Bangladesh:India 12.2%, Singapore 7.8%, Japan 6.7%, China 6.4%, US5.3% (1999)
Barbados:US 30.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 10.2%, Japan 8.3%, UK 7.7%,Canada 2.2% (1998)
Belarus:Russia 54%, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Lithuania (1998)
Belgium:EU 71% (Germany 18%, Netherlands 17%, France 14%, UK 9%)(1999)
Belize:US 58%, Mexico 12%, UK 5% EU 5%, Central America 5%, Caricom4% (1998)
Benin:France 38%, China 16%, UK 9%, Cote d'Ivoire 5% (1999)
Bermuda:US 34%, UK 9%, Mexico 8% (1997)
Bhutan:India 77%, Japan, UK, Germany, US
Bolivia:US 32%, Japan 24%, Brazil 12%, Argentina 12%, Chile 7%,Peru 4%, Germany 3%, other 6% (1998)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Italy
Botswana:Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 76%, Europe 10%,South Korea 5% (1998)
Brazil:US 24%, Argentina 12%, Germany 10%, Japan 5%, Italy 5% (1999)
British Virgin Islands:Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US
Brunei:Singapore 34%, UK 15%, Malaysia 15%, US 5% (1999)
Bulgaria:Russia 24%, Germany 14%, Italy 8%, Greece 5%, France 5%,Romania 4%, Turkey 3%, US 3% (2000)
Burkina Faso:Cote d'Ivoire 30%, France 28%, Spain 3%, Benelux 3%(1999)
Burma:Singapore 28%, Thailand 12%, China 10%, Japan 10%, SouthKorea 9% (1999 est.)
Burundi:Belgium 20%, Zambia 11%, Kenya 8%, South Africa 5%, France4% (1999)
Cambodia:Thailand 16%, Vietnam 9%, Japan 7%, Hong Kong 5%, China 5%(1997)
Cameroon:France 29%, Germany 7%, US 6%, Japan 6% (2000 est.)
Canada:US 76%, Japan 3%, UK, Germany, France, Mexico, Taiwan, SouthKorea (1999)
Cape Verde:Portugal, Netherlands, France, UK, Spain, US
Cayman Islands:US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles,Japan
Central African Republic:France 35%, Cameroon 13%, Benelux, Coted'Ivoire, Germany, Japan (1999)
Chad:France 40%, Cameroon 13%, Nigeria 12%, India 5% (1999)
Chile:US 24%, EU 23%, Argentina 11%, Brazil 6%, Japan 6%, Mexico 5%(1998)
China:Japan 18%, Taiwan 11%, US 10%, South Korea 10%, Germany, HongKong, Russia, Malaysia (2000)
Christmas Island:principally Australia
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:Australia
Colombia:US 35%, EU 16%, Andean Community of Nations 15%, Japan 5%(2000 est.)
Comoros:France 38%, Pakistan 13%, South Africa 8%, Kenya 8% (1998)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:South Africa 28%, Benelux 14%,Nigeria 9%, Kenya 7%, China (1999)
Congo, Republic of the:France 23%, US 9%, Belgium 8%, UK 7%, Italy(1997 est.)
Cook Islands:NZ 70%, Australia 8% (1999)
Costa Rica:US 56.4%, EU 9%, Mexico 5.4%, Japan 4.7%, (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire:France 26%, Nigeria 10%, China 7%, Italy 5%, Germany4% (1999)
Croatia:Germany 18.5%, Italy 15.9%, Russia 8.6%, Slovenia 7.9%,Austria 7.1% (1999)
Cuba:Spain 18%, Venezuela 13%, Canada 8% (1999)
Cyprus:Greek Cypriot area: UK 11.2%, US 10.6%, Italy 8.8%, Greece8.2%, Germany 6.7% (1999); Turkish Cypriot area: Turkey 58.6%, UK12.5%, other EU 13% (1999)
Czech Republic:Germany 37.5%, Slovakia 6.7%, Austria 6.2%, Italy5.9%, France 5.4% (1999)
Denmark:EU 72.1% (Germany 21.6%, Sweden 12.4%, UK 8.0%, Netherlands8.0%, France 5.8%), Norway 4.2%, US 4.5% (1999)
Djibouti:France 13%, Ethiopia 12%, Italy 9%, Saudi Arabia 6%, UK 6%(1998)
Dominica:US 41%, Caricom countries 25%, UK 13%, Netherlands, Canada(1996 est.)
Dominican Republic:US 25.7%, Venezuela 9.2%, Mexico 4%, Japan 3%,Panama 2.6% (1999 est.)
Ecuador:US 30%, Colombia 13%, Venezuela 6%, Japan 5%, Venezuela 6%,Mexico 3% (1998)
Egypt:EU 36%, US 14%, Afro-Asian countries 14%, Middle East 6%(1999)
El Salvador:US 52%, Guatemala 9%, Mexico 6%, Costa Rica 3% (1999)
Equatorial Guinea:US 35%, France 15%, Spain 10%, Cameroon 10%, UK6% (1997)
Eritrea:Italy 17.4%, UAE 16.2%, Germany 5.7%, UK 4.5%, Korea 4.4%(1998)
Estonia:Finland 22.8%, Russia 13.5%, Sweden 9.3%, Germany 9.3%,Japan 4.7% (1999)
Ethiopia:Saudi Arabia 28%, Italy 10%, Russia 7%, US 6% (1999 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):UK, Japan, Chile, NZ
Faroe Islands:Denmark 28%, Norway 26%, Germany 7%, UK 6% Sweden 5%,Iceland 4%, US (1999)
Fiji:Australia 41.9%, US 14%, NZ 13.3%, Japan 4.8%, Taiwan 1.9%(1999)
Finland:EU 60% (Germany 15%, Sweden 11%, UK 7%), US 8%, Russia 7%,Japan 6% (1999)
France:EU 62% (Germany 16%, Belgium-Luxembourg 11%, Italy 9%, UK8%), US 7% (2000 est.)
French Guiana:France 52%, US 14%, Trinidad and Tobago 6% (1997)
French Polynesia:France 53%, US 13%, Australia 10% (1999)
Gabon:France 64%, US 4%, UK 2%, Netherlands 2%, (1999)
Gambia, The:China (including Hong Kong) 49%, UK 15%, Netherlands11.6%, Brazil 10%, Senegal 10% (1997)
Gaza Strip:Israel, Egypt, West Bank
Georgia:EU 22%, Russia 19%, Turkey 12%, US 12% (1999)
Germany:EU 52.2% (France 10.5%, Netherlands 7.6%, Italy 7.4%, UK6.9%, Belgium/Luxembourg 5.6%), US 8.1%, Japan 4.9% (1999)
Ghana:UK, Nigeria, US, Germany, Italy, Spain (1998)
Gibraltar:UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands
Greece:EU 66% (Italy 15%, Germany 15%, France 9%, UK 6%) (1999)
Greenland:EU (mostly Denmark), Norway, US, Canada
Grenada:US 31.2%, Caricom 23.6%, UK 13.8%, Japan 7.1% (1991)
Guadeloupe:France 63%, Germany 4%, US 3%, Japan 2%, NetherlandsAntilles 2% (1997)
Guam:US 23%, Japan 19%
Guatemala:US 42.8%, Mexico 9.9%, Japan 4.8%, El Salvador 4.3%,Venezuela 3.8% (1998)
Guernsey:UK (regarded as internal trade)
Guinea:France, Belgium, US, Cote d'Ivoire (1999)
Guinea-Bissau:Portugal 26%, France 8%, Senegal 8%, Netherlands 7%(1998)
Guyana:US 29%, Trinidad and Tobago 18%, Netherlands Antilles 16%,UK 7%, Japan (1999)
Haiti:US 60%, EU 13% (1999)
Honduras:US 47.1%, Guatemala 7.4%, El Salvador 5.9%, Mexico 4.8%,Japan 4.7% (1999)
Hong Kong:China 44%, Japan 12%, US 7%, Taiwan 7%, South Korea,Singapore (1999)
Hungary:Germany 25%, Russia 8%, Austria 7%, Italy 7% (2000)
Iceland:EU 56% (Germany 12%, UK 9%, Denmark 8%, Sweden 6%), US 11%,Norway 10% (1999)
India:US 9%, Benelux 8%, UK 6%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Japan 6%, Germany5% (1999)
Indonesia:Japan 12%, US 12%, Singapore 10%, Germany 6%, Australia6%, South Korea 6%, Taiwan, China (1999 est.)
Iran:Germany, South Korea, Italy, UAE, France, Japan
Iraq:Egypt, Russia, France, Vietnam (2000)
Ireland:EU 54% (UK 29%, Germany 6%, France 5%), US 18%, Japan 5%,Singapore 4% (2000)
Israel:US 20%, Benelux 11%, Germany 8%, UK 8%, Switzerland 6%,Italy 5% (1999)
Italy:EU 61% (Germany 19.3%, France 12.6%, Netherlands 6.3%, Spain4.4%), US 5.0% (1999)
Jamaica:US 47.8%, Caricom countries 12.4%, Latin America 7.2%, EU(excluding UK) 4.7% (1999)
Japan:US 19%, China 14.5%, South Korea 5.4%, Taiwan 4.8%, Indonesia4.3%, Australia 3.9% (2000 est.)
Jersey:UK
Jordan:Iraq, Germany, US, Japan, UK, Italy, Turkey, Malaysia,Syria, China
Kazakhstan:Russia 37%, US, Uzbekistan, Turkey, UK, Germany,Ukraine, South Korea (1999)
Kenya:UK 12%, UAE 8%, Japan 8%, US 7% (1999)
Kiribati:Australia, Fiji, Japan, NZ, China (1999)
Korea, North:China 33%, Japan 17%, Russia 5%, South Korea 4%,Germany 3% (1995)
Korea, South:US 20.8%, Japan 20.2%, China 7.4%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%,Australia 3.9% (1999)
Kuwait:US 15%, Japan 10%, UK 7%, Germany 7% (1999)
Kyrgyzstan:Russia 18%, Kazakhstan 12%, US 9%, Germany 8%,Uzbekistan 8%, China (1999)
Laos:Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Hong Kong
Latvia:Russia 15%, Germany 10%, Finland 9%, Sweden 7% (1999)
Lebanon:Italy 13%, France 11%, Germany 8%, US 7%, Switzerland 6%,Japan, UK, Syria (1999)
Lesotho:South African Customs Union 90%, Asia 7% (1998)
Liberia:South Korea 30%, Italy 24%, Japan 15%, Germany 9% (1999)
Libya:Italy 24%, Germany 12%, Tunisia 9%, UK 7%, France 6%, SouthKorea 5% (1999)
Liechtenstein:EU countries, Switzerland (1996)
Lithuania:Russia 20.4%, Germany 16.5%, Denmark 3.8%, Belarus 2.2%,Latvia 2% (1999)
Luxembourg:EU 81% (Belgium 35%, Germany 26%, France 12%,Netherlands 4%), US 9% (1999)
Macau:China 36%, Hong Kong 18%, EU 13%, Taiwan 10%, Japan 7% (1999)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:Germany 13%, Ukraine13%, Russia 10%, Yugoslavia 8%, Greece 8% (2000)
Madagascar:France 34%, Hong Kong 6%, China 6%, Japan 5%, Singapore4% (1999)
Malawi:South Africa 43%, Zimbabwe 14%, UK 5%, Germany 5%, Zambia,Japan, US (1999)
Malaysia:Japan 21%, US 17%, Singapore 14%, Taiwan 6%, South Korea5%, Thailand 4%, China 4% (2000 est.)
Maldives:Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Canada
Mali:Cote d'Ivoire 19%, France 19%, Senegal 4%, Benelux 3% (1999)
Malta:France 19.1%, Italy 16.7%, UK 10.9%, Germany 10.0%, US 8.5%(1999)
Man, Isle of:UK
Marshall Islands:US, Japan, Australia, NZ, Guam, Singapore
Martinique:France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3%(1997)
Mauritania:France 27%, Benelux 9%, Germany 7%, Spain 7% (1998)
Mauritius:France 14%, South Africa 11%, India 8%, UK 5% (1999 est.)
Mayotte:France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (1997)
Mexico:US 73.6%, Japan 3.7%, Germany 3.3%, Canada 2.3%, South Korea2%, China 1.6%, Taiwan 1.2%, Italy 1%, Brazil 1% (2000 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of:US, Japan, Australia
Moldova:Russia 21%, Romania 16%, Ukraine 14%, Germany 12%, Italy6%, Belarus (1999)
Mongolia:Russia 33%, China 21%, Japan 12%, South Korea 10%, US 4%(1999)
Montserrat:US, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada (1993)
Morocco:France 32%, Spain 12%, Italy 7%, Germany 6%, UK 6% (1999)
Mozambique:South Africa 44%, EU 16%, US 6.5%, Japan 6.5%, Pakistan3%, India 3% (1999 est.)
Namibia:South Africa 81%, US 4%, Germany 2% (1997 est.)
Nauru:Australia, UK, NZ, Japan
Nepal:India 31%, China/Hong Kong 16%, Singapore 14% (FY97/98)
Netherlands:EU 56% (Germany 18%, Belgium-Luxembourg 10%, UK 5%,France 6%), US 9%, Central and Eastern Europe (2000)
Netherlands Antilles:Venezuela 35.3%, US 21%, Mexico 9.8%, Italy5.4%, Netherlands 4.8%, Brazil 3.1% (1998)
New Caledonia:France 49%, Australia 14%, Singapore 6%, New Zealand5%, US 5% (1999)
New Zealand:Australia 24%, US 17%, Japan 12%, UK 4% (1999)
Nicaragua:US 34.5%, Costa Rica 11.4%, Guatemala 7.3%, Panama 6.9%,Venezuela 5.9%, El Salvador 5.5% (1999)
Niger:France 22%, Cote d'Ivoire 15%, Nigeria 8%, US 3% (1999)
Nigeria:UK 11%, Germany 10%, US 9%, France 8%, China 6% (1999)
Niue:NZ 59%, Fiji 20%, Japan 13%, Samoa, Australia, US
Norfolk Island:Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia,Europe
Northern Mariana Islands:US, Japan
Norway:EU 66% (Sweden 15%, Germany 12%, UK 9%, Denmark 7%), US 10%,Japan (1999)
Oman:UAE 26% (largely reexports), Japan 16%, UK 9%, Italy 7%,Germany 6%, US (1999)
Pakistan:Saudi Arabia 8%, UAE 8%, US 6%, Japan 6%, Malaysia 4%(FY99/00)
Palau:US
Panama:US 39%, Colon Free Zone 14%, Japan 8%, Ecuador 6%, Mexico 5%(1999)
Papua New Guinea:Australia 53%, Singapore 13%, Japan 6%, US 4%, NewZealand 4%, Malaysia 4% (1999)
Paraguay:Brazil, US, Argentina, Uruguay, EU, Hong Kong
Peru:US 32%, EU 21%, Andean Community 6%, Mercosur 8%, Japan 5%(1999)
Philippines:US 22%, Japan 20%, South Korea 8%, Singapore 6%, Taiwan5%, Hong Kong 4% (1998 est.)
Pitcairn Islands:NA
Poland:Germany 25.2%, Italy 9.4%, France 6.8%, Russia 5.8%, UK4.6%, Netherlands 3.7% (1999)
Portugal:EU 78% (Spain 25%, Germany 15%, France 11%, Italy 8%, UK7%, Netherlands 5%), US 3%, Japan 3% (1998)
Puerto Rico:US 60% (2000)
Qatar:UK 10%, Japan 8%, Germany 6%, US 6%, Italy 6% (1998)
Reunion:France 64%, Bahrain 3%, Germany 3%, Italy 3% (1994)
Romania:Italy 20%, Germany 19%, France 7%, Russia 6% (1999)
Russia:Germany 13.8%, Belarus 10.7%, Ukraine 8.3%, US 7.9%,Kazakhstan 4.6%, Italy 3.8% (1999)
Rwanda:Kenya, Tanzania, US, Benelux, France, India
Saint Helena:UK, South Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis:US 42.4%, Caricom countries 17.2%, UK 11.3%(1995 est.)
Saint Lucia:US 36%, Caricom countries 22%, UK 11%, Japan 5%, Canada4% (1995)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:France 44%, Canada 40% (1999)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:US 36%, Caricom countries 28%, UK13% (1995)
Samoa:New Zealand 37%, Australia 24%, Fiji 14%, US 14% (2000 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe:Portugal 42%, US 20%, South Africa 6% (1998)
Saudi Arabia:US 25%, Japan 10%, Germany 7%, Italy 5%, France, UK(1999)
Senegal:France 30%, Nigeria 7%, Italy 6%, Thailand 5%, Germany 4%,US 4% (1999)
Seychelles:South Africa, UK, China, Singapore, France, Italy
Sierra Leone:UK 34%, US 8%, Italy 7%, Nigeria 5% (1999)
Singapore:US 17%, Japan 17%, Malaysia 16%, Thailand 5%, China 5%,Taiwan 4%, Germany 3%, Saudi Arabia 3% (1999)
Slovakia:EU 51.4% (Germany 26%, Italy 7.1%), Czech Republic 16.6%,Russia 11.9% (1999)
Slovenia:Germany 21%, Italy 17%, France 11%, Austria 8%, Croatia4%, Hungary, Russia (1999)
Solomon Islands:Australia 38.5%, Singapore 15%, Japan 10.6%, NZ6.2% (1999)
Somalia:Djibouti 24%, Kenya 14%, Brazil 13%, Saudi Arabia 10%,India 9% (1999)
South Africa:Germany, US, UK, Japan
Spain:EU 68% (France 18%, Germany 16%, Italy 9%, UK 7%, Benelux8%), US 8%, OPEC 5%, Latin America 4%, Japan 3% (1999)
Sri Lanka:Japan 10%, India 9%, Hong Kong 8%, Singapore 8%, SouthKorea 6% (1999)
Sudan:China 14.7%, Libya 14.7%, Saudi Arabia 8.9%, UK 8.7%, France6.7% (1999)
Suriname:US 35%, Netherlands 15%, Trinidad and Tobago 12%, Japan,UK, Brazil (1999)
Swaziland:South Africa 84%, EU 5%, Japan 2%, Singapore 2% (1998)
Sweden:EU 67% (Germany 18%, UK 10%, Denmark 7%, France 6%), Norway8%, US 6% (1999)
Switzerland:EU 77.7% (Germany 31.0%, France 12.0%, Italy 9.7%,Netherlands 5.1%, UK 5.7%), US 7.1%, Japan 2.9% (1999)
Syria:France 11%, Italy 8%, Germany 7%, Turkey 5%, China 4% (1999est.)
Tajikistan:Europe 32.3%, Uzbekistan 29%, Russia 13.6% (1998)
Tanzania:South Africa 8%, Japan 8%, UK 8%, Kenya 7%, India 6%, US5% (1998)
Thailand:Japan 26%, US 14%, Singapore 6%, China 5%, Malaysia 5%,Taiwan 5% (1999)
Togo:Ghana, China, France, Cote d'Ivoire (1999)
Tokelau:NZ
Tonga:NZ 30%, Australia 19%, US 11%, UK 11%, Japan 3% (1997 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago:US 39.8%, Venezuela 11.9%, EU 11%, Caricom 4.8%(1999)
Tunisia:France 23%, Germany 23%, Italy 15%, Belgium 3% (1999)
Turkey:Germany 13.1%, Italy 7.9%, US 7.2%, Russia 7.0%, France6.6%, UK 5.0% (2000 est.)
Turkmenistan:Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Germany, US, Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan
Turks and Caicos Islands:US, UK
Tuvalu:Fiji, Australia, NZ
Uganda:Kenya 27.5%, US 21.2%, France 19.3, UK 5%, India 4% (1999)
Ukraine:Russia 42%, Europe 29%, US 3% (2000 est.)
United Arab Emirates:Japan 9%, US 8%, UK 8%, Italy 6%, Germany,South Korea (1999)
United Kingdom:EU 53% (Germany 14%, France 9%, Netherlands 7%), US13%, Japan 5% (1999)
United States:Canada 19%, Japan 11%, Mexico 11%, China 8%, Germany5%, UK, Taiwan (2000)
Uruguay:MERCOSUR partners 43%, EU 20%, US 11% (1999 est.)
Uzbekistan:Russia 14%, South Korea 14%, Germany 11%, US 8%, Turkey4%, Kazakhstan 4% (1999)
Vanuatu:Japan 52%, Australia 20%, New Caledonia, Singapore, NewZealand, France, Fiji (1997 est.)
Venezuela:US 53%, Japan, Colombia, Italy, Germany, France, Brazil,Canada (1999)
Vietnam:Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Thailand,Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, US, Sweden
Virgin Islands:US, Puerto Rico
Wallis and Futuna:France 97%, Australia 2%, New Zealand 1%
West Bank:Israel, Jordan, Gaza Strip
Western Sahara:Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, sotrade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
World:in value, about 75% of imports by the developed countries
Yemen:Saudi Arabia 10%, UAE 8%, US 7%, France 7%, Italy 6% (1999)
Yugoslavia:Germany, Italy, Russia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia (1998)
Zambia:South Africa 48%, Saudi Arabia, UK, Zimbabwe (1997)
Zimbabwe:South Africa 46%, UK 6%, China 4%, Germany 4%, US 3% (1999est.)
Taiwan:Japan 27.5%, US 17.9%, Europe 13.6% (2000)
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@Independence
Afghanistan:19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreignaffairs)
Albania:28 November 1912 (from Ottoman Empire)
Algeria:5 July 1962 (from France)
American Samoa:none (territory of the US)
Andorra:1278 (was formed under the joint suzerainty of France andSpain)
Angola:11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
Anguilla:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Antigua and Barbuda:1 November 1981 (from UK)
Argentina:9 July 1816 (from Spain)
Armenia:21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Aruba:none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Australia:1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
Austria:1156 (from Bavaria)
Azerbaijan:30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Bahamas, The:10 July 1973 (from UK)
Bahrain:15 August 1971 (from UK)
Bangladesh:16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan); note - 26 March1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December1971 is known as Victory Day and commemorates the official creationof the state of Bangladesh
Barbados:30 November 1966 (from UK)
Belarus:25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Belgium:21 July 1831 (from the Netherlands)
Belize:21 September 1981 (from UK)
Benin:1 August 1960 (from France)
Bermuda:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Bhutan:8 August 1949 (from India)
Bolivia:6 August 1825 (from Spain)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia)
Botswana:30 September 1966 (from UK)
Brazil:7 September 1822 (from Portugal)
British Virgin Islands:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Brunei:1 January 1984 (from UK)
Bulgaria:3 March 1878 (from Ottoman Empire)
Burkina Faso:5 August 1960 (from France)
Burma:4 January 1948 (from UK)
Burundi:1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgianadministration)
Cambodia:9 November 1953 (from France)
Cameroon:1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
Canada:1 July 1867 (from UK)
Cape Verde:5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
Cayman Islands:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Central African Republic:13 August 1960 (from France)
Chad:11 August 1960 (from France)
Chile:18 September 1810 (from Spain)
China:221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty 221 BC;Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic on 12 February 1912;People's Republic established 1 October 1949)
Christmas Island:none (territory of Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:none (territory of Australia)
Colombia:20 July 1810 (from Spain)
Comoros:6 July 1975 (from France)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:30 June 1960 (from Belgium)
Congo, Republic of the:15 August 1960 (from France)
Cook Islands:none (became self-governing in free association withNew Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to moveto full independence by unilateral action)
Costa Rica:15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Cote d'Ivoire:7 August (1960) (from France)
Croatia:25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Cuba:20 May 1902 (from US)
Cyprus:16 August 1960 (from UK); note - Turkish Cypriot areaproclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975
Czech Republic:1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the CzechRepublic and Slovakia)
Denmark:first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849became a constitutional monarchy
Djibouti:27 June 1977 (from France)
Dominica:3 November 1978 (from UK)
Dominican Republic:27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
Ecuador:24 May 1822 (from Spain)
Egypt:28 February 1922 (from UK)
El Salvador:15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Equatorial Guinea:12 October 1968 (from Spain)
Eritrea:24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)
Estonia:6 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Ethiopia:oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldestin the world - at least 2,000 years
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):none (overseas territory of theUK; also claimed by Argentina)
Faroe Islands:none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governingoverseas administrative division of Denmark)
Fiji:10 October 1970 (from UK)
Finland:6 December 1917 (from Russia)
France:486 (unified by Clovis)
French Guiana:none (overseas department of France)
French Polynesia:none (overseas territory of France)
Gabon:17 August 1960 (from France)
Gambia, The:18 February 1965 (from UK)
Georgia:9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Germany:18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided intofour zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or WestGermany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, andFrench zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany)proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone;unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991
Ghana:6 March 1957 (from UK)
Gibraltar:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Greece:1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Greenland:none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governingoverseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979)
note: foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, butGreenland actively participates in international agreements relatingto Greenland
Grenada:7 February 1974 (from UK)
Guadeloupe:none (overseas department of France)
Guam:none (territory of the US)
Guatemala:15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Guernsey:none (British crown dependency)
Guinea:2 October 1958 (from France)
Guinea-Bissau:24 September 1973 (unilaterally declared byGuinea-Bissau); 10 September 1974 (recognized by Portugal)
Guyana:26 May 1966 (from UK)
Haiti:1 January 1804 (from France)
Holy See (Vatican City):11 February 1929 (from Italy)
Honduras:15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Hong Kong:none (special administrative region of China)
Hungary:1001 (unification by King Stephen I)
Iceland:17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
India:15 August 1947 (from UK)
Indonesia:17 August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27 December1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)
Iran:1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed)
Iraq:3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under Britishadministration)
Ireland:6 December 1921 (from UK by treaty)
Israel:14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under Britishadministration)
Italy:17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was notfinally unified until 1870)
Jamaica:6 August 1962 (from UK)
Japan:660 BC (traditional founding by Emperor Jimmu)
Jersey:none (British crown dependency)
Jordan:25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under Britishadministration)
Kazakhstan:16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Kenya:12 December 1963 (from UK)
Kiribati:12 July 1979 (from UK)
Korea, North:15 August 1945 (from Japan)
Korea, South:15 August 1945 (from Japan)
Kuwait:19 June 1961 (from UK)
Kyrgyzstan:31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Laos:19 July 1949 (from France)
Latvia:18 November 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Lebanon:22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate underFrench administration)
Lesotho:4 October 1966 (from UK)
Liberia:26 July 1847
Libya:24 December 1951 (from Italy)
Liechtenstein:23 January 1719 Imperial Principality ofLiechtenstein established; 12 July 1806 established independencefrom the Holy Roman Empire
Lithuania:11 March 1990 (independence declared from Soviet Union);6 September 1991 (Soviet Union recognizes Lithuania's independence)
Luxembourg:1839 (from the Netherlands)
Macau:none (special administrative region of China)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:17 September 1991 (fromYugoslavia)
Madagascar:26 June 1960 (from France)
Malawi:6 July 1964 (from UK)
Malaysia:31 August 1957 (from UK)
Maldives:26 July 1965 (from UK)
Mali:22 September 1960 (from France)
Malta:21 September 1964 (from UK)
Man, Isle of:none (British crown dependency)
Marshall Islands: 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)
Martinique:none (overseas department of France)
Mauritania:28 November 1960 (from France)
Mauritius:12 March 1968 (from UK)
Mayotte:none (territorial collectivity of France)
Mexico:16 September 1810 (from Spain)
Micronesia, Federated States of:3 November 1986 (from theUS-administered UN Trusteeship)
Moldova:27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Monaco:1419 (beginning of the rule by the House of Grimaldi)
Mongolia:11 July 1921 (from China)
Montserrat:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Morocco:2 March 1956 (from France)
Mozambique:25 June 1975 (from Portugal)
Namibia:21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)
Nauru:31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, andUK-administered UN trusteeship)
Nepal:1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah)
Netherlands:1579 (from Spain)
Netherlands Antilles:none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
New Caledonia:none (overseas territory of France); note - areferendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass
New Zealand:26 September 1907 (from UK)
Nicaragua:15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Niger:3 August 1958 (from France)
Nigeria:1 October 1960 (from UK)
Niue:on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentarygovernment in free association with New Zealand
Norfolk Island:none (territory of Australia)
Northern Mariana Islands:none (commonwealth in political union withthe US)
Norway:7 June 1905 Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved;26 October 1905 Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union
Oman:1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)
Pakistan:14 August 1947 (from UK)
Palau:1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship)
Panama:3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent fromSpain 28 November 1821)
Papua New Guinea:16 September 1975 (from theAustralian-administered UN trusteeship)
Paraguay:14 May 1811 (from Spain)
Peru:28 July 1821 (from Spain)
Philippines:4 July 1946 (from US)
Pitcairn Islands:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Poland:11 November 1918 (independent republic proclaimed)
Portugal:1140 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910)
Puerto Rico:none (commonwealth associated with the US)
Qatar:3 September 1971 (from UK)
Reunion:none (overseas department of France)
Romania:1881 (from Turkey; republic proclaimed 30 December 1947)
Russia:24 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Rwanda:1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship)
Saint Helena:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Saint Kitts and Nevis:19 September 1983 (from UK)
Saint Lucia:22 February 1979 (from UK)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:27 October 1979 (from UK)
Samoa:1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)
San Marino:3 September 301
Sao Tome and Principe:12 July 1975 (from Portugal)
Saudi Arabia:23 September 1932 (Unification of the Kingdom)
Senegal:4 April 1960 (from France); complete independence wasachieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960
Seychelles:29 June 1976 (from UK)
Sierra Leone:27 April 1961 (from UK)
Singapore:9 August 1965 (from Malaysia)
Slovakia:1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the CzechRepublic and Slovakia)
Slovenia:25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Solomon Islands:7 July 1978 (from UK)
Somalia:1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, whichbecame independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and ItalianSomaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administeredUN trusteeship on 1 July 1960, to form the Somali Republic)
South Africa:31 May 1910 (from UK)
Spain:1492 (expulsion of the Moors and unification)
Sri Lanka:4 February 1948 (from UK)
Sudan:1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK)
Suriname:25 November 1975 (from Netherlands)
Svalbard:none (territory of Norway)
Swaziland:6 September 1968 (from UK)
Sweden:6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king)
Switzerland:1 August 1291 (Founding of the Swiss Confederation)
Syria:17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under Frenchadministration)
Tajikistan:9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Tanzania:26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent 9 December1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar becameindependent 19 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united withZanzibar 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika andZanzibar; renamed United Republic of Tanzania 29 October 1964
Thailand:1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
Togo:27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
Tokelau:none (territory of New Zealand)
Tonga:4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)
Trinidad and Tobago:31 August 1962 (from UK)
Tunisia:20 March 1956 (from France)
Turkey:29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire)
Turkmenistan:27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Turks and Caicos Islands:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Tuvalu:1 October 1978 (from UK)
Uganda:9 October 1962 (from UK)
Ukraine:24 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
United Arab Emirates:2 December 1971 (from UK)
United Kingdom:England has existed as a unified entity since the10th century; the union between England and Wales was enacted underthe Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284; in the Act of Union of 1707,England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain; thelegislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized apartition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part ofthe United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of thecountry, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,was adopted in 1927
United States:4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)
Uruguay:25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
Uzbekistan:1 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Vanuatu:30 July 1980 (from France and UK)
Venezuela:5 July 1811 (from Spain)
Vietnam:2 September 1945 (from France)
Wallis and Futuna:none (overseas territory of France)
Yemen:22 May 1990, Republic of Yemen was established with themerger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] andthe Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen(Aden) or South Yemen]; previously North Yemen had becomeindependent on NA November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and SouthYemen had become independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)
Yugoslavia:27 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or FRYformed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist FederalRepublic of Yugoslavia or SFRY)
Zambia:24 October 1964 (from UK)
Zimbabwe:18 April 1980 (from UK)
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@Industrial production growth rate
Albania:9% (2000 est.)
Algeria:7% (1999 est.)
American Samoa:NA%
Andorra:NA%
Angola:NA%
Anguilla:3.1% (1997 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda:6% (1997 est.)
Argentina:1% (2000 est.)
Armenia:5% (2000 est.)
Aruba:NA%
Australia:1.5% (1999 est.)
Austria:4.2% (2000)
Azerbaijan:6.9% (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The:NA%
Bahrain:2% (2000 est.)
Bangladesh:6.1% (2000 est.)
Barbados:0.8% (1996)
Belarus:5% (2000 est.)
Belgium:5.5% (2000 est.)
Belize:4.6% (1999)
Benin:6.9% (2000 est.)
Bermuda:NA%
Bhutan:9.3% (1996 est.)
Bolivia:4% (1995 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:10% (2000 est.)
Botswana:6.2% (2000 est.)
Brazil:6.9% (2000 est.)
British Virgin Islands:4% (1985)
Brunei:4% (1997 est.)
Bulgaria:10.8% (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso:4.2% (1995)
Burma:NA%
Burundi:6.3% (1999 est.)
Cambodia:NA%
Cameroon:4.2% (1999 est.)
Canada:4.5% (2000 est.)
Cape Verde:NA%
Cayman Islands:NA%
Central African Republic:NA%
Chad:5% (1995)
Chile:6% (2000 est.)
China:10% (2000 est.)
Christmas Island:NA%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:NA%
Colombia:11% (2000 est.)
Comoros:-2% (1999 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:NA%
Congo, Republic of the:NA%
Cook Islands:NA%
Costa Rica:4.3% (2000)
Cote d'Ivoire:15% (1998 est.)
Croatia:1.7% (2000)
Cuba:5% (2000 est.)
Cyprus:Greek Cypriot area: 2.2% (1999); Turkish Cypriot area: -0.3%(1999)
Czech Republic:7.6% (2000)
Denmark:3% (2000 est.)
Djibouti:3% (1996 est.)
Dominica:-10% (1997 est.)
Dominican Republic:8% (2000 est.)
Ecuador:2.4% (1997 est.)
Egypt:2.1% (2000 est.)
El Salvador:5% (2000 est.)
Equatorial Guinea:7.4% (1994 est.)
Eritrea:NA%
Estonia:5% (2000 est.)
Ethiopia:NA%
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):NA%
Faroe Islands:8% (1999 est.)
Fiji:2.9% (1995)
Finland:7.5% (2000)
France:3.5% (2000 est.)
French Guiana:NA%
French Polynesia:NA%
Gabon:2.3% (1995)
Gambia, The:NA%
Gaza Strip:NA%
Georgia:-0.3% (1998 est.)
Germany:4.7% (2000)
Ghana:4.2% (1996 est.)
Gibraltar:NA%
Greece:7% (2000 est.)
Greenland:NA%
Grenada:0.7% (1997 est.)
Guadeloupe:NA%
Guam:NA%
Guatemala:4.1% (1999)
Guernsey:NA%
Guinea:3.2% (1994)
Guinea-Bissau:2.6% (1997 est.)
Guyana:7.1% (1997 est.)
Haiti:0.6% (1997 est.)
Honduras:4% (1999 est.)
Hong Kong:2.1% (2000)
Hungary:18% (2000 est.)
Iceland:1.5% (2000 est.)
India:7.5% (2000 est.)
Indonesia:7.5% (2000 est.)
Iran:4.4% (nonoil) (1999)
Iraq:NA%
Ireland:14% (2000 est.)
Israel:7% (2000)
Italy:1.9% (2000)
Jamaica:-2% (2000 est.)
Japan:5.3% (2000 est.)
Jersey:NA%
Jordan:3.8% (2000 est.)
Kazakhstan:14.9% (2000 est.)
Kenya:0.5% (2000 est.)
Kiribati:0.7% (1992 est.)
Korea, North:NA%
Korea, South:17% (2000)
Kuwait:1% (1997 est.)
Kyrgyzstan:7% (2000 est.)
Laos:7.5% (1999 est.)
Latvia:6.3% (2000 est.)
Lebanon:NA%
Lesotho:15.5% (1999 est.)
Liberia:NA
Libya:NA%
Liechtenstein:NA%
Lithuania:2.3% (2000 est.)
Luxembourg:7.8% (2000 est.)
Macau:NA%
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:3% (2000)
Madagascar:3% (2000 est.)
Malawi:NA%
Malaysia:12.1% (2000 est.)
Maldives:4.4% (1996 est.)
Mali:NA
Malta:NA%
Man, Isle of:3.2% (FY96/97)
Marshall Islands:NA%
Martinique:NA%
Mauritania:2.2% (1999)
Mauritius:8% (2000 est.)
Mayotte:NA%
Mexico:7.5% (2000 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of:NA%
Moldova:3% (2000 est.)
Monaco:NA%
Mongolia:2.4% (2000 est.)
Montserrat:NA%
Morocco:0.5% (1999 est.)
Mozambique:7.2% (1999)
Namibia:NA
Nauru:NA%
Nepal:NA%
Netherlands:3.2% (2000)
Netherlands Antilles:NA%
New Caledonia:-0.6% (1996)
New Zealand:6.2% (2000)
Nicaragua:4.4% (2000 est.)
Niger:NA%
Nigeria:1.5% (2000 est.)
Niue:NA%
Norfolk Island:NA%
Northern Mariana Islands:NA%
Norway:3% (2000 est.)
Oman:4% (2000 est.)
Pakistan:3.8% (1999 est.)
Palau:NA%
Panama:2% (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea:NA%
Paraguay:0% (2000 est.)
Peru:8.5% (2000 est.)
Philippines:4% (2000 est.)
Pitcairn Islands:NA%
Poland:4.3% (1999)