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Cape Verde prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
Cayman Islands hurricanes (July to November)
Central African Republic hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
Chad hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues
Chile severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
China frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence
Christmas Island the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Clipperton Island NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands cyclone season is October to April
Colombia highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts
Comoros cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); Le Kartala on Grand Comore is an active volcano
Congo, Democratic Republic of the periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); in the east, in the Great Rift Valley, there are active volcanoes
Congo, Republic of the seasonal flooding
Cook Islands typhoons (November to March)
Coral Sea Islands occasional tropical cyclones
Costa Rica occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes
Cote d'Ivoire coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible
Croatia destructive earthquakes
Cuba the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common
Cyprus moderate earthquake activity; droughts
Czech Republic flooding
Denmark flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes
Djibouti earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
Dominica flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months
Dominican Republic lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
Ecuador frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
Egypt periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
El Salvador known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
Equatorial Guinea violent windstorms, flash floods
Eritrea frequent droughts; locust swarms
Estonia sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
Ethiopia geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
European Union flooding along coasts; avalanches in mountainous area; earthquakes in the south; volcanic eruptions in Italy; periodic droughts in Spain; ice floes in the Baltic
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) strong winds persist throughout the year
Faroe Islands NA
Fiji cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
Finland NA
France metropolitan France: flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean overseas departments: hurricanes (cyclones), flooding, volcanic activity (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion)
French Polynesia occasional cyclonic storms in January
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Eparses subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three hours prior to and following the high tide and surrounded by reefs
Gabon NA
Gambia, The drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years)
Gaza Strip droughts
Georgia earthquakes
Germany flooding
Ghana dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts
Gibraltar NA
Greece severe earthquakes
Greenland continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
Grenada lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Guam frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but potentially very destructive typhoons (June - December)
Guatemala numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms
Guernsey NA
Guinea hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
Guinea-Bissau hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
Guyana flash floods are a constant threat during rainy seasons
Haiti lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Holy See (Vatican City) NA
Honduras frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
Hong Kong occasional typhoons
Iceland earthquakes and volcanic activity
India droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
Indian Ocean occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches
Indonesia occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires
Iran periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes
Iraq dust storms, sandstorms, floods
Ireland NA
Isle of Man NA
Israel sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
Italy regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice
Jamaica hurricanes (especially July to November)
Jan Mayen dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985
Japan many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
Jersey NA
Jordan droughts; periodic earthquakes
Kazakhstan earthquakes in the south, mudslides around Almaty
Kenya recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons
Kiribati typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
Korea, North late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall
Korea, South occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
Kuwait sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August
Kyrgyzstan NA
Laos floods, droughts
Latvia NA
Lebanon dust storms, sandstorms
Lesotho periodic droughts
Liberia dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)
Libya hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms
Liechtenstein NA
Lithuania NA
Luxembourg NA
Macau typhoons
Macedonia high seismic risks
Madagascar periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation
Malawi NA
Malaysia flooding, landslides, forest fires
Maldives low level of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise
Mali hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding
Malta NA
Marshall Islands infrequent typhoons
Mauritania hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts
Mauritius cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards
Mayotte cyclones during rainy season
Mexico tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
Micronesia, Federated States of typhoons (June to December)
Moldova landslides
Monaco NA
Mongolia dust storms, grassland and forest fires, drought, and "zud," which is harsh winter conditions
Montenegro destructive earthquakes
Montserrat severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995)
Morocco northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts
Mozambique severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
Namibia prolonged periods of drought
Nauru periodic droughts
Navassa Island hurricanes
Nepal severe thunderstorms, flooding, landslides, drought, and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons
Netherlands flooding
Netherlands Antilles Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October; Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt and are rarely threatened
New Caledonia cyclones, most frequent from November to March
New Zealand earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity
Nicaragua destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
Niger recurring droughts
Nigeria periodic droughts; flooding
Niue typhoons
Norfolk Island typhoons (especially May to July)
Northern Mariana Islands active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)
Norway rockslides, avalanches
Oman summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts
Pacific Ocean surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the "Pacific Ring of Fire"; subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to October); tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and September); cyclical El Nino/La Nina phenomenon occurs in the equatorial Pacific, influencing weather in the Western Hemisphere and the western Pacific; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme north from October to May; persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime hazard from June to December
Pakistan frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
Palau typhoons (June to December)
Panama occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area
Papua New Guinea active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
Paracel Islands typhoons
Paraguay local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)
Peru earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity
Philippines astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
Pitcairn Islands typhoons (especially November to March)
Poland flooding
Portugal Azores subject to severe earthquakes
Puerto Rico periodic droughts; hurricanes
Qatar haze, dust storms, sandstorms common
Romania earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides
Russia permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia
Rwanda periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saint Helena active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha, last eruption in 1961
Saint Kitts and Nevis hurricanes (July to October)
Saint Lucia hurricanes and volcanic activity
Saint Pierre and Miquelon persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
Samoa occasional typhoons; active volcanism
San Marino NA
Sao Tome and Principe NA
Saudi Arabia frequent sand and dust storms
Senegal lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
Serbia destructive earthquakes
Seychelles lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible
Sierra Leone dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
Singapore NA
Slovakia NA
Slovenia flooding and earthquakes
Solomon Islands typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis
Somalia recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season
South Africa prolonged droughts
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
Southern Ocean huge icebergs with drafts up to several hundred meters; smaller bergs and iceberg fragments; sea ice (generally 0.5 to 1 m thick) with sometimes dynamic short-term variations and with large annual and interannual variations; deep continental shelf floored by glacial deposits varying widely over short distances; high winds and large waves much of the year; ship icing, especially May-October; most of region is remote from sources of search and rescue
Spain periodic droughts
Spratly Islands typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard
Sri Lanka occasional cyclones and tornadoes
Sudan dust storms and periodic persistent droughts
Suriname NA
Svalbard ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic
Swaziland drought
Sweden ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic
Switzerland avalanches, landslides, flash floods
Syria dust storms, sandstorms
Taiwan earthquakes and typhoons
Tajikistan earthquakes and floods
Tanzania flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
Thailand land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
Timor-Leste floods and landslides are common; earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones
Togo hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
Tokelau lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Tonga cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou
Trinidad and Tobago outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
Tunisia NA
Turkey severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van
Turkmenistan NA
Turks and Caicos Islands frequent hurricanes
Tuvalu severe tropical storms are usually rare, but, in 1997, there were three cyclones; low level of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
Uganda NA
Ukraine NA
United Arab Emirates frequent sand and dust storms
United Kingdom winter windstorms; floods
United States tsunamis, volcanoes, and earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the midwest and southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard Kingman Reef: wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of less than 2 m makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard Midway Islands, Johnston, and Palmyra Atolls: NA
Uruguay seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts
Uzbekistan NA
Vanuatu tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis
Venezuela subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts
Vietnam occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta
Virgin Islands several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
Wake Island occasional typhoons
Wallis and Futuna NA
West Bank droughts
Western Sahara hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
World large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones), natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions)
Yemen sandstorms and dust storms in summer
Zambia periodic drought, tropical storms (November to April)
Zimbabwe recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
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@2022 People - note
Cook Islands 2001 census counted a resident population of 15,017
Cuba illicit emigration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and over-land via the southwest border
Germany second most populous country in Europe after Russia
Rwanda Rwanda is the most densely populated country in Africa
Trinidad and Tobago in 2007, the government of Trinidad and Tobago estimated the population to be 1.3 million
Turks and Caicos Islands destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US
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@2023 Area - comparative
Afghanistan slightly smaller than Texas
Akrotiri about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Albania slightly smaller than Maryland
Algeria slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
American Samoa slightly larger than Washington, DC
Andorra 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Angola slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Anguilla about half the size of Washington, DC
Antarctica slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
Antigua and Barbuda 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Arctic Ocean slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
Argentina slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US
Armenia slightly smaller than Maryland
Aruba slightly larger than Washington, DC
Ashmore and Cartier Islands about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Atlantic Ocean slightly less than 6.5 times the size of the US
Australia slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states
Austria slightly smaller than Maine
Azerbaijan slightly smaller than Maine
Bahamas, The slightly smaller than Connecticut
Bahrain 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Bangladesh slightly smaller than Iowa
Barbados 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Belarus slightly smaller than Kansas
Belgium about the size of Maryland
Belize slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Benin slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Bermuda about one-third the size of Washington, DC
Bhutan about one-half the size of Indiana
Bolivia slightly less than three times the size of Montana
Bosnia and Herzegovina slightly smaller than West Virginia
Botswana slightly smaller than Texas
Bouvet Island about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Brazil slightly smaller than the US
British Indian Ocean Territory land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
British Virgin Islands about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Brunei slightly smaller than Delaware
Bulgaria slightly larger than Tennessee
Burkina Faso slightly larger than Colorado
Burma slightly smaller than Texas
Burundi slightly smaller than Maryland
Cambodia slightly smaller than Oklahoma
Cameroon slightly larger than California
Canada somewhat larger than the US
Cape Verde slightly larger than Rhode Island
Cayman Islands 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Central African Republic slightly smaller than Texas
Chad slightly more than three times the size of California
Chile slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana
China slightly smaller than the US
Christmas Island about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
Clipperton Island about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Cocos (Keeling) Islands about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Colombia slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Comoros slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
Congo, Democratic Republic of the slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US
Congo, Republic of the slightly smaller than Montana
Cook Islands 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Coral Sea Islands NA
Costa Rica slightly smaller than West Virginia
Cote d'Ivoire slightly larger than New Mexico
Croatia slightly smaller than West Virginia
Cuba slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Cyprus about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut
Czech Republic slightly smaller than South Carolina
Denmark slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts
Dhekelia about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
Djibouti slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Dominica slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC
Dominican Republic slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire
Ecuador slightly smaller than Nevada
Egypt slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
El Salvador slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Equatorial Guinea slightly smaller than Maryland
Eritrea slightly larger than Pennsylvania
Estonia slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined
Ethiopia slightly less than twice the size of Texas
European Union less than one-half the size of the US
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) slightly smaller than Connecticut
Faroe Islands eight times the size of Washington, DC
Fiji slightly smaller than New Jersey
Finland slightly smaller than Montana
France slightly less than the size of Texas
French Polynesia slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): less than one-half the size of Washington, DC Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): more than 10 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Iles Crozet: about twice the size of Washington, DC Iles Kerguelen: a little larger than Delaware Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): land area about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Europa Island (Iles Eparses): about one-sixth the size of Washington, DC Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Gabon slightly smaller than Colorado
Gambia, The slightly less than twice the size of Delaware
Gaza Strip slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Georgia slightly smaller than South Carolina
Germany slightly smaller than Montana
Ghana slightly smaller than Oregon
Gibraltar a little less than one half the size of Rhode Island
Greece slightly smaller than Alabama
Greenland slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Grenada twice the size of Washington, DC
Guam three times the size of Washington, DC
Guatemala slightly smaller than Tennessee
Guernsey about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Guinea slightly smaller than Oregon
Guinea-Bissau slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Guyana slightly smaller than Idaho
Haiti slightly smaller than Maryland
Heard Island and McDonald Islands slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Holy See (Vatican City) about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Honduras slightly larger than Tennessee
Hong Kong six times the size of Washington, DC
Hungary slightly smaller than Indiana
Iceland slightly smaller than Kentucky
India slightly more than one-third the size of the US
Indian Ocean about 5.5 times the size of the US
Indonesia slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Iran slightly larger than Alaska
Iraq slightly more than twice the size of Idaho
Ireland slightly larger than West Virginia
Isle of Man slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Israel slightly smaller than New Jersey
Italy slightly larger than Arizona
Jamaica slightly smaller than Connecticut
Jan Mayen slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Japan slightly smaller than California
Jersey about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
Jordan slightly smaller than Indiana
Kazakhstan slightly less than four times the size of Texas
Kenya slightly more than twice the size of Nevada
Kiribati four times the size of Washington, DC
Korea, North slightly smaller than Mississippi
Korea, South slightly larger than Indiana
Kosovo slightly larger than Delaware
Kuwait slightly smaller than New Jersey
Kyrgyzstan slightly smaller than South Dakota
Laos slightly larger than Utah
Latvia slightly larger than West Virginia
Lebanon about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
Lesotho slightly smaller than Maryland
Liberia slightly larger than Tennessee
Libya slightly larger than Alaska
Liechtenstein about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Lithuania slightly larger than West Virginia
Luxembourg slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Macau less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC
Macedonia slightly larger than Vermont
Madagascar slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
Malawi slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Malaysia slightly larger than New Mexico
Maldives about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Mali slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Malta slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
Marshall Islands about the size of Washington, DC
Mauritania slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico
Mauritius almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC
Mayotte slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Mexico slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Micronesia, Federated States of four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only)
Moldova slightly larger than Maryland
Monaco about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Mongolia slightly smaller than Alaska
Montenegro slightly smaller than Connecticut
Montserrat about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Morocco slightly larger than California
Mozambique slightly less than twice the size of California
Namibia slightly more than half the size of Alaska
Nauru about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Navassa Island about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Nepal slightly larger than Arkansas
Netherlands slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Netherlands Antilles more than five times the size of Washington, DC
New Caledonia slightly smaller than New Jersey
New Zealand about the size of Colorado
Nicaragua slightly smaller than the state of New York
Niger slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Nigeria slightly more than twice the size of California
Niue 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Norfolk Island about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Northern Mariana Islands 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Norway slightly larger than New Mexico
Oman slightly smaller than Kansas
Pacific Ocean about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world
Pakistan slightly less than twice the size of California
Palau slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Panama slightly smaller than South Carolina
Papua New Guinea slightly larger than California
Paracel Islands NA
Paraguay slightly smaller than California
Peru slightly smaller than Alaska
Philippines slightly larger than Arizona
Pitcairn Islands about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Poland slightly smaller than New Mexico
Portugal slightly smaller than Indiana
Puerto Rico slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Qatar slightly smaller than Connecticut
Romania slightly smaller than Oregon
Russia approximately 1.8 times the size of the US
Rwanda slightly smaller than Maryland
Saint Barthelemy less than an eighth of the size of Washington, DC
Saint Helena slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Lucia 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Martin more than one-third the size of Washington, DC
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines twice the size of Washington, DC
Samoa slightly smaller than Rhode Island
San Marino about one third times the size of Washington, DC
Sao Tome and Principe more than five times the size of Washington, DC
Saudi Arabia slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US
Senegal slightly smaller than South Dakota
Serbia slightly smaller than South Carolina
Seychelles 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Sierra Leone slightly smaller than South Carolina
Singapore slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Slovakia about twice the size of New Hampshire
Slovenia slightly smaller than New Jersey
Solomon Islands slightly smaller than Maryland
Somalia slightly smaller than Texas
South Africa slightly less than twice the size of Texas
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands slightly larger than Rhode Island
Southern Ocean slightly more than twice the size of the US
Spain slightly more than twice the size of Oregon
Spratly Islands NA
Sri Lanka slightly larger than West Virginia
Sudan slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
Suriname slightly larger than Georgia
Svalbard slightly smaller than West Virginia
Swaziland slightly smaller than New Jersey
Sweden slightly larger than California
Switzerland slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Syria slightly larger than North Dakota
Taiwan slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined
Tajikistan slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Tanzania slightly larger than twice the size of California
Thailand slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
Timor-Leste slightly larger than Connecticut
Togo slightly smaller than West Virginia
Tokelau about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Tonga four times the size of Washington, DC
Trinidad and Tobago slightly smaller than Delaware
Tunisia slightly larger than Georgia
Turkey slightly larger than Texas
Turkmenistan slightly larger than California
Turks and Caicos Islands 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Tuvalu 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Uganda slightly smaller than Oregon
Ukraine slightly smaller than Texas
United Arab Emirates slightly smaller than Maine
United Kingdom slightly smaller than Oregon
United States about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Baker Island: about two and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Howland Island: about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Jarvis Island: about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Johnston Atoll: about four and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Kingman Reef: a little more than one and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Midway Islands: about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Palmyra Atoll: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Uruguay slightly smaller than the state of Washington
Uzbekistan slightly larger than California
Vanuatu slightly larger than Connecticut
Venezuela slightly more than twice the size of California
Vietnam slightly larger than New Mexico
Virgin Islands twice the size of Washington, DC
Wake Island about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Wallis and Futuna 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
West Bank slightly smaller than Delaware
Western Sahara about the size of Colorado
World land area about 16 times the size of the US
Yemen slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
Zambia slightly larger than Texas
Zimbabwe slightly larger than Montana
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@2024 Military service age and obligation (years of age)
Afghanistan 22 years of age; inductees are contracted into service for a 4-year term (2005)
Albania 19 years of age (2004)
Algeria 19-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (6 months basic training, 12 months civil projects) (2006)
Angola 17 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years plus time for training (2001)
Antigua and Barbuda 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Argentina 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental permission); no conscription (2001)
Armenia 18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2007)
Australia 17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in Army combat units in non-combat support roles (2008)
Austria 18-35 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for male or female voluntary service; service obligation 7 months of training, followed by an 8-year reserve obligation (2006)
Azerbaijan men between 18 and 35 are liable for military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; length of military service is 18 months and 12 months for university graduates (2006)
Bahamas, The 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2008)
Bahrain 17 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2008)
Bangladesh 16 years of age for voluntary military service; 17 years of age for officers (both with parental consent); conscription legally possible in emergency, but has never been implemented (2008)
Barbados 18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger requires parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Belarus 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2005)
Belgium 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription suspended (2008)
Belize 18 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient; conscription has never been implemented; volunteers typically outnumber available positions by 3:1 (2008)
Benin 21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2006)
Bermuda 18-23 years of age; eligible men required to register for conscription as needed into the Bermuda Regiment, which is largely voluntary; term of service 39 months (2007)
Bhutan 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Bolivia 18 years of age for 12-month compulsory military service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; 15-19 years of age for voluntary premilitary service, provides exemption from further military service (2008)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 years of age for voluntary military service in the Federation and in the Republika Srpska; conscription abolished January 2006; 4-month service obligation (2006)
Botswana 18 is the apparent age of voluntary military service; the official qualifications for determining minimum age are unknown (2001)
Brazil 21-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 9 to 12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps (2001)
Brunei 18 years of age (est.) for voluntary military service; non-Malays are ineligible to serve (2007)
Bulgaria 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 9 months; as of May 2006, 67% of the Bulgarian Army comprised of professional soldiers; conscription ended as of 1 January 2008; Air and Air Defense Forces and Naval Forces became fully professional at the end of 2006 (2008)
Burkina Faso 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 20 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Burma 18 years of age for voluntary military service for both sexes; forced conscription of children, although officially prohibited, reportedly continues (2007)
Burundi 16 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; children as young as 10 years of age have been conscripted into the armed forces; the enrollment of children is still not prohibited (2007)
Cambodia conscription law of October 2006 requires all males between 18-30 to register for military service; 18-month service obligation (2006)
Cameroon 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; the government makes periodic calls for volunteers (2006)
Canada 17 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for reserve and military college applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2008)
Cape Verde 18 years of age (est.) for selective compulsory military service; 14-month conscript service obligation (2006)
Central African Republic 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006)
Chad 20 years of age for conscripts, with 3-year service obligation; 18 years of age for volunteers; no minimum age restriction for volunteers with consent from a guardian; women are subject to 1 year of compulsory military or civic service at age of 21 (2004)
Chile 18-45 years of age for voluntary male and female military service, although the right to compulsory recruitment is retained; service obligation - 12 months for Army, 22 months for Navy and Air Force (2008)
China 18-22 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with 24-month service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs (2007)
Colombia 18-24 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; service obligation - 18 months (2004)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18-45 years of age for military service
Congo, Republic of the 18 years of age for voluntary military service; women allowed to serve (2007)
Cote d'Ivoire 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2008)
Croatia 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; 6-month conscript service obligation; full conversion to professional military service by 2010 (2006)
Cuba 17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation; both sexes subject to military service (2006)
Cyprus Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; females are not conscripted; age of military eligibility 17 to 50; length of normal service is 25 months with a minimum of 3 months (2006)
Czech Republic 18-28 years of age for voluntary and 19-28 for compulsory military service (2008)
Denmark 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months according to specialization; reservists are assigned to mobilization units following completion of their conscript service; women eligible to volunteer for military service (2004)
Djibouti 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 16-25 years of age for voluntary military training; no conscription (2008)
Dominican Republic 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
Ecuador 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008)
Egypt 18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation 12-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation (2008)
El Salvador 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16 years of age for voluntary service; service obligation - 8 months, but 11 months for officers and NCOs (2008)
Equatorial Guinea 18 years of age (est.) for compulsory military service (2008)
Eritrea 18-40 years of age for male and female voluntary and compulsory military service; 16-month conscript service obligation (2006)
Estonia compulsory military service for men between 19 and 28; conscription lasts 11 months for junior NCOs and reserve platoon leaders; reserve officers and designated specialists have a different conscript service obligation; Estonia has committed to retaining conscription for men up to 2010 and, unlike Latvia and Lithuania, has no plan to transition to a contract armed forces; 17 years of age for volunteers; reserve commitment up to the age of 60 (2006)
Ethiopia 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; theoretically, no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct call-ups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2008)
Fiji 18 years of age for voluntary military service; reserve obligation to age 45 (2006)
Finland 18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months (2008)
France 17-40 years of age for male or female voluntary military service); no conscription; 12-month service obligation; women serve in noncombat military posts (2005)
Gabon 20 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2007)
Gambia, The 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Georgia 18 to 34 years of age for compulsory and voluntary active duty military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2005)
Germany 18 years of age (conscripts serve a 9-month tour of compulsory military service) (2004)
Ghana 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Greece 19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 17 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation - 1 year for all services; women are eligible for voluntary military service (2008)
Guatemala all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 are liable for military service; conscript service obligation varies from 12 to 24 months; women can serve as officers (2007)
Guinea 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006)
Guinea-Bissau 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service (2006)
Guyana 18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Honduras 18 years of age for voluntary 2 to 3-year military service (2004)
Hungary 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in June 2004; 6-month service obligation, with reserve obligation to age 50 (2006)
India 16 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women officers allowed in noncombat roles only (2008)
Indonesia 18 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation, with reserve obligation to age 45 (officers); Indonesian citizens only (2008)
Iran 19 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation - 18 months; women exempt from military service (2008)
Iraq 18-49 years of age for voluntary military service (2008)
Ireland 17-25 years of age for male or female voluntary military service (17-27 years of age for the Naval Service); enlistees 16 years of age can be recruited for apprentice specialist positions; maximum obligation 12 years; 17-35 years of age for the Reserve Defense Forces; EU citizenship or 5-year residence in Ireland required (2008)
Israel 18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) and voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for enlisted women, 48 months for officers; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24 (women) (2008)
Italy 18-27 year of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished January 2005; women may serve in any military branch; 10-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 45 (Army and Air Force) or 39 (Navy) (2006)
Jamaica 18 years of age for voluntary military service; younger recruits may be conscripted with parental consent (2001)
Japan 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Jordan 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription at age 18 was suspended in 1999, although all males under age 37 are required to register; women not subject to conscription, but can volunteer to serve in non-combat military positions (2004)
Kazakhstan 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years; minimum age for volunteers NA (2004)
Kenya 18 years of age (est.) for voluntary service, with a 9-year obligation (2007)
Korea, North 17 years of age (2004)
Korea, South 20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; conscript service obligation - 24-28 months, depending on the military branch involved (to be reduced to 18 months beginning 2016); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; some 4,000 women serve as commissioned and noncommissioned officers, approx. 2.3% of all officers (2008)
Kuwait 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; reserve obligation to age 40 with 1 month annual training; women have served in police forces since 1999 (2006)
Kyrgyzstan 18 years of age for compulsory military service (2001)
Laos 15 years of age for compulsory military service; minimum 18-month conscript service obligation (2006)
Latvia 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished January 2007; under current law, every citizen is entitled to serve in the armed forces for life (2006)
Lebanon 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2007)
Lesotho 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Liberia 16 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Libya 17 years of age (2004)
Lithuania 19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for volunteers; 12-month conscript service obligation (2006)
Luxembourg 17-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; soldiers under 18 are not deployed into combat or with peacekeeping missions; no conscription; Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg (2008)
Macedonia 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
Madagascar 18-25 years of age for male-only compulsory military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (either military or equivalent civil service); 20-30 years of age for National Gendarmerie recruits (35 years of age for those with military experience) (2008)
Malawi 18 years of age for voluntary military service; standard obligation is 2 years of active duty and 5 years of reserve service (2007)
Malaysia 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2005)
Maldives 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Mali 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (2008)
Malta 17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Mauritania 18 years of age (est.); conscript service obligation - 2 years; majority of servicemen believed to be volunteers; service in Air Force and Navy is voluntary (2006)
Mexico 18 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript service obligation - 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment; conscripts serve only in the Army; Navy and Air Force service is all voluntary; women are eligible for voluntary military service (2007)
Moldova 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 12-month service obligation (2006)
Mongolia 18-25 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months in land or air defense forces or police; a small portion of Mongolian land forces (2.5 percent) is comprised of contract soldiers; women cannot be deployed overseas for military operations (2006)
Montenegro compulsory national military service abolished August 2006
Morocco 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2004)
Mozambique 18-30 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation (2006)
Namibia 18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Nepal 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for military training; no conscription (2008)
Netherlands 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004)
Netherlands Antilles 16 years of age for National Guard recruitment; no conscription (2004)
New Zealand 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2008)
Nicaragua 17 years of age for voluntary military service; tour of duty 18-36 months (2008)
Niger 17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2008)
Nigeria 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
Norway 18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women; 12-month service obligation, in practice shortened to 8 to 9 months; although all males between ages of 18 and 44 are liable for service, in practice they are seldom called to duty after age 30; reserve obligation to age 35-60; 16 years of age for volunteers to the Home Guard, who serve 6-month duty tours (2006)
Oman 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Pakistan 16 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age of 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors (2006)
Papua New Guinea 16 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Paraguay 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy (2006)
Peru 18-30 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; no conscription (2008)
Philippines 18-25 years of age (officers 21-29) for compulsory and voluntary military service; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens (2007)
Poland 17 years of age for male compulsory military service after January 1st of the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscript service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; by 2008, plans call for at least 60% of military personnel to be volunteers; only soldiers who have completed their conscript service are allowed to volunteer for professional service; as of April 2004, women are only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers (2006)
Portugal 18 years of age for voluntary military service; compulsory military service ended in 2004; women serve in the armed forces, on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; reserve obligation to age 35 (2007)
Qatar 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Romania 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription officially ended October 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service; subsequent voluntary service contracts are for successive 3-year terms until the age of 36 (2006)
Russia 18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; service obligation - 1 year; reserve obligation to age 50; as of July 2008, a draft military strategy called for the draft to continue up to the year 2030 (2008)
Rwanda 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
San Marino 16-55 for voluntary service in Voluntary Military Force (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe 18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Saudi Arabia 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2004)
Senegal 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (2004)
Serbia 19-35 years of age for compulsory military service; under a state of war or impending war, conscription can begin at age 16; conscription is to be abolished in 2010; 9-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 60 for men and 50 for women (2007)
Seychelles 18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Sierra Leone 17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Singapore 18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers) (2008)
Slovakia 17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2007)
Slovenia 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2007)
South Africa 18 years of age for voluntary military service; women have a long history of military service in noncombat roles dating back to World War I (2004)
Spain 20 years of age (2004)
Sri Lanka 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
Sudan 18-30 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation (2006)
Suriname 18 years of age (est.); recruitment is voluntary, with personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2007)
Swaziland 18-30 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Sweden 19 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation: 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47 (2006)
Switzerland 19 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; the Swiss Constitution states that "every Swiss male is obliged to do military service"; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2008)
Syria 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 30 months (18 months in the Syrian Arab Navy); women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve (2004)
Taiwan 19-35 years of age for male compulsory military service; service obligation 14 months (reducing to 1 year in 2009) year; women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; reserve obligation to age 30 (Army); the Ministry of Defense has announced plans to implement an incremental voluntary enlistment system beginning 2010, with 10% fewer conscripts each year thereafter, although nonvolunteers will still be required to perform alternative service or go through 3-4 months of military training (2008)
Tajikistan 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2007)
Tanzania 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
Thailand 21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; males are registered at 18 years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006)
Timor-Leste 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Togo 18 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-year service obligation (2006)
Tonga 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2008)
Trinidad and Tobago 18 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Tunisia 20 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months; 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
Turkey 20 years of age (2004)
Turkmenistan 18-30 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2007)
Uganda 18-26 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military duty; 18-30 years of age for professionals; 9-year service obligation; the government has stated that recruitment below 18 years of age could occur with proper consent and that "no person under the apparent age of 13 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces"; Ugandan citizenship and secondary education required (2008)
Ukraine 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months for Army and Air Force, 24 months for Navy (2004)
United Arab Emirates 18 years of age (est.) for voluntary military service; 18 years of age for officers and women; no conscription (2008)
United Kingdom 16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary military service (with parental consent under 18); women serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and some naval postings; must be citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 16 years of age for voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of the Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua New Guinean citizens (2008)
United States 18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines) (2008)
Uruguay 18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2007)
Uzbekistan 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year conscript service obligation; moving toward a professional military, but conscription will continue; the military cannot accommodate everyone who wishes to enlist, and competition for entrance into the military is similar to the competition for admission to universities (2007)
Venezuela 18-30 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 30-month conscript service obligation - all citizens 18-50 years old are obligated to register for military service (2008)
Vietnam 18 years of age (male) for compulsory military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (3 to 4 years in the navy); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Forces (2006)
Yemen voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006)
Zambia 18 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Zimbabwe 18-24 years of age for compulsory military service; women are eligible to serve (2007)
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@2025 Manpower fit for military service
Afghanistan males age 16-49: 4,234,180 females age 16-49: 3,946,685 (2008 est.)
Albania males age 16-49: 798,454 females age 16-49: 767,143 (2008 est.)
Algeria males age 16-49: 8,141,864 females age 16-49: 8,215,895 (2008 est.)
Andorra males age 16-49: 14,976 (2008 est.)
Angola males age 16-49: 1,430,658 females age 16-49: 1,371,689 (2008 est.)
Anguilla males age 16-49: 2,929 (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda males age 16-49: 15,591 females age 16-49: 15,542 (2008 est.)
Argentina males age 16-49: 8,352,147 females age 16-49: 8,366,781 (2008 est.)
Armenia males age 16-49: 637,776 females age 16-49: 729,846 (2008 est.)
Aruba males age 16-49: 20,173 females age 16-49: 21,062 (2008 est.)
Australia males age 16-49: 4,137,176 females age 16-49: 4,022,588 (2008 est.)
Austria males age 16-49: 1,617,385 females age 16-49: 1,583,886 (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan males age 16-49: 1,696,167 females age 16-49: 1,923,556 (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The males age 16-49: 50,282 (2008 est.)
Bahrain males age 16-49: 171,536 females age 16-49: 142,714 (2008 est.)
Bangladesh males age 16-49: 31,968,168 (2008 est.)
Barbados males age 16-49: 58,556 females age 16-49: 58,143 (2008 est.)
Belarus males age 16-49: 1,727,974 females age 16-49: 2,093,106 (2008 est.)
Belgium males age 16-49: 1,973,167 females age 16-49: 1,915,990 (2008 est.)
Belize males age 16-49: 54,627 females age 16-49: 53,500 (2008 est.)
Benin males age 16-49: 1,173,742 females age 16-49: 1,162,113 (2008 est.)
Bermuda males age 16-49: 12,682 (2008 est.)
Bhutan males age 16-49: 146,063 females age 16-49: 131,193 (2008 est.)
Bolivia males age 16-49: 1,600,219 females age 16-49: 1,815,514 (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina males age 16-49: 996,225 females age 16-49: 962,927 (2008 est.)
Botswana males age 16-49: 290,093 females age 16-49: 257,700 (2008 est.)
Brazil males age 16-49: 39,263,710 females age 16-49: 44,109,056 (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands males age 16-49: 5,921 (2008 est.)
Brunei males age 16-49: 91,297 females age 16-49: 93,228 (2008 est.)
Bulgaria males age 16-49: 1,364,029 females age 16-49: 1,401,348 (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso males age 16-49: 2,115,948 (2008 est.)
Burma males age 16-49: 9,031,046 females age 16-49: 9,396,547 (2008 est.)
Burundi males age 16-49: 1,083,899 females age 16-49: 1,062,488 (2008 est.)
Cambodia males age 16-49: 2,581,045 females age 16-49: 2,676,075 (2008 est.)
Cameroon males age 16-49: 2,567,428 females age 16-49: 2,498,990 (2008 est.)
Canada males age 16-49: 6,646,281 females age 16-49: 6,417,924 (2008 est.)
Cape Verde males age 16-49: 83,082 females age 16-49: 88,832 (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands males age 16-49: 9,577 (2008 est.)
Central African Republic males age 16-49: 534,141 females age 16-49: 495,303 (2008 est.)
Chad males age 16-49: 1,066,565 females age 16-49: 1,279,318 (2008 est.)
Chile males age 16-49: 3,542,448 females age 16-49: 3,500,059 (2008 est.)
China males age 16-49: 313,321,639 females age 16-49: 295,951,438 (2008 est.)
Colombia males age 16-49: 8,056,336 females age 16-49: 9,919,952 (2008 est.)
Comoros males age 16-49: 121,550 females age 16-49: 131,015 (2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the males age 16-49: 8,562,989 (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the males age 16-49: 519,296 females age 16-49: 509,564 (2008 est.)
Costa Rica males age 16-49: 958,013 females age 16-49: 925,727 (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire males age 16-49: 2,393,104 females age 16-49: 2,381,607 (2008 est.)
Croatia males age 16-49: 771,323 females age 16-49: 855,937 (2008 est.)
Cuba males age 16-49: 2,543,044 females age 16-49: 2,481,823 (2008 est.)
Cyprus Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG): males age 16-49: 165,042 females age 16-49: 158,869 (2008 est.)
Czech Republic males age 16-49: 2,100,789 females age 16-49: 2,018,101 (2008 est.)
Denmark males age 16-49: 1,012,716 females age 16-49: 996,436 (2008 est.)
Djibouti males age 16-49: 54,460 females age 16-49: 51,684 (2008 est.)
Dominica males age 16-49: 15,648 (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic males age 16-49: 2,020,490 females age 16-49: 1,883,875 (2008 est.)
Ecuador males age 16-49: 3,030,664 females age 16-49: 3,037,892 (2008 est.)
Egypt males age 16-49: 18,153,158 females age 16-49: 17,405,837 (2008 est.)
El Salvador males age 16-49: 1,168,406 females age 16-49: 1,519,375 (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea males age 16-49: 101,712 females age 16-49: 104,381 (2008 est.)
Eritrea males age 16-49: 715,531 females age 16-49: 731,511 (2008 est.)
Estonia males age 16-49: 218,448 females age 16-49: 264,187 (2008 est.)
Ethiopia males age 16-49: 10,060,775 females age 16-49: 9,854,710 (2008 est.)
Faroe Islands males age 16-49: 9,735 (2008 est.)
Fiji males age 16-49: 189,282 females age 16-49: 202,350 (2008 est.)
Finland males age 16-49: 965,131 females age 16-49: 923,224 (2008 est.)
France males age 16-49: 12,110,718 females age 16-49: 11,849,988 (2008 est.)
French Polynesia males age 16-49: 64,287 (2008 est.)
Gabon males age 16-49: 192,717 females age 16-49: 188,539 (2008 est.)
Gambia, The males age 16-49: 230,202 females age 16-49: 244,480 (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip males age 16-49: 291,467 (2008 est.)
Georgia males age 16-49: 910,720 females age 16-49: 967,566 (2008 est.)
Germany males age 16-49: 15,906,930 females age 16-49: 15,051,183 (2008 est.)
Ghana males age 16-49: 3,737,481 females age 16-49: 3,729,699 (2008 est.)
Gibraltar males age 16-49: 5,244 (2008 est.)
Greece males age 16-49: 2,084,469 females age 16-49: 2,065,956 (2008 est.)
Greenland males age 16-49: 10,739 (2008 est.)
Grenada males age 16-49: 20,249 (2008 est.)
Guatemala males age 16-49: 2,310,272 females age 16-49: 2,622,450 (2008 est.)
Guinea males age 16-49: 1,268,193 females age 16-49: 1,259,913 (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau males age 16-49: 188,605 females age 16-49: 195,429 (2008 est.)
Guyana males age 16-49: 150,623 (2008 est.)
Haiti males age 16-49: 1,303,743 females age 16-49: 1,332,316 (2008 est.)
Honduras males age 16-49: 1,359,406 females age 16-49: 1,371,418 (2008 est.)
Hong Kong males age 16-49: 1,438,165 females age 16-49: 1,561,252 (2008 est.)
Hungary males age 16-49: 1,890,105 females age 16-49: 1,943,422 (2008 est.)
Iceland males age 16-49: 62,342 (2008 est.)
India males age 16-49: 231,161,111 females age 16-49: 236,633,962 (2008 est.)
Indonesia males age 16-49: 52,367,788 females age 16-49: 52,129,123 (2008 est.)
Iran males age 16-49: 17,416,126 females age 16-49: 16,928,226 (2008 est.)
Iraq males age 16-49: 6,019,795 females age 16-49: 5,878,905 (2008 est.)
Ireland males age 16-49: 854,982 females age 16-49: 852,592 (2008 est.)
Israel males age 16-49: 1,452,926 females age 16-49: 1,383,796 (2008 est.)
Italy males age 16-49: 11,285,488 females age 16-49: 10,680,672 (2008 est.)
Jamaica males age 16-49: 566,477 females age 16-49: 583,075 (2008 est.)
Japan males age 16-49: 22.963 million females age 16-49: 22,134,127 (2008 est.)
Jordan males age 16-49: 1,546,766 females age 16-49: 1,339,366 (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan males age 16-49: 2,871,205 females age 16-49: 3,551,032 (2008 est.)
Kenya males age 16-49: 5,688,259 females age 16-49: 5,396,166 (2008 est.)
Kiribati males age 16-49: 17,577 (2008 est.)
Korea, North males age 16-49: 5,141,240 females age 16-49: 5,139,447 (2008 est.)
Korea, South males age 16-49: 11,282,699 females age 16-49: 10,683,668 (2008 est.)
Kuwait males age 16-49: 892,816 females age 16-49: 500,540 (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan males age 16-49: 1,061,942 females age 16-49: 1,211,249 (2008 est.)
Laos males age 16-49: 993,162 females age 16-49: 1,052,053 (2008 est.)
Latvia males age 16-49: 412,849 females age 16-49: 468,827 (2008 est.)
Lebanon males age 16-49: 934,828 females age 16-49: 948,327 (2008 est.)
Lesotho males age 16-49: 262,101 females age 16-49: 238,350 (2008 est.)
Liberia males age 16-49: 371,287 females age 16-49: 373,265 (2008 est.)
Libya males age 16-49: 1,439,941 females age 16-49: 1,381,914 (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein males age 16-49: 6,584 (2008 est.)
Lithuania males age 16-49: 678,434 females age 16-49: 749,483 (2008 est.)
Luxembourg males age 16-49: 95,152 females age 16-49: 93,792 (2008 est.)
Macau males age 16-49: 100,826 (2008 est.)
Macedonia males age 16-49: 444,693 females age 16-49: 428,341 (2008 est.)
Madagascar males age 16-49: 3,034,600 females age 16-49: 3,271,732 (2008 est.)
Malawi males age 16-49: 1,676,117 (2008 est.)
Malaysia males age 16-49: 5,374,006 females age 16-49: 5,316,865 (2008 est.)
Maldives males age 16-49: 72,150 females age 16-49: 69,058 (2008 est.)
Mali males age 16-49: 1,594,184 females age 16-49: 1,529,871 (2008 est.)
Malta males age 16-49: 80,227 females age 16-49: 76,623 (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands males age 16-49: 12,864 (2008 est.)
Mauritania males age 16-49: 463,305 females age 16-49: 484,777 (2008 est.)
Mexico males age 16-49: 22,188,284 females age 16-49: 24,884,614 (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of males age 16-49: 21,748 (2008 est.)
Moldova males age 16-49: 877,070 females age 16-49: 994,091 (2008 est.)
Monaco males age 16-49: 5,376 (2008 est.)
Mongolia males age 16-49: 696,652 females age 16-49: 731,480 (2008 est.)
Montserrat males age 16-49: 2,097 (2008 est.)
Morocco males age 16-49: 7,627,988 females age 16-49: 7,754,873 (2008 est.)
Mozambique males age 16-49: 2,287,526 (2008 est.)
Namibia males age 16-49: 313,497 (2008 est.)
Nepal males age 16-49: 5,146,958 females age 16-49: 4,724,495 (2008 est.)
Netherlands males age 16-49: 3,233,773 females age 16-49: 3,150,790 (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles males age 16-49: 46,102 females age 16-49: 47,219 (2008 est.)
New Caledonia males age 16-49: 47,342 (2008 est.)
New Zealand males age 16-49: 833,073 females age 16-49: 822,807 (2008 est.)
Nicaragua males age 16-49: 1,235,400 females age 16-49: 1,302,318 (2008 est.)
Niger males age 16-49: 1,665,108 females age 16-49: 1,548,965 (2008 est.)
Nigeria males age 16-49: 18,556,755 females age 16-49: 17,288,225 (2008 est.)
Norway males age 16-49: 888,101 females age 16-49: 862,159 (2008 est.)
Oman males age 16-49: 663,881 females age 16-49: 543,410 (2008 est.)
Pakistan males age 16-49: 32,453,913 females age 16-49: 31,369,057 (2008 est.)
Palau males age 16-49: 4,397 (2008 est.)
Panama males age 16-49: 673,103 (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea males age 16-49: 1,080,466 females age 16-49: 1,092,040 (2008 est.)
Paraguay males age 16-49: 1,327,730 females age 16-49: 1,356,989 (2008 est.)
Peru males age 16-49: 5,796,449 females age 16-49: 6,217,524 (2008 est.)
Philippines males age 16-49: 18,232,050 females age 16-49: 19,827,538 (2008 est.)
Poland males age 16-49: 7,937,840 females age 16-49: 7,949,677 (2008 est.)
Portugal males age 16-49: 2,099,647 females age 16-49: 2,060,559 (2008 est.)
Qatar males age 16-49: 258,159 females age 16-49: 143,999 (2008 est.)
Romania males age 16-49: 4,572,017 females age 16-49: 4,644,474 (2008 est.)
Russia males age 16-49: 21,488,878 females age 16-49: 28,760,976 (2008 est.)
Rwanda males age 16-49: 1,404,066 females age 16-49: 1,403,700 (2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis males age 16-49: 8,064 females age 16-49: 8,464 (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia males age 16-49: 38,660 (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines males age 16-49: 28,518 (2008 est.)
Samoa males age 16-49: 42,359 (2008 est.)
San Marino males age 16-49: 5,345 (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe males age 16-49: 33,735 females age 16-49: 36,779 (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia males age 16-49: 7,398,417 females age 16-49: 5,525,357 (2008 est.)
Senegal males age 16-49: 1,866,602 females age 16-49: 1,947,076 (2008 est.)
Seychelles males age 16-49: 17,942 females age 16-49: 20,436 (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone males age 16-49: 671,418 (2008 est.)
Singapore males age 16-49: 1,038,603 (2008 est.)
Slovakia males age 16-49: 1,166,833 females age 16-49: 1,156,874 (2008 est.)
Slovenia males age 16-49: 406,951 females age 16-49: 395,444 (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands males age 16-49: 116,891 (2008 est.)
Somalia males age 16-49: 1,274,783 females age 16-49: 1,317,991 (2008 est.)
South Africa males age 16-49: 6,042,498 females age 16-49: 5,471,103 (2008 est.)
Spain males age 16-49: 8,228,426 females age 16-49: 7,990,678 (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka males age 16-49: 4,477,437 females age 16-49: 4,683,716 (2008 est.)
Sudan males age 16-49: 5,586,468 females age 16-49: 5,678,427 (2008 est.)
Suriname males age 16-49: 105,770 females age 16-49: 109,666 (2008 est.)
Swaziland males age 16-49: 122,260 (2008 est.)
Sweden males age 16-49: 1,699,115 females age 16-49: 1,637,868 (2008 est.)
Switzerland males age 16-49: 1,513,984 females age 16-49: 1,478,761 (2008 est.)
Syria males age 16-49: 4,242,401 females age 16-49: 4,218,648 (2008 est.)
Taiwan males age 16-49: 5,112,737 females age 16-49: 5,036,346 (2008 est.)
Tajikistan males age 16-49: 1,391,287 females age 16-49: 1,561,826 (2008 est.)
Tanzania males age 16-49: 5,278,833 (2008 est.)
Thailand males age 16-49: 12,968,674 females age 16-49: 14,058,779 (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste males age 16-49: 224,096 females age 16-49: 231,901 (2008 est.)
Togo males age 16-49: 897,195 females age 16-49: 913,327 (2008 est.)
Tonga males age 16-49: 25,520 females age 16-49: 26,893 (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago males age 16-49: 215,310 females age 16-49: 180,526 (2008 est.)
Tunisia males age 16-49: 2,539,962 females age 16-49: 2,465,295 (2008 est.)
Turkey males age 16-49: 17,011,635 females age 16-49: 16,433,364 (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan males age 16-49: 1,064,965 females age 16-49: 1,136,553 (2008 est.)
Uganda males age 16-49: 3,856,365 females age 16-49: 3,769,120 (2008 est.)
Ukraine males age 16-49: 7,141,814 females age 16-49: 9,428,876 (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates males age 16-49: 2,004,558 females age 16-49: 760,637 (2008 est.)
United Kingdom males age 16-49: 12,121,602 females age 16-49: 11,616,582 (2008 est.)
United States males age 16-49: 59,413,358 females age 16-49: 59,187,183 (2008 est.)
Uruguay males age 16-49: 703,955 females age 16-49: 690,296 (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan males age 16-49: 5,684,540 females age 16-49: 6,432,976 (2008 est.)
Vanuatu males age 16-49: 40,577 (2008 est.)
Venezuela males age 16-49: 5,280,974 females age 16-49: 5,768,814 (2008 est.)
Vietnam males age 16-49: 18,849,274 females age 16-49: 20,575,884 (2008 est.)
Yemen males age 16-49: 3,585,947 females age 16-49: 3,619,195 (2008 est.)
Zambia males age 16-49: 1,329,343 females age 16-49: 1,218,114 (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe males age 16-49: 1,643,036 females age 16-49: 1,404,663 (2008 est.)
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
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Afghanistan male: 371,451 female: 351,295 (2008 est.)
Albania male: 36,340 female: 33,077 (2008 est.)
Algeria male: 374,365 female: 360,942 (2008 est.)
American Samoa male: 806 female: 781 (2008 est.)
Andorra male: 412 female: 395 (2008 est.)
Angola male: 142,791 female: 139,539 (2008 est.)
Anguilla male: 103 female: 103 (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda male: 744 female: 742 (2008 est.)
Argentina male: 348,310 female: 332,944 (2008 est.)
Armenia male: 30,548 female: 29,170 (2008 est.)
Aruba male: 705 female: 719 (2008 est.)
Australia male: 144,934 female: 137,511 (2008 est.)
Austria male: 50,869 female: 48,246 (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan male: 94,402 female: 89,686 (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The male: 3,016 female: 3,024 (2008 est.)
Bahrain male: 6,543 female: 6,429 (2008 est.)
Bangladesh male: 1,311,850 female: 1,246,012 (2008 est.)
Barbados male: 2,157 female: 2,155 (2008 est.)
Belarus male: 64,232 female: 60,788 (2008 est.)
Belgium male: 64,659 female: 61,881 (2008 est.)
Belize male: 3,580 female: 3,449 (2008 est.)
Benin male: 97,543 female: 94,008 (2008 est.)
Bermuda male: 426 female: 445 (2008 est.)
Bhutan male: 7,847 female: 7,530 (2008 est.)
Bolivia male: 107,051 female: 103,620 (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina male: 30,246 female: 28,189 (2008 est.)
Botswana male: 23,007 female: 22,551 (2008 est.)
Brazil male: 1,666,791 female: 1,608,363 (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands male: 184 female: 179 (2008 est.)
Brunei male: 3,223 female: 3,182 (2008 est.)
Bulgaria male: 39,477 female: 37,339 (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso male: 176,358 female: 173,856 (2008 est.)
Burma male: 423,809 female: 415,843 (2008 est.)
Burundi male: 98,105 female: 98,533 (2008 est.)
Cambodia male: 185,959 female: 182,558 (2008 est.)
Cameroon male: 212,205 female: 207,545 (2008 est.)
Canada male: 227,435 female: 215,556 (2008 est.)
Cape Verde male: 5,566 female: 5,441 (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands male: 336 female: 336 (2008 est.)
Central African Republic male: 54,655 female: 54,420 (2008 est.)
Chad male: 116,824 female: 117,831 (2008 est.)
Chile male: 147,518 female: 141,139 (2008 est.)
China male: 10,760,380 female: 9,710,032 (2008 est.)
Colombia male: 442,403 female: 433,192 (2008 est.)
Comoros male: 7,901 female: 7,894 (2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the male: 783,762 female: 780,922 (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the male: 45,671 female: 45,248 (2008 est.)
Cook Islands male: 157 female: 133 (2008 est.)
Costa Rica male: 40,767 female: 38,899 (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire male: 234,032 female: 230,799 (2008 est.)
Croatia male: 27,500 female: 25,893 (2008 est.)
Cuba male: 79,945 female: 76,014 (2008 est.)
Cyprus male: 6,482 female: 6,208 (2008 est.)
Czech Republic male: 63,124 female: 59,786 (2008 est.)
Denmark male: 36,561 female: 34,603 (2008 est.)
Djibouti male: 5,618 female: 5,609 (2008 est.)
Dominica male: 756 female: 713 (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic male: 96,971 female: 93,116 (2008 est.)
Ecuador male: 144,821 female: 139,091 (2008 est.)
Egypt male: 825,300 female: 786,590 (2008 est.)
El Salvador male: 73,915 female: 71,252 (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea male: 6,784 female: 6,543 (2008 est.)
Eritrea male: 60,490 female: 60,639 (2008 est.)
Estonia male: 8,322 female: 7,846 (2008 est.)
Ethiopia male: 887,061 female: 896,048 (2008 est.)
Faroe Islands male: 400 female: 387 (2008 est.)
Fiji male: 9,077 female: 8,728 (2008 est.)
Finland male: 34,152 female: 32,870 (2008 est.)
France male: 401,379 female: 382,409 (2008 est.)
French Polynesia male: 2,699 female: 2,589 (2008 est.)
Gabon male: 16,558 female: 16,577 (2008 est.)
Gambia, The male: 19,650 female: 19,582 (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip male: 19,275 female: 18,309 (2008 est.)
Georgia male: 35,917 female: 34,566 (2008 est.)
Germany male: 442,972 female: 420,801 (2008 est.)
Ghana male: 273,265 female: 267,204 (2008 est.)
Gibraltar male: 190 female: 185 (2008 est.)
Greece male: 53,858 female: 50,488 (2008 est.)
Greenland male: 534 female: 503 (2008 est.)
Grenada male: 1,034 female: 970 (2008 est.)
Guam male: 1,665 female: 1,547 (2008 est.)
Guatemala male: 161,550 female: 159,760 (2008 est.)
Guernsey male: 379 female: 353 (2008 est.)
Guinea male: 106,967 female: 104,631 (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau male: 16,634 female: 16,841 (2008 est.)
Guyana male: 6,713 female: 6,451 (2008 est.)
Haiti male: 105,655 female: 104,376 (2008 est.)
Honduras male: 90,876 female: 87,292 (2008 est.)
Hong Kong male: 42,173 female: 38,753 (2008 est.)
Hungary male: 62,197 female: 59,267 (2008 est.)
Iceland male: 2,393 female: 2,317 (2008 est.)
India male: 11,592,516 female: 10,636,857 (2008 est.)
Indonesia male: 2,181,303 female: 2,110,397 (2008 est.)
Iran male: 766,668 female: 727,654 (2008 est.)
Iraq male: 302,926 female: 294,747 (2008 est.)
Ireland male: 28,610 female: 27,095 (2008 est.)
Isle of Man male: 471 female: 447 (2008 est.)
Israel male: 60,602 female: 57,532 (2008 est.)
Italy male: 290,740 female: 273,569 (2008 est.)
Jamaica male: 32,000 female: 31,428 (2008 est.)
Japan male: 622,168 female: 590,153 (2008 est.)
Jersey male: 587 female: 540 (2008 est.)
Jordan male: 68,067 female: 65,512 (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan male: 145,495 female: 140,149 (2008 est.)
Kenya male: 411,032 female: 406,794 (2008 est.)
Kiribati male: 1,247 female: 1,226 (2008 est.)
Korea, North male: 199,628 female: 192,388 (2008 est.)
Korea, South male: 371,108 female: 325,408 (2008 est.)
Kuwait male: 17,737 female: 18,519 (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan male: 60,706 female: 58,721 (2008 est.)
Laos male: 73,973 female: 72,758 (2008 est.)
Latvia male: 14,506 female: 13,982 (2008 est.)
Lebanon male: 32,815 female: 31,610 (2008 est.)
Lesotho male: 26,084 female: 26,006 (2008 est.)
Liberia male: 30,448 female: 29,902 (2008 est.)
Libya male: 61,305 female: 58,788 (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein male: 202 female: 222 (2008 est.)
Lithuania male: 25,907 female: 24,735 (2008 est.)
Luxembourg male: 3,066 female: 2,909 (2008 est.)
Macau male: 4,601 female: 4,171 (2008 est.)
Macedonia male: 15,141 female: 14,434 (2008 est.)
Madagascar male: 230,088 female: 229,932 (2008 est.)
Malawi male: 168,858 female: 168,946 (2008 est.)
Malaysia male: 260,725 female: 247,309 (2008 est.)
Maldives male: 4,749 female: 4,084 (2008 est.)
Mali male: 144,293 female: 136,381 (2008 est.)
Malta male: 2,815 female: 2,657 (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands male: 512 female: 494 (2008 est.)
Mauritania male: 38,191 female: 38,638 (2008 est.)
Mauritius male: 11,089 female: 10,843 (2008 est.)
Mayotte male: 2,407 female: 2,401 (2008 est.)
Mexico male: 1,110,544 female: 1,073,223 (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of male: 1,310 female: 1,262 (2008 est.)
Moldova male: 33,053 female: 31,712 (2008 est.)
Monaco male: 191 female: 182 (2008 est.)
Mongolia male: 29,990 female: 29,256 (2008 est.)
Montenegro male: 4,426 female: 4,201 (2008 est.)
Montserrat male: 31 female: 39 (2008 est.)
Morocco male: 355,479 female: 343,016 (2008 est.)
Mozambique male: 257,261 female: 259,114 (2008 est.)
Namibia male: 25,525 female: 25,182 (2008 est.)
Nauru male: 173 female: 159 (2008 est.)
Nepal male: 335,747 female: 312,297 (2008 est.)
Netherlands male: 105,735 female: 100,747 (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles male: 1,855 female: 1,760 (2008 est.)
New Caledonia male: 2,202 female: 2,121 (2008 est.)
New Zealand male: 31,834 female: 30,243 (2008 est.)
Nicaragua male: 72,689 female: 70,452 (2008 est.)
Niger male: 150,728 female: 143,379 (2008 est.)
Nigeria male: 1,663,025 female: 1,585,224 (2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands male: 572 female: 594 (2008 est.)
Norway male: 32,185 female: 30,683 (2008 est.)
Oman male: 34,238 female: 33,139 (2008 est.)
Pakistan male: 2,062,065 female: 1,936,916 (2008 est.)
Palau male: 179 female: 165 (2008 est.)
Panama male: 31,042 female: 29,969 (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea male: 62,865 female: 61,102 (2008 est.)
Paraguay male: 72,109 female: 70,509 (2008 est.)
Peru male: 306,260 female: 296,819 (2008 est.)
Philippines male: 1,012,779 female: 977,030 (2008 est.)
Poland male: 257,605 female: 245,832 (2008 est.)
Portugal male: 64,910 female: 58,599 (2008 est.)
Puerto Rico male: 30,760 female: 29,469 (2008 est.)
Qatar male: 6,224 female: 4,845 (2008 est.)
Romania male: 127,706 female: 121,852 (2008 est.)
Russia male: 821,103 female: 781,570 (2008 est.)
Rwanda male: 111,791 female: 112,131 (2008 est.)
Saint Barthelemy male: 21 female: 20 (2008 est.)
Saint Helena male: 47 female: 43 (2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis male: 367 female: 352 (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia male: 1,591 female: 1,504 (2008 est.)
Saint Martin male: 186 female: 162 (2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon male: 61 female: 58 (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines male: 1,224 female: 1,169 (2008 est.)
Samoa male: 2,571 female: 2,454 (2008 est.)
San Marino male: 156 female: 154 (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe male: 2,437 female: 2,394 (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia male: 271,905 female: 261,795 (2008 est.)
Senegal male: 141,832 female: 139,541 (2008 est.)
Serbia male: 66,263 female: 62,165 (2008 est.)
Seychelles male: 770 female: 750 (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone male: 70,068 female: 73,930 (2008 est.)
Singapore male: 27,742 female: 26,325 (2008 est.)
Slovakia male: 38,183 female: 36,388 (2008 est.)
Slovenia male: 10,516 female: 9,934 (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands male: 6,924 female: 6,679 (2008 est.)
Somalia male: 95,446 female: 95,339 (2008 est.)
South Africa male: 529,201 female: 522,678 (2008 est.)
Spain male: 203,650 female: 191,352 (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka male: 174,065 female: 168,593 (2008 est.)
Sudan male: 488,679 female: 469,547 (2008 est.)
Suriname male: 4,329 female: 4,350 (2008 est.)
Swaziland male: 15,951 female: 15,728 (2008 est.)
Sweden male: 64,605 female: 61,110 (2008 est.)
Switzerland male: 49,205 female: 45,220 (2008 est.)
Syria male: 215,734 female: 203,106 (2008 est.)
Taiwan male: 164,883 female: 152,085 (2008 est.)
Tajikistan male: 84,137 female: 81,777 (2008 est.)
Tanzania male: 478,812 female: 479,557 (2008 est.)
Thailand male: 531,315 female: 511,288 (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste male: 13,045 female: 12,670 (2008 est.)
Togo male: 69,156 female: 69,200 (2008 est.)
Tonga male: 1,464 female: 1,412 (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago male: 8,671 female: 8,153 (2008 est.)
Tunisia male: 101,794 female: 95,198 (2008 est.)
Turkey male: 660,452 female: 638,527 (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan male: 57,615 female: 55,426 (2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands male: 222 female: 214 (2008 est.)
Tuvalu male: 128 female: 125 (2008 est.)
Uganda male: 384,638 female: 381,990 (2008 est.)
Ukraine male: 288,605 female: 276,324 (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates male: 25,856 female: 23,085 (2008 est.)
United Kingdom male: 400,927 female: 383,593 (2008 est.)
United States male: 2,186,440 female: 2,079,688 (2008 est.)
Uruguay male: 27,082 female: 26,075 (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan male: 324,094 female: 323,923 (2008 est.)
Vanuatu male: 2,385 female: 2,290 (2008 est.)
Venezuela male: 275,323 female: 274,106 (2008 est.)
Vietnam male: 903,734 female: 845,306 (2008 est.)
Virgin Islands male: 861 female: 897 (2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna male: 172 female: 170 (2008 est.)
West Bank male: 29,866 female: 28,372 (2008 est.)
Western Sahara male: 4,658 female: 4,545 (2008 est.)
Yemen male: 268,468 female: 258,196 (2008 est.) |
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