male: NA%
female: NA%
Djibouti: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.2%
male: 60.3%
female: 32.7% (1995 est.)
Dominica: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (1970 est.)
Dominican Republic: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.1%
male: 82%
female: 82.2% (1995 est.)
Ecuador: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.1%
male: 92%
female: 88.2% (1995 est.)
Egypt: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.4%
male: 63.6%
female: 38.8% (1995 est.)
El Salvador: definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 71.5%
male: 73.5%
female: 69.8% (1995 est.)
Equatorial Guinea: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.5%
male: 89.6%
female: 68.1% (1995 est.)
Eritrea: definition: NA
total population: 25%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Estonia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1998 est.)
Ethiopia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.5%
male: 45.5%
female: 25.3% (1995 est.)
Faroe Islands: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper
Fiji: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.6%
male: 93.8%
female: 89.3% (1995 est.)
Finland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
France: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1980 est.)
French Guiana: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: 82% (1982 est.)
French Polynesia: definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)
Gabon: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: 53.3% (1995 est.)
Gambia, The: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.5%
male: 58.4%
female: 37.1% (2001 est.)
Gaza Strip: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Georgia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: 98% (1989 est.)
Germany: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1977 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Ghana: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5%
male: 75.9%
female: 53.5% (1995 est.)
Gibraltar: definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Greece: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 98%
female: 93% (1991 est.)
Greenland: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
note: similar to Denmark proper
Grenada: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.)
Guadeloupe: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: 90% (1982 est.)
Guam: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.)
Guatemala: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.6%
male: 68.7%
female: 58.5% (2000 est.)
Guernsey: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Guinea: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: 21.9% (1995 est.)
Guinea-Bissau: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53.9%
male: 67.1%
female: 40.7% (1997 est.)
Guyana: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.1%
male: 98.6%
female: 97.5% (1995 est.)
Haiti: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45%
male: 48%
female: 42.2% (1995 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City): definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Honduras: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.7%
male: 72.6%
female: 72.7% (1995 est.)
Hong Kong: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 92.2%
male: 96%
female: 88.2% (1996 est.)
Hungary: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1980 est.)
Iceland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
India: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52%
male: 65.5%
female: 37.7% (1995 est.)
Indonesia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78% (1995 est.)
Iran: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.1%
male: 78.4%
female: 65.8% (1994 est.)
Iraq: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 70.7%
female: 45% (1995 est.)
Ireland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Israel: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 97%
female: 93% (1992 est.)
Italy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1998)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Jamaica: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 85%
male: 80.8%
female: 89.1% (1995 est.)
Japan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1970 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Jersey: definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Jordan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.6%
male: 93.4%
female: 79.4% (1995 est.)
Kazakhstan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)
Kenya: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.1%
male: 86.3%
female: 70% (1995 est.)
Kiribati: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Korea, North: definition: age 15 and over can read and write Korean
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.)
Korea, South: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99.3%
female: 96.7% (1995 est.)
Kuwait: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.6%
male: 82.2%
female: 74.9% (1995 est.)
Kyrgyzstan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)
Laos: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57%
male: 70%
female: 44% (1999 est.)
Latvia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 99% (1989 est.)
Lebanon: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 90.8%
female: 82.2% (1997 est.)
Lesotho: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 72%
female: 93% (1999 est.)
Liberia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38.3%
male: 53.9%
female: 22.4% (1995 est.)
note: these figures are increasing because of the improving school system
Libya:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 87.9%
female: 63% (1995 est.)
Liechtenstein: definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1981 est.)
Lithuania: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1989 est.)
Luxembourg: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)
Macau: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 93%
female: 86% (1981 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Madagascar: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 80%
male: 88%
female: 73% (1990 est.)
Malawi: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 72.8%
female: 43.4% (1999 est.)
Malaysia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 89.1%
female: 78.1% (1995 est.)
Maldives: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.2%
male: 93.3%
female: 93% (1995 est.)
Mali: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 31%
male: 39.4%
female: 23.1% (1995 est.)
Malta: definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 88.76%
male: 86.91%
female: 89.55% (1995 census)
Man, Isle of: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Marshall Islands: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 100%
female: 88% (1980 est.)
Martinique: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 92%
female: 93% (1982 est.)
Mauritania: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.7%
male: 53.4%
female: 40% (1998 est.)
Mauritius: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.9%
male: 87.1%
female: 78.8% (1995 est.)
Mayotte: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Mexico: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 91.8%
female: 87.4% (1995 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.)
Moldova: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 99%
female: 94% (1989 est.)
Monaco: definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Mongolia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97.5% (2000)
Montserrat: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1970 est.)
Morocco: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.7%
male: 56.6%
female: 31% (1995 est.)
Mozambique: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.3%
male: 58.4%
female: 27% (1998 est.)
Namibia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 45%
female: 31% (1960 est.)
Nauru: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Nepal: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 27.5%
male: 40.9%
female: 14% (1995 est.)
Netherlands: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Netherlands Antilles: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (1981 est.)
New Caledonia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: 90% (1976 est.)
New Zealand: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Nicaragua: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 65.7%
male: 64.6%
female: 66.6% (1995 est.)
Niger: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 13.6%
male: 20.9%
female: 6.6% (1995 est.)
Nigeria: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.1%
male: 67.3%
female: 47.3% (1995 est.)
Niue: definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Northern Mariana Islands: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.)
Norway: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Oman: definition: NA
total population: approaching 80%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Pakistan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 55.3%
female: 29% (1998)
Palau: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.)
Panama: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.8%
male: 91.4%
female: 90.2% (1995 est.)
Papua New Guinea: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 72.2%
male: 81%
female: 62.7% (1995 est.)
Paraguay: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.1%
male: 93.5%
female: 90.6% (1995 est.)
Peru: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7%
male: 94.5%
female: 83% (1995 est.)
Philippines: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6%
male: 95%
female: 94.3% (1995 est.)
Poland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1978 est.)
Portugal: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Puerto Rico: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1980 est.)
Qatar: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 79%
female: 80% (1995 est.)
Reunion: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 76%
female: 80% (1982 est.)
Romania: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 95% (1992 est.)
Russia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 100%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
Rwanda: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48%
male: 52%
female: 45% (1995 est.)
Saint Helena: definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1980 est.)
Saint Lucia: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67%
male: 65%
female: 69% (1980 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)
Samoa: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1971 est.)
San Marino: definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: 95% (1976 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73%
male: 85%
female: 62% (1991 est.)
Saudi Arabia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.8%
male: 71.5%
female: 50.2% (1995 est.)
Senegal: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 33.1%
male: 43%
female: 23.2% (1995 est.)
Seychelles: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 56%
female: 60% (1971 est.)
Sierra Leone:definition: age 15 and over can read and writeEnglish, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 31.4%
male: 45.4%
female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
Singapore: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.5%
male: 97%
female: 89.8% (1999)
Slovakia: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Slovenia: definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Solomon Islands: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Somalia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 24%
male: 36%
female: 14% (1990 est.)
South Africa: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.8%
male: 81.9%
female: 81.7% (1995 est.)
Spain: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Sri Lanka: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.2%
male: 93.4%
female: 87.2% (1995 est.)
Sudan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.1%
male: 57.7%
female: 34.6% (1995 est.)
Suriname: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 95%
female: 91% (1995 est.)
Swaziland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.7%
male: 78%
female: 75.6% (1995 est.)
Sweden: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Switzerland: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Syria: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.8%
male: 85.7%
female: 55.8% (1997 est.)
Tajikistan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
Tanzania:definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili(Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 67.8%
male: 79.4%
female: 56.8% (1995 est.)
Thailand: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
male: 96%
female: 91.6% (1995 est.)
Togo: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 67%
female: 37% (1995 est.)
Tonga: definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5%
male: 98.4%
female: 98.7% (1996 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.8%
female: 97% (1995 est.)
Tunisia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.7%
male: 78.6%
female: 54.6% (1995 est.)
Turkey: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 94%
female: 77% (2000)
Turkmenistan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.)
Tuvalu: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Uganda: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.8%
male: 73.7%
female: 50.2% (1995 est.)
Ukraine: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 100%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
United Arab Emirates: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.2%
male: 78.9%
female: 79.8% (1995 est.)
United Kingdom:definition: age 15 and over has completed five ormore years of schooling
total population: 99% (1978 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
United States: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1979 est.)
Uruguay: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 96.9%
female: 97.7% (1995 est.)
Uzbekistan: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (yearend 1996)
Vanuatu: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: 48% (1979 est.)
Venezuela: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.1%
male: 91.8%
female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
Vietnam: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 96.5%
female: 91.2% (1995 est.)
Virgin Islands: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Wallis and Futuna: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.)
West Bank: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Western Sahara: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Yemen: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38%
male: 53%
female: 26% (1990 est.)
Yugoslavia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 97.2%
female: 88.9% (1991)
Zambia: definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 78.2%
male: 85.6%
female: 71.3% (1995 est.)
Zimbabwe: definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 85%
male: 90%
female: 80% (1995 est.)
Taiwan:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86% (1980 est.); note - literacy for the total population has reportedly increased to 94% (1998 est.)
male: 93% (1980 est.)
female: 79% (1980 est.)
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@Location
Afghanistan:Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Albania:Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and IonianSea, between Greece and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Algeria:Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenMorocco and Tunisia
American Samoa:Oceania, group of islands in the South PacificOcean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Andorra:Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Angola:Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, betweenNamibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Anguilla:Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico
Antarctica:continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Antigua and Barbuda:Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Seaand the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Arctic Ocean:body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America,mostly north of the Arctic Circle
Argentina:Southern South America, bordering the South AtlanticOcean, between Chile and Uruguay
Armenia:Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
Aruba:Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Ashmore and Cartier Islands:Southeastern Asia, islands in theIndian Ocean, northwest of Australia
Atlantic Ocean:body of water between Africa, Europe, the SouthernOcean, and the Western Hemisphere
Australia:Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the SouthPacific Ocean
Austria:Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Azerbaijan:Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, betweenIran and Russia
Bahamas, The:Caribbean, chain of islands in the North AtlanticOcean, southeast of Florida
Bahrain:Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of SaudiArabia
Baker Island:Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, aboutone-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Bangladesh:Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, betweenBurma and India
Barbados:Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the NorthAtlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Bassas da India:Southern Africa, islands in the southern MozambiqueChannel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Belarus:Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Belgium:Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France andthe Netherlands
Belize:Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, betweenGuatemala and Mexico
Benin:Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, betweenNigeria and Togo
Bermuda:North America, group of islands in the North AtlanticOcean, east of North Carolina (US)
Bhutan:Southern Asia, between China and India
Bolivia:Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Bosnia and Herzegovina:Southeastern Europe, bordering the AdriaticSea and Croatia
Botswana:Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Bouvet Island:Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean,south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Brazil:Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
British Indian Ocean Territory:Southern Asia, archipelago in theIndian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
British Virgin Islands:Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Brunei:Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Bulgaria:Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, betweenRomania and Turkey
Burkina Faso:Western Africa, north of Ghana
Burma:Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay ofBengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Burundi:Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cambodia:Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, betweenThailand, Vietnam, and Laos
Cameroon:Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, betweenEquatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Canada:Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Oceanand North Pacific Ocean, north of the conterminous US
Cape Verde:Western Africa, group of islands in the North AtlanticOcean, west of Senegal
Cayman Islands:Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearlyone-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras
Central African Republic:Central Africa, north of DemocraticRepublic of the Congo
Chad:Central Africa, south of Libya
Chile:Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Oceanand South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
China:Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, YellowSea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Christmas Island:Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean,south of Indonesia
Clipperton Island:Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean,1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:Southeastern Asia, group of islands in theIndian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way fromAustralia to Sri Lanka
Colombia:Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea,between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean,between Ecuador and Panama
Comoros:Southern Africa, group of islands in the MozambiqueChannel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar andnorthern Mozambique
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:Central Africa, northeast ofAngola
Congo, Republic of the:Western Africa, bordering the South AtlanticOcean, between Angola and Gabon
Cook Islands:Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Coral Sea Islands:Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast ofAustralia
Costa Rica:Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Cote d'Ivoire:Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Ghana and Liberia
Croatia:Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, betweenBosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Cuba:Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the NorthAtlantic Ocean, south of Florida
Cyprus:Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Czech Republic:Central Europe, southeast of Germany
Denmark:Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the NorthSea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes twomajor islands (Sjaeland and Fyn)
Djibouti:Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the RedSea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Dominica:Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the NorthAtlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico toTrinidad and Tobago
Dominican Republic:Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island ofHispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,east of Haiti
Ecuador:Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at theEquator, between Colombia and Peru