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: 20,017 kmborder countries: Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China(southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 294 km, Finland1,340 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, 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: 2,233 kmborder countries: Finland 614 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 andis 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); two nations, China and Russia,each border 14 other countriesnote: 43 nations and other areas are landlocked, these include:Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan,Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic,Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, SanMarino, Slovakia, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The FormerYugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan,West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein andUzbekistan, are doubly landlocked
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 10 February, 2005
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@2097 Land use (%)
Afghanistanarable land: 12.13%permanent crops: 0.22%other: 87.65% (2001)
Albaniaarable land: 21.09%permanent crops: 4.42%other: 74.49% (2001)
Algeriaarable land: 3.22%permanent crops: 0.25%other: 96.53% (2001)
American Samoaarable land: 10%permanent crops: 15%other: 75% (2001)
Andorraarable land: 2.22%permanent crops: 0%other: 97.78% (2001)
Angolaarable land: 2.41%permanent crops: 0.24%other: 97.35% (2001)
Anguillaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, somecommercial salt ponds) (2001)
Antarcticaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%) (2001)
Antigua and Barbudaarable land: 18.18%permanent crops: 4.55%other: 77.27% (2001)
Argentinaarable land: 12.31%permanent crops: 0.48%other: 87.21% (2001)
Armeniaarable land: 17.55%permanent crops: 2.3%other: 80.15% (2001)
Arubaarable land: 10.53% (including aloe 0.01%)permanent crops: 0%other: 89.47% (2001)
Ashmore and Cartier Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all grass and sand) (2001)
Australiaarable land: 6.55% (includes about 27 million hectares ofcultivated grassland)permanent crops: 0.04%other: 93.41% (2001)
Austriaarable land: 16.91%permanent crops: 0.86%other: 82.23% (2001)
Azerbaijanarable land: 19.63%permanent crops: 2.71%other: 77.66% (2001)
Bahamas, Thearable land: 0.8%permanent crops: 0.4%other: 98.8% (2001)
Bahrainarable land: 2.82%permanent crops: 5.63%other: 91.55% (2001)
Baker Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Bangladesharable land: 62.11%permanent crops: 3.07%other: 34.82% (2001)
Barbadosarable land: 37.21%permanent crops: 2.33%other: 60.46% (2001)
Bassas da Indiaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all rock) (2001)
Belarusarable land: 29.55%permanent crops: 0.6%other: 69.85% (2001)
Belgiumarable land: 23.28%permanent crops: 0.4%other: 76.32%note: includes Luxembourg (2001)
Belizearable land: 2.85%permanent crops: 1.71%other: 95.44% (2001)
Beninarable land: 18.08%permanent crops: 2.4%other: 79.52% (2001)
Bermudaarable land: 20%permanent crops: 0%other: 80% (55% developed, 45% rural/open space) (2001)
Bhutanarable land: 3.09%permanent crops: 0.43%other: 96.48% (2001)
Boliviaarable land: 2.67%permanent crops: 0.19%other: 97.54% (2001)
Bosnia and Herzegovinaarable land: 13.6%permanent crops: 2.96%other: 83.44% (2001)
Botswanaarable land: 0.65%permanent crops: 0.01%other: 99.34% (2001)
Bouvet Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (93% ice) (2001)
Brazilarable land: 6.96%permanent crops: 0.9%other: 92.15% (2001)
British Indian Ocean Territoryarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
British Virgin Islandsarable land: 20%permanent crops: 6.67%other: 73.33% (2001)
Bruneiarable land: 0.57%permanent crops: 0.76%other: 98.67% (2001)
Bulgariaarable land: 40.02%permanent crops: 1.92%other: 58.06% (2001)
Burkina Fasoarable land: 14.43%permanent crops: 0.19%other: 85.38% (2001)
Burmaarable land: 15.19%permanent crops: 0.97%other: 83.84% (2001)
Burundiarable land: 35.05%permanent crops: 14.02%other: 50.93% (2001)
Cambodiaarable land: 20.96%permanent crops: 0.61%other: 78.43% (2001)
Cameroonarable land: 12.81%permanent crops: 2.58%other: 84.61% (2001)
Canadaarable land: 4.96%permanent crops: 0.02%other: 95.02% (2001)
Cape Verdearable land: 9.68%permanent crops: 0.5%other: 89.82% (2001)
Cayman Islandsarable land: 3.85%permanent crops: 0%other: 96.15% (2001)
Central African Republicarable land: 3.1%permanent crops: 0.14%other: 96.76% (2001)
Chadarable land: 2.86%permanent crops: 0.02%other: 97.12% (2001)
Chilearable land: 2.65%permanent crops: 0.42%other: 96.93% (2001)
Chinaarable land: 15.4%permanent crops: 1.25%other: 83.36% (2001)
Christmas Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100%note: mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a nationalpark (2001)
Clipperton Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all coral) (2001)
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Colombiaarable land: 2.42%permanent crops: 1.67%other: 95.91% (2001)
Comorosarable land: 35.87%permanent crops: 23.32%other: 40.81% (2001)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thearable land: 2.96%permanent crops: 0.52%other: 96.52% (2001)
Congo, Republic of thearable land: 0.51%permanent crops: 0.13%other: 99.36% (2001)
Cook Islandsarable land: 17.39%permanent crops: 13.04%other: 69.57% (2001)
Coral Sea Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)
Costa Ricaarable land: 4.41%permanent crops: 5.88%other: 89.71% (2001)
Cote d'Ivoirearable land: 9.75%permanent crops: 13.84%other: 76.41% (2001)
Croatiaarable land: 26.09%permanent crops: 2.27%other: 71.65% (2001)
Cubaarable land: 33.05%permanent crops: 7.6%other: 59.35% (2001)
Cyprusarable land: 7.79%permanent crops: 4.44%other: 87.77% (2001)
Czech Republicarable land: 39.8%permanent crops: 3.05%other: 57.15% (2001)
Denmarkarable land: 54.02%permanent crops: 0.19%other: 45.79% (2001)
Djiboutiarable land: 0.04%permanent crops: 0%other: 99.96% (2001)
Dominicaarable land: 6.67%permanent crops: 20%other: 73.33% (2001)
Dominican Republicarable land: 22.65%permanent crops: 10.33%other: 67.02% (2001)
East Timorarable land: 4.71%permanent crops: 0.67%other: 94.62% (2001)
Ecuadorarable land: 5.85%permanent crops: 4.93%other: 89.22% (2001)
Egyptarable land: 2.87%permanent crops: 0.48%other: 96.65% (2001)
El Salvadorarable land: 31.85%permanent crops: 12.07%other: 56.08% (2001)
Equatorial Guineaarable land: 4.63%permanent crops: 3.57%other: 91.8% (2001)
Eritreaarable land: 4.95%permanent crops: 0.03%other: 95.02% (2001)
Estoniaarable land: 16.04%permanent crops: 0.45%other: 83.51% (2001)
Ethiopiaarable land: 10.71%permanent crops: 0.75%other: 88.54% (2001)
Europa Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2001)
European Union arable land: NA permanent crops: NA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)arable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (99% permanent pastures, 1% other) (2001)
Faroe Islandsarable land: 2.14%permanent crops: 0%other: 97.86% (2001)
Fijiarable land: 10.95%permanent crops: 4.65%other: 84.4% (2001)
Finlandarable land: 7.19%permanent crops: 0.03%other: 92.78% (2001)
Francearable land: 33.53%permanent crops: 2.07%other: 64.4% (2001)
French Guianaarable land: 0.14%permanent crops: 0.05%other: 99.81% (90% forest, 10% other) (2001)
French Polynesiaarable land: 0.82%permanent crops: 5.46%other: 93.72% (2001)
French Southern and Antarctic Landsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Gabonarable land: 1.26%permanent crops: 0.66%other: 98.08% (2001)
Gambia, Thearable land: 25%permanent crops: 0.5%other: 74.5% (2001)
Gaza Striparable land: 28.95%permanent crops: 21.05%other: 50% (2001)
Georgiaarable land: 11.44%permanent crops: 3.86%other: 84.7% (2001)
Germanyarable land: 33.85%permanent crops: 0.59%other: 65.56% (2001)
Ghanaarable land: 16.26%permanent crops: 9.67%other: 74.07% (2001)
Gibraltararable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Glorioso Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2001)
Greecearable land: 21.1%permanent crops: 8.78%other: 70.12% (2001)
Greenlandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Grenadaarable land: 5.88%permanent crops: 29.41%other: 64.71% (2001)
Guadeloupearable land: 11.24%permanent crops: 3.55%other: 85.21% (2001)
Guamarable land: 9.09%permanent crops: 16.36%other: 74.55% (2001)
Guatemalaarable land: 12.54%permanent crops: 5.03%other: 82.43% (2001)
Guernseyarable land: NApermanent crops: NAother: NA (2001)
Guineaarable land: 3.63%permanent crops: 2.58%other: 93.79% (2001)
Guinea-Bissauarable land: 10.67%permanent crops: 8.82%other: 80.51% (2001)
Guyanaarable land: 2.44%permanent crops: 0.15%other: 97.41% (2001)
Haitiarable land: 28.3%permanent crops: 11.61%other: 60.09% (2001)
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Holy See (Vatican City)arable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (urban area) (2001)
Hondurasarable land: 9.55%permanent crops: 3.22%other: 87.23% (2001)
Hong Kongarable land: 5.05%permanent crops: 1.01%other: 93.94% (2001)
Howland Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Hungaryarable land: 50.09%permanent crops: 2.06%other: 47.85% (2001)
Icelandarable land: 0.07%permanent crops: 0%other: 99.93% (2001)
Indiaarable land: 54.4%permanent crops: 2.74%other: 42.86% (2001)
Indonesiaarable land: 11.32%permanent crops: 7.23%other: 81.45% (2001)
Iranarable land: 8.72%permanent crops: 1.39%other: 89.89% (2001)
Iraqarable land: 13.15%permanent crops: 0.78%other: 86.07% (2001)
Irelandarable land: 15.2%permanent crops: 0.03%other: 84.77% (2001)
Israelarable land: 16.39%permanent crops: 4.17%other: 79.44% (2001)
Italyarable land: 27.79%permanent crops: 9.53%other: 62.68% (2001)
Jamaicaarable land: 16.07%permanent crops: 10.16%other: 73.77% (2001)
Jan Mayenarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Japanarable land: 12.19%permanent crops: 0.96%other: 86.85% (2001)
Jarvis Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Jerseyarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Johnston Atollarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Jordanarable land: 2.67%permanent crops: 1.83%other: 95.5% (2001)
Juan de Nova Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (90% forest) (2001)
Kazakhstanarable land: 7.98%permanent crops: 0.05%other: 91.97% (2001)
Kenyaarable land: 8.08%permanent crops: 0.98%other: 90.94% (2001)
Kingman Reefarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Kiribatiarable land: 2.74%permanent crops: 50.68%other: 46.58% (2001)
Korea, Northarable land: 20.76%permanent crops: 2.49%other: 76.75% (2001)
Korea, Southarable land: 17.18%permanent crops: 1.95%other: 80.87% (2001)
Kuwaitarable land: 0.73%permanent crops: 0.11%other: 99.16% (2001)
Kyrgyzstanarable land: 7.3%permanent crops: 0.35%other: 92.35%note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnutforest (2001)
Laosarable land: 3.8%permanent crops: 0.35%other: 95.85% (2001)
Latviaarable land: 29.67%permanent crops: 0.47%other: 69.86% (2001)
Lebanonarable land: 16.62%permanent crops: 13.98%other: 69.4% (2001)
Lesothoarable land: 10.87%permanent crops: 0.13%other: 89% (2001)
Liberiaarable land: 3.95%permanent crops: 2.28%other: 93.77% (2001)
Libyaarable land: 1.03%permanent crops: 0.19%other: 98.78% (2001)
Liechtensteinarable land: 25%permanent crops: 0%other: 75% (2001)
Lithuaniaarable land: 45.22%permanent crops: 0.91%other: 53.87% (2001)
Luxembourgarable land: 23.28%permanent crops: 0.4%other: 76.32% (includes Belgium) (2001)
Macauarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100%note: "green areas" represent 22.4% (2001)
Macedoniaarable land: 22.26%permanent crops: 1.81%other: 75.93% (2001)
Madagascararable land: 5.07%permanent crops: 1.03%other: 93.91% (2001)
Malawiarable land: 23.38%permanent crops: 1.49%other: 75.13% (2001)
Malaysiaarable land: 5.48%permanent crops: 17.61%other: 76.91% (2001)
Maldivesarable land: 13.33%permanent crops: 16.67%other: 70% (2001)
Maliarable land: 3.82%permanent crops: 0.03%other: 96.15% (2001)
Maltaarable land: 28.13%permanent crops: 3.13%other: 68.74% (2001)
Man, Isle ofarable land: 9%permanent crops: 0%other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland)(2002)
Marshall Islandsarable land: 16.67%permanent crops: 38.89%other: 44.44% (2001)
Martiniquearable land: 10.38%permanent crops: 9.43%other: 80.19% (2001)
Mauritaniaarable land: 0.48%permanent crops: 0.01%other: 99.51% (2001)
Mauritiusarable land: 49.26%permanent crops: 2.96%other: 47.78% (2001)
Mayottearable land: NApermanent crops: NAother: NA (2001)
Mexicoarable land: 12.99%permanent crops: 1.31%other: 85.7% (2001)
Micronesia, Federated States ofarable land: 5.71%permanent crops: 45.71%other: 48.58% (2001)
Midway Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Moldovaarable land: 55.3%permanent crops: 10.79%other: 33.91% (2001)
Monacoarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (urban area) (2001)
Mongoliaarable land: 0.77%permanent crops: 0%other: 99.23% (2001)
Montserratarable land: 20%permanent crops: 0%other: 80% (2001)
Moroccoarable land: 19.61%permanent crops: 2.17%other: 78.22% (2001)
Mozambiquearable land: 5.1%permanent crops: 0.3%other: 94.6% (2001)
Namibiaarable land: 0.99%permanent crops: 0%other: 99.01% (2001)
Nauruarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Navassa Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Nepalarable land: 21.68%permanent crops: 0.64%other: 77.68% (2001)
Netherlandsarable land: 26.71%permanent crops: 0.97%other: 72.32% (2001)
Netherlands Antillesarable land: 10%permanent crops: 0%other: 90% (2001)
New Caledoniaarable land: 0.38%permanent crops: 0.33%other: 99.29% (2001)
New Zealandarable land: 5.6%permanent crops: 6.99%other: 87.41% (2001)
Nicaraguaarable land: 15.94%permanent crops: 1.94%other: 82.12% (2001)
Nigerarable land: 3.54%permanent crops: 0.01%other: 96.45% (2001)
Nigeriaarable land: 31.29%permanent crops: 2.96%other: 65.75% (2001)
Niuearable land: 15.38%permanent crops: 11.54%other: 73.08% (2001)
Norfolk Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Northern Mariana Islandsarable land: 13.04%permanent crops: 4.35%other: 82.61% (2001)
Norwayarable land: 2.87%permanent crops: 0%other: 97.13% (2001)
Omanarable land: 0.12%permanent crops: 0.14%other: 99.74% (2001)
Pakistanarable land: 27.87%permanent crops: 0.87%other: 71.26% (2001)
Palauarable land: 8.7%permanent crops: 4.35%other: 86.95% (2001)
Palmyra Atollarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (2001)
Panamaarable land: 7.36%permanent crops: 1.98%other: 90.66% (2001)
Papua New Guineaarable land: 0.46%permanent crops: 1.44%other: 98.1% (2001)
Paracel Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Paraguayarable land: 7.6%permanent crops: 0.23%other: 92.17% (2001)
Peruarable land: 2.89%permanent crops: 0.4%other: 96.71% (2001)
Philippinesarable land: 18.95%permanent crops: 16.77%other: 64.28% (2001)
Pitcairn Islandsarable land: NApermanent crops: NAother: NA (2001)
Polandarable land: 45.91%permanent crops: 1.12%other: 52.97% (2001)
Portugalarable land: 21.75%permanent crops: 7.81%other: 70.44% (2001)
Puerto Ricoarable land: 3.95%permanent crops: 5.52%other: 90.53% (2001)
Qatararable land: 1.64%permanent crops: 0.27%other: 98.09% (2001)
Reunionarable land: 13.6%permanent crops: 1.2%other: 85.2% (2001)
Romaniaarable land: 40.82%permanent crops: 2.25%other: 56.93% (2001)
Russiaarable land: 7.33%permanent crops: 0.11%other: 92.56% (2001)
Rwandaarable land: 40.54%permanent crops: 12.16%other: 47.3% (2001)
Saint Helenaarable land: 12.9%permanent crops: 0%other: 87.1% (2001)
Saint Kitts and Nevisarable land: 19.44%permanent crops: 2.78%other: 77.78% (2001)
Saint Luciaarable land: 6.56%permanent crops: 22.95%other: 70.49% (2001)
Saint Pierre and Miquelonarable land: 13.04%permanent crops: 0%other: 86.96% (2001)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesarable land: 17.95%permanent crops: 17.95%other: 64.1% (2001)
Samoaarable land: 21.2%permanent crops: 24.38%other: 54.42% (2001)
San Marinoarable land: 16.67%permanent crops: 0%other: 83.33% (2001)
Sao Tome and Principearable land: 6.25%permanent crops: 48.96%other: 44.79% (2001)
Saudi Arabiaarable land: 1.67%permanent crops: 0.09%other: 98.24% (2001)
Senegalarable land: 12.78%permanent crops: 0.21%other: 87.01% (2001)
Serbia and Montenegroarable land: 33.35%permanent crops: 3.2%other: 63.45% (2001)
Seychellesarable land: 2.22%permanent crops: 13.33%other: 84.45% (2001)
Sierra Leonearable land: 6.98%permanent crops: 0.89%other: 92.13% (2001)
Singaporearable land: 1.64%permanent crops: 0%other: 98.36% (2001)
Slovakiaarable land: 30.16%permanent crops: 2.62%other: 67.22% (2001)
Sloveniaarable land: 8.6%permanent crops: 1.49%other: 89.91% (2001)
Solomon Islandsarable land: 0.64%permanent crops: 2%other: 97.36% (2001)
Somaliaarable land: 1.67%permanent crops: 0.04%other: 98.29% (2001)
South Africaarable land: 12.08%permanent crops: 0.79%other: 87.13% (2001)
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) (2001)
Spainarable land: 26.07%permanent crops: 9.87%other: 64.06% (2001)
Spratly Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Sri Lankaarable land: 13.86%permanent crops: 15.7%other: 70.44% (2001)
Sudanarable land: 6.83%permanent crops: 0.18%other: 92.99% (2001)
Surinamearable land: 0.37%permanent crops: 0.06%other: 99.57% (2001)
Svalbardarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (no trees, and the only bushes are crowberry andcloudberry) (2001)
Swazilandarable land: 10.35%permanent crops: 0.7%other: 88.95% (2001)
Swedenarable land: 6.54%permanent crops: 0.01%other: 93.45% (2001)
Switzerlandarable land: 10.42%permanent crops: 0.61%other: 88.97% (2001)
Syriaarable land: 25.22%permanent crops: 4.43%other: 70.35% (2001)
Taiwanarable land: 24%permanent crops: 1%other: 75% (2001)
Tajikistanarable land: 6.61%permanent crops: 0.92%other: 92.47% (2001)
Tanzaniaarable land: 4.52%permanent crops: 1.08%other: 94.4% (2001)
Thailandarable land: 29.36%permanent crops: 6.46%other: 64.18% (2001)
Togoarable land: 46.15%permanent crops: 2.21%other: 51.64% (2001)
Tokelauarable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Tongaarable land: 23.61%permanent crops: 43.06%other: 33.33% (2001)
Trinidad and Tobagoarable land: 14.62%permanent crops: 9.16%other: 76.22% (2001)
Tromelin Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2001)
Tunisiaarable land: 17.86%permanent crops: 13.74%other: 68.4% (2001)
Turkeyarable land: 30.93%permanent crops: 3.31%other: 65.76% (2001)
Turkmenistanarable land: 3.72%permanent crops: 0.14%other: 96.14% (2001)
Turks and Caicos Islandsarable land: 2.33%permanent crops: 0%other: 97.67% (2001)
Tuvaluarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Ugandaarable land: 25.88%permanent crops: 10.65%other: 63.47% (2001)
Ukrainearable land: 56.21%permanent crops: 1.61%other: 42.18% (2001)
United Arab Emiratesarable land: 0.6%permanent crops: 2.25%other: 97.15% (2001)
United Kingdomarable land: 23.46%permanent crops: 0.21%other: 76.33% (2001)
United Statesarable land: 19.13%permanent crops: 0.22%other: 80.65% (2001)
Uruguayarable land: 7.43%permanent crops: 0.23%other: 92.34% (2001)
Uzbekistanarable land: 10.83%permanent crops: 0.83%other: 88.34% (2001)
Vanuatuarable land: 2.46%permanent crops: 7.38%other: 90.16% (2001)
Venezuelaarable land: 2.95%permanent crops: 0.92%other: 96.13% (2001)
Vietnamarable land: 19.97%permanent crops: 5.95%other: 74.08% (2001)
Virgin Islandsarable land: 11.76%permanent crops: 2.94%other: 85.29% (2001)
Wake Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2001)
Wallis and Futunaarable land: 5%permanent crops: 25%other: 70% (2001)
West Bankarable land: 16.9%permanent crops: 18.97%other: 64.13% (2001)
Western Saharaarable land: 0.02%permanent crops: 0%other: 99.98% (2001)
Worldarable land: 10.73%permanent crops: 1%other: 88.27% (2001)
Yemenarable land: 2.78%permanent crops: 0.24%other: 96.98% (2001)
Zambiaarable land: 7.08%permanent crops: 0.03%other: 92.9% (2001)
Zimbabwearable land: 8.32%permanent crops: 0.34%other: 91.34% (2001)
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@2098 Languages (%)
AfghanistanPashtu (official) 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkiclanguages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages(primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
AlbaniaAlbanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek,Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
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 (official nationwide), Slovene (official inCarinthia), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Hungarian (officialin Burgenland)
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 HerzegovinaBosnian, Croatian, Serbian
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 is the most widespread)
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)
European UnionCzech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish,French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian,Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note- only official languages are listed
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 orGaeilge) 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)
MacedoniaMacedonian 68%, Albanian 25%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian2%, other 2%
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
Marshall IslandsEnglish (widely spoken as a second language, bothEnglish and Marshallese are official languages), two majorMarshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese
MartiniqueFrench, Creole patois
MauritaniaArabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya,Wolof
MauritiusEnglish (official), Creole, French (official), Hindi,Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri
MayotteMahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language)spoken by 35% of the population
MexicoSpanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regionalindigenous languages
Micronesia, Federated States ofEnglish (official and commonlanguage), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian,Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
MoldovaMoldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanianlanguage), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
MonacoFrench (official), English, Italian, Monegasque
MongoliaKhalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
MontserratEnglish