Palau0 km
Palmyra Atoll0 km
Panamatotal: 555 kmborder countries: Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km
Papua New Guineatotal: 820 kmborder countries: Indonesia 820 km
Paracel Islands0 km
Paraguaytotal: 3,920 kmborder countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km
Perutotal: 5,536 kmborder countries: Bolivia 900 km, Brazil 1,560 km, Chile 160 km,Colombia 1,496 km (est.), Ecuador 1,420 km
Philippines0 km
Pitcairn Islands0 km
Polandtotal: 2,788 kmborder countries: Belarus 407 km, Czech Republic 658 km, Germany 456km, Lithuania 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 206 km, Slovakia444 km, Ukraine 526 km
Portugal total: 1,214 km border countries: Spain 1,214 km
Puerto Rico 0 km
Qatar total: 60 km border countries: Saudi Arabia 60 km
Reunion0 km
Romaniatotal: 2,508 kmborder countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km,Serbia and Montenegro 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east)169 km
Russiatotal: 19,990 kmborder countries: Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China(southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 294 km, Finland1,313 km, Georgia 723 km, Kazakhstan 6,846 km, North Korea 19 km,Latvia 217 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 227 km, Mongolia 3,485km, Norway 196 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 206 km, Ukraine 1,576km
Rwandatotal: 893 kmborder countries: Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km
Saint Helena0 km
Saint Kitts and Nevis0 km
Saint Lucia0 km
Saint Pierre and Miquelon0 km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0 km
Samoa0 km
San Marino total: 39 km border countries: Italy 39 km
Sao Tome and Principe0 km
Saudi Arabiatotal: 4,431 kmborder countries: Iraq 814 km, Jordan 744 km, Kuwait 222 km, Oman676 km, Qatar 60 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,458 km
Senegaltotal: 2,640 kmborder countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km
Serbia and Montenegrototal: 2,246 kmborder countries: Albania 287 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km,Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia (north) 241 km, Croatia (south) 25 km,Hungary 151 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 221 km,Romania 476 km
Seychelles0 km
Sierra Leone total: 958 km border countries: Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km
Singapore0 km
Slovakiatotal: 1,524 kmborder countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 215 km, Hungary 677km, Poland 444 km, Ukraine 97 km
Sloveniatotal: 1,334 kmborder countries: Austria 330 km, Croatia 670 km, Italy 232 km,Hungary 102 km
Solomon Islands0 km
Somaliatotal: 2,340 kmborder countries: Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, Kenya 682 km
South Africatotal: 4,862 kmborder countries: Botswana 1,840 km, Lesotho 909 km, Mozambique 491km, Namibia 967 km, Swaziland 430 km, Zimbabwe 225 km
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands0 km
Spaintotal: 1,917.8 kmborder countries: Andorra 63.7 km, France 623 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km,Portugal 1,214 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Morocco (Melilla) 9.6 km
Spratly Islands0 km
Sri Lanka0 km
Sudantotal: 7,687 kmborder countries: Central African Republic 1,165 km, Chad 1,360 km,Democratic Republic of the Congo 628 km, Egypt 1,273 km, Eritrea 605km, Ethiopia 1,606 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km
Suriname total: 1,707 km border countries: Brazil 597 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km
Svalbard 0 km
Swazilandtotal: 535 kmborder countries: Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km
Swedentotal: 2,205 kmborder countries: Finland 586 km, Norway 1,619 km
Switzerlandtotal: 1,852 kmborder countries: Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy 740 km,Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km
Syriatotal: 2,253 kmborder countries: Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375 km, Lebanon375 km, Turkey 822 km
Taiwan0 km
Tajikistantotal: 3,651 kmborder countries: Afghanistan 1,206 km, China 414 km, Kyrgyzstan 870km, Uzbekistan 1,161 km
Tanzaniatotal: 3,861 kmborder countries: Burundi 451 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo459 km, Kenya 769 km, Malawi 475 km, Mozambique 756 km, Rwanda 217km, Uganda 396 km, Zambia 338 km
Thailandtotal: 4,863 kmborder countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km,Malaysia 506 km
Togototal: 1,647 kmborder countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km
Tokelau0 km
Tonga0 km
Trinidad and Tobago0 km
Tromelin Island0 km
Tunisiatotal: 1,424 kmborder countries: Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km
Turkeytotal: 2,648 kmborder countries: Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan 9 km, Bulgaria 240 km,Georgia 252 km, Greece 206 km, Iran 499 km, Iraq 352 km, Syria 822 km
Turkmenistantotal: 3,736 kmborder countries: Afghanistan 744 km, Iran 992 km, Kazakhstan 379km, Uzbekistan 1,621 km
Turks and Caicos Islands0 km
Tuvalu0 km
Ugandatotal: 2,698 kmborder countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km
Ukrainetotal: 4,663 kmborder countries: Belarus 891 km, Hungary 103 km, Moldova 939 km,Poland 526 km, Romania (south) 169 km, Romania (west) 362 km, Russia1,576 km, Slovakia 97 km
United Arab Emiratestotal: 867 kmborder countries: Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km
United Kingdomtotal: 360 kmborder countries: Ireland 360 km
United Statestotal: 12,034 kmborder countries: Canada 8,893 km (including 2,477 km with Alaska),Mexico 3,141 kmnote: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is leased by the US andthus remains part of Cuba; the base boundary is 29 km
Uruguaytotal: 1,564 kmborder countries: Argentina 579 km, Brazil 985 km
Uzbekistantotal: 6,221 kmborder countries: Afghanistan 137 km, Kazakhstan 2,203 km,Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km, Tajikistan 1,161 km, Turkmenistan 1,621 km
Vanuatu0 km
Venezuelatotal: 4,993 kmborder countries: Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km
Vietnamtotal: 4,639 kmborder countries: Cambodia 1,228 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 2,130 km
Virgin Islands0 km
Wake Island0 km
Wallis and Futuna0 km
West Banktotal: 404 kmborder countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km
Western Saharatotal: 2,046 kmborder countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km
Worldthe land boundaries in the world total 250,472 km (notcounting shared boundaries twice)
Yementotal: 1,746 kmborder countries: Oman 288 km, Saudi Arabia 1,458 km
Zambiatotal: 5,664 kmborder countries: Angola 1,110 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km
Zimbabwetotal: 3,066 kmborder countries: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa225 km, Zambia 797 km
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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@2097 Land use (%)
Afghanistanarable land: 12.13%permanent crops: 0.22%other: 87.65% (1998 est.)
Albaniaarable land: 21.09%permanent crops: 4.45%other: 74.46% (1998 est.)
Algeriaarable land: 3.21%permanent crops: 0.21%other: 96.58% (1998 est.)
American Samoaarable land: 5%permanent crops: 10%other: 85% (1998 est.)
Andorraarable land: 2.22%permanent crops: 0%other: 97.78% (1998 est.)
Angolaarable land: 2.41%permanent crops: 0.4%other: 97.19% (1998 est.)
Anguillaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, somecommercial salt ponds) (1998 est.)
Antarcticaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%) (1998 est.)
Antigua and Barbudaarable land: 18.18%permanent crops: 0%other: 81.82% (1998 est.)
Argentinaarable land: 9.14%permanent crops: 0.8%other: 90.06% (1998 est.)
Armeniaarable land: 17.52%permanent crops: 2.3%other: 80.18% (1998 est.)
Arubaarable land: 10.53% (including aloe 0.01%)permanent crops: 0%other: 89.47% (1998 est.)
Ashmore and Cartier Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all grass and sand) (1998 est.)
Australiaarable land: 6.88%permanent crops: 0.03%other: 93.09% (1998 est.)
Austriaarable land: 16.89%permanent crops: 0.99%other: 82.12% (1998 est.)
Azerbaijanarable land: 19.31%permanent crops: 3.04%other: 77.65% (1998 est.)
Bahamas, Thearable land: 0.6%permanent crops: 0.4%other: 99% (1998 est.)
Bahrainarable land: 4.35%permanent crops: 4.35%other: 91.3% (1998 est.)
Baker Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Bangladesharable land: 60.7%permanent crops: 2.61%other: 36.69% (1998 est.)
Barbadosarable land: 37.21%permanent crops: 2.33%other: 60.46% (1998 est.)
Bassas da Indiaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all rock) (1998 est.)
Belarusarable land: 29.76%permanent crops: 0.69%other: 69.55% (1998 est.)
Belgiumarable land: 25%permanent crops: 0%other: 75%note: includes Luxembourg (1998 est.)
Belizearable land: 2.81%permanent crops: 1.1%other: 96.09% (1998 est.)
Beninarable land: 15.28%permanent crops: 1.36%other: 83.36% (1998 est.)
Bermudaarable land: 6%permanent crops: 0%other: 94% (55% developed, 45% rural/open space) (1998 est.)
Bhutanarable land: 2.98%permanent crops: 0.43%other: 96.59% (1998 est.)
Boliviaarable land: 1.73%permanent crops: 0.21%other: 98.06% (1998 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinaarable land: 9.8%permanent crops: 2.94%other: 87.26% (1998 est.)
Botswanaarable land: 0.61%permanent crops: 0.01%other: 99.38% (1998 est.)
Bouvet Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.)
Brazilarable land: 6.3%permanent crops: 1.42%other: 92.28% (1998 est.)
British Indian Ocean Territoryarable land: NEGLpermanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
British Virgin Islandsarable land: 20%permanent crops: 6.67%other: 73.33% (1998 est.)
Bruneiarable land: 0.57%permanent crops: 0.76%other: 98.67% (1998 est.)
Bulgariaarable land: 39%permanent crops: 1.8%other: 59.2% (1998 est.)
Burkina Fasoarable land: 12.43%permanent crops: 0.18%other: 87.39% (1998 est.)
Burmaarable land: 14.53%permanent crops: 0.9%other: 84.57% (1998 est.)
Burundiarable land: 29.98%permanent crops: 12.85%other: 57.17% (1998 est.)
Cambodiaarable land: 20.96%permanent crops: 0.61%other: 78.43% (1998 est.)
Cameroonarable land: 12.81%permanent crops: 2.58%other: 84.61% (1998 est.)
Canadaarable land: 4.94%permanent crops: 0.02%other: 95.04% (1998 est.)
Cape Verdearable land: 9.68%permanent crops: 0.5%other: 89.82% (1998 est.)
Cayman Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Central African Republicarable land: 3.1%permanent crops: 0.14%other: 96.76% (1998 est.)
Chadarable land: 2.78%permanent crops: 0.02%other: 97.2% (1998 est.)
Chilearable land: 2.65%permanent crops: 0.42%other: 96.93% (1998 est.)
Chinaarable land: 13.31%permanent crops: 1.2%other: 85.49% (1998 est.)
Christmas Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100%note: mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a nationalpark (1998 est.)
Clipperton Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all coral) (1998 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Colombiaarable land: 1.9%permanent crops: 1.96%other: 96.14% (1998 est.)
Comorosarable land: 34.98%permanent crops: 17.94%other: 47.08% (1998 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thearable land: 2.96%permanent crops: 0.52%other: 96.52% (1998 est.)
Congo, Republic of thearable land: 0.5%permanent crops: 0.13%other: 99.37% (1998 est.)
Cook Islandsarable land: 17.39%permanent crops: 13.04%other: 69.57% (1998 est.)
Coral Sea Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (1998 est.)
Costa Ricaarable land: 4.41%permanent crops: 5.48%other: 90.11% (1998 est.)
Cote d'Ivoirearable land: 9.28%permanent crops: 13.84%other: 76.88% (1998 est.)
Croatiaarable land: 23.55%permanent crops: 2.24%other: 74.21% (1998 est.)
Cubaarable land: 33.04%permanent crops: 7.61%other: 59.35% (1998 est.)
Cyprusarable land: 10.61%permanent crops: 4.65%other: 84.74% (1998 est.)
Czech Republicarable land: 40%permanent crops: 3.04%other: 56.96% (1998 est.)
Denmarkarable land: 55.74%permanent crops: 0.19%other: 44.07% (1998 est.)
Djiboutiarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Dominicaarable land: 4%permanent crops: 16%other: 80% (1998 est.)
Dominican Republicarable land: 21.08%permanent crops: 9.92%other: 69% (1998 est.)
East Timorarable land: NA%permanent crops: NA%other: NA%
Ecuadorarable land: 5.69%permanent crops: 5.15%other: 89.16% (1998 est.)
Egyptarable land: 2.85%permanent crops: 0.47%other: 96.68% (1998 est.)
El Salvadorarable land: 27.27%permanent crops: 12.11%other: 60.62% (1998 est.)
Equatorial Guineaarable land: 4.63%permanent crops: 3.57%other: 91.8% (1998 est.)
Eritreaarable land: 3.87%permanent crops: 0.02%other: 96.11% (1998 est.)
Estoniaarable land: 26.5%permanent crops: 0.35%other: 73.15% (1998 est.)
Ethiopiaarable land: 9.9%permanent crops: 0.65%other: 89.45% (1998 est.)
Europa Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (1998 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)arable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (99% permanent pastures, 1% other) (1998 est.)
Faroe Islandsarable land: 2.14%permanent crops: 0%other: 97.86% (1998 est.)
Fijiarable land: 10.95%permanent crops: 4.65%other: 84.4% (1998 est.)
Finlandarable land: 6.98%permanent crops: 0.01%other: 93.01% (1998 est.)
Francearable land: 33.3%permanent crops: 2.11%other: 64.59% (1998 est.)
French Guianaarable land: 0.11% NEGLpermanent crops: 0.03%other: 99.86% (90% forest, 10% other) (1998 est.)
French Polynesiaarable land: 1.64%permanent crops: 6.01%other: 92.35% (1998 est.)
French Southern and Antarctic Landsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Gabonarable land: 1.26%permanent crops: 0.66%other: 98.08% (1998 est.)
Gambia, Thearable land: 19.5%permanent crops: 0.5%other: 80% (1998 est.)
Gaza Striparable land: 26.32%permanent crops: 39.47%other: 34.21% (1998 est.)
Georgiaarable land: 11.21%permanent crops: 4.09%other: 84.7% (1998 est.)
Germanyarable land: 33.88%permanent crops: 0.65%other: 65.47% (1998 est.)
Ghanaarable land: 15.82%permanent crops: 7.47%other: 76.71% (1998 est.)
Gibraltararable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Glorioso Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (1998 est.)
Greecearable land: 22.12%permanent crops: 8.47%other: 69.41% (1998 est.)
Greenlandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Grenadaarable land: 5.88%permanent crops: 26.47%other: 67.65% (1998 est.)
Guadeloupearable land: 10.65%permanent crops: 4.14%other: 85.21% (1998 est.)
Guamarable land: 10.91%permanent crops: 10.91%other: 78.18% (1998 est.)
Guatemalaarable land: 12.54%permanent crops: 5.03%other: 82.43% (1998 est.)
Guernseyarable land: NA%permanent crops: NA%other: NA%
Guineaarable land: 3.6%permanent crops: 2.44%other: 93.96% (1998 est.)
Guinea-Bissauarable land: 10.67%permanent crops: 1.78%other: 87.55% (1998 est.)
Guyanaarable land: 2.44%permanent crops: 0.08%other: 97.48% (1998 est.)
Haitiarable land: 20.32%permanent crops: 12.7%other: 66.98% (1998 est.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)arable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (urban area) (1998 est.)
Hondurasarable land: 15.15%permanent crops: 3.13%other: 81.72% (1998 est.)
Hong Kongarable land: 5.05%permanent crops: 1.01%other: 93.94% (1998 est.)
Howland Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Hungaryarable land: 52.2%permanent crops: 2.46%other: 45.34% (1998 est.)
Icelandarable land: 1%permanent crops: 0%permanent pastures: 28%forest and woodlands: 1%other: 70% (2001 est.)
Indiaarable land: 54.35%permanent crops: 2.66%other: 42.99% (1998 est.)
Indonesiaarable land: 9.9%permanent crops: 7.2%other: 82.9% (1998 est.)
Iranarable land: 10.17%permanent crops: 1.16%other: 88.67% (1998 est.)
Iraqarable land: 11.89%permanent crops: 0.78%other: 87.33% (1998 est.)
Irelandarable land: 19.49%permanent crops: 0.04%other: 80.47% (1998 est.)
Israelarable land: 17.02%permanent crops: 4.17%other: 78.81% (1998 est.)
Italyarable land: 28.07%permanent crops: 9.25%other: 62.68% (1998 est.)
Jamaicaarable land: 16.07%permanent crops: 9.23%other: 74.7% (1998 est.)
Jan Mayenarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Japanarable land: 12.13%permanent crops: 1.01%other: 86.86% (1998 est.)
Jarvis Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Jerseyarable land: NEGL%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Johnston Atollarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Jordanarable land: 2.87%permanent crops: 1.52%other: 95.61% (1998 est.)
Juan de Nova Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (90% forest) (1998 est.)
Kazakhstanarable land: 11.23%permanent crops: 0.05%other: 88.72% (1998 est.)
Kenyaarable land: 7.03%permanent crops: 0.91%other: 92.06% (1998 est.)
Kingman Reefarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Kiribatiarable land: 0%permanent crops: 50.68%other: 49.32% (1998 est.)
Korea, Northarable land: 14.12%permanent crops: 2.49%other: 83.39% (1998 est.)
Korea, Southarable land: 17.44%permanent crops: 2.05%other: 80.51% (1998 est.)
Kuwaitarable land: 0.34%permanent crops: 0.06%other: 99.6% (1998 est.)
Kyrgyzstanarable land: 7.04%permanent crops: 0.39%other: 92.57%note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnutforest (1998 est.)
Laosarable land: 3.47%permanent crops: 0.23%other: 96.3% (1998 est.)
Latviaarable land: 29.01%permanent crops: 0.48%other: 70.51% (1998 est.)
Lebanonarable land: 17.6%permanent crops: 12.51%other: 69.89% (1998 est.)
Lesothoarable land: 10.71%permanent crops: 0%other: 89.29% (1998 est.)
Liberiaarable land: 1.97%permanent crops: 2.08%other: 95.95% (1998 est.)
Libyaarable land: 1.03%permanent crops: 0.17%other: 98.8% (1998 est.)
Liechtensteinarable land: 25%permanent crops: 0%other: 75% (1998 est.)
Lithuaniaarable land: 45.46%permanent crops: 0.93%other: 53.61% (1998 est.)
Luxembourgarable land: 25%permanent crops: 0%other: 75% (includes Belgium) (1998 est.)
Macauarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100%note: "green areas" represent 22.4% (1998 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofarable land: 23.59%permanent crops: 1.85%other: 74.56% (1998 est.)
Madagascararable land: 4.41%permanent crops: 0.93%other: 94.66% (1998 est.)
Malawiarable land: 19.93%permanent crops: 1.33%other: 78.74% (1998 est.)
Malaysiaarable land: 5.54%permanent crops: 17.61%other: 76.85% (1998 est.)
Maldivesarable land: 3.33%permanent crops: 6.67%other: 90% (1998 est.)
Maliarable land: 3.77%permanent crops: 0.04%other: 96.19% (1998 est.)
Maltaarable land: 31.25%permanent crops: 3.13%other: 65.62% (1998 est.)
Man, Isle ofarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland)(1998 est.)
Marshall Islandsarable land: 16.67%permanent crops: 0%other: 83.33% (1998 est.)
Martiniquearable land: 9.43%permanent crops: 11.32%other: 79.25% (1998 est.)
Mauritaniaarable land: 0.48%permanent crops: 0.01%other: 99.51% (1998 est.)
Mauritiusarable land: 49.26%permanent crops: 2.96%other: 47.78% (1998 est.)
Mayottearable land: NA%permanent crops: NA%other: NA% (1998 est.)
Mexicoarable land: 13.2%permanent crops: 1.1%other: 85.7% (1998 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States ofarable land: 5.71%permanent crops: 45.71%other: 48.58% (1998 est.)
Midway Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Moldovaarable land: 54.08%permanent crops: 12.1%other: 33.82% (1998 est.)
Monacoarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (urban area) (1998 est.)
Mongoliaarable land: 0.84%permanent crops: 0%other: 99.16% (1998 est.)
Montserratarable land: 20%permanent crops: 0%other: 80% (1998 est.)
Moroccoarable land: 20.12%permanent crops: 2.05%other: 77.83% (1998 est.)
Mozambiquearable land: 3.98%permanent crops: 0.29%other: 95.73% (1998 est.)
Namibiaarable land: 0.99%permanent crops: 0%other: 99.01% (1998 est.)
Nauruarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Navassa Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Nepalarable land: 20.27%permanent crops: 0.49%other: 79.24% (1998 est.)
Netherlandsarable land: 26.53%permanent crops: 1.03%other: 72.44% (1998 est.)
Netherlands Antillesarable land: 10%permanent crops: 0%other: 90% (1998 est.)
New Caledoniaarable land: 0.38%permanent crops: 0.33%other: 99.29% (1998 est.)
New Zealandarable land: 5.8%permanent crops: 6.44%other: 87.76% (1998 est.)
Nicaraguaarable land: 20.24%permanent crops: 2.38%other: 77.38% (1998 est.)
Nigerarable land: 3.94%permanent crops: 0%other: 96.06% (1998 est.)
Nigeriaarable land: 30.96%permanent crops: 2.79%other: 66.25% (1998 est.)
Niuearable land: 19.23%permanent crops: 7.69%other: 73.08% (1998 est.)
Norfolk Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Northern Mariana Islandsarable land: 15.22%permanent crops: 6.52%other: 78.26% (1998 est.)
Norwayarable land: 2.94%permanent crops: 0%other: 97.06% (1998 est.)
Omanarable land: 0.08%permanent crops: 0.22%other: 99.7% (1998 est.)
Pakistanarable land: 27.81%permanent crops: 0.79%other: 71.4% (1998 est.)
Palauarable land: 21.74%permanent crops: 0%other: 78.26% (1998 est.)
Palmyra Atollarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (1998 est.)
Panamaarable land: 6.72%permanent crops: 2.08%other: 91.2% (1998 est.)
Papua New Guineaarable land: 0.13%permanent crops: 1.35%other: 98.52% (1998 est.)
Paracel Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Paraguayarable land: 5.54%permanent crops: 0.21%other: 94.25% (1998 est.)
Peruarable land: 2.85%permanent crops: 0.38%other: 96.77% (1998 est.)
Philippinesarable land: 18.45%permanent crops: 14.76%other: 66.79% (1998 est.)
Pitcairn Islandsarable land: NA%permanent crops: NA%other: NA% (1998 est.)
Polandarable land: 45.81%permanent crops: 1.23%other: 52.96% (1998 est.)
Portugalarable land: 20.57%permanent crops: 7.74%other: 71.69% (1999 est.)
Puerto Ricoarable land: 3.72%permanent crops: 5.07%other: 91.21% (1998 est.)
Qatararable land: 1.27%permanent crops: 0.27%other: 98.46% (1998 est.)
Reunionarable land: 13.2%permanent crops: 2%other: 84.8% (1998 est.)
Romaniaarable land: 40.57%permanent crops: 2.4%other: 57.03% (1998 est.)
Russiaarable land: 7.46%permanent crops: 0.11%other: 92.43% (1998 est.)
Rwandaarable land: 32.43%permanent crops: 10.13%other: 57.44% (1998 est.)
Saint Helenaarable land: 12.9%permanent crops: 0%other: 87.1% (1998 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevisarable land: 16.67%permanent crops: 2.78%other: 80.55% (1998 est.)
Saint Luciaarable land: 4.92%permanent crops: 22.95%other: 72.13% (1998 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelonarable land: 13.04%permanent crops: 0%other: 86.96% (1998 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesarable land: 10.26%permanent crops: 17.95%other: 71.79% (1998 est.)
Samoaarable land: 19.43%permanent crops: 23.67%other: 56.9% (1998 est.)
San Marinoarable land: 16.67%permanent crops: 0%other: 83.33% (1998 est.)
Sao Tome and Principearable land: 2%permanent crops: 41%other: 57% (1998 est.)
Saudi Arabiaarable land: 1.72%permanent crops: 0.06%other: 98.22% (1998 est.)
Senegalarable land: 11.58%permanent crops: 0.19%other: 88.23% (1998 est.)
Serbia and Montenegroarable land: 36.34%permanent crops: 3.44%other: 60.22% (1998 est.)
Seychellesarable land: 2.22%permanent crops: 13.33%other: 84.45% (1998 est.)
Sierra Leonearable land: 6.76%permanent crops: 0.78%other: 92.46% (1998 est.)
Singaporearable land: 1.64%permanent crops: 0%other: 98.36% (1998 est.)
Slovakiaarable land: 30.74%permanent crops: 2.64%other: 66.62% (1998 est.)
Sloveniaarable land: 11.48%permanent crops: 2.68%other: 85.84% (1998 est.)
Solomon Islandsarable land: 1.5%permanent crops: 0.64%other: 97.86% (1998 est.)
Somaliaarable land: 1.66%permanent crops: 0.04%other: 98.3% (1998 est.)
South Africaarable land: 12.13%permanent crops: 0.77%other: 87.1% (1998 est.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with somesparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (1998 est.)
Spainarable land: 28.6%permanent crops: 9.56%other: 61.84% (1998 est.)
Spratly Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Sri Lankaarable land: 13.43%permanent crops: 15.78%other: 70.79% (1998 est.)
Sudanarable land: 7.03%permanent crops: 0.08%other: 92.89% (1998 est.)
Surinamearable land: 0.37%permanent crops: 0.06%other: 99.57%note: there are 95,000 hectares of arable land, 7,000 hectares ofpermanent crops, and 15,000 hectares of permanent pastures (1998est.)
Svalbardarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (no trees, and the only bushes are crowberry andcloudberry) (1998 est.)
Swazilandarable land: 9.77%permanent crops: 0.7%other: 89.53% (1998 est.)
Swedenarable land: 6.8%permanent crops: 0%other: 93.2% (1998 est.)
Switzerlandarable land: 10.57%permanent crops: 0.61%other: 88.82% (1998 est.)
Syriaarable land: 25.96%permanent crops: 4.08%other: 69.96% (1998 est.)
Taiwanarable land: 24%permanent crops: 1%other: 75%
Tajikistanarable land: 5.41%permanent crops: 0.92%other: 93.67% (1998 est.)
Tanzaniaarable land: 4.24%permanent crops: 1.02%other: 94.74% (1998 est.)
Thailandarable land: 32.88%permanent crops: 7%other: 60.12% (1998 est.)
Togoarable land: 41.37%permanent crops: 1.84%other: 56.79% (1998 est.)
Tokelauarable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Tongaarable land: 23.61%permanent crops: 43.06%other: 33.33% (1998 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagoarable land: 14.62%permanent crops: 9.16%other: 76.22% (1998 est.)
Tromelin Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.)
Tunisiaarable land: 18.67%permanent crops: 12.87%other: 68.46% (1998 est.)
Turkeyarable land: 34.53%permanent crops: 3.36%other: 62.11% (1998 est.)
Turkmenistanarable land: 3.47%permanent crops: 0.14%other: 96.39% (1998 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islandsarable land: 2.33%permanent crops: 0%other: 97.67% (1998 est.)
Tuvaluarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Ugandaarable land: 25.34%permanent crops: 8.77%other: 65.89% (1998 est.)
Ukrainearable land: 57.1%permanent crops: 1.73%other: 41.17% (1998 est.)
United Arab Emiratesarable land: 0.48%permanent crops: 0.49%other: 99.03% (1998 est.)
United Kingdomarable land: 26.41%permanent crops: 0.18%other: 73.41% (1998 est.)
United Statesarable land: 19.32%permanent crops: 0.22%other: 80.46% (1998 est.)
Uruguayarable land: 7.21%permanent crops: 0.27%other: 92.52% (1998 est.)
Uzbekistanarable land: 10.8%permanent crops: 0.91%other: 88.29% (1998 est.)
Vanuatuarable land: 2.46%permanent crops: 7.38%other: 90.16% (1998 est.)
Venezuelaarable land: 2.99%permanent crops: 0.96%other: 96.05% (1998 est.)
Vietnamarable land: 17.41%permanent crops: 4.71%other: 77.88% (1998 est.)
Virgin Islandsarable land: 15%permanent crops: 6%other: 79% (1998 est.)
Wake Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Wallis and Futunaarable land: 5%permanent crops: 20%other: 75% (1998 est.)
West Bankarable land: NEGL%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Western Saharaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (1998 est.)
Worldarable land: 10.58%permanent crops: 1%other: 88.42% (1998 est.)
Yemenarable land: 2.75%permanent crops: 0.21%other: 97.04% (1998 est.)
Zambiaarable land: 7.08%permanent crops: 0.03%other: 92.89% (1998 est.)
Zimbabwearable land: 8.4%permanent crops: 0.34%other: 91.26% (1998 est.)
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@2098 Languages (%)
AfghanistanPashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages(primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarilyBalochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
AlbaniaAlbanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
AlgeriaArabic (official), French, Berber dialects
American SamoaSamoan (closely related to Hawaiian and otherPolynesian languages), Englishnote: most people are bilingual
AndorraCatalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
AngolaPortuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
AnguillaEnglish (official)
Antigua and BarbudaEnglish (official), local dialects
ArgentinaSpanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
ArmeniaArmenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2%
ArubaDutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch,English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish
AustraliaEnglish, native languages
AustriaGerman
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other6% (1995 est.)
Bahamas, TheEnglish (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
BahrainArabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
BangladeshBangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
BarbadosEnglish
BelarusBelarusian, Russian, other
BelgiumDutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German(official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
BelizeEnglish (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
BeninFrench (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars insouth), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
BermudaEnglish (official), Portuguese
BhutanDzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects,Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
BoliviaSpanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
BotswanaEnglish (official), Setswana
BrazilPortuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
British Virgin IslandsEnglish (official)
BruneiMalay (official), English, Chinese
BulgariaBulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnicbreakdown
Burkina FasoFrench (official), native African languages belongingto Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
BurmaBurmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
BurundiKirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along LakeTanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
CambodiaKhmer (official) 95%, French, English
Cameroon24 major African language groups, English (official),French (official)
CanadaEnglish 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%
Cape VerdePortuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and WestAfrican words)
Cayman IslandsEnglish
Central African RepublicFrench (official), Sangho (lingua francaand national language), tribal languages
ChadFrench (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), morethan 120 different languages and dialects
ChileSpanish
ChinaStandard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijingdialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan(Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages(see Ethnic groups entry)
Christmas IslandEnglish (official), Chinese, Malay
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsMalay (Cocos dialect), English
ColombiaSpanish
ComorosArabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend ofSwahili and Arabic)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theFrench (official), Lingala (alingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili orSwahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Congo, Republic of theFrench (official), Lingala and Monokutuba(lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects(of which Kikongo has the most users)
Cook IslandsEnglish (official), Maori
Costa RicaSpanish (official), English
Cote d'IvoireFrench (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula themost widely spoken
CroatiaCroatian 96%, other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech,Slovak, and German)
CubaSpanish
CyprusGreek, Turkish, English
Czech RepublicCzech
DenmarkDanish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German(small minority)note: English is the predominant second language
DjiboutiFrench (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
DominicaEnglish (official), French patois
Dominican RepublicSpanish
East TimorTetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian,Englishnote: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole,Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people
EcuadorSpanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
EgyptArabic (official), English and French widely understood byeducated classes
El SalvadorSpanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Equatorial GuineaSpanish (official), French (official), pidginEnglish, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
EritreaAfar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushiticlanguages
EstoniaEstonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish, other
EthiopiaAmharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic,other local languages, English (major foreign language taught inschools)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)English
Faroe IslandsFaroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
FijiEnglish (official), Fijian, Hindustani
FinlandFinnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), smallSami- and Russian-speaking minorities
FranceFrench 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects andlanguages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque,Flemish)
French GuianaFrench
French PolynesiaFrench (official), Tahitian (official)
GabonFrench (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira,Bandjabi
Gambia, TheEnglish (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, otherindigenous vernaculars
Gaza StripArabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and manyPalestinians), English (widely understood)
GeorgiaGeorgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%,other 7%note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
GermanyGerman
GhanaEnglish (official), African languages (including Akan,Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
GibraltarEnglish (used in schools and for official purposes),Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
GreeceGreek 99% (official), English, French
GreenlandGreenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English
GrenadaEnglish (official), French patois
GuadeloupeFrench (official) 99%, Creole patois
GuamEnglish, Chamorro, Japanese
GuatemalaSpanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officiallyrecognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel,Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
GuernseyEnglish, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in countrydistricts
GuineaFrench (official), each ethnic group has its own language
Guinea-BissauPortuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
GuyanaEnglish, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
HaitiFrench (official), Creole (official)
Holy See (Vatican City)Italian, Latin, French, various otherlanguages
HondurasSpanish, Amerindian dialects
Hong KongChinese (Cantonese), English; both are official
HungaryHungarian 98.2%, other 1.8%
IcelandIcelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
IndiaEnglish enjoys associate status but is the most importantlanguage for national, political, and commercial communication;Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of thepeople; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu,Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi,Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popularvariant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but isnot an official language
IndonesiaBahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay),English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which isJavanese
IranPersian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
IraqArabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian,Armenian
IrelandEnglish is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic)spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
IsraelHebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority,English most commonly used foreign language
ItalyItalian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adigeregion are predominantly German speaking), French (smallFrench-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene(Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
JamaicaEnglish, patois English
JapanJapanese
JerseyEnglish (official), French (official), Norman-French dialectspoken in country districts
JordanArabic (official), English widely understood among upper andmiddle classes
KazakhstanKazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official,used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethniccommunication") 95% (2001 est.)
KenyaEnglish (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenouslanguages
KiribatiI-Kiribati, English (official)
Korea, NorthKorean
Korea, SouthKorean, English widely taught in junior high and highschool
KuwaitArabic (official), English widely spoken
KyrgyzstanKyrgyz - official language, Russian - official languagenote: in December 2001, the Kyrgyzstani legislature made Russian anofficial language, equal in status to Kyrgyz
LaosLao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
LatviaLatvian (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other
LebanonArabic (official), French, English, Armenian
LesothoSesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
LiberiaEnglish 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, ofwhich a few can be written and are used in correspondence
LibyaArabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in themajor cities
LiechtensteinGerman (official), Alemannic dialect
LithuaniaLithuanian (official), Polish, Russian
LuxembourgLuxembourgish (national language), German (administrativelanguage), French (administrative language)
MacauPortuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonian 70%, Albanian21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%
MadagascarFrench (official), Malagasy (official)
MalawiEnglish (official), Chichewa (official), other languagesimportant regionally
MalaysiaBahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects(Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil,Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - in addition, in EastMalaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest areIban and Kadazan
MaldivesMaldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived fromArabic), English spoken by most government officials
MaliFrench (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
MaltaMaltese (official), English (official)
Man, Isle ofEnglish, Manx Gaelic