Virgin Islands:Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 27 March(1917)
Wallis and Futuna:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Yemen:Unification Day, 22 May (1990)
Yugoslavia:Republic Day, 29 November
Zambia:Independence Day, 24 October (1964)
Zimbabwe:Independence Day, 18 April (1980)
Taiwan:Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10October (1911)
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@Nationality
Afghanistan: noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan
Albania: noun: Albanian(s)
adjective: Albanian
Algeria: noun: Algerian(s)
adjective: Algerian
American Samoa: noun: American Samoan(s)
adjective: American Samoan
Andorra: noun: Andorran(s)
adjective: Andorran
Angola: noun: Angolan(s)
adjective: Angolan
Anguilla: noun: Anguillan(s)
adjective: Anguillan
Antigua and Barbuda: noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan
Argentina: noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine
Armenia: noun: Armenian(s)
adjective: Armenian
Aruba: noun: Aruban(s)
adjective: Aruban; Dutch
Australia: noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian
Austria: noun: Austrian(s)
adjective: Austrian
Azerbaijan: noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani
Bahamas, The: noun: Bahamian(s)
adjective: Bahamian
Bahrain: noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini
Bangladesh: noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi
Barbados: noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)
Belarus: noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian
Belgium: noun: Belgian(s)
adjective: Belgian
Belize: noun: Belizean(s)
adjective: Belizean
Benin: noun: Beninese (singular and plural)
adjective: Beninese
Bermuda: noun: Bermudian(s)
adjective: Bermudian
Bhutan: noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Bhutanese
Bolivia: noun: Bolivian(s)
adjective: Bolivian
Bosnia and Herzegovina: noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian
Botswana: noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Brazil: noun: Brazilian(s)
adjective: Brazilian
British Virgin Islands: noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander
Brunei: noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian
Bulgaria: noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian
Burkina Faso: noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural)
adjective: Burkinabe
Burma: noun: Burmese (singular and plural)
adjective: Burmese
Burundi: noun: Burundian(s)
adjective: Burundi
Cambodia: noun: Cambodian(s)
adjective: Cambodian
Cameroon: noun: Cameroonian(s)
adjective: Cameroonian
Canada: noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian
Cape Verde: noun: Cape Verdean(s)
adjective: Cape Verdean
Cayman Islands: noun: Caymanian(s)
adjective: Caymanian
Central African Republic: noun: Central African(s)
adjective: Central African
Chad: noun: Chadian(s)
adjective: Chadian
Chile: noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean
China: noun: Chinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese
Christmas Island: noun: Christmas Islander(s)
adjective: Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: noun: Cocos Islander(s)
adjective: Cocos Islander
Colombia: noun: Colombian(s)
adjective: Colombian
Comoros: noun: Comoran(s)
adjective: Comoran
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: noun: Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo
Congo, Republic of the: noun: Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo
Cook Islands: noun: Cook Islander(s)
adjective: Cook Islander
Costa Rica: noun: Costa Rican(s)
adjective: Costa Rican
Cote d'Ivoire: noun: Ivorian(s)
adjective: Ivorian
Croatia: noun: Croat(s)
adjective: Croatian
Cuba: noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban
Cyprus: noun: Cypriot(s)
adjective: Cypriot
Czech Republic: noun: Czech(s)
adjective: Czech
Denmark: noun: Dane(s)
adjective: Danish
Djibouti: noun: Djiboutian(s)
adjective: Djiboutian
Dominica: noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
Dominican Republic: noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
Ecuador: noun: Ecuadorian(s)
adjective: Ecuadorian
Egypt: noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian
El Salvador: noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran
Equatorial Guinea: noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Eritrea: noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean
Estonia: noun: Estonian(s)
adjective: Estonian
Ethiopia: noun: Ethiopian(s)
adjective: Ethiopian
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): noun: Falkland Islander(s)
adjective: Falkland Island
Faroe Islands: noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese
Fiji: noun: Fijian(s)
adjective: Fijian
Finland: noun: Finn(s)
adjective: Finnish
France: noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective: French
French Guiana: noun: French Guianese (singular and plural)
adjective: French Guianese
French Polynesia: noun: French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian
Gabon: noun: Gabonese (singular and plural)
adjective: Gabonese
Gambia, The: noun: Gambian(s)
adjective: Gambian
Gaza Strip: noun: NA
adjective: NA
Georgia: noun: Georgian(s)
adjective: Georgian
Germany: noun: German(s)
adjective: German
Ghana: noun: Ghanaian(s)
adjective: Ghanaian
Gibraltar: noun: Gibraltarian(s)
adjective: Gibraltar
Greece: noun: Greek(s)
adjective: Greek
Greenland: noun: Greenlander(s)
adjective: Greenlandic
Grenada: noun: Grenadian(s)
adjective: Grenadian
Guadeloupe: noun: Guadeloupian(s)
adjective: Guadeloupe
Guam: noun: Guamanian(s)
adjective: Guamanian
Guatemala: noun: Guatemalan(s)
adjective: Guatemalan
Guernsey: noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander
Guinea: noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean
Guinea-Bissau: noun: Guinean (s)
adjective: Guinean
Guyana: noun: Guyanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Guyanese
Haiti: noun: Haitian(s)
adjective: Haitian
Holy See (Vatican City): noun: none
adjective: none
Honduras: noun: Honduran(s)
adjective: Honduran
Hong Kong: noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese
Hungary: noun: Hungarian(s)
adjective: Hungarian
Iceland: noun: Icelander(s)
adjective: Icelandic
India: noun: Indian(s)
adjective: Indian
Indonesia: noun: Indonesian(s)
adjective: Indonesian
Iran: noun: Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian
Iraq: noun: Iraqi(s)
adjective: Iraqi
Ireland:noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collectiveplural)
adjective: Irish
Israel: noun: Israeli(s)
adjective: Israeli
Italy: noun: Italian(s)
adjective: Italian
Jamaica: noun: Jamaican(s)
adjective: Jamaican
Japan: noun: Japanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Japanese
Jersey: noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander
Jordan: noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective: Jordanian
Kazakhstan: noun: Kazakhstani(s)
adjective: Kazakhstani
Kenya: noun: Kenyan(s)
adjective: Kenyan
Kiribati: noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
adjective: I-Kiribati
Korea, North: noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
Korea, South: noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
Kuwait: noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti
Kyrgyzstan: noun: Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective: Kyrgyzstani
Laos: noun: Lao(s) or Laotian(s)
adjective: Lao or Laotian
Latvia: noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian
Lebanon: noun: Lebanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Lebanese
Lesotho: noun: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)
adjective: Basotho
Liberia: noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian
Libya: noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan
Liechtenstein: noun: Liechtensteiner(s)
adjective: Liechtenstein
Lithuania: noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective: Lithuanian
Luxembourg: noun: Luxembourger(s)
adjective: Luxembourg
Macau: noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: noun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian
Madagascar: noun: Malagasy (singular and plural)
adjective: Malagasy
Malawi: noun: Malawian(s)
adjective: Malawian
Malaysia: noun: Malaysian(s)
adjective: Malaysian
Maldives: noun: Maldivian(s)
adjective: Maldivian
Mali: noun: Malian(s)
adjective: Malian
Malta: noun: Maltese (singular and plural)
adjective: Maltese
Man, Isle of: noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women)
adjective: Manx
Marshall Islands: noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese
Martinique: noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural)
adjective: Martiniquais
Mauritania: noun: Mauritanian(s)
adjective: Mauritanian
Mauritius: noun: Mauritian(s)
adjective: Mauritian
Mayotte: noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective: Mahoran
Mexico: noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican
Micronesia, Federated States of: noun: Micronesian(s)
adjective: Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese
Moldova: noun: Moldovan(s)
adjective: Moldovan
Monaco: noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)
adjective: Monegasque or Monacan
Mongolia: noun: Mongolian(s)
adjective: Mongolian
Montserrat: noun: Montserratian(s)
adjective: Montserratian
Morocco: noun: Moroccan(s)
adjective: Moroccan
Mozambique: noun: Mozambican(s)
adjective: Mozambican
Namibia: noun: Namibian(s)
adjective: Namibian
Nauru: noun: Nauruan(s)
adjective: Nauruan
Nepal: noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepalese
Netherlands: noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective: Dutch
Netherlands Antilles: noun: Dutch Antillean(s)
adjective: Dutch Antillean
New Caledonia: noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian
New Zealand: noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand
Nicaragua: noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan
Niger: noun: Nigerien(s)
adjective: Nigerien
Nigeria: noun: Nigerian(s)
adjective: Nigerian
Niue: noun: Niuean(s)
adjective: Niuean
Norfolk Island: noun: Norfolk Islander(s)
adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Northern Mariana Islands: noun: NA
adjective: NA
Norway: noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective: Norwegian
Oman: noun: Omani(s)
adjective: Omani
Pakistan: noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani
Palau: noun: Palauan(s)
adjective: Palauan
Panama: noun: Panamanian(s)
adjective: Panamanian
Papua New Guinea: noun: Papua New Guinean(s)
adjective: Papua New Guinean
Paraguay: noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan
Peru: noun: Peruvian(s)
adjective: Peruvian
Philippines: noun: Filipino(s)
adjective: Philippine
Pitcairn Islands: noun: Pitcairn Islander(s)
adjective: Pitcairn Islander
Poland: noun: Pole(s)
adjective: Polish
Portugal: noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese
Puerto Rico: noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective: Puerto Rican
Qatar: noun: Qatari(s)
adjective: Qatari
Reunion: noun: Reunionese (singular and plural)
adjective: Reunionese
Romania: noun: Romanian(s)
adjective: Romanian
Russia: noun: Russian(s)
adjective: Russian
Rwanda: noun: Rwandan(s)
adjective: Rwandan
Saint Helena: noun: Saint Helenian(s)
adjective: Saint Helenian
Saint Kitts and Nevis: noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
Saint Lucia: noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective: French
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
Samoa: noun: Samoan(s)
adjective: Samoan
San Marino: noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sammarinese
Sao Tome and Principe: noun: Sao Tomean(s)
adjective: Sao Tomean
Saudi Arabia: noun: Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Senegal: noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Senegalese
Seychelles: noun: Seychellois (singular and plural)
adjective: Seychelles
Sierra Leone: noun: Sierra Leonean(s)
adjective: Sierra Leonean
Singapore: noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore
Slovakia: noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak
Slovenia: noun: Slovene(s)
adjective: Slovenian
Solomon Islands: noun: Solomon Islander(s)
adjective: Solomon Islander
Somalia: noun: Somali(s)
adjective: Somali
South Africa: noun: South African(s)
adjective: South African
Spain: noun: Spaniard(s)
adjective: Spanish
Sri Lanka: noun: Sri Lankan(s)
adjective: Sri Lankan
Sudan: noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sudanese
Suriname: noun: Surinamer(s)
adjective: Surinamese
Swaziland: noun: Swazi(s)
adjective: Swazi
Sweden: noun: Swede(s)
adjective: Swedish
Switzerland: noun: Swiss (singular and plural)
adjective: Swiss
Syria: noun: Syrian(s)
adjective: Syrian
Tajikistan: noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective: Tajikistani
Tanzania: noun: Tanzanian(s)
adjective: Tanzanian
Thailand: noun: Thai (singular and plural)
adjective: Thai
Togo: noun: Togolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Togolese
Tokelau: noun: Tokelauan(s)
adjective: Tokelauan
Tonga: noun: Tongan(s)
adjective: Tongan
Trinidad and Tobago: noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Tunisia: noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian
Turkey: noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish
Turkmenistan: noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmen
Turks and Caicos Islands: noun: none
adjective: none
Tuvalu: noun: Tuvaluan(s)
adjective: Tuvaluan
Uganda: noun: Ugandan(s)
adjective: Ugandan
Ukraine: noun: Ukrainian(s)
adjective: Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates: noun: Emirati(s)
adjective: Emirati
United Kingdom: noun: Briton(s), British (collective plural)
adjective: British
United States: noun: American(s)
adjective: American
Uruguay: noun: Uruguayan(s)
adjective: Uruguayan
Uzbekistan: noun: Uzbekistani(s)
adjective: Uzbekistani
Vanuatu: noun: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)
adjective: Ni-Vanuatu
Venezuela: noun: Venezuelan(s)
adjective: Venezuelan
Vietnam: noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)
adjective: Vietnamese
Virgin Islands: noun: Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: Virgin Islander
Wallis and Futuna: noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders
adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
West Bank: noun: NA
adjective: NA
Western Sahara: noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)
adjective: Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Yemen: noun: Yemeni(s)
adjective: Yemeni
Yugoslavia: noun: Serb(s); Montenegrin(s)
adjective: Serbian; Montenegrin
Zambia: noun: Zambian(s)
adjective: Zambian
Zimbabwe: noun: Zimbabwean(s)
adjective: Zimbabwean
Taiwan: noun: Chinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese
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@Natural hazards
Afghanistan:damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains;flooding; droughts
Albania:destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwesterncoast; drought
Algeria:mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mud slides
American Samoa:typhoons common from December to March
Andorra:snowslides, avalanches
Angola:locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on theplateau
Anguilla:frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July toOctober)
Antarctica:katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from thehigh interior; frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau;cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along thecoast; volcanism on Deception Island and isolated areas of WestAntarctica; other seismic activity rare and weak; large icebergs maycalve from ice shelf
Antigua and Barbuda:hurricanes and tropical storms (July toOctober); periodic droughts
Arctic Ocean:ice islands occasionally break away from northernEllesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenlandand extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtuallyice locked from October to June; ships subject to superstructureicing from October to May
Argentina:San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andessubject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that canstrike the Pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
Armenia:occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
Aruba:lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
Ashmore and Cartier Islands:surrounded by shoals and reefs that canpose maritime hazards
Atlantic Ocean:icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, andthe northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and havebeen spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; shipssubject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic fromOctober to May; persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May toSeptember; hurricanes (May to December)
Australia:cyclones along the coast; severe droughts
Austria:NA
Azerbaijan:droughts; some lowland areas threatened by rising levelsof the Caspian Sea
Bahamas, The:hurricanes and other tropical storms that causeextensive flood and wind damage
Bahrain:periodic droughts; dust storms
Baker Island:the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can bea maritime hazard
Bangladesh:droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinelyinundated during the summer monsoon season
Barbados:infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Bassas da India:maritime hazard since it is usually under waterduring high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodiccyclones
Belarus:NA
Belgium:flooding is a threat in areas of reclaimed coastal land,protected from the sea by concrete dikes
Belize:frequent, devastating hurricanes (September to December) andcoastal flooding (especially in south)
Benin:hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north in winter
Bermuda:hurricanes (June to November)
Bhutan:violent storms coming down from the Himalayas are the sourceof the country's name which translates as Land of the ThunderDragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season
Bolivia:flooding in the northeast (March-April)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:destructive earthquakes
Botswana:periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from thewest, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscurevisibility
Bouvet Island:NA
Brazil:recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frostin south
British Indian Ocean Territory:NA
British Virgin Islands:hurricanes and tropical storms (July toOctober)
Brunei:typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are very rare
Bulgaria:earthquakes, landslides
Burkina Faso:recurring droughts
Burma:destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslidescommon during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts
Burundi:flooding, landslides, drought
Cambodia:monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasionaldroughts
Cameroon:recent volcanic activity with release of poisonous gases
Canada:continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle todevelopment; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, aresult of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, andNorth American interior, and produce most of the country's rain andsnow
Cape Verde:prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscurevisibility; volcanically and seismically active
Cayman Islands:hurricanes (July to November)
Central African Republic:hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affectnorthern areas; floods are common
Chad:hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodicdroughts; locust plagues
Chile:severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
China:frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern andeastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts
Christmas Island:the narrow fringing reef surrounding the islandcan be a maritime hazard
Clipperton Island:NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:cyclones may occur in the early months ofthe year
Colombia:highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasionalearthquakes; periodic droughts
Comoros:cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April);Le Kartala on Grand Comore is an active volcano
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:periodic droughts in south;volcanic activity
Congo, Republic of the:seasonal flooding
Cook Islands:typhoons (November to March)
Coral Sea Islands:occasional tropical cyclones
Costa Rica:occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast;frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season andlandslides; active volcanoes
Cote d'Ivoire:coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; duringthe rainy season torrential flooding is possible
Croatia:destructive earthquakes
Cuba:the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to October(in general, the country averages about one hurricane every otheryear); droughts are common
Cyprus:moderate earthquake activity; droughts
Czech Republic:flooding
Denmark:flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g.,parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland)that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes
Djibouti:earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbancesfrom the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
Dominica:flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanescan be expected during the late summer months
Dominican Republic:lies in the middle of the hurricane belt andsubject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding;periodic droughts
Ecuador:frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity;periodic droughts
Egypt:periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods,landslides, volcanic activity; hot, driving windstorm called khamsinoccurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
El Salvador:known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimesvery destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity
Equatorial Guinea:violent windstorms, flash floods
Eritrea:frequent droughts; locust swarms
Estonia:flooding occurs frequently in the spring
Ethiopia:geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible toearthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
Europa Island:NA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):strong winds persist throughoutthe year
Faroe Islands:NA
Fiji:cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
Finland:NA
France:flooding; avalanches
French Guiana:high frequency of heavy showers and severethunderstorms; flooding
French Polynesia:occasional cyclonic storms in January
French Southern and Antarctic Lands:Ile Amsterdam and IleSaint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
Gabon:NA
Gambia, The:drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30years)
Gaza Strip:droughts
Georgia:earthquakes
Germany:flooding
Ghana:dry, dusty, harmattan winds occur from January to March;droughts
Gibraltar:NA
Glorioso Islands:periodic cyclones
Greece:severe earthquakes
Greenland:continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of theisland
Grenada:lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts fromJune to November
Guadeloupe:hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere is an activevolcano
Guam:frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, butpotentially very destructive typhoons (especially in August)
Guatemala:numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violentearthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and othertropical storms
Guernsey:NA
Guinea:hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility duringdry season
Guinea-Bissau:hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibilityduring dry season; brush fires
Guyana:flash floods are a constant threat during rainy seasons
Haiti:lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject tosevere storms from June to October; occasional flooding andearthquakes; periodic droughts
Heard Island and McDonald Islands:Heard Island is dominated by adormant volcano called Big Ben
Holy See (Vatican City):NA
Honduras:frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; damaginghurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast
Hong Kong:occasional typhoons
Howland Island:the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island canbe a maritime hazard
Iceland:earthquakes and volcanic activity
India:droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common;earthquakes
Indian Ocean:occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard insouthern reaches
Indonesia:occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis,earthquakes, volcanoes
Iran:periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms;earthquakes along western border and in the northeast
Iraq:dust storms, sandstorms, floods
Ireland:NA
Israel:sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts
Italy:regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches,earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice
Jamaica:hurricanes (especially July to November)
Jan Mayen:dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg;volcanic activity resumed in 1970
Japan:many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismicoccurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
Jarvis Island:the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island canbe a maritime hazard
Jersey:NA
Johnston Atoll:NA
Jordan:droughts
Juan de Nova Island:periodic cyclones
Kazakhstan:earthquakes in the south, mudslides around Almaty
Kenya:recurring drought in northern and eastern regions; floodingduring rainy seasons
Kingman Reef:wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation ofabout 1 meter makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
Kiribati:typhoons can occur any time, but usually November toMarch; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands makethem very sensitive to changes in sea level
Korea, North:late spring droughts often followed by severeflooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall
Korea, South:occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods;low-level seismic activity common in southwest
Kuwait:sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April; theybring inordinate amounts of rain which can damage roads and houses;sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year, but are mostcommon between March and August
Kyrgyzstan:NA
Laos:floods, droughts, and blight
Latvia:NA
Lebanon:dust storms, sandstorms
Lesotho:periodic droughts
Liberia:dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (Decemberto March)
Libya:hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one tofour days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms
Liechtenstein:NA
Lithuania:NA
Luxembourg:NA
Macau:typhoons
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:high seismic risks
Madagascar:periodic cyclones
Malawi:NA
Malaysia:flooding, landslides
Maldives:low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sealevel rise
Mali:hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons;recurring droughts
Malta:NA
Man, Isle of:NA
Marshall Islands:occasional typhoons
Martinique:hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an averageof one major natural disaster every five years)
Mauritania:hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarilyin March and April; periodic droughts
Mauritius:cyclones (November to April); almost completelysurrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards
Mayotte:cyclones during rainy season
Mexico:tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructiveearthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Gulf ofMexico and Caribbean coasts
Micronesia, Federated States of:typhoons (June to December)
Midway Islands:NA
Moldova:landslides (57 cases in 1998)
Monaco:NA
Mongolia:dust and snow storms, grassland and forest fires, droughtand "zud", which is a combination of drought followed by harshwinter conditions
Montserrat:severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions(full-scale eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano occurred during1996-97)
Morocco:northern mountains geologically unstable and subject toearthquakes; periodic droughts
Mozambique:severe droughts and floods occur in central and southernprovinces; devastating cyclones
Namibia:prolonged periods of drought
Nauru:periodic droughts
Navassa Island:NA
Nepal:severe thunderstorms, flooding, landslides, drought, andfamine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of thesummer monsoons
Netherlands:flooding
Netherlands Antilles:Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbeanhurricane belt and are rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, andSint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October
New Caledonia:cyclones, most frequent from November to March
New Zealand:earthquakes are common, though usually not severe;volcanic activity
Nicaragua:destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, andoccasionally severe hurricanes
Niger:recurring droughts
Nigeria:periodic droughts
Niue:typhoons
Norfolk Island:typhoons (especially May to July)
Northern Mariana Islands: active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)
Norway:rockslides, avalanches
Oman:summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms ininterior; periodic droughts