Sri Lankarice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, tea,rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef; fish
Sudancotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gumarabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweetpotatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock
Surinamepaddy rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains,peanuts; beef, chickens; shrimp; forest products
Swazilandsugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus,pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep
Swedenbarley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk
Switzerlandgrains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs
Syriawheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugarbeets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk
Taiwanrice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef,milk; fish
Tajikistancotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep,goats
Tanzaniacoffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide madefrom chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat,cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
Thailandrice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts,soybeans
Togocoffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (tapioca), corn, beans,rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish
Tokelaucoconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs,poultry, goats; fish
Tongasquash, coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa,coffee, ginger, black pepper; fish
Trinidad and Tobagococoa, rice, citrus, coffee, vegetables; poultry
Tunisiaolives, olive oil, grain, tomatoes, citrus fruit, sugarbeets, dates, almonds; beef, dairy products
Turkeytobacco, cotton, grain, olives, sugar beets, pulse, citrus;livestock
Turkmenistancotton, grain; livestock
Turks and Caicos Islands corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
Tuvalucoconuts; fish
Ugandacoffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes,corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry
Ukrainegrain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk
United Arab Emiratesdates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs,dairy products; fish
United Kingdomcereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle,sheep, poultry; fish
United Stateswheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton;beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
Uruguayrice, wheat, corn, barley; livestock; fish
Uzbekistancotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock
Vanuatucopra, coconuts, cocoa, coffee, taro, yams, fruits,vegetables; beef; fish
Venezuelacorn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables,coffee; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish
Vietnampaddy rice, coffee, rubber, cotton, tea, pepper, soybeans,cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas; poultry; fish, seafood
Virgin Islandsfruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle
Wallis and Futunabreadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish
West Bankolives, citrus, vegetables; beef, dairy products
Western Saharafruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases);camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads); fish
Yemengrain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairyproducts, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish
Zambiacorn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables,flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee;cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides
Zimbabwecorn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts;sheep, goats, pigs
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@2053 Airports
Afghanistan46 (2006)
Albania11 (2006)
Algeria142 (2006)
American Samoa3 (2006)
Angola244 (2006)
Anguilla3 (2006)
Antarctica20note: there are no developed public access airports or landingfacilities; 28 stations or remote field locations, operated by 11National Antarctic Programs from nations party to the AntarcticTreaty, have restricted aircraft landing facilities comprising atotal of 11 runways and 22 skiways for fixed-wing aircraft; somestations have both runways and skiways; commercial enterprisesoperate two aircraft landing facilities at one station; helicopterpads are available at all 37 year-round and 15 seasonal stationsoperated by National Antarctic Programs; the 11 runways are suitablefor wheeled, fixed-wing aircraft: three are gravel, four blue-ice,two sea-ice and two compacted snow; of these, five are 3 km inlength, two are between 2 km and 3 km in length, three are between 1km and 2 km in length and one is less than 1 km in length; the 22snow surface skiways are limited to use by ski-equipped, fixed-wingaircraft; of these, three are equal to or greater than 3 km inlength, one is between 2 km and 3 km in length, nine are between 1km and 2 km in length, five are less than 1 km in length, and fourare of unknown or variable length; snow surface skiways aregenerally prepared and maintained during specific periods only andduring summer; all aircraft landing facilities subject to severerestrictions and limitations resulting from extreme seasonal andgeographic conditions; aircraft landing facilities do not meet ICAOstandards; advance approval from the respective governmental ornongovernmental operating organization required for using theirfacilities; landed aircraft are subject to inspection in accordancewith Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; guidelines for the operation ofaircraft near concentrations of birds in Antarctica were adopted in2004; relevant legal instruments and authorization proceduresadopted by states party to the Antarctic Treaty regulating access tothe Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas between 60 and 90degrees of latitude South, have to be complied with (see informationunder "Legal System"); an Antarctic Flight Information Manual (AFIM)providing up-to-date details of Antarctic air facilities andprocedures is maintained and published by the Council of Managers ofNational Antarctic Programs (2006)
Antigua and Barbuda3 (2006)
Argentina1,381 (2006)
Armenia13 (2006)
Aruba1 (2006)
Australia455 (2006)
Austria55 (2006)
Azerbaijan36 (2006)
Bahamas, The64 (2006)
Bahrain3 (2006)
Baker Islandone abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m coveredwith vegetation and unusable (2006)
Bangladesh16 (2006)
Barbados1 (2006)
Belarus86 (2006)
Belgium43 (2006)
Belize43 (2006)
Benin5 (2006)
Bermuda1 (2006)
Bhutan2 (2006)
Bolivia1,084 (2006)
Bosnia and Herzegovina28 (2006)
Botswana85 (2006)
Brazil4,276 (2006)
British Indian Ocean Territory1 (2006)
British Virgin Islands3 (2006)
Brunei2 (2006)
Bulgaria217 (2006)
Burkina Faso34 (2006)
Burma85 (2006)
Burundi8 (2006)
Cambodia20 (2006)
Cameroon47 (2006)
Canada1,337 (2006)
Cape Verde7 (2006)
Cayman Islands3 (2006)
Central African Republic50 (2006)
Chad52 (2006)
Chile363 (2006)
China486 (2006)
Christmas Island1 (2006)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands1 (2006)
Colombia984 (2006)
Comoros4 (2006)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the234 (2006)
Congo, Republic of the32 (2006)
Cook Islands9 (2006)
Costa Rica157 (2006)
Cote d'Ivoire35 (2006)
Croatia68 (2006)
Cuba170 (2006)
Cyprus16 (2006)
Czech Republic121 (2006)
Denmark92 (2006)
Djibouti13 (2006)
Dominica2 (2006)
Dominican Republic33 (2006)
East Timor8 (2006)
Ecuador359 (2006)
Egypt88 (2006)
El Salvador75 (2006)
Equatorial Guinea4 (2006)
Eritrea17 (2006)
Estonia24 (2006)
Ethiopia84 (2006)
Europa Island1 (2006)
European Union3,115 (2006)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)5 (2006)
Faroe Islands1 (2006)
Fiji28 (2006)
Finland148 (2006)
France477 (2006)
French Guiana11 (2006)
French Polynesia51 (2006)
Gabon56 (2006)
Gambia, The1 (2006)
Gaza Strip2note: includes Gaza International Airport closed since its runwaywas destroyed by the Israeli Defense Forces in December 2001 (2006)
Georgia23 (2006)
Germany554 (2006)
Ghana12 (2006)
Gibraltar1 (2006)
Glorioso Islands1 (2006)
Greece82 (2006)
Greenland14 (2006)
Grenada3 (2006)
Guadeloupe9 (2006)
Guam5 (2006)
Guatemala450 (2006)
Guernsey2 (one on Alderney) (2006)
Guinea16 (2006)
Guinea-Bissau28 (2006)
Guyana90 (2006)
Haiti12 (2006)
Honduras116 (2006)
Hong Kong3 (2006)
Howland Islandone airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduledrefueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART andFred NOONAN - they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, butwere never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2006)
Hungary46 (2006)
Iceland98 (2006)
Iles Eparses4 (2006)
India341 (2006)
Indonesia662 (2006)
Iran321 (2006)
Iraq110 (2006)
Ireland36 (2006)
Isle of Man1 (2006)
Israel53 (2006)
Italy133 (2006)
Jamaica35 (2006)
Jan Mayen1 (2006)
Japan175 (2006)
Jersey1 (2006)
Johnston Atoll1note: non-operational (2006)
Jordan17 (2006)
Juan de Nova Island1 (2006)
Kazakhstan150 (2006)
Kenya225 (2006)
Kingman Reeflagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii andAmerican Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and1938 (2006)
Kiribati19 (2006)
Korea, North77 (2006)
Korea, South107 (2006)
Kuwait7 (2006)
Kyrgyzstan37 (2006)
Laos44 (2006)
Latvia46 (2006)
Lebanon7 (2006)
Lesotho28 (2006)
Liberia53 (2006)
Libya141 (2006)
Lithuania91 (2006)
Luxembourg2 (2006)
Macau1 (2006)
Macedonia17 (2006)
Madagascar116 (2006)
Malawi42 (2006)
Malaysia117 (2006)
Maldives5 (2006)
Mali29 (2006)
Malta1 (2006)
Marshall Islands15 (2006)
Martinique2 (2006)
Mauritania25 (2006)
Mauritius6 (2006)
Mayotte1 (2006)
Mexico1,839 (2006)
Micronesia, Federated States of6 (2006)
Midway Islands3; note - only one operational (2006)
Moldova12 (2006)
Mongolia44 (2006)
Montenegro5 (2006)
Montserrat2 (2006)
Morocco60 (2006)
Mozambique158 (2006)
Namibia137 (2006)
Nauru1 (2006)
Nepal48 (2006)
Netherlands27 (2006)
Netherlands Antilles5 (2006)
New Caledonia25 (2006)
New Zealand118 (2006)
Nicaragua176 (2006)
Niger28 (2006)
Nigeria69 (2006)
Niue1 (2006)
Norfolk Island1 (2006)
Northern Mariana Islands5 (2006)
Norway99 (2006)
Oman137 (2006)
Pakistan139 (2006)
Palau3 (2006)
Palmyra Atoll1 (2006)
Panama117 (2006)
Papua New Guinea582 (2006)
Paracel Islands1 (2006)
Paraguay881 (2006)
Peru268 (2006)
Philippines256 (2006)
Poland122 (2006)
Portugal66 (2006)
Puerto Rico30 (2006)
Qatar5 (2006)
Reunion2 (2006)
Romania61 (2006)
Russia1,623 (2006)
Rwanda9 (2006)
Saint Helena1note: Wideawake Field on Ascension Island (2006)
Saint Kitts and Nevis2 (2006)
Saint Lucia2 (2006)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon2 (2006)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6 (2006)
Samoa4 (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe2 (2006)
Saudi Arabia208 (2006)
Senegal20 (2006)
Serbia39 (2006)
Seychelles15 (2006)
Sierra Leone10 (2006)
Singapore9 (2006)
Slovakia36 (2006)
Slovenia14 (2006)
Solomon Islands35 (2006)
Somalia65 (2006)
South Africa731 (2006)
Spain157 (2006)
Spratly Islands3 (2006)
Sri Lanka16 (2006)
Sudan88 (2006)
Suriname47 (2006)
Svalbard4 (2006)
Swaziland18 (2006)
Sweden255 (2006)
Switzerland65 (2006)
Syria92 (2006)
Taiwan42 (2006)
Tajikistan40 (2006)
Tanzania124 (2006)
Thailand108 (2006)
Togo9 (2006)
Tonga6 (2006)
Trinidad and Tobago6 (2006)
Tromelin Island1 (2006)
Tunisia30 (2006)
Turkey117 (2006)
Turkmenistan29 (2006)
Turks and Caicos Islands8 (2006)
Tuvalu1 (2006)
Uganda31 (2006)
Ukraine499 (2006)
United Arab Emirates37 (2006)
United Kingdom471 (2006)
United States14,858 (2006)
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesBaker Island: oneabandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation andunusableHowland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refuelingstop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and FredNOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island butwere never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceableJohnston Atoll: 1 - closed and not maintainedKingman Reef: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaiiand American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937and 1938Midway Islands: 3 - one operational (2,409 m paved); no fuel forsale except emergenciesPalmyra Atoll: 1 - 1,846 m unpaved runway; privately owned (2006)
Uruguay64 (2006)
Uzbekistan61 (2006)
Vanuatu31 (2006)
Venezuela375 (2006)
Vietnam32 (2006)
Virgin Islands2 (2006)
Wake Island1 (2006)
Wallis and Futuna2 (2006)
West Bank3 (2006)
Western Sahara11 (2006)
World49,024 (2006)
Yemen46 (2006)
Zambia111 (2006)
Zimbabwe403 (2006)
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@2054 Birth rate (births/1,000 population)
Afghanistan46.6 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Albania15.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Algeria17.14 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
American Samoa22.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Andorra8.71 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Angola45.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Anguilla14.17 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda16.93 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Argentina16.73 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Armenia12.07 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Aruba11.03 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Australia12.14 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Austria8.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan20.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The17.57 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahrain17.8 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bangladesh29.8 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Barbados12.71 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belarus11.16 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belgium10.38 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belize28.84 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Benin38.85 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bermuda11.4 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bhutan33.65 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bolivia23.3 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina8.77 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Botswana23.08 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Brazil16.56 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands14.89 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Brunei18.79 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bulgaria9.65 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso45.62 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burma17.91 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burundi42.22 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cambodia26.9 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cameroon33.89 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Canada10.78 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cape Verde24.87 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cayman Islands12.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Central African Republic33.91 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Chad45.73 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Chile15.23 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
China13.25 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Christmas IslandNA
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA
Colombia20.48 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Comoros36.93 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 43.69 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Congo, Republic of the42.57 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cook Islands21 births/1,000 population (2001 census)
Costa Rica18.32 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire35.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Croatia9.61 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cuba11.89 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cyprus12.56 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Czech Republic9.02 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Denmark11.13 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Djibouti39.53 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Dominica15.27 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic23.22 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
East Timor26.99 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ecuador22.29 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Egypt22.94 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
El Salvador26.61 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea35.59 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Eritrea34.33 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Estonia10.04 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ethiopia37.98 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
European Union10 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA births/1,000 population (2006est.)
Faroe Islands14.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Fiji22.55 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Finland10.45 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
France11.99 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
French Guiana20.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
French Polynesia16.68 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gabon36.16 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gambia, The39.37 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gaza Strip39.45 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Georgia10.41 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Germany8.25 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ghana30.52 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gibraltar10.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Greece9.68 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Greenland15.93 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Grenada22.08 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guadeloupe15.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guam18.79 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guatemala29.88 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guernsey8.81 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guinea41.76 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissau37.22 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guyana18.28 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Haiti36.44 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Honduras28.24 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Hong Kong7.29 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Hungary9.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iceland13.64 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
India22.01 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Indonesia20.34 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iran17 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iraq31.98 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ireland14.45 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Isle of Man11.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Israel17.97 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Italy8.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jamaica20.82 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Japan9.37 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jersey9.3 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jordan21.25 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan16 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kenya39.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kiribati30.65 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Korea, North15.54 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Korea, South10 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kuwait21.94 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan22.8 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Laos35.49 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Latvia9.24 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lebanon18.52 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lesotho24.75 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Liberia44.77 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Libya26.49 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Liechtenstein10.21 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lithuania8.75 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Luxembourg11.94 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Macau8.48 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Macedonia12.02 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Madagascar41.41 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malawi43.13 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malaysia22.86 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Maldives34.81 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mali49.82 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malta10.22 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Marshall Islands33.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Martinique13.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mauritania40.99 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mauritius15.43 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mayotte40.95 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mexico20.69 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 24.68 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Moldova15.7 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Monaco9.19 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mongolia21.59 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Montenegro12.6 births/1,000 population (2004)
Montserrat17.59 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Morocco21.98 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mozambique35.18 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Namibia24.32 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nauru24.76 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nepal30.98 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Netherlands10.9 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Netherlands Antilles14.78 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
New Caledonia18.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
New Zealand13.76 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nicaragua24.51 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Niger50.73 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nigeria40.43 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
NiueNA births/1,000 population
Norfolk IslandNA
Northern Mariana Islands19.43 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Norway11.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Oman36.24 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Pakistan29.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Palau18.03 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Panama21.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea29.36 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Paraguay29.1 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Peru20.48 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Philippines24.89 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Pitcairn IslandsNA
Poland9.85 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Portugal10.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Puerto Rico12.77 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Qatar15.56 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Reunion18.9 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Romania10.7 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Russia9.95 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Rwanda40.37 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Helena12.13 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis18.02 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Lucia19.68 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon13.52 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.18 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Samoa16.43 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
San Marino10.02 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe40.25 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia29.34 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Senegal32.78 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Seychelles16.03 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone45.76 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Singapore9.34 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Slovakia10.65 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Slovenia8.98 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Solomon Islands30.01 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Somalia45.13 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
South Africa18.2 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Spain10.06 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka15.51 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sudan34.53 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Suriname18.02 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
SvalbardNA births/1,000 population
Swaziland27.41 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sweden10.27 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Switzerland9.71 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Syria27.76 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Taiwan12.56 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tajikistan32.65 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tanzania37.71 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Thailand13.87 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Togo37.01 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
TokelauNA
Tonga25.37 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago12.9 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tunisia15.52 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turkey16.62 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan27.61 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands21.84 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tuvalu22.18 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uganda47.35 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ukraine8.82 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates18.96 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United Kingdom10.71 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United States14.14 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uruguay13.91 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan26.36 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Vanuatu22.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Venezuela18.71 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Vietnam16.86 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Virgin Islands13.96 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Wallis and FutunaNA births/1,000 population
West Bank31.67 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Western SaharaNA births/1,000 population
World20.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Yemen42.89 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Zambia41 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe28.01 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
This page was last updated on 19 December, 2006
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@2055 Military branches
AfghanistanAfghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force) (2006)
AlbaniaGeneral Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army),Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command,Training and Doctrine Command
AlgeriaNational Popular Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), AlgerianNational Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force(2005)
Andorrano regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
AngolaArmy, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air DefenseForces (FANA) (2006)
Antigua and BarbudaRoyal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (2006)
ArgentinaArgentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includesnaval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (FuerzaAerea Argentina, FAA) (2005)
ArmeniaArmed Forces: Ground Forces, Nagorno-Karabakh Self DefenseForce (NKSDF), Air Force, Air Defense Force (2006)
Arubano regular indigenous military forces; Royal Netherlands Navyand Marines, Coast Guard
AustraliaAustralian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, RoyalAustralian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special OperationsCommand
AustriaLand Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
AzerbaijanArmy, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Bahamas, TheRoyal Bahamian Defense Force: Marines, Air Wing (2006)
BahrainBahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes AirDefense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard
BangladeshBangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army, BangladeshNavy, Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini, BAF) (2006)
BarbadosRoyal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Coast Guard(2005)
BelarusBelarus Armed Forces: Land Force, Air and Air Defense Force(2006)
BelgiumBelgian Armed Forces: Land, Naval, and Air OperationsCommands (2005)
BelizeBelize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing,and Volunteer Guard
BeninArmy, Navy, Air Force
Bermudano regular military forces
BhutanRoyal Bhutan Army: Royal Bodyguard, Royal Bhutan Police (2005)
BoliviaBolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano),Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana; includes marines), Bolivian AirForce (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2006)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVF Army (the air and air defense forces aresubordinate commands within the Army), VRS Army (the air and airdefense forces are subordinate commands within the Army)
BotswanaBotswana Defense Force (includes an air wing) (2006)
BrazilBrazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil (MB),includes Naval Air and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)),Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2006)
BruneiRoyal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, RoyalBrunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei)(2005)
BulgariaBulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces,Bulgarian Air Force (2006)
Burkina FasoArmy, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne deBurkina Faso), National Gendarmerie (2006)
BurmaMyanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
BurundiNational Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN):Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie(being disbanded) (2006)
CambodiaRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces: Royal Cambodian Army, RoyalKhmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force (2005)
CameroonCameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes navalinfantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC) (2006)
CanadaCanadian Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, AirCommand, Canada Command (homeland security) (2006)
Cape VerdePeople's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, CoastGuard (includes maritime air wing)
Cayman Islandsno regular military forces; Royal Cayman IslandsPolice Force
Central African RepublicCentral African Armed Forces (FACA): GroundForces, Military Air Service; General Directorate of GendarmerieInspection (DGIG), Republican Guard, National Police (2006)
ChadChadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), AirForce, Gendarmerie (2004)
ChileArmy of the Nation, National Navy (Armada de Chile, includesnaval air, marine corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant MarineDirectorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile,FACh), Chilean Carabineros (National Police) (2006)
ChinaPeople's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includesmarines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes airborne forces),and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's ArmedPolice (PAP); Reserve and Militia Forces (2006)
ColombiaArmy (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional,includes naval aviation, marines, and coast guard), Air Force(Fuerza Aerea Colombiana) (2006)
ComorosComoran Defense Force: Comoran Security Force (includesGendarmerie and Army), Comoran Federal Police (2006)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theArmy, Navy, Air Force
Congo, Republic of theCongolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, CongoleseAir Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, RepublicanGuard (2005)
Cook Islandsno regular military forces; Ministry of Police andDisaster Management (2005)
Costa Ricano regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security,Government, and Police (2006)
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire Defense and Security Forces (FDSC):Army, Navy, Air Force (2006)
CroatiaGround Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces(Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces(Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO),Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; MilitaryPolice Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces(2006)
CubaRevolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER),Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR),Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army(EJT) (2005)
CyprusRepublic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG;includes air and naval elements); north Cyprus: Turkish CypriotSecurity Force (GKK)
Czech RepublicArmy of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint ForcesCommand (includes air forces), Support and Training Forces Command(2006)
DenmarkDefense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral DanishFleet, Tactical Air Command (2006)
DjiboutiDjibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
Dominicano regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica PoliceForce (includes coast guard)
Dominican RepublicArmy, Navy, Air Force
East TimorEast Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa deTimor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005)
EcuadorArmy, Navy (includes naval infantry, naval aviation, coastguard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)
EgyptArmy, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El SalvadorSalvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), SalvadoranAir Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2006)
Equatorial GuineaArmy, Navy, Air Force (2005)
EritreaArmy, Navy, Air Force
EstoniaEstonian Defense Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force,Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2006)
EthiopiaEthiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces,Ethiopian Air Forcenote: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following thesecession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained inEritrean possession
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)no regular military forces
Faroe Islandsno regular military forces
FijiRepublic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, NavalForces (2006)
FinlandFinnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes coastal defenseforces), Air Force (2003)
FranceArmy (includes marines, Foreign Legion, light aviation), Navy(includes naval air), Air Force (includes air defense), NationalGendarmerie
French Guianano regular military forces; Gendarmerie
French Polynesiano regular military forces; Gendarmerie andNational Police Force
GabonArmy, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, TheGambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN),Presidential Guard, National Guard
Gaza Stripin accordance with the peace agreement, the PalestinianAuthority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are,however, public security forces (2002)
GeorgiaGround Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air DefenseForces, Navy (2006)
GermanyFederal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy(Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe),Joint Service Support Command (Streitkraeftebasis), Central MedicalService (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) (2006)
GhanaGhanaian Army, Ghanaian Navy, Ghanaian Air Force (2006)
GibraltarRoyal Gibraltar Regiment
GreeceHellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy(Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (EllinikiPolimiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2006)
Grenadano regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Guadeloupeno regular military forces
GuatemalaArmy, Navy (includes marines), Air Force
GuineaArmy, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard (2006)
Guinea-BissauPeople's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includesArmy, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force
GuyanaGuyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps(2006)
Haitithe regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and AirForce - have been demobilized but still exist on paper unless theyare constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City)Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della GuardiaSvizzera Pontificia)
HondurasArmy, Navy (includes naval infantry), Honduran Air Force(Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2006)