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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and 6 appointed senators; representatives are elected by popular vote from single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 28 March 2001 (next to be held by July 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ULP 12, NDP 3
Samoa unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats - 47 elected by voters affiliated with traditional village-based electoral districts, 2 elected by independent, mostly Eurasian, voters who cannot, (or choose not to) establish a village affiliation; only chiefs (matai) may stand for election to the Fono; members serve five-year terms) elections: election last held 3 March 2001 (next election to be held not later than March 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - HRPP 30, SNDP 13, independents 6
San Marino unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 10 June 2001 (next to be held by June 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - PDCS 41.4%, PSS 24.2%, PD 20.8%, APDS 8.2%, RC 3.4%, AN 1.9%; seats by party - PDCS 25, PSS 15, PD 12, APDS 5, RC 2, AN 1
Sao Tome and Principe unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (55 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 3 March 2002 (next to be held NA March 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - MLSTP 39.6%, Force for Change Democratic Movement 39.4%, Ue-Kedadji coalition 16.2%; seats by party - MLSTP 24, Force for Change Democratic Movement 23, Ue-Kedadji coalition 8
Saudi Arabia Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (120 members and a chairman appointed by the monarch for four-year terms)
Senegal unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve five-year terms) note: the former National Assembly, dissolved in the spring of 2001, had 140 seats elections: last held 29 April 2001 (next to be held NA 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SOPI Coalition 89, AFP 11, PS 10, other 10
Serbia and Montenegro unicameral Parliament (126 seats - 91 Serbian, 35 Montenegrin - filled by nominees of the two state parliaments for the first two years, after which the Constitutional Charter calls for direct elections elections: last held 25 February 2003 (next to be held 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Serbian parties: SRS 30, DSS 20, DS 13, G17 Plus 12, SPO-NS 8, SPS 8; Montenegrin parties: DPS 15, SNP 9, SDP 4, DSS 3, NS 2, LSCG 2
Seychelles unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (34 seats - 25 elected by popular vote, 9 allocated on a proportional basis to parties winning at least 10% of the vote; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 4-6 December 2002 (next held by 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - SPPF 54.3%, SNP 42.6%, DP 3.1%; seats by party - SPPF 23, SNP 11 note: the 9 awarded seats are apportioned according to the percentage that each party won of the total vote
Sierra Leone unicameral Parliament (124 seats - 112 elected by popular vote, 12 filled by paramount chiefs elected in separate elections; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 14 May 2002 (next to be held NA May 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - SLPP 70.06%, APC 22.35%, PLP 3%, others 4.59%; seats by party - SLPP 83, APC 27, PLP 2
Singapore unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; the losing opposition candidate who came closest to winning a seat may be appointed as a "nonconstituency" member elections: last held 3 November 2001 (next to be held not later than 25 June 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 75.3% (in contested constituencies), other 24.7%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SPP 1
Slovakia unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic or Narodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky (150 seats; members are elected on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 20-21 September 2002 (next to be held NA September 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - HZDS-LS 19.5%, SDKU 15.1%, SMER 13.5%, SMK 11.2%, KDH 8.3%, ANO 8%, KSS 6.3%; seats by party - governing coalition 69 (SDKU 22, SMK 20, KDH 15, ANO 12), opposition 81 (HZDS 26, Smer 25, KSS 9, Free Forum 6, People's Union 5, and independents 10)
Slovenia bicameral Parliament consisting of a National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 40 are directly elected and 50 are selected on a proportional basis; note - the numbers of directly elected and proportionally elected seats varies with each election; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and the National Council or Drzavni Svet (this is primarily an advisory body organized on corporatist principles with limited legislative powers; it may propose laws, ask to review any National Assembly decisions, and call national referenda; members are indirectly elected to five-year terms by an electoral college) elections: National Assembly - last held 3 October 2004 (next to be held October 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - SDS 29.1%, LDS 22.8%, ZLSD 10.2%, NSi 9%, SLS 6.8%, SNS 6.3%, DeSUS 4.1%, other 11.7%; seats by party - SDS 29, LDS 23, ZLSD 10, NSi 9, SLS 7, SNS 6, DeSUS 4, Hungarian and Italian minorities 1 each
Solomon Islands unicameral National Parliament (50 seats; members elected from single-member constituencies by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 5 December 2001 (next to be held not later than December 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 40%, SIACC 40%, PPP 20%; seats by party - PAP 16, SIACC 13, PPP 2, SILP 1, independents 18
Somalia unicameral National Assembly note: fledgling parliament; a 275-member Transitional Federal Government replaced the Transitional National Government created in 2000; the new parliament consists of 61 seats assigned to each of four large clan groups (Darod, Digil-Mirifle, Dir, and Hawiye) with the remaining 31 seats divided between minority clans
South Africa bicameral Parliament consisting of the National Assembly (400 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a system of proportional representation to serve five-year terms) and the National Council of Provinces (90 seats, 10 members elected by each of the nine provincial legislatures for five-year terms; has special powers to protect regional interests, including the safeguarding of cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnic minorities); note - following the implementation of the new constitution on 3 February 1997 the former Senate was disbanded and replaced by the National Council of Provinces with essentially no change in membership and party affiliations, although the new institution's responsibilities have been changed somewhat by the new constitution elections: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces - last held 14 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2009) election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC 69.7%, DA 12.4%, IFP 7%, UDM 2.3%, NNP 1.7%, ACDP 1.6%, other 5.3%; seats by party - ANC 279, DA 50, IFP 28, UDM 9, NNP 7, ACDP 6, other 21; National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA
Spain bicameral; General Courts or National Assembly or Las Cortes Generales consists of the Senate or Senado (259 seats - 208 members directly elected by popular vote and the other 51 appointed by the regional legislatures to serve four-year terms) and the Congress of Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados (350 seats; members are elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation to serve four-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 14 March 2004 (next to be held March 2008); Congress of Deputies - last held 14 March 2004 (next to be held March 2008) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PP 49%, PSOE 38.9%, Entesa Catalona de Progress 5.7%, CiU 1.99%, PNV 2.8%, CC 1.4%; seats by party - PP 102, PSOE 81, Entesa Catalona de Progress 12, CiU 4, PNV 6, CC 3; Congress of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PSOE 43.3%, PP 37.8%, CiU 3.2%, ERC 2.5%, PNV 1.6%, IU 3.2%, CC 0.9%; seats by party - PSOE 164, PP 148, CiU 10, ERC 8, PNV 7, IU 2, CC 3, other 8
Sri Lanka unicameral Parliament (225 seats; members elected by popular vote on the basis of a modified proportional representation system by district to serve six-year terms) elections: last held 2 April 2004 (next to be held by 2010) election results: percent of vote by party or electoral alliance - SLFP and JVP 45.6%, UNP 37.83%, TNA 6.84%, JHU 5.97%, SLMC 2.02%, UPF 0.54%, EPDP 0.27%, others 0.93%; seats by party or electoral alliance - SLFP and JVP 105, UNP 82, TNA 22, JHU 9, SLMC 5, UPF 1, EPDP 1
Sudan unicameral National Assembly (360 seats; 270 popularly elected, 90 elected by supra assembly of interest groups known as National Congress; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 13-22 December 2000 (next to be held NA December 2004) election results: NCP 355, others 5
Suriname unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 5 May 2000 (next to be held NA May 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NF 33, MC 10, DNP 2000 3, DA '91 2, PVF 2, PALU 1 note: widespread demonstrations during the summer of 1999 led to the call for elections a year early
Swaziland bicameral Parliament or Libandla, an advisory body, consists of the Senate (30 seats - 10 appointed by the House of Assembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; members serve five-year terms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats - 10 appointed by the monarch and 55 elected by popular vote; members serve five-year terms) elections: House of Assembly - last held 18 October 2003 (next to be held NA October 2008) election results: House of Assembly - balloting is done on a nonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round
Sweden unicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 15 September 2002 (next to be held NA September 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - Social Democrats 39.8%, Moderates 15.2%, Liberal Party 13.3%, Christian Democrats 9.1%, Left Party 8.3%, Center Party 6.1%, Greens 4.6%; seats by party - Social Democrats 144, Moderates 55, Liberal Party 48, Christian Democrats 33, Left Party 30, Center Party 22, Greens 17
Switzerland bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (in German), Assemblee Federale (in French), Assemblea Federale (in Italian) consists of the Council of States or Standerat (in German), Conseil des Etats (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian) (46 seats - members serve four-year terms) and the National Council or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (in French), Consiglio Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats - members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms) elections: Council of States - last held in most cantons 19 October 2003 (each canton determines when the next election will be held); National Council - last held 19 October 2003 (next to be held NA October 2007) election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CVP 15, FDP 14, SVP 8, SPS 6, other 3; National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 26.6%, SPS 23.3%, FDP 17.3%, CVP 14.4%, Greens 7.4%, other small parties all under 5%; seats by party - SVP 55, SPS 54, FDP 36, CVP 28, Green Party 13, other small parties 14
Syria unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
Taiwan unicameral Legislative Yuan (225 seats - 168 elected by popular vote, 41 elected on basis of proportion of islandwide votes received by participating political parties, 8 elected from overseas Chinese constituencies on basis of proportion of island-wide votes received by participating political parties, 8 elected by popular vote among aboriginal populations; members serve three-year terms) and unicameral National Assembly (300 seat nonstanding body; delegates nominated by parties and elected by proportional representation six to nine months after Legislative Yuan calls to amend Constitution, impeach president, or change national borders) note: the number of seats in the legislature may be reduced from 225 to 113 beginning with the election in 2007 if a proposed constitutional amendment is approved elections: Legislative Yuan - last held 11 December 2004 (next to be held in December 2007) according to proposed constitutional amendment election results: Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - DPP 38%, KMT 35%, PFP 15%, TSU 8%, other parties and independents 4%; seats by party - DPP 89, KMT 79, PFP 34, TSU 12, other parties 7, independents 4
Tajikistan bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy (33 seats; members are indirectly elected, 25 selected by local deputies, 8 appointed by the president; all serve five-year terms) elections: last held 27 February and 12 March 2000 for the Assembly of Representatives (next to be held NA 2005) and 23 March 2000 for the National Assembly (next to be held NA 2005) election results: Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 65%, Communist Party 20%, Islamic Revival Party 7.5%, other 7.5%; seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA
Tanzania unicameral National Assembly or Bunge (274 seats - 232 elected by popular vote, 37 allocated to women nominated by the president, five to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives; members serve five-year terms); note - in addition to enacting laws that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the Assembly enacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives to make laws especially for Zanzibar (the Zanzibar House of Representatives has 50 seats, directly elected by universal suffrage to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 29 October 2000 (next to be held NA October 2005) election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CCM 244, CUF 16, CHADEMA 4, TLP 3, UDP 2, Zanzibar representatives 5; Zanzibar House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CCM 34, CUF 16
Thailand bicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consists of the Senate or Wuthisapha (200 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon (500 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 4 March, 29 April, 4 June, 9 July, and 22 July 2000 (next to be held by March 2006); House of Representatives - last held 6 January 2001 (next to be held 6 February 2005) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - TRT 248, DP 128, TNP 41, NDP 29, other 54
Togo unicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 27 October 2002 (next NA 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPT 72, RSDD 3, UDPS 2, Juvento 2, MOCEP 1, independents 1 note: two opposition parties boycotted the election, the Union of the Forces for Change, and the Action Committee for Renewal
Tokelau unicameral General Fono (48 seats; 15 members from each of the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms and the 3 island village mayors [pulenuku]); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono
Tonga unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (30 seats - 12 reserved for cabinet ministers sitting ex officio, nine for nobles selected by the country's 33 nobles, and nine elected by popular vote; members serve three-year terms) elections: last held 7 March 2002 (next to be held NA 2005) election results: percent of vote - HRDMT 70%; seats - HRDMT 7, traditionalist 2
Trinidad and Tobago bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31 seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the President, 6 by the opposition party for a maximum term of five years) and the House of Representatives (36 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Representatives - last held 7 October 2002 (next to be held by October 2007) election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote - PNM 55.5%, UNC 44.5%; seats by party - PNM 20, UNC 16 note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly with 12 members serving four-year terms
Tunisia unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab (189 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 24 October 2004 (next to be held October 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RCD 152, MDS 14, PUP 11, UDU 7, Al-Tajdid 3, PSL 2
Turkey unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi (550 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 3 November 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); note - a special rerun of the General Election in the province of Siirt on 9 March 2003 resulted in the election of Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN to a seat in parliament, a prerequisite for becoming prime minister on 14 March 2003 election results: percent of vote by party - AKP 34.3%, CHP 19.4%, DYP 9.6%, MHP 8.3%, ANAP 5.1%, DSP 1.1%, and others; seats by party - AKP 363, CHP 178, independents 9; note - parties surpassing the 10% threshold are entitled to parliamentary seats; seats by party as of 1 December 2004 - AKP 368, CHP 171, DYP 4, LDP 1, independents 5, vacant 1
Turkmenistan under the 1992 constitution, there are two parliamentary bodies, a unicameral People's Council or Halk Maslahaty (supreme legislative body of up to 2,500 delegates, some of which are elected by popular vote and some of which are appointed; meets at least yearly) and a unicameral Parliament or Mejlis (50 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: People's Council - last held in April 2003; Mejlis - last held 19 December 2004 (next to be held December 2009) election results: Mejlis - DPT 100%; seats by party - DPT 50; note - all 50 elected officials are members of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan and are preapproved by President NIYAZOV note: in late 2003, a new law was adopted, reducing the powers of the Mejlis and making the Halk Maslahaty the supreme legislative organ; the Halk Maslahaty can now legally dissolve the Mejlis, and the president is now able to participate in the Mejlis as its supreme leader; the Mejlis can no longer adopt or amend the constitution, or announce referendums or its elections; since the president is both the "Chairman for Life" of the Halk Maslahaty and the supreme leader of the Mejlis, the 2003 law has the effect of making him the sole authority of both the executive and legislative branches of government
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 in 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 recent amendments to Ukraine's election law, the Rada's seats are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3% or more of the national electoral vote; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 31 March 2002 (next to be held March 2006) election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Our Ukraine 24%, CPU 20%, United Ukraine 12%, SPU 7%, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 7%, United Social Democratic Party 6%, other 24%; seats by party/bloc - Our Ukraine 101, Regions of Ukraine 61, CPU 59, Working Ukraine 14, United Social Democratic Party 33, Agrarian Party 22, SPU 20, Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc 19, United Ukraine 19, People's Democratic Party-Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 16, Center Group 15, Democratic Initiatives 14, unaffiliated 57 (December 2004) 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; these factions have since undergone a number of changes
United Arab Emirates unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) 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 12 October 2004: Labor 407, Conservative 163, Liberal Democrats 55, other 34 note: in 1998 elections were held for a Northern Ireland Assembly (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 suspended four times the latest occurring in October 2002); 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 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006); House of Representatives - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 55, Democratic Party 44, independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 231, Democratic Party 200, 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 2004 (next to be held October 2009); Chamber of Representatives - last held 31 October 2004 (next to be held October 2009) 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 bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of an Upper House or Senate (100 seats; 84 members are elected by regional governing councils to serve five-year terms and 16 are appointed by the president) and a Lower House or Legislative Chamber (120 seats; elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 26 December 2004 and 9 January 2005 (next to be held December 2009) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - LDPU 41, NDP 32, Fidokorlar 17, MTP 11, Adolat 9, unaffiliated 10 note: 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 6 July 2004 (next to be held 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP 8, VP 8, NUP 10, VRP 4, MPP 3, VGP 3, other and independent 16; note - political party associations are fluid note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of culture and language
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 July 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 2 November 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 10, ICM 2, independent 3 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 2 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 228, Islah 47, YSP 7, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 14
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: 42.46 years male: 42.27 years female: 42.66 years (2004 est.)
Albania total population: 77.06 years male: 74.37 years female: 80.02 years (2004 est.)
Algeria total population: 72.74 years male: 71.22 years female: 74.34 years (2004 est.)
American Samoa total population: 75.62 years male: 72.05 years female: 79.41 years (2004 est.)
Andorra total population: 83.5 years male: 80.59 years female: 86.59 years (2004 est.)
Angola total population: 36.79 years male: 36.06 years female: 37.55 years (2004 est.)
Anguilla total population: 76.9 years male: 73.99 years female: 79.91 years (2004 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda total population: 71.6 years male: 69.26 years female: 74.07 years (2004 est.)
Argentina total population: 75.7 years male: 71.95 years female: 79.65 years (2004 est.)
Armenia total population: 71.23 years male: 67.73 years female: 75.36 years (2004 est.)
Aruba total population: 78.98 years male: 75.64 years female: 82.49 years (2004 est.)
Australia total population: 80.26 years male: 77.4 years female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)
Austria total population: 78.87 years male: 76 years female: 81.89 years (2004 est.)
Azerbaijan total population: 63.25 years male: 59.09 years female: 67.62 years (2004 est.)
Bahamas, The total population: 65.63 years male: 62.21 years female: 69.11 years (2004 est.)
Bahrain total population: 73.98 years male: 71.52 years female: 76.51 years (2004 est.)
Bangladesh total population: 61.71 years male: 61.8 years female: 61.61 years (2004 est.)
Barbados total population: 71.64 years male: 69.51 years female: 73.81 years (2004 est.)
Belarus total population: 68.57 years male: 62.79 years female: 74.65 years (2004 est.)
Belgium total population: 78.44 years male: 75.26 years female: 81.75 years (2004 est.)
Belize total population: 67.43 years male: 65.11 years female: 69.86 years (2004 est.)
Benin total population: 50.81 years male: 50.25 years female: 51.39 years (2004 est.)
Bermuda total population: 77.6 years male: 75.54 years female: 79.7 years (2004 est.)
Bhutan total population: 53.99 years male: 54.27 years female: 53.68 years (2004 est.)
Bolivia total population: 65.14 years male: 62.54 years female: 67.86 years (2004 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina total population: 72.57 years male: 69.82 years female: 75.51 years (2004 est.)
Botswana total population: 30.76 years male: 30.99 years female: 30.53 years (2004 est.)
Brazil total population: 71.41 years male: 67.45 years female: 75.57 years (2004 est.)
British Virgin Islands total population: 76.27 years male: 75.24 years female: 77.36 years (2004 est.)
Brunei total population: 74.54 years male: 72.13 years female: 77.09 years (2004 est.)
Bulgaria total population: 71.75 years male: 68.14 years female: 75.59 years (2004 est.)
Burkina Faso total population: 44.2 years male: 42.62 years female: 45.83 years (2004 est.)
Burma total population: 56.01 years male: 54.22 years female: 57.9 years (2004 est.)
Burundi total population: 43.36 years male: 42.73 years female: 44 years (2004 est.)
Cambodia total population: 58.41 years male: 55.71 years female: 61.23 years (2004 est.)
Cameroon total population: 47.95 years male: 47.1 years female: 48.83 years (2004 est.)
Canada total population: 79.96 years male: 76.59 years female: 83.5 years (2004 est.)
Cape Verde total population: 70.14 years male: 66.83 years female: 73.54 years (2004 est.)
Cayman Islands total population: 79.81 years male: 77.21 years female: 82.45 years (2004 est.)
Central African Republic total population: 41.36 years male: 39.7 years female: 43.08 years (2004 est.)
Chad total population: 48.24 years male: 46.91 years female: 49.63 years (2004 est.)
Chile total population: 76.38 years male: 73.09 years female: 79.82 years (2004 est.)
China total population: 71.96 years male: 70.4 years female: 73.72 years (2004 est.)
Christmas Island total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.)
Colombia total population: 71.43 years male: 67.58 years female: 75.41 years (2004 est.)
Comoros total population: 61.57 years male: 59.29 years female: 63.91 years (2004 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the total population: 49.14 years male: 47.06 years female: 51.28 years (2004 est.)
Congo, Republic of the total population: 49.51 years male: 48.51 years female: 50.55 years (2004 est.)
Cook Islands total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.)
Costa Rica total population: 76.63 years male: 74.07 years female: 79.33 years (2004 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire total population: 42.48 years male: 40.27 years female: 44.76 years (2004 est.)
Croatia total population: 74.14 years male: 70.21 years female: 78.29 years (2004 est.)
Cuba total population: 77.04 years male: 74.77 years female: 79.44 years (2004 est.)
Cyprus total population: 77.46 years male: 75.11 years female: 79.92 years (2004 est.)
Czech Republic total population: 75.78 years male: 72.52 years female: 79.24 years (2004 est.)
Denmark total population: 77.44 years male: 75.17 years female: 79.83 years (2004 est.)
Djibouti total population: 43.12 years male: 41.83 years female: 44.44 years (2004 est.)
Dominica total population: 74.38 years male: 71.48 years female: 77.43 years (2004 est.)
Dominican Republic total population: 67.63 years male: 65.98 years female: 69.35 years (2004 est.)
East Timor total population: 65.56 years male: 63.31 years female: 67.92 years (2004 est.)
Ecuador total population: 76.01 years male: 73.15 years female: 79 years (2004 est.)
Egypt total population: 70.71 years male: 68.22 years female: 73.31 years (2004 est.)
El Salvador total population: 70.92 years male: 67.31 years female: 74.7 years (2004 est.)
Equatorial Guinea total population: 55.15 years male: 53 years female: 57.36 years (2004 est.)
Eritrea total population: 52.7 years male: 51.32 years female: 54.12 years (2004 est.)
Estonia total population: 71.38 years male: 65.78 years female: 77.33 years (2004 est.)
Ethiopia total population: 40.88 years male: 40.03 years female: 41.75 years (2004 est.)
European Union total population: 78.1 years male: 74.9 years female: 81.4 years (July 2004 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.)
Faroe Islands total population: 79.05 years male: 75.6 years female: 82.51 years (2004 est.)
Fiji total population: 69.2 years male: 66.74 years female: 71.79 years (2004 est.)
Finland total population: 78.24 years male: 74.73 years female: 81.89 years (2004 est.)
France total population: 79.44 years male: 75.8 years female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)
French Guiana total population: 76.89 years male: 73.57 years female: 80.38 years (2004 est.)
French Polynesia total population: 75.67 years male: 73.29 years female: 78.18 years (2004 est.)
Gabon total population: 56.46 years male: 54.85 years female: 58.12 years (2004 est.)
Gambia, The total population: 54.79 years male: 52.76 years female: 56.87 years (2004 est.)
Gaza Strip total population: 71.59 years male: 70.31 years female: 72.94 years (2004 est.)
Georgia total population: 75.62 years male: 72.35 years female: 79.44 years (2004 est.)
Germany total population: 78.54 years male: 75.56 years female: 81.68 years (2004 est.)
Ghana total population: 56.27 years male: 55.36 years female: 57.22 years (2004 est.)
Gibraltar total population: 79.52 years male: 76.65 years female: 82.54 years (2004 est.)
Greece total population: 78.94 years male: 76.44 years female: 81.59 years (2004 est.)
Greenland total population: 69.32 years male: 65.75 years female: 72.98 years (2004 est.)
Grenada total population: 64.52 years male: 62.74 years female: 66.31 years (2004 est.)
Guadeloupe total population: 77.71 years male: 74.56 years female: 81.03 years (2004 est.)
Guam total population: 78.12 years male: 75.08 years female: 81.34 years (2004 est.)
Guatemala total population: 65.19 years male: 64.3 years female: 66.13 years (2004 est.)
Guernsey total population: 80.17 years male: 77.17 years female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)
Guinea total population: 49.7 years male: 48.45 years female: 50.99 years (2004 est.)
Guinea-Bissau total population: 46.98 years male: 45.09 years female: 48.92 years (2004 est.)
Guyana total population: 62.43 years male: 60.12 years female: 64.84 years (2004 est.)
Haiti total population: 51.78 years male: 50.52 years female: 53.12 years (2004 est.)
Honduras total population: 66.15 years male: 64.99 years female: 67.37 years (2004 est.)
Hong Kong total population: 81.39 years male: 78.72 years female: 84.3 years (2004 est.)
Hungary total population: 72.25 years male: 68.07 years female: 76.69 years (2004 est.)
Iceland total population: 80.18 years male: 78.18 years female: 82.27 years (2004 est.)
India total population: 63.99 years male: 63.25 years female: 64.77 years (2004 est.)
Indonesia total population: 69.26 years male: 66.84 years female: 71.8 years (2004 est.)
Iran total population: 69.66 years male: 68.31 years female: 71.07 years (2004 est.)
Iraq total population: 68.26 years male: 67.09 years female: 69.48 years (2004 est.)
Ireland total population: 77.36 years male: 74.74 years female: 80.15 years (2004 est.)
Israel total population: 79.17 years male: 77.08 years female: 81.37 years (2004 est.)
Italy total population: 79.54 years male: 76.61 years female: 82.66 years (2004 est.)
Jamaica total population: 76.07 years male: 74.04 years female: 78.21 years (2004 est.)
Japan total population: 81.04 years male: 77.74 years female: 84.51 years (2004 est.)
Jersey total population: 79.09 years male: 76.63 years female: 81.74 years (2004 est.)
Jordan total population: 78.06 years male: 75.59 years female: 80.69 years (2004 est.)
Kazakhstan total population: 66.07 years male: 60.72 years female: 71.73 years (2004 est.)
Kenya total population: 44.94 years male: 44.79 years female: 45.1 years (2004 est.)
Kiribati total population: 61.32 years male: 58.34 years female: 64.44 years (2004 est.)
Korea, North total population: 71.08 years male: 68.38 years female: 73.92 years (2004 est.)
Korea, South total population: 75.58 years male: 71.96 years female: 79.54 years (2004 est.)
Kuwait total population: 76.84 years male: 75.86 years female: 77.86 years (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan total population: 67.84 years male: 63.84 years female: 72.05 years (2004 est.)
Laos total population: 54.69 years male: 52.71 years female: 56.75 years (2004 est.)
Latvia total population: 70.86 years male: 65.91 years female: 76.09 years (2004 est.)
Lebanon total population: 72.35 years male: 69.91 years female: 74.91 years (2004 est.)
Lesotho total population: 36.81 years male: 36.81 years female: 36.81 years (2004 est.)
Liberia total population: 47.93 years male: 46.9 years female: 48.99 years (2004 est.)
Libya total population: 76.28 years male: 74.1 years female: 78.58 years (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein total population: 79.4 years male: 75.8 years female: 83.02 years (2004 est.)
Lithuania total population: 73.46 years male: 68.22 years female: 79 years (2004 est.)
Luxembourg total population: 78.58 years male: 75.31 years female: 82.07 years (2004 est.)
Macau total population: 82.03 years male: 79.2 years female: 84.99 years (2004 est.)
Macedonia total population: 74.73 years male: 72.45 years female: 77.2 years (2004 est.)
Madagascar total population: 56.54 years male: 54.19 years female: 58.96 years (2004 est.)
Malawi total population: 37.48 years male: 37.08 years female: 37.88 years (2004 est.)
Malaysia total population: 71.95 years male: 69.29 years female: 74.81 years (2004 est.)
Maldives total population: 63.68 years male: 62.41 years female: 65.01 years (2004 est.)
Mali total population: 45.28 years male: 44.7 years female: 45.87 years (2004 est.)
Malta total population: 78.68 years male: 76.51 years female: 80.98 years (2004 est.)
Man, Isle of total population: 78.16 years male: 74.8 years female: 81.7 years (2004 est.)
Marshall Islands total population: 69.7 years male: 67.77 years female: 71.73 years (2004 est.)
Martinique total population: 78.88 years male: 79.35 years female: 78.4 years (2004 est.)
Mauritania total population: 52.32 years male: 50.15 years female: 54.56 years (2004 est.)
Mauritius total population: 72.09 years male: 68.11 years female: 76.13 years (2004 est.)
Mayotte total population: 60.99 years male: 58.85 years female: 63.2 years (2004 est.)
Mexico total population: 74.94 years male: 72.18 years female: 77.83 years (2004 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of total population: 69.44 years male: 67.68 years female: 71.29 years (2004 est.)
Moldova total population: 65.03 years male: 60.88 years female: 69.39 years (2004 est.)
Monaco total population: 79.42 years male: 75.53 years female: 83.5 years (2004 est.)
Mongolia total population: 64.17 years male: 61.97 years female: 66.48 years (2004 est.)
Montserrat total population: 78.53 years male: 76.39 years female: 80.78 years (2004 est.)
Morocco total population: 70.35 years male: 68.06 years female: 72.74 years (2004 est.)
Mozambique total population: 37.1 years male: 37.83 years female: 36.34 years (2004 est.)
Namibia total population: 40.53 years male: 42.36 years female: 38.64 years (2004 est.)
Nauru total population: 62.33 years male: 58.78 years female: 66.06 years (2004 est.)
Nepal total population: 59.4 years male: 59.73 years female: 59.06 years (2004 est.)
Netherlands total population: 78.68 years male: 76.15 years female: 81.34 years (2004 est.)
Netherlands Antilles total population: 75.6 years male: 73.37 years female: 77.95 years (2004 est.)
New Caledonia total population: 73.78 years male: 70.82 years female: 76.89 years (2004 est.)
New Zealand total population: 78.49 years male: 75.5 years female: 81.61 years (2004 est.)
Nicaragua total population: 70.02 years male: 67.99 years female: 72.16 years (2004 est.)
Niger total population: 42.18 years male: 42.38 years female: 41.97 years (2004 est.)
Nigeria total population: 50.49 years male: 50.35 years female: 50.63 years (2004 est.)
Niue total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.)
Norfolk Island total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
Northern Mariana Islands total population: 75.67 years male: 73.11 years female: 78.38 years (2004 est.)
Norway total population: 79.25 years male: 76.64 years female: 82.01 years (2004 est.)
Oman total population: 72.85 years male: 70.66 years female: 75.16 years (2004 est.)
Pakistan total population: 62.61 years male: 61.69 years female: 63.58 years (2004 est.)
Palau total population: 69.82 years male: 66.67 years female: 73.15 years (2004 est.)
Panama total population: 72.14 years male: 69.82 years female: 74.56 years (2004 est.)
Papua New Guinea total population: 64.56 years male: 62.41 years female: 66.81 years (2004 est.)
Paraguay total population: 74.64 years male: 72.12 years female: 77.29 years (2004 est.)
Peru total population: 69.22 years male: 67.48 years female: 71.03 years (2004 est.)
Philippines total population: 69.6 years male: 66.74 years female: 72.61 years (2004 est.)
Pitcairn Islands total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
Poland total population: 74.16 years male: 70.04 years female: 78.52 years (2004 est.)
Portugal total population: 77.35 years male: 74.06 years female: 80.85 years (2004 est.)
Puerto Rico total population: 77.49 years male: 73.49 years female: 81.68 years (2004 est.)
Qatar total population: 73.4 years male: 70.9 years female: 76.04 years (2004 est.)
Reunion total population: 73.69 years male: 70.29 years female: 77.26 years (2004 est.)
Romania total population: 71.12 years male: 67.63 years female: 74.82 years (2004 est.)
Russia total population: 66.39 years male: 59.91 years female: 73.27 years (2004 est.)
Rwanda total population: 39.18 years male: 38.43 years female: 39.96 years (2004 est.)
Saint Helena total population: 77.57 years male: 74.67 years female: 80.61 years (2004 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis total population: 71.86 years male: 69.03 years female: 74.86 years (2004 est.)
Saint Lucia total population: 73.34 years male: 69.78 years female: 77.16 years (2004 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon total population: 78.28 years male: 75.97 years female: 80.7 years (2004 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines total population: 73.35 years male: 71.54 years female: 75.21 years (2004 est.)
Samoa total population: 70.41 years male: 67.64 years female: 73.33 years (2004 est.)
San Marino total population: 81.53 years male: 78.02 years female: 85.34 years (2004 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe total population: 66.63 years male: 65.11 years female: 68.21 years (2004 est.)
Saudi Arabia total population: 75.23 years male: 73.26 years female: 77.3 years (2004 est.)
Senegal total population: 56.56 years male: 54.94 years female: 58.23 years (2004 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro total population: 74.4 years male: 71.9 years female: 77.12 years (2004 est.)
Seychelles total population: 71.53 years male: 66.1 years female: 77.14 years (2004 est.)
Sierra Leone total population: 42.69 years male: 40.23 years female: 45.21 years (2004 est.)
Singapore total population: 81.53 years male: 78.96 years female: 84.29 years (2004 est.)
Slovakia total population: 74.19 years male: 70.21 years female: 78.37 years (2004 est.)
Slovenia total population: 75.93 years male: 72.18 years female: 79.92 years (2004 est.)
Solomon Islands total population: 72.38 years male: 69.9 years female: 74.98 years (2004 est.)
Somalia total population: 47.71 years male: 46.02 years female: 49.46 years (2004 est.)
South Africa total population: 44.19 years male: 44.39 years female: 43.98 years (2004 est.)
Spain total population: 79.37 years male: 76.03 years female: 82.94 years (2004 est.)
Sri Lanka total population: 72.89 years male: 70.34 years female: 75.57 years (2004 est.)
Sudan total population: 58.13 years male: 56.96 years female: 59.36 years (2004 est.)
Suriname total population: 69.1 years male: 66.77 years female: 71.55 years (2004 est.)
Svalbard total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
Swaziland total population: 37.54 years male: 39.1 years female: 35.94 years (2004 est.)
Sweden total population: 80.3 years male: 78.12 years female: 82.62 years (2004 est.)
Switzerland total population: 80.31 years male: 77.51 years female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)
Syria total population: 69.71 years male: 68.47 years female: 71.02 years (2004 est.)
Taiwan total population: 77.06 years male: 74.31 years female: 80.08 years (2004 est.)
Tajikistan total population: 64.47 years male: 61.53 years female: 67.55 years (2004 est.)
Tanzania total population: 44.39 years male: 43.2 years female: 45.61 years (2004 est.)
Thailand total population: 71.41 years male: 69.23 years female: 73.71 years (2004 est.)
Togo total population: 53.05 years male: 51.07 years female: 55.09 years (2004 est.)
Tokelau total population: NA years male: 68 years female: 70 years (2004 est.)
Tonga total population: 69.2 years male: 66.74 years female: 71.79 years (2004 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago total population: 69.28 years male: 66.86 years female: 71.82 years (2004 est.)
Tunisia total population: 74.66 years male: 73 years female: 76.44 years (2004 est.)
Turkey total population: 72.08 years male: 69.68 years female: 74.61 years (2004 est.)
Turkmenistan total population: 61.29 years male: 57.87 years female: 64.88 years (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands total population: 74.25 years male: 72.05 years female: 76.57 years (2004 est.)
Tuvalu total population: 67.66 years male: 65.47 years female: 69.96 years (2004 est.)
Uganda total population: 45.28 years male: 43.76 years female: 46.83 years (2004 est.)
Ukraine total population: 66.68 years male: 61.35 years female: 72.27 years (2004 est.)
United Arab Emirates total population: 74.99 years male: 72.51 years female: 77.6 years (2004 est.)
United Kingdom total population: 78.27 years male: 75.84 years female: 80.83 years (2004 est.)
United States total population: 77.43 years male: 74.63 years female: 80.36 years (2004 est.)
Uruguay total population: 75.92 years male: 72.71 years female: 79.24 years (2004 est.)
Uzbekistan total population: 64.09 years male: 60.67 years female: 67.69 years (2004 est.)
Vanuatu total population: 62.1 years male: 60.64 years female: 63.63 years (2004 est.)
Venezuela total population: 74.06 years male: 71.02 years female: 77.32 years (2004 est.)
Vietnam total population: 70.35 years male: 67.86 years female: 73.02 years (2004 est.)
Virgin Islands total population: 78.75 years male: 74.91 years female: 82.82 years (2004 est.)
Wallis and Futuna total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
West Bank total population: 72.88 years male: 71.14 years female: 74.72 years (2004 est.)
Western Sahara total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
World total population: 64.05 years male: 62.48 years female: 65.7 years (2004 est.)
Yemen total population: 61.36 years male: 59.53 years female: 63.29 years (2004 est.)
Zambia total population: 35.18 years male: 35.19 years female: 35.17 years (2004 est.)
Zimbabwe total population: 37.82 years male: 38.63 years female: 36.99 years (2004 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: 93.9% male: 96.3% female: 91.4% (2002)
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: 85.3% male: 89.2% female: 81.4% (2002)
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: 69.4% male: 80.8% female: 59.3% (2002)
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: 90.9% male: 95.1% female: 86.5% (2002)
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: 58.6% (2002)
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: probably the same as 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% (2000 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% (1997 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: 93.5% male: 96.9% female: 89.6% (2002)
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: 87.9% male: 92.5% female: 83.4% (2002)
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% male: 99% female: 99% (2002)
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 total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99%
Korea, South definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 99.2% female: 96.6% (2002)
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: 66.4% male: 77.4% female: 55.5% (2002)
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%
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 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: 88.7% male: 92% female: 85.4% (2002)
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: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2002)
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: 64.6% male: 71.1% female: 57.7% (2002)
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: 92.6% male: 92.5% female: 92.7% (2002)
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: 94.1% male: 93.7% female: 94.4% (2002)
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: 92.5% male: 96.6% female: 88.6% (2002)
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: 96.1% (2003)
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: 92.6% male: 94.9% female: 90.5% (2002)
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% (1999 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: 90.3% male: 93.9% female: 86.9% (2002)
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: 6,785,414 (2004 est.)
Albania males age 15-49: 956,107 (2004 est.)
Algeria males age 15-49: 9,311,747 (2004 est.)
Angola males age 15-49: 2,620,219 (2004 est.)
Argentina males age 15-49: 9,901,352 (2004 est.)
Armenia males age 15-49: 812,140 (2004 est.)
Australia males age 15-49: 5,061,810 (2004 est.)
Austria males age 15-49: 2,066,467 (2004 est.)
Azerbaijan males age 15-49: 2,187,847 (2004 est.)
Bahrain males age 15-49: 221,661 (2004 est.)
Bangladesh males age 15-49: 39,523,128 (2004 est.)
Barbados males age 15-49: 77,714 (2004 est.)
Belarus males age 15-49: 2,764,856 (2004 est.)
Belgium males age 15-49: 2,509,538 (2004 est.)
Belize males age 15-49: 68,518 (2004 est.)
Benin males age 15-49: 1,638,010 females age 15-49: 1,647,850 (2004 est.)
Bhutan males age 15-49: 544,560 (2004 est.)
Bolivia males age 15-49: 2,175,384 (2004 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina males age 15-49: 1,133,847 (2004 est.)
Botswana males age 15-49: 381,801 (2004 est.)
Brazil males age 15-49: 52,100,042 (2004 est.)
Brunei males age 15-49: 112,630 (2004 est.)
Bulgaria males age 15-49: 1,829,203 (2004 est.)
Burkina Faso males age 15-49: 3,047,306 (2004 est.)
Burma males age 15-49: 12,450,884 females age 15-49: 12,457,077 (2004 est.)
Burundi males age 15-49: 1,419,755 (2004 est.)
Cambodia males age 15-49: 3,402,703 (2004 est.)
Cameroon males age 15-49: 3,898,944 (2004 est.)
Canada males age 15-49: 8,417,314 (2004 est.)
Cape Verde males age 15-49: 98,394 (2004 est.)
Central African Republic males age 15-49: 878,980 (2004 est.)
Chad males age 15-49: 2,008,825 (2004 est.)
Chile males age 15-49: 4,207,066 (2004 est.)
China males age 15-49: 379,524,688 (2004 est.)
Colombia males age 15-49: 11,252,027 (2004 est.)
Comoros males age 15-49: 154,843 (2004 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the males age 15-49: 12,706,971 (2004 est.)
Congo, Republic of the males age 15-49: 773,790 (2004 est.)
Costa Rica males age 15-49: 1,101,887 (2004 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire males age 15-49: 4,135,309 (2004 est.)
Croatia males age 15-49: 1,100,132 (2004 est.)
Cuba males age 15-49: 3,134,622 females age 15-49: 3,075,534 (2004 est.)
Cyprus males age 15-49: 202,966 (2004 est.)
Czech Republic males age 15-49: 2,623,386 (2004 est.)
Denmark males age 15-49: 1,276,087 (2004 est.)
Djibouti males age 15-49: 108,771 (2004 est.)
Dominican Republic males age 15-49: 2,354,800 (2004 est.)
East Timor NA (2004 est.)
Ecuador males age 15-49: 3,440,371 (2004 est.)
Egypt males age 15-49: 20,340,716 (2004 est.)
El Salvador males age 15-49: 1,571,299 (2004 est.)
Equatorial Guinea males age 15-49: 120,463 (2004 est.)
Estonia males age 15-49: 326,803 (2004 est.)
Ethiopia males age 15-49: 15,748,632 (2004 est.)
Fiji males age 15-49: 239,221 (2004 est.)
Finland males age 15-49: 1,226,890 (2004 est.)
France males age 15-49: 14,487,165 (2004 est.)
French Guiana males age 15-49: 52,294 (2004 est.)
Gabon males age 15-49: 314,434 (2004 est.)
Gambia, The males age 15-49: 350,256 (2004 est.)
Georgia males age 15-49: 1,156,302 (2004 est.)
Germany males age 15-49: 20,468,942 (2004 est.)
Ghana males age 15-49: 5,391,378 (2004 est.)
Greece males age 15-49: 2,638,949 (2004 est.)
Guatemala males age 15-49: 3,421,682 (2004 est.)
Guinea males age 15-49: 2,108,948 (2004 est.)
Guinea-Bissau males age 15-49: 326,864 (2004 est.)
Guyana males age 15-49: 209,545 (2004 est.)
Haiti males age 15-49: 1,792,112 (2004 est.)
Honduras males age 15-49: 1,642,029 (2004 est.)
Hong Kong males age 15-49: 1,878,574 (2004 est.)
Hungary males age 15-49: 2,519,052 (2004 est.)
Iceland males age 15-49: 75,568 (2004 est.)
India males age 15-49: 293,677,117 (2004 est.)
Indonesia males age 15-49: 66,458,805 (2004 est.)
Iran males age 15-49: 20,937,348 (2004 est.)
Iraq males age 15-49: 6,547,762 (2004 est.)
Ireland males age 15-49: 1,029,525 (2004 est.)
Israel males age 15-49: 1,581,883 females age 15-49: 1,532,234 (2004 est.)
Italy males age 15-49: 14,408,392 (2004 est.)
Jamaica males age 15-49: 764,266 (2004 est.)
Japan males age 15-49: 29,179,095 (2004 est.)
Jordan males age 15-49: 1,636,537 (2004 est.)
Kazakhstan males age 15-49: 4,233,623 (2004 est.)
Kenya males age 15-49: 8,313,051 (2004 est.)
Korea, North males age 15-49: 6,181,038 (2004 est.)
Korea, South males age 15-49: 14,233,895 (2004 est.)
Kuwait males age 15-49: 880,461 (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan males age 15-49: 1,347,312 (2004 est.)
Laos males age 15-49: 1,456,500 (2004 est.)
Latvia males age 15-49: 594,596 (2004 est.)
Lebanon males age 15-49: 1,049,097 (2004 est.)
Lesotho males age 15-49: 465,827 (2004 est.)
Liberia males age 15-49: 752,943 (2004 est.)
Libya males age 15-49: 1,588,533 (2004 est.)
Lithuania males age 15-49: 943,063 (2004 est.)
Luxembourg males age 15-49: 115,721 (2004 est.)
Macau males age 15-49: 125,060 (2004 est.)
Macedonia males age 15-49: 555,611 (2004 est.)
Madagascar males age 15-49: 4,004,242 (2004 est.)
Malawi males age 15-49: 2,691,881 (2004 est.)
Malaysia males age 15-49: 6,193,587 (2004 est.)
Maldives males age 15-49: 81,221 (2004 est.)
Mali males age 15-49: 2,529,147 (2004 est.)
Malta males age 15-49: 99,324 (2004 est.)
Mauritania males age 15-49: 686,629 (2004 est.)
Mauritius males age 15-49: 342,482 (2004 est.)
Mexico males age 15-49: 27,374,153 (2004 est.)
Moldova males age 15-49: 1,186,818 (2004 est.)
Mongolia males age 15-49: 818,977 (2004 est.)
Morocco males age 15-49: 8,788,971 (2004 est.)
Mozambique males age 15-49: 4,335,294 (2004 est.)
Namibia males age 15-49: 468,934 (2004 est.)
Nauru males age 15-49: 3,275 (2004 est.)
Nepal males age 15-49: 6,865,849 (2004 est.)
Netherlands males age 15-49: 4,070,043 (2004 est.)
Netherlands Antilles males age 15-49: 55,536 (2004 est.)
New Zealand males age 15-49: 1,033,464 (2004 est.)
Nicaragua males age 15-49: 1,399,356 (2004 est.)
Niger males age 15-49: 2,460,637 (2004 est.)
Nigeria males age 15-49: 32,665,407 (2004 est.)
Norway males age 15-49: 1,106,484 (2004 est.)
Oman males age 15-49: 796,792 (2004 est.)
Pakistan males age 15-49: 39,793,586 (2004 est.)
Panama males age 15-49: 810,341 (2004 est.)
Papua New Guinea males age 15-49: 1,403,467 (2004 est.)
Paraguay males age 15-49: 1,504,407 (2004 est.)
Peru males age 15-49: 7,374,187 (2004 est.)
Philippines males age 15-49: 22,435,982 (2004 est.)
Poland males age 15-49: 10,291,628 (2004 est.)
Portugal males age 15-49: 2,628,892 (2004 est.)
Qatar males age 15-49: 324,001 note: includes non-nationals (2004 est.)
Reunion males age 15-49: 202,385 (2004 est.)
Romania males age 15-49: 5,952,834 (2004 est.)
Russia males age 15-49: 39,127,169 (2004 est.)
Rwanda males age 15-49: 1,973,713 (2004 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe males age 15-49: 38,347 (2004 est.)
Saudi Arabia males age 15-49: 8,240,714 (2004 est.)
Senegal males age 15-49: 2,490,290 (2004 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro males age 15-49: 2,718,234 (2004 est.)
Seychelles males age 15-49: 23,661 (2004 est.)
Sierra Leone males age 15-49: 1,265,140 (2004 est.)
Singapore males age 15-49: 1,292,471 (2004 est.)
Slovakia males age 15-49: 1,477,017 (2004 est.)
Slovenia males age 15-49: 525,983 (2004 est.)
Somalia males age 15-49: 2,010,152 (2004 est.)
South Africa males age 15-49: 11,924,500 (2004 est.)
Spain males age 15-49: 10,482,753 (2004 est.)
Sri Lanka males age 15-49: 5,418,496 (2004 est.)
Sudan males age 15-49: 9,339,775 (2004 est.)
Suriname males age 15-49: 124,260 (2004 est.)
Swaziland males age 15-49: 289,985 (2004 est.)
Sweden males age 15-49: 2,082,776 (2004 est.)
Switzerland males age 15-49: 1,890,091 (2004 est.)
Syria males age 15-49: 4,876,040 (2004 est.)
Taiwan males age 15-49: 6,556,484 (2004 est.)
Tajikistan males age 15-49: 1,762,730 (2004 est.)
Tanzania males age 15-49: 8,687,477 (2004 est.)
Thailand males age 15-49: 17,944,151 (2004 est.)
Togo males age 15-49: 1,316,455 (2004 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago males age 15-49: 326,447 (2004 est.)
Tunisia males age 15-49: 2,918,524 (2004 est.)
Turkey males age 15-49: 19,828,702 (2004 est.)
Turkmenistan males age 15-49: 1,272,436 (2004 est.)
Uganda males age 15-49: 5,678,649 (2004 est.)
Ukraine males age 15-49: 12,196,319 (2004 est.)
United Arab Emirates males age 15-49: 764,413 note: includes non-nationals (2004 est.)
United Kingdom males age 15-49: 14,943,016 (2004 est.)
United States males age 15-49: 73,597,731 (2004 est.)
Uruguay males age 15-49: 838,195 (2004 est.)
Uzbekistan males age 15-49: 7,126,325 (2004 est.)
Venezuela males age 15-49: 6,886,775 (2004 est.)
Vietnam males age 15-49: 23,438,858 (2004 est.)
Yemen males age 15-49: 4,617,064 (2004 est.)
Zambia males age 15-49: 2,477,494 (2004 est.)
Zimbabwe males age 15-49: 3,285,007 (2004 est.)
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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@2106 Maritime claims
Afghanistan none (landlocked)
Albania territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Algeria territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 nm
American Samoa territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Andorra none (landlocked)
Angola territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Anguilla territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Antarctica Australia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rights or similar over 200 nm extensions seaward from their continental claims, but like the claims themselves, these zones are not accepted by other countries; 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 territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Argentina territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Armenia none (landlocked)
Aruba territorial sea: 12 nm
Ashmore and Cartier Islands territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Australia territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Austria none (landlocked)
Bahamas, The territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Bahrain territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined
Baker Island territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Bangladesh territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin
Barbados territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Bassas da India territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Belarus none (landlocked)
Belgium territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: geographic coordinates define outer limit continental shelf: median line with neighbors
Belize 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Benin territorial sea: 200 nm
Bermuda territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Bhutan none (landlocked)
Bolivia none (landlocked)
Bosnia and Herzegovina No data available
Botswana none (landlocked)
Bouvet Island territorial sea: 4 nm
Brazil territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
British Indian Ocean Territory territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
British Virgin Islands territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Brunei territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
Bulgaria territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Burkina Faso none (landlocked)
Burma territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Burundi none (landlocked)
Cambodia territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Cameroon territorial sea: 50 nm
Canada territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Cape Verde measured from claimed archipelagic baselines territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cayman Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Central African Republic none (landlocked)
Chad none (landlocked)
Chile territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200/350 nm
China territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Christmas Island territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Clipperton Island territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cocos (Keeling) Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Colombia territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Comoros territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Congo, Democratic Republic of the territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: boundaries with neighbors
Congo, Republic of the territorial sea: 200 nm
Cook Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Coral Sea Islands territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Costa Rica territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Cote d'Ivoire territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Croatia territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Cuba territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cyprus territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Czech Republic none (landlocked)
Denmark territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Djibouti territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Dominica territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Dominican Republic territorial sea: 6 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
East Timor territorial sea: NA nm exclusive economic zone: NA nm continental shelf: NA nm exclusive fishing zone: NA nm extended fishing zone: NA nm
Ecuador territorial sea: 200 nm continental shelf: 100 nm from 2,500 meter isobath
Egypt territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
El Salvador territorial sea: 200 nm
Equatorial Guinea territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Eritrea territorial sea: 12 nm
Estonia territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: limits fixed in coordination with neighboring states
Ethiopia none (landlocked)
Europa Island territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
European Union NA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Faroe Islands territorial sea: 3 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Fiji measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
Finland territorial sea: 12 nm (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 nm) continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden
France territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (does not apply to the Mediterranean) continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
French Guiana territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
French Polynesia territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
French Southern and Antarctic Lands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen (does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands)
Gabon territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Gambia, The territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm continental shelf: not specified exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Gaza Strip Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation
Georgia No data available
Germany territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Ghana territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Gibraltar territorial sea: 3 nm
Glorioso Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Greece territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Greenland territorial sea: 3 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Grenada territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guadeloupe territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guam territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guatemala territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Guernsey territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Guinea territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guinea-Bissau territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guyana territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
Haiti territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
Heard Island and McDonald Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Holy See (Vatican City) none (landlocked)
Honduras territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
Hong Kong territorial sea: 3 nm
Howland Island territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Hungary none (landlocked)
Iceland territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
India territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Indonesia measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Iran territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf continental shelf: natural prolongation |
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