Heard Island and McDonald Islandsuninhabited (July 2005 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)921 (July 2005 est.)
Honduras6,975,204note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Hong Kong6,898,686 (July 2005 est.)
Howland Islanduninhabitednote: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air andnaval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military duringWorld War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is byspecial-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only andgenerally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annuallyby US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2005 est.)
Hungary10,006,835 (July 2005 est.)
Iceland296,737 (July 2005 est.)
India1,080,264,388 (July 2005 est.)
Indonesia241,973,879 (July 2005 est.)
Iran68,017,860 (July 2005 est.)
Iraq26,074,906 (July 2005 est.)
Ireland4,015,676 (July 2005 est.)
Israel6,276,883note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank,about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July2005 est.)
Italy58,103,033 (July 2005 est.)
Jamaica2,731,832 (July 2005 est.)
Jan Mayenno indigenous inhabitantsnote: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base andthe weather and coastal services radio station (July 2005 est.)
Japan127,417,244 (July 2005 est.)
Jarvis Islanduninhabitednote: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionallyused as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it wasabandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International GeophysicalYear by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-usepermit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generallyrestricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fishand Wildlife Service (July 2005 est.)
Jersey90,812 (July 2005 est.)
Johnston Atoll361 no indigenous inhabitantsnote: in previous years, there was an average of 1,100 US militaryand civilian contractor personnel present; as of September 2001,population had decreased significantly when US Army ChemicalActivity Pacific (USACAP) departed; as of January 2004 the islandpopulation was just above 200 personnel, including US Air Force, USFish and Wildlife Service, and civilian contractor personnel (July2005 est.)
Jordan5,759,732 (July 2005 est.)
Juan de Nova Island no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; occasionally visited by scientists (July 2005 est.)
Kazakhstan15,185,844 (July 2005 est.)
Kenya33,829,590note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Kingman Reefuninhabited (July 2005 est.)
Kiribati103,092 (July 2005 est.)
Korea, North22,912,177 (July 2005 est.)
Korea, South48,422,644 (July 2005 est.)
Kuwait 2,335,648 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)
Kyrgyzstan5,146,281 (July 2005 est.)
Laos6,217,141 (July 2005 est.)
Latvia2,290,237 (July 2005 est.)
Lebanon3,826,018 (July 2005 est.)
Lesotho1,867,035note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Liberia3,482,211 (July 2005 est.)
Libya 5,765,563 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)
Liechtenstein33,717 (July 2005 est.)
Lithuania3,596,617 (July 2005 est.)
Luxembourg468,571 (July 2005 est.)
Macau449,198 (July 2005 est.)
Macedonia2,045,262 (July 2005 est.)
Madagascar18,040,341 (July 2005 est.)
Malawi12,158,924note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Malaysia23,953,136 (July 2005 est.)
Maldives349,106 (July 2005 est.)
Mali12,291,529 (July 2005 est.)
Malta398,534 (July 2005 est.)
Man, Isle of75,049 (July 2005 est.)
Marshall Islands59,071 (July 2005 est.)
Martinique432,900 (July 2005 est.)
Mauritania3,086,859 (July 2005 est.)
Mauritius1,230,602 (July 2005 est.)
Mayotte193,633 (July 2005 est.)
Mexico106,202,903 (July 2005 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of108,105 (July 2005 est.)
Midway Islandsno indigenous inhabitants; approximately 40 peoplemake up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their servicescontractor living at the atoll (July 2005 est.)
Moldova4,455,421 (July 2005 est.)
Monaco32,409 (July 2005 est.)
Mongolia2,791,272 (July 2005 est.)
Montserrat9,341note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following theresumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned(July 2005 est.)
Morocco32,725,847 (July 2005 est.)
Mozambique19,406,703note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2005est.)
Namibia2,030,692note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Nauru13,048 (July 2005 est.)
Navassa Islanduninhabitednote: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island(July 2005 est.)
Nepal27,676,547 (July 2005 est.)
Netherlands16,407,491 (July 2005 est.)
Netherlands Antilles219,958 (July 2005 est.)
New Caledonia216,494 (July 2005 est.)
New Zealand4,035,461 (July 2005 est.)
Nicaragua5,465,100 (July 2005 est.)
Niger11,665,937 (July 2005 est.)
Nigeria128,771,988note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Niue2,166 (July 2005 est.)
Norfolk Island1,828 (July 2005 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands80,362 (July 2005 est.)
Norway4,593,041 (July 2005 est.)
Oman 3,001,583 note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)
Pakistan162,419,946 (July 2005 est.)
Palau20,303 (July 2005 est.)
Palmyra Atollno indigenous inhabitants; 4 to 20 Nature Conservancystaff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2005 est.)
Panama3,039,150 (July 2005 est.)
Papua New Guinea5,545,268 (July 2005 est.)
Paracel Islands no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Paraguay6,347,884 (July 2005 est.)
Peru27,925,628 (July 2005 est.)
Philippines87,857,473 (July 2005 est.)
Pitcairn Islands46 (July 2005 est.)
Poland38,635,144 (July 2005 est.)
Portugal10,566,212 (July 2005 est.)
Puerto Rico3,916,632 (July 2005 est.)
Qatar863,051 (July 2005 est.)
Reunion776,948 (July 2005 est.)
Romania22,329,977 (July 2005 est.)
Russia143,420,309 (July 2005 est.)
Rwanda8,440,820note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Saint Helena7,460 (July 2005 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis38,958 (July 2005 est.)
Saint Lucia166,312 (July 2005 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon7,012 (July 2005 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines117,534 (July 2005 est.)
Samoa177,287 (July 2005 est.)
San Marino28,880 (July 2005 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe187,410 (July 2005 est.)
Saudi Arabia 26,417,599 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)
Senegal11,126,832 (July 2005 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro10,829,175 (July 2005 est.)
Seychelles81,188 (July 2005 est.)
Sierra Leone6,017,643 (July 2005 est.)
Singapore4,425,720 (July 2005 est.)
Slovakia5,431,363 (July 2005 est.)
Slovenia2,011,070 (July 2005 est.)
Solomon Islands538,032 (July 2005 est.)
Somalia8,591,629note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia iscomplicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movementsin response to famine and clan warfare (July 2005 est.)
South Africa44,344,136note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsno indigenousinhabitantsnote: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of theBritish Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station onBird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2005est.)
Spain40,341,462 (July 2005 est.)
Spratly Islandsno indigenous inhabitantsnote: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of severalclaimant states (2004)
Sri Lanka20,064,776note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government andarmed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousandTamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamilshave sought refuge in the West (July 2005 est.)
Sudan40,187,486 (July 2005 est.)
Suriname438,144 (July 2005 est.)
Svalbard2,701 (July 2005 est.)
Swaziland1,173,900note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Sweden9,001,774 (July 2005 est.)
Switzerland7,489,370 (July 2005 est.)
Syria18,448,752note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupiedGolan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) andabout 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2005 est.)
Taiwan22,894,384 (July 2005 est.)
Tajikistan7,163,506 (July 2005 est.)
Tanzania36,766,356note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Thailand65,444,371note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Togo5,681,519note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Tokelau1,405 (July 2005 est.)
Tonga112,422 (July 2005 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago1,088,644 (July 2005 est.)
Tromelin Islanduninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July2005 est.)
Tunisia10,074,951 (July 2005 est.)
Turkey69,660,559 (July 2005 est.)
Turkmenistan4,952,081 (July 2005 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands20,556 (July 2005 est.)
Tuvalu11,636 (July 2005 est.)
Uganda27,269,482note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Ukraine47,425,336 (July 2005 est.)
United Arab Emirates2,563,212note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, andthere are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2005 est.)
United Kingdom60,441,457 (July 2005 est.)
United States295,734,134 (July 2005 est.)
Uruguay3,415,920 (July 2005 est.)
Uzbekistan26,851,195 (July 2005 est.)
Vanuatu205,754 (July 2005 est.)
Venezuela25,375,281 (July 2005 est.)
Vietnam83,535,576 (July 2005 est.)
Virgin Islands108,708 (July 2005 est.)
Wake Islandno indigenous inhabitantsnote: US military personnel have left the island, but contractorpersonnel remain; as of October 2001, 200 contractor personnel werepresent (July 2005 est.)
Wallis and Futuna16,025 (July 2005 est.)
West Bank2,385,615note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in theWest Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.)
Western Sahara273,008 (July 2005 est.)
World6,446,131,400 (July 2005 est.)
Yemen20,727,063 (July 2005 est.)
Zambia11,261,795note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
Zimbabwe12,746,990note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lowerpopulation and growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2005 est.)
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@2120 Ports and harbors
AfghanistanKheyrabad, Shir Khan
AlbaniaDurres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore
AlgeriaAlgiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Djendjene, Jijel,Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda
American SamoaPago Pago
AngolaCabinda, Luanda, Soyo
AnguillaBlowing Point, Road Bay
Antarcticathere are no developed ports and harbors in Antarctica;most coastal stations have offshore anchorages, and supplies aretransferred from ship to shore by small boats, barges, andhelicopters; a few stations have a basic wharf facility; US coastalstations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E), Palmer (64 43 S, 64 03W); government use only except by permit (see Permit Office under"Legal System"); all ships at port are subject to inspection inaccordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; offshore anchorage issparse and intermittent; relevant legal instruments andauthorization procedures adopted by the states party to theAntarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area, toall areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude South, have to becomplied with (see "Legal System") (2004)
Antigua and BarbudaSaint John's
Arctic OceanChurchill (Canada), Murmansk (Russia), Prudhoe Bay (US)
ArgentinaBahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Concepcion del Uruguay, LaPlata, Punta Colorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin, San Nicolas
ArubaBarcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas
Ashmore and Cartier Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
Atlantic OceanAlexandria (Egypt), Algiers (Algeria), Antwerp(Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Casablanca(Morocco), Colon (Panama), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dakar (Senegal),Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas(Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal),London (UK), Marseille (France), Montevideo (Uruguay), Montreal(Canada), Naples (Italy), New Orleans (US), New York (US), Oran(Algeria), Oslo (Norway), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Rio deJaneiro (Brazil), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Saint Petersburg(Russia), Stockholm (Sweden)
AustraliaBrisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay Point,Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney
AustriaEnns, Krems, Linz, Vienna
AzerbaijanBaku (Baki)
Bahamas, TheFreeport, Nassau, South Riding Point
BahrainMina' Salman, Sitrah
Baker Islandnone; offshore anchorage only; note - there is onesmall boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
BangladeshChittagong, Mongla Port
BarbadosBridgetown
Bassas da Indianone; offshore anchorage only
BelarusMazyr
BelgiumAntwerp, Brussels, Gent, Liege, Oostende, Zeebrugge
BelizeBelize City
BeninCotonou
BermudaHamilton, Saint George
BoliviaPuerto Aguirre (on the Paraguay/Parana waterway, at theBolivia/Brazil border); also, Bolivia has free port privileges inmaritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosanska Gradiska, Bosanski Brod, BosanskiSamac, and Brcko (all inland waterway ports on the Sava), Orasje
Bouvet Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
BrazilGebig, Itaqui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, San Sebasttiao,Santos, Sepetiba Terminal, Tubarao, Vitoria
British Indian Ocean TerritoryDiego Garcia
British Virgin IslandsRoad Town
BruneiLumut, Muara, Seria
BulgariaBurgas, Varna
BurmaMoulmein, Rangoon, Sittwe
BurundiBujumbura
CambodiaPhnom Penh
CameroonDouala, Limboh Terminal
CanadaFraser River Port, Goderich, Montreal, Port Cartier, Quebec,Saint John's (Newfoundland), Sept Isles, Vancouver
Cape VerdeMindelo, Praia, Tarrafal
Cayman IslandsCayman Brac, George Town
Central African RepublicBangui, Nola, Salo, Nzinga
ChileAntofagasta, Arica, Huasco, Iquique, Lirquen, San Antonio, SanVicente, Valparaiso
ChinaDalian, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao,Shanghai
Christmas IslandFlying Fish Cove
Clipperton Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsPort Refuge
ColombiaBarranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Muelles El Bosque,Puerto Bolivar, Santa Marta, Turbo
ComorosMayotte, Moutsamoudou
Congo, Democratic Republic of theBanana, Boma, Bukavu, Bumba, Goma,Kalemie, Kindu, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka
Congo, Republic of theBrazzaville, Djeno, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo,Pointe-Noire
Cook IslandsAvatiu
Coral Sea Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
Costa RicaCaldera, Puerto Limon
Cote d'IvoireAbidjan, Aboisso, Dabou, San-Pedro
CroatiaOmisalj, Ploce, Rijeka, Sibenik, Vukovar (on Danube)
CubaCienfuegos, Havana, Matanzas
CyprusFamagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos
Czech RepublicDecin, Prague, Usti nad Labem
DenmarkAalborg, Aarhus, Asnaesvaerkets, Copenhagen, Elsinore,Ensted, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Frederikshavn, Graasten, Kalundborg,Odense, Roenne
DjiboutiDjibouti
DominicaPortsmouth, Roseau
Dominican RepublicBoca Chica, Puerto Plata, Rio Haina, Santo Domingo
East TimorDili
EcuadorEsmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar
EgyptAlexandria, Damietta, El Dekheila, Port Said, Suez, Zeit
El SalvadorAcajutla, Puerto Cutuco
Equatorial GuineaMalabo
EritreaAssab, Massawa
EstoniaKopli, Kuivastu, Muuga, Tallinn, Virtsu
EthiopiaEthiopia is landlocked and has used ports of Assab andMassawa in Eritrea and port of Djibouti
Europa Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
European UnionAntwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Bremen(Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany),Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre(France), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), Marseille (France), Naples(Italy), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Riga (Latvia), Rotterdam(Netherlands), Stockholm (Sweden), Talinn (Estonia)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Stanley
Faroe IslandsTorshavn
FijiLambasa, Lautoka, Suva
FinlandHamina, Hanko, Helsinki, Kotka, Naantali, Pori, Porvou,Raahe, Rauma, Turku
FranceBordeaux, Calais, Dunkerque, La Pallice, Le Havre, Marseille,Nantes, Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg
French GuianaDegrad des Cannes
French PolynesiaPapeete
French Southern and Antarctic Landsnone; offshore anchorage only
GabonGamba, Libreville, Lucinda, Owendo, Port-Gentil
Gambia, TheBanjul
Gaza StripGaza
GeorgiaBat'umi, P'ot'i
GermanyBremen, Bremerhaven, Brunsbuttel, Duisburg, Frankfurt,Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Mainz, Rostock, Wilhemshaven
GhanaTakoradi, Tema
GibraltarGibraltar
Glorioso Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
GreeceAgioitheodoroi, Aspropyrgos, Irakleion, Pachi, Peiraiefs,Thessaloniki
GreenlandSisimiut
GrenadaSaint George's
GuadeloupeBasse-Terre, Gustavia, Pointe-a-Pitre
GuamApra Harbor
GuatemalaPuerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla
GuernseySaint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
GuineaKamsar
Guinea-BissauBissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim
GuyanaGeorgetown
HaitiCap-Haitien
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
HondurasPuerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela
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)
IcelandGrundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Hornafjordhur, Reykjavik,Seydhisfjordhur
IndiaChennai, Haldia, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta),Mumbai (Bombay), New Mangalore, Vishakhapatnam
Indian OceanChennai (Madras; India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Durban(South Africa), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kolkata (Calcutta; India)Melbourne (Australia), Mumbai (Bombay; India), Richards Bay (SouthAfrica)
IndonesiaBanjarmasin, Belawan, Ciwandan, Krueg Geukueh, Palembang,Panjang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok
IranAssaluyeh, Bushehr
IraqAl Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr
IrelandCork, Dublin, New Ross, Shannon Foynes, Waterford
IsraelAshdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa
ItalyAugusta, Genoa, Livorno, Melilli Oil Terminal, Ravenna,Taranto, Trieste, Venice
JamaicaKingston, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Port Rhoades, RockyPoint
Jan Mayennone; offshore anchorage only
JapanChiba, Kawasaki, Kiire, Kisarazu, Kobe, Mizushima, Nagoya,Osaka, Tokyo, Yohohama
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)
KenyaMombasa
Kingman Reefnone; offshore anchorage only
KiribatiBetio
Korea, NorthCh'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong,Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang,Wonsan
Korea, SouthInch'on, Masan, P'ohang, Pusan, Ulsan
KuwaitAsh Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' alAhmadi, Mina' Su'ud
KyrgyzstanBalykchy (Ysyk-Kol or Rybach'ye)
LatviaRiga, Ventspils
LebanonBeirut, Chekka, Jounie, Tripoli
LiberiaBuchanan, Monrovia
LibyaAs Sidrah, Az Zuwaytinah, Marsa al Burayqah, Ra's Lanuf,Tripoli, Zawiyah
Liechtensteinnone
LithuaniaKlaipeda
LuxembourgMertert
MacauMacau
MadagascarAntsiranana, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
MalawiChipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba
MalaysiaBintulu, Johor, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri, GeorgeTown (Penang), Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas
MaldivesMale
MaliKoulikoro
MaltaMarsaxlokk, Valletta
Man, Isle ofCastletown, Douglas, Ramsey
Marshall IslandsMajuro
MartiniqueFort-de-France, La Trinite, Marin
MauritaniaNouadhibou, Nouakchott
MauritiusPort Louis
MayotteDzaoudzi
MexicoAltamira, Manzanillo, Morro Redondo, Salina Cruz, Tampico,Topolobampo, Veracruz
Micronesia, Federated States ofTomil Harbor
Midway IslandsSand Island
MonacoMonaco
MontserratPlymouth
MoroccoAgadir, Casablanca, Mohammedia, Nador, Safi, Tangier
MozambiqueBeira, Maputo, Nacala
NamibiaLuderitz, Walvis Bay
NauruNauru
Navassa Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
NetherlandsAmsterdam, Groningen, Ijmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen,Vlissingen, Zaanstad
Netherlands AntillesBopec Terminal, Fuik Bay, Kralendijk, Willemstad
New CaledoniaNoumea
New ZealandAuckland, Lyttelton, Tauranga, Wellington, Whangarei
NicaraguaBluefields, Corinto, El Bluff
Nigernone
NigeriaCalabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt
Niuenone; offshore anchorage only
Norfolk Islandnone; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan, Tinian
NorwayBorg Havn, Bergen, Mo i Rana, Molde, Mongstad, Narvik, Oslo,Sture
OmanMina' Qabus, Salalah
Pacific OceanBangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong (China), Kao-hsiung(Taiwan), Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (SouthKorea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China),Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington(NZ), Yokohama (Japan)
PakistanKarachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim
PalauKoror
Palmyra AtollWest Lagoon
PanamaBalboa, Colon, Cristobal
Papua New GuineaKimbe, Lae, Rabaul
Paracel Islandssmall Chinese port facilities on Woody Island andDuncan Island being expanded
ParaguayAsuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion
PeruCallao, Iquitos, Matarani, Pucallpa, Yurimaguasnote: Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are on the upper reaches ofthe Amazon and its tributaries
PhilippinesCagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iligan, Iloilo, Manila,Surigao
Pitcairn IslandsAdamstown (on Bounty Bay)
PolandGdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie, Szczecin
PortugalLeixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines
Puerto RicoLas Mareas, Mayaguez, San Juan
QatarDoha
ReunionLe Port
RomaniaBraila, Constanta, Galati, Tulcea
RussiaAnapa, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk,Rostov-na-Donu, Saint Petersburg, Taganrog, Vanino, Vostochnyy
RwandaCyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye
Saint HelenaGeorgetown (on Ascension), Jamestown
Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre, Charlestown
Saint LuciaCastries, Cul-de-Sac, Vieux-Fort
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown
SamoaApia
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome
Saudi ArabiaAd Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jiddah, Yanbu' al Sinaiyah
SenegalDakar
Serbia and MontenegroBar
SeychellesVictoria
Sierra LeoneFreetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands
SingaporeSingapore
SlovakiaBratislava, Komarno
SloveniaKoper
Solomon IslandsHoniara, Malloco Bay, Shortland Harbor, Viru Harbor,Yandina
SomaliaBoosaaso, Berbera, Chisimayu (Kismaayo), Merca, Mogadishu
South AfricaCape Town, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth,Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay
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)
SpainAlgeciras, Barcelona, Cartagena, Gijon, Huelva, La Coruna,Tarragona, Valencia
Spratly Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
Sri LankaColombo, Galle
SudanPort Sudan
SurinameParamaribo
SvalbardBarentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden
SwedenGoteborg, Helsingborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Oxelosund,Stenungsund, Stockholm, Trelleborg
SwitzerlandBasel
SyriaBaniyas, Latakia
TaiwanChi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung
TanzaniaDar es Salaam, Mtwara, Zanzibar City
ThailandBangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha
TogoKpeme, Lome
Tokelaunone; offshore anchorage only
TongaNuku'alofa
Trinidad and TobagoPointe-a-Pierre, Point Lisas, Port-of-Spain
Tromelin Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
TunisiaBizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Skhira
TurkeyAliaga, Ambarli, Eregli, Haydarpasa, Istanbul, Kocaeli(Izmit), Skhira, Toros
TurkmenistanTurkmenbasy
Turks and Caicos IslandsGrand Turk, Providenciales
TuvaluFunafuti
UgandaEntebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
UkraineFeodosiya, Kerch, Kherson, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa,Reni, Yuzhnyy
United Arab EmiratesAl Fujayrah, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali,Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Sharjan
United KingdomHound Point, Immingham, Milford Haven, Liverpool,London, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport
United StatesCorpus Christi, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Houston, LongBeach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa,Texas Citynote: 13 ports north of New Orleans (South Louisiana Ports) on theMississippi River handle 290,000,000 tons of cargo annually.
UruguayMontevideo
UzbekistanTermiz (Amu Darya)
VanuatuForari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
VenezuelaAmuay, La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
VietnamHai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City
Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, Limetree Bay
Wake Islandnone; two offshore anchorages for large ships
Wallis and FutunaLeava, Mata-Utu
Western SaharaAd Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
YemenAden, Nishtun
ZambiaMpulungu
ZimbabweBinga, Kariba
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@2121 Railways (km)
Albania total: 447 km standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
Algeriatotal: 3,973 kmstandard gauge: 2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2004)
Angolatotal: 2,761 kmnarrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2004)
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 (2004)
Armeniatotal: 845 kmbroad gauge: 845 km 1.520-m gauge (828 km electrified)note: some lines are out of service (2004)
Australiatotal: 54,439 km (3859 km electrified)broad gauge: 5,434 km 1.600-m gaugestandard gauge: 34,110 km 1.435-m gauge (1,397 km electrified)narrow gauge: 14,895 km 1.067-m gauge (2,462 km electrified)dual gauge: 213 km dual gauge (2004)
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) (2004)
Azerbaijantotal: 2,957 kmbroad gauge: 2,957 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2004)
Bangladeshtotal: 2,706 kmbroad gauge: 884 km 1.676-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Belarustotal: 5,512 kmbroad gauge: 5,497 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)standard gauge: 15 km 1.435-m (2004)
Belgiumtotal: 3,521 kmstandard gauge: 3,521 km 1.435-m gauge (2,927 km electrified) (2004)
Benintotal: 578 kmnarrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Boliviatotal: 3,519 kmnarrow gauge: 3,519 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 1,021 km (795 km electrified)standard gauge: 1,021 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
Botswanatotal: 888 kmnarrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
Braziltotal: 29,412 km (1,567 km electrified)broad gauge: 4,907 km 1.600-m gauge (908 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) (2004)
Bulgariatotal: 4,294 kmstandard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,710 km electrified)narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (2004)
Burkina Fasototal: 622 kmnarrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gaugenote:: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire(2004)
Burmatotal: 3,955 kmnarrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Cambodiatotal: 602 kmnarrow gauge: 602 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Cameroontotal: 1,008 kmnarrow gauge: 1,008 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Canadatotal: 48,683 kmstandard gauge: 48,683 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
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 (2004)
Chinatotal: 71,898 kmstandard gauge: 71,898 km 1.435-m gauge (18,115 km electrified)dual gauge: 23,945 km (multiple track not included in total) (2002)
Colombiatotal: 3,304 kmstandard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2004)
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 (2004)
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 894 kmnarrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
Costa Ricatotal: 278 kmnarrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 660 kmnarrow gauge: 660 km 1.000-meter gaugenote: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into BurkinaFaso (2004)
Croatiatotal: 2,726 kmstandard gauge: 2,726 km 1.435-m gauge (984 km electrified) (2004)
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(2004)
Czech Republictotal: 9,543 kmstandard gauge: 9,421 km 1.435-m gauge (2,893 km electrified)narrow gauge: 122 km 0.760-m gauge (23 km electrified) (2004)
Denmarktotal: 2,628 kmstandard gauge: 2,628 km 1.435-m gauge (595 km electrified) (2004)
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 (2004)
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 (2004)
Ecuadortotal: 966 kmnarrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
Egypttotal: 5,063 kmstandard gauge: 5,063 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2004)
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 (2004)
Eritreatotal: 306 kmnarrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2004)
Estoniatotal: 958 kmbroad gauge: 958 km 1.520-m/1.524-m gauge (132 km electrified) (2004)
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 (2004)
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) (2004)
Francetotal: 29,519 kmstandard gauge: 29,352 km 1.435-m gauge (14,481 km electrified)narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Gabontotal: 814 kmstandard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
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) (2004)
Germanytotal: 46,142 km (20,100 km electrified)standard gauge: 45,928 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 (2004)
Ghanatotal: 953 kmnarrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
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) (2004)
Guatemalatotal: 886 kmnarrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2004)
Guineatotal: 837 kmstandard gauge: 175 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 662 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
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 (2004)
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 (2004)
Indiatotal: 63,230 km (16,693 km electrified)broad gauge: 45,718 km 1.676-m gaugenarrow gauge: 14,406 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,106 km 0.762-m gauge and0.610-m gauge (2004)
Indonesiatotal: 6,458 kmnarrow gauge: 5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (125 km electrified); 497 km0.750-m gauge (2004)
Irantotal: 7,203 kmbroad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gaugestandard gauge: 7,109 km 1.435-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2004)
Iraqtotal: 2,200 kmstandard gauge: 2,200 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
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)(2004)
Israeltotal: 640 kmstandard gauge: 640 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
Italytotal: 19,319 km (11,613 km electrified)standard gauge: 18,001 km 1.435-m gauge (11,333 km electrified)narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (122 km electrified); 1,195 km0.950-m gauge (158 km electrified) (2004)
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: 23,577 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); 20,265 km1.067-m gauge (13,227 km electrified); 11 km 0.762-m gauge (11 kmelectrified) (2004)
Jordantotal: 505 kmnarrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge (2004)
Kazakhstantotal: 13,700 kmbroad gauge: 13,700 km 1.520-m gauge (3,700 km electrified) (2004)
Kenyatotal: 2,778 kmnarrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Korea, Northtotal: 5,214 kmstandard gauge: 5,214 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2004)
Korea, Southtotal: 3,472 kmstandard gauge: 3,472 km 1.435-m gauge (1,342 km electrified) (2004)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 470 kmbroad gauge: 470 km 1.520-m gauge (2004)
Latviatotal: 2,303 kmbroad gauge: 2,270 km 1.520-m gauge (257 km electrified)narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2004)
Lebanontotal: 401 kmstandard gauge: 319 km 1.435-mnarrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-mnote: rail system became unusable because of damage during the civilwar in the 1980s; short sections are operable (2004)
Liberiatotal: 490 kmstandard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gaugenote: none of the railways are in operation because of the civil war(2004)
Libya0 kmnote: Libya is working on 7 lines totaling 2,757 km of 1.435-m gaugetrack; it hopes to have trains running by 2008 (2004)
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 (2004)
Luxembourgtotal: 274 kmstandard gauge: 274 km 1.435-m gauge (242 km electrified) (2004)
Macedoniatotal: 699 kmstandard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (233 km electrified) (2004)
Madagascartotal: 732 kmnarrow gauge: 732 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Malawitotal: 797 kmnarrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
Malaysiatotal: 1,890 km (207 km electrified)standard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gauge (57 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,833 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified) (2004)
Malitotal: 729 kmnarrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Man, Isle oftotal: 61 km (35 km electrified) (2003)
Mauritania717 kmstandard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
Mexicototal: 17,634 kmstandard gauge: 17,634 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)