Faroe IslandsTorshavn, Klaksvik, Tvoroyri, Runavik, Fuglafjordhur
FijiLambasa, Lautoka, Levuka, Malau, Savusavu, Suva, Vuda
FinlandHamina, Helsinki, Kokkola, Kotka, Loviisa, Oulu, Pori,Rauma, Turku, Uusikaupunki, Varkaus
FranceBordeaux, Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dijon, Dunkerque, La Pallice,Le Havre, Lyon, Marseille, Mulhouse, Nantes, Paris, Rouen, SaintNazaire, Saint Malo, Strasbourg (2003)
French GuianaCayenne, Degrad des Cannes, Saint-Laurent du Maroni
French PolynesiaMataura, Papeete, Rikitea, Uturoa
French Southern and Antarctic Landsnone; offshore anchorage only
GabonCap Lopez, Kango, Lambarene, Libreville, Mayumba, Owendo,Port-Gentil
Gambia, TheBanjul
Gaza StripGaza
GeorgiaBat'umi, P'ot'i, Sokhumi
GermanyBerlin, Bonn, Brake, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cologne, Dresden,Duisburg, Emden, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Kiel, Luebeck, Magdeburg,Mannheim, Rostock, Stuttgart
GhanaTakoradi, Tema
GibraltarGibraltar
Glorioso Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
GreeceAlexandroupolis, Elefsis, Irakleion (Crete), Kavala, Kerkyra,Chalkis, Igoumenitsa, Lavrion, Patrai, Peiraiefs (Piraeus),Thessaloniki, Volos
GreenlandAasiaat (Egedesminde), Ilulissat (Jakobshavn),Kangerlussuaq, Nanortalik, Narsarsuaq, Nuuk (Godthab), Qaqortoq(Julianehab), Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Tasiilaq
GrenadaGrenville, Saint George's
GuadeloupeBasse-Terre, Gustavia (on Saint Barthelemy), Marigot,Pointe-a-Pitre
GuamApra Harbor
GuatemalaChamperico, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Quetzal, San Jose,Santo Tomas de Castilla
GuernseySaint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
GuineaBoke, Conakry, Kamsar
Guinea-BissauBissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim
GuyanaBartica, Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Parika
HaitiCap-Haitien, Gonaives, Jacmel, Jeremie, Les Cayes, Miragoane,Port-au-Prince, Port-de-Paix, Saint-Marc
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
Holy See (Vatican City)none
HondurasLa Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo,Tela, Puerto Lempira
Hong KongHong Kong
Howland Islandnone; offshore anchorage only; note - there is onesmall boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
HungaryBudapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs(2003)
IcelandAkureyri, Hornafjordhur, Isafjordhur, Keflavik, Raufarhofn,Reykjavik, Seydhisfjordhur, Straumsvik, Vesttmannaeyjar
IndiaChennai (Madras), Cochin, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata(Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Vishakhapatnam
Indian OceanChennai (Madras; India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Durban(South Africa), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kolkata (Calcutta; India)Melbourne (Australia), Mumbai (Bombay; India), Richards Bay (SouthAfrica)
IndonesiaCilacap, Cirebon, Jakarta, Kupang, Makassar, Palembang,Semarang, Surabaya
IranAbadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war),Ahvaz, Bandar 'Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali, Bushehr, Bandar-e EmamKhomeyni, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Bandar-e Torkaman,Chabahar (Bandar Beheshti), Jazireh-ye Khark, Jazireh-ye Lavan,Jazireh-ye Sirri, Khorramshahr (limited operation since November1992), Now Shahr
IraqUmm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al Basrah have limitedfunctionality
IrelandArklow, Cork, Drogheda, Dublin, Foynes, Galway, Limerick,New Ross, Waterford
IsraelAshdod, Ashqelon, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa, Tel Aviv-Yafo
ItalyAugusta (Sicily), Bagnoli, Bari, Brindisi, Gela (Sicily),Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Milazzo (Sicily), Naples, Porto Foxi,Porto Torres (Sardinia), Salerno, Savona, Taranto, Trieste, Venice
JamaicaAlligator Pond, Discovery Bay, Kingston, Montego Bay, OchoRios, Port Antonio, Rocky Point, Port Esquivel (Longswharf)
Jan Mayennone; offshore anchorage only
JapanAkita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima,Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima,Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai
Jarvis Islandnone; offshore anchorage only; note - there is onesmall boat landing area in the middle of the west coast and anothernear the southwest corner of the island
JerseyGorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Johnston AtollJohnston Island
JordanAl 'Aqabah
Juan de Nova Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
KazakhstanAqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev), Oskemen(Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk)
KenyaKisumu, Lamu, Mombasa
Kingman Reefnone; offshore anchorage only
KiribatiBanaba, Betio, English Harbour, Kanton
Korea, NorthCh'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong,Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang,Wonsan
Korea, SouthChinhae, Inch'on, Kunsan, Masan, Mokp'o, P'ohang,Pusan, Tonghae-hang, Ulsan, Yosu
KuwaitAsh Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Kuwait, Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina'al Ahmadi, Mina' Su'ud
KyrgyzstanBalykchy (Ysyk-Kol or Rybach'ye)
Laosnone
LatviaLiepaja, Riga, Ventspils
LebanonAntilyas, Batroun, Beirut, Chekka, El Mina, Ez Zahrani,Jbail, Jounie, Naqoura, Sidon, Tripoli, Tyre
Lesothonone
LiberiaBuchanan, Greenville, Harper, Monrovia, Robertsport
LibyaAl Khums, Banghazi, Darnah, Marsa al Burayqah, Misratah, Ra'sLanuf, Tobruk, Tripoli, Zuwarah
Liechtensteinnone
LithuaniaButinge, Kaunas, Klaipeda
LuxembourgMertert
MacauMacau
Macedonianone
MadagascarAntsiranana, Antsohimbondrona, Mahajanga, Toamasina,Toliara
MalawiChipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba
MalaysiaBintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kudat, Labuan,Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri, Pasir Gudang, George Town (Penang), PortDickson, Port Kelang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tanjung Berhala, TanjungKidurong, Tawau
MaldivesGan, Male
MaliKoulikoro
MaltaMarsaxlokk, Valletta
Man, Isle ofCastletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
Marshall IslandsMajuro
MartiniqueFort-de-France, La Trinite
MauritaniaBogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Rosso
MauritiusPort Louis
MayotteDzaoudzi
MexicoAcapulco, Altamira, Bahias de Huatulco, Cabo San Lucas,Coatzacoalcos, Dos Bocas, Ensenada, Guaymas, Lazaro Cardenas,Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Puerto Progreso, Puerto Madero, PuertoVallarta, Salina Cruz, Tampico, Topolobampo, Tuxpan, Veracruz (2003)
Micronesia, Federated States ofColonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei),Lele, Moen
Midway IslandsSand Island
Moldovanone
MonacoMonaco
Mongolianone
MontserratPlymouth (abandoned), Little Bay (anchorages and ferrylanding), Carr's Bay
MoroccoAgadir, El Jadida, Casablanca, El Jorf Lasfar, Kenitra,Mohammedia, Nador, Rabat, Safi, Tangier; also Spanish-controlledCeuta and Melilla
MozambiqueBeira, Inhambane, Maputo, Nacala, Pemba, Quelimane
NamibiaLuderitz, Walvis Bay
NauruNauru
Navassa Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
Nepalnone
NetherlandsAmsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven, Groningen,Haarlem, IJmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht,Vlissingen
Netherlands AntillesKralendijk, Philipsburg, Willemstad
New CaledoniaMueo, Noumea, Thio
New ZealandAuckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Tauranga, Wellington
NicaraguaBluefields, Corinto, El Bluff, Puerto Cabezas, PuertoSandino, Rama, San Juan del Sur
Nigernone
NigeriaCalabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri
Niuenone; offshore anchorage only
Norfolk Islandnone; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan, Tinian
NorwayBergen, Drammen, Floro, Hammerfest, Harstad, Haugesund,Kristiansand, Larvik, Narvik, Oslo, Porsgrunn, Stavanger, Tromso,Trondheim
OmanMatrah, Mina' al Fahl, Mina' Raysut
Pacific OceanBangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong, Kao-hsiung (Taiwan),Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (South Korea), SanFrancisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China), Singapore, Sydney(Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington (NZ), Yokohama (Japan)
PakistanKarachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim
PalauKoror
Palmyra AtollWest Lagoon
PanamaBalboa, Cristobal, Coco Solo, Manzanillo (part of Colonarea), Vacamonte
Papua New GuineaKieta, Lae, Madang, Port Moresby, Rabaul
Paracel Islandssmall Chinese port facilities on Woody Island andDuncan Island being expanded
ParaguayAsuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion
PeruCallao, Chimbote, Ilo, Matarani, Paita, Puerto Maldonado,Salaverry, San Martin, Talara, Iquitos, Pucallpa, Yurimaguasnote: Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are all on the upper reachesof the Amazon and its tributaries
PhilippinesBatangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island,Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, SanFernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga
Pitcairn IslandsAdamstown (on Bounty Bay)
PolandGdansk, Gdynia, Gliwice, Kolobrzeg, Szczecin, Swinoujscie,Ustka, Warsaw, Wroclaw
PortugalAveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes,Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitoria (Azores),Setubal, Viana do Castelo
Puerto RicoAguadilla, Arecibo, Fajardo, Guanica, Guayanilla,Guayama, Mayaguez, Playa de Ponce, San Juan
QatarDoha, Halul Island, Umm Sa'id (Musay'id)
ReunionLe Port, Pointe des Galets
RomaniaBraila, Constanta, Galati, Mangalia, Sulina, Tulcea
RussiaAleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy, Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan',De-Kastri, Indigirskiy, Kaliningrad, Kandalaksha, Kazan',Khabarovsk, Kholmsk, Krasnoyarsk, Lazarev, Mago, Mezen', Moscow,Murmansk, Nakhodka, Nevel'sk, Novorossiysk, Onega,Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Rostov, Shakhtersk, Saint Petersburg,Sochi, Taganrog, Tuapse, Uglegorsk, Vanino, Vladivostok, Volgograd,Vostochnyy, Vyborg
RwandaCyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye
Saint HelenaGeorgetown (on Ascension), Jamestown
Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre, Charlestown
Saint LuciaCastries, Vieux Fort
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Pierre
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown
SamoaApia, Asau, Mulifanua, Salelologa
San Marinonone
Sao Tome and PrincipeSanto Antonio, Sao Tome
Saudi ArabiaAd Dammam, Al Jubayl, Duba, Jiddah, Jizan, Rabigh, Ra'sal Khafji, Mishab, Ras Tanura, Yanbu' al Bahr, Madinat Yanbu' alSinaiyah
SenegalDakar, Kaolack, Matam, Podor, Richard Toll, Saint-Louis,Ziguinchor
Serbia and MontenegroBar, Belgrade, Kotor, Novi Sad, Pancevo,Tivat, Zelenika
SeychellesVictoria
Sierra LeoneBonthe, Freetown, Pepel
SingaporeSingapore
SlovakiaBratislava, Komarno
SloveniaIzola, Koper, Piran
Solomon IslandsAola Bay, Honiara, Lofung, Noro, Viru Harbor, Yandina
SomaliaBoosaaso, Berbera, Chisimayu (Kismaayo), Merca, Mogadishu
South AfricaCape Town, Durban, East London, Mossel Bay, PortElizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsGrytviken
Southern OceanMcMurdo, Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarcticanote: few ports or harbors exist on the southern side of theSouthern Ocean; ice conditions limit use of most of them to shortperiods in midsummer; even then some cannot be entered withouticebreaker escort; most antarctic ports are operated by governmentresearch stations and, except in an emergency, are not open tocommercial or private vessels; vessels in any port south of 60degrees south are subject to inspection by Antarctic Treatyobservers (see Article 7)
SpainAviles, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadiz, Cartagena, Castellon de laPlana, Ceuta, Huelva, A Coruna, Las Palmas (Canary Islands), Malaga,Melilla, Pasajes, Gijon, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands),Santander, Tarragona, Valencia, Vigo
Spratly Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
Sri LankaColombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee
SudanJuba, Khartoum, Kusti, Malakal, Nimule, Port Sudan, Sawakin
SurinameAlbina, Moengo, New Nickerie, Paramaribo, Paranam,Wageningen
SvalbardBarentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden
Swazilandnone
SwedenGavle, Goteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Hudiksvall, Kalmar,Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Solvesborg, Stockholm, Sundsvall
SwitzerlandBasel
SyriaBaniyas, Jablah, Latakia, Tartus
TaiwanChi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung
Tajikistannone
TanzaniaBukoba, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Kilwa Masoko, Lindi, Mtwara,Mwanza, Pangani, Tanga, Wete, Zanzibar
ThailandBangkok, Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket, Sattahip, Si Racha,Songkhla
TogoKpeme, Lome
Tokelaunone; offshore anchorage only
TongaNeiafu, Nuku'alofa, Pangai
Trinidad and TobagoPointe-a-Pierre, Point Fortin, Point Lisas,Port-of-Spain, Scarborough, Tembladora
Tromelin Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
TunisiaBizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, Zarzis
TurkeyGemlik, Hopa, Iskenderun, Istanbul, Izmir, Kocaeli (Izmit),Icel (Mersin), Samsun, Trabzon
TurkmenistanTurkmenbasy
Turks and Caicos IslandsGrand Turk, Providenciales
TuvaluFunafuti, Nukufetau
UgandaEntebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
UkraineBerdyans'k, Feodosiya, Illichivs'k, Izmayil, Kerch, Kherson,Kiev (Kyyiv), Kiliya, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa, Reni,Sevastopol', Yalta, Yuzhnyy
United Arab Emirates'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Das Island, Khawr Fakkan,Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Khalid, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina'Zayid, Umm al Qaywayn
United KingdomAberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth,Felixstowe, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London,Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Scapa Flow,Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport, Tyne
United StatesAnchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Chicago,Duluth, Hampton Roads, Honolulu, Houston, Jacksonville, Los Angeles,New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Port Canaveral, Portland(Oregon), Prudhoe Bay, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, Tampa,Toledo
UruguayColonia, Fray Bentos, Juan La Caze, La Paloma, Montevideo,Nueva Palmira, Paysandu, Punta del Este, Piriapolis
UzbekistanTermiz (Amu Darya)
VanuatuForari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
VenezuelaAmuay, Bajo Grande, El Tablazo, La Guaira, La Salina,Maracaibo, Matanzas, Palua, Puerto Cabello, Puerto la Cruz, PuertoOrdaz, Puerto Sucre, Punta Cardon
VietnamCam Ranh, Da Nang, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Long, QuyNhon, Nha Trang, Vinh, Vung Tau
Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Cruz Bay, PortAlucroix
Wake Islandnone; two offshore anchorages for large ships
Wallis and FutunaLeava, Mata-Utu
West Banknone
Western SaharaAd Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
WorldChiba, Houston, Kawasaki, Kobe, Marseille, Mina' al Ahmadi(Kuwait), New Orleans, New York, Rotterdam, Yokohama
YemenAden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla, As Salif, Ras Issa, Mocha,Nishtun
ZambiaMpulungu
ZimbabweBinga, Kariba
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@2121 Railways (km)
Albania total: 447 km standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Algeriatotal: 3,973 kmstandard gauge: 2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2003)
Angolatotal: 2,761 kmnarrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2003)
Argentinatotal: 34,091 km (167 km electrified)broad gauge: 20,594 km 1.676-m gauge (141 km electrified)standard gauge: 2,885 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)narrow gauge: 10,375 km 1.000-m gauge; 237 km 0.750-m gauge (2003)
Armeniatotal: 845 kmbroad gauge: 845 km 1.520-m gauge (828 km electrified)note: some lines are out of service (2003)
Australiatotal: 44,015 km (5,290 km electrified)broad gauge: 1,957 km 1.600-m gaugestandard gauge: 27,095 km 1.435-m gauge (2,828 km electrified)narrow gauge: 14,957 km 1.067-m gauge (2,462 km electrified)dual gauge: 213 km dual gauge (2003)
Austriatotal: 6,021 km (3,552 km electrified)standard gauge: 5,565 km 1.435-m gauge (3,430 km electrified)narrow gauge: 34 km 1.000-m gauge (28 km electrified); 422 km0.760-m gauge (94 km electrified) (2003)
Azerbaijantotal: 2,957 kmbroad gauge: 2,957 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2003)
Bangladeshtotal: 2,706 kmbroad gauge: 884 km 1.676-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Belarustotal: 5,523 kmbroad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2003)
Belgiumtotal: 3,518 kmstandard gauge: 3,518 km 1.435-m gauge (2,631 km electrified) (2003)
Benintotal: 578 kmnarrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Boliviatotal: 3,519 kmnarrow gauge: 3,519 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 1,021 km (795 km electrified)standard gauge: 1,021 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Botswanatotal: 888 kmnarrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Braziltotal: 29,412 km (1,610 km electrified)broad gauge: 4,907 km 1.600-m gauge (942 km electrified)standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gaugenarrow gauge: 23,915 km 1.000-m gauge (581 km electrified)dual gauge: 396 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (78 kmelectrified) (2003)
Bulgariatotal: 4,294 kmstandard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,710 km electrified)narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (2003)
Burkina Fasototal: 622 kmnarrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gaugenote:: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire(2003)
Burmatotal: 3,955 kmnarrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Cambodiatotal: 602 kmnarrow gauge: 602 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Cameroontotal: 1,008 kmnarrow gauge: 1,008 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Canadatotal: 48,909 kmstandard gauge: 48,909 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Chiletotal: 6,585 kmbroad gauge: 2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1,317 km electrified)narrow gauge: 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Chinatotal: 70,058 kmstandard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified)narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industriallinesdual gauge: 22,640 km (not included in total) (2003)
Colombiatotal: 3,304 kmstandard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 5,138 kmnarrow gauge: 3,987 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge (2003)
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 894 kmnarrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Costa Ricatotal: 950 kmnarrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2003)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 660 kmnarrow gauge: 660 km 1.000-meter gaugenote: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into BurkinaFaso (2003)
Croatiatotal: 2,726 kmstandard gauge: 2,726 km 1.435-m gauge (984 km electrified) (2003)
Cubatotal: 4,226 kmstandard gauge: 4,226 km 1.435-m gauge (140 km electrified)note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations;about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge(2003)
Czech Republictotal: 9,520 kmstandard gauge: 9,421 km 1.435-m gauge (2,893 km electrified)narrow gauge: 99 km 0.760-m gauge (2003)
Denmarktotal: 3,002 kmstandard gauge: 3,002 km 1.435-m gauge (595 km electrified) (2003)
Djiboutitotal: 100 km (Djibouti segment of the Addis Ababa-Djiboutirailway)narrow gauge: 100 km 1.000-m gaugenote: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2003)
Dominican Republictotal: 1,743 kmstandard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 142 km 0.762-m gaugenote: additional 1,226 km operated by sugar companies in 1.076-m,0.889-m, and 0.762-m gauges (2003)
Ecuadortotal: 966 kmnarrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Egypttotal: 5,063 kmstandard gauge: 5,063 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2003)
El Salvadortotal: 283 kmnarrow gauge: 283 km 0.914-m gaugenote: length of operational route reduced from 562 km to 283 km bydisuse and lack of maintenance (2003)
Eritreatotal: 306 kmnarrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gaugenote: railway is being rebuilt; 117 km open (2003)
Estoniatotal: 958 kmbroad gauge: 958 km 1.520-m/1.524-m gauge (132 km electrified)note: gauge being increased from 1.520-m to 1.524-m to reduce wearon wheels and rail as lines are modernized (2003)
Ethiopiatotal: 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the AddisAbaba-Djibouti railroad)narrow gauge: 681 km 1.000-m gaugenote: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2003)
European Union total: 222,293 km broad gauge: 28,438 km standard gauge: 186,405 km narrow gauge: 7,427 km other: 23 km (2003)
Fijitotal: 597 kmnarrow gauge: 597 km 0.600-m gaugenote: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; usedto haul sugarcane during harvest season (May to December) (2003)
Finlandtotal: 5,851 kmbroad gauge: 5,851 km 1.524-m gauge (2,400 km electrified) (2003)
Francetotal: 32,175 kmstandard gauge: 32,008 km 1.435-m gauge (14,320 km electrified)narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Gabontotal: 814 kmstandard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Georgiatotal: 1,612 km (1,612 km electrified)broad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gauge (1,575 electrified)narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 electrified) (2003)
Germanytotal: 46,039 km (20,100 km electrified)standard gauge: 45,801 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)narrow gauge: 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km0.750-m gauge (2003)
Ghanatotal: 953 kmnarrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Greecetotal: 2,571 km (764 km electrified)standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gaugedual gauge: 23 km combined 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (three railsystem) (2003)
Guatemalatotal: 886 kmnarrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
Guineatotal: 837 kmstandard gauge: 175 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 662 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Guyanatotal: 187 kmstandard gauge: 139 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 48 km 0.914-m gaugenote: all dedicated to ore transport (2001 est.)
Hondurastotal: 699 kmnarrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
Hungarytotal: 7,937 kmbroad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 7,682 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2003)
Indiatotal: 63,140 km (15,994 km electrified)broad gauge: 45,099 km 1.676-m gaugenarrow gauge: 14,776 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,265 km 0.762-m gauge and0.610-m gauge (2003)
Indonesiatotal: 6,458 kmnarrow gauge: 5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (125 km electrified); 497 km0.750-m gauge (2003)
Irantotal: 7,203 kmbroad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gaugestandard gauge: 7,109 km 1.435-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2003)
Iraqtotal: 1,963 kmstandard gauge: 1,963 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Irelandtotal: 3,312 kmbroad gauge: 1,947 km 1.600-m gauge (46 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish PeatBoard to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants)(2003)
Israeltotal: 640 kmstandard gauge: 640 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Italytotal: 19,507 km (11,651 km electrified)standard gauge: 18,070 km 1.435-m gauge (11,375 km electrified)narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (88 km electrified); 1,314 km0.950-m gauge (188 km electrified) (2003)
Jamaicatotal: 272 kmstandard gauge: 272 km 1.435-m gaugenote: 207 of these km belonging to the Jamaica Railway Corporationhad been in common carrier service until 1992 but are no longeroperational; 57 km of the remaining track is privately owned andused by ALCAN to transport bauxite (2003)
Japantotal: 23,705 km (16,519 km electrified)standard gauge: 3,204 km 1.435-m gauge (3,204 km electrified)narrow gauge: 77 km 1.372-m gauge (77 km electrified); 20,393 km1.067-m gauge (13,227 km electrified); 11 km 0.762-m gauge (11 kmelectrified) (2003)
Jordantotal: 505 kmnarrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge (2003)
Kazakhstantotal: 13,601 kmbroad gauge: 13,601 km 1.520-m gauge (3,661 km electrified) (2003)
Kenyatotal: 2,778 kmnarrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Korea, Northtotal: 5,214 kmstandard gauge: 5,214 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2003)
Korea, Southtotal: 3,125 kmstandard gauge: 3,125 km 1.435-m gauge (661 km electrified) (2003)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 470 kmbroad gauge: 470 km 1.520-m gauge (2003)
Latviatotal: 2,303 kmbroad gauge: 2,270 km 1.520-m gauge (257 km electrified)narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2003)
Lebanontotal: 401 kmstandard gauge: 319 km 1.435-mnarrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-mnote: rail system was unusable because of damage during the civilwar in the 1980s; short sections are operable (2003)
Liberiatotal: 490 kmstandard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gaugenote: none of the railways are in operation (2003)
Libya0 kmnote: Libya is working on 7 lines totaling 2,757 km of 1.435-m gaugetrack; it hopes to open a 191 km line by the end of 2004 (2003)
Lithuaniatotal: 1,998 kmbroad gauge: 1,807 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified)standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 169 km 0.750-m gauge (all service suspended) (2003)
Luxembourgtotal: 274 kmstandard gauge: 274 km 1.435-m gauge (242 km electrified) (2003)
Macedoniatotal: 699 kmstandard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (233 km electrified) (2003)
Madagascartotal: 732 kmnarrow gauge: 732 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Malawitotal: 797 kmnarrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Malaysiatotal: 2,418 km (207 km electrified)standard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gauge (57 km electrified)narrow gauge: 2,361 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified) (2003)
Malitotal: 729 kmnarrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Man, Isle oftotal: 61 km (35 km electrified) (2003)
Mauritania717 kmstandard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Mexicototal: 19,510 kmstandard gauge: 19,510 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Moldovatotal: 1,138 kmbroad gauge: 1,124 km 1.520-m gaugestandard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Mongolia1,810 kmbroad gauge: 1,810 km 1.524-m gauge (2004)
Moroccototal: 1,907 kmstandard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified) (2003)
Mozambiquetotal: 3,123 kmnarrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2003)
Namibiatotal: 2,382 kmnarrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Nepaltotal: 59 kmnarrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2003)
Netherlandstotal: 2,808 kmstandard gauge: 2,808 km 1.435-m gauge (2,061 km electrified) (2003)
New Zealandtotal: 3,898 kmnarrow gauge: 3,898 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2003)
Nicaraguatotal: 6 kmnarrow gauge: 6 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Nigeriatotal: 3,557 kmnarrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gaugestandard gauge: 52 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Norwaytotal: 4,077 kmstandard gauge: 4,077 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2003)
Pakistantotal: 8,163 kmbroad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Panamatotal: 355 kmstandard gauge: 76 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 279 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
Paraguaytotal: 441 kmstandard gauge: 441 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Perutotal: 3,462 kmstandard gauge: 2,962 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 500 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
Philippinestotal: 897 kmnarrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2003)
Polandtotal: 23,852 kmbroad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (11,962 km electrified)(2003)
Portugaltotal: 2,850 kmbroad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified)narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Puerto Ricototal: 96 kmnarrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Romaniatotal: 11,385 km (3,888 km electrified)standard gauge: 10,898 km 1.435-m gaugebroad gauge: 60 km 1.524-m gaugenarrow gauge: 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2003)
Russiatotal: 87,157 kmbroad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified)narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island)note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serveindustries (2003)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 50 kmnarrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcaneplantations during harvest season (2003)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 1,392 kmstandard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines andsidings) (2003)
Senegaltotal: 906 kmnarrow gauge: 906 km 1.000-meter gauge (2003)
Serbia and Montenegrototal: 4,380 kmstandard gauge: 4,380 km 1.435-m gauge (1,445 km electrified) (2003)
Slovakiatotal: 3,661 kmbroad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gaugestandard gauge: 3,512 km 1.435-m gauge (1,588 km electrified)narrow gauge: 49 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2003)
Sloveniatotal: 1,201 kmstandard gauge: 1,201 km 1.435-m gauge (499 km electrified) (2003)
South Africatotal: 22,298 kmnarrow gauge: 21,984 km 1.065-m gauge (10,436 km electrified); 314km 0.610-m gaugenote: includes a 2,228 km commuter rail system (2003)
Spaintotal: 14,268 km (7,718 km electrified)broad gauge: 11,804 km 1.668-m gauge (6,409 km electrified)standard gauge: 526 km 1.435-m gauge (526 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,910 km 1.000-m gauge (755 km electrified); 28 km0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2003)
Sri Lankatotal: 1,449 kmbroad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2003)
Sudantotal: 5,978 kmnarrow gauge: 4,595 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km .600-m gauge forcotton plantations (2003)
Swazilandtotal: 301 kmnarrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Swedentotal: 11,481 kmstandard gauge: 11,481 km 1.435-m gauge (7,527 km electrified) (2003)
Switzerlandtotal: 4,533 kmstandard gauge: 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,004 km 1.000-m gauge (974 km electrified); 46 km0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2003)
Syriatotal: 2,711 kmstandard gauge: 2,460 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2003)
Taiwantotal: 2,544 kmnarrow gauge: 1,108 km 1.067-m gauge (519 km electrified)note: 1,400 km .762-m gauge (belonging to the Taiwan SugarCorporation and to the Taiwan Forestry Bureau used to haul productsand limited numbers of passengers (2003)
Tajikistantotal: 482 kmbroad gauge: 482 km 1.520-m gauge (2003)
Tanzaniatotal: 3,690 kmnarrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Thailandtotal: 4,071 kmnarrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Togototal: 568 kmnarrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Tunisiatotal: 2,152 kmstandard gauge: 468 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,674 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified)dual gauge: 10 km 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (three rails) (2003)
Turkeytotal: 8,671 kmstandard gauge: 8,671 km 1.435-m gauge (2,122 km electrified) (2003)
Turkmenistantotal: 2,440 kmbroad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2003)
Ugandatotal: 1,241 kmnarrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Ukrainetotal: 22,473 kmbroad gauge: 22,473 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified) (2003)
United Kingdomtotal: 17,186 kmstandard gauge: 16,726 km 1.435-m gauge (5,243 km electrified)broad gauge: 460 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland) (2003)
United Statestotal: 228,464 kmstandard gauge: 228,464 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Uruguaytotal: 2,073 kmstandard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gaugenote: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are inpartial use (2003)
Uzbekistantotal: 3,950 kmbroad gauge: 3,950 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2003)
Venezuelatotal: 682 kmstandard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Vietnamtotal: 2,600 kmstandard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gaugedual gauge: 253 km three-rail track combining 1.435-m and 1.000-mgauges (2003)
Worldtotal: 1,115,205 kmbroad gauge: 257,481 kmstandard gauge: 671,413 kmnarrow gauge: 186,311 km (2003)
Zambiatotal: 2,173 kmnarrow gauge: 2,173 km 1.067-m gaugenote: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority(TAZARA) (2003)
Zimbabwe total: 3,077 km narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2003)
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@2122 Religions (%)
AfghanistanSunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
AlbaniaMuslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%note: percentages are estimates; there are no available currentstatistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches wereclosed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
AlgeriaSunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
American SamoaChristian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%,Protestant and other 30%
AndorraRoman Catholic (predominant)
Angolaindigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15%(1998 est.)
AnguillaAnglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%,Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
Antigua and BarbudaChristian, (predominantly Anglican with otherProtestant, and some Roman Catholic)
Argentinanominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing),Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
ArmeniaArmenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi(Zoroastrian/animist) 2%
ArubaRoman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian,Jewish
AustraliaAnglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%,non-Christian 11%, other 12.6%
AustriaRoman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other0.1%, none 17.4%
AzerbaijanMuslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan;percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
Bahamas, TheBaptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%,Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none orunknown 3%, other 2%
BahrainShi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%
BangladeshMuslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
BarbadosProtestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%,other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
BelarusEastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic,Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
BelgiumRoman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
BelizeRoman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Anglican 5.3%,Methodist 3.5%, Mennonite 4.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%,Pentecostal 7.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), none 9.4%, other 14%(2000)
Beninindigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
Bermudanon-Anglican Protestant 39%, Anglican 27%, Roman Catholic15%, other 19%
BhutanLamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influencedHinduism 25%
BoliviaRoman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMuslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%,other 14%
Botswanaindigenous beliefs 85%, Christian 15%
BrazilRoman Catholic (nominal) 80%
British Virgin IslandsProtestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%,Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah'sWitnesses 2%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2%(1991)
BruneiMuslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%,indigenous beliefs and other 10%
BulgariaBulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Roman Catholic1.7%, Jewish 0.1%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 3.4%(1998)
Burkina Fasoindigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainlyRoman Catholic) 10%
BurmaBuddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%),Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
BurundiChristian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%),indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
CambodiaTheravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Cameroonindigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
CanadaRoman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18%note: based on the 1991 census
Cape VerdeRoman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs);Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Cayman IslandsUnited Church (Presbyterian and Congregational),Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Central African Republicindigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%,Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence theChristian majority
ChadMuslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%
ChileRoman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish negligible
ChinaDaoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4%note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
Christmas IslandBuddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21%(1997)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsSunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
ColombiaRoman Catholic 90%
ComorosSunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
Congo, Democratic Republic of theRoman Catholic 50%, Protestant20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects andindigenous beliefs 10%
Congo, Republic of theChristian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Cook IslandsChristian (majority of populace are members of the CookIslands Christian Church)
Costa RicaRoman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah'sWitnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Cote d'IvoireChristian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%(2001)note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim(70%) and Christian (20%)
CroatiaRoman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.3%, Protestant0.3%, others and unknown 6.2% (2001)
Cubanominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power;Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are alsorepresented
CyprusGreek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic,and other 4%
Czech RepublicRoman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%, Orthodox 3%,other 13.4%, atheist 39.8%
DenmarkEvangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and RomanCatholic 3%, Muslim 2%
DjiboutiMuslim 94%, Christian 6%
DominicaRoman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%,Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%),none 2%, other 6%
Dominican RepublicRoman Catholic 95%
East TimorRoman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%,Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.)
EcuadorRoman Catholic 95%
EgyptMuslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
El SalvadorRoman Catholic 83%note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughoutthe country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 millionProtestant evangelicals in El Salvador
Equatorial Guineanominally Christian and predominantly RomanCatholic, pagan practices
EritreaMuslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
EstoniaEvangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox,Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic,Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish
EthiopiaMuslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%,other 3%-8%
European UnionRoman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)primarily Anglican, RomanCatholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah'sWitnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist
Faroe IslandsEvangelical Lutheran
FijiChristian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%,Muslim 8%, other 2%note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there isa Muslim minority (1986)
FinlandEvangelical Lutheran 89%, Russian Orthodox 1%, none 9%,other 1%
FranceRoman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
French GuianaRoman Catholic
French PolynesiaProtestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, noreligion 6%
GabonChristian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
Gambia, TheMuslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
Gaza StripMuslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%,Jewish 0.6%
GeorgiaGeorgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%,Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%
GermanyProtestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%,unaffiliated or other 28.3%
GhanaChristian 63%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 21%
GibraltarRoman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%,Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
GreeceGreek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
GreenlandEvangelical Lutheran
GrenadaRoman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
GuadeloupeRoman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%,Protestant 1%
GuamRoman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
GuatemalaRoman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
GuernseyAnglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist,Congregational, Methodist
GuineaMuslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Guinea-Bissauindigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
GuyanaChristian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%
HaitiRoman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)note: roughly half of the population practices Voodoo
Holy See (Vatican City)Roman Catholic
HondurasRoman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority
Hong Kongeclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
HungaryRoman Catholic 67.5%, Calvinist 20%, Lutheran 5%, atheistand other 7.5%
IcelandEvangelical Lutheran 87.1%, other Protestant 4.1%, RomanCatholic 1.7%, other 7.1% (2002)
IndiaHindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, othergroups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
IndonesiaMuslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%,Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
IranShi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%, Zoroastrian, Jewish,Christian, and Baha'i 2%
IraqMuslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
IrelandRoman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9%(1998)
IsraelJewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.)
Italypredominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewishcommunities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
JamaicaProtestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%,Anglican 5.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Brethren 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%,Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other including some spiritualcults 34.7%
Japanobserve both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (includingChristian 0.7%)
JerseyAnglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church,Methodist, Presbyterian
JordanSunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, butsome Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox,Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (severalsmall Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
KazakhstanMuslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
KenyaProtestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%,Muslim 10%, other 2%note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates forthe percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenousbeliefs vary widely
KiribatiRoman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, someSeventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Churchof God (1999)
Korea, Northtraditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christianand syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent;government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion ofreligious freedom
Korea, Southno affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%,Confucianist 1%, other 1%
KuwaitMuslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi,and other 15%
KyrgyzstanMuslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
LaosBuddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including variousChristian denominations 1.5%)
LatviaLutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
LebanonMuslim 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite orNusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Melkite Catholic,Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, RomanCatholic, Protestant), other 1.3%note: seventeen religious sects recognized
LesothoChristian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
Liberiaindigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
LibyaSunni Muslim 97%
LiechtensteinRoman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%,other 6.2% (June 2002)
LithuaniaRoman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox,Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish
Luxembourg87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims(2000)