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Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Brazil 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Brunei 9.5 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Bulgaria 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Burma 7.5 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Cameroon 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Canada 104 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Chile 7.2 million cu m (2004 est.)
China 2.79 billion cu m (2005)
Colombia 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Croatia 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Cuba 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Czech Republic 88 million cu m (2004 est.)
Denmark 4.099 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Ecuador 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Egypt 1.1 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Estonia 0 cu m (2004 est.)
European Union 78.89 billion cu m
Finland 0 cu m (2004 est.)
France 770 million cu m (2004 est.)
Gabon 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Georgia NA cu m
Germany 8.81 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Greece 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Hong Kong 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Hungary 0 cu m (2004 est.)
India 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Indonesia 37.5 billion cu m (2005 est.)
Iran 3.56 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Iraq 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Ireland 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Israel 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Italy 396 million cu m (2004 est.)
Japan 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Jordan 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Kazakhstan 7.01 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Korea, South 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Kuwait 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Latvia 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Libya 2.13 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Lithuania 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Luxembourg 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Macedonia 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Malaysia 29.46 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Mexico 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Moldova 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Morocco 0 cu m
Mozambique 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Netherlands 53.56 billion cu m (2004 est.)
New Zealand 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Nigeria 12.59 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Norway 75.4 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Oman 10.43 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Pakistan 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Papua New Guinea 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Peru 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Philippines 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Poland 46 million cu m (2004 est.)
Portugal 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Puerto Rico 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Qatar 24.06 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Romania 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Russia 216.8 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Saudi Arabia 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Senegal 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Serbia 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Singapore 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Slovakia 1 million cu m (2004 est.)
Slovenia 0 cu m (2004 est.)
South Africa 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Spain 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Sweden 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Switzerland 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Syria 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Taiwan 0 cu m (2005)
Tajikistan 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Thailand 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 13.94 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Tunisia 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Turkey 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Turkmenistan 42 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Ukraine 3.9 billion cu m (2004)
United Arab Emirates 7.18 billion cu m (2004 est.)
United Kingdom 9.8 billion cu m (2004 est.)
United States 24.18 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Uruguay 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Uzbekistan 9.7 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Venezuela 0 cu m (2004 est.)
Vietnam 0 cu m (2005 est.)
World 810.9 billion cu m (2004 est.)
Yemen 0 cu m (2004 est.)
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@2184 Internet hosts
Afghanistan 22 (2006)
Albania 430 (2006)
Algeria 1,202 (2006)
American Samoa 1,456 (2006)
Andorra 14,944 (2006)
Angola 2,525 (2006)
Anguilla 403 (2006)
Antarctica 7,757 (2006)
Antigua and Barbuda 2,231 (2006)
Argentina 1,612,423 (2006)
Armenia 8,163 (2006)
Aruba 11,548 (2006)
Australia 7,772,888 (2006)
Austria 2,062,035 (2006)
Azerbaijan 880 (2006)
Bahamas, The 591 (2006)
Bahrain 2,165 (2006)
Bangladesh 469 (2006)
Barbados 282 (2006)
Belarus 33,641 (2006)
Belgium 2,870,770 (2006)
Belize 3,905 (2006)
Benin 867 (2006)
Bermuda 8,114 (2006)
Bhutan 7,567 (2006)
Bolivia 20,085 (2006)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,490 (2006)
Botswana 5,499 (2006)
Bouvet Island 6 (2006)
Brazil 6,508,431 (2006)
British Indian Ocean Territory 65 (2006)
British Virgin Islands 525 (2006)
Brunei 27 (2005)
Bulgaria 184,975 (2006)
Burkina Faso 399 (2006)
Burma 42 (2006)
Burundi 160 (2006)
Cambodia 1,378 (2006)
Cameroon 39 (2006)
Canada 3,934,223 (2006)
Cape Verde 234 (2006)
Cayman Islands 8,611 (2006)
Central African Republic 10 (2006)
Chad 9 (2006)
Chile 506,055 (2006)
China 232,780 (2006)
Christmas Island 2,368 (2006)
Colombia 581,877 (2006)
Comoros 5 (2006)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,778 (2006)
Congo, Republic of the 46 (2004)
Cook Islands 1,456 (2006)
Costa Rica 12,751 (2006)
Cote d'Ivoire 2,534 (2006)
Croatia 18,825 (2006)
Cuba 2,234 (2006)
Cyprus 67,589 (2006)
Czech Republic 1,267,265 (2006)
Denmark 2,415,530 (2006)
Djibouti 1,540 (2006)
Dominica 263 (2006)
Dominican Republic 91,895 (2006)
East Timor 68 (2006)
Ecuador 19,027 (2006)
Egypt 2,254 (2006)
El Salvador 4,682 (2006)
Equatorial Guinea 19 (2006)
Eritrea 1,088 (2006)
Estonia 52,241 (2006)
Ethiopia 88 (2006)
European Union 50.5 million (2005); note - sum of individual country Internet hosts
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 103 (2006)
Faroe Islands 6,915 (2006)
Fiji 8,987 (2006)
Finland 1,633,614 (2006)
France 3,149,008; 3,148,379 (metropolitan France) (2006)
French Polynesia 14,047 (2006)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands 38 (2006)
Gabon 322 (2006)
Gambia, The 14 (2006)
Georgia 10,752 (2006)
Germany 11,859,131 (2006)
Ghana 380 (2006)
Gibraltar 641 (2006)
Greece 587,717 (2006)
Greenland 8,851 (2006)
Grenada 17 (2006)
Guam 76 (2006)
Guatemala 49,026 (2006)
Guernsey 1,245 (2006)
Guinea 367 (2006)
Guinea-Bissau 5 (2006)
Guyana 1,046 (2006)
Haiti 6 (2006)
Holy See (Vatican City) 45 (2006)
Honduras 3,973 (2006)
Hong Kong 800,834 (2006)
Hungary 608,085 (2006)
Iceland 212,897 (2006)
India 1,543,289 (2006)
Indonesia 170,834 (2006)
Iran 5,242 (2006)
Iraq 5 (2006)
Ireland 238,191 (2006)
Isle of Man 290 (2006)
Israel 1,251,881 (2006)
Italy 1,731,165 (2006)
Jamaica 1,402 (2006)
Japan 28,321,846 (2006)
Jersey 1,240 (2006)
Jordan 3,441 (2006)
Kazakhstan 21,187 (2006)
Kenya 13,274 (2006)
Kiribati 42 (2006)
Korea, South 5,433,591 (2005)
Kuwait 2,310 (2006)
Kyrgyzstan 18,928 (2006)
Laos 1,108 (2006)
Latvia 65,858 (2006)
Lebanon 3,307 (2006)
Lesotho 168 (2006)
Liberia 8 (2006)
Libya 31 (2006)
Liechtenstein 4,697 (2006)
Lithuania 148,675 (2006)
Luxembourg 88,661 (2006)
Macau 108 (2006)
Macedonia 3,716 (2006)
Madagascar 1,504 (2006)
Malawi 377 (2006)
Malaysia 158,650 (2006)
Maldives 1,357 (2006)
Mali 278 (2006)
Malta 14,025 (2006)
Marshall Islands 6 (2006)
Mauritania 32 (2006)
Mauritius 4,997 (2006)
Mayotte 1 (2006)
Mexico 3,426,680 (2006)
Micronesia, Federated States of 550 (2006)
Moldova 58,886 (2006)
Monaco 12,720 (2006)
Mongolia 272 (2006)
Montserrat 386 (2006)
Morocco 3,218 (2006)
Mozambique 6,985 (2006)
Namibia 3,527 (2006)
Nauru 52 (2006)
Nepal 17,789 (2006)
Netherlands 8,363,158 (2006)
Netherlands Antilles 19,204 (2006)
New Caledonia 13,962 (2006)
New Zealand 1,050,197 (2006)
Nicaragua 24,452 (2006)
Niger 189 (2006)
Nigeria 1,549 (2006)
Norfolk Island 100 (2006)
Northern Mariana Islands 20 (2005)
Norway 1,364,448 (2006)
Oman 3,555 (2006)
Pakistan 72,765 (2006)
Palau 3 (2006)
Panama 7,149 (2006)
Papua New Guinea 1,573 (2006)
Paraguay 13,178 (2006)
Peru 269,981 (2006)
Philippines 111,262 (2006)
Pitcairn Islands 8 (2006)
Poland 358,476 (2006)
Portugal 845,980 (2005)
Puerto Rico 404 (2006)
Qatar 301 (2006)
Romania 57,470 (2006)
Russia 1,979,924 (2006)
Rwanda 1,590 (2006)
Saint Helena 329 (2006)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 (2006)
Saint Lucia 21 (2006)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 (2006)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94 (2006)
Samoa 10,680 (2006)
San Marino 3,140 (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe 735 (2006)
Saudi Arabia 10,931 (2006)
Senegal 412 (2006)
Serbia NA
Seychelles 72 (2006)
Sierra Leone 20 (2006)
Singapore 898,762 (2006)
Slovakia 210,758 (2006)
Slovenia 61,735 (2006)
Solomon Islands 2,658 (2006)
Somalia 3 (2006)
South Africa 645,179 (2006)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 271 (2006)
Spain 2,520,711 (2006)
Sri Lanka 6,526 (2006)
Sudan 16 (2006)
Suriname 126 (2006)
Swaziland 2,472 (2006)
Sweden 2,958,435 (2006)
Switzerland 2,442,659 (2006)
Syria 66 (2006)
Taiwan 4,320,310 (2006)
Tajikistan 98 (2006)
Tanzania 8,609 (2006)
Thailand 938,784 (2006)
Togo 520 (2006)
Tokelau 298 (2006)
Tonga 18,775 (2006)
Trinidad and Tobago 30,732 (2006)
Tunisia 428 (2006)
Turkey 1,313,135 (2006)
Turkmenistan 585 (2006)
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,735 (2006)
Uganda 1,365 (2006)
Ukraine 229,110 (2006)
United Arab Emirates 337,092 (2006)
United Kingdom 6,064,860 (2006)
United States 195,138,696 (2005)
Uruguay 145,774 (2006)
Uzbekistan 9,058 (2006)
Vanuatu 413 (2006)
Venezuela 51,968 (2006)
Vietnam 12,114 (2006)
Virgin Islands 3,855 (2006)
Wallis and Futuna 1 (2006)
Yemen 171 (2006)
Zambia 3,227 (2006)
Zimbabwe 7,954 (2006)
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@2185 Investment (gross fixed) (% of GDP)
Albania 24.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Algeria 23.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Angola 14.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Argentina 22.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Armenia 20.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Australia 26.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Austria 21% of GDP (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan 44.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Bahrain 21.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Bangladesh 24.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Belarus 25.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Belgium 19.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Belize 18.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Benin 19.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Bolivia 12.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Botswana 21.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Brazil 20.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Bulgaria 24.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso 20.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Burma 11.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Burundi 11.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Cambodia 18.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Cameroon 16.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Canada 21.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Cape Verde 25.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Chad 9.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Chile 21% of GDP (2006 est.)
China 44.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Colombia 22.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 27.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Costa Rica 19.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 11.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Croatia 28.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Cuba 11.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: 21.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Czech Republic 26.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Denmark 22.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic 15.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ecuador 22.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Egypt 19.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
El Salvador 16.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 34.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Eritrea 24.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Estonia 32.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ethiopia 21.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
European Union 20.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Finland 18.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
France 20% of GDP (2006 est.)
Gabon 22.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Gambia, The 20.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Georgia 30% of GDP (2006 est.)
Germany 17.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ghana 29% of GDP (2006 est.)
Greece 25.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Guatemala 15.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Guinea 17.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Guyana 31.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Haiti 27.4% of GDP (2004 est.)
Honduras 23.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Hong Kong 21.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Hungary 23.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Iceland 31.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
India 29.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Indonesia 20.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Iran 30% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ireland 28% of GDP (2006 est.)
Israel 17.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Italy 20.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Jamaica 30.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Japan 23.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Jordan 24.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan 27% of GDP (2006 est.)
Kenya 19.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Korea, South 29.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Kuwait 26.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 15.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Latvia 31.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Lebanon 17.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Lesotho 32% of GDP (2006 est.)
Libya 7.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Lithuania 23% of GDP (2006 est.)
Luxembourg 18.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Macedonia 18.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Madagascar 26.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Malawi 9.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Malaysia 19.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Malta 25.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Mauritius 23.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Mexico 20% of GDP (2006 est.)
Moldova 24.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Montenegro % of GDP NA
Morocco 21.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Mozambique 21.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Namibia 25% of GDP (2006 est.)
Netherlands 19.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
New Zealand 22% of GDP (2006 est.)
Nicaragua 29.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Nigeria 26.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Norway 19.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Oman 14.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Pakistan 15.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Panama 17.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea 19.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Paraguay 19.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Peru 20.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Philippines 14.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Poland 19.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Portugal 20.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Qatar 33.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Romania 25% of GDP (2006 est.)
Russia 18.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Rwanda 19.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 35.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia 16.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Senegal 41% of GDP (2006 est.)
Serbia 14.2% of GDP (2005 est.)
Seychelles 44.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Singapore 21.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Slovakia 27.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Slovenia 25% of GDP (2006 est.)
South Africa 17.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Spain 29.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka 28.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Sudan 25.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Swaziland 15.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Sweden 17.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Switzerland 21.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Syria 22.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Taiwan 18.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Tajikistan 19.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Tanzania 19% of GDP (2006 est.)
Thailand 28.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Togo 22.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 19.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Tunisia 22.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Turkey 20.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan 28.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Uganda 23.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ukraine 22.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates 24.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
United Kingdom 17.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
United States 16.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Uruguay 13.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Venezuela 19.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Vietnam 32.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Yemen 15.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Zambia 26.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe 16.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
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@2186 Public debt (% of GDP)
Algeria 18.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Angola 32.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Argentina 62.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Aruba 46.3% of GDP (2005)
Australia 14.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Austria 63% of GDP (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan 10.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Bahrain 34.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Bangladesh 46.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Belgium 90.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Bhutan 81.4% of GDP (2004)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Botswana 7.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Brazil 50.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Bulgaria 23.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Cameroon 28.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Canada 65.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Chile 3.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
China 22.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Colombia 45.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Costa Rica 53.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 69.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Croatia 56.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: 68.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Czech Republic 29.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Denmark 28.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic 45.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ecuador 36% of GDP (2006 est.)
Egypt 102.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
El Salvador 44.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 4.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Estonia 3.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ethiopia 78.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Finland 37.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
France 64.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Gabon 28.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Germany 66.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ghana 38.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Greece 104.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Guatemala 25.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Honduras 67.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Hong Kong 1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Hungary 68.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Iceland 23.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
India 52.8% of GDP (federal and state debt combined) (2006 est.)
Indonesia 43.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Iran 25.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ireland 22.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Israel 91% of GDP (2006 est.)
Italy 107.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Jamaica 129.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Japan 175.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Jordan 79.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan 11% of GDP (2006 est.)
Kenya 50.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Korea, South 21.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Kuwait 8.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Latvia 11% of GDP (2006 est.)
Lebanon 209% of GDP (2006 est.)
Libya 5.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Lithuania 18% of GDP (2006 est.)
Macedonia 27.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Malawi 68.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Malaysia 46.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Mauritius 57.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Mexico 20.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Moldova 84.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Montenegro % of GDP NA
Morocco 70.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Mozambique 23.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
Namibia 31.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Netherlands 50.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
New Zealand 19.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Nicaragua 82.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Nigeria 10.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Norway 44.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Oman 4.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Pakistan 55% of GDP (2006 est.)
Panama 61.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea 53.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Paraguay 30.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Peru 33.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Philippines 69.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Poland 49% of GDP (2006 est.)
Portugal 65.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Qatar 23.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Romania 21.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Russia 8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia 32.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Senegal 17.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Serbia 53.1% of GDP (2005 est.)
Seychelles 166.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Singapore 100.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Slovakia 36.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Slovenia 29% of GDP (2006 est.)
South Africa 32.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Spain 39.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka 90.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Sudan 59.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Sweden 46.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Switzerland 51% of GDP (2006 est.)
Syria 38% of GDP (2006 est.)
Taiwan 34.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Tanzania 30.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Thailand 43.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 36.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Tunisia 57.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Turkey 64.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Uganda 29.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
Ukraine 17.3% of GDP (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates 17.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
United Kingdom 42.2% of GDP (2006 est.)
United States 64.7% of GDP (2005 est.)
Uruguay 70.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan 29.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Venezuela 28.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
Vietnam 47.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
Yemen 30% of GDP (2006 est.)
Zambia 65.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe 108.4% of GDP (2006 est.)
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@2187 Current account balance
Albania $-679.9 million (2006 est.)
Algeria $25.8 billion (2006 est.)
Angola $7.7 billion (2006 est.)
Anguilla $-42.87 million (2003 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda $-83.4 million (2004)
Argentina $5.81 billion (2006 est.)
Armenia $-229.5 million (2006 est.)
Australia $-41.62 billion (2006 est.)
Austria $5.913 billion (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan $2.737 billion (2006 est.)
Bahrain $1.999 billion (2006 est.)
Bangladesh $339 million (2006 est.)
Belarus $-511.8 million (2006 est.)
Belgium $6.925 billion (2006 est.)
Belize $-173.4 million (2006 est.)
Benin $-342.7 million (2006 est.)
Bolivia $688 million (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina $-1.73 billion (2006 est.)
Botswana $1.698 billion (2006 est.)
Brazil $5.81 billion (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands $134.3 million (1999)
Bulgaria $-4.13 billion (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso $-604.6 million (2006 est.)
Burma $1.247 billion (2006 est.)
Burundi $-57.84 million (2006 est.)
Cambodia $-412 million (2006 est.)
Cameroon $419 million (2006 est.)
Canada $20.56 billion (2006 est.)
Cape Verde $-44.43 million (2006 est.)
Chad $-324.1 million (2006 est.)
Chile $5.063 billion (2006 est.)
China $179.1 billion (2006 est.)
Colombia $-2.219 billion (2006 est.)
Comoros $-17 million (2005 est.)
Congo, Republic of the $1.215 billion (2006 est.)
Cook Islands $26.67 million (2005)
Costa Rica $-1.176 billion (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire $460 million (2006 est.)
Croatia $-2.892 billion (2006 est.)
Cuba $-1.218 billion (2006 est.)
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: $-1.051 billion (2006 est.)
Czech Republic $-4.352 billion (2006 est.)
Denmark $4.941 billion (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic $-1.124 billion (2006 est.)
Ecuador $727 million (2006 est.)
Egypt $2.697 billion (2006 est.)
El Salvador $-1.059 billion (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea $175 million (2006 est.)
Eritrea $-440.5 million (2006 est.)
Estonia $-1.919 billion (2006 est.)
Ethiopia $-1.34 billion (2006 est.)
European Union $NA
Fiji $-465.8 million
Finland $8.749 billion (2006 est.)
France $-35.36 billion (2006 est.)
Gabon $1.807 billion (2006 est.)
Gambia, The $-54.61 million (2006 est.)
Georgia $-735 million (2006 est.)
Germany $134.8 billion (2006 est.)
Ghana $-219 million (2006 est.)
Greece $-21.37 billion (2006 est.)
Guatemala $-2.028 billion (2006 est.)
Guinea $-344 million (2006 est.)
Guyana $-84.3 million (2006 est.)
Haiti $-58.72 million (2006 est.)
Honduras $-160 million (2006 est.)
Hong Kong $20.9 billion (2006 est.)
Hungary $-8.392 billion (2006 est.)
Iceland $-2.932 billion (2006 est.)
India $-26.4 billion (2006 est.)
Indonesia $1.636 billion (2006 est.)
Iran $13.13 billion (2006 est.)
Iraq $8.134 billion (2006 est.)
Ireland $-9.45 billion (2006 est.)
Israel $1.463 billion (2006 est.)
Italy $-23.73 billion (2006 est.)
Jamaica $-970 million (2006 est.)
Japan $174.4 billion (2006 est.)
Jordan $-2.834 billion (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan $133 million (2006 est.)
Kenya $-1.119 billion (2006 est.)
Kiribati $-19.87 million (2004)
Korea, South $6.741 billion (2006 est.)
Kuwait $40.75 billion (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan $-287.3 million (2006 est.)
Laos $-381.7 million (2006 est.)
Latvia $-2.538 billion (2006 est.)
Lebanon $-5.339 billion (October 2006)
Lesotho $-75.44 million (2006 est.)
Libya $14.5 billion (2006 est.)
Lithuania $-2.572 billion (2006 est.)
Luxembourg $4.63 billion (2006 est.)
Macedonia $-167 million (2006 est.)
Madagascar $-504 million (2006 est.)
Malawi $-186 million (2006 est.)
Malaysia $17.86 billion (2006 est.)
Malta $-966.2 million (2006 est.)
Mauritius $-651 million (2006 est.)
Mexico $-400.1 million (2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of $-34.3 million (FY05 est.)
Moldova $-561 million (2006 est.)
Montenegro NA
Morocco $389 million (2006 est.)
Mozambique $-444.4 million (2006 est.)
Namibia $572 million (2006 est.)
Netherlands $50.17 billion (2006 est.)
New Zealand $-7.944 billion (2006 est.)
Nicaragua $-883 million (2006 est.)
Nigeria $12.59 billion (2006 est.)
Norway $63.33 billion (2006 est.)
Oman $7.097 billion (2006 est.)
Pakistan $-5.486 billion (2006 est.)
Palau $15.09 million (FY03/04)
Panama $-467 million (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea $661 million (2006 est.)
Paraguay $-300 million (2006 est.)
Peru $1.515 billion (2006 est.)
Philippines $5.355 billion (2006 est.)
Poland $-4.548 billion (2006 est.)
Portugal $-16.75 billion (2006 est.)
Qatar $12.51 billion (2006 est.)
Romania $-12.45 billion (2006 est.)
Russia $105.3 billion (2006 est.)
Rwanda $-104.1 million (2006 est.)
Samoa $-2.428 million (FY03/04)
Sao Tome and Principe $-24.4 million (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia $103.8 billion (2006 est.)
Senegal $-895.2 million (2006 est.)
Serbia $-2.451 billion (2005 est.)
Seychelles $-78.59 million (2006 est.)
Singapore $35.58 billion (2006 est.)
Slovakia $-3.781 billion (2006 est.)
Slovenia $-789.2 million (2006 est.)
South Africa $-12.69 billion (2006 est.)
Spain $-98.6 billion (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka $-1.118 billion (2006 est.)
Sudan $-4.51 billion (2006 est.)
Swaziland $-23.13 million (2006 est.)
Sweden $28.61 billion (2006 est.)
Switzerland $50.44 billion (2006 est.)
Syria $-1.065 billion (2005 est.)
Taiwan $9.7 billion (2006 est.)
Tajikistan $-73.95 million (2006 est.)
Tanzania $-906 million (2006 est.)
Thailand $-899.4 million (2006 est.)
Togo $-261.9 million (2006 est.)
Tonga $-4.321 million (FY04/05)
Trinidad and Tobago $3.259 billion (2006 est.)
Tunisia $-760 million (2006 est.)
Turkey $-25.99 billion (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan $321.2 million (2006 est.)
Tuvalu $2.323 million (1998)
Uganda $-423 million (2006 est.)
Ukraine $-1.933 billion (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates $26.89 billion (2006 est.)
United Kingdom $-57.68 billion (2006 est.)
United States $-862.3 billion (2006 est.)
Uruguay $-600 million (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan $1.41 billion (2006 est.)
Vanuatu $-28.35 million (2003)
Venezuela $31.82 billion (2006 est.)
Vietnam $1.029 billion (2006 est.)
Yemen $1.69 billion (2006 est.)
Zambia $-165.4 million (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe $-264.6 million (2006 est.)
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@2188 Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Albania $1.621 billion (2006 est.)
Algeria $71.96 billion (2006 est.)
Angola $6.75 billion (2006 est.)
Argentina $30.24 billion (November 2006 est.)
Armenia $761 million (2006 est.)
Australia $48.25 billion (2006 est.)
Austria $8.413 billion (August 2006 est.)
Azerbaijan $1.8 billion (2006 est.)
Bahrain $2.918 billion (2006 est.)
Bangladesh $3.278 billion (2006 est.)
Belarus $1.329 billion (2006 est.)
Belgium $9.626 billion (August 2006 est.)
Belize $78.96 million (2006 est.)
Benin $607.3 million (2006 est.)
Bolivia $3.303 billion (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina $2.7 billion (2006 est.)
Botswana $7.445 billion (2006 est.)
Brazil $77.27 billion (2006 est.)
Bulgaria $10.58 billion (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso $1.328 billion (2006 est.)
Burma $932 million (2006 est.)
Burundi $87.69 million (2006 est.)
Cambodia $1.385 billion (2006 est.)
Cameroon $1.336 billion (2006 est.)
Canada $35.79 billion (August 2006 est.)
Cape Verde $166.4 million (2006 est.)
Chad $352.8 million (2006 est.)
Chile $17.16 billion (November 2006 est.)
China $1.034 trillion (2006 est.)
Colombia $16.5 billion (2006 est.)
Congo, Republic of the $547 million (2006 est.)
Costa Rica $2.5 billion (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire $1.4 billion (2006 est.)
Croatia $11.07 billion (2006 est.)
Cuba $2.618 billion (2006 est.)
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: $4.613 billion; north Cyprus $NA (2006 est.)
Czech Republic $30.99 billion (2006 est.)
Denmark $30.38 billion (August 2006 est.)
Dominican Republic $2.106 billion (2006 est.)
Ecuador $2.514 billion (2006 est.)
Egypt $26.3 billion (2006 est.)
El Salvador $1.951 billion (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea $3.235 billion (2006 est.)
Eritrea $30.6 million (2006 est.)
Estonia $2.344 billion (2006 est.)
Ethiopia $1.186 billion (2006 est.)
European Union $NA
Finland $6.561 billion (August 2006 est.)
France $39.98 billion (August 2006 est.)
Gabon $835 million (2006 est.)
Gambia, The $88.11 million (2006 est.)
Georgia $492 million (2006 est.)
Germany $48.76 billion (August 2006 est.)
Ghana $2.098 billion (2006 est.)
Greece $2.5 billion (2006 est.)
Guatemala $3.959 billion (2006 est.)
Guinea $59.6 million (2006 est.)
Guyana $294.9 million (2006 est.)
Haiti $123.4 million (2006 est.)
Honduras $2.778 billion (2006 est.)
Hong Kong $132 billion (November 2006 est.)
Hungary $21.05 billion (2006 est.)
Iceland $1.018 billion (August 2006 est.)
India $165 billion (2006 est.)
Indonesia $43.04 billion (2006 est.)
Iran $58.46 billion (2006 est.)
Iraq $15.65 billion (2006 est.)
Ireland $842.5 million (August 2006 est.)
Israel $28.2 billion (2006 est.)
Italy $70.5 billion (2006 est.)
Jamaica $2.15 billion (2006 est.)
Japan $864.7 billion (August 2006 est.)
Jordan $5.55 billion (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan $15.26 billion (2006 est.)
Kenya $2.35 billion (2006 est.)
Korea, South $235 billion (2006 est.)
Kuwait $11.08 billion (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan $621.2 million (2006 est.)
Laos $316.9 million (2006 est.)
Latvia $2.61 billion (2006 est.)
Lebanon $16.78 billion (2006 est.)
Lesotho $528.2 million (2006 est.)
Libya $57.48 billion (2006 est.)
Lithuania $5.22 billion (2006 est.)
Luxembourg $232.2 million (August 2006 est.)
Macedonia $1.845 billion (2006 est.)
Madagascar $563 million (2006 est.)
Malawi $175.5 million (2006 est.)
Malaysia $82.3 billion (2006 est.)
Malta $3.065 billion (2006 est.)
Mauritius $1.358 billion (2006 est.)
Mexico $85.01 billion (2006 est.)
Moldova $680 million (2006 est.)
Montenegro NA
Morocco $18.21 billion (2006 est.)
Mozambique $1.353 billion (2006 est.)
Namibia $480 million (2006 est.)
Netherlands $10.24 billion (August 2006 est.)
New Zealand $10 billion (2006 est.)
Nicaragua $723 million (2006 est.)
Nigeria $42.97 billion (2006 est.)
Norway $49.62 billion (August 2006 est.)
Oman $4.908 billion (2006 est.)
Pakistan $13.29 billion (2006 est.)
Panama $1.236 billion (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea $1.099 billion (2006 est.)
Paraguay $1.543 billion (2006 est.)
Peru $17.04 billion (2006 est.)
Philippines $20.57 billion (2006 est.)
Poland $49.69 billion (2006 est.)
Portugal $10.7 billion (2006 est.)
Qatar $5.755 billion (2006 est.)
Romania $27.88 billion (2006 est.)
Russia $314.5 billion (2006 est.)
Rwanda $422.8 million (2006 est.)
Samoa $70.15 million (FY03/04)
Sao Tome and Principe $25.47 million (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia $31.63 billion (2006 est.)
Senegal $1.18 billion (2006 est.)
Serbia $5.35 billion (2005 est.)
Seychelles $44.78 million (2006 est.)
Singapore $134.6 billion (2006 est.)
Slovakia $15.75 billion (2006 est.)
Slovenia $8.761 billion (2006 est.)
South Africa $23.74 billion (2006 est.)
Spain $17 billion (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka $2.81 billion (2006 est.)
Sudan $3.552 billion (2006 est.)
Swaziland $228.5 million (2006 est.)
Sweden $22.26 billion (August 2006 est.)
Switzerland $38.29 billion (August 2006 est.)
Syria $5.5 billion (2006 est.)
Taiwan $280.6 billion (2006 est.)
Tajikistan $209.2 million (2006 est.)
Tanzania $2.375 billion (2006 est.)
Thailand $59.06 billion (2006 est.)
Togo $333.9 million (2006 est.)
Tonga $40.83 million (yearend)
Trinidad and Tobago $6.888 billion (2006 est.)
Tunisia $6.646 billion (2006 est.)
Turkey $53.42 billion (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan $3.518 billion (2006 est.)
Uganda $1.4 billion (2006 est.)
Ukraine $20.69 billion (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates $25.51 billion (2006 est.)
United Kingdom $38.83 billion (August 2006 est.)
United States $69.19 billion (August 2006 est.)
Uruguay $3.594 billion (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan $2.986 billion (2006 est.)
Vanuatu $40.54 million (2003)
Venezuela $35.95 billion (2006 est.)
Vietnam $11.92 billion (2006 est.)
Yemen $6.735 billion (2006 est.)
Zambia $1.05 billion (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe $140 million (2006 est.)
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@2193 Major infectious diseases
Afghanistan degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk countrywide below 2,000 meters from March through November animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Algeria degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: cutaneous leishmaniasis is a high risk in some locations (2007)
Angola degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Bangladesh degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations water contact disease: leptospirosis animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Benin degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, yellow fever, and others are high risks in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Botswana degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2007)
Burkina Faso degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Burma degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Burundi degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2007)
Cambodia degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis are high risks in some locations note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Cameroon degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Central African Republic degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Chad degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, plague, and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Congo, Republic of the degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2007)
Cote d'Ivoire degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, yellow fever, and others are high risks in some locations water contact: schistosomiasis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Djibouti degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Equatorial Guinea degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2007)
Eritrea degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations (2007)
Ethiopia degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, and hepatitis E vectorborne diseases: malaria and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis animal contact disease: rabies water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Gabon degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2007)
Gambia, The degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Ghana degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Guinea degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2007)
Guinea-Bissau degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
India degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis are high risks in some locations animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Indonesia degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and chikungunya are high risks in some locations note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Kenya degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Liberia degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2007)
Libya degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through October) (2007)
Madagascar degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Malawi degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Malaysia degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2007)
Mali degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Mauritania degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Morocco degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2007)
Mozambique degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Namibia degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Niger degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Nigeria degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: one of the most highly endemic areas for Lassa fever note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Pakistan degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks depending on location animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Papua New Guinea degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2007)
Philippines degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations animal contact disease: rabies (2007)
Rwanda degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2007)
Sao Tome and Principe degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2007)
Senegal degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Sierra Leone degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2007)
Somalia degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2007)
Sudan degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Tanzania degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, Rift Valley fever and plague are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Thailand degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, Japanese encephalitis, and plague are high risks in some locations animal contact disease: rabies water contact disease: leptospirosis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Togo degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Tunisia degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2007)
Uganda degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Vietnam degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, Japanese encephalitis, and plague are high risks in some locations animal contact disease: rabies water contact disease: leptospirosis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
Western Sahara degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2007)
Zambia degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Zimbabwe degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
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@2194 Refugees and internally displaced persons
Afghanistan IDPs: 136,565 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2006)
Algeria refugees (country of origin): 90,000 (Western Saharan Sahrawi, mostly living in Algerian-sponsored camps in the southwestern Algerian town of Tindouf) IDPs: 400,000-600,000 (conflict between government forces, Islamic insurgents) (2006)
Angola refugees (country of origin): 13,464 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 61,700 (27-year civil war ending in 2002; 4 million IDPs already have returned) (2006)
Armenia refugees (country of origin): 219,324 (Azerbaijan) IDPs: 8,400 (conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, majority have returned home since 1994 ceasefire) (2006)
Azerbaijan refugees (country of origin): 2,800 (Russia) IDPs: 580,000-690,000 (conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh) (2006)
Bangladesh refugees (country of origin): 21,053 (Burma) IDPs: 65,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2006)
Benin refugees (country of origin): 26,632 (Togo) (2006)
Bosnia and Herzegovina refugees (country of origin): 7,458 (Croatia) IDPs: 180,251 (Bosnian Croats, Serbs, and Muslims displaced in 1992-95 war) (2006)
Burma IDPs: 540,000 (government offensives against ethnic insurgent groups near the eastern borders; most IDPs are ethnic Karen, Karenni, Shan, Tavoyan, and Mon) (2006)
Burundi refugees (country of origin): 20,359 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) IDPs: 100,000 (armed conflict between government and rebels; most IDPs in northern and western Burundi) (2006)
Cameroon refugees (country of origin): 39,303 (Chad) 9,711 (Nigeria) 13,000 (Central African Republic); note - there are an additional 10,000 Central African refugees unregistered with UNHCR as of December 2006 (2006)
Central African Republic refugees (country of origin): 19,960 (Sudan) 3,325 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); note - UNHCR resumed repatriation of Southern Sudanese refugees in 2006 IDPs: 150,000 (ongoing unrest following coup in 2003) (2006)
Chad refugees (country of origin): 234,000 (Sudan), 41,246 (Central African Republic) IDPs: 100,000 (2006)
China refugees (country of origin): 300,897 (Vietnam) estimated 30,000-50,000 (North Korea) IDPs: 90,000 (2006)
Colombia IDPs: 1.8-3.8 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and FARC factions; drug wars) (2006)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the refugees (country of origin): 106,772 (Angola), 42,360 (Rwanda), 19,032 (Burundi), 18,954 (Uganda), 11,723 (Sudan), 5,243 (Republic of Congo) IDPs: 1.1 million (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; most IDPs are in eastern provinces) (2006)
Congo, Republic of the refugees (country of origin): 56,380 (Democratic Republic of Congo), 6,478 (Rwanda) IDPs: 48,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2006)
Costa Rica refugees (country of origin): 9,470 (Colombia) (2006)
Cote d'Ivoire refugees (country of origin): 39,919 (Liberia) IDPs: 750,000 (2002 coup; most IDPs are in western regions) (2006)
Croatia IDPs: 4,200-7,000 (Croats and Serbs displaced in 1992-95 war) (2006)
Cyprus IDPs: 210,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2006)
Djibouti refugees (country of origin): 9,828 (Somalia) (2006)
East Timor IDPs: 150,000 (2006)
Ecuador refugees (country of origin): 9,851 (Colombia), note - UNHCR estimates as many as 250,000 Columbians are seeking asylum in Ecuador, many of whom do not register as refugees for fear of deportation (2006)
Egypt refugees (country of origin): 100,000 (Iraq), 70,255 (Palestinian Territories), 13,446 (Sudan) (2006)
Eritrea IDPs: 40,000-45,000 (border war with Ethiopia from 1998-2000; most IDPs are near the central border region) (2006)
Ethiopia refugees (country of origin): 73,927 (Sudan), 15,901 (Somalia), 10,700 (Eritrea) IDPs: 100,000-280,000 (border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000 and ethnic clashes in Gambela; most IDPs are in Tigray and Gambela Provinces) (2006)
Gabon refugees (country of origin): 7,298 (Republic of Congo) (2006)
Gambia, The refugees (country of origin): 5,955 (Sierra Leone) (2006)
Gaza Strip refugees (country of origin): 993,818 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) (2006)
Georgia IDPs: 220,000-240,000 (displaced from Abkhazia and South Ossetia) (2006)
Ghana refugees (country of origin): 38,684 (Liberia), 14,136 (Togo) (2006)
Guatemala IDPs: undetermined (estimates vary from none to 1 million displaced from government's scorched-earth offensive in 1980s against indigenous people) (2006)
Guinea refugees (country of origin): 54,810 (Liberia), 5,423 (Sierra Leone), 3,900 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 19,000 (cross-border incursions from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone) (2006)
Guinea-Bissau refugees (country of origin): 7,320 (Senegal) (2006)
India refugees (country of origin): 77,200 (Tibet/China), 50,730 (Sri Lanka), 9,700 (Afghanistan) IDPs: at least 600,000 (about half are Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir) (2006)
Indonesia IDPs: 200,000-350,000 (government offensives against rebels in Aceh; most IDPs in Aceh, Central Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi Provinces, and Maluku), 300,000 (December 2006 floods in Aceh regions) (2006)
Iran refugees (country of origin): 662,355 (Afghanistan), 54,000 (Iraq) (2006)
Iraq refugees (country of origin): 22,698 (Palestinian Territories), 13,382 (Iran), 13,332 (Turkey) IDPs: 1.6 million (ongoing US-led war and Kurds' subsequent return) (2006)
Israel IDPs: 150,000-420,000 (Arab villagers displaced from homes in northern Israel) (2006)
Jordan refugees (country of origin): 1,835,704 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)), 700,000 (Iraq) IDPs: 160,000 (1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2006)
Kazakhstan refugees (country of origin): 5,000 (Russia) (2006)
Kenya refugees (country of origin): 150,459 (Somalia), 76,646 (Sudan), 14,862 (Ethiopia) IDPs: 431,150 (KANU attacks on opposition tribal groups in 1990s) (2006)
Korea, North IDPs: 50,000-250,000 (government repression and famine) (2006)
Lebanon refugees (country of origin): 405,425 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)), 20,000-40,000 (Iraq) IDPs: 17,000 (1975-90 civil war, Israeli invasions), 200,000 (July-August 2006 war) (2006)
Liberia refugees (country of origin): 6,592 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 13,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2006)
Libya refugees (country of origin): 8,873 (Palestinian Territories) (2006)
Macedonia IDPs: fewer than 1,000 (ethnic conflict in 2001) (2006)
Malaysia refugees (country of origin): 19,153 (Indonesia), 14,208 (Burma) (2006)
Maldives IDPs: 10,000 (December 2004 tsunami victims) (2006)
Mali refugees (country of origin): 6,165 (Mauritania) (2006)
Mexico IDPs: 10,000-12,000 (government's quashing of Zapatista uprising in 1994 in eastern Chiapas Region) (2006)
Namibia refugees (country of origin): 11,900 (Angola) (2006)
Nepal refugees (country of origin): 106,248 (Bhutan), 20,153 (Tibet/China) IDPs: 100,000-200,000 (ongoing conflict between government forces and Maoist rebels; displacement spread across the country) (2006)
Nigeria refugees (country of origin): 6,051 (Liberia) IDPs: undetermined (communal violence between Christians and Muslims since President OBASANJO's election in 1999, displacement is mostly short-term) (2006)
Pakistan refugees (country of origin): 1,084,208 (Afghanistan) IDPs: undetermined (government strikes on Islamic militants in South Waziristan), 34,000 (October 2005 earthquake, most of those displaced returned to their home villages in the spring of 2006) (2006)
Papua New Guinea refugees (country of origin): 9,991 (Indonesia) (2006)
Peru IDPs: 60,000 (civil war from 1980-2000; most IDPs are indigenous peasants in Andean and Amazonian regions) (2005)
Philippines IDPs: 60,000 (fighting between government troops and MILF and Abu Sayyaf groups) (2006)
Russia IDPs: 25,000-180,000 (displacement from Chechnya and North Ossetia) (2006)
Rwanda refugees (country of origin): 41,403 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 4,400 (Burundi) (2006)
Saudi Arabia refugees (country of origin): 240,015 (Palestinian Territories) (2006)
Senegal refugees (country of origin): 19,712 (Mauritania) IDPs: 22,400 (approximately 65 percent of the IDP population returned in 2005 but new displacement is occurring due to clashes between government troops and separatists in Casamance region) (2006)
Serbia refugees (country of origin): 100,651 (Croatia), 46,951 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) IDPs: 228,000 (mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999) (2006)
Sierra Leone refugees (country of origin): 59,952 (Liberia) (2006)
Somalia IDPs: 400,000 (civil war since 1988, clan-based competition for resources) (2006)
South Africa refugees (country of origin): 10,609 (Democratic Republic of Congo), 7,548 (Somalia), 5,764 (Angola) (2006)
Sri Lanka IDPs: 500,000-600,000 (both Tamils and non-Tamils displaced due to long-term Tamil conflict renewed in 2006) (2006)
Sudan refugees (country of origin): 116,746 (Eritrea), 20,000 (Chad), 14,633 (Ethiopia), 7,901 (Uganda) IDPs: 5,300,000 - 6,200,000 (internal conflict since 1980s; ongoing genocide in Darfur region, IDP registration for return to South Sudan started in 2005) (2006)
Syria refugees (country of origin): 600,000 (Iraq), 434,896 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) IDPs: 305,000 (most displaced from Golan Heights during 1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2006)
Tanzania refugees (country of origin): 393,611 (Burundi), 150,112 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2006)
Thailand refugees (country of origin): 116,499 (Burma) (2006)
Togo refugees (country of origin): 8,000 (Ghana) IDPs: 1,500 (2006)
Turkey IDPs: 1-1.2 million (fighting 1984-99 between Kurdish PKK and Turkish military; most IDPs in southeastern provinces) (2006)
Turkmenistan refugees (country of origin): 11,173 (Tajikistan) (2006)
Uganda refugees (country of origin): 212,857 (Sudan), 20,564 (Democratic Republic of Congo), 20,213 (Rwanda) IDPs: 1.2-1.7 million (350,000 IDPs returned in 2006 following ongoing peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and Government of Uganda) (2006)
United States refugees (country of origin): the US admitted 62,643 refugees during FY04/05 including, 10,586 (Somalia), 8,549 (Laos), 6,666 (Russia), 6,479 (Cuba), 3,100 (Haiti), 2,136 (Iran) (2006)
Uzbekistan refugees (country of origin): 39,202 (Tajikistan) IDPs: 3,400 (forced population transfers by government from villages near Tajikistan border) (2006)
West Bank refugees (country of origin): 705,207 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) (2006)
World the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that in December 2005 there was a global population of 8.4 million registered refugees, the lowest number in 26 years, and as many as 23.7 million IDPs in more than 50 countries; the actual global population of refugees is probably closer to 10 million given the estimated 1.5 million Iraqi refugees displaced throughout the Middle East (2006)
Yemen refugees (country of origin): 78,582 (Somalia) (2006)
Zambia refugees (country of origin): 75,468 (Angola), 61,243 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 5,669 (Rwanda) (2006)
Zimbabwe refugees (country of origin): 6,536 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2006)
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@2195 GDP (official exchange rate)
Afghanistan $7.095 billion (2005 est.)
Albania $9.306 billion (2006 est.)
Algeria $92.22 billion (2006 est.)
American Samoa $333.8 million (2005)
Andorra NA
Angola $28.37 billion (2006 est.)
Anguilla $108.9 million (2004 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda $905 million (2005 est.)
Argentina $210 billion (2006 est.)
Armenia $6.6 billion (2006 est.)
Aruba $2.258 billion (2005 est.)
Australia $645.3 billion (2006 est.)
Austria $309.3 billion (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan $14.05 billion (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The $6.159 billion (2006 est.)
Bahrain $12.12 billion (2006 est.)
Bangladesh $69.02 billion (2006 est.)
Barbados $3.157 billion (2006 est.)
Belarus $28.56 billion (2006 est.)
Belgium $367.8 billion (2006 est.)
Belize $1.141 billion (2006 est.)
Benin $4.622 billion (2006 est.)
Bermuda NA
Bhutan $840.5 million (2005 est.)
Bolivia $10.22 billion (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina $9.158 billion (2006 est.)
Botswana $9.697 billion (2006 est.)
Brazil $620.7 billion (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands $839.7 million (2003)
Brunei $5.486 billion (2004 est.)
Bulgaria $27.85 billion (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso $5.821 billion (2006 est.)
Burma $7.845 billion (2006 est.)
Burundi $778.9 million (2006 est.)
Cambodia $5.122 billion (2006 est.)
Cameroon $16.37 billion (2006 est.)
Canada $1.089 trillion (2006 est.)
Cape Verde $1.128 billion (2005 est.)
Cayman Islands NA
Central African Republic $1.542 billion (2006 est.)
Chad $5.255 billion (2006 est.)
Chile $100.3 billion (2006 est.)
China $2.512 trillion (2006 est.)
Colombia $105.5 billion (2006 est.)
Comoros $402 million (2005 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the $8.061 billion (2006 est.)
Congo, Republic of the $5.093 billion (2006 est.)
Cook Islands $183.2 million (2005 est.)
Costa Rica $20.77 billion (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire $17.19 billion (2006 est.)
Croatia $37.35 billion (2006 est.)
Cuba $40 billion (2006 est.)
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: $16.35 billion (2006 est.)
Czech Republic $118.9 billion (2006 est.)
Denmark $256.3 billion (2006 est.)
Djibouti $702 million (2005 est.)
Dominica $279 million (2005)
Dominican Republic $19.91 billion (2006 est.)
East Timor $349 million (2005)
Ecuador $32.57 billion (2006 est.)
Egypt $84.51 billion (2006 est.)
El Salvador $15.14 billion (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea $7.644 billion (2005 est.)
Eritrea $1.244 billion (2005 est.)
Estonia $13.62 billion (2006 est.)
Ethiopia $9.789 billion (2006 est.)
European Union $13.62 trillion (2006 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA
Faroe Islands NA
Fiji $2.038 billion (2006 est.)
Finland $196.2 billion (2006 est.)
France $2.154 trillion (2006 est.)
French Polynesia NA
Gabon $7.052 billion (2006 est.)
Gambia, The $461.2 million (2006 est.)
Gaza Strip NA
Georgia $5.272 billion (2006 est.)
Germany $2.858 trillion (2006 est.)
Ghana $10.18 billion (2006 est.)
Gibraltar NA
Greece $222.5 billion (2006 est.)
Greenland NA
Grenada $454 million (2005)
Guam $2.773 billion (2001)
Guatemala $28.84 billion (2006 est.)
Guernsey $2.742 billion (2005)
Guinea $3.737 billion (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissau $295.1 million (2006 est.)
Guyana $826.6 million (2006 est.)
Haiti $5.947 billion (2006 est.)
Honduras $8.414 billion (2006 est.)
Hong Kong $187.1 billion (2006 est.)
Hungary $113.1 billion (2006 est.)
Iceland $13.85 billion (2006 est.)
India $796.1 billion (2006 est.)
Indonesia $264.4 billion (2006 est.)
Iran $194.8 billion (2006 est.)
Iraq $46.5 billion (2006 est.)
Ireland $202.9 billion (2006 est.)
Isle of Man $2.26 billion (2003)
Israel $121.6 billion (2006 est.)
Italy $1.78 trillion (2006 est.)
Jamaica $8.579 billion (2006 est.)
Japan $4.911 trillion (2006 est.)
Jersey NA
Jordan $12.32 billion (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan $52.6 billion (2006 est.)
Kenya $17.39 billion (2006 est.)
Kiribati $76.4 million (2005 est.)
Korea, North NA
Korea, South $768.5 billion (2006 est.)
Kuwait $58.3 billion (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan $2.24 billion (2006 est.)
Laos $2.768 billion (2006 est.)
Latvia $16.13 billion (2006 est.)
Lebanon $19.62 billion (2006 est.)
Lesotho $1.419 billion (2006 est.)
Liberia $902.9 million (2006 est.)
Libya $34.83 billion (2006 est.)
Liechtenstein $2.487 billion (2001)
Lithuania $25.78 billion (2006 est.)
Luxembourg $34.37 billion (2006 est.)
Macau $11.56 billion (2005)
Macedonia $5.649 billion (2006 est.)
Madagascar $5.097 billion (2006 est.)
Malawi $2.172 billion (2006 est.)
Malaysia $131.8 billion (2006 est.)
Maldives $817 million (2005 est.)
Mali $5.847 billion (2006 est.)
Malta $5.39 billion (2006 est.)
Marshall Islands $144 million (2005)
Mauritania $1.641 billion (2006 est.)
Mauritius $7.135 billion (2006 est.)
Mayotte NA
Mexico $741.5 billion (2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of $232 million (2005)
Moldova $2.588 billion (2006 est.)
Monaco NA
Mongolia $1.54 billion (2006 est.)
Montenegro $4.744 billion (2006 est.)
Montserrat NA
Morocco $56.72 billion (2006 est.)
Mozambique $6.431 billion (2006 est.)
Namibia $5.304 billion (2006 est.)
Nauru NA
Nepal $7.154 billion (2006 est.)
Netherlands $612.7 billion (2006 est.)
Netherlands Antilles NA
New Caledonia NA
New Zealand $98.77 billion (2006 est.)
Nicaragua $4.816 billion (2006 est.)
Niger $3.638 billion (2006 est.)
Nigeria $83.36 billion (2006 est.)
Niue $10.01 million (2003)
Northern Mariana Islands $633.4 million (2000)
Norway $261.7 billion (2006 est.)
Oman $27.23 billion (2006 est.)
Pakistan $124 billion (2006 est.)
Palau $145 million (2005)
Panama $16.2 billion (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea $4.148 billion (2006 est.)
Paraguay $7.696 billion (2006 est.)
Peru $76.09 billion (2006 est.)
Philippines $98.48 billion (2006 est.)
Poland $265.4 billion (2006 est.)
Portugal $176.6 billion (2006 est.)
Puerto Rico NA (2006 est.)
Qatar $30.76 billion (2006 est.)
Romania $79.17 billion (2006 est.)
Russia $733 billion (2006 est.)
Rwanda $1.968 billion (2006 est.)
Saint Helena NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis $453 million (2005)
Saint Lucia $825 million (2005)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $428 million (2005)
Samoa $399 million (2005)
San Marino $880 million (2002)
Sao Tome and Principe $71.38 million (2005 est.)
Saudi Arabia $286.2 billion (2006 est.)
Senegal $8.562 billion (2006 est.)
Serbia $19.19 billion for Serbia alone (excluding Kosovo) (2006 est.)
Seychelles $712 million (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone $1.233 billion (2006 est.)
Singapore $121.5 billion (2006 est.)
Slovakia $46.9 billion (2006 est.)
Slovenia $37.64 billion (2006 est.)
Solomon Islands $286 million (2005)
Somalia $2.483 billion (2006 est.)
South Africa $200.5 billion (2006 est.)
Spain $1.081 trillion (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka $23.52 billion (2006 est.)
Sudan $25.5 billion (2006 est.)
Suriname $1.398 billion (2006 est.)
Swaziland $2.212 billion (2006 est.)
Sweden $371.5 billion (2006 est.)
Switzerland $386.8 billion (2006 est.)
Syria $27.23 billion (2006 est.)
Taiwan $353.9 billion (2006 est.)
Tajikistan $2.066 billion (2006 est.)
Tanzania $13.13 billion (2006 est.)
Thailand $196.6 billion (2006 est.)
Togo $2.109 billion (2006 est.)
Tokelau NA
Tonga $244 million (2005 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago $14.99 billion (2006 est.)
Tunisia $32.95 billion (2006 est.)
Turkey $358.2 billion (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan $16.16 billion (2006 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands NA
Tuvalu $14.94 million (2002)
Uganda $8.502 billion (2006 est.)
Ukraine $81.53 billion (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates $110.6 billion (2006 est.)
United Kingdom $2.341 trillion (2006 est.)
United States $13.22 trillion (2006 est.)
Uruguay $14.3 billion (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan $10.78 billion (2006 est.)
Vanuatu $341 million (2005)
Venezuela $147.9 billion (2006 est.)
Vietnam $48.26 billion (2006 est.)
Virgin Islands NA
Wallis and Futuna NA
West Bank $3.45 billion (2003)
Western Sahara NA
World $46.66 trillion (2006 est.)
Yemen $15.16 billion (2006 est.)
Zambia $5.806 billion (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe $3.146 billion (2006 est.)
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@2196 Trafficking in persons
Algeria current situation: Algeria is a transit and destination country for men, women, and children from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation; many victims willingly migrate to Algeria en route to European countries with the help of smugglers, where they are often forced into prostitution, labor, and begging to pay off their smuggling debt; armed militants reportedly traffic women for sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude, and children may be trafficked for forced labor as domestic servants or street vendors tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Algeria took no steps to assess the scope of trafficking in the country and reported no investigations or prosecutions for trafficking offenses this year
Argentina current situation: Argentina is primarily a destination country for women and children trafficked for sexual and labor exploitation with most victims trafficked internally, from rural to urban areas, for exploitation in prostitution; foreign women and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation come primarily from Paraguay, but also from Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Chile; Bolivians are trafficked for forced labor; Argentine women and girls are also trafficked to neighboring countries for sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Argentina failed to show evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking particularly in the key area of prosecutions; government efforts to improve interagency anti-trafficking coordination did not achieve significant progress in moving cases against traffickers through the judicial system; the government made progress in other areas, by submitting anti-trafficking legislation to Congress in August 2005 and sensitizing provincial and municipal government officials to the trafficking problem
Armenia current situation: Armenia is a major source and, to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation largely to the UAE and Turkey; traffickers, many of them women, route victims directly into Dubai or through Moscow; profits derived from the trafficking of Armenian victims reportedly increased dramatically from 2005 tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Armenia has failed to show evidence of increasing efforts, particularly in the areas of enforcement, trafficking-related corruption, and victim protection; the government increased implementation of its anti-trafficking law, but failed to impose significant penalties for convicted traffickers and failed to vigorously investigate and prosecute ongoing and widespread allegations of public officials' complicity in trafficking; victim protection efforts remain in early, formative stages and a lack of sensitivity for victims remains a problem, particularly in the judiciary
Bahrain current situation: Bahrain is a destination country for men and women from South and Southeast Asia who migrate willingly to work as laborers or domestic servants, but may be subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude when faced with exorbitant recruitment and transportation fees, withholding of their passports, restrictions on their movement, non-payment of wages, and physical or sexual abuse; Eastern European women are also believed to be trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Bahrain's efforts to address trafficking in persons are based largely on pledges of future efforts; the government did not enact a comprehensive anti-trafficking law extending labor protection to domestic workers
Belize current situation: Belize is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of labor and sexual exploitation; women and girls are trafficked mainly from Central America, and exploited in prostitution; children are trafficked to Belize for labor exploitation; Belize's largely unmonitored borders with Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico facilitate the movement of illegal migrants who are vulnerable to traffickers; girls are trafficked within the country for sexual exploitation, sometimes with the consent and complicity of their close relatives; there are unconfirmed reports that Indian and Chinese migrants are trafficked for involuntary servitude in homes and shops tier rating: Tier 3 - Belize has failed to show evidence of significant law enforcement or victim protection efforts
Bolivia current situation: Bolivia is a source and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of labor and sexual exploitation to Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, as well as to Spain; children are trafficked internally for sexual exploitation, forced mining, and agricultural labor; illegal migrants from Asia transiting Bolivia are vulnerable as trafficking victims tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Bolivia has failed to show evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in the areas of prosecutions and victim protection
Brazil current situation: Brazil is a source and destination country for women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation within Brazil and to destinations in South America, the Caribbean, Western Europe, Japan, the US, and the Middle East, and for men trafficked within the country for forced agricultural labor; child sex tourism is a problem within the country, particularly in the resort areas and coastal cities of Brazil's northeast; foreign victims from Bolivia, Peru, China, and Korea are trafficked to Brazil for labor exploitation in factories tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Brazil has failed to show evidence of increasing efforts to fight trafficking, specifically for its failure to apply effective criminal penalties against traffickers who exploit forced labor
Burma current situation: Burma is a source country for men, women, and children trafficked to East and Southeast Asia for sexual exploitation, domestic service, and forced commercial labor; a significant number of victims are economic migrants who wind up in forced or bonded labor and forced prostitution; to a lesser extent, Burma is a country of transit and destination for women trafficked from China for sexual exploitation; internal trafficking of persons occurs primarily for labor in industrial zones and agricultural estates; internal trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation occurs from villages to urban centers and other areas; the military junta's economic mismanagement, human rights abuses, and policy of using forced labor are driving factors behind Burma's large trafficking problem tier rating: Tier 3 - Burma does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so
Cambodia current situation: Cambodia is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor; a significant number of women and children are trafficked to Thailand and Malaysia for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; men are trafficked primarily to Thailand for forced labor in the construction and agricultural sectors, particularly the fishing industry, while women and girls are trafficked for factory and domestic work; children are trafficked to Vietnam and Thailand for the purpose of forced begging; Cambodia is a transit and destination point for women from Vietnam trafficked for sexual exploitation; trafficking for sexual exploitation also occurs within Cambodia's borders, from rural areas to the cities tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Cambodia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is committed to making significant efforts to sustain progress over the coming year
Central African Republic current situation: Central African Republic is a source and destination country for children trafficked for domestic servitude, sexual exploitation, and forced labor in shops and commercial labor activities; while the majority of child victims are trafficked within the country, some are also trafficked to and from Cameroon and Nigeria tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - the Central African Republic failed to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons during 2005, specifically its inadequate law enforcement response to trafficking crimes
China current situation: China is a source, transit, and destination country for women, men, and children trafficked for purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor; the majority of trafficking in China is internal, but there is also international trafficking of Chinese citizens; women are lured through false promises of legitimate employment into commercial sexual exploitation in Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan; Chinese men and women are smuggled to countries throughout the world at enormous personal expense and then forced into commercial sexual exploitation or exploitative labor to repay debts to traffickers; women and children are trafficked into China from Mongolia, Burma, North Korea, Russia, and Vietnam for forced labor, marriage, and sexual slavery; most North Koreans enter northeastern China voluntarily, but others reportedly are trafficked into China from North Korea; domestic trafficking remains the most significant problem in China, with an estimated minimum of 10,000-20,000 victims trafficked each year; the actual number of victims could be much greater; some experts believe that the serious and prolonged imbalance in the male-female birth ratio may now be contributing to Chinese and foreign girls and women being trafficked as potential brides tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - China failed to show evidence of increasing efforts to address transnational trafficking; while the government provides reasonable protection to internal victims of trafficking, protection for Chinese and foreign victims of transnational trafficking remain inadequate
Cuba current situation: Cuba is a source country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced child labor; Cuba is a major destination for sex tourism, which largely caters to European, Canadian, and Latin American tourists and involves large numbers of minors; there are reports that Cuban women have been trafficked to Mexico for sexual exploitation; forced labor victims also include children coerced into working in commercial agriculture tier rating: Tier 3 - Cuba does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so
Cyprus current situation: Cyprus is primarily a destination country for a large number of women trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic for the purpose of sexual exploitation; traffickers continued to fraudulently recruit victims for work as dancers in cabarets and nightclubs on short-term "artiste" visas, for work in pubs and bars on employment visas, or for illegal work on tourist or student visas; there were credible reports of female domestic workers from India, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines forced to work excessively long hours and denied proper compensation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Cyprus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and failed to show evidence of increasing efforts to address its serious trafficking for sexual exploitation problem; however, it is making significant efforts to do so
Djibouti current situation: Djibouti is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and possibly forced labor; small numbers are trafficked from Ethiopia and Somalia for sexual exploitation; economic migrants from these countries also fall victim to trafficking upon reaching Djibouti City or the Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor; women and children from neighboring countries reportedly transit Djibouti to Arab countries and Somalia for ultimate use in forced labor or sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so based partly on the government's commitments to undertake future action
Egypt current situation: Egypt is a transit country for women trafficked from Eastern Europe to Israel for the purpose of sexual exploitation; these women generally arrive as tourists and are subsequently trafficked through the Sinai Desert by Bedouin tribes; men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are believed to be trafficked through the Sinai Desert to Israel and Europe for labor exploitation; some Egyptian children from rural areas are trafficked within the country to work as domestic servants or laborers in the agriculture industry tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Egypt is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to show evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking over the past year, particularly in the area of law enforcement
Equatorial Guinea current situation: Equatorial Guinea is a transit and destination country for women and children trafficked for forced labor, involuntary domestic servitude, and commercial sexual exploitation from surrounding countries - primarily Benin, Nigeria, Mali, and Cameroon; victims work in the agricultural and commercial sectors of Malabo and Bata, where demand is high due to a booming oil sector; children work as farmhands, street vendors, or household servants; girls and women are also trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Equatorial Guinea is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide adequate evidence of concrete measures to address trafficking over the past year
India current situation: India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced or bonded labor and commercial sexual exploitation; the large population of men, women, and children - numbering in the millions - in debt bondage face involuntary servitude in brick kilns, rice mills, and embroidery factories, while some children endure involuntary servitude as domestic servants; internal trafficking of women and girls for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage also occurs; the government estimates that 90 percent of India's sex trafficking is internal; India is also a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; boys from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are trafficked through India to the Gulf states for involuntary servitude as child camel jockeys; Indian men and women migrate willingly to the Persian Gulf region for work as domestic servants and low-skilled laborers, but some later find themselves in situations of involuntary servitude including extended working hours, nonpayment of wages, restrictions on their movement by withholding of their passports or confinement to the home, and physical or sexual abuse tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - India has been on the Tier 2 Watch List since 2004 for its failure to show evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking in persons
Indonesia current situation: Indonesia is a source, transit, and destination country for women, children and men trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor; Indonesian victims are trafficked to Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore; a significant number of Indonesian women who go overseas each year to work as domestic servants or "cultural performers" are subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude and commercial sexual exploitation; to a minimal extent, Indonesia is a destination for women from East Asia, Europe, and South America who are trafficked for sexual exploitation; there is extensive trafficking within Indonesia from rural to urban metropolitan areas particularly for sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Indonesia is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking
Iran current situation: Iran is a source, transit, and destination country for women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude; according to foreign observers, women and girls are trafficked to Pakistan, Turkey, the Persian Gulf, and Europe for sexual exploitation, while boys from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are trafficked through Iran en route to Persian Gulf states where they are ultimately forced to work as camel jockeys, beggars, or laborers; Afghan women and girls are trafficked to the country for forced marriages and sexual exploitation; women and children are also trafficked internally for the purposes of forced marriage, sexual exploitation, and involuntary servitude tier rating: Tier 3 - Iran is downgraded to Tier 3 after persistent, credible reports of Iranian authorities punishing victims of trafficking with beatings, imprisonment, and execution
Israel current situation: Israel is a destination country for low-skilled workers from Eastern Europe and Asia who migrate voluntarily for contract labor in the construction, agriculture, and health care industries, some of whom are subsequently subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude; many labor recruitment agencies in source countries and in Israel require workers to pay large up-front fees that often lead to debt bondage and vulnerability to forced labor; Israel is also a destination country for women trafficked from Eastern Europe for the purpose of sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Israel is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking, namely the conditions of involuntary servitude allegedly facing thousands of foreign migrant workers
Jamaica current situation: Jamaica is a source country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and labor; information suggests that women from the Dominican Republic and Eastern Europe are also trafficked to Jamaica for sexual exploitation; women and children are trafficked internally from rural to urban and tourist areas for sexual exploitation; there may also be trafficking for domestic servitude and forced labor tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Jamaica is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List based on the determination that it is making significant efforts to undertake future action
Kenya current situation: Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation; children are trafficked within the country for domestic servitude, street vending, agricultural labor, and sexual exploitation; men, women, and girls are trafficked to the Middle East, other African nations, Western Europe, and North America for domestic servitude, enslavement in massage parlors and brothels, and manual labor; Chinese women trafficked for sexual exploitation reportedly transit Nairobi and Bangladeshis may transit Kenya for forced labor in other countries tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Kenya is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List due to a lack of evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking
Korea, North current situation: North Korea is a source country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; North Korea's own system of political repression includes forced labor in a network of prison camps where an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 persons are incarcerated; the illegal status of North Koreans in China and other countries increases their vulnerability to trafficking schemes and sexual and physical abuse; North Koreans forcibly returned from China may be subject to hard labor in prison camps operated by the government tier rating: Tier 3 - North Korea does not fully comply with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so
Kuwait current situation: Kuwait is a destination country for men and women who migrate legally from South and Southeast Asia for domestic or low-skilled labor, but are subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude by employers in Kuwait including conditions of physical and sexual abuse, non-payment of wages, confinement to the home, and withholding of passports to restrict their freedom of movement; Kuwait is reportedly a transit point for South and East Asian workers recruited for low-skilled work in Iraq; some of these workers are deceived as to the true location and nature of this work, and others are subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude in Iraq; in past years, Kuwait was also a destination country for children exploited as camel jockeys, but this form of trafficking appears to have ceased tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Kuwait is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List because its efforts are based largely on pledges of future actions
Laos current situation: Laos is a source country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; a significant number are economic migrants who are subjected to commercial sexual exploitation or conditions of forced or bonded labor in Thailand; to a lesser extent, Laos is a transit and destination country for women who are trafficked for sexual exploitation including a small number of victims from China and Vietnam trafficked to work as street vendors and for sexual exploitation in prostitution tier rating: Tier 3 - Laos does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so
Libya current situation: Libya is a transit and destination country for men, women, and children from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation; many victims willingly migrate to Libya en route to Europe with the help of smugglers, but may be forced into prostitution or work as laborers and beggars to pay off their $800-$1,200 smuggling debt; laborers from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia are reportedly trafficked to Libya for the purpose of labor exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Libya is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its lack of evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking since 2004
Macau current situation: Macau is a transit and destination territory for women trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; most females in Macau's sizeable sex industry come from the interior regions of China or Mongolia, though a significant number also come from Russia, Eastern Europe, Thailand, and Vietnam; the majority of women in Macau's prostitution trade appear to have entered Macau and the sex trade voluntarily, though there is evidence that some are deceived or coerced into sexual servitude, often through the use of debt bondage; organized criminal syndicates are reportedly involved in bringing women to Macau, and fear of reprisals from these groups may prevent some women from seeking help tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Macau is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to show evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking since 2004
Malaysia current situation: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a source and transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor; foreign victims, mostly women and girls from China, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam, are trafficked to Malaysia for commercial sexual exploitation; economic migrants from countries in the region who work as domestic servants or laborers in the construction and agricultural sectors face exploitative conditions in Malaysia that meet the definition of involuntary servitude; some Malaysian women, primarily of Chinese ethnicity, are trafficked abroad for sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Malaysia is placed on Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking, particularly its failure to provide protection for victims of trafficking
Mauritania current situation: Mauritania is a source and destination country for children trafficked for the purpose of forced labor, begging, and domestic servitude; adults and children are subjected to slavery-related practices rooted in ancestral master-slave relationships in isolated parts of the country where a barter economy exists tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Mauritania is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to show evidence of increased efforts to combat trafficking, particularly in the area of law enforcement
Mexico current situation: Mexico is a source, transit, and destination country for persons trafficked for sexual exploitation and labor; while the vast majority of victims are Central Americans trafficked along Mexico's southern border, other source regions include South America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia; women and children are trafficked from rural regions to urban centers and tourist areas for sexual exploitation, often through fraudulent offers of employment or through threats of physical violence; the Mexican trafficking problem is often conflated with alien smuggling, and frequently the same criminal networks are involved; pervasive corruption among state and local law enforcement often impedes investigations tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Mexico remains on the Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year based on future commitments to undertake additional efforts in prosecution, protection, and prevention of trafficking in persons, and the failure of the government to provide critical law enforcement data |
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