Bhutantimber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide
Boliviatin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony,silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower
Bosnia and Herzegovinacoal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests,copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower
Botswanadiamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal,iron ore, silver
Bouvet Islandnone
Brazilbauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates,platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
British Indian Ocean Territorycoconuts, fish, sugarcane
British Virgin IslandsNEGL
Bruneipetroleum, natural gas, timber
Bulgariabauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land
Burkina Fasomanganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold,antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver
Burmapetroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten,lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas,hydropower
Burundinickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper,platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium, arable land, hydropower
Cambodiatimber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates,hydropower potential
Cameroonpetroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Canadairon ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum,potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum,natural gas, hydropower
Cape Verdesalt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish
Cayman Islandsfish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Central African Republicdiamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil,hydropower
Chadpetroleum (unexploited but exploration under way), uranium,natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)
Chilecopper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals,molybdenum, hydropower
Chinacoal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin,tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite,aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
Christmas Islandphosphate, beaches
Clipperton Islandfish
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsfish
Colombiapetroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold,copper, emeralds, hydropower
ComorosNEGL
Congo, Democratic Republic of the cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore, coal, hydropower, timber
Congo, Republic of the petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower
Cook IslandsNEGL
Coral Sea IslandsNEGL
Costa Ricahydropower
Cote d'Ivoirepetroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore,cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower
Croatiaoil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium,natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
Cubacobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber,silica, petroleum, arable land
Cypruscopper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clayearth pigment
Czech Republichard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
Denmarkpetroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, graveland sand
Djiboutigeothermal areas
Dominicatimber, hydropower, arable land
Dominican Republicnickel, bauxite, gold, silver
East Timorgold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
Ecuadorpetroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
Egyptpetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese,limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc
El Salvadorhydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
Equatorial Guineaoil, petroleum, timber, small unexploited depositsof gold, manganese, uranium, titanium, iron ore
Eritreagold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and naturalgas, fish
Estoniaoil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand,dolomite, arable land, sea mud
Ethiopiasmall reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, naturalgas, hydropower
Europa IslandNEGL
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss
Faroe Islandsfish, whales, hydropower
Fijitimber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower
Finlandtimber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver
Francecoal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, potash, timber, fish
French Guianabauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar,kaolin, fish
French Polynesiatimber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
French Southern and Antarctic Landsfish, crayfish
Gabonpetroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore,hydropower
Gambia, Thefish
Gaza Striparable land, natural gas
Georgiaforests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper,minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow forimportant tea and citrus growth
Germanyiron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper,natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land
Ghanagold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish,rubber, hydropower
GibraltarNEGL
Glorioso Islandsguano, coconuts
Greecebauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropowerpotential
Greenlandzinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum,uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Grenadatimber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Guadeloupecultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
Guamfishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan)
Guatemalapetroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower
Guernseycropland
Guineabauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish
Guinea-Bissaufish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, unexploiteddeposits of petroleum
Guyanabauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
Haitibauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsfish
Holy See (Vatican City)none
Hondurastimber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore,antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Hong Kongoutstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Howland Islandguano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrialand aquatic wildlife
Hungarybauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
Icelandfish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite
Indiacoal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore,manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas,diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Indian Oceanoil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravelaggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules
Indonesiapetroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite,copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Iranpetroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead,manganese, zinc, sulfur
Iraqpetroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
Irelandzinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone,dolomite, peat, silver
Israeltimber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock,magnesium bromide, clays, sand
Italymercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oilreserves, fish, coal, arable land
Jamaicabauxite, gypsum, limestone
Jan Mayennone
Japannegligible mineral resources, fish
Jarvis Islandguano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrialand aquatic wildlife
Jerseyarable land
Johnston Atollguano deposits worked until depletion about 1890,terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Jordanphosphates, potash, shale oil
Juan de Nova Islandguano deposits and other fertilizers
Kazakhstanmajor deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore,manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead,zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
Kenyagold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets,wildlife, hydropower
Kingman Reefterrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Kiribatiphosphate (production discontinued in 1979)
Korea, Northcoal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, ironore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
Korea, Southcoal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropowerpotential
Kuwaitpetroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
Kyrgyzstanabundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold andrare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas;other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc
Laostimber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones
Latviapeat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arableland
Lebanonlimestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in awater-deficit region, arable land
Lesothowater, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds andother minerals
Liberiairon ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Libyapetroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Liechtensteinhydroelectric potential, arable land
Lithuaniapeat, arable land
Luxembourgiron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
MacauNEGL
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofchromium, lead, zinc,manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur,timber, arable land
Madagascargraphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tarsands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
Malawilimestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits ofuranium, coal, and bauxite
Malaysiatin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas,bauxite
Maldivesfish
Maligold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, hydropowernote: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits areknown but not exploited
Maltalimestone, salt, arable land
Man, Isle ofnone
Marshall Islands coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Martiniquecoastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Mauritaniairon ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil,fish
Mauritiusarable land, fish
MayotteNEGL
Mexicopetroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas,timber
Micronesia, Federated States offorests, marine products,deep-seabed minerals
Midway Islandswildlife, terrestrial and aquatic
Moldovalignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone
Monaconone
Mongoliaoil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin,nickel, zinc, wolfram, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron, phosphate
MontserratNEGL
Moroccophosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
Mozambiquecoal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum,graphite
Namibiadiamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium,cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fishnote: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore
Nauruphosphates, fish
Navassa Islandguano
Nepalquartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, smalldeposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
Netherlandsnatural gas, petroleum, arable land
Netherlands Antillesphosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)
New Caledonianickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold,lead, copper
New Zealandnatural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower,gold, limestone
Nicaraguagold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
Nigeruranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum
Nigerianatural gas, petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal,limestone, lead, zinc, arable land
Niuefish, arable land
Norfolk Islandfish
Northern Mariana Islandsarable land, fish
Norwaypetroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore,zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower
Omanpetroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium,gypsum, natural gas
Pacific Oceanoil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand andgravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish
Pakistanland, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum,poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Palauforests, minerals (especially gold), marine products,deep-seabed minerals
Palmyra Atollterrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Panamacopper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower
Papua New Guineagold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil,fisheries
Paracel Islandsnone
Paraguayhydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone
Perucopper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal,phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas
Philippinestimber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt,copper
Pitcairn Islandsmiro trees (used for handicrafts), fishnote: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have beendiscovered offshore
Polandcoal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber,arable land
Portugalfish, forests (cork), tungsten, iron ore, uranium ore,marble, arable land, hydropower
Puerto Ricosome copper and nickel; potential for onshore andoffshore oil
Qatarpetroleum, natural gas, fish
Reunionfish, arable land, hydropower
Romaniapetroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal,iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
Russiawide natural resource base including major deposits of oil,natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timbernote: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinderexploitation of natural resources
Rwandagold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore),methane, hydropower, arable land
Saint Helenafish
Saint Kitts and Nevisarable land
Saint Luciaforests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineralsprings, geothermal potential
Saint Pierre and Miquelonfish, deepwater ports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadineshydropower, cropland
Samoahardwood forests, fish, hydropower
San Marinobuilding stone
Sao Tome and Principefish, hydropower
Saudi Arabiapetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper
Senegalfish, phosphates, iron ore
Serbia and Montenegro oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land
Seychellesfish, copra, cinnamon trees
Sierra Leonediamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold,chromite
Singaporefish, deepwater ports
Slovakiabrown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copperand manganese ore; salt; arable land
Slovenialignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver,hydropower, forests
Solomon Islandsfish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead,zinc, nickel
Somaliauranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin,gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves
South Africagold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese,nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper,vanadium, salt, natural gas
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsfish
Southern Oceanprobable large and possible giant oil and gas fieldson the continental margin, manganese nodules, possible placerdeposits, sand and gravel, fresh water as icebergs; squid, whales,and seals - none exploited; krill, fishes
Spaincoal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar,gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, hydropower,arable land
Spratly Islandsfish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gaspotential
Sri Lankalimestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates,clay, hydropower
Sudanpetroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore,zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
Surinametimber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold,and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore
Svalbardcoal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish
Swazilandasbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests,small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Swedenzinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium,hydropower
Switzerlandhydropower potential, timber, salt
Syriapetroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt,iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower
Taiwansmall deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, andasbestos
Tajikistanhydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal,lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold
Tanzaniahydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds,gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel
Thailandtin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead,fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
Togophosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
TokelauNEGL
Tongafish, fertile soil
Trinidad and Tobagopetroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Tromelin Islandfish
Tunisiapetroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
Turkeyantimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulfur,iron ore, arable land, hydropower
Turkmenistanpetroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt
Turks and Caicos Islandsspiny lobster, conch
Tuvalufish
Ugandacopper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land
Ukraineiron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur,graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber,arable land
United Arab Emiratespetroleum, natural gas
United Kingdomcoal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, ironore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land
United Statescoal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium,bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten,zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Uruguayarable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries
Uzbekistannatural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver,copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
Vanuatumanganese, hardwood forests, fish
Venezuelapetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, otherminerals, hydropower, diamonds
Vietnamphosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oiland gas deposits, forests, hydropower
Virgin Islandssun, sand, sea, surf
Wake Islandnone
Wallis and FutunaNEGL
West Bankarable land
Western Saharaphosphates, iron ore
Worldthe rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, thedepletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal andplant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality(especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) poseserious long-term problems that governments and peoples are onlybeginning to address
Yemenpetroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal,gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west
Zambiacopper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver,uranium, hydropower
Zimbabwecoal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, ironore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
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@2112 Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)
Afghanistan10.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Albania-1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Algeria-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
American Samoa3.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Andorra6.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Angola0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Anguilla12.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda-6.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Argentina0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Armenia-3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Aruba0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Australia4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Austria2.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Azerbaijan-5.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bahamas, The-2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bahrain1.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bangladesh-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Barbados-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Belarus2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Belgium0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Belize0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Benin0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bermuda2.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bhutan0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bolivia-1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Botswana0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Brazil-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
British Virgin Islands10.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Brunei3.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Bulgaria-4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Burkina Faso0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Burma-1.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Burundi-0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cambodia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cameroon0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Canada6.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cape Verde-12.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cayman Islands19.27 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2003est.)
Central African Republic0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Chad0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Chile0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
China-0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Christmas IslandNA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Colombia-0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Comoros0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the -1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DROC in August 1998, which left 1.8 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 300,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Costa Rica0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Croatia1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cuba-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Cyprus0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Czech Republic0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Denmark2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Djibouti0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Dominica-16.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Dominican Republic-3.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
East Timor0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ecuador-0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Egypt-0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
El Salvador-3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Equatorial Guinea0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Eritrea-13.38 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: UNHCR began repatriating about 150,000 Eritrean refugees fromSudan in 2001 following the restoration of diplomatic relationsbetween the two countries in 2000 (2003 est.)
Estonia-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ethiopia0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge fromwar and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for severalyears; some Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia fromthe fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return totheir homes (2003 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Faroe Islands1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Fiji-3.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Finland0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
France0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
French Guiana7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
French Polynesia2.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gabon0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gambia, The1.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gaza Strip1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Georgia-2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Germany2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ghana-0.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Gibraltar0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Greece1.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Greenland-8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Grenada-14.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guadeloupe-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guam0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guatemala-1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guernsey3.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guinea-3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea ishost to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees(2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissau-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Guyana-4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Haiti-4.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Honduras-2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Hong Kong7.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Hungary0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Iceland-2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
India-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Indonesia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Iran-0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Iraq0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ireland3.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Israel1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Italy2.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Jamaica-5.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Japan0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Jersey2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Jordan6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kazakhstan-5.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kenya-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: according to UNHCR, by the end of 2001 Kenya was host to220,000 refugees from neighboring countries, including: Somalia145,000 and Sudan 68,000 (2003 est.)
Kiribati0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Korea, North0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Korea, South0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kuwait14.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Kyrgyzstan-2.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Laos0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Latvia-1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Lebanon0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Lesotho-0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Liberia-10.7 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries thoughslowly returning (2003 est.)
Libya0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Liechtenstein4.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Lithuania0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Luxembourg9.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Macau8.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of -1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Madagascar0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Malawi0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Malaysia0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegalimmigrants from other countries in the region (2003 est.)
Maldives0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mali-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Malta2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Man, Isle of5.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Marshall Islands-6.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Martinique-0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mauritania0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mauritius-0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mayotte7.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mexico-2.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of -20.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Moldova-0.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Monaco7.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mongolia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Montserrat34.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Morocco-1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Mozambique0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Namibia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nauru0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nepal0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Netherlands2.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Netherlands Antilles-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
New Caledonia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
New Zealand4.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nicaragua-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Niger-0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Nigeria0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
NiueNA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Norfolk IslandNA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands 16.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Norway2.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Oman0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Pakistan-0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Palau3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Panama-0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Papua New Guinea0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Paraguay-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Peru-1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Philippines-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Pitcairn IslandsNA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Poland-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Portugal0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Puerto Rico-1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Qatar17.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Reunion0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Romania-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Russia0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Rwanda0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saint Helena0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis-8.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saint Lucia-3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon-4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-7.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population(2003 est.)
Samoa-11.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
San Marino11.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe-2.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Saudi Arabia1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Senegal0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro-1.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Seychelles-5.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sierra Leone6.19 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: refugees currently in surrounding countries are slowlyreturning (2003 est.)
Singapore25.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Slovakia0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Slovenia2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Solomon Islands0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Somalia5.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
South Africa-0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Spain0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sri Lanka-1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sudan0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Suriname-8.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
SvalbardNA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Swaziland0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sweden1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Switzerland1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Syria0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Taiwan0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tajikistan-3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tanzania-4.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Thailand0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Togo0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
TokelauNA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tonga0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago-10.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tunisia-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Turkey0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Turkmenistan-0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 12.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Tuvalu0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Uganda0 migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2001, Uganda was host to178,815 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including:Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic Republic of the Congo7,459 (2003 est.)
Ukraine-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
United Arab Emirates1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
United Kingdom2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
United States3.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Uruguay-0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Uzbekistan-1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Vanuatu0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Venezuela-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Vietnam-0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Virgin Islands0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Wallis and FutunaNA migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to NewCaledonia (2003 est.)
West Bank3.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Yemen0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Zambia0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
ZimbabweNEGL migrant(s)/1,000 populationnote: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africaand Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2003 est.)
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@2113 Geography - note
Afghanistanlandlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeastto southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of thecountry; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (WakhanCorridor)
Albaniastrategic location along Strait of Otranto (links AdriaticSea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)
Algeriasecond-largest country in Africa (after Sudan)
American SamoaPago Pago has one of the best natural deepwaterharbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from roughseas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds;strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean
Andorralandlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads inthe Pyrenees
Angolathe province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from therest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Anguillathe most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the LesserAntilles
Antarcticathe coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driestcontinent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surfaceat the South Pole than is received at the Equator in an equivalentperiod; mostly uninhabitable
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua has a deeply indented shoreline withmany natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a very large westernharbor
Arctic Oceanmajor chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northernaccess to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategiclocation between North America and Russia; shortest marine linkbetween the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floatingresearch stations operated by the US and Russia; maximum snow coverin March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean;snow cover lasts about 10 months
Argentinasecond-largest country in South America (after Brazil);strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlanticand the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel,Drake Passage); Cerro Aconcagua is South America's tallest mountain,while the Valdes Peninsula is the lowest point on the continent
Armenialandlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich(Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range
Arubaa flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches;its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from theAtlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit)
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore Reef National Nature Reserveestablished in August 1983
Atlantic Oceanmajor chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait ofGibraltar, access to the Panama and Suez Canals; strategic straitsinclude the Strait of Dover, Straits of Florida, Mona Passage, TheSound (Oresund), and Windward Passage; the Equator divides theAtlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean
Australiaworld's smallest continent but sixth-largest country;population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts;regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor"occurs along the west coast in the summer
Austrialandlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of centralEurope with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; majorriver is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlandsbecause of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere
Azerbaijanboth the main area of the country and the Naxcivanexclave are landlocked
Bahamas, Thestrategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensiveisland chain of which 30 are inhabited
Bahrainclose to primary Middle Eastern petroleum sources; strategiclocation in Persian Gulf, which much of Western world's petroleummust transit to reach open ocean
Baker Islandtreeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consistingof grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily anesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds,and marine wildlife
Bangladeshmost of the country is situated on deltas of large riversflowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (mainchannel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventuallyempty into the Bay of Bengal
Barbadoseasternmost Caribbean island
Bassas da Indiathe islands emerge from a circular reef that sitsatop a long-extinct, submerged volcano
Belaruslandlocked; glacial scouring accounts for the flatness ofBelarusian terrain and for its 11,000 lakes; the country isgeologically well endowed with extensive deposits of granite,dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, and clay
Belgiumcrossroads of Western Europe; majority of West Europeancapitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the EuropeanUnion and NATO
Belizeonly country in Central America without a coastline on theNorth Pacific Ocean
Beninsandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no naturalharbors, river mouths, or islands
Bermudaconsists of about 138 coral islands and islets with amplerainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land was leased byUS Government from 1941 to 1995
Bhutanlandlocked; strategic location between China and India;controls several key Himalayan mountain passes
Bolivialandlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highestnavigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru
Bosnia and Herzegovinawithin Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognizedborders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/CroatFederation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-ledRepublika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the regioncalled Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Serbia andMontenegro (Montenegro), and traditionally has been settled by anethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in theeast
Botswanalandlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of thecountry
Bouvet Islandcovered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
Brazillargest country in South America; shares common boundarieswith every South American country except Chile and Ecuador
British Indian Ocean Territory archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility
British Virgin Islandsstrong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands andPuerto Rico
Bruneiclose to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linkingIndian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated byMalaysia; almost an enclave of Malaysia
Bulgariastrategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key landroutes from Europe to Middle East and Asia
Burkina Fasolandlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers ofthe Black, Red, and White Voltas
Burmastrategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes
Burundilandlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed; theKagera, which drains into Lake Victoria, is the most remoteheadstream of the White Nile
Cambodiaa land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong Riverand Tonle Sap
Cameroonsometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughoutthe country there are areas of thermal springs and indications ofcurrent or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highestmountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano
Canadasecond-largest country in world (after Russia); strategiclocation between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately85% of the population is concentrated within 300 km of the US border
Cape Verdestrategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa nearmajor north-south sea routes; important communications station;important sea and air refueling site