2009 est. 206 Spain 1.31 2009 est. 207 Latvia 1.30 2009 est. 208 Poland 1.28 2009 est. 209 Slovenia 1.28 2009 est. 210 Moldova 1.27 2009 est. 211 Ukraine 1.26 2009 est. 212 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.25 2009 est. 213 Belarus 1.24 2009 est. 214 Czech Republic 1.24 2009 est. 215 Lithuania 1.23 2009 est. 216 Montserrat 1.23 2009 est. 217 Japan 1.21 2009 est. 218 Korea, South 1.21 2009 est. 219 Northern Mariana Islands 1.15 2009 est. 220 Taiwan 1.14 2009 est. 221 Singapore 1.09 2009 est. 222 Hong Kong 1.02 2009 est. 223 Macau 0.91 2009 est.

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Rank code: 2128

Country Comparison :: Government type

This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows. (Note that for some countries more than one definition applies.): Absolute monarchy - a form of government where the monarch rules unhindered, i.e., without any laws, constitution, or legally organized opposition. Anarchy - a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental authority. Authoritarian - a form of government in which state authority is imposed onto many aspects of citizens' lives. Commonwealth - a nation, state, or other political entity founded on law and united by a compact of the people for the common good. Communist - a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single - often authoritarian - party holds power; state controls are imposed with the elimination of private ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people (i.e., a classless society). Confederacy (Confederation) - a union by compact or treaty between states, provinces, or territories, that creates a central government with limited powers; the constituent entities retain supreme authority over all matters except those delegated to the central government. Constitutional - a government by or operating under an authoritative document (constitution) that sets forth the system of fundamental laws and principles that determines the nature, functions, and limits of that government. Constitutional democracy - a form of government in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in a governing constitution. Constitutional monarchy - a system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom. Democracy - a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed. Democratic republic - a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. Dictatorship - a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws). Ecclesiastical - a government administrated by a church. Emirate - similar to a monarchy or sultanate, but a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of an emir (the ruler of a Muslim state); the emir may be an absolute overlord or a sovereign with constitutionally limited authority. Federal (Federation) - a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided - usually by means of a constitution - between a central authority and a number of constituent regions (states, colonies, or provinces) so that each region retains some management of its internal affairs; differs from a confederacy in that the central government exerts influence directly upon both individuals as well as upon the regional units. Federal republic - a state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain a degree of self-government; ultimate sovereign power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives. Islamic republic - a particular form of government adopted by some Muslim states; although such a state is, in theory, a theocracy, it remains a republic, but its laws are required to be compatible with the laws of Islam. Maoism - the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism developed in China by Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), which states that a continuous revolution is necessary if the leaders of a communist state are to keep in touch with the people. Marxism - the political, economic, and social principles espoused by 19th century economist Karl Marx; he viewed the struggle of workers as a progression of historical forces that would proceed from a class struggle of the proletariat (workers) exploited by capitalists (business owners), to a socialist "dictatorship of the proletariat," to, finally, a classless society - Communism. Marxism-Leninism - an expanded form of communism developed by Lenin from doctrines of Karl Marx; Lenin saw imperialism as the final stage of capitalism and shifted the focus of workers' struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries. Monarchy - a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right; the monarch may be either a sole absolute ruler or a sovereign - such as a king, queen, or prince - with constitutionally limited authority. Oligarchy - a government in which control is exercised by a small group of individuals whose authority generally is based on wealth or power. Parliamentary democracy - a political system in which the legislature (parliament) selects the government - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor along with the cabinet ministers - according to party strength as expressed in elections; by this system, the government acquires a dual responsibility: to the people as well as to the parliament. Parliamentary government (Cabinet-Parliamentary government) - a government in which members of an executive branch (the cabinet and its leader - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor) are nominated to their positions by a legislature or parliament, and are directly responsible to it; this type of government can be dissolved at will by the parliament (legislature) by means of a no confidence vote or the leader of the cabinet may dissolve the parliament if it can no longer function. Parliamentary monarchy - a state headed by a monarch who is not actively involved in policy formation or implementation (i.e., the exercise of sovereign powers by a monarch in a ceremonial capacity); true governmental leadership is carried out by a cabinet and its head - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor - who are drawn from a legislature (parliament). Presidential - a system of government where the executive branch exists separately from a legislature (to which it is generally not accountable). Republic - a representative democracy in which the people's elected deputies (representatives), not the people themselves, vote on legislation. Socialism - a government in which the means of planning, producing, and distributing goods is controlled by a central government that theoretically seeks a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor; in actuality, most socialist governments have ended up being no more than dictatorships over workers by a ruling elite. Sultanate - similar to a monarchy, but a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a sultan (the head of a Muslim state); the sultan may be an absolute ruler or a sovereign with constitutionally limited authority. Theocracy - a form of government in which a Deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, but the Deity's laws are interpreted by ecclesiastical authorities (bishops, mullahs, etc.); a government subject to religious authority. Totalitarian - a government that seeks to subordinate the individual to the state by controlling not only all political and economic matters, but also the attitudes, values, and beliefs of its population.

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Rank code: 2129

Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate

This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Rank country (%) Date of Information

1 Andorra 0.00 2007 2 Monaco 0.00 2005 3 Qatar 0.40 2008 est. 4 Azerbaijan 0.90 2008 est. 5 Guernsey 0.90 March 2006 est. 6 Uzbekistan 1.00 2008 est. 7 Faroe Islands 1.40 2007 8 Thailand 1.40 2008 est. 9 Isle of Man 1.50 December 2006 est. 10 Moldova 1.50 2008 est. 11 Liechtenstein 1.50 31 December 2007 12 Belarus 1.60 2005 13 Cuba 1.60 2008 est. 14 Iceland 1.60 2008 est. 15 Vanuatu 1.70 1999 16 Denmark 1.80 2008 est. 17 Papua New Guinea 1.90 2004 18 Kiribati 2.00 1992 est. 19 Seychelles 2.00 2006 est. 20 Bermuda 2.10 2004 est. 21 Jersey 2.20 2006 est. 22 Singapore 2.20 2008 est. 23 Kuwait 2.20 2004 est. 24 Tajikistan 2.30 2008 est. 25 United Arab Emirates 2.40 2001 26 Laos 2.40 2005 est. 27 Bangladesh 2.50 2008 est. 28 Bhutan 2.50 2004 29 Norway 2.60 2008 est. 30 Switzerland 2.60 2008 est. 31 Mongolia 2.80 2008 32 Gibraltar 3.00 2005 est. 33 Macau 3.00 2008 34 Ukraine 3.00 2008 est. 35 San Marino 3.10 2008 36 Guatemala 3.20 2005 est. 37 Korea, South 3.20 2008 est. 38 Malaysia 3.30 2008 est. 39 Cambodia 3.50 2007 est. 40 Honduras 3.50 2008 est. 41 Hong Kong 3.50 2008 est. 42 Cyprus 3.60 2008 est. 43 British Virgin Islands 3.60 1997 44 Brunei 3.70 2008 45 Austria 3.90 2008 est. 46 China 4.00 2008 est. 47 Mexico 4.00 2008 est. 48 Netherlands 4.00 2008 est. 49 Japan 4.00 2008 est. 50 Taiwan 4.10 2008 est. 51 Australia 4.20 2008 est. 52 Palau 4.20 2005 est. 53 New Zealand 4.20 2008 est. 54 Cayman Islands 4.40 2004 55 Luxembourg 4.40 2008 est. 56 Romania 4.40 2008 est. 57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.50 1997 58 Trinidad and Tobago 4.60 2008 est. 59 Vietnam 4.70 2008 est. 60 Costa Rica 4.90 2008 est. 61 Nigeria 4.90 2007 est. 62 Burma 5.00 2008 est. 63 Namibia 5.00 2008 est. 64 Sri Lanka 5.20 2008 est. 65 Czech Republic 5.40 2008 est. 66 Paraguay 5.40 2008 est. 67 Nicaragua 5.60 2008 est. 68 Panama 5.60 2008 est. 69 United Kingdom 5.60 2008 est. 70 Estonia 5.70 2008 est. 71 Lithuania 5.80 2008 est. 72 United States 5.80 2008 est. 73 Montserrat 6.00 1998 est. 74 Malta 6.00 2008 est. 75 Israel 6.10 2008 est. 76 Canada 6.20 2008 est. 77 Sweden 6.20 2008 est. 78 Virgin Islands 6.20 2004 79 Bulgaria 6.30 2008 est. 80 Ireland 6.30 2008 est. 81 Finland 6.40 2008 est. 82 Russia 6.40 2008 est. 83 Kazakhstan 6.60 2008 est. 84 Slovenia 6.70 2008 est. 85 Italy 6.80 2008 est. 86 Aruba 6.90 2005 est. 87 El Salvador 6.90 2008 est. 88 Belgium 7.00 2008 est. 89 Armenia 7.10 2007 est. 90 European Union 7.20 2008 est. 91 Mauritius 7.20 2008 est. 92 Ecuador 7.30 2008 est. 93 France 7.40 2008 est. 94 Philippines 7.40 2008 est. 95 Venezuela 7.40 2008 est. 96 Botswana 7.50 2007 est. 97 Latvia 7.50 2008 est. 98 Bolivia 7.50 2008 est. 99 Bahamas, The 7.60 2006 est. 100 Fiji 7.60 1999 101 Uruguay 7.60 2008 est. 102 Portugal 7.60 2008 est. 103 Greece 7.70 2008 est. 104 Slovakia 7.70 2008 est. 105 Chile 7.80 2008 est. 106 Germany 7.80 2008 est. 107 Hungary 7.80 2008 est. 108 Argentina 7.90 2008 est. 109 Brazil 7.90 2008 est. 110 Anguilla 8.00 2002 111 Central African Republic 8.00 2001 est. 112 Northern Mariana Islands 8.00 2005 est. 113 Belize 8.10 2008 114 Peru 8.10 2008 est. 115 Indonesia 8.40 2008 est. 116 Syria 8.60 2008 est. 117 Egypt 8.70 2008 est. 118 India 9.10 2008 est. 119 Lebanon 9.20 2007 est. 120 Greenland 9.30 2005 est. 121 Morocco 9.50 2008 est. 122 Suriname 9.50 2004 123 Poland 9.80 2008 est. 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.00 1997 est. 125 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10.30 1999 126 Barbados 10.70 2003 est. 127 Antigua and Barbuda 11.00 2001 est. 128 Ghana 11.00 2000 est. 129 Jamaica 11.00 2008 est. 130 Turkey 11.00 2008 est. 131 Guyana 11.00 2007 132 Colombia 11.30 2008 est. 133 Spain 11.30 2008 est. 134 French Polynesia 11.70 2005 135 Saudi Arabia 11.80 2008 est. 136 Niue 12.00 2001 137 Puerto Rico 12.00 2002 138 Albania 12.50 2008 est. 139 Iran 12.50 2008 est. 140 Grenada 12.50 2000 141 Jordan 12.60 2008 est. 142 Algeria 12.80 2008 est. 143 Tonga 13.00 FY03/04 est. 144 Cook Islands 13.10 2005 145 Georgia 13.60 2006 est. 146 Pakistan 13.60 2008 est. 147 Croatia 13.70 2008 est. 148 Saint Helena 14.00 1998 est. 149 Dominican Republic 14.10 2008 est. 150 Tunisia 14.10 2008 est. 151 Maldives 14.40 2006 est. 152 Montenegro 14.70 2007 est. 153 Bahrain 15.00 2005 est. 154 Oman 15.00 2004 est. 155 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.00 2001 est. 156 Wallis and Futuna 15.20 2003 157 Netherlands Antilles 15.50 2002 est. 158 West Bank 16.30 2008 est. 159 New Caledonia 17.10 2004 160 Kyrgyzstan 18.00 2004 est. 161 Iraq 18.20 2008 est. 162 Sudan 18.70 2002 est. 163 Serbia 18.80 2007 est. 164 Comoros 20.00 1996 est. 165 Timor-Leste 20.00 2006 est. 166 Saint Lucia 20.00 2003 est. 167 Cape Verde 21.00 2000 est. 168 Gabon 21.00 2006 est. 169 Mozambique 21.00 1997 est. 170 Micronesia, Federated States of 22.00 2000 est. 171 South Africa 22.90 2008 est. 172 Dominica 23.00 2000 est. 173 Mayotte 25.40 2005 174 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.00 2007 est. 175 American Samoa 29.80 2005 176 Cameroon 30.00 2001 est. 177 Mauritania 30.00 2008 est. 178 World 30.00 2007 est. 179 Mali 30.00 2004 est. 180 Libya 30.00 2004 est. 181 Equatorial Guinea 30.00 1998 est. 182 Macedonia 33.80 2008 est. 183 Yemen 35.00 2003 est. 184 Marshall Islands 36.00 2006 est. 185 Afghanistan 40.00 2008 est. 186 Swaziland 40.00 2006 est. 187 Kosovo 40.00 2007 est. 188 Kenya 40.00 2008 est. 189 Gaza Strip 41.30 June 2008 190 Lesotho 45.00 2002 191 Nepal 46.00 2008 est. 192 Senegal 48.00 2007 est. 193 Zambia 50.00 2000 est. 194 Djibouti 59.00 2007 est. 195 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 60.00 2000 est. 196 Turkmenistan 60.00 2004 est. 197 Burkina Faso 77.00 2004 198 Zimbabwe 80.00 2005 est. 199 Liberia 85.00 2003 est. 200 Nauru 90.00 2004 est.

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Rank code: 2137

Country Comparison :: Military - note

This entry includes miscellaneous military information of significance not included elsewhere.

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Rank code: 2138

Country Comparison :: Communications - note

This entry includes miscellaneous communications information of significance not included elsewhere.

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Rank code: 2140

Country Comparison :: Government - note

This entry includes miscellaneous government information of significance not included elsewhere.

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Rank code: 2141

Country Comparison :: Group

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Rank code: 2142

Country Comparison :: Country name

This entry includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.

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Rank code: 2144

Country Comparison :: Location

This entry identifies the country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.

Rank country Location Date of Information

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Rank code: 2145

Country Comparison :: Map references

This entry includes the name of the Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. Note that boundary representations on these maps are not necessarily authoritative. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.

Rank country Map references Date of Information

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Rank code: 2146

Country Comparison :: Irrigated land

This entry gives the number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.

Rank country (sq km) Date of Information

1 India 558,080.00 2003 2 China 545,960.00 2003 3 United States 223,850.00 2003 4 Pakistan 182,300.00 2003 5 European Union 168,050.00 2003 est. 6 Iran 76,500.00 2003 7 Mexico 63,200.00 2003 8 Turkey 52,150.00 2003 9 Thailand 49,860.00 2003 10 Bangladesh 47,250.00 2003 11 Russia 46,000.00 2003 12 Indonesia 45,000.00 2003 13 Uzbekistan 42,810.00 2003 14 Spain 37,800.00 2003 15 Kazakhstan 35,560.00 2003 16 Iraq 35,250.00 2003 17 Egypt 34,220.00 2003 18 Romania 30,770.00 2003 19 Vietnam 30,000.00 2003 20 Brazil 29,200.00 2003 21 Italy 27,500.00 2003 22 Afghanistan 27,200.00 2003 23 Japan 25,920.00 2003 24 Australia 25,450.00 2003 25 Ukraine 22,080.00 2003 26 Chile 19,000.00 2003 27 Burma 18,700.00 2003 28 Sudan 18,630.00 2003 29 Turkmenistan 18,000.00 2003 30 Saudi Arabia 16,200.00 2003 31 Argentina 15,500.00 2003 32 Philippines 15,500.00 2003 33 South Africa 14,980.00 2003 34 Korea, North 14,600.00 2003 35 Azerbaijan 14,550.00 2003 36 Greece 14,530.00 2003 37 Morocco 14,450.00 2003 38 Syria 13,330.00 2003 39 Peru 12,000.00 2003 40 Nepal 11,700.00 2003 41 Madagascar 10,860.00 2003 42 Kyrgyzstan 10,720.00 2003 43 Colombia 9,000.00 2003 44 Korea, South 8,780.00 2003 45 Cuba 8,700.00 2003 46 Ecuador 8,650.00 2003 47 Canada 7,850.00 2003 48 Sri Lanka 7,430.00 2003 49 Tajikistan 7,220.00 2003 50 Portugal 6,500.00 2003 51 Bulgaria 5,880.00 2003 52 Venezuela 5,750.00 2003 53 Algeria 5,690.00 2003 54 Netherlands 5,650.00 2003 55 Yemen 5,500.00 2003 56 Germany 4,850.00 2003 57 Libya 4,700.00 2003 58 Georgia 4,690.00 2003 59 Denmark 4,490.00 2003 60 Tunisia 3,940.00 2003 61 Malaysia 3,650.00 2003 62 Albania 3,530.00 2003 63 Moldova 3,000.00 2003 64 Ethiopia 2,900.00 2003 65 Armenia 2,860.00 2003 66 New Zealand 2,850.00 2003 67 Nigeria 2,820.00 2003 68 Dominican Republic 2,750.00 2003 69 Cambodia 2,700.00 2003 70 Mali 2,360.00 2003 71 Hungary 2,300.00 2003 72 Uruguay 2,100.00 2003 73 Somalia 2,000.00 2003 74 Israel 1,940.00 2003 75 Tanzania 1,840.00 2003 76 Slovakia 1,830.00 2003 77 Laos 1,750.00 2003 78 Zimbabwe 1,740.00 2003 79 United Kingdom 1,700.00 2003 80 Zambia 1,560.00 2003 81 Guyana 1,500.00 2003 82 Bolivia 1,320.00 2003 83 Belarus 1,310.00 2003 84 Guatemala 1,300.00 2003 85 Norway 1,270.00 2003 86 Senegal 1,200.00 2003 87 Mozambique 1,180.00 2003 88 Sweden 1,150.00 2003 89 Costa Rica 1,080.00 2003 90 Timor-Leste 1,065.00 NA 91 Lebanon 1,040.00 2003 92 Kenya 1,030.00 2003 93 Poland 1,000.00 2003 94 Guinea 950.00 2003 95 Haiti 920.00 2003 96 Mongolia 840.00 2003 97 Angola 800.00 2003 98 Honduras 800.00 2003 99 United Arab Emirates 760.00 2003 100 Jordan 750.00 2003 101 Cote d'Ivoire 730.00 2003 102 Niger 730.00 2003 103 Oman 720.00 2003 104 Paraguay 670.00 2003 105 Finland 640.00 2003 106 Nicaragua 610.00 2003 107 Malawi 560.00 2003 108 Macedonia 550.00 2003 109 Suriname 510.00 2003 110 Swaziland 500.00 2003 111 Mauritania 490.00 2002 112 El Salvador 450.00 2003 113 Panama 430.00 2003 114 Belgium 400.00 2003 115 Bhutan 400.00 2003 116 Puerto Rico 400.00 2003 117 Cyprus 400.00 2003 118 Ghana 310.00 2003 119 Chad 300.00 2003 120 Sierra Leone 300.00 2003 121 Cameroon 260.00 2003 122 Jamaica 250.00 2002 123 Guinea-Bissau 250.00 2003 124 Switzerland 250.00 2003 125 Burkina Faso 250.00 2003 126 Czech Republic 240.00 2003 127 Mauritius 220.00 2003 128 Burundi 210.00 2003 129 Eritrea 210.00 2003 130 Latvia 200.00 2003 131 Kuwait 130.00 2003 132 Qatar 130.00 2002 133 Benin 120.00 2003 134 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 110.00 2003 135 Croatia 110.00 2003 136 New Caledonia 100.00 2003 137 Sao Tome and Principe 100.00 2003 138 Rwanda 90.00 2003 139 Uganda 90.00 2003 140 Namibia 80.00 2003 141 Gabon 70.00 2003 142 Togo 70.00 2003 143 Lithuania 70.00 2003 144 Barbados 50.00 2003 145 Austria 40.00 2003 146 Bahrain 40.00 2003 147 Trinidad and Tobago 40.00 2003 148 Estonia 40.00 2003 149 Belize 30.00 2003 150 Saint Lucia 30.00 2003 151 Slovenia 30.00 2003 152 Lesotho 30.00 2003 153 Liberia 30.00 2003 154 Fiji 30.00 2003 155 Cape Verde 30.00 2003 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.00 2003 157 Congo, Republic of the 20.00 2003 158 Malta 20.00 2003 159 Hong Kong 20.00 1998 est. 160 Gambia, The 20.00 2003 161 Central African Republic 20.00 2003 162 Botswana 10.00 2003 163 Brunei 10.00 2003 164 French Polynesia 10.00 2003 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.00 2003 166 Djibouti 10.00 2003 167 Bahamas, The 10.00 2003 168 Aruba 0.01 1998 est. 169 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 0.00 NA 170 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0.00 NA 171 British Indian Ocean Territory 0.00 NA 172 Jan Mayen 0.00 NA 173 Spratly Islands 0.00 NA 174 Wake Island 0.00 NA 175 Holy See (Vatican City) 0.00 NA 176 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands0.00 NA 177 Marshall Islands 0.00 NA 178 Paracel Islands 0.00 NA 179 Clipperton Island 0.00 NA 180 Isle of Man 0.00 NA 181 French Southern and Antarctic Lands0.00 NA 182 Faroe Islands 0.00 NA 183 Coral Sea Islands 0.00 NA 184 Bouvet Island 0.00 NA

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Rank code: 2147

Country Comparison :: Area

This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.

Rank country (sq km) Date of Information

1 Russia 17,098,242 NA 2 Canada 9,984,670 NA 3 United States 9,826,675 NA 4 China 9,596,961 NA 5 Brazil 8,514,877 NA 6 Australia 7,741,220 NA 7 India 3,287,263 NA 8 Argentina 2,780,400 NA 9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 NA 10 Sudan 2,505,813 NA 11 Algeria 2,381,741 NA 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2,344,858 NA 13 Greenland 2,166,086 NA 14 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 NA 15 Mexico 1,964,375 NA 16 Indonesia 1,904,569 NA 17 Libya 1,759,540 NA 18 Iran 1,648,195 NA 19 Mongolia 1,564,116 NA 20 Peru 1,285,216 NA 21 Chad 1,284,000 NA 22 Niger 1,267,000 NA 23 Angola 1,246,700 NA 24 Mali 1,240,192 NA 25 South Africa 1,219,090 NA 26 Colombia 1,138,914 NA 27 Ethiopia 1,104,300 NA 28 Bolivia 1,098,581 NA 29 Mauritania 1,030,700 NA 30 Egypt 1,001,450 NA 31 Tanzania 947,300 NA 32 Nigeria 923,768 NA 33 Venezuela 912,050 NA 34 Namibia 824,292 NA 35 Mozambique 799,380 NA 36 Pakistan 796,095 NA 37 Turkey 783,562 NA 38 Chile 756,102 NA 39 Zambia 752,618 NA 40 Burma 676,578 NA 41 Afghanistan 652,230 NA 42 France 643,427 NA 43 Somalia 637,657 NA 44 Central African Republic 622,984 NA 45 Ukraine 603,550 NA 46 Madagascar 587,041 NA 47 Botswana 581,730 NA 48 Kenya 580,367 NA 49 Yemen 527,968 NA 50 Thailand 513,120 NA 51 Spain 505,370 NA 52 Turkmenistan 488,100 NA 53 Cameroon 475,440 NA 54 Papua New Guinea 462,840 NA 55 Sweden 450,295 NA 56 Uzbekistan 447,400 NA 57 Morocco 446,550 NA 58 Iraq 438,317 NA 59 Paraguay 406,752 NA 60 Zimbabwe 390,757 NA 61 Japan 377,915 NA 62 Germany 357,022 NA 63 Congo, Republic of the 342,000 NA 64 Finland 338,145 NA 65 Vietnam 331,210 NA 66 Malaysia 329,847 NA 67 Norway 323,802 NA 68 Cote d'Ivoire 322,463 NA 69 Poland 312,685 NA 70 Oman 309,500 NA 71 Italy 301,340 NA 72 Philippines 300,000 NA 73 Ecuador 283,561 NA 74 Burkina Faso 274,200 NA 75 New Zealand 267,710 NA 76 Gabon 267,667 NA 77 Western Sahara 266,000 NA 78 Guinea 245,857 NA 79 United Kingdom 243,610 NA 80 Uganda 241,038 NA 81 Ghana 238,533 NA 82 Romania 238,391 NA 83 Laos 236,800 NA 84 Guyana 214,969 NA 85 Belarus 207,600 NA 86 Kyrgyzstan 199,951 NA 87 Senegal 196,722 NA 88 Syria 185,180 NA 89 Cambodia 181,035 NA 90 Uruguay 176,215 NA 91 Suriname 163,820 NA 92 Tunisia 163,610 NA 93 Nepal 147,181 NA 94 Bangladesh 143,998 NA 95 Tajikistan 143,100 NA 96 Greece 131,957 NA 97 Nicaragua 130,370 NA 98 Korea, North 120,538 NA 99 Malawi 118,484 NA 100 Eritrea 117,600 NA 101 Benin 112,622 NA 102 Honduras 112,090 NA 103 Liberia 111,369 NA 104 Bulgaria 110,879 NA 105 Cuba 110,860 NA 106 Guatemala 108,889 NA 107 Iceland 103,000 NA 108 Korea, South 99,720 NA 109 Hungary 93,028 NA 110 Portugal 92,090 NA 111 Jordan 89,342 NA 112 Azerbaijan 86,600 NA 113 Austria 83,871 NA 114 United Arab Emirates 83,600 NA 115 Czech Republic 78,867 NA 116 Serbia 77,474 NA 117 Panama 75,420 NA 118 Sierra Leone 71,740 NA 119 Ireland 70,273 NA 120 Georgia 69,700 NA 121 Sri Lanka 65,610 NA 122 Lithuania 65,300 NA 123 Latvia 64,589 NA 124 Svalbard 62,045 NA 125 Togo 56,785 NA 126 Croatia 56,594 NA 127 British Indian Ocean Territory 54,400 NA 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,197 NA 129 Costa Rica 51,100 NA 130 Slovakia 49,035 NA 131 Dominican Republic 48,670 NA 132 Estonia 45,228 NA 133 Denmark 43,094 NA 134 Netherlands 41,543 NA 135 Switzerland 41,277 NA 136 Bhutan 38,394 NA 137 Guinea-Bissau 36,125 NA 138 Taiwan 35,980 NA 139 Moldova 33,851 NA 140 Belgium 30,528 NA 141 Lesotho 30,355 NA 142 Armenia 29,743 NA 143 Solomon Islands 28,896 NA 144 Albania 28,748 NA 145 Equatorial Guinea 28,051 NA 146 Burundi 27,830 NA 147 Haiti 27,750 NA 148 Rwanda 26,338 NA 149 Macedonia 25,713 NA 150 Djibouti 23,200 NA 151 Belize 22,966 NA 152 Israel 22,072 NA 153 El Salvador 21,041 NA 154 Slovenia 20,273 NA 155 New Caledonia 18,575 NA 156 Fiji 18,274 NA 157 Kuwait 17,818 NA 158 Swaziland 17,364 NA 159 Timor-Leste 14,874 NA 160 Bahamas, The 13,880 NA 161 Montenegro 13,812 NA 162 Puerto Rico 13,790 NA 163 Vanuatu 12,189 NA 164 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 12,173 NA 165 Qatar 11,586 NA 166 Gambia, The 11,295 NA 167 Jamaica 10,991 NA 168 Kosovo 10,887 NA 169 Lebanon 10,400 NA 170 Cyprus 9,251 NA 171 West Bank 5,860 NA 172 Brunei 5,765 NA 173 Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 NA 174 French Polynesia 4,167 NA 175 Cape Verde 4,033 NA 176 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands3,903 NA 177 Samoa 2,831 NA 178 Luxembourg 2,586 NA 179 Comoros 2,235 NA 180 Mauritius 2,040 NA 181 Virgin Islands 1,910 NA 182 Faroe Islands 1,393 NA 183 Hong Kong 1,104 NA 184 Sao Tome and Principe 964 NA 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 948 NA 186 Kiribati 811 NA 187 Netherlands Antilles 800 NA 188 Dominica 751 NA 189 Tonga 747 NA 190 Bahrain 741 NA 191 Micronesia, Federated States of 702 NA 192 Singapore 697 NA 193 Saint Lucia 616 NA 194 Isle of Man 572 NA 195 Andorra 468 NA 196 Northern Mariana Islands 464 NA 197 Palau 459 NA 198 Seychelles 455 NA 199 Antigua and Barbuda 443 NA 200 Barbados 430 NA 201 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 412 NA 202 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 NA 203 Jan Mayen 377 NA 204 Mayotte 374 NA 205 Gaza Strip 360 NA 206 Grenada 344 NA 207 Malta 316 NA 208 Saint Helena 308 NA 209 Maldives 298 NA 210 Cayman Islands 264 NA 211 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 NA 212 Niue 260 NA 213 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 NA 214 Cook Islands 236 NA 215 American Samoa 199 NA 216 Marshall Islands 181 NA 217 Aruba 180 NA 218 Liechtenstein 160 NA 219 British Virgin Islands 151 NA 220 Wallis and Futuna 142 NA 221 Christmas Island 135 NA 222 Dhekelia 131 NA 223 Akrotiri 123 NA 224 Jersey 116 NA 225 Montserrat 102 NA 226 Anguilla 91 NA 227 Guernsey 78 NA 228 San Marino 61 NA 229 French Southern and Antarctic Lands55 NA 230 Saint Martin 54 NA 231 Bermuda 54 NA 232 Bouvet Island 49 NA 233 Pitcairn Islands 47 NA 234 Norfolk Island 36 NA 235 Macau 28 NA 236 Tuvalu 26 NA 237 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges22 NA 238 Nauru 21 NA 239 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 14 NA 240 Tokelau 12 NA 241 Gibraltar 7 NA 242 Wake Island 7 NA 243 Clipperton Island 6 NA 244 Navassa Island 5 NA 245 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 5 NA 246 Spratly Islands 5 NA 247 Coral Sea Islands 3 NA 248 Monaco 2 NA 249 Holy See (Vatican City) 0 NA

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Rank code: 2149

Country Comparison :: Diplomatic representation in the US

This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.

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Rank code: 2150

Country Comparison :: Telephones - main lines in use

This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use.

Rank country Telephones - main lines in useDate of Information

1 China 365,600,000 2007 2 United States 150,000,000 2008 3 Germany 51,500,000 2008 4 Japan 47,579,000 2008 5 Russia 44,200,000 2008 6 Brazil 41,141,000 2008 7 India 37,540,000 2009 8 France 35,909,000 2008 9 United Kingdom 33,209,000 2008 10 Indonesia 30,378,000 2008 11 Vietnam 29,591,000 2008 12 Iran 24,800,000 2008 13 Korea, South 21,325,000 2008 14 Mexico 20,539,000 2008 15 Spain 20,200,000 2008 16 Italy 20,031,000 2008 17 Canada 18,250,000 2008 18 Turkey 17,502,000 2008 19 Taiwan 14,273,000 2008 20 Ukraine 13,177,000 2008 21 Egypt 12,011,000 2008 22 Poland 10,336,000 2008 23 Argentina 9,631,000 2008 24 Australia 9,370,000 2008 25 Netherlands 7,324,000 2008 26 Thailand 7,024,000 2008 27 Colombia 6,820,000 2008 28 Venezuela 6,304,000 2008 29 Greece 5,975,000 2008 30 Sweden 5,323,000 2008 31 Romania 5,036,000 2007 32 Switzerland 4,820,000 2008 33 Pakistan 4,546,000 2008 34 Belgium 4,457,000 2008 35 South Africa 4,425,000 2008 36 Malaysia 4,292,000 2008 37 Portugal 4,121,000 2008 38 Hong Kong 4,108,000 2008 39 Saudi Arabia 4,100,000 2008 40 Philippines 3,905,000 2008 41 Belarus 3,718,000 2008 42 Syria 3,633,000 2008 43 Chile 3,526,000 2008 44 Sri Lanka 3,446,000 2008 45 Kazakhstan 3,410,000 2008 46 Algeria 3,314,000 2008 47 Austria 3,285,000 2008 48 Hungary 3,094,000 2008 49 Serbia 3,085,000 2008 50 Morocco 2,991,000 2008 51 Israel 2,900,000 2008 52 Peru 2,878,000 2008 53 Denmark 2,487,000 2008 54 Czech Republic 2,278,000 2008 55 Bulgaria 2,258,000 2008 56 Ireland 2,202,000 2008 57 Norway 1,928,000 2008 58 Ecuador 1,910,000 2008 59 Singapore 1,857,000 2008 60 Croatia 1,851,000 2008 61 Uzbekistan 1,850,000 2008 62 New Zealand 1,750,000 2008 63 Finland 1,650,000 2008 64 United Arab Emirates 1,508,000 2008 65 Guatemala 1,449,000 2008 66 Costa Rica 1,438,000 2008 67 Bangladesh 1,390,000 2009 68 Azerbaijan 1,311,000 2008 69 Nigeria 1,308,000 2008 70 Tunisia 1,239,000 2008 71 Korea, North 1,180,000 2008 72 Yemen 1,117,000 2008 73 Moldova 1,115,000 2008 74 Cuba 1,104,000 2008 75 Slovakia 1,098,000 2008 76 Iraq 1,082,000 2008 77 El Salvador 1,077,000 2008 78 Puerto Rico 1,038,000 2008 79 Libya 1,033,000 2008 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,031,000 2008 81 Slovenia 1,010,000 2008 82 Dominican Republic 985,700 2008 83 Uruguay 959,300 2008 84 Ethiopia 908,900 2008 85 Burma 829,000 2008 86 Honduras 825,800 2008 87 Nepal 805,100 2008 88 Lithuania 784,900 2008 89 Lebanon 714,000 2008 90 Bolivia 690,000 2008 91 Armenia 650,000 2008 92 Latvia 644,000 2008 93 Georgia 618,000 2008 94 Kuwait 541,000 2008 95 Jordan 519,000 2008 96 Estonia 498,100 2008 97 Panama 495,800 2008 98 Turkmenistan 495,000 2008 99 Kyrgyzstan 494,500 2008 100 Afghanistan 460,000 2008 101 Macedonia 457,100 2008 102 Cyprus 413,300 NA 103 Mauritius 364,500 2008 104 Paraguay 363,000 2008 105 Montenegro 362,000 2008 106 Tajikistan 360,000 2008 107 Cote d'Ivoire 356,500 2008 108 Sudan 356,100 2008 109 Zimbabwe 354,000 2008 110 Gaza Strip 348,000 2008 111 West Bank 348,000 2008 112 Jamaica 316,600 2008 113 Albania 316,400 2008 114 Nicaragua 312,000 2008 115 Trinidad and Tobago 307,000 2008 116 Oman 274,200 2008 117 Qatar 263,400 2008 118 Luxembourg 260,600 2008 119 Kenya 252,300 2008 120 Malta 241,100 2008 121 Senegal 237,800 2008 122 Malawi 236,000 2008 123 Bahrain 220,000 2008 124 Cameroon 198,300 2008 125 Iceland 187,000 2008 126 Tanzania 179,849 2009 127 Macau 173,533 2009 128 Uganda 168,500 2008 129 Mongolia 165,000 2008 130 Madagascar 164,900 2008 131 Benin 159,000 2008 132 Barbados 150,000 2008 133 Burkina Faso 144,000 2008 134 Ghana 143,900 2008 135 Botswana 142,300 2008 136 Togo 140,900 2008 137 Namibia 140,000 2008 138 Bahamas, The 133,000 2008 139 Fiji 129,100 2008 140 Guyana 125,000 2008 141 Angola 114,300 2008 142 Haiti 108,000 2008 143 Kosovo 106,300 2006 144 Somalia 100,000 2008 145 Laos 97,600 2008 146 Zambia 90,600 2008 147 Netherlands Antilles 88,000 2008 148 Mali 82,800 2008 149 Suriname 81,500 2008 150 Mozambique 78,300 2008 151 Brunei 76,600 2008 152 Mauritania 76,400 2008 153 Virgin Islands 74,200 2008 154 Jersey 74,000 2008 155 Cape Verde 72,000 2008 156 Lesotho 65,200 2008 157 New Caledonia 63,000 2008 158 Papua New Guinea 60,000 2008 159 Bermuda 57,600 2008 160 French Polynesia 54,600 2008 161 Isle of Man 51,000 1999 162 Maldives 50,396 2009 163 Guinea 50,000 2008 164 Gambia, The 48,900 2008 165 Cambodia 45,100 2008 166 Guernsey 45,100 2008 167 Swaziland 44,000 2008 168 Saint Lucia 40,900 2008 169 Eritrea 40,400 2008 170 Aruba 38,500 2008 171 Antigua and Barbuda 38,000 2008 172 Cayman Islands 38,000 2008 173 Andorra 37,400 2008 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37,300 2008 175 Monaco 35,000 2008 176 Sierra Leone 31,500 2008 177 Belize 31,100 2008 178 Burundi 30,400 2008 179 Samoa 28,800 2008 180 Grenada 28,600 2008 181 Bhutan 27,500 2008 182 Gabon 26,500 2008 183 Tonga 25,500 2008 184 Northern Mariana Islands 24,700 2008 185 Gibraltar 24,000 2008 186 Niger 24,000 2008 187 Comoros 23,300 2008 188 Seychelles 23,200 2008 189 Greenland 22,800 2008 190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22,800 2008 191 Congo, Republic of the 22,200 2008 192 Faroe Islands 21,800 2008 193 San Marino 21,300 2008 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 20,400 2008 195 Liechtenstein 19,600 2008 196 British Virgin Islands 18,900 2008 197 Dominica 17,500 2008 198 Rwanda 16,800 2008 199 Chad 13,000 2008 200 Central African Republic 12,000 2008 201 Djibouti 10,800 2008 202 American Samoa 10,400 2008 203 Vanuatu 10,400 2008 204 Equatorial Guinea 10,000 2008 205 Mayotte 10,000 2008 206 Micronesia, Federated States of 8,700 2008 207 Solomon Islands 8,000 2008 208 Sao Tome and Principe 7,700 2008 209 Palau 7,500 2008 210 Cook Islands 6,700 2008 211 Anguilla 5,800 2008 212 Holy See (Vatican City) 5,120 2005 213 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4,800 2008 214 Guinea-Bissau 4,600 2008 215 Marshall Islands 4,400 2008 216 Kiribati 4,000 2008 217 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,700 2008 218 Montserrat 2,800 2008 219 Wallis and Futuna 2,700 2008 220 Norfolk Island 2,532 2004 221 Timor-Leste 2,400 2008 222 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 2,300 2008 223 Saint Helena 2,300 2008 224 Liberia 2,000 2008 225 Nauru 1,800 2008 226 Tuvalu 1,500 2008 227 Niue 1,000 2008 228 Tokelau 300 2008 229 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 287 1992 230 Pitcairn Islands 1 2004 231 Antarctica 0 2001

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Rank code: 2151

Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular

This entry gives the total number of mobile cellular telephone subscribers.

Rank country Telephones - mobile cellular Date of Information

1 China 634,000,000 2008 2 India 427,300,000 2009 3 United States 270,000,000 2008 4 Russia 187,500,000 2008 5 Brazil 150,641,000 2008 6 Indonesia 140,578,000 2008 7 Japan 110,395,000 2008 8 Germany 107,245,000 2008 9 Pakistan 91,440,000 2009 10 Italy 88,580,000 2008 11 United Kingdom 75,565,000 2008 12 Mexico 75,304,000 2008 13 Vietnam 70,000,000 2008 14 Philippines 68,102,000 2008 15 Turkey 65,824,000 2008 16 Nigeria 62,988,000 2008 17 Thailand 62,000,000 2008 18 France 59,259,000 2008 19 Ukraine 55,695,000 2008 20 Spain 49,682,000 2008 21 Argentina 46,509,000 2008 22 Bangladesh 45,750,000 2009 23 Korea, South 45,607,000 2008 24 South Africa 45,000,000 2008 25 Poland 44,004,000 2008 26 Iran 43,000,000 2008 27 Colombia 41,365,000 2008 28 Egypt 41,272,000 2008 29 Saudi Arabia 36,000,000 2008 30 Algeria 31,871,000 2008 31 Malaysia 27,125,000 2008 32 Venezuela 27,084,000 2008 33 Taiwan 25,412,000 2008 34 Romania 24,467,000 2008 35 Morocco 22,816,000 2008 36 Australia 22,120,000 2008 37 Canada 21,455,000 2008 38 Peru 20,952,000 2008 39 Netherlands 19,927,000 2008 40 Iraq 17,529,000 2008 41 Kenya 16,234,000 2008 42 Guatemala 14,949,000 2008 43 Kazakhstan 14,911,000 2008 44 Portugal 14,910,000 2008 45 Chile 14,797,000 2008 46 Tanzania 14,723,000 2009 47 Greece 13,799,000 2008 48 Czech Republic 13,780,000 2008 49 Uzbekistan 12,734,000 2008 50 Hungary 12,224,000 2008 51 Belgium 11,822,000 2008 52 Ecuador 11,595,000 2008 53 Ghana 11,570,000 2008 54 Hong Kong 11,374,000 2008 55 Sudan 11,186,000 2008 56 Sri Lanka 11,082,000 2008 57 Sweden 10,988,000 2008 58 Austria 10,816,000 2008 59 Bulgaria 10,633,000 2008 60 Cote d'Ivoire 10,449,000 2008 61 Serbia 9,619,000 2008 62 United Arab Emirates 9,358,000 2008 63 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9,263,000 2008 64 Israel 8,902,000 2008 65 Switzerland 8,780,000 2008 66 Belarus 8,693,000 2008 67 Tunisia 8,569,000 2008 68 Uganda 8,555,000 2008 69 Afghanistan 8,450,000 2008 70 Dominican Republic 7,210,000 2008 71 Syria 7,056,000 2008 72 El Salvador 6,951,000 2008 73 Finland 6,830,000 2008 74 Angola 6,773,000 2008 75 Denmark 6,551,000 2008 76 Azerbaijan 6,548,000 2008 77 Singapore 6,375,000 2008 78 Honduras 6,211,000 2008 79 Cameroon 6,161,000 2008 80 Croatia 5,924,000 2008 81 Paraguay 5,791,000 2008 82 Slovakia 5,520,000 2008 83 Senegal 5,389,000 2008 84 Jordan 5,314,000 2008 85 Norway 5,287,000 2008 86 Ireland 5,048,000 2008 87 Lithuania 5,023,000 2008 88 Madagascar 4,835,000 2008 89 Bolivia 4,830,000 2008 90 Libya 4,828,000 2008 91 New Zealand 4,620,000 2008 92 Mozambique 4,405,000 2008 93 Cambodia 4,237,000 2008 94 Nepal 4,200,000 2008 95 Panama 3,805,000 2008 96 Yemen 3,700,000 2008 97 Zambia 3,539,000 2008 98 Uruguay 3,508,000 2008 99 Tajikistan 3,500,000 2009 100 Benin 3,435,000 2008 101 Kyrgyzstan 3,394,000 2008 102 Puerto Rico 3,354,000 2005 103 Mali 3,267,000 2008 104 Oman 3,219,000 2008 105 Haiti 3,200,000 2008 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,179,000 2008 107 Ethiopia 3,168,000 2008 108 Albania 3,141,000 2008 109 Nicaragua 3,039,000 2008 110 Kuwait 2,907,000 2008 111 Georgia 2,755,000 2008 112 Jamaica 2,723,000 2008 113 Guinea 2,600,000 2008 114 Burkina Faso 2,553,000 2008 115 Estonia 2,525,000 2008 116 Macedonia 2,502,000 2008 117 Moldova 2,423,000 2008 118 Armenia 2,336,000 2008 119 Latvia 2,234,000 2008 120 Mauritania 2,092,000 2008 121 Slovenia 2,055,000 2008 122 Costa Rica 1,887,000 2008 123 Laos 1,822,000 2008 124 Chad 1,809,000 2008 125 Congo, Republic of the 1,807,000 2008 126 Mongolia 1,796,000 2008 127 Malawi 1,781,000 2008 128 Qatar 1,683,000 2008 129 Niger 1,677,000 2008 130 Zimbabwe 1,655,000 2008 131 Togo 1,547,000 2008 132 Trinidad and Tobago 1,505,000 2008 133 Botswana 1,486,000 2008 134 Lebanon 1,430,000 2008 135 Bahrain 1,400,000 2008 136 Rwanda 1,323,000 2008 137 Gabon 1,300,000 2008 138 Gambia, The 1,166,000 2008 139 Gaza Strip 1,153,000 2008 140 West Bank 1,153,000 2008 141 Namibia 1,052,000 2008 142 Mauritius 1,033,000 2008 143 Cyprus 1,017,000 NA 144 Sierra Leone 1,009,000 2008 145 Macau 993,545 2009 146 Turkmenistan 810,000 2008 147 Montenegro 735,000 2008 148 Liberia 732,000 2008 149 Luxembourg 707,000 2008 150 Somalia 627,000 2008 151 Fiji 600,000 2008 152 Papua New Guinea 600,000 2008 153 Lesotho 581,000 2008 154 Kosovo 562,000 2007 155 Guinea-Bissau 500,200 2008 156 Burundi 480,600 2008 157 Swaziland 457,000 2008 158 Maldives 450,500 2009 159 Suriname 416,000 2008 160 Barbados 406,000 2008 161 Malta 385,600 2008 162 Brunei 376,000 2008 163 Burma 375,800 2008 164 Bahamas, The 358,000 2008 165 Equatorial Guinea 346,000 2008 166 Iceland 342,000 2008 167 Cuba 331,700 2008 168 Guyana 281,400 2005 169 Cape Verde 277,700 2008 170 Bhutan 251,000 2008 171 Netherlands Antilles 200,000 2004 172 New Caledonia 196,500 2008 173 French Polynesia 187,100 2008 174 Saint Lucia 169,600 2008 175 Belize 160,000 2008 176 Central African Republic 154,000 2008 177 Antigua and Barbuda 136,600 2008 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 130,100 2008 179 Aruba 127,100 2008 180 Samoa 124,000 2008 181 Eritrea 108,600 2008 182 Timor-Leste 101,000 2008 183 Dominica 100,000 2008 184 Seychelles 85,300 2008 185 Jersey 83,900 2004 186 Virgin Islands 80,300 2005 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 80,000 2008 188 Bermuda 79,000 2008 189 Andorra 64,200 2008 190 Grenada 60,000 2008 191 Greenland 55,800 2008 192 Faroe Islands 54,900 2008 193 Tonga 50,500 2008 194 Sao Tome and Principe 49,000 2008 195 Mayotte 48,100 2005 196 Djibouti 44,100 2005 197 Guernsey 43,800 2004 198 Comoros 42,000 2008 199 Vanuatu 36,000 2008 200 Micronesia, Federated States of 34,000 2008 201 Liechtenstein 34,000 2008 202 Cayman Islands 33,800 2004 203 Turks and Caicos Islands 25,100 2004 204 British Virgin Islands 23,000 2008 205 Monaco 22,000 2008 206 Northern Mariana Islands 20,500 2004 207 Gibraltar 18,400 2004 208 San Marino 17,700 2008 209 Solomon Islands 14,000 2008 210 Anguilla 13,100 2005 211 Palau 12,000 2008 212 Cook Islands 6,700 2008 213 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 3,000 2008 214 Montserrat 3,000 2008 215 American Samoa 2,200 2004 216 Tuvalu 2,000 2008 217 Nauru 1,500 2002 218 Kiribati 1,000 2008 219 Marshall Islands 1,000 2008 220 Niue 600 2004 221 Norfolk Island 0 2002 222 Western Sahara 0 1999

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Rank code: 2152

Country Comparison :: Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Rank country Internet Service Providers (ISPs)Date of Information