Turks and Caicos Islands unicameral Legislative Council (19 seats, of which 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 24 April 2003 (next to be held NA 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 53.8%, PNP 46.2%; seats by party - PDM 7, PNP 6; note - in by-elections held 7 August 2003, the PNP gained two seats for a majority of 8 seats; PDM now has 5

Tuvalu unicameral Parliament or Fale I Fono, also called House of Assembly (15 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 25 July 2002 (next to be held NA 2006) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 15

Uganda unicameral National Assembly (303 members - 214 directly elected by popular vote, 81 nominated by legally established special interest groups [women 56, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5], 8 ex officio members; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 26 June 2001 (next to be held May or June 2006); election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; note - election campaigning by party was not permitted

Ukraine unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; under Ukraine's new election law, 225 of the Supreme Council's seats are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 4% or more of the national electoral vote; the other 225 members are elected by popular vote in single-mandate constituencies; all serve four-year terms) elections: last held 31 March 2002 (next to be held NA 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - Our Ukraine 24%, CPU 20%, United Ukraine 12%, United Social Democratic Party 6%, SPU 7%, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 7%, other 24%; seats by party - Our Ukraine 102, CPU 60, Regions of Ukraine 42, Working Ukraine-Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 41, United Social Democratic Party 39, Democratic Initiatives 22, SPU 20, People's Power 19, European Choice 18, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 18, Agrarian Party 17, People's Democratic Party 16, People's Choice 15, others 21 note: following the election, United Ukraine splintered into the Agrarian Party, European Choice, People's Choice, People's Democratic Party, Regions of Ukraine, and Working Ukraine-Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

United Arab Emirates unicameral Federal National Council or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; members appointed by the rulers of the constituent states to serve two-year terms) elections: none note: reviews legislation, but cannot change or veto

United Kingdom bicameral Parliament comprised of House of Lords (consists of approximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers and 26 clergy) and House of Commons (659 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier) elections: House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, as provided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the House of Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remain there; pending further reforms, elections are held only as vacancies in the hereditary peerage arise); House of Commons - last held 7 June 2001 (next to be held by NA May 2006) election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Labor 42.1%, Conservative and Unionist 32.7%, Liberal Democrats 18.8%, other 6.4%; seats by party - Labor 412, Conservative and Unionist 166, Liberal Democrat 52, other 29; note - seating as of 15 February 2002: Labor 410, Conservative 164, Liberal Democrats 53, other 32 note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Parliament (because of unresolved disputes among existing parties, the transfer of power from London to Northern Ireland came only at the end of 1999 and has been rescinded three times the latest occurring in October 2002; since October 2002 the Northern Ireland Parliament has been suspended); in 1999 there were elections for a new Scottish Parliament and a new Welsh Assembly

United States bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats, one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held NA November 2004); House of Representatives - last held 5 November 2002 (next to be held NA November 2004) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 51, Democratic Party 48, independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 226, Democratic Party 204, independent 1, undecided 4

Uruguay bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: Chamber of Senators - last held 31 October 1999 (next to be held NA 2004); Chamber of Representatives - last held 31 October 1999 (next to be held NA 2004) election results: Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 12, Colorado Party 10, Blanco 7, New Sector/Space Coalition 1; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Encuentro Progresista 40, Colorado Party 33, Blanco 22, New Sector/Space Coalition 4

Uzbekistan unicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - 2002 amendment to the constitution creates a second chamber to be established via elections in 2004 elections: last held 5 December and 19 December 1999 (next to be held NA December 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NDP 48, Self-Sacrificers Party 34, Fatherland Progress Party 20, Adolat Social Democratic Party 11, MTP 10, citizens' groups 16, local government 110, vacant 1 note: not all seats in the last Supreme Assembly election were contested; all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President KARIMOV

Vanuatu unicameral Parliament (52 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 2 May 2002 (next to be held NA 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP 15, VP 14, VRP 3, MPP 2, other and independent 18; note - political party associations are fluid note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of custom and land

Venezuela unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (165 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms; three seats reserved for the indigenous peoples of Venezuela) elections: last held 30 July 2000 (next to be held NA 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - pro-government 108 (MVR 92, MAS 6, indigenous 3, other 7), opposition 57 (AD 33, COPEI 6, Justice First 5, other 13)

Vietnam unicameral National Assembly or Quoc-Hoi (498 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 19 May 2002 (next to be held 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - CPV 90%, other 10% (the 10% are not CPV members but are approved by the CPV to stand for election); seats by party - CPV 447, CPV-approved 51

Virgin Islands unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) elections: last held 6 November 2002 (next to be held NA November 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Democratic Party 8, ICM NA, no party affiliation NA note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to the US House of Representatives; election last held 6 November 2002 (next to be held NA November 2004); results - Donna M. CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSON (Democrat) reelected

Wallis and Futuna unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 11 March 2002 (next to be held NA March 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR and affiliates 13, Socialists and affiliates 7 note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held 27 September 1998 (next to be held by NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats - RPR (now UMP) 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 16 June 2002 (next to be held by NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats - RPR (UMP) 1

Yemen a new constitutional amendment ratified on 20 February 2001 created a bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111 seats; members appointed by the president) and a House of Representatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) elections: last held 27 April 2003 (next to be held NA April 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - GPC 238, Islah 46, YSP 8, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Baath Party 2, independents 4

Zambia unicameral National Assembly (150 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 27 December 2001 (next to be held NA December 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - MMD 45.9%, UPND 32.4%, UNIP 8.8%, FDD 8.1%, HP 2.7%, PF 0.7%, ZRP 0.7%, independents 0.7%; seats by party - MMD 68, UPND 48, UNIP 13, FDD 12, HP 4, PF 1, ZRP 1, independents 1; seats not determined 2

Zimbabwe unicameral House of Assembly (150 seats - 120 elected by popular vote for five-year terms, 12 nominated by the president, 10 occupied by traditional chiefs chosen by their peers, and 8 occupied by provincial governors appointed by the president) elections: last held 24-25 June 2000 (next to be held NA 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - ZANU-PF 48.6%, MDC 47.0%, other 4.4%; seats by party - ZANU-PF 62, MDC 57, ZANU-Ndonga 1

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@2102 Life expectancy at birth (years)

Afghanistan total population: 46.97 years male: 47.67 years female: 46.23 years (2003 est.)

Albania total population: 72.37 years male: 69.53 years female: 75.42 years (2003 est.)

Algeria total population: 70.54 years male: 69.14 years female: 72.01 years (2003 est.)

American Samoa total population: 75.75 years male: 71.35 years female: 80.41 years (2003 est.)

Andorra total population: 83.49 years male: 80.58 years female: 86.58 years (2003 est.)

Angola total population: 36.96 years male: 36.13 years female: 37.83 years (2003 est.)

Anguilla total population: 76.7 years male: 73.79 years female: 79.7 years (2003 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda total population: 71.31 years male: 68.99 years female: 73.75 years (2003 est.)

Argentina total population: 75.48 years male: 71.72 years female: 79.44 years (2003 est.)

Armenia total population: 66.68 years male: 62.41 years female: 71.17 years (2003 est.)

Aruba total population: 78.83 years male: 75.48 years female: 82.34 years (2003 est.)

Australia total population: 80.13 years male: 77.27 years female: 83.13 years (2003 est.)

Austria total population: 78.17 years male: 75.02 years female: 81.48 years (2003 est.)

Azerbaijan total population: 63.16 years male: 58.95 years female: 67.58 years (2003 est.)

Bahamas, The total population: 65.71 years male: 62.3 years female: 69.18 years (2003 est.)

Bahrain total population: 73.72 years male: 71.28 years female: 76.24 years (2003 est.)

Bangladesh total population: 61.33 years male: 61.46 years female: 61.2 years (2003 est.)

Barbados total population: 71.84 years male: 69.56 years female: 74.14 years (2003 est.)

Belarus total population: 68.43 years male: 62.54 years female: 74.6 years (2003 est.)

Belgium total population: 78.29 years male: 74.97 years female: 81.78 years (2003 est.)

Belize total population: 67.36 years male: 65.19 years female: 69.63 years (2003 est.)

Benin total population: 51.08 years male: 50.35 years female: 51.84 years (2003 est.)

Bermuda total population: 77.41 years male: 75.38 years female: 79.49 years (2003 est.)

Bhutan total population: 53.58 years male: 53.9 years female: 53.25 years (2003 est.)

Bolivia total population: 64.78 years male: 62.2 years female: 67.48 years (2003 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina total population: 72.29 years male: 69.56 years female: 75.22 years (2003 est.)

Botswana total population: 32.26 years male: 32.2 years female: 32.32 years (2003 est.)

Brazil total population: 71.13 years male: 67.16 years female: 75.3 years (2003 est.)

British Virgin Islands total population: 76.06 years male: 75.07 years female: 77.1 years (2003 est.)

Brunei total population: 74.3 years male: 71.9 years female: 76.82 years (2003 est.)

Bulgaria total population: 71.8 years male: 68.26 years female: 75.56 years (2003 est.)

Burkina Faso total population: 44.46 years male: 43.02 years female: 45.94 years (2003 est.)

Burma total population: 55.79 years male: 54.12 years female: 57.56 years (2003 est.)

Burundi total population: 43.2 years male: 42.54 years female: 43.88 years (2003 est.)

Cambodia total population: 57.92 years male: 55.49 years female: 60.47 years (2003 est.)

Cameroon total population: 48.05 years male: 47.15 years female: 48.97 years (2003 est.)

Canada total population: 79.83 years male: 76.44 years female: 83.38 years (2003 est.)

Cape Verde total population: 69.83 years male: 66.53 years female: 73.23 years (2003 est.)

Cayman Islands total population: 79.67 years male: 77.08 years female: 82.3 years (2003 est.)

Central African Republic total population: 41.71 years male: 40.18 years female: 43.29 years (2003 est.)

Chad total population: 48.51 years male: 46.97 years female: 50.1 years (2003 est.)

Chile total population: 76.35 years male: 73.04 years female: 79.82 years (2003 est.)

China total population: 72.22 years male: 70.33 years female: 74.28 years (2003 est.)

Christmas Island total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)

Colombia total population: 71.14 years male: 67.29 years female: 75.12 years (2003 est.)

Comoros total population: 61.18 years male: 58.92 years female: 63.5 years (2003 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the total population: 48.93 years male: 46.83 years female: 51.09 years (2003 est.)

Congo, Republic of the total population: 50.02 years male: 49.04 years female: 51.02 years (2003 est.)

Cook Islands total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)

Costa Rica total population: 76.43 years male: 73.87 years female: 79.11 years (2003 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire total population: 42.65 years male: 40.34 years female: 45.04 years (2003 est.)

Croatia total population: 74.37 years male: 70.76 years female: 78.2 years (2003 est.)

Cuba total population: 76.8 years male: 74.38 years female: 79.36 years (2003 est.)

Cyprus total population: 77.27 years male: 74.94 years female: 79.71 years (2003 est.)

Czech Republic total population: 75.18 years male: 71.69 years female: 78.87 years (2003 est.)

Denmark total population: 77.1 years male: 74.48 years female: 79.87 years (2003 est.)

Djibouti total population: 43.13 years male: 41.82 years female: 44.48 years (2003 est.)

Dominica total population: 74.12 years male: 71.23 years female: 77.15 years (2003 est.)

Dominican Republic total population: 67.96 years male: 66.41 years female: 69.58 years (2003 est.)

East Timor total population: 65.2 years male: 62.97 years female: 67.55 years (2003 est.)

Ecuador total population: 71.89 years male: 69.06 years female: 74.86 years (2003 est.)

Egypt total population: 70.41 years male: 67.94 years female: 73 years (2003 est.)

El Salvador total population: 70.62 years male: 67.02 years female: 74.4 years (2003 est.)

Equatorial Guinea total population: 54.75 years male: 52.63 years female: 56.93 years (2003 est.)

Eritrea total population: 53.18 years male: 51.48 years female: 54.92 years (2003 est.)

Estonia total population: 70.31 years male: 64.36 years female: 76.57 years (2003 est.)

Ethiopia total population: 41.24 years male: 40.39 years female: 42.11 years (2003 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years

Faroe Islands total population: 78.9 years male: 75.44 years female: 82.36 years (2003 est.)

Fiji total population: 68.88 years male: 66.43 years female: 71.44 years (2003 est.)

Finland total population: 77.92 years male: 74.28 years female: 81.68 years (2003 est.)

France total population: 79.28 years male: 75.63 years female: 83.11 years (2003 est.)

French Guiana total population: 76.69 years male: 73.36 years female: 80.18 years (2003 est.)

French Polynesia total population: 75.45 years male: 73.08 years female: 77.93 years (2003 est.)

Gabon total population: 57.12 years male: 55.45 years female: 58.84 years (2003 est.)

Gambia, The total population: 54.38 years male: 52.39 years female: 56.44 years (2003 est.)

Gaza Strip total population: 71.4 years male: 70.13 years female: 72.73 years (2003 est.)

Georgia total population: 64.76 years male: 61.33 years female: 68.36 years (2003 est.)

Germany total population: 78.42 years male: 75.46 years female: 81.55 years (2003 est.)

Ghana total population: 56.53 years male: 55.66 years female: 57.43 years (2003 est.)

Gibraltar total population: 79.38 years male: 76.51 years female: 82.4 years (2003 est.)

Greece total population: 78.89 years male: 76.32 years female: 81.65 years (2003 est.)

Greenland total population: 69 years male: 65.44 years female: 72.65 years (2003 est.)

Grenada total population: 64.52 years male: 62.74 years female: 66.31 years (2003 est.)

Guadeloupe total population: 77.53 years male: 74.37 years female: 80.84 years (2003 est.)

Guam total population: 78.27 years male: 75.96 years female: 80.9 years (2003 est.)

Guatemala total population: 65.23 years male: 64.31 years female: 66.21 years (2003 est.)

Guernsey total population: 80.04 years male: 77.04 years female: 83.14 years (2003 est.)

Guinea total population: 49.54 years male: 48.28 years female: 50.83 years (2003 est.)

Guinea-Bissau total population: 46.97 years male: 45.09 years female: 48.91 years (2003 est.)

Guyana total population: 63.09 years male: 60.51 years female: 65.79 years (2003 est.)

Haiti total population: 51.61 years male: 50.36 years female: 52.92 years (2003 est.)

Honduras total population: 66.65 years male: 65.31 years female: 68.06 years (2003 est.)

Hong Kong total population: 79.93 years male: 77.23 years female: 82.83 years (2003 est.)

Hungary total population: 72.17 years male: 67.84 years female: 76.81 years (2003 est.)

Iceland total population: 79.8 years male: 77.54 years female: 82.22 years (2003 est.)

India total population: 63.62 years male: 62.92 years female: 64.37 years (2003 est.)

Indonesia total population: 68.94 years male: 66.54 years female: 71.47 years (2003 est.)

Iran total population: 69.35 years male: 68.04 years female: 70.73 years (2003 est.)

Iraq total population: 67.81 years male: 66.7 years female: 68.99 years (2003 est.)

Ireland total population: 77.35 years male: 74.58 years female: 80.31 years (2003 est.)

Israel total population: 79.02 years male: 76.95 years female: 81.19 years (2003 est.)

Italy total population: 79.4 years male: 76.47 years female: 82.52 years (2003 est.)

Jamaica total population: 75.85 years male: 73.84 years female: 77.97 years (2003 est.)

Japan total population: 80.93 years male: 77.63 years female: 84.41 years (2003 est.)

Jersey total population: 78.93 years male: 76.48 years female: 81.57 years (2003 est.)

Jordan total population: 77.88 years male: 75.42 years female: 80.5 years (2003 est.)

Kazakhstan total population: 63.48 years male: 58.16 years female: 69.06 years (2003 est.)

Kenya total population: 45.22 years male: 45.02 years female: 45.43 years (2003 est.)

Kiribati total population: 60.93 years male: 57.97 years female: 64.03 years (2003 est.)

Korea, North total population: 70.79 years male: 68.1 years female: 73.61 years (2003 est.)

Korea, South total population: 75.36 years male: 71.73 years female: 79.32 years (2003 est.)

Kuwait total population: 76.65 years male: 75.72 years female: 77.62 years (2003 est.)

Kyrgyzstan total population: 63.66 years male: 59.49 years female: 68.03 years (2003 est.)

Laos total population: 54.3 years male: 52.34 years female: 56.33 years (2003 est.)

Latvia total population: 69.31 years male: 63.46 years female: 75.45 years (2003 est.)

Lebanon total population: 72.07 years male: 69.64 years female: 74.61 years (2003 est.)

Lesotho total population: 36.94 years male: 36.76 years female: 37.13 years (2003 est.)

Liberia total population: 48.15 years male: 47.03 years female: 49.3 years (2003 est.)

Libya total population: 76.07 years male: 73.91 years female: 78.34 years (2003 est.)

Liechtenstein total population: 79.25 years male: 75.63 years female: 82.87 years (2003 est.)

Lithuania total population: 69.6 years male: 63.78 years female: 75.7 years (2003 est.)

Luxembourg total population: 77.66 years male: 74.38 years female: 81.15 years (2003 est.)

Macau total population: 81.87 years male: 79.05 years female: 84.82 years (2003 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of total population: 74.49 years male: 72.23 years female: 76.94 years (2003 est.)

Madagascar total population: 56.14 years male: 53.82 years female: 58.53 years (2003 est.)

Malawi total population: 37.98 years male: 37.57 years female: 38.39 years (2003 est.)

Malaysia total population: 71.67 years male: 69.01 years female: 74.51 years (2003 est.)

Maldives total population: 63.3 years male: 62.07 years female: 64.6 years (2003 est.)

Mali total population: 45.43 years male: 44.7 years female: 46.19 years (2003 est.)

Malta total population: 78.43 years male: 75.94 years female: 81.14 years (2003 est.)

Man, Isle of total population: 77.98 years male: 74.62 years female: 81.53 years (2003 est.)

Marshall Islands total population: 69.39 years male: 67.49 years female: 71.4 years (2003 est.)

Martinique total population: 78.72 years male: 79.27 years female: 78.16 years (2003 est.)

Mauritania total population: 51.93 years male: 49.78 years female: 54.13 years (2003 est.)

Mauritius total population: 71.8 years male: 67.82 years female: 75.85 years (2003 est.)

Mayotte total population: 60.6 years male: 58.49 years female: 62.78 years (2003 est.)

Mexico total population: 72.3 years male: 69.26 years female: 75.49 years (2003 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of total population: 69.13 years male: 67.39 years female: 70.95 years (2003 est.)

Moldova total population: 64.88 years male: 60.63 years female: 69.35 years (2003 est.)

Monaco total population: 79.27 years male: 75.37 years female: 83.37 years (2003 est.)

Mongolia total population: 63.81 years male: 61.63 years female: 66.09 years (2003 est.)

Montserrat total population: 78.36 years male: 76.24 years female: 80.59 years (2003 est.)

Morocco total population: 70.04 years male: 67.77 years female: 72.41 years (2003 est.)

Mozambique total population: 31.3 years male: 30.98 years female: 31.63 years (2003 est.)

Namibia total population: 42.77 years male: 44.27 years female: 41.22 years (2003 est.)

Nauru total population: 61.95 years male: 58.41 years female: 65.66 years (2003 est.)

Nepal total population: 59 years male: 59.36 years female: 58.63 years (2003 est.)

Netherlands total population: 78.74 years male: 75.85 years female: 81.76 years (2003 est.)

Netherlands Antilles total population: 75.38 years male: 73.16 years female: 77.7 years (2003 est.)

New Caledonia total population: 73.52 years male: 70.57 years female: 76.62 years (2003 est.)

New Zealand total population: 78.32 years male: 75.34 years female: 81.44 years (2003 est.)

Nicaragua total population: 69.68 years male: 67.68 years female: 71.79 years (2003 est.)

Niger total population: 42.21 years male: 42.29 years female: 42.12 years (2003 est.)

Nigeria total population: 51.01 years male: 50.89 years female: 51.14 years (2003 est.)

Niue total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)

Norfolk Island total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands total population: 76.16 years male: 73.06 years female: 79.44 years (2003 est.)

Norway total population: 79.09 years male: 76.15 years female: 82.22 years (2003 est.)

Oman total population: 72.58 years male: 70.4 years female: 74.86 years (2003 est.)

Pakistan total population: 62.2 years male: 61.3 years female: 63.14 years (2003 est.)

Palau total population: 69.5 years male: 66.37 years female: 72.82 years (2003 est.)

Panama total population: 72.32 years male: 69.97 years female: 74.79 years (2003 est.)

Papua New Guinea total population: 64.19 years male: 62.07 years female: 66.42 years (2003 est.)

Paraguay total population: 74.4 years male: 71.89 years female: 77.03 years (2003 est.)

Peru total population: 70.88 years male: 68.45 years female: 73.43 years (2003 est.)

Philippines total population: 69.29 years male: 66.44 years female: 72.28 years (2003 est.)

Pitcairn Islands total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)

Poland total population: 73.91 years male: 69.77 years female: 78.28 years (2003 est.)

Portugal total population: 76.35 years male: 72.86 years female: 80.07 years (2003 est.)

Puerto Rico total population: 77.26 years male: 73.27 years female: 81.44 years (2003 est.)

Qatar total population: 73.14 years male: 70.65 years female: 75.76 years (2003 est.)

Reunion total population: 73.43 years male: 70.03 years female: 77 years (2003 est.)

Romania total population: 70.62 years male: 66.88 years female: 74.59 years (2003 est.)

Russia total population: 67.66 years male: 62.46 years female: 73.11 years (2003 est.)

Rwanda total population: 39.33 years male: 38.51 years female: 40.18 years (2003 est.)

Saint Helena total population: 77.38 years male: 74.49 years female: 80.42 years (2003 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis total population: 71.57 years male: 68.76 years female: 74.56 years (2003 est.)

Saint Lucia total population: 73.08 years male: 69.52 years female: 76.9 years (2003 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon total population: 78.11 years male: 75.82 years female: 80.51 years (2003 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines total population: 73.08 years male: 71.3 years female: 74.92 years (2003 est.)

Samoa total population: 70.11 years male: 67.35 years female: 73 years (2003 est.)

San Marino total population: 81.43 years male: 77.9 years female: 85.26 years (2003 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe total population: 66.28 years male: 64.79 years female: 67.82 years (2003 est.)

Saudi Arabia total population: 68.73 years male: 66.99 years female: 70.55 years (2003 est.)

Senegal total population: 56.37 years male: 54.83 years female: 57.95 years (2003 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro total population: 73.97 years male: 71.03 years female: 77.16 years (2003 est.)

Seychelles total population: 71.25 years male: 65.78 years female: 76.88 years (2003 est.)

Sierra Leone total population: 42.84 years male: 40.33 years female: 45.42 years (2003 est.)

Singapore total population: 80.42 years male: 77.46 years female: 83.6 years (2003 est.)

Slovakia total population: 74.43 years male: 70.44 years female: 78.64 years (2003 est.)

Slovenia total population: 75.51 years male: 71.65 years female: 79.58 years (2003 est.)

Solomon Islands total population: 72.1 years male: 69.64 years female: 74.68 years (2003 est.)

Somalia total population: 47.34 years male: 45.67 years female: 49.05 years (2003 est.)

South Africa total population: 46.56 years male: 46.57 years female: 46.54 years (2003 est.)

Spain total population: 79.23 years male: 75.87 years female: 82.8 years (2003 est.)

Sri Lanka total population: 72.62 years male: 70.09 years female: 75.29 years (2003 est.)

Sudan total population: 57.73 years male: 56.59 years female: 58.93 years (2003 est.)

Suriname total population: 69.23 years male: 66.79 years female: 71.78 years (2003 est.)

Svalbard total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)

Swaziland total population: 39.47 years male: 41.02 years female: 37.87 years (2003 est.)

Sweden total population: 79.97 years male: 77.31 years female: 82.78 years (2003 est.)

Switzerland total population: 79.99 years male: 77.11 years female: 83.02 years (2003 est.)

Syria total population: 69.39 years male: 68.18 years female: 70.67 years (2003 est.)

Taiwan total population: 76.87 years male: 74.12 years female: 79.88 years (2003 est.)

Tajikistan total population: 64.37 years male: 61.39 years female: 67.5 years (2003 est.)

Tanzania total population: 44.56 years male: 43.33 years female: 45.83 years (2003 est.)

Thailand total population: 71.24 years male: 69.07 years female: 73.53 years (2003 est.)

Togo total population: 53.43 years male: 51.47 years female: 55.45 years (2003 est.)

Tokelau total population: NA years male: 68 years female: 70 years (2003 est.)

Tonga total population: 68.88 years male: 66.43 years female: 71.44 years (2003 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago total population: 69.59 years male: 67.07 years female: 72.23 years (2003 est.)

Tunisia total population: 74.4 years male: 72.77 years female: 76.15 years (2003 est.)

Turkey total population: 71.8 years male: 69.41 years female: 74.3 years (2003 est.)

Turkmenistan total population: 61.19 years male: 57.72 years female: 64.84 years (2003 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands total population: 74 years male: 71.82 years female: 76.3 years (2003 est.)

Tuvalu total population: 67.32 years male: 65.15 years female: 69.59 years (2003 est.)

Uganda total population: 44.88 years male: 43.42 years female: 46.38 years (2003 est.)

Ukraine total population: 66.5 years male: 61.1 years female: 72.17 years (2003 est.)

United Arab Emirates total population: 74.75 years male: 72.28 years female: 77.35 years (2003 est.)

United Kingdom total population: 78.16 years male: 75.74 years female: 80.7 years (2003 est.)

United States total population: 77.14 years male: 74.37 years female: 80.05 years (2003 est.)

Uruguay total population: 75.87 years male: 72.54 years female: 79.38 years (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan total population: 64 years male: 60.53 years female: 67.64 years (2003 est.)

Vanuatu total population: 61.71 years male: 60.28 years female: 63.21 years (2003 est.)

Venezuela total population: 73.81 years male: 70.78 years female: 77.07 years (2003 est.)

Vietnam total population: 70.05 years male: 67.58 years female: 72.7 years (2003 est.)

Virgin Islands total population: 78.59 years male: 74.73 years female: 82.68 years (2003 est.)

Wallis and Futuna total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)

West Bank total population: 72.68 years male: 70.95 years female: 74.51 years (2003 est.)

Western Sahara total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)

World total population: 63.95 years male: 62 years female: 70.23 years (2003 est.)

Yemen total population: 60.97 years male: 59.16 years female: 62.87 years (2003 est.)

Zambia total population: 35.25 years male: 35.25 years female: 35.25 years (2003 est.)

Zimbabwe total population: 39.01 years male: 40.09 years female: 37.89 years (2003 est.)

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@2103 Literacy (%)

Afghanistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 36% male: 51% female: 21% (1999 est.)

Albania definition: age 9 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 93.3% female: 79.5% (2003 est.)

Algeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 70% male: 78.8% female: 61% (2003 est.)

American Samoa definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97% (1980 est.)

Andorra definition: NA total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%

Angola definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42% male: 56% female: 28% (1998 est.)

Anguilla definition: age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1960 est.)

Argentina definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.1% male: 97.1% female: 97.1% (2003 est.)

Armenia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.4% female: 98% (2003 est.)

Aruba definition: total population: 97% male: NA% female: NA%

Australia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1980 est.)

Austria definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: NA% female: NA%

Azerbaijan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.)

Bahamas, The definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.6% male: 94.7% female: 96.5% (2003 est.)

Bahrain definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.9% female: 85% (2003 est.)

Bangladesh definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 43.1% male: 53.9% female: 31.8% (2003 est.)

Barbados definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97.4% male: 98% female: 96.8% (1995 est.)

Belarus definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.8% female: 99.5% (2003 est.)

Belgium definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: NA% female: NA%

Belize definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 94.1% female: 94.1% (2003 est.)

Benin definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 40.9% male: 56.2% female: 26.5% (2000)

Bermuda definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 99% (1970 est.)

Bhutan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.2% male: 56.2% female: 28.1% (1995 est.)

Bolivia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.2% male: 93.1% female: 81.6% (2003 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Botswana definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79.8% male: 76.9% female: 82.4% (2003 est.)

Brazil definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.4% male: 86.1% female: 86.6% (2003 est.)

British Virgin Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% (1991 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Brunei definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.8% male: 94.8% female: 88.5% (2003 est.)

Bulgaria definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

Burkina Faso definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 26.6% male: 36.9% female: 16.6% (2003 est.)

Burma definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.1% male: 88.7% female: 77.7% (1995 est.) note: these are official statistics; estimates of functional literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.)

Burundi definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.6% male: 58.5% female: 45.2% (2003 est.)

Cambodia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.9% male: 80.5% female: 60.3% (2003 est.)

Cameroon definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79% male: 84.7% female: 73.4% (2003 est.)

Canada definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% (1986 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Cape Verde definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.6% male: 85.8% female: 69.2% (2003 est.)

Cayman Islands definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)

Central African Republic definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51% male: 63.3% female: 39.9% (2003 est.)

Chad definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic total population: 47.5% male: 56% female: 39.3% (2003 est.)

Chile definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 96.4% female: 96.1% (2003 est.)

China definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86% male: 92.9% female: 78.8% (2003 est.)

Christmas Island NA

Colombia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 92.4% female: 92.6% (2003 est.)

Comoros definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 56.5% male: 63.6% female: 49.3% (2003 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba total population: 65.5% male: 76.2% female: 55.1% (2003 est.)

Congo, Republic of the definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.8% male: 89.6% female: 78.4% (2003 est.)

Cook Islands definition: NA total population: 95% male: NA% female: NA%

Costa Rica definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 95.9% female: 96.1% (2003 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.9% male: 57.9% female: 43.6% (2003 est.)

Croatia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.5% male: 99.4% female: 97.8% (2003 est.)

Cuba definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97.2% female: 96.9% (2003 est.)

Cyprus definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.6% male: 98.9% female: 96.3% (2003 est.)

Czech Republic definition: NA total population: 99.9% (1999 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Denmark definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%

Djibouti definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 67.9% male: 78% female: 58.4% (2003 est.)

Dominica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 94% male: 94% female: 94% (2003 est.)

Dominican Republic definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.7% male: 84.6% female: 84.8% (2003 est.)

East Timor definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 48% (2001) male: NA% female: NA%

Ecuador definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 94% female: 91% (2003 est.)

Egypt definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.7% male: 68.3% female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

El Salvador definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)

Equatorial Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.7% male: 93.3% female: 78.4% (2003 est.)

Eritrea definition: NA total population: 58.6% male: 69.9% female: 47.6% (2003 est.)

Estonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.8% (2003 est.)

Ethiopia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.7% male: 50.3% female: 35.1% (2003 est.)

Faroe Islands definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% note: similar to Denmark proper

Fiji definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.7% male: 95.5% female: 91.9% (2003 est.)

Finland definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

France definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1980 est.)

French Guiana definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83% male: 84% female: 82% (1982 est.)

French Polynesia definition: age 14 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1977 est.)

Gabon definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 63.2% male: 73.7% female: 53.3% (1995 est.)

Gambia, The definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 40.1% male: 47.8% female: 32.8% (2003 est.)

Gaza Strip definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Georgia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 100% female: 98% (1999 est.)

Germany definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1977 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Ghana definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74.8% male: 82.7% female: 67.1% (2003 est.)

Gibraltar definition: NA total population: above 80% male: NA% female: NA%

Greece definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.5% male: 98.6% female: 96.5% (2003 est.)

Greenland definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% note: similar to Denmark proper

Grenada definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)

Guadeloupe definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90% male: 90% female: 90% (1982 est.)

Guam definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1990 est.)

Guatemala definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 70.6% male: 78% female: 63.3% (2003 est.)

Guernsey definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 35.9% male: 49.9% female: 21.9% (1995 est.)

Guinea-Bissau definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.4% male: 58.1% female: 27.4% (2003 est.)

Guyana definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98.8% male: 99.1% female: 98.5% (2003 est.)

Haiti definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 52.9% male: 54.8% female: 51.2% (2003 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City) definition: NA total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%

Honduras definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.2% male: 76.1% female: 76.3% (2003 est.)

Hong Kong definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 94% male: 97.1% female: 90.5% (2003 est.)

Hungary definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.5% female: 99.3% (2003 est.)

Iceland definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.9% (1997 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

India definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 59.5% male: 70.2% female: 48.3% (2003 est.)

Indonesia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.5% male: 92.9% female: 84.1% (2003 est.)

Iran definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79.4% male: 85.6% female: 73% (2003 est.)

Iraq definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 40.4% male: 55.9% female: 24.4% (2003 est.)

Ireland definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% (1981 est.) male: NA female: NA

Israel definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.4% male: 97.3% female: 93.6% (2003 est.)

Italy definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99% female: 98.3% (2003 est.)

Jamaica definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 87.9% male: 84.1% female: 91.6% (2003 est.)

Japan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1995 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Jersey definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Jordan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.3% male: 95.9% female: 86.3% (2003 est.)

Kazakhstan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 99.1% female: 97.7% (1999 est.)

Kenya definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.1% male: 90.6% female: 79.7% (2003 est.)

Kiribati definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Korea, North definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99%

Korea, South definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.1% male: 99.3% female: 97% (2003 est.)

Kuwait definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.5% male: 85.1% female: 81.7% (2003 est.)

Kyrgyzstan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.)

Laos definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 52.8% male: 67.5% female: 38.1% (2003 est.)

Latvia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.8% (2003 est.)

Lebanon definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 93.1% female: 82.2% (2003 est.)

Lesotho definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.8% male: 74.5% female: 94.5% (2003 est.)

Liberia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.5% male: 73.3% female: 41.6% note: (2003 est.)

Libya definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.6% male: 92.4% female: 72% (2003 est.)

Liechtenstein definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1981 est.)

Lithuania definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.7% female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

Luxembourg definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2000 est.)

Macau definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.5% male: 97.2% female: 92% (2003 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Madagascar definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 68.9% male: 75.5% female: 62.5% (2003 est.)

Malawi definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 62.7% male: 76.1% female: 49.8% (2003 est.)

Malaysia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.9% male: 92.4% female: 85.4% (2003 est.)

Maldives definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.2% male: 97.1% female: 97.3% (2003 est.)

Mali definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 46.4% male: 53.5% female: 39.6% (2003 est.)

Malta definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 92.8% male: 92% female: 93.6% (2003 est.)

Man, Isle of definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Marshall Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.7% male: 93.6% female: 93.7% (1999)

Martinique definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.7% male: 97.4% female: 98.1% (2003 est.)

Mauritania definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 41.7% male: 51.8% female: 31.9% (2003 est.)

Mauritius definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.6% male: 88.6% female: 82.7% (2003 est.)

Mayotte definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Mexico definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.2% male: 94% female: 90.5% (2003 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 91% female: 88% (1980 est.)

Moldova definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99.6% female: 98.7% (2003 est.)

Monaco definition: NA total population: 99% male: NA% female: NA%

Mongolia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99.2% female: 99% (2003 est.)

Montserrat definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1970 est.)

Morocco definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.7% male: 64.1% female: 39.4% (2003 est.)

Mozambique definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 47.8% male: 63.5% female: 32.7% (2003 est.)

Namibia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84% male: 84.4% female: 83.7% (2003 est.)

Nauru definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Nepal definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 45.2% male: 62.7% female: 27.6% (2003 est.)

Netherlands definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (2000 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Netherlands Antilles definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 96.7% female: 96.8% (2003 est.)

New Caledonia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92% female: 90% (1976 est.)

New Zealand definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Nicaragua definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 67.5% male: 67.2% female: 67.8% (2003 est.)

Niger definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 17.6% male: 25.8% female: 9.7% (2003 est.)

Nigeria definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 68% male: 75.7% female: 60.6% (2003 est.)

Niue definition: NA total population: 95% male: NA% female: NA%

Norfolk Island NA

Northern Mariana Islands definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 96% (1980 est.)

Norway definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%

Oman definition: NA total population: 75.8% male: 83.1% female: 67.2% (2003 est.)

Pakistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 45.7% male: 59.8% female: 30.6% (2003 est.)

Palau definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92% male: 93% female: 90% (1980 est.)

Panama definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.6% male: 93.2% female: 91.9% (2003 est.)

Papua New Guinea definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 66% male: 72.3% female: 59.3% (2003 est.)

Paraguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94% male: 94.9% female: 93% (2003 est.)

Peru definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.9% male: 95.2% female: 86.8% (2003 est.)

Philippines definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.9% male: 96% female: 95.8% (2003 est.)

Pitcairn Islands NA

Poland definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)

Portugal definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.3% male: 95.5% female: 91.3% (2003 est.)

Puerto Rico definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.8% male: 93.7% female: 94% (2001)

Qatar definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.5% male: 81.4% female: 85% (2003 est.)

Reunion definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.9% male: 87% female: 90.8% (2003 est.)

Romania definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 99.1% female: 97.7% (2003 est.)

Russia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.7% female: 99.5% (2003 est.)

Rwanda definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 70.4% male: 76.3% female: 64.7% (2003 est.)

Saint Helena definition: age 20 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1987 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1980 est.)

Saint Lucia definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 67% male: 65% female: 69% (1980 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1982 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 96% male: 96% female: 96% (1970 est.)

Samoa definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)

San Marino definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97% female: 95% (1976 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79.3% male: 85% female: 62% (1991 est.)

Saudi Arabia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.8% male: 84.7% female: 70.8% (2003 est.)

Senegal definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 40.2% male: 50% female: 30.7% (2003 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 97.2% female: 88.9% (1991)

Seychelles definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58% male: 56% female: 60% (1971 est.)

Sierra Leone definition: age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic total population: 31.4% male: 45.4% female: 18.2% (1995 est.)

Singapore definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.2% male: 96.7% female: 89.7% (2003 est.)

Slovakia definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Slovenia definition: NA total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

Solomon Islands definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Somalia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 37.8% male: 49.7% female: 25.8% (2001 est.)

South Africa definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.4% male: 87% female: 85.7% (2003 est.)

Spain definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 98.7% female: 97.2% (2003 est.)

Sri Lanka definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.3% male: 94.8% female: 90% (2003 est.)

Sudan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.1% male: 71.8% female: 50.5% (2003 est.)

Suriname definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 95% female: 91% (1995 est.)

Svalbard NA

Swaziland definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 81.6% male: 82.6% female: 80.8% (2003 est.)

Sweden definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1979 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

Switzerland definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: female:

Syria definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.9% male: 89.7% female: 64% (2003 est.)

Taiwan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86% male: 93% female: 79% (1980) note: literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998)

Tajikistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.6% female: 99.1% (2003 est.)

Tanzania definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic total population: 78.2% male: 85.9% female: 70.7% (2003 est.)

Thailand definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97.5% female: 94.6% (2003 est.)

Togo definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 60.9% male: 75.4% female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

Tokelau NA

Tonga definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English total population: 98.5% male: 98.4% female: 98.7% (1996 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)

Tunisia definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74.2% male: 84% female: 64.4% (2003 est.)

Turkey definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 94.3% female: 78.7% (2003 est.)

Turkmenistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1970 est.)

Tuvalu definition: NA% total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Uganda definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.9% male: 79.5% female: 60.4% (2003 est.)

Ukraine definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

United Arab Emirates definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 77.9% male: 76.1% female: 81.7% (2003 est.)

United Kingdom definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling total population: 99% (2000 est.) male: NA% female: NA%

United States definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.)

Uruguay definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 97.6% female: 98.4% (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.3% male: 99.6% female: 99% (2003 est.)

Vanuatu definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 53% male: 57% female: 48% (1979 est.)

Venezuela definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.4% male: 93.8% female: 93.1% (2003 est.)

Vietnam definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94% male: 95.8% female: 92.3% (2003 est.)

Virgin Islands definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Wallis and Futuna definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50% male: 50% female: 50% (1969 est.)

West Bank definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Western Sahara definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

World definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 77% male: 83% female: 71% (1995 est.)

Yemen definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.2% male: 70.5% female: 30% (2003 est.)

Zambia definition: age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 80.6% male: 86.8% female: 74.8% (2003 est.)

Zimbabwe definition: age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 90.7% male: 94.2% female: 87.2% (2003 est.)

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@2105 Military manpower - availability

Afghanistan males age 15-49: 7,160,603 (2003 est.)

Albania males age 15-49: 906,168 (2003 est.)

Algeria males age 15-49: 9,243,884 (2003 est.)

Angola males age 15-49: 2,568,082 (2003 est.)

Argentina males age 15-49: 9,780,063 (2003 est.)

Armenia males age 15-49: 919,582 (2003 est.)

Australia males age 15-49: 5,037,538 (2003 est.)

Austria males age 15-49: 2,093,821 (2003 est.)

Azerbaijan males age 15-49: 2,159,450 (2003 est.)

Bahrain males age 15-49: 222,242 (2003 est.)

Bangladesh males age 15-49: 38,436,912 (2003 est.)

Barbados males age 15-49: 77,862 (2003 est.)

Belarus males age 15-49: 2,756,572 (2003 est.)

Belgium males age 15-49: 2,497,423 (2003 est.)

Belize males age 15-49: 66,332 (2003 est.)

Benin note: both sexes are liable for military service males age 15-49: 1,597,562 females age 15-49: 1,536,036 (2003 est.)

Bhutan males age 15-49: 530,860 (2003 est.)

Bolivia males age 15-49: 2,118,908 (2003 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina males age 15-49: 1,132,476 (2003 est.)

Botswana males age 15-49: 381,056 (2003 est.)

Brazil males age 15-49: 51,381,048 (2003 est.)

Brunei males age 15-49: 110,888 (2003 est.)

Bulgaria males age 15-49: 1,854,049 (2003 est.)

Burkina Faso males age 15-49: 2,957,710 (2003 est.)

Burma males age 15-49: 12,349,921 females age 15-49: 12,358,507 note: both sexes liable for military service (2003 est.)

Burundi males age 15-49: 1,375,900 (2003 est.)

Cambodia males age 15-49: 3,275,533 (2003 est.)

Cameroon males age 15-49: 3,799,841 (2003 est.)

Canada males age 15-49: 8,391,120 (2003 est.)

Cape Verde males age 15-49: 95,450 (2003 est.)

Central African Republic males age 15-49: 858,671 (2003 est.)

Chad males age 15-49: 1,940,328 (2003 est.)

Chile males age 15-49: 4,154,636 (2003 est.)

China males age 15-49: 375,520,255 (2003 est.)

Colombia males age 15-49: 11,101,719 (2003 est.)

Comoros males age 15-49: 150,079 (2003 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the males age 15-49: 12,292,933 (2003 est.)

Congo, Republic of the males age 15-49: 754,814 (2003 est.)

Costa Rica males age 15-49: 1,080,254 (2003 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire males age 15-49: 4,035,462 (2003 est.)

Croatia males age 15-49: 1,081,135 (2003 est.)

Cuba males age 15-49: 3,120,702 females age 15-49: 3,049,927 note: both sexes are liable for military service (2003 est.)

Cyprus males age 15-49: 201,606 (2003 est.)

Czech Republic males age 15-49: 2,622,192 (2003 est.)

Denmark males age 15-49: 1,282,315 (2003 est.)

Djibouti males age 15-49: 107,050 (2003 est.)

Dominican Republic males age 15-49: 2,319,419 (2003 est.)

East Timor NA

Ecuador males age 15-49: 3,555,068 (2003 est.)

Egypt males age 15-49: 19,895,370 (2003 est.)

El Salvador males age 15-49: 1,536,230 (2003 est.)

Equatorial Guinea males age 15-49: 116,496 (2003 est.)

Estonia males age 15-49: 360,440 (2003 est.)

Ethiopia males age 15-49: 15,388,318 (2003 est.)

Fiji males age 15-49: 235,546 (2003 est.)

Finland males age 15-49: 1,230,934 (2003 est.)

France males age 15-49: 14,523,208 (2003 est.)

French Guiana males age 15-49: 51,444 (2003 est.)

Gabon males age 15-49: 305,603 (2003 est.)

Gambia, The males age 15-49: 338,800 (2003 est.)

Georgia males age 15-49: 1,302,815 (2003 est.)

Germany males age 15-49: 20,509,838 (2003 est.)

Ghana males age 15-49: 5,240,557 (2003 est.)

Greece males age 15-49: 2,662,208 (2003 est.)

Guatemala males age 15-49: 3,320,077 (2003 est.)

Guinea males age 15-49: 2,056,520 (2003 est.)

Guinea-Bissau males age 15-49: 318,711 (2003 est.)

Guyana males age 15-49: 207,890 (2003 est.)

Haiti males age 15-49: 1,735,845 (2003 est.)

Honduras males age 15-49: 1,594,266 (2003 est.)

Hong Kong males age 15-49: 2,033,716 (2003 est.)

Hungary males age 15-49: 2,541,426 (2003 est.)

Iceland males age 15-49: 71,157 (2003 est.)

India males age 15-49: 288,251,975 (2003 est.)

Indonesia males age 15-49: 65,665,721 (2003 est.)

Iran males age 15-49: 20,343,063 (2003 est.)

Iraq males age 15-49: 6,339,458 (2003 est.)

Ireland males age 15-49: 1,020,182 (2003 est.)

Israel males age 15-49: 1,562,716 females age 15-49: 1,516,505 note: both sexes are liable for military service (2003 est.)

Italy males age 15-49: 14,450,147 (2003 est.)

Jamaica males age 15-49: 755,698 (2003 est.)

Japan males age 15-49: 29,392,559 (2003 est.)

Jordan males age 15-49: 1,577,136 (2003 est.)

Kazakhstan males age 15-49: 4,580,754 (2003 est.)

Kenya males age 15-49: 8,096,142 (2003 est.)

Korea, North males age 15-49: 6,103,615 (2003 est.)

Korea, South males age 15-49: 14,252,851 (2003 est.)

Kuwait males age 15-49: 845,026 (2003 est.)

Kyrgyzstan males age 15-49: 1,265,019 (2003 est.)

Laos males age 15-49: 1,411,042 (2003 est.)

Latvia males age 15-49: 592,562 (2003 est.)

Lebanon males age 15-49: 1,025,984 (2003 est.)

Lesotho males age 15-49: 459,723 (2003 est.)

Liberia males age 15-49: 735,481 (2003 est.)

Libya males age 15-49: 1,546,432 (2003 est.)

Lithuania males age 15-49: 937,055 (2003 est.)

Luxembourg males age 15-49: 114,326 (2003 est.)

Macau males age 15-49: 130,228 (2003 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of males age 15-49: 553,988 (2003 est.)

Madagascar males age 15-49: 3,880,332 (2003 est.)

Malawi males age 15-49: 2,625,495 (2003 est.)

Malaysia males age 15-49: 6,067,155 (2003 est.)

Maldives males age 15-49: 78,025 (2003 est.)

Mali males age 15-49: 2,441,769 (2003 est.)

Malta males age 15-49: 99,312 (2003 est.)

Mauritania males age 15-49: 665,112 (2003 est.)

Mauritius males age 15-49: 341,029 (2003 est.)

Mexico males age 15-49: 27,751,539 (2003 est.)

Moldova males age 15-49: 1,180,874 (2003 est.)

Mongolia males age 15-49: 796,449 (2003 est.)

Morocco males age 15-49: 8,595,797 (2003 est.)

Mozambique males age 15-49: 4,142,449 (2003 est.)

Namibia males age 15-49: 459,474 (2003 est.)

Nauru males age 15-49: 3,190 (2003 est.)

Nepal males age 15-49: 6,674,014 (2003 est.)

Netherlands males age 15-49: 4,071,891 (2003 est.)

Netherlands Antilles males age 15-49: 55,155 (2003 est.)

New Zealand males age 15-49: 1,021,770 (2003 est.)

Nicaragua males age 15-49: 1,347,033 (2003 est.)

Niger males age 15-49: 2,379,485 (2003 est.)

Nigeria males age 15-49: 31,790,482 (2003 est.)

Norway males age 15-49: 1,099,314 (2003 est.)

Oman males age 15-49: 788,429 (2003 est.)

Pakistan males age 15-49: 38,133,733 (2003 est.)

Panama males age 15-49: 797,456 (2003 est.)

Papua New Guinea males age 15-49: 1,370,419 (2003 est.)

Paraguay males age 15-49: 1,465,781 (2003 est.)

Peru males age 15-49: 7,510,882 (2003 est.)

Philippines males age 15-49: 21,923,324 (2003 est.)

Poland males age 15-49: 10,354,978 (2003 est.)

Portugal males age 15-49: 2,520,852 (2003 est.)

Qatar males age 15-49: 320,835 note: includes non-nationals (2003 est.)

Reunion males age 15-49: 198,341 (2003 est.)

Romania males age 15-49: 5,912,284 (2003 est.)

Russia males age 15-49: 36 million (2003 est.)

Rwanda males age 15-49: 1,932,637 (2003 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe males age 15-49: 36,905 (2003 est.)

Saudi Arabia males age 15-49: 6,123,784 (2003 est.)

Senegal males age 15-49: 2,404,838 (2003 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro males age 15-49: 2,579,620 (2003 est.)

Seychelles males age 15-49: 23,444 (2003 est.)

Sierra Leone males age 15-49: 1,228,664 (2003 est.)

Singapore males age 15-49: 1,392,740 (2003 est.)

Slovakia males age 15-49: 1,484,950 (2003 est.)

Slovenia males age 15-49: 520,037 (2003 est.)

Somalia males age 15-49: 1,942,244 (2003 est.)

South Africa males age 15-49: 11,865,280 (2003 est.)

Spain males age 15-49: 10,524,715 (2003 est.)

Sri Lanka males age 15-49: 5,383,661 (2003 est.)

Sudan males age 15-49: 9,032,834 (2003 est.)

Suriname males age 15-49: 123,159 (2003 est.)

Swaziland males age 15-49: 284,530 (2003 est.)

Sweden males age 15-49: 2,060,044 (2003 est.)

Switzerland males age 15-49: 1,834,638 (2003 est.)

Syria males age 15-49: 4,715,386 (2003 est.)

Taiwan males age 15-49: 6,583,604 (2003 est.)

Tajikistan males age 15-49: 1,704,457 (2003 est.)

Tanzania males age 15-49: 8,477,193 (2003 est.)

Thailand males age 15-49: 17,904,298 (2003 est.)

Togo males age 15-49: 1,270,146 (2003 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago males age 15-49: 327,823 (2003 est.)

Tunisia males age 15-49: 2,866,984 (2003 est.)

Turkey males age 15-49: 19,534,455 (2003 est.)

Turkmenistan males age 15-49: 1,239,737 (2003 est.)

Uganda males age 15-49: 5,476,612 (2003 est.)

Ukraine males age 15-49: 12,236,811 (2003 est.)

United Arab Emirates males age 15-49: 764,413 note: includes non-nationals (2003 est.)

United Kingdom males age 15-49: 14,877,666 (2003 est.)

United States males age 15-49: 73,597,731 (2003 est.)

Uruguay males age 15-49: 831,297 (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan males age 15-49: 6,940,031 (2003 est.)

Venezuela males age 15-49: 6,767,862 (2003 est.)

Vietnam males age 15-49: 22,888,109 (2003 est.)

Yemen males age 15-49: 4,443,312 (2003 est.)

Zambia males age 15-49: 2,418,776 (2003 est.)

Zimbabwe males age 15-49: 3,236,042 (2003 est.)

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@2106 Maritime claims

Afghanistan none (landlocked)

Albania continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation territorial sea: 12 NM

Algeria exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

American Samoa exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Andorra none (landlocked)

Angola contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Anguilla exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

Antarctica none; 20 of 27 Antarctic consultative nations have made no claims to Antarctic territory (although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so) and do not recognize the claims of the other nations; also see the Disputes - international entry

Antigua and Barbuda contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Argentina contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Armenia none (landlocked)

Aruba territorial sea: 12 NM

Ashmore and Cartier Islands contiguous zone: 12 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Australia contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Austria none (landlocked)

Azerbaijan none (landlocked)

Bahamas, The exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Bahrain contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined territorial sea: 12 NM

Baker Island exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Bangladesh contiguous zone: 18 NM continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Barbados exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Bassas da India exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Belarus none (landlocked)

Belgium continental shelf: median line with neighbors exclusive economic zone: median line with neighbors (extends about 68 km from coast) territorial sea: 12 NM

Belize exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM in the north, 3 NM in the south; note - from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial sea is 3 NM; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for the negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala

Benin territorial sea: 200 NM

Bermuda exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Bhutan none (landlocked)

Bolivia none (landlocked)

Bosnia and Herzegovina NA

Botswana none (landlocked)

Bouvet Island territorial sea: 4 NM

Brazil contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

British Indian Ocean Territory exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

British Virgin Islands exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

Brunei exclusive economic zone: 200 NM or to median line territorial sea: 12 NM

Bulgaria contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Burkina Faso none (landlocked)

Burma contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Burundi none (landlocked)

Cambodia contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Cameroon territorial sea: 50 NM

Canada contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Cape Verde measured from claimed archipelagic baselines contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Cayman Islands exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Central African Republic none (landlocked)

Chad none (landlocked)

Chile contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200/350 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

China contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

Christmas Island contiguous zone: 12 NM exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Clipperton Island exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Cocos (Keeling) Islands exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Colombia continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Comoros exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Congo, Democratic Republic of the exclusive economic zone: boundaries with neighbors territorial sea: 12 NM

Congo, Republic of the territorial sea: 200 NM

Cook Islands continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Coral Sea Islands exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

Costa Rica continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Cote d'Ivoire continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Croatia continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation territorial sea: 12 NM

Cuba exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Cyprus continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation territorial sea: 12 NM

Czech Republic none (landlocked)

Denmark continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Djibouti contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Dominica contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Dominican Republic contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 6 NM

East Timor contiguous zone: NA NM exclusive fishing zone: NA NM continental shelf: NA NM exclusive economic zone: NA NM territorial sea: NA NM extended fishing zone: NA NM

Ecuador continental shelf: claims continental shelf between mainland and Galapagos Islands territorial sea: 200 NM

Egypt contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

El Salvador territorial sea: 200 NM

Equatorial Guinea exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Eritrea territorial sea: 12 NM

Estonia exclusive economic zone: limits fixed in coordination with neighboring states territorial sea: 12 NM

Ethiopia none (landlocked)

Europa Island exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Faroe Islands continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line territorial sea: 3 NM

Fiji measured from claimed archipelagic baselines continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Finland continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden territorial sea: 12 NM (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 NM)

France contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM (does not apply to the Mediterranean) territorial sea: 12 NM

French Guiana exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

French Polynesia exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

French Southern and Antarctic Lands exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 NM

Gabon contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Gambia, The contiguous zone: 18 NM continental shelf: not specified exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Gaza Strip Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation

Georgia NA

Germany continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Ghana contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Gibraltar territorial sea: 3 NM

Glorioso Islands exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Greece continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation territorial sea: 6 NM

Greenland continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line territorial sea: 3 NM

Grenada exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Guadeloupe exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Guam exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Guatemala continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Guernsey exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

Guinea exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Guinea-Bissau exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Guyana continental shelf: 200 NM or to the outer edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Haiti contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: to depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Heard Island and McDonald Islands exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Holy See (Vatican City) none (landlocked)

Honduras contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Hong Kong territorial sea: 3 NM

Howland Island exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Hungary none (landlocked)

Iceland continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

India contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Indonesia measured from claimed archipelagic baselines exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Iran contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: natural prolongation exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf territorial sea: 12 NM

Iraq continental shelf: not specified territorial sea: 12 NM

Ireland exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Israel continental shelf: to depth of exploitation territorial sea: 12 NM

Italy continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation territorial sea: 12 NM

Jamaica measured from claimed archipelagic baselines contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Jan Mayen contiguous zone: 10 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 4 NM

Japan contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM; between 3 NM and 12 NM in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait

Jarvis Island exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Jersey exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

Johnston Atoll exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Jordan territorial sea: 3 NM

Juan de Nova Island continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Kazakhstan none (landlocked)

Kenya continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Kingman Reef exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Kiribati exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Korea, North territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM note: military boundary line 50 NM in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned

Korea, South contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: not specified exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM; between 3 NM and 12 NM in the Korea Strait

Kuwait territorial sea: 12 NM

Kyrgyzstan none (landlocked)

Laos none (landlocked)

Latvia continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Lebanon territorial sea: 12 NM

Lesotho none (landlocked)

Liberia territorial sea: 200 NM

Libya territorial sea: 12 NM note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north

Liechtenstein none (landlocked)

Lithuania territorial sea: 12 NM

Luxembourg none (landlocked)

Macau not specified

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of none (landlocked)

Madagascar contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or 100 NM from the 2,500-m deep isobath exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Malawi none (landlocked)

Malaysia continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Maldives measured from claimed archipelagic baselines contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Mali none (landlocked)

Malta contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 25 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Man, Isle of exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Marshall Islands contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Martinique exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Mauritania contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Mauritius continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Mayotte exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Mexico contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Micronesia, Federated States of exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Midway Islands exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Moldova none (landlocked)

Monaco territorial sea: 12 NM

Mongolia none (landlocked)

Montserrat exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

Morocco contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Mozambique exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Namibia contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Nauru contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Navassa Island exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Nepal none (landlocked)

Netherlands exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Netherlands Antilles exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

New Caledonia exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

New Zealand continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Nicaragua continental shelf: natural prolongation territorial sea: 200 NM

Niger none (landlocked)

Nigeria continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Niue exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Norfolk Island exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Northern Mariana Islands exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Norway contiguous zone: 10 NM continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 4 NM

Oman contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Pakistan contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Palau exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM extended fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

Palmyra Atoll exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Panama contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Papua New Guinea measured from claimed archipelagic baselines continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Paracel Islands NA

Paraguay none (landlocked)

Peru continental shelf: 200 NM territorial sea: 200 NM

Philippines continental shelf: to depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: irregular polygon extending up to 100 NM from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 NM in breadth

Pitcairn Islands exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

Poland exclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties territorial sea: 12 NM

Portugal contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Puerto Rico exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Qatar contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line territorial sea: 12 NM

Reunion exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Romania contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Russia continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Rwanda none (landlocked)

Saint Helena exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Saint Kitts and Nevis contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

Saint Lucia contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Saint Pierre and Miquelon exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Samoa exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

San Marino none (landlocked)

Sao Tome and Principe measured from claimed archipelagic baselines exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Saudi Arabia contiguous zone: 18 NM continental shelf: not specified territorial sea: 12 NM

Senegal contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Serbia and Montenegro NA

Seychelles contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Sierra Leone contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Singapore exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice territorial sea: 3 NM

Slovakia none (landlocked)

Slovenia NA

Solomon Islands measured from claimed archipelagic baselines continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Somalia territorial sea: 200 NM

South Africa contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Spain contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean) territorial sea: 12 NM

Spratly Islands NA

Sri Lanka contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Sudan contiguous zone: 18 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation territorial sea: 12 NM

Suriname exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Svalbard exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM unilaterally claimed by Norway but not recognized by Russia territorial sea: 4 NM

Swaziland none (landlocked)

Sweden continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: agreed boundaries or midlines territorial sea: 12 NM (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas)

Switzerland none (landlocked)

Syria contiguous zone: 41 NM territorial sea: 35 NM

Taiwan exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Tajikistan none (landlocked)

Tanzania exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Thailand continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Togo exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 30 NM

Tokelau exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Tonga continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Trinidad and Tobago measured from claimed archipelagic baselines contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the outer edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Tromelin Island continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Tunisia contiguous zone: 24 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Turkey exclusive economic zone: in Black Sea only: to the maritime boundary agreed upon with the former USSR territorial sea: 6 NM in the Aegean Sea; 12 NM in Black Sea and in Mediterranean Sea

Turkmenistan none (landlocked)

Turks and Caicos Islands exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Tuvalu contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Uganda none (landlocked)

Ukraine continental shelf: 200-m or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

United Arab Emirates contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

United Kingdom continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

United States contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: not specified exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Uruguay contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Uzbekistan none (doubly landlocked)

Vanuatu measured from claimed archipelagic baselines contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Venezuela contiguous zone: 15 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Vietnam contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Virgin Islands exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Wake Island exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Wallis and Futuna exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

West Bank none (landlocked)

Western Sahara contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue

World a variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims: contiguous zone - 24 NM; continental shelf - 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation, or 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin; exclusive fishing zone - 200 NM; exclusive economic zone - 200 NM; territorial sea - 12 NM; boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 NM; 43 nations and other areas that are landlocked include Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Slovakia, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked