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@2095 Labor force

Afghanistan15 million (2004 est.)

Albania1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2004est.)

Algeria10.15 million (2005 est.)

American Samoa17,630 (2005)

Andorra48,740 (2004)

Angola5.58 million (2005 est.)

Anguilla6,049 (2001)

Antigua and Barbuda30,000

Argentina15.34 million (2005 est.)

Armenia1.2 million (2005)

Aruba41,500 (2004 est.)

Australia10.42 million (2005 est.)

Austria3.49 million (2005 est.)

Azerbaijan5.45 million (2005 est.)

Bahamas, The176,300 (2004)

Bahrain380,000note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national(2005 est.)

Bangladesh66.6 millionnote: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman,Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $1.71 billionin 1998-99 (2005 est.)

Barbados128,500 (2001 est.)

Belarus4.3 million (31 December 2005)

Belgium4.77 million (2005 est.)

Belize90,000note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel(2001 est.)

Benin3.211 million

Bermuda38,360 (2004)

BhutanNAnote: major shortage of skilled labor

Bolivia4.22 million (2005 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina1.026 million (2001)

Botswana288,400 formal sector employees (2004)

Brazil90.41 million (2005 est.)

British Virgin Islands12,770 (2004)

Brunei146,300note: includes foreign workers and military personnel; temporaryresidents make up about 40% of labor force (2003 est.)

Bulgaria3.34 million (2005 est.)

Burkina Faso5 millionnote: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually toneighboring countries for seasonal employment (2003)

Burma27.75 million (2005 est.)

Burundi2.99 million (2002)

Cambodia7 million (2003 est.)

Cameroon6.86 million (2005 est.)

Canada16.3 million (December 2005)

Cape Verde120,600

Cayman Islands23,450 (2004)

Central African RepublicNA

Chad2.719 million

Chile6.3 million (2005 est.)

China791.4 million (2005 est.)

Christmas IslandNA

Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA

Colombia20.52 million (2005)

Comoros144,500 (1996 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the14.51 million

Congo, Republic of theNA

Cook Islands6,820 (2001)

Costa Rica1.82 million (2005 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire6.95 million (68% agricultural) (2005 est.)

Croatia1.71 million (2005 est.)

Cuba4.6 millionnote: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2005 est.)

CyprusRepublic of Cyprus: 370,000, north Cyprus: 95,025 (2005 est.)

Czech Republic5.27 million (2005 est.)

Denmark2.9 million (2005 est.)

Djibouti282,000 (2000)

Dominica25,000 (1999 est.)

Dominican Republic2.3 million-2.6 million (2000 est.)

East TimorNA

Ecuador4.6 million (urban) (2005 est.)

Egypt21.34 million (2005 est.)

El Salvador2.81 million (2005 est.)

Equatorial GuineaNA

EritreaNA

Estonia670,000 (2005 est.)

Ethiopia27.27 million

European Union218.5 million (2005 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)1,724 (est.)

Faroe Islands24,250 (October 2000)

Fiji137,000 (1999)

Finland2.61 million (2005 est.)

France27.72 million (2005 est.)

French Guiana62,630 (1999)

French Polynesia65,870 (December 2005)

Gabon640,000 (2005 est.)

Gambia, The400,000 (1996)

Gaza Strip278,000 (April-June 2005)

Georgia2.04 million (2004 est.)

Germany43.32 million (2005 est.)

Ghana10.62 million (2005 est.)

Gibraltar12,690 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (2001)

Greece4.72 million (2005 est.)

Greenland24,500 (1999 est.)

Grenada42,300 (1996)

Guadeloupe191,400 (1999)

Guam62,050 (2002 est.)

Guatemala3.76 million (2005 est.)

Guernsey32,290 (2001)

Guinea3 million (1999)

Guinea-Bissau480,000 (1999)

Guyana418,000 (2001 est.)

Haiti3.6 millionnote: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1995)

Holy See (Vatican City)NA

Honduras2.54 million (2005 est.)

Hong Kong3.61 million (October 2005)

Hungary4.18 million (2005 est.)

Iceland165,900 (2005 est.)

India496.4 million (2005 est.)

Indonesia94.2 million (2005 est.)

Iran23.68 millionnote: shortage of skilled labor (2005 est.)

Iraq7.4 million (2004 est.)

Ireland2.03 million (2005 est.)

Isle of Man39,690 (2001)

Israel2.42 million (2005 est.)

Italy24.49 million (2005 est.)

Jamaica1.2 million (2005 est.)

Japan66.4 million (2005 est.)

Jersey52,790 (2004)

Jordan1.46 million (2005 est.)

Kazakhstan7.85 million (2005 est.)

Kenya11.85 million (2005 est.)

Kiribati7,870 economically active, not including subsistencefarmers (2001 est.)

Korea, North9.6 million

Korea, South23.53 million (2005 est.)

Kuwait 1.67 million note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2005 est.)

Kyrgyzstan2.7 million (2000)

Laos2.8 million (2002 est.)

Latvia1.11 million (2005 est.)

Lebanon2.6 millionnote: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers(2001 est.)

Lesotho838,000 (2000)

Libya1.64 million (2005 est.)

Liechtenstein29,500 of whom 13,900 commute from Austria,Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (31 December 2001)

Lithuania1.61 million (2005 est.)

Luxembourg316,500 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workerscommuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2005 est.)

Macau251,200 (3rd Quarter, 2005)

Macedonia855,000 (2004 est.)

Madagascar7.3 million (2000)

Malawi4.5 million (2001 est.)

Malaysia10.67 million (2005 est.)

Maldives88,000 (2000)

Mali3.93 million (2001 est.)

Malta160,000 (2005 est.)

Marshall Islands14,680 (2000)

Martinique165,900 (1998)

Mauritania786,000 (2001)

Mauritius570,000 (2005 est.)

Mayotte44,560 (2002)

Mexico43.4 million (2005 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of37,410

Moldova1.34 million (2005 est.)

Monaco 41,110 note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2004)

Mongolia1.488 million (2003)

Montenegro259,100 (2004)

Montserrat 4,521 note: lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.)

Morocco11.19 million (2005 est.)

Mozambique9.2 million (2000 est.)

Namibia820,000 (2005 est.)

Nepal 10.4 million note: severe lack of skilled labor (2004 est.)

Netherlands7.53 million (2005 est.)

Netherlands Antilles83,600 (2005)

New Caledonia78,990 (including 11,300 unemployed) (2004)

New Zealand2.13 million (2005 est.)

Nicaragua2.01 million (2005 est.)

Niger70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in thepublic sector (2002 est.)

Nigeria57.21 million (2005 est.)

NiueNA 663

Norfolk Island1,345

Northern Mariana Islands 44,470 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (2000)

Norway2.4 million (2005 est.)

Oman920,000 (2002 est.)

Pakistan46.84 millionnote: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and useof child labor (2005 est.)

Palau9,777 (2005)

Panama1.39 millionnote: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilledlabor (2005 est.)

Papua New Guinea2.413 million (2004)

Paraguay2.68 million (2005 est.)

Peru9.06 million (2005 est.)

Philippines36.73 million (2005 est.)

Pitcairn Islands15 able-bodied men (2004)

Poland17.1 million (2005 est.)

Portugal5.52 million (2005 est.)

Puerto Rico1.3 million (2000)

Qatar440,000 (2005 est.)

Reunion299,000 (2002)

Romania9.31 million (2005 est.)

Russia74.22 million (2005 est.)

Rwanda4.6 million (2000)

Saint Helena 2,486 note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis18,170 (June 1995)

Saint Lucia43,800 (2001 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon3,261 (1999)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41,680 (1991 est.)

Samoa90,000 (2000 est.)

San Marino19,970 (2003)

Sao Tome and Principe35,050

Saudi Arabia6.76 millionnote: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group isnon-national (2005 est.)

Senegal4.82 million (2005 est.)

Serbia2.961 million for Serbia (including Kosovo) (2002 est.)

Seychelles30,900 (1996)

Sierra Leone1.369 million (1981 est.)

Singapore2.28 million (September 2005 est.)

Slovakia2.24 million (30 September 2005 est.)

Slovenia920,000 (2005 est.)

Solomon Islands249,200 (1999)

Somalia3.7 million (very few skilled laborers)

South Africa15.23 million economically active (2005 est.)

Spain20.67 million (2005 est.)

Sri Lanka8.08 million (2005 est.)

Sudan7.415 million (1996 est.)

Suriname156,700 (2004)

SvalbardNA

Swaziland155,700 (2003)

Sweden4.49 million (2005 est.)

Switzerland3.8 million (2005 est.)

Syria5.12 million (2004 est.)

Taiwan10.6 million (2005 est.)

Tajikistan3.7 million (2003)

Tanzania19.22 million (2005 est.)

Thailand35.36 million (2005 est.)

Togo1.302 million (1998)

Tokelau440

Tonga33,910 (2003)

Trinidad and Tobago620,000 (2005 est.)

Tunisia3.41 millionnote: shortage of skilled labor (2005 est.)

Turkey24.7 millionnote: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2005 est.)

Turkmenistan2.32 million (2003 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands4,848 (1990 est.)

Tuvalu3,615 (2004 est.)

Uganda13.17 million (2005 est.)

Ukraine22.67 million (2005 est.)

United Arab Emirates2.8 million (2005 est.)

United Kingdom30.07 million (2005 est.)

United States149.3 million (includes unemployed) (2005 est.)

Uruguay1.52 million (2005 est.)

Uzbekistan14.26 million (2005 est.)

Vanuatu76,410

Venezuela12.31 million (2005 est.)

Vietnam44.39 million (2005 est.)

Virgin Islands43,980 (2004 est.)

Wallis and FutunaNA 3,104

West Bank614,000 (April-June 2005)

Western Sahara12,000

World3.001 billion (2005 est.)

Yemen5.83 million (2005 est.)

Zambia4.8 million (2005 est.)

Zimbabwe3.94 million (2005 est.)

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@2096 Land boundaries (km)

Afghanistantotal: 5,529 kmborder countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km,Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km

Akrotiritotal: 47.4 kmborder countries: Cyprus 47.4 km

Albaniatotal: 720 kmborder countries: Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172km, Serbia 115 km

Algeriatotal: 6,343 kmborder countries: Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km,Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western Sahara 42 km

American Samoa0 km

Andorratotal: 120.3 kmborder countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km

Angolatotal: 5,198 kmborder countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (ofwhich 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province),Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km

Anguilla0 km

Antarctica 0 km note: see entry on Disputes - international

Antigua and Barbuda0 km

Argentinatotal: 9,665 kmborder countries: Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,224 km, Chile 5,150 km,Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 579 km

Armeniatotal: 1,254 kmborder countries: Azerbaijan-proper 566 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivanexclave 221 km, Georgia 164 km, Iran 35 km, Turkey 268 km

Aruba0 km

Ashmore and Cartier Islands0 km

Australia0 km

Austriatotal: 2,562 kmborder countries: Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330km, Switzerland 164 km

Azerbaijantotal: 2,013 kmborder countries: Armenia (with Azerbaijan-proper) 566 km, Armenia(with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran(with Azerbaijan-proper) 432 km, Iran (with Azerbaijan-Naxcivanexclave) 179 km, Russia 284 km, Turkey 9 km

Bahamas, The0 km

Bahrain0 km

Baker Island0 km

Bangladesh total: 4,246 km border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km

Barbados0 km

Bassas da India0 km

Belarustotal: 2,900 kmborder countries: Latvia 141 km, Lithuania 502 km, Poland 407 km,Russia 959 km, Ukraine 891 km

Belgiumtotal: 1,385 kmborder countries: France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km,Netherlands 450 km

Belizetotal: 516 kmborder countries: Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 250 km

Benintotal: 1,989 kmborder countries: Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km,Togo 644 km

Bermuda0 km

Bhutantotal: 1,075 kmborder countries: China 470 km, India 605 km

Boliviatotal: 6,743 kmborder countries: Argentina 832 km, Brazil 3,400 km, Chile 861 km,Paraguay 750 km, Peru 900 km

Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 1,459 kmborder countries: Croatia 932 km, Montenegro 225 km, Serbia 302 km

Botswanatotal: 4,013 kmborder countries: Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe813 km

Bouvet Island0 km

Braziltotal: 16,884.4 kmborder countries: Argentina 1,261 km, Bolivia 3,423 km, Colombia1,644 km, French Guiana 730.4 km, Guyana 1,606 km, Paraguay 1,365km, Peru 2,995 km, Suriname 593 km, Uruguay 1,068 km, Venezuela2,199 km

British Indian Ocean Territory0 km

British Virgin Islands0 km

Bruneitotal: 381 kmborder countries: Malaysia 381 km

Bulgariatotal: 1,808 kmborder countries: Greece 494 km, Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km,Serbia 318 km, Turkey 240 km

Burkina Fasototal: 3,193 kmborder countries: Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km,Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km

Burmatotal: 5,876 kmborder countries: Bangladesh 193 km, China 2,185 km, India 1,463 km,Laos 235 km, Thailand 1,800 km

Burunditotal: 974 kmborder countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda290 km, Tanzania 451 km

Cambodiatotal: 2,572 kmborder countries: Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km

Cameroontotal: 4,591 kmborder countries: Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km,Republic of the Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298km, Nigeria 1,690 km

Canada total: 8,893 km border countries: US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)

Cape Verde0 km

Cayman Islands0 km

Central African Republictotal: 5,203 kmborder countries: Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, DemocraticRepublic of the Congo 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 467 km, Sudan1,165 km

Chadtotal: 5,968 kmborder countries: Cameroon 1,094 km, Central African Republic 1,197km, Libya 1,055 km, Niger 1,175 km, Nigeria 87 km, Sudan 1,360 km

Chiletotal: 6,339 kmborder countries: Argentina 5,308 km, Bolivia 860 km, Peru 171 km

Chinatotal: 22,117 kmborder countries: Afghanistan 76 km, Bhutan 470 km, Burma 2,185 km,India 3,380 km, Kazakhstan 1,533 km, North Korea 1,416 km,Kyrgyzstan 858 km, Laos 423 km, Mongolia 4,677 km, Nepal 1,236 km,Pakistan 523 km, Russia (northeast) 3,605 km, Russia (northwest) 40km, Tajikistan 414 km, Vietnam 1,281 kmregional borders: Hong Kong 30 km, Macau 0.34 km

Christmas Island0 km

Clipperton Island0 km

Cocos (Keeling) Islands0 km

Colombiatotal: 6,004 kmborder countries: Brazil 1,643 km, Ecuador 590 km, Panama 225 km,Peru 1,496 km (est.), Venezuela 2,050 km

Comoros0 km

Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 10,730 kmborder countries: Angola 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundaryof Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 233 km, CentralAfrican Republic 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Rwanda217 km, Sudan 628 km, Tanzania 459 km, Uganda 765 km, Zambia 1,930 km

Congo, Republic of thetotal: 5,504 kmborder countries: Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central AfricanRepublic 467 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Gabon1,903 km

Cook Islands0 km

Coral Sea Islands0 km

Costa Ricatotal: 639 kmborder countries: Nicaragua 309 km, Panama 330 km

Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 3,110 kmborder countries: Burkina Faso 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km,Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km

Croatiatotal: 2,197 kmborder countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km,Serbia 241 km, Montenegro 25 km, Slovenia 670 km

Cubatotal: 29 kmborder countries: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 kmnote: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part ofCuba

Cyprustotal: NA; note - boundary with Dhekelia is being resurveyedborder countries: Akrotiri 47.4 km, Dhekelia NA

Czech Republictotal: 2,290.2 kmborder countries: Austria 466.3 km, Germany 810.3 km, Poland 761.8km, Slovakia 251.8 km

Denmark total: 68 km border countries: Germany 68 km

Dhekelia total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed

Djibouti total: 516 km border countries: Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km

Dominica 0 km

Dominican Republictotal: 360 kmborder countries: Haiti 360 km

East Timortotal: 228 kmborder countries: Indonesia 228 km

Ecuadortotal: 2,010 kmborder countries: Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km

Egypttotal: 2,665 kmborder countries: Gaza Strip 11 km, Israel 266 km, Libya 1,115 km,Sudan 1,273 km

El Salvadortotal: 545 kmborder countries: Guatemala 203 km, Honduras 342 km

Equatorial Guineatotal: 539 kmborder countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km

Eritreatotal: 1,626 kmborder countries: Djibouti 109 km, Ethiopia 912 km, Sudan 605 km

Estoniatotal: 633 kmborder countries: Latvia 339 km, Russia 294 km

Ethiopiatotal: 5,328 kmborder countries: Djibouti 349 km, Eritrea 912 km, Kenya 861 km,Somalia 1,600 km, Sudan 1,606 km

Europa Island0 km

European Uniontotal: 11,214.8 kmborder countries: Albania 282 km, Andorra 120.3 km, Belarus 1,050km, Bulgaria 494 km, Croatia 999 km, Holy See 3.2 km, Liechtenstein34.9 km, Macedonia 246 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Norway 2,348 km, Romania443 km, Russia 2,257 km, San Marino 39 km, Serbia 151 km,Switzerland 1,811 km, Turkey 206 km, Ukraine 726 kmnote: data for European Continent only

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)0 km

Faroe Islands0 km

Fiji0 km

Finlandtotal: 2,681 kmborder countries: Norway 727 km, Sweden 614 km, Russia 1,340 km

Francetotal: 2,889 kmborder countries: Andorra 56.6 km, Belgium 620 km, Germany 451 km,Italy 488 km, Luxembourg 73 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Spain 623 km,Switzerland 573 km

French Guiana total: 1,240.4 km border countries: Brazil 730.4 km, Suriname 510 km

French Polynesia0 km

French Southern and Antarctic Lands0 km

Gabontotal: 2,551 kmborder countries: Cameroon 298 km, Republic of the Congo 1,903 km,Equatorial Guinea 350 km

Gambia, Thetotal: 740 kmborder countries: Senegal 740 km

Gaza Striptotal: 62 kmborder countries: Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km

Georgiatotal: 1,461 kmborder countries: Armenia 164 km, Azerbaijan 322 km, Russia 723 km,Turkey 252 km

Germanytotal: 3,621 kmborder countries: Austria 784 km, Belgium 167 km, Czech Republic 646km, Denmark 68 km, France 451 km, Luxembourg 138 km, Netherlands 577km, Poland 456 km, Switzerland 334 km

Ghanatotal: 2,094 kmborder countries: Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo877 km

Gibraltar total: 1.2 km border countries: Spain 1.2 km

Glorioso Islands0 km

Greecetotal: 1,228 kmborder countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km,Macedonia 246 km

Greenland0 km

Grenada0 km

Guadeloupe total: 15 km border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 15 km

Guam0 km

Guatemalatotal: 1,687 kmborder countries: Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256km, Mexico 962 km

Guernsey0 km

Guineatotal: 3,399 kmborder countries: Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km,Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km

Guinea-Bissautotal: 724 kmborder countries: Guinea 386 km, Senegal 338 km

Guyanatotal: 2,462 kmborder countries: Brazil 1,119 km, Suriname 600 km, Venezuela 743 km

Haititotal: 360 kmborder countries: Dominican Republic 360 km

Heard Island and McDonald Islands0 km

Holy See (Vatican City)total: 3.2 kmborder countries: Italy 3.2 km

Hondurastotal: 1,520 kmborder countries: Guatemala 256 km, El Salvador 342 km, Nicaragua922 km

Hong Kong total: 30 km regional border: China 30 km

Howland Island0 km

Hungarytotal: 2,171 kmborder countries: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km,Serbia 151 km, Slovakia 677 km, Slovenia 102 km, Ukraine 103 km

Iceland0 km

Iles Eparsesnone

Indiatotal: 14,103 kmborder countries: Bangladesh 4,053 km, Bhutan 605 km, Burma 1,463km, China 3,380 km, Nepal 1,690 km, Pakistan 2,912 km

Indonesiatotal: 2,830 kmborder countries: East Timor 228 km, Malaysia 1,782 km, Papua NewGuinea 820 km

Irantotal: 5,440 kmborder countries: Afghanistan 936 km, Armenia 35 km,Azerbaijan-proper 432 km, Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave 179 km, Iraq1,458 km, Pakistan 909 km, Turkey 499 km, Turkmenistan 992 km

Iraqtotal: 3,650 kmborder countries: Iran 1,458 km, Jordan 181 km, Kuwait 240 km, SaudiArabia 814 km, Syria 605 km, Turkey 352 km

Ireland total: 360 km border countries: UK 360 km

Isle of Man0 km

Israeltotal: 1,017 kmborder countries: Egypt 266 km, Gaza Strip 51 km, Jordan 238 km,Lebanon 79 km, Syria 76 km, West Bank 307 km

Italytotal: 1,932.2 kmborder countries: Austria 430 km, France 488 km, Holy See (VaticanCity) 3.2 km, San Marino 39 km, Slovenia 232 km, Switzerland 740 km

Jamaica0 km

Jan Mayen0 km

Japan0 km

Jarvis Island0 km

Jersey0 km

Johnston Atoll0 km

Jordantotal: 1,635 kmborder countries: Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 744 km,Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km

Juan de Nova Island0 km

Kazakhstantotal: 12,012 kmborder countries: China 1,533 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,051 km, Russia 6,846km, Turkmenistan 379 km, Uzbekistan 2,203 km

Kenyatotal: 3,477 kmborder countries: Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia 682 km, Sudan 232 km,Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km

Kingman Reef0 km

Kiribati0 km

Korea, Northtotal: 1,673 kmborder countries: China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 19 km

Korea, Southtotal: 238 kmborder countries: North Korea 238 km

Kuwaittotal: 462 kmborder countries: Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km

Kyrgyzstantotal: 3,878 kmborder countries: China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,051 km, Tajikistan 870km, Uzbekistan 1,099 km

Laostotal: 5,083 kmborder countries: Burma 235 km, Cambodia 541 km, China 423 km,Thailand 1,754 km, Vietnam 2,130 km

Latviatotal: 1,368 kmborder countries: Belarus 167 km, Estonia 343 km, Lithuania 576 km,Russia 282 km

Lebanontotal: 454 kmborder countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km

Lesothototal: 909 kmborder countries: South Africa 909 km

Liberiatotal: 1,585 kmborder countries: Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone306 km

Libyatotal: 4,348 kmborder countries: Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km,Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km

Liechtensteintotal: 76 kmborder countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km

Lithuaniatotal: 1,613 kmborder countries: Belarus 653.5 km, Latvia 588 km, Poland 103.7 km,Russia (Kaliningrad) 267.8 km

Luxembourgtotal: 359 kmborder countries: Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km

Macautotal: 0.34 kmregional border: China 0.34 km

Macedoniatotal: 766 kmborder countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km,Serbia 221 km

Madagascar0 km

Malawitotal: 2,881 kmborder countries: Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km

Malaysiatotal: 2,669 kmborder countries: Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km

Maldives0 km

Malitotal: 7,243 kmborder countries: Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina Faso 1,000 km, Guinea858 km, Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km,Senegal 419 km

Malta0 km

Marshall Islands0 km

Martinique0 km

Mauritaniatotal: 5,074 kmborder countries: Algeria 463 km, Mali 2,237 km, Senegal 813 km,Western Sahara 1,561 km

Mauritius0 km

Mayotte0 km

Mexico total: 4,353 km border countries: Belize 250 km, Guatemala 962 km, US 3,141 km

Micronesia, Federated States of0 km

Midway Islands0 km

Moldovatotal: 1,389 kmborder countries: Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km

Monacototal: 4.4 kmborder countries: France 4.4 km

Mongoliatotal: 8,220 kmborder countries: China 4,677 km, Russia 3,543 km

Montenegrototal: 625 kmborder countries: Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km,Croatia 25 km, Serbia 203 km

Montserrat0 km

Moroccototal: 2,017.9 kmborder countries: Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain(Ceuta) 6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km

Mozambiquetotal: 4,571 kmborder countries: Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km, Swaziland105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km

Namibiatotal: 3,936 kmborder countries: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa967 km, Zambia 233 km

Nauru0 km

Navassa Island0 km

Nepaltotal: 2,926 kmborder countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km

Netherlandstotal: 1,027 kmborder countries: Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km

Netherlands Antillestotal: 15 kmborder countries: Guadeloupe (Saint-Martin) 15 km

New Caledonia0 km

New Zealand0 km

Nicaraguatotal: 1,231 kmborder countries: Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km

Nigertotal: 5,697 kmborder countries: Algeria 956 km, Benin 266 km, Burkina Faso 628 km,Chad 1,175 km, Libya 354 km, Mali 821 km, Nigeria 1,497 km

Nigeriatotal: 4,047 kmborder countries: Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger1,497 km

Niue0 km

Norfolk Island0 km

Northern Mariana Islands0 km

Norwaytotal: 2,542 kmborder countries: Finland 727 km, Sweden 1,619 km, Russia 196 km

Omantotal: 1,374 kmborder countries: Saudi Arabia 676 km, UAE 410 km, Yemen 288 km

Pakistantotal: 6,774 kmborder countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912km, Iran 909 km

Palau0 km

Palmyra Atoll0 km

Panamatotal: 555 kmborder countries: Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km

Papua New Guineatotal: 820 kmborder countries: Indonesia 820 km

Paracel Islands0 km

Paraguaytotal: 3,920 kmborder countries: Argentina 1,880 km, Bolivia 750 km, Brazil 1,290 km

Perutotal: 5,536 kmborder countries: Bolivia 900 km, Brazil 1,560 km, Chile 160 km,Colombia 1,496 km (est.), Ecuador 1,420 km

Philippines0 km

Pitcairn Islands0 km

Polandtotal: 3,056 kmborder countries: Belarus 416 km, Czech Republic 790 km, Germany 467km, Lithuania 103 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 210 km, Slovakia541 km, Ukraine 529 km

Portugal total: 1,214 km border countries: Spain 1,214 km

Puerto Rico 0 km

Qatar total: 60 km border countries: Saudi Arabia 60 km

Reunion0 km

Romaniatotal: 2,508 kmborder countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km,Serbia 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km

Russiatotal: 20,096.5 kmborder countries: Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China(southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 294 km, Finland1,340 km, Georgia 723 km, Kazakhstan 6,846 km, North Korea 19 km,Latvia 217 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 280.5 km, Mongolia3,485 km, Norway 196 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 232 km, Ukraine1,576 km

Rwandatotal: 893 kmborder countries: Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km

Saint Helena0 km

Saint Kitts and Nevis0 km

Saint Lucia0 km

Saint Pierre and Miquelon0 km

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0 km

Samoa0 km

San Marino total: 39 km border countries: Italy 39 km

Sao Tome and Principe0 km

Saudi Arabiatotal: 4,431 kmborder countries: Iraq 814 km, Jordan 744 km, Kuwait 222 km, Oman676 km, Qatar 60 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,458 km

Senegaltotal: 2,640 kmborder countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km

Serbiatotal: 2,027 kmborder countries: Albania 115 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km,Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, Macedonia 221 km,Montenegro 203 km, Romania 476 km

Seychelles0 km

Sierra Leone total: 958 km border countries: Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km

Singapore0 km

Slovakiatotal: 1,524 kmborder countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 215 km, Hungary 677km, Poland 444 km, Ukraine 97 km

Sloveniatotal: 1,382 kmborder countries: Austria 330 km, Croatia 670 km, Hungary 102 km,Italy 280 km

Solomon Islands0 km

Somaliatotal: 2,340 kmborder countries: Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, Kenya 682 km

South Africatotal: 4,862 kmborder countries: Botswana 1,840 km, Lesotho 909 km, Mozambique 491km, Namibia 967 km, Swaziland 430 km, Zimbabwe 225 km

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands0 km

Spaintotal: 1,917.8 kmborder countries: Andorra 63.7 km, France 623 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km,Portugal 1,214 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Morocco (Melilla) 9.6 km

Spratly Islands0 km

Sri Lanka0 km

Sudantotal: 7,687 kmborder countries: Central African Republic 1,165 km, Chad 1,360 km,Democratic Republic of the Congo 628 km, Egypt 1,273 km, Eritrea 605km, Ethiopia 1,606 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km

Suriname total: 1,707 km border countries: Brazil 597 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km

Svalbard 0 km

Swazilandtotal: 535 kmborder countries: Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km

Swedentotal: 2,233 kmborder countries: Finland 614 km, Norway 1,619 km

Switzerlandtotal: 1,852 kmborder countries: Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy 740 km,Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km

Syriatotal: 2,253 kmborder countries: Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375 km, Lebanon375 km, Turkey 822 km

Taiwan0 km

Tajikistantotal: 3,651 kmborder countries: Afghanistan 1,206 km, China 414 km, Kyrgyzstan 870km, Uzbekistan 1,161 km

Tanzaniatotal: 3,861 kmborder countries: Burundi 451 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo459 km, Kenya 769 km, Malawi 475 km, Mozambique 756 km, Rwanda 217km, Uganda 396 km, Zambia 338 km

Thailandtotal: 4,863 kmborder countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km,Malaysia 506 km

Togototal: 1,647 kmborder countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km

Tokelau0 km

Tonga0 km

Trinidad and Tobago0 km

Tromelin Island0 km

Tunisiatotal: 1,424 kmborder countries: Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km

Turkeytotal: 2,648 kmborder countries: Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan 9 km, Bulgaria 240 km,Georgia 252 km, Greece 206 km, Iran 499 km, Iraq 352 km, Syria 822 km

Turkmenistantotal: 3,736 kmborder countries: Afghanistan 744 km, Iran 992 km, Kazakhstan 379km, Uzbekistan 1,621 km

Turks and Caicos Islands0 km

Tuvalu0 km

Ugandatotal: 2,698 kmborder countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km

Ukrainetotal: 4,663 kmborder countries: Belarus 891 km, Hungary 103 km, Moldova 939 km,Poland 526 km, Romania (south) 169 km, Romania (west) 362 km, Russia1,576 km, Slovakia 97 km

United Arab Emiratestotal: 867 kmborder countries: Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km

United Kingdomtotal: 360 kmborder countries: Ireland 360 km

United Statestotal: 12,034 kmborder countries: Canada 8,893 km (including 2,477 km with Alaska),Mexico 3,141 kmnote: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is leased by the US andis part of Cuba; the base boundary is 28 km

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refugesnone

Uruguaytotal: 1,564 kmborder countries: Argentina 579 km, Brazil 985 km

Uzbekistantotal: 6,221 kmborder countries: Afghanistan 137 km, Kazakhstan 2,203 km,Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km, Tajikistan 1,161 km, Turkmenistan 1,621 km

Vanuatu0 km

Venezuelatotal: 4,993 kmborder countries: Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km

Vietnamtotal: 4,639 kmborder countries: Cambodia 1,228 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 2,130 km

Virgin Islands0 km

Wake Island0 km

Wallis and Futuna0 km

West Banktotal: 404 kmborder countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km

Western Saharatotal: 2,046 kmborder countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km

Worldthe land boundaries in the world total 250,708 km (notcounting shared boundaries twice); two nations, China and Russia,each border 14 other countriesnote: 44 nations and other areas are landlocked, these include:Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan,Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic,Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay,Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Swaziland, Switzerland,Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia,Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doublylandlocked

Yementotal: 1,746 kmborder countries: Oman 288 km, Saudi Arabia 1,458 km

Zambiatotal: 5,664 kmborder countries: Angola 1,110 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km

Zimbabwetotal: 3,066 kmborder countries: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa225 km, Zambia 797 km

This page was last updated on 19 December, 2006

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@2097 Land use (%)

Afghanistanarable land: 12.13%permanent crops: 0.21%other: 87.66% (2005)

Albaniaarable land: 20.1%permanent crops: 4.21%other: 75.69% (2005)

Algeriaarable land: 3.17%permanent crops: 0.28%other: 96.55% (2005)

American Samoaarable land: 10%permanent crops: 15%other: 75% (2005)

Andorraarable land: 2.13%permanent crops: 0%other: 97.87% (2005)

Angolaarable land: 2.65%permanent crops: 0.23%other: 97.12% (2005)

Anguillaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, somecommercial salt ponds) (2005)

Antarcticaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%) (2005)

Antigua and Barbudaarable land: 18.18%permanent crops: 4.55%other: 77.27% (2005)

Argentinaarable land: 10.03%permanent crops: 0.36%other: 89.61% (2005)

Armeniaarable land: 16.78%permanent crops: 2.01%other: 81.21% (2005)

Arubaarable land: 10.53%permanent crops: 0%other: 89.47% (2005)

Ashmore and Cartier Islandsarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all grass and sand) (2005)

Australiaarable land: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares ofcultivated grassland)permanent crops: 0.04%other: 93.81% (2005)

Austriaarable land: 16.59%permanent crops: 0.85%other: 82.56% (2005)

Azerbaijanarable land: 20.62%permanent crops: 2.61%other: 76.77% (2005)

Bahamas, Thearable land: 0.58%permanent crops: 0.29%other: 99.13% (2005)

Bahrainarable land: 2.82%permanent crops: 5.63%other: 91.55% (2005)

Baker Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2005)

Bangladesharable land: 55.39%permanent crops: 3.08%other: 41.53% (2005)

Barbadosarable land: 37.21%permanent crops: 2.33%other: 60.46% (2005)

Bassas da Indiaarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (all rock) (2005)

Belarusarable land: 26.77%permanent crops: 0.6%other: 72.63% (2005)

Belgiumarable land: 27.42%permanent crops: 0.69%other: 71.89%note: includes Luxembourg (2005)

Belizearable land: 3.05%permanent crops: 1.39%other: 95.56% (2005)

Beninarable land: 23.53%permanent crops: 2.37%other: 74.1% (2005)

Bermudaarable land: 20%permanent crops: 0%other: 80% (55% developed, 45% rural/open space) (2005)

Bhutanarable land: 2.3%permanent crops: 0.43%other: 97.27% (2005)

Boliviaarable land: 2.78%permanent crops: 0.19%other: 97.03% (2005)

Bosnia and Herzegovinaarable land: 19.61%permanent crops: 1.89%other: 78.5% (2005)

Botswanaarable land: 0.65%permanent crops: 0.01%other: 99.34% (2005)

Bouvet Islandarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)

Brazilarable land: 6.93%permanent crops: 0.89%other: 92.18% (2005)

British Indian Ocean Territoryarable land: 0%permanent crops: 0%other: 100% (2005)

British Virgin Islandsarable land: 20%permanent crops: 6.67%other: 73.33% (2005)

Bruneiarable land: 2.08%permanent crops: 0.87%other: 97.05% (2005)

Bulgariaarable land: 29.94%permanent crops: 1.9%other: 68.16% (2005)

Burkina Fasoarable land: 17.66%permanent crops: 0.22%other: 82.12% (2005)

Burmaarable land: 14.92%permanent crops: 1.31%other: 83.77% (2005)

Burundiarable land: 35.57%permanent crops: 13.12%other: 51.31% (2005)

Cambodiaarable land: 20.44%permanent crops: 0.59%other: 78.97% (2005)

Cameroonarable land: 12.54%permanent crops: 2.52%other: 84.94% (2005)

Canadaarable land: 4.57%permanent crops: 0.65%other: 94.78% (2005)

Cape Verdearable land: 11.41%permanent crops: 0.74%other: 87.85% (2005)

Cayman Islandsarable land: 3.85%permanent crops: 0%other: 96.15% (2005)

Central African Republicarable land: 3.1%permanent crops: 0.15%other: 96.75% (2005)


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