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Portugal 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Puerto Rico 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Qatar 39.3 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Romania 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Russia 237.2 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Rwanda 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Saint Helena 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Saint Lucia 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Samoa 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Senegal NA cu m
Serbia 0 cu m (2005 est.)
Seychelles 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Sierra Leone 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Singapore 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Slovakia 180 million cu m (2007 est.)
Slovenia 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Solomon Islands 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Somalia 0 cu m (2007 est.)
South Africa 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Spain 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Sudan 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Suriname 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Swaziland 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Sweden 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Switzerland 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Syria NA cu m
Taiwan 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Tajikistan 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Tanzania 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Thailand 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Timor-Leste 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Togo 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Tonga 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 18.1 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Tunisia 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Turkey 31 million cu m (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan 49.4 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Uganda 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Ukraine 4 billion cu m (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates 6.848 billion cu m (2005 est.)
United Kingdom 10.4 billion cu m (2007 est.)
United States 23.28 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Uruguay 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan 14.01 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Vanuatu 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Venezuela 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Vietnam 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Virgin Islands 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Western Sahara 0 cu m (2007 est.)
World 929.9 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Yemen 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Zambia 0 cu m (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe 0 cu m (2007 est.)
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@2184 Internet hosts
Afghanistan 31 (2008)
Albania 10,162 (2008)
Algeria 477 (2008)
American Samoa 1,923 (2008)
Andorra 23,368 (2008)
Angola 3,562 (2008)
Anguilla 205 (2008)
Antarctica 7,748 (2008)
Antigua and Barbuda 2,215 (2008)
Argentina 3.813 million (2008)
Armenia 26,081 (2008)
Aruba 17,661 (2008)
Australia 11.134 million (2008)
Austria 2.806 million (2008)
Azerbaijan 6,995 (2008)
Bahamas, The 41 (2008)
Bahrain 2,621 (2008)
Bangladesh 1,440 (2008)
Barbados 104 (2008)
Belarus 68,118 (2008)
Belgium 3.841 million (2008)
Belize 2,751 (2008)
Benin 848 (2008)
Bermuda 1,628 (2008)
Bhutan 9,046 (2008)
Bolivia 68,428 (2008)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 56,032 (2008)
Botswana 6,374 (2008)
Bouvet Island 6 (2008)
Brazil 9.573 million (2008)
British Indian Ocean Territory 89 (2008)
British Virgin Islands 465 (2008)
Brunei 14,950 (2008)
Bulgaria 513,470 (2008)
Burkina Faso 116 (2008)
Burma 108 (2008)
Burundi 162 (2008)
Cambodia 1,230 (2008)
Cameroon 69 (2008)
Canada 5.119 million (2008)
Cape Verde 20 (2008)
Cayman Islands 4,648 (2008)
Central African Republic 21 (2008)
Chad 5 (2008)
Chile 847,215 (2008)
China 14.306 million (2008)
Christmas Island 1,821 (2008)
Colombia 1.554 million (2008)
Comoros 8 (2008)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3,211 (2008)
Congo, Republic of the 5 (2008)
Cook Islands 2,234 (2008)
Costa Rica 16,440 (2008)
Cote d'Ivoire 5,569 (2008)
Croatia 1.111 million (2008)
Cuba 3,664 (2008)
Cyprus 143,099 (2008)
Czech Republic 2.434 million (2008)
Denmark 3.642 million (2008)
Djibouti 161 (2008)
Dominica 29 (2008)
Dominican Republic 105,546 (2008)
Ecuador 45,404 (2008)
Egypt 175,342 (2008)
El Salvador 11,434 (2008)
Equatorial Guinea 9 (2008)
Eritrea 1,074 (2008)
Estonia 645,495 (2008)
Ethiopia 128 (2008)
European Union 31,693 (2008); note - this sum reflects the number of internet hosts assigned the .eu internet country code
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 91 (2008)
Faroe Islands 8,516 (2008)
Fiji 12,592 (2008)
Finland 3.877 million (2008)
France 14.256 million; 14,256,000 (metropolitan France) (2008)
French Polynesia 14,070 (2008)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands 38 (2008)
Gabon 88 (2008)
Gambia, The 320 (2008)
Georgia 27,905 (2008)
Germany 22.606 million (2008)
Ghana 24,018 (2008)
Gibraltar 1,904 (2008)
Greece 1.626 million (2008)
Greenland 14,132 (2008)
Grenada 9 (2008)
Guam 36 (2008)
Guatemala 124,095 (2008)
Guernsey 156 (2008)
Guinea 16 (2008)
Guinea-Bissau 82 (2008)
Guyana 6,218 (2008)
Haiti 7 (2008)
Holy See (Vatican City) 55 (2008)
Honduras 13,370 (2008)
Hong Kong 817,766 (2008)
Hungary 1.879 million (2008)
Iceland 263,980 (2008)
India 2.707 million (2008)
Indonesia 753,200 (2008)
Iran 2,860 (2008)
Iraq 3 (2008)
Ireland 1.242 million (2008)
Isle of Man 426 (2008)
Israel 1.415 million (2008)
Italy 17.702 million (2008)
Jamaica 1,292 (2008)
Japan 39.909 million (2008)
Jersey 190 (2008)
Jordan 21,150 (2008)
Kazakhstan 36,417 (2008)
Kenya 27,376 (2008)
Kiribati 9 (2008)
Korea, South 333,823 (2008)
Kuwait 3,289 (2008)
Kyrgyzstan 56,905 (2008)
Laos 1,015 (2008)
Latvia 220,082 (2008)
Lebanon 36,681 (2008)
Lesotho 83 (2008)
Liberia 7 (2008)
Libya 31 (2008)
Liechtenstein 7,639 (2008)
Lithuania 812,083 (2008)
Luxembourg 180,756 (2008)
Macau 263 (2008)
Macedonia 36,905 (2008)
Madagascar 11,016 (2008)
Malawi 107 (2008)
Malaysia 377,716 (2008)
Maldives 1,600 (2008)
Mali 387 (2008)
Malta 26,494 (2008)
Marshall Islands 3 (2008)
Mauritania 34 (2008)
Mauritius 9,609 (2008)
Mayotte 1 (2008)
Mexico 10.653 million (2008)
Micronesia, Federated States of 866 (2008)
Moldova 223,869 (2008)
Monaco 21,058 (2008)
Mongolia 356 (2008)
Montserrat 409 (2008)
Morocco 275,889 (2008)
Mozambique 22,532 (2008)
Namibia 6,296 (2008)
Nauru 42 (2008)
Nepal 42,219 (2008)
Netherlands 10.983 million (2008)
Netherlands Antilles 47,597 (2008)
New Caledonia 15,487 (2008)
New Zealand 1.72 million (2008)
Nicaragua 58,157 (2008)
Niger 216 (2008)
Nigeria 1,048 (2008)
Niue 382,599 (2008)
Norfolk Island 51 (2008)
Northern Mariana Islands 6 (2008)
Norway 2.995 million (2008)
Oman 4,785 (2008)
Pakistan 197,264 (2008)
Palau 0 (2008)
Panama 7,858 (2008)
Papua New Guinea 3,422 (2008)
Paraguay 19,691 (2008)
Peru 271,745 (2008)
Philippines 283,579 (2008)
Pitcairn Islands 12 (2008)
Poland 7.808 million (2008)
Portugal 1.858 million (2008)
Puerto Rico 404 (2008)
Qatar 563 (2008)
Romania 2.195 million (2008)
Russia 4.822 million (2008)
Rwanda 2,363 (2008)
Saint Helena 306 (2008)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 45 (2008)
Saint Lucia 17 (2008)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 (2008)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 124 (2008)
Samoa 11,307 (2008)
San Marino 6,665 (2008)
Sao Tome and Principe 1,355 (2008)
Saudi Arabia 141,232 (2008)
Senegal 217 (2008)
Serbia NA
Seychelles 284 (2008)
Sierra Leone 8 (2008)
Singapore 837,559 (2008)
Slovakia 717,744 (2008)
Slovenia 75,984 (2008)
Solomon Islands 3,804 (2008)
Somalia 1 (2008)
South Africa 1.297 million (2008)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 196 (2008)
Spain 3.264 million (2008)
Sri Lanka 4,940 (2008)
Sudan 33 (2008)
Suriname 33 (2008)
Swaziland 2,582 (2008)
Sweden 3.579 million (2008)
Switzerland 3.437 million (2008)
Syria 7,857 (2008)
Taiwan 5.225 million (2008)
Tajikistan 1,158 (2008)
Tanzania 24,271 (2008)
Thailand 1.116 million (2008)
Timor-Leste 285 (2008)
Togo 769 (2008)
Tokelau 273 (2008)
Tonga 19,231 (2008)
Trinidad and Tobago 155,722 (2008)
Tunisia 376 (2008)
Turkey 2.667 million (2008)
Turkmenistan 640 (2008)
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,352 (2008)
Tuvalu 56,209 (2008)
Uganda 1,090 (2008)
Ukraine 524,202 (2008)
United Arab Emirates 381,915 (2008)
United Kingdom 8.269 million (2008)
United States 316 million (2008); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org
Uruguay 480,593 (2008)
Uzbekistan 38,183 (2008)
Vanuatu 990 (2008)
Venezuela 145,394 (2008)
Vietnam 84,151 (2008)
Virgin Islands 4,610 (2008)
Wallis and Futuna 1 (2008)
Yemen 167 (2008)
Zambia 7,610 (2008)
Zimbabwe 19,157 (2008)
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@2185 Investment (gross fixed) (% of GDP)
Albania 23.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Algeria 24.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Angola 9.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Argentina 24.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Armenia 33.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Australia 27.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Austria 20.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Azerbaijan 20% of GDP (2007 est.)
Bahrain 22.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Bangladesh 24.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Belarus 30.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Belgium 21.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Belize 19.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Benin 19.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Bolivia 16.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Botswana 19.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Brazil 17.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Bulgaria 29.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Burkina Faso 21.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Burma 13.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Burundi 24.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cambodia 19.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cameroon 17.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Canada 22.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cape Verde 37% of GDP (2007 est.)
Chad 11.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Chile 20.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
China 42.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Colombia 22.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 40.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Costa Rica 21.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 8.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Croatia 30.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cuba 13.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cyprus 20.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Czech Republic 24.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Denmark 22.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Dominican Republic 18.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ecuador 21.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Egypt 21.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
El Salvador 16.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 37.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Eritrea 19.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Estonia 31.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ethiopia 25.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
European Union 21.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Finland 20.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
France 21.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Gabon 24.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Gambia, The 25.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Georgia 29.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Germany 18.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ghana 31.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Greece 25.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Guatemala 17.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Guinea 11.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Guyana 34.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Haiti 28.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Honduras 30.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Hong Kong 20.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Hungary 20.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Iceland 27.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
India 33.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Indonesia 24.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Iran 27.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ireland 26.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Israel 18.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Italy 21% of GDP (2007 est.)
Jamaica 34.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Japan 23.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Jordan 27.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan 30.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Kenya 20.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Korea, South 28.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Kosovo 29% of GDP (2006 est.)
Kuwait 19.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 25.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Latvia 32.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Lebanon 22% of GDP (2007 est.)
Lesotho 51.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Libya 8.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Lithuania 26.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Luxembourg 20.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Macedonia 17.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Madagascar 25.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Malawi 8.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Malaysia 21.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Malta 18.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Mauritius 25.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Mexico 20.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Moldova 33.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Montenegro 30.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Morocco 29.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Mozambique 21.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Namibia 23.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Netherlands 20% of GDP (2007 est.)
New Zealand 23.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Nicaragua 31.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Nigeria 23.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Norway 20.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Oman 20% of GDP (2007 est.)
Pakistan 21.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Panama 20.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea 19.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Paraguay 18.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Peru 23% of GDP (2007 est.)
Philippines 14.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Poland 21.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Portugal 21.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Qatar 43.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Romania 28% of GDP (2007 est.)
Russia 21% of GDP (2007 est.)
Rwanda 22% of GDP (2007 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 36.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia 20% of GDP (2007 est.)
Senegal 25.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Serbia 20.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Seychelles 8.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Singapore 24.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Slovakia 25.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Slovenia 28.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
South Africa 20.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Spain 31.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka 24.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Sudan 19% of GDP (2007 est.)
Swaziland 18.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Sweden 19% of GDP (2007 est.)
Switzerland 21.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Syria 21.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Taiwan 21.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Tajikistan 12.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Tanzania 23.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Thailand 26.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Togo 24.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 16.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Tunisia 23.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Turkey 21.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan 32.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Uganda 25.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ukraine 27.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates 20.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
United Kingdom 18.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
United States 15.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Uruguay 13.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Venezuela 23.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Vietnam 37.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
World 22.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Yemen 25% of GDP (2007 est.)
Zambia 26.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe 16.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
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@2186 Public debt (% of GDP)
Albania 51.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Algeria 18% of GDP (2007 est.)
Angola 12% of GDP (2007 est.)
Argentina 56.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Aruba 46.3% of GDP (2005)
Australia 15.6% of GDP note: the Commonwealth government eliminated its net debt in 2006, but continues a gross debt issue to support the market for risk-free securities (2007 est.)
Austria 59.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Azerbaijan 6.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Bahrain 31.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Bangladesh 37.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Belgium 84.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Bhutan 81.4% of GDP (2004)
Bolivia 46.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 34% of GDP (2007 est.)
Botswana 5.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Brazil 45.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Bulgaria 10.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cameroon 15.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Canada 64.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Chile 4.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
China 18.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Colombia 52.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Costa Rica 46.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 75.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Croatia 47.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cuba 36.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Cyprus 59.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Czech Republic 26% of GDP (2007 est.)
Denmark 26% of GDP (2007 est.)
Dominican Republic 41% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ecuador 33.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Egypt 105.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
El Salvador 37.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 1.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Estonia 3.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ethiopia 44.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Finland 35.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
France 63.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Gabon 52.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Germany 64.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ghana 58.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Gibraltar 15.7% of GDP (2005 est.)
Greece 89.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Guatemala 20.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Honduras 24.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Hong Kong 12.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Hungary 67% of GDP (2007 est.)
Iceland 27.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
India 58.2% of GDP (federal and state debt combined) (2007 est.)
Indonesia 34% of GDP (2007 est.)
Iran 17.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ireland 24.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Israel 80.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Italy 104% of GDP (2007 est.)
Jamaica 126.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Japan 170% of GDP (2007 est.)
Jordan 72.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan 7.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Kenya 48.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Korea, South 28.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Kosovo NA
Kuwait 9.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Latvia 7.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Lebanon 186.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Libya 4.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Lithuania 17.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Luxembourg 6.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Macedonia 30.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Malawi 50.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Malaysia 41.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Mauritius 63.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Mexico 22.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Moldova 23.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Montenegro 38% of GDP (2006)
Morocco 67.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Mozambique 22.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Namibia 22.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Netherlands 45.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
New Zealand 20.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Nicaragua 62.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Nigeria 14.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Norway 83.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Oman 3.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Pakistan 50.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Panama 53% of GDP (2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea 40.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Paraguay 27% of GDP (2007 est.)
Peru 29.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Philippines 55.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Poland 43.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Portugal 63.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Qatar 11% of GDP (2007 est.)
Romania 13% of GDP (2007 est.)
Russia 5.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia 24.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Senegal 22.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Serbia 37% of GDP (2007 est.)
Seychelles 92.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Singapore 96.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Slovakia 35.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Slovenia 23.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
South Africa 31.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Spain 36.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka 85.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Sudan 105.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Sweden 41.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Switzerland 44.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
Syria 37.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Taiwan 27.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Tanzania 19.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Thailand 37.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 27.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Tunisia 55.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Turkey 38.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
Uganda 20.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
Ukraine 11.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates 21.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
United Kingdom 43.6% of GDP (2007 est.)
United States 60.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Uruguay 64.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan 18.7% of GDP (2007 est.)
Venezuela 19.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Vietnam 42% of GDP (2007 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
Yemen 33.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Zambia 28.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe 218.2% of GDP (2007 est.)
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@2187 Current account balance
Afghanistan NA
Albania -$1.202 billion (2007 est.)
Algeria $32.05 billion (2007 est.)
Angola $13.58 billion (2007 est.)
Anguilla -$42.87 million (2003 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda $-211 million (2007 est.)
Argentina $7.438 billion (2007 est.)
Armenia -$571.4 million (2007 est.)
Australia -$56.78 billion (2007 est.)
Austria $12.03 billion (2007 est.)
Azerbaijan $9.019 billion (2007 est.)
Bahamas, The -$1.442 billion (2007 est.)
Bahrain $2.907 billion (2007 est.)
Bangladesh $804.7 million (2007 est.)
Barbados -$254 million (2007 est.)
Belarus -$2.876 billion (2007 est.)
Belgium $3.282 billion (2007 est.)
Belize -$43 million (2007 est.)
Benin -$441 million (2007 est.)
Bhutan $116 million (2007 est.)
Bolivia $1.796 billion (2007 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina -$1.939 billion (2007 est.)
Botswana $1.973 billion (2007 est.)
Brazil $1.712 billion (2007 est.)
British Virgin Islands $134.3 million (1999)
Brunei $7.101 billion (2007 est.)
Bulgaria -$8.53 billion (2007 est.)
Burkina Faso -$706 million (2007 est.)
Burma $1.427 billion (2007 est.)
Burundi -$101 million (2007 est.)
Cambodia -$506.3 million (2007 est.)
Cameroon -$325 million (2007 est.)
Canada $12.67 billion (2007 est.)
Cape Verde -$132.6 million (2007 est.)
Central African Republic -$77 million (2007 est.)
Chad -$171 million (2007 est.)
Chile $7.2 billion (2007 est.)
China $371.8 billion (2007 est.)
Colombia -$5.862 billion (2007 est.)
Comoros $8 million (2007 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the -$402 million (2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of the -$1.491 billion (2007 est.)
Cook Islands $26.67 million (2005)
Costa Rica -$1.499 billion (2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire -$146 million (2007 est.)
Croatia -$4.85 billion (2007 est.)
Cuba $240 million (2007 est.)
Cyprus -$2.144 billion (2007 est.)
Czech Republic -$4.534 billion (2007 est.)
Denmark $4.279 billion (2007 est.)
Djibouti -$212 million (2007 est.)
Dominica -$72 million (2007 est.)
Dominican Republic -$2.231 billion (2007 est.)
Ecuador $1.064 billion (2007 est.)
Egypt $500.9 million (2007 est.)
El Salvador -$1.119 billion (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea $415 million (2007 est.)
Eritrea -$205 million (2007 est.)
Estonia -$3.771 billion (2007 est.)
Ethiopia -$826.8 million (2007 est.)
European Union $NA
Fiji -$507 million (2007 est.)
Finland $11.4 billion (2007 est.)
France -$31.25 billion (2007 est.)
Gabon $1.552 billion (2007 est.)
Gambia, The -$71 million (2007 est.)
Georgia -$2.044 billion (2007 est.)
Germany $254.5 billion (2007 est.)
Ghana -$1.549 billion (2007 est.)
Greece -$44.4 billion (2007 est.)
Grenada -$138 million (2007 est.)
Guatemala -$1.663 billion (2007 est.)
Guinea -$424 million (2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissau -$6 million (2007 est.)
Guyana -$157 million (2007 est.)
Haiti -$467 million (2007 est.)
Honduras -$1.225 billion (2007 est.)
Hong Kong $28.04 billion (2007 est.)
Hungary -$8.018 billion (2007 est.)
Iceland -$3.189 billion (2007 est.)
India -$12.11 billion (2007 est.)
Indonesia $11.01 billion (2007 est.)
Iran $28.95 billion (2007 est.)
Iraq $6.025 billion (2007 est.)
Ireland -$14.12 billion (2007 est.)
Israel $5.197 billion (2007 est.)
Italy -$51.03 billion (2007 est.)
Jamaica -$1.83 billion (2007 est.)
Japan $210.5 billion (2007 est.)
Jordan -$2.767 billion (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan -$7.184 billion (2007 est.)
Kenya -$1.147 billion (2007 est.)
Kiribati -$21 million (2007 est.)
Korea, South $5.954 billion (2007 est.)
Kosovo -$58.3 million (2007)
Kuwait $47.5 billion (2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan -$267.9 million (2007 est.)
Laos -$285 million (2007 est.)
Latvia -$6.231 billion (2007 est.)
Lebanon -$2.046 billion (2007 est.)
Lesotho $49 million (2007 est.)
Liberia -$224 million (2007)
Libya $26.38 billion (2007 est.)
Lithuania -$5.26 billion (2007 est.)
Luxembourg $4.921 billion (2007 est.)
Macedonia -$249 million (2007 est.)
Madagascar -$890 million (2007 est.)
Malawi -$318 million (2007 est.)
Malaysia $28.93 billion (2007 est.)
Maldives -$472 million (2007)
Mali -$446 million (2007 est.)
Malta -$424.5 million (2007 est.)
Mauritania -$184 million (2007 est.)
Mauritius -$408.3 million (2007 est.)
Mexico -$5.525 billion (2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of -$34.3 million (FY05 est.)
Moldova -$694.7 million (2007 est.)
Mongolia -$23 million (2007 est.)
Montenegro $NA
Morocco -$1.834 billion (2007 est.)
Mozambique -$795.1 million (2007 est.)
Namibia $805.2 million (2007 est.)
Nepal $58 million (2007)
Netherlands $47.31 billion (2007 est.)
New Zealand -$10.23 billion (2007 est.)
Nicaragua -$1.001 billion (2007 est.)
Niger -$321 million (2007 est.)
Nigeria $2.514 billion (2007 est.)
Norway $64.07 billion (2007 est.)
Oman $4.866 billion (2007 est.)
Pakistan -$8.255 billion (2007 est.)
Palau $15.09 million (FY03/04)
Panama -$1.577 billion (2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea $125.8 million (2007 est.)
Paraguay $119 million (2007 est.)
Peru $1.516 billion (2007 est.)
Philippines $6.351 billion (2007 est.)
Poland -$15.91 billion (2007 est.)
Portugal -$21.75 billion (2007 est.)
Qatar $10.41 billion (2007 est.)
Romania -$23.02 billion (2007 est.)
Russia $78.31 billion (2007 est.)
Rwanda -$147 million (2007 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis -$163 million (2007 est.)
Saint Lucia -$199 million (2007 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -$149 million (2007 est.)
Samoa -$24 million (2007 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe -$55 million (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia $86.62 billion (2007 est.)
Senegal -$1.458 billion (2007 est.)
Serbia -$6.889 billion (2007 est.)
Seychelles -$272 million (2007 est.)
Sierra Leone -$63 million (2007 est.)
Singapore $46.39 billion (2007 est.)
Slovakia -$3.998 billion (2007 est.)
Slovenia -$2.181 billion (2007 est.)
Solomon Islands -$143 million (2007 est.)
South Africa -$20.63 billion (2007 est.)
Spain -$145.3 billion (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka -$1.019 billion (2007 est.)
Sudan -$3.447 billion (2007 est.)
Suriname $24 million (2007 est.)
Swaziland -$24 million (2007 est.)
Sweden $37.97 billion (2007 est.)
Switzerland $72.35 billion (2007 est.)
Syria $908 million (2007 est.)
Taiwan $32.88 billion (2007 est.)
Tajikistan -$351 million (2007 est.)
Tanzania -$1.856 billion (2007 est.)
Thailand $14.92 billion (2007 est.)
Timor-Leste $1.161 billion (2007 est.)
Togo -$159 million (2007 est.)
Tonga -$23 million (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago $5.378 billion (2007 est.)
Tunisia -$905 million (2007 est.)
Turkey -$37.58 billion (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan $1.705 billion (2007 est.)
Tuvalu -$11.68 million (2003)
Uganda -$744.7 million (2007 est.)
Ukraine -$5.918 billion (2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates $34.53 billion (2007 est.)
United Kingdom -$119.2 billion (2007 est.)
United States -$731.2 billion (2007 est.)
Uruguay -$185.6 million (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan $4.615 billion (2007 est.)
Vanuatu -$60 million (2007 est.)
Venezuela $20 billion (2007 est.)
Vietnam -$6.993 billion (2007 est.)
Yemen -$362 million (2007 est.)
Zambia -$228 million (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe -$649 million (2007 est.)
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@2188 Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Albania $2.162 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Algeria $110.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Angola $11.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Argentina $46.12 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Armenia $1.657 billion (December 2007 est.)
Australia $26.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Austria $18.22 billion (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan $4.273 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bahrain $4.101 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bangladesh $5.278 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Barbados $620 million (2007)
Belarus $4.266 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Belgium $16.51 billion (2007 est.)
Belize $109 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Benin $1.209 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bolivia $5.318 billion (31 October 2007)
Bosnia and Herzegovina $4.525 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Botswana $9.79 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Brazil $180.3 billion (31 December 2007)
Bulgaria $17.38 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Burkina Faso $1.029 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Burma $2.262 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Burundi $177.1 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Cambodia $2.143 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cameroon $2.932 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Canada $41.08 billion (2007 est.)
Cape Verde $398 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Chad $969 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Chile $16.84 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
China $1.534 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Colombia $20.95 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of the $2.206 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Costa Rica $4.114 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire $2.519 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Croatia $13.67 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cuba $4.247 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cyprus $6.507 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Czech Republic $34.59 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Denmark $34.32 billion (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic $2.562 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ecuador $3.521 billion (30 November 2007 est.)
Egypt $31.37 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
El Salvador $2.199 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea $3.846 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Eritrea $23 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Estonia $3.27 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ethiopia $1.294 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
European Union $NA
Finland $8.385 billion (2007)
France $115.7 billion (2006 est.)
Gabon $1.238 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Gambia, The $142.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Georgia $1.361 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Germany $136.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ghana $2.204 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Greece $3.658 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Guatemala $4.139 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Guinea $119 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Guyana $313 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Haiti $444 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Honduras $2.546 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hong Kong $152.7 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hungary $24.05 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iceland $2.436 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
India $275 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Indonesia $56.92 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iran $69.2 billion (2007 est.)
Iraq $25.66 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ireland $926.2 million (2006 est.)
Israel $28.52 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Italy $94.33 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Jamaica $1.905 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Japan $954.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Jordan $7.929 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kazakhstan $17.63 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kenya $3.355 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Korea, South $262.2 billion (31 December 2007)
Kosovo $NA
Kuwait $16.78 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan $1.177 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Laos $540 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Latvia $5.758 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lebanon $20.55 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lesotho $852 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Libya $79.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lithuania $7.721 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Luxembourg $205.5 million (2006 est.)
Macedonia $2.265 billion (31 December 2007)
Madagascar $846.7 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Malawi $217.2 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Malaysia $101.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Malta $3.798 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Mauritius $1.822 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Mexico $87.19 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Moldova $1.334 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Montenegro $NA
Morocco $24.72 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Mozambique $1.445 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Namibia $896 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Netherlands $26.98 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
New Zealand $17.25 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Nicaragua $1.103 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Nigeria $51.33 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Norway $60.84 billion (2006 est.)
Oman $9.524 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Pakistan $15.69 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Panama $1.935 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea $2.087 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Paraguay $2.463 billion (31 December 2007)
Peru $27.78 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Philippines $33.75 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Poland $65.75 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Portugal $11.55 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Qatar $9.752 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Romania $39.96 billion (31 December 2007)
Russia $476.4 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Rwanda $552.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Samoa $70.15 million (FY03/04)
Sao Tome and Principe $34.6 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia $34.01 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Senegal $1.66 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Serbia $14.22 billion (2007 est.)
Seychelles $40.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Singapore $163 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovakia $18.98 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovenia $5.682 billion (30 September 2007 est.)
South Africa $32.94 billion (31 December 2007)
Spain $19.05 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Sri Lanka $3.644 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Sudan $1.378 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Suriname $263.3 million (2006)
Swaziland $762.7 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Sweden $31.04 billion (2006 est.)
Switzerland $75.37 billion (2006 est.)
Syria $6.046 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Taiwan $275 billion (31 December 2007)
Tajikistan $242 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Tanzania $2.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Thailand $87.46 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Togo $438 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Tonga $40.83 million (yearend, FY04/05)
Trinidad and Tobago $6.745 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tunisia $7.854 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Turkey $76.51 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Turkmenistan $5.172 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Uganda $2.56 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ukraine $32.48 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates $77.24 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United Kingdom $57.3 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United States $70.57 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Uruguay $4.121 billion (December 2007 est.)
Uzbekistan $6.75 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Vanuatu $40.54 million (2003)
Venezuela $33.48 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Vietnam $23.87 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Yemen $7.76 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zambia $1.09 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zimbabwe $120 million (31 December 2007 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 animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
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) water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Argentina degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Bangladesh degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal 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 in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Belize degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Benin degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008)
Bhutan degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Bolivia degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Botswana degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
Burkina Faso 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 note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
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 water contact disease: leptospirosis animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Burundi degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
Cambodia degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Cameroon degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis animal contact disease: rabies (2008)
Central African Republic 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 (2008)
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 (2008)
China degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Colombia degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
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) water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2008)
Congo, Republic of the degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) animal contact disease: rabies (2008)
Costa Rica degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: dengue fever (2008)
Cote d'Ivoire degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever water contact: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Croatia degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Cuba degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: dengue fever (2008)
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 in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Dominican Republic degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Ecuador degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Egypt degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
El Salvador degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Equatorial Guinea degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
Eritrea degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
Estonia degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne disease: tickborne encephalitis (2008)
Ethiopia degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis animal contact disease: rabies water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Gabon degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
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, and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008)
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 water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Guatemala degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2008)
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 water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2008)
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 water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008)
Guyana degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Haiti degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Honduras degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Hungary degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2008)
India degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Indonesia degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, dengue fever, and malaria note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Iran degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever and malaria note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Iraq degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Kenya degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Laos degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Latvia degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2008)
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 water contact disease: schistosomiasis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever animal contact disease: rabies (2008)
Lithuania degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2008)
Madagascar degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, malaria, and plague water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Malawi degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Malaysia degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Mali 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 (2008)
Mauritania degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and Rift Valley fever (2008)
Mexico degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Montenegro degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne disease: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (2008)
Mozambique degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Namibia degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Nepal degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: Japanese encephalitis and malaria (2008)
Nicaragua degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Niger 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 note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Nigeria degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: one of the most highly endemic areas for Lassa fever water contact disease: leptospirosis and shistosomiasis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Pakistan degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Panama degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Papua New Guinea degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria (2008)
Paraguay degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2008)
Peru degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, Oroya fever, and yellow fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Philippines degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria (2008)
Poland degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne disease: tickborne encephalitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Russia degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne disease: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever and tickborne encephalitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Rwanda degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
Sao Tome and Principe degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
Senegal degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, malaria, Rift Valley fever, and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008)
Serbia degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne disease: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
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 water contact disease: schistosomiasis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2008)
Somalia 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 Rift Valley fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2008)
South Africa degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever and malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Sri Lanka degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
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) water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Suriname degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever, Mayaro virus, and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Swaziland degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Tajikistan degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
Tanzania degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Thailand degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria animal contact disease: rabies water contact disease: leptospirosis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Timor-Leste degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, dengue fever and malaria (2008)
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 water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Uganda degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, malaria, plague, and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Venezuela degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis (2008)
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 water contact disease: leptospirosis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Yemen degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Zambia 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 animal contact disease: rabies (2008)
Zimbabwe degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2008)
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@2194 Refugees and internally displaced persons
Afghanistan IDPs: 132,246 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2007)
Algeria refugees (country of origin): 90,000 (Western Saharan Sahrawi, mostly living in Algerian-sponsored camps in the southwestern Algerian town of Tindouf) IDPs: undetermined (civil war during 1990s) (2007)
Angola refugees (country of origin): 12,615 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 61,700 (27-year civil war ending in 2002; 4 million IDPs already have returned) (2007)
Armenia refugees (country of origin): 113,295 (Azerbaijan) IDPs: 8,400 (conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, majority have returned home since 1994 ceasefire) (2007)
Azerbaijan refugees (country of origin): 2,400 (Russia) IDPs: 580,000-690,000 (conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh) (2007)
Bangladesh refugees (country of origin): 26,268 (Burma) IDPs: 65,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2007)
Benin refugees (country of origin): 9,444 (Togo) (2007)
Bosnia and Herzegovina refugees (country of origin): 7,269 (Croatia) IDPs: 131,600 (Bosnian Croats, Serbs, and Muslims displaced in 1992-95 war) (2007)
Burma IDPs: 503,000 (government offensives against ethnic insurgent groups near the eastern borders; most IDPs are ethnic Karen, Karenni, Shan, Tavoyan, and Mon) (2007)
Burundi refugees (country of origin): 9,849 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) IDPs: 100,000 (armed conflict between government and rebels; most IDPs in northern and western Burundi) (2007)
Cameroon refugees (country of origin): 20,000-30,000 (Chad); 3,000 (Nigeria); 24,000 (Central African Republic) (2007)
Central African Republic refugees (country of origin): 7,900 (Sudan); 3,700 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); note - UNHCR resumed repatriation of Southern Sudanese refugees in 2006 IDPs: 197,000 (ongoing unrest following coup in 2003) (2007)
Chad refugees (country of origin): 234,000 (Sudan); 54,200 (Central African Republic) IDPs: 178,918 (2007)
China refugees (country of origin): 300,897 (Vietnam); estimated 30,000-50,000 (North Korea) IDPs: 90,000 (2007)
Colombia IDPs: 1.8-3.5 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers) (2007)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the refugees (country of origin): 132,295 (Angola); 37,313 (Rwanda); 17,777 (Burundi); 13,904 (Uganda); 6,181 (Sudan); 5,243 (Republic of Congo) IDPs: 1.4 million (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; most IDPs are in eastern provinces) (2007)
Congo, Republic of the refugees (country of origin): 46,341 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 6,564 (Rwanda) IDPs: 48,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2007)
Costa Rica refugees (country of origin): 9,699-11,500 (Colombia) (2007)
Cote d'Ivoire refugees (country of origin): 25,615 (Liberia) IDPs: 709,000 (2002 coup; most IDPs are in western regions) (2007)
Croatia IDPs: 2,900-7,000 (Croats and Serbs displaced in 1992-95 war) (2007)
Cyprus IDPs: 210,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2007)
Djibouti refugees (country of origin): 8,642 (Somalia) (2007)
Ecuador refugees (country of origin): 11,526 (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 (2007)
Egypt refugees (country of origin): 60,000 - 80,000 (Iraq); 70,198 (Palestinian Territories); 12,157 (Sudan) (2007)
Eritrea IDPs: 32,000 (border war with Ethiopia from 1998-2000; most IDPs are near the central border region) (2007)
Ethiopia refugees (country of origin): 66,980 (Sudan); 16,576 (Somalia); 13,078 (Eritrea) IDPs: 200,000 (border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000, ethnic clashes in Gambela, and ongoing Ethiopian military counterinsurgency in Somali region; most IDPs are in Tigray and Gambela Provinces) (2007)
Gabon refugees (country of origin): 7,178 (Republic of Congo) (2007)
Gambia, The refugees (country of origin): 5,955 (Sierra Leone) (2007)
Gaza Strip refugees (country of origin): 1.017 million (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) (2007)
Georgia refugees (country of origin): 1,100 (Russia) IDPs: 220,000-240,000 (displaced from Abkhazia and South Ossetia) (2007)
Ghana refugees (country of origin): 35,653 (Liberia); 8,517 (Togo) (2007)
Guatemala IDPs: undetermined (the UN does not estimate there are any IDPs, although some NGOs estimate over 200,000 IDPs as a result of over three decades of internal conflict that ended in 1996) (2007)
Guinea refugees (country of origin): 21,856 (Liberia); 5,259 (Sierra Leone); 3,900 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 19,000 (cross-border incursions from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone) (2007)
Guinea-Bissau refugees (country of origin): 7,454 (Senegal) (2007)
India refugees (country of origin): 77,200 (Tibet/China); 69,609 (Sri Lanka); 9,472 (Afghanistan) IDPs: at least 600,000 (about half are Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir) (2007)
Indonesia IDPs: 200,000-350,000 (government offensives against rebels in Aceh; most IDPs in Aceh, Central Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi Provinces, and Maluku) (2007)
Iran refugees (country of origin): 914,268 (Afghanistan); 54,024 (Iraq) (2007)
Iraq refugees (country of origin): 10,000-15,000 (Palestinian Territories); 11,773 (Iran); 16,832 (Turkey) IDPs: 2.4 million (ongoing US-led war and ethno-sectarian violence) (2007)
Israel IDPs: 150,000-420,000 (Arab villagers displaced from homes in northern Israel) (2007)
Jordan refugees (country of origin): 1,835,704 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)); 500,000 (Iraq) IDPs: 160,000 (1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2007)
Kazakhstan refugees (country of origin): 3,700 (Russia); 508 (Afghanistan) (2007)
Kenya refugees (country of origin): 173,702 (Somalia); 73,004 (Sudan); 16,428 (Ethiopia) IDPs: 250,000-400,000 (2007 post-election violence; KANU attacks on opposition tribal groups in 1990s) (2007)
Korea, North IDPs: undetermined (flooding in mid-2007 and famine during mid-1990s) (2007)
Kosovo IDP's: 21,000 (2007)
Lebanon refugees (country of origin): 405,425 (Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)); 50,000-60,000 (Iraq) IDPs: 17,000 (1975-90 civil war, Israeli invasions); 200,000 (July-August 2006 war) (2007)
Liberia refugees (country of origin): 12,600 (Cote d'Ivoire) IDPs: 13,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2007)
Libya refugees (country of origin): 8,000 (Palestinian Territories) (2007)
Macedonia IDPs: fewer than 1,000 (ethnic conflict in 2001) (2007)
Malaysia refugees (country of origin): 15,174 (Indonesia); 21,544 (Burma) (2007)
Maldives IDPs: 1,000-10,000 (December 2004 tsunami victims) (2007)
Mali refugees (country of origin): 6,300 (Mauritania) (2007)
Mexico IDPs: 5,500-10,000 (government's quashing of Zapatista uprising in 1994 in eastern Chiapas Region) (2007)
Montenegro refugees (country of origin): 7,000 (Kosovo); note - mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999 IDPs: 16,192 (ethnic conflict in 1999 and riots in 2004) (2007)
Namibia refugees (country of origin): 4,700 (Angola) (2007)
Nepal refugees (country of origin): 107,803 (Bhutan); 20,153 (Tibet/China) IDPs: 50,000-70,000 (remaining from ten-year Maoist insurgency that officially ended in 2006; displacement spread across the country) (2007)
Nigeria refugees (country of origin): 5,778 (Liberia) IDPs: undetermined (communal violence between Christians and Muslims since President OBASANJO's election in 1999; displacement is mostly short-term) (2007)
Pakistan refugees (country of origin): 1,043,984 (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) (2007)
Papua New Guinea refugees (country of origin): 10,177 (Indonesia) (2007)
Peru IDPs: 60,000-150,000 (civil war from 1980-2000; most IDPs are indigenous peasants in Andean and Amazonian regions) (2007)
Philippines IDPs: 300,000 (fighting between government troops and MILF and Abu Sayyaf groups) (2007)
Russia IDPs: 18,000-160,000 (displacement from Chechnya and North Ossetia) (2007)
Rwanda refugees (country of origin): 46,272 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 4,400 (Burundi) (2007)
Saudi Arabia refugees (country of origin): 240,015 (Palestinian Territories) (2007)
Senegal refugees (country of origin): 19,630 (Mauritania) IDPs: 22,400 (approximately 65% of the IDP population returned in 2005, but new displacement is occurring due to clashes between government troops and separatists in Casamance region) (2007)
Serbia refugees (country of origin): 71,111 (Croatia); 27,414 (Bosnia and Herzegovina); 206,000 (Kosovo), note - mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999 (2007)
Sierra Leone refugees (country of origin): 27,311 (Liberia) (2007)
Solomon Islands IDPs: 5,400 (displaced by tsunami on 2 April 2007) (2007)
Somalia IDPs: 1.1 million (civil war since 1988, clan-based competition for resources) (2007)
South Africa refugees (country of origin): 10,772 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 7,818 (Somalia); 5,759 (Angola) (2007)
Sri Lanka IDPs: 460,000 (both Tamils and non-Tamils displaced due to long-term civil war between the government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)) (2007)
Sudan refugees (country of origin): 157,220 (Eritrea); 25,023 (Chad); 11,009 (Ethiopia); 7,895 (Uganda); 5,023 (Central African Republic) IDPs: 5.3 - 6.2 million (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region) (2007)
Syria refugees (country of origin): 1-1.4 million (Iraq); 522,100 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) IDPs: 305,000 (most displaced from Golan Heights during 1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2007)
Tanzania refugees (country of origin): 352,640 (Burundi); 127,973 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2007)
Thailand refugees (country of origin): 132,241 (Burma) (2007)
Timor-Leste IDPs: 100,000 (2007)
Togo refugees (country of origin): 5,000 (Ghana) IDPs: 1,500 (2007)
Turkey IDPs: 1-1.2 million (fighting 1984-99 between Kurdish PKK and Turkish military; most IDPs in southeastern provinces) (2007)
Turkmenistan refugees (country of origin): 11,173 (Tajikistan); less than 1,000 (Afghanistan) (2007)
Uganda refugees (country of origin): 215,700 (Sudan); 28,880 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 24,900 (Rwanda) IDPs: 1.27 million (350,000 IDPs returned in 2006 following ongoing peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda) (2007)
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); 1,060 (Afghanistan) IDPs: 3,400 (forced population transfers by government from villages near Tajikistan border) (2007)
West Bank refugees (country of origin): 722,000 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) (2007)
World the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that in December 2006 there was a global population of 8.8 million registered refugees and as many as 24.5 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 (2007)
Yemen refugees (country of origin): 91,587 (Somalia) (2007)
Zambia refugees (country of origin): 42,565 (Angola); 60,874 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 4,100 (Rwanda) (2007)
Zimbabwe refugees (country of origin): 2,500 (Democratic Republic of Congo) IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2007)
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@2195 GDP (official exchange rate)
Afghanistan $8.842 billion (2007 est.)
Albania $10.62 billion (2007 est.)
Algeria $131.6 billion (2007 est.)
American Samoa $333.8 million (2005)
Andorra $NA
Angola $61.36 billion (2007 est.)
Anguilla $108.9 million (2004 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda $1.089 billion (2007 est.)
Argentina $260 billion (2007 est.)
Armenia $7.974 billion (2007 est.)
Aruba $2.258 billion (2005 est.)
Australia $908.8 billion (2007 est.)
Austria $373.9 billion (2007 est.)
Azerbaijan $31.32 billion (2007 est.)
Bahamas, The $6.586 billion (2007 est.)
Bahrain $19.66 billion (2007 est.)
Bangladesh $72.42 billion (2007 est.)
Barbados $3.739 billion (2007 est.)
Belarus $44.77 billion (2007 est.)
Belgium $453.6 billion (2007 est.)
Belize $1.274 billion (2007 est.)
Benin $5.433 billion (2007 est.)
Bermuda $NA
Bhutan $1.308 billion (2007 est.)
Bolivia $13.19 billion (2007 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina $14.78 billion (2007 est.)
Botswana $12.31 billion (2007 est.)
Brazil $1.314 trillion (2007 est.)
British Virgin Islands $839.7 million (2003)
Brunei $12.39 billion (2007 est.)
Bulgaria $39.61 billion (2007 est.)
Burkina Faso $6.977 billion (2007 est.)
Burma $13.53 billion (2007 est.)
Burundi $1.001 billion (2007 est.)
Cambodia $8.604 billion (2007 est.)
Cameroon $20.65 billion (2007 est.)
Canada $1.432 trillion (2007 est.)
Cape Verde $1.428 billion (2007 est.)
Cayman Islands $NA
Central African Republic $1.714 billion (2007 est.)
Chad $7.095 billion (2007 est.)
Chile $163.8 billion (2007 est.)
China $3.251 trillion (2007 est.)
Colombia $171.6 billion (2007 est.)
Comoros $442 million (2007 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the $10.14 billion (2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of the $7.657 billion (2007 est.)
Cook Islands $183.2 million (2005 est.)
Costa Rica $26.24 billion (2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire $19.6 billion (2007 est.)
Croatia $51.36 billion (2007 est.)
Cuba $45.58 billion (2007 est.)
Cyprus $21.3 billion (2007 est.)
Czech Republic $175.3 billion (2007 est.)
Denmark $311.9 billion (2007 est.)
Djibouti $841 million (2007 est.)
Dominica $311 million (2007 est.)
Dominican Republic $36.4 billion (2007 est.)
Ecuador $44.18 billion (2007 est.)
Egypt $127.9 billion (2007 est.)
El Salvador $20.37 billion (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea $10.49 billion (2007 est.)
Eritrea $1.316 billion (2007 est.)
Estonia $21.28 billion (2007 est.)
Ethiopia $19.43 billion (2007 est.)
European Union $16.62 trillion (2007 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) $NA
Faroe Islands $1.7 billion (2005 est.)
Fiji $3.409 billion (2007 est.)
Finland $245 billion (2007 est.)
France $2.56 trillion (2007 est.)
French Polynesia $3.8 billion (2002)
Gabon $11.3 billion (2007 est.)
Gambia, The $653 million (2007 est.)
Gaza Strip $5.328 billion (includes West Bank) (2006 est.)
Georgia $10.29 billion (2007 est.)
Germany $3.322 trillion (2007 est.)
Ghana $14.86 billion (2007 est.)
Gibraltar $1.066 billion (2005 est.)
Greece $314.6 billion (2007 est.)
Greenland $1.7 billion (2005)
Grenada $590 million (2007 est.)
Guam $2.773 billion (2001)
Guatemala $33.69 billion (2007 est.)
Guernsey $2.742 billion (2005)
Guinea $4.714 billion (2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissau $343 million (2007 est.)
Guyana $1.039 billion (2007 est.)
Haiti $5.435 billion (2007 est.)
Honduras $12.28 billion (2007 est.)
Hong Kong $206.7 billion (2007 est.)
Hungary $138.4 billion (2007 est.)
Iceland $20 billion (2007 est.)
India $1.099 trillion (2007 est.)
Indonesia $432.9 billion (2007 est.)
Iran $294.1 billion (2007 est.)
Iraq $60.12 billion (2007 est.)
Ireland $258.6 billion (2007 est.)
Isle of Man $2.719 billion (2005 est.)
Israel $161.9 billion (2007 est.)
Italy $2.105 trillion (2007 est.)
Jamaica $11.21 billion (2007 est.)
Japan $4.384 trillion (2007 est.)
Jersey $5.1 billion (2005 est.)
Jordan $16.01 billion (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan $103.8 billion (2007 est.)
Kenya $29.3 billion (2007 est.)
Kiribati $67 million (2007 est.)
Korea, North $25.96 billion (2007 est.)
Korea, South $957.1 billion (2007 est.)
Kosovo $3.237 billion (2007 est.)
Kuwait $111.3 billion (2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan $3.748 billion (2007 est.)
Laos $4.028 billion (2007 est.)
Latvia $27.34 billion (2007 est.)
Lebanon $24.64 billion (2007 est.)
Lesotho $1.6 billion (2007 est.)
Liberia $730 million (2007 est.)
Libya $57.06 billion (2007 est.)
Liechtenstein $36.33 billion (2007 est.)
Lithuania $38.35 billion (2007 est.)
Luxembourg $50.16 billion (2007 est.)
Macau $14.3 billion (2006)
Macedonia $7.497 billion (2007 est.)
Madagascar $7.322 billion (2007 est.)
Malawi $3.538 billion (2007 est.)
Malaysia $186.5 billion (2007 est.)
Maldives $1.049 billion (2007 est.)
Mali $6.745 billion (2007 est.)
Malta $7.419 billion (2007 est.)
Marshall Islands $144 million (2005)
Mauritania $2.756 billion (2007 est.)
Mauritius $6.959 billion (2007 est.)
Mayotte $NA
Mexico $893.4 billion (2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of $232 million (2005)
Moldova $4.227 billion (2007 est.)
Monaco $NA
Mongolia $3.905 billion (2007 est.)
Montenegro $2.974 billion (2007 est.)
Montserrat $NA
Morocco $73.43 billion (2007 est.)
Mozambique $7.559 billion (2007 est.)
Namibia $7.4 billion (2007 est.)
Nauru $NA
Nepal $9.627 billion (2007 est.)
Netherlands $768.7 billion (2007 est.)
Netherlands Antilles $NA
New Caledonia $3.3 billion (2003 est.)
New Zealand $128.1 billion (2007 est.)
Nicaragua $5.723 billion (2007 est.)
Niger $4.174 billion (2007 est.)
Nigeria $166.8 billion (2007 est.)
Niue $10.01 million (2003)
Northern Mariana Islands $633.4 million (2000)
Norway $391.5 billion (2007 est.)
Oman $40.06 billion (2007 est.)
Pakistan $143.8 billion (2007 est.)
Palau $145 million (2005)
Panama $19.74 billion (2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea $6.001 billion (2007 est.)
Paraguay $10.87 billion (2007 est.)
Peru $109.1 billion (2007 est.)
Philippines $144.1 billion (2007 est.)
Poland $420.3 billion (2007 est.)
Portugal $223.3 billion (2007 est.)
Puerto Rico $NA (2007 est.)
Qatar $67.76 billion (2007 est.)
Romania $166 billion (2007 est.)
Russia $1.29 trillion (2007 est.)
Rwanda $3.32 billion (2007 est.)
Saint Helena $NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis $527 million (2007 est.)
Saint Lucia $958 million (2007 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon $NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $559 million (2007 est.)
Samoa $397 million (2007 est.)
San Marino $1.048 billion (2004)
Sao Tome and Principe $144 million (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia $376 billion (2007 est.)
Senegal $11.12 billion (2007 est.)
Serbia $41.68 billion (2007 est.)
Seychelles $710 million (2007 est.)
Sierra Leone $1.664 billion (2007 est.)
Singapore $161.3 billion (2007 est.)
Slovakia $74.99 billion (2007 est.)
Slovenia $46.08 billion (2007 est.)
Solomon Islands $358 million (2007 est.)
Somalia $2.509 billion (2007 est.)
South Africa $282.6 billion (2007 est.)
Spain $1.439 trillion (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka $30.01 billion (2007 est.)
Sudan $46.16 billion (2007 est.)
Suriname $2.404 billion (2007 est.)
Swaziland $2.936 billion (2007 est.)
Sweden $455.3 billion (2007 est.)
Switzerland $423.9 billion (2007 est.)
Syria $37.76 billion (2007 est.)
Taiwan $383.3 billion (2007 est.)
Tajikistan $3.712 billion (2007 est.)
Tanzania $16.18 billion (2007 est.)
Thailand $245.7 billion (2007 est.)
Timor-Leste $459 million (2007 est.)
Togo $2.497 billion (2007 est.)
Tokelau $NA
Tonga $219 million (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago $20.7 billion (2007 est.)
Tunisia $35.01 billion (2007 est.)
Turkey $663.4 billion (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan $26.91 billion (2007 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands $NA
Tuvalu $14.94 million (2002)
Uganda $11.23 billion (2007 est.)
Ukraine $140.5 billion (2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates $192.6 billion (2007 est.)
United Kingdom $2.773 trillion (2007 est.)
United States $13.84 trillion (2007 est.)
Uruguay $22.95 billion (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan $22.31 billion (2007 est.)
Vanuatu $455 million (2007 est.)
Venezuela $236.4 billion (2007 est.)
Vietnam $70.02 billion (2007 est.)
Virgin Islands $NA
Wallis and Futuna $NA
West Bank $5.328 billion (includes Gaza Strip) (2006 est.)
Western Sahara $NA
World GWP (gross world product): $54.62 trillion (2007 est.)
Yemen $21.66 billion (2007 est.)
Zambia $11.16 billion (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe $641 million note: hyperinflation and the plunging value of the Zimbabwean dollar makes Zimbabwe's GDP at the official exchange rate a highly inaccurate statistic (2007 est.)
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
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@2196 Trafficking in persons
Albania current situation: Albania is a source country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; it is no longer considered a major country of transit; Albanian victims are trafficked to Greece, Italy, Macedonia, and Kosovo, with many trafficked onward to Western European countries; children were also trafficked to Greece for begging and other forms of child labor; approximately half of all Albanian trafficking victims are under age 18; internal sex trafficking of women and children is on the rise tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Albania is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons in 2007, particularly in the area of victim protection; the government did not appropriately identify trafficking victims during 2007, and has not demonstrated that it is vigorously investigating or prosecuting complicit officials (2008)
Algeria current situation: Algeria is a transit country for men and women trafficked from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude; Algerian children are trafficked internally for the purpose of domestic servitude or street vending tier rating: Tier 3 - Algeria did not report any serious law enforcement actions to punish traffickers who force women into commercial sexual exploitation or men into involuntary servitude in 2007; the government again reported no investigations of trafficking of children for domestic servitude or improvements in protection services available to victims of trafficking; Algeria still lacks victim protection services, and its failure to distinguish between trafficking and illegal migration may result in the punishment of victims of trafficking (2008)
Argentina current situation: Argentina is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; most victims are trafficked within the country, from rural to urban areas; child sex tourism is a problem; foreign women and children, primarily from Paraguay, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic, are trafficked to Argentina for commercial sexual exploitation; Argentine women and girls are also trafficked to neighboring countries, Mexico, and Western Europe for sexual exploitation; a significant number of Bolivians, Peruvians, and Paraguayans are trafficked into the country for forced labor in sweatshops, agriculture, and as domestic servants tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - despite some progress, Argentina remains on the Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year for its failure to show evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly in terms of providing adequate assistance to victims and curbing official complicity with trafficking activity, especially on the provincial and local levels; the Argentine Congress has demonstrated progress by enacting much-needed and first-ever federal anti-trafficking legislation (2008)
Armenia current situation: Armenia is primarily a source country for women and girls trafficked to the UAE and Turkey for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; Armenian men and women are trafficked to Turkey and Russia for the purpose of forced labor tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Armenia is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for a fourth consecutive year; its efforts to increase compliance with the minimum standards were assessed based on its commitments to undertake future actions, particularly in the areas of improving victim protection and assistance; while the government elevated anti-trafficking responsibilities to the ministerial level, adopted a new National Action Plan, and drafted a National Referral Mechanism, it has yet to show tangible progress in identifying and protecting victims or in tackling trafficking complicity of government officials; the Armenian Government made some notable improvements in its anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts, but it failed to demonstrate evidence of investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences of officials complicit in trafficking (2008)
Azerbaijan current situation: Azerbaijan is primarily a source and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; women and some children from Azerbaijan are trafficked to Turkey and the UAE for the purpose of sexual exploitation; men and boys are trafficked to Russia for the purpose of forced labor; Azerbaijan serves as a transit country for victims from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Moldova trafficked to Turkey and the UAE for sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Azerbaijan is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons, particularly efforts to investigate, prosecute, and punish traffickers; to address complicity among law enforcement personnel; and to adequately identify and protect victims in Azerbaijan; the government has yet to develop a much-needed mechanism to identify potential trafficking victims and refer them to safety and care; poor treatment of trafficking victims in courtrooms continues to be a problem (2008)
Bahrain current situation: Bahrain is a destination country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of involuntary servitude and commercial sexual exploitation; men and women from Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia migrate voluntarily to Bahrain to work as laborers or domestic servants where some face conditions of involuntary servitude such as unlawful withholding of passports, restrictions on movements, non-payment of wages, threats, and physical or sexual abuse; women from Thailand, Morocco, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia are trafficked to Bahrain for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Bahrain is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to show evidence of increased efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly efforts that enforce laws against trafficking in persons, and that prevent the punishment of victims of trafficking; during 2007, Bahrain passed a comprehensive law prohibiting all forms of trafficking in persons; the government also established a specialized anti-trafficking unit within the Ministry of Interior to investigate trafficking crimes; however, the government did not report any prosecutions or convictions for trafficking offenses during 2007, despite reports of a substantial problem of involuntary servitude and sex trafficking (2008)
Burma current situation: Burma is a source country for women, children, and men trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation; Burmese women and children are trafficked to East and Southeast Asia for commercial sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, and forced labor; Burmese children are subjected to conditions of forced labor in Thailand as hawkers, beggars, and for work in shops, agriculture, fish processing, and small-scale industries; women are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation to Malaysia and China; some trafficking victims transit Burma from Bangladesh to Malaysia and from China to Thailand; internal trafficking occurs primarily from villages to urban centers and economic hubs for labor in industrial zones, agricultural estates, and commercial sexual exploitation; military and civilian officials continue to use a significant amount of forced labor; ethnic insurgent groups also used compulsory labor of adults and unlawful recruitment of children; the military junta's gross economic mismanagement, human rights abuses, and its policy of using forced labor are the top causal factors for Burma's significant 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; military and civilian officials remain directly involved in significant acts of forced labor and unlawful conscription of child soldiers (2008)
Burundi current situation: Burundi is a source country for children trafficked for the purposes of child soldiering, domestic servitude, and commercial sexual exploitation; a small number of Burundian children may be trafficked internally for domestic servitude or commercial sexual exploitation; in early 2008, Burundian children were allegedly trafficked to Uganda, via Rwanda, for agricultural labor and commercial sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Burundi is on the Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year for its failure to provide sufficient evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons in 2007; the government's inability to provide adequate protective services to children accused of association with armed groups and to conduct anti-trafficking law enforcement activities continue to be causes for concern; Burundi has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)
Cameroon current situation: Cameroon is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation; most victims are children trafficked within country, with girls primarily trafficked for domestic servitude and sexual exploitation; both boys and girls are also trafficked within Cameroon for forced labor in sweatshops, bars, restaurants, and on tea and cocoa plantations; children are trafficked into Cameroon from neighboring states for forced labor in agriculture, fishing, street vending, and spare-parts shops; Cameroon is a transit country for children trafficked between Gabon and Nigeria, and from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia; it is a source country for women transported by sex-trafficking rings to Europe tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Cameroon is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking in 2007, particularly in terms of efforts to prosecute and convict trafficking offenders; while Cameroon reported some arrests of traffickers, none of them were prosecuted or punished; the government does not identify trafficking victims among vulnerable populations nor does it monitor the number of victims it intercepts (2008)
Central African Republic current situation: Central African Republic is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; the majority of victims are children trafficked within the country for sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, street vending, and forced agricultural, mine, market and restaurant labor; to a lesser extent, children are trafficked from the Central African Republic to Cameroon, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo; rebels conscript children into armed forces within the country tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Central African Republic is on the Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year for its failure to show evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in 2007; efforts to address trafficking through vigorous law enforcement measures and victim protection efforts were minimal, though awareness about trafficking appeared to be increasing in the country; the government does not actively investigate cases, work to identify trafficking victims among vulnerable populations, or rescue and provide care to victims; the government has not taken measures to reduce demand for commercial sex acts (2008)
Chad current situation: Chad is a source, transit, and destination country for children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation; the majority of children are trafficked within Chad for involuntary domestic servitude, forced cattle herding, forced begging, forced labor in petty commerce or the fishing industry, or for commercial sexual exploitation; to a lesser extent, Chadian children are also trafficked to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Nigeria for cattle herding; children may also be trafficked from Cameroon and the Central African Republic to Chad's oil producing regions for sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Chad is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking in 2007; Chad was destabilized during 2007 by civil conflict leading to a declared state of emergency in February 2008, and a steady influx of refugees fleeing Sudan and the Central African Republic; the government demonstrated insufficient overall efforts to combat trafficking; Chad has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)
China current situation: China is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor; the majority of trafficking in China occurs within the country's borders, but there is also considerable international trafficking of Chinese citizens to Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America; Chinese women are lured abroad through false promises of legitimate employment, only to be forced into commercial sexual exploitation, largely in Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan; women and children are trafficked to China from Mongolia, Burma, North Korea, Russia, and Vietnam for forced labor, marriage, and prostitution; some North Korean women and children seeking to leave their country voluntarily cross the border into China and are then sold into prostitution, marriage, or forced labor tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - China is on the Tier 2 Watch List for the fourth consecutive year for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly in terms of punishment of trafficking crimes and the protection of Chinese and foreign victims of trafficking; victims are sometimes punished for unlawful acts that were committed as a direct result of their being trafficked, such as violations of prostitution or immigration/emigration controls; the Chinese Government continued to treat North Korean victims of trafficking solely as economic migrants, routinely deporting them back to horrendous conditions in North Korea; additional challenges facing the Chinese Government include the enormous size of its trafficking problem and the significant level of corruption and complicity in trafficking by some local government officials (2008) |
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