Chapter 109

Polandname: Warsawgeographic coordinates: 52 15 N, 21 00 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Portugalname: Lisbongeographic coordinates: 38 43 N, 9 08 Wtime difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Puerto Riconame: San Juangeographic coordinates: 18 28 N, 66 07 Wtime difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Qatarname: Dohageographic coordinates: 25 17 N, 51 32 Etime difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Romanianame: Bucharestgeographic coordinates: 44 26 N, 26 06 Etime difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Russianame: Moscowgeographic coordinates: 55 45 N, 37 35 Etime difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in Octobernote: Russia is divided into eleven time zones

Rwandaname: Kigaligeographic coordinates: 1 57 S, 30 04 Etime difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Saint Helenaname: Jamestowngeographic coordinates: 15 56 S, 5 44 Wtime difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Saint Kitts and Nevisname: Basseterregeographic coordinates: 17 18 N, 62 43 Wtime difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Saint Lucianame: Castriesgeographic coordinates: 14 01 N, 61 00 Wtime difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Saint Pierre and Miquelonname: Saint-Pierregeographic coordinates: 46 46 N, 56 11 Wtime difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; endsfirst Sunday in November

Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesname: Kingstowngeographic coordinates: 13 09 N, 61 14 Wtime difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Samoaname: Apiageographic coordinates: 13 50 S, 171 45Wtime difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

San Marinoname: San Marinogeographic coordinates: 43 56 N, 12 25 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Sao Tome and Principename: Sao Tomegeographic coordinates: 0 12 N, 6 39 Etime difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Saudi Arabianame: Riyadhgeographic coordinates: 24 38 N, 46 43 Etime difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Senegalname: Dakargeographic coordinates: 14 40 N, 17 26 Wtime difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Serbianame: Belgradegeographic coordinates: 44 50 N, 20 30 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Seychellesname: Victoriageographic coordinates: 4 38 S, 55 27 Etime difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Sierra Leonename: Freetowngeographic coordinates: 8 30 N, 13 15 Wtime difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Singaporename: Singaporegeographic coordinates: 1 17 N, 103 51 Etime difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Slovakianame: Bratislavageographic coordinates: 48 09 N, 17 07 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Slovenianame: Ljubljanageographic coordinates: 46 03 N, 14 31 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Solomon Islandsname: Honiarageographic coordinates: 9 26 S, 159 57 Etime difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Somalianame: Mogadishugeographic coordinates: 2 04 N, 45 22 Etime difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

South Africaname: Pretoria (administrative capital)geographic coordinates: 29 12 S, 28 10 Etime difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)note: Cape Town (legislative capital); Johannesburg(judicial capital)

Spainname: Madridgeographic coordinates: 40 24 N, 3 41 Wtime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in Octobernote: Spain is divided into two time zones, including the CanaryIslands

Sri Lankaname: Colombogeographic coordinates: 6 56 N, 79 51 Etime difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)

Sudanname: Khartoumgeographic coordinates: 15 36 N, 32 32 Etime difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Surinamename: Paramaribogeographic coordinates: 5 50 N, 55 10 Wtime difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Svalbardname: Longyearbyengeographic coordinates: 78 13 N, 15 33 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Swazilandname: Mbabanegeographic coordinates: 26 18 S, 31 06 Etime difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)note: Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)

Swedenname: Stockholmgeographic coordinates: 59 20 N, 18 03 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Switzerlandname: Berngeographic coordinates: 46 57 N, 7 26 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Syrianame: Damascusgeographic coordinates: 33 30 N, 36 18 Etime difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins 1 April; ends 30 September

Taiwanname: Taipeigeographic coordinates: 25 03 N, 121 30 Etime difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Tajikistanname: Dushanbegeographic coordinates: 38 35 N, 68 48 Etime difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Tanzanianame: Dar es Salaamgeographic coordinates: 6 48 S, 39 17 Etime difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)note: legislative offices have been transferred to Dodoma, which isplanned as the new national capital; the National Assembly now meetsthere on a regular basis

Thailandname: Bangkokgeographic coordinates: 13 45 N, 100 31 Etime difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Togoname: Lomegeographic coordinates: 6 08 N, 1 13 Etime difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Tokelaunone; each atoll has its own administrative centertime difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Tonganame: Nuku'alofageographic coordinates: 21 08 S, 175 12 Wtime difference: UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Trinidad and Tobagoname: Port-of-Spaingeographic coordinates: 10 39 N, 61 31 Wtime difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Tunisianame: Tunisgeographic coordinates: 36 48 N, 10 11 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Turkeyname: Ankarageographic coordinates: 39 56 N, 32 52 Etime difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

Turkmenistanname: Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)geographic coordinates: 37 57 N, 58 23 Etime difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Turks and Caicos Islandsname: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)geographic coordinates: 21 28 N, 71 08 Wtime difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during StandardTime)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends lastSunday in October

Tuvaluname: Funafutigeographic coordinates: 8 30 S, 179 12 Etime difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)note: administrative offices are located in Vaiaku Village onFongafale Islet

Ugandaname: Kampalageographic coordinates: 0 19 N, 32 25 Etime difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Ukrainename: Kyiv (Kiev)geographic coordinates: 50 26 N, 30 31 Etime difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

United Arab Emiratesname: Abu Dhabigeographic coordinates: 24 28 N, 54 22 Etime difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

United Kingdomname: Londongeographic coordinates: 51 30 N, 0 10 Wtime difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends lastSunday in October

United Statesname: Washington, DC (capital)geographic coordinates: 38 53 N, 77 02 Wtime difference: UTC-5 (during Standard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; endsfirst Sunday in Novembernote: the United States is divided into six time zones

Uruguayname: Montevideogeographic coordinates: 34 53 S, 56 11 Wtime difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in October; endssecond Sunday in March

Uzbekistanname: Tashkent (Toshkent)geographic coordinates: 41 20 N, 69 18 Etime difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Vanuatuname: Port-Vila (on Efate)geographic coordinates: 17 44 S, 168 19 Etime difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Venezuelaname: Caracasgeographic coordinates: 10 30 N, 66 56 Wtime difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Vietnamname: Hanoigeographic coordinates: 21 02 N, 105 51 Etime difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Virgin Islandsname: Charlotte Amaliegeographic coordinates: 18 21 N, 64 56 Wtime difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Wallis and Futunaname: Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)geographic coordinates: 13 57 S, 171 56 Wtime difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Western Saharanonetime difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Yemenname: Sanaageographic coordinates: 15 21 N, 44 12 Etime difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Zambianame: Lusakageographic coordinates: 15 25 S, 28 17 Etime difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

Zimbabwename: Hararegeographic coordinates: 17 50 S, 31 03 Etime difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC duringStandard Time)

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@2058 Imports - commodities

Afghanistancapital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products

Albaniamachinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals

Algeriacapital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods

American Samoamaterials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleumproducts 7%, machinery and parts 6% (2004 est.)

Andorraconsumer goods, food, electricity

Angolamachinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts;medicines, food, textiles, military goods

Anguillafuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles

Antigua and Barbudafood and live animals, machinery and transportequipment, manufactures, chemicals, oil

Argentinamachinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metalmanufactures, plastics

Armenianatural gas, petroleum, tobacco products, foodstuffs,diamonds

Arubamachinery and electrical equipment, crude oil for refining andreexport, chemicals; foodstuffs

Australiamachinery and transport equipment, computers and officemachines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil andpetroleum products

Austriamachinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metalgoods, oil and oil products; foodstuffs

Azerbaijanmachinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs,metals, chemicals

Bahamas, Themachinery and transport equipment, manufactures,chemicals, mineral fuels; food and live animals

Bahraincrude oil, machinery, chemicals

Bangladeshmachinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel,textiles, foodstuffs, petroleum products, cement (2000)

Barbadosconsumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, constructionmaterials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components

Belarusmineral products, machinery and equipment, chemicals,foodstuffs, metals

Belgiummachinery and equipment, chemicals, diamonds,pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products

Belizemachinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels,chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco

Beninfoodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products

Bermudaclothing, fuels, machinery and transport equipment,construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals

Bhutanfuel and lubricants, grain, aircraft, machinery and parts,vehicles, fabrics, rice

Boliviapetroleum products, plastics, paper, aircraft and aircraftparts, prepared foods, automobiles, insecticides, soybeans

Bosnia and Herzegovinamachinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels,foodstuffs

Botswanafoodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transportequipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paperproducts, metal and metal products

Brazilmachinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemicalproducts, oil

British Virgin Islandsbuilding materials, automobiles, foodstuffs,machinery

Bruneimachinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food,chemicals

Bulgariamachinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals andplastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials

Burkina Fasocapital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum

Burmafabric, petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transportequipment, construction materials, crude oil; food products

Burundicapital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs

Cambodiapetroleum products, cigarettes, gold, constructionmaterials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products

Cameroonmachinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel,food

Canadamachinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil,chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods

Cape Verdefoodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment,fuels

Cayman Islandsfoodstuffs, manufactured goods

Central African Republicfood, textiles, petroleum products,machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals,pharmaceuticals

Chadmachinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods,foodstuffs, textiles

Chilepetroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical andtelecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles,natural gas

Chinamachinery and equipment, oil and mineral fuels, plastics,optical and medical equipment, organic chemicals, iron and steel

Christmas Islandconsumer goods

Cocos (Keeling) Islandsfoodstuffs

Colombiaindustrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumergoods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity

Comorosrice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleumproducts, cement, transport equipment

Congo, Democratic Republic of thefoodstuffs, mining and othermachinery, transport equipment, fuels

Congo, Republic of thecapital equipment, construction materials,foodstuffs

Cook Islandsfoodstuffs, textiles, fuels, timber, capital goods

Costa Ricaraw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment,petroleum

Cote d'Ivoirefuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs

Croatiamachinery, transport and electrical equipment; chemicals,fuels and lubricants; foodstuffs

Cubapetroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals

CyprusRepublic of Cyprus: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants,intermediate goods, machinery, transport equipment; north Cyprus:vehicles, fuel, cigarettes, food, minerals, chemicals, machinery

Czech Republicmachinery and transport equipment 46%, raw materialsand fuels 15%, chemicals 10% (2003)

Denmarkmachinery and equipment, raw materials and semimanufacturesfor industry, chemicals, grain and foodstuffs, consumer goods

Djiboutifoods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleumproducts

Dominicamanufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals

Dominican Republic foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals

East Timorfood, gasoline, kerosene, machinery

Ecuadorvehicles, medicinal products, telecommunications equipment,electricity

Egyptmachinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products,fuels

El Salvadorraw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels,foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity

Equatorial Guineapetroleum sector equipment, other equipment

Eritreamachinery, petroleum products, food, manufactured goods(2000)

Estoniamachinery and equipment 33.5%, chemical products 11.6%,textiles 10.3%, foodstuffs 9.4%, transportation equipment 8.9% (2001)

Ethiopiafood and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products,chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, cereals, textiles

European Unionmachinery, vehicles, aircraft, plastics, crude oil,chemicals, textiles, metals, foodstuffs, clothing

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)fuel, food and drink, buildingmaterials, clothing

Faroe Islandsconsumer goods 36%, raw materials andsemi-manufactures 32%, machinery and transport equipment 29%, fuels,fish, salt (1999)

Fijimanufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment,petroleum products, food, chemicals

Finlandfoodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals,transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn andfabrics, grains

Francemachinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft,plastics, chemicals

French Polynesiafuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment

Gabonmachinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, constructionmaterials

Gambia, Thefoodstuffs, manufactures, fuel, machinery and transportequipment

Gaza Stripfood, consumer goods, construction materials

Georgiafuels, machinery and parts, transport equipment, grain andother foods, pharmaceuticals

Germanymachinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals

Ghanacapital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs

Gibraltarfuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs

Greecemachinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals

Greenlandmachinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,food, petroleum products

Grenadafood, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel

Guampetroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods

Guatemalafuels, machinery and transport equipment, constructionmaterials, grain, fertilizers, electricity

Guernseycoal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment

Guineapetroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment,textiles, grain and other foodstuffs

Guinea-Bissaufoodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment,petroleum products

Guyanamanufactures, machinery, petroleum, food

Haitifood, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment,fuels, raw materials

Hondurasmachinery and transport equipment, industrial rawmaterials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs (2000)

Hong Kongraw materials and semi-manufactures, consumer goods,capital goods, foodstuffs, fuel (most is re-exported)

Hungarymachinery and equipment 51.6%, other manufactures 35.7%,fuels and electricity 7.7%, food products 3.1%, raw materials 2.0%(2003)

Icelandmachinery and equipment, petroleum products, foodstuffs,textiles

Indiacrude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals

Indonesiamachinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs

Iranindustrial raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods,foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services, militarysupplies

Iraqfood, medicine, manufactures

Irelanddata processing equipment, other machinery and equipment,chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing

Isle of Mantimber, fertilizers, fish

Israelraw materials, military equipment, investment goods, roughdiamonds, fuels, grain, consumer goods

Italyengineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energyproducts, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing;food, beverages, and tobacco

Jamaicafood and other consumer goods, industrial supplies, fuel,parts and accessories of capital goods, machinery and transportequipment, construction materials

Japanmachinery and equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals,textiles, raw materials (2001)

Jerseymachinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals

Jordancrude oil, textile fabrics, machinery, transport equipment,manufactured goods

Kazakhstanmachinery and equipment 41%, metal products 28%,foodstuffs 8% (2001)

Kenyamachinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products,motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics

Kiribatifoodstuffs, machinery and equipment, miscellaneousmanufactured goods, fuel

Korea, Northpetroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment,textiles, grain

Korea, Southmachinery, electronics and electronic equipment, oil,steel, transport equipment, organic chemicals, plastics

Kuwaitfood, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing

Kyrgyzstanoil and gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals,foodstuffs

Laosmachinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, consumer goods

Latviamachinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, vehicles

Lebanonpetroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meatand live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco

Lesothofood; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines,petroleum products (2000)

Liberiafuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment,manufactured goods; foodstuffs

Libyamachinery, semi-finished goods, food, transport equipment,consumer products

Liechtensteinagricultural products, raw materials, machinery, metalgoods, textiles, foodstuffs, motor vehicles

Lithuaniamineral products, machinery and equipment, transportequipment, chemicals, textiles and clothing, metals

Luxembourgminerals, metals, foodstuffs, quality consumer goods

Macauraw materials and semi-manufactured goods, consumer goods(foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco), capital goods, mineral fuels andoils

Macedoniamachinery and equipment, automobiles, chemicals, fuels,food products

Madagascarcapital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food

Malawifood, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods,transportation equipment

Malaysiaelectronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics,vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals

Maldivespetroleum products, ships, foodstuffs, clothing,intermediate and capital goods

Malipetroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials,foodstuffs, textiles

Maltamachinery and transport equipment, manufactured andsemi-manufactured goods; food, drink, tobacco

Marshall Islandsfoodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels,beverages and tobacco

Mauritaniamachinery and equipment, petroleum products, capitalgoods, foodstuffs, consumer goods

Mauritiusmanufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs,petroleum products, chemicals

Mayottefood, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment,metals, chemicals

Mexicometalworking machines, steel mill products, agriculturalmachinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repairparts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts

Micronesia, Federated States offood, manufactured goods, machineryand equipment, beverages

Moldovamineral products and fuel, machinery and equipment,chemicals, textiles (2000)

Mongoliamachinery and equipment, fuel, cars, food products,industrial consumer goods, chemicals, building materials, sugar, tea

Montserratmachinery and transportation equipment, foodstuffs,manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants, and related materials

Moroccocrude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunicationsequipment, wheat, gas and electricity, transistors, plastics

Mozambiquemachinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metalproducts, foodstuffs, textiles

Namibiafoodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery andequipment, chemicals

Naurufood, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery

Nepalgold, machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer

Netherlandsmachinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels,foodstuffs, clothing

Netherlands Antillescrude petroleum, food, manufactures

New Caledoniamachinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs

New Zealandmachinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft,petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics

Nicaraguaconsumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials,petroleum products

Nigerfoodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals

Nigeriamachinery, chemicals, transport equipment, manufacturedgoods, food and live animals

Niuefood, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels,lubricants, chemicals, drugs

Norfolk IslandNA

Northern Mariana Islands food, construction equipment and materials, petroleum products

Norwaymachinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs

Omanmachinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food,livestock, lubricants

Pakistanpetroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics,transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, ironand steel, tea

Palaumachinery and equipment, fuels, metals; foodstuffs

Panamacapital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, chemicals

Papua New Guineamachinery and transport equipment, manufacturedgoods, food, fuels, chemicals

Paraguayroad vehicles, consumer goods, tobacco, petroleum products,electrical machinery

Perupetroleum and petroleum products, plastics, machinery,vehicles, iron and steel, wheat, paper

Philippinesraw materials, machinery and equipment, fuels, vehiclesand vehicle parts, plastic, chemicals, grains

Pitcairn Islandsfuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour,sugar, other foodstuffs

Polandmachinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediatemanufactured goods 21%, chemicals 14.8%, minerals, fuels,lubricants, and related materials 9.1% (2003)

Portugalmachinery and transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum,textiles, agricultural products

Puerto Ricochemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food,fish, petroleum products

Qatarmachinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals

Romaniamachinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals,textile and products, basic metals, agricultural products

Russiamachinery and equipment, consumer goods, medicines, meat,sugar, semifinished metal products

Rwandafoodstuffs, machinery and equipment, steel, petroleumproducts, cement and construction material

Saint Helenafood, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed,building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts

Saint Kitts and Nevismachinery, manufactures, food, fuels

Saint Luciafood 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery andtransportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels

Saint Pierre and Miquelonmeat, clothing, fuel, electricalequipment, machinery, building materials

Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesfoodstuffs, machinery andequipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels

Samoamachinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs

San Marinowide variety of consumer manufactures, food

Sao Tome and Principemachinery and electrical equipment, foodproducts, petroleum products

Saudi Arabiamachinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motorvehicles, textiles

Senegalfood and beverages, capital goods, fuels

Seychellesmachinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products,chemicals

Sierra Leonefoodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels andlubricants, chemicals

Singaporemachinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals,foodstuffs

Slovakiamachinery and transport equipment 41.1%, intermediatemanufactured goods 19.3%, fuels 12.3%, chemicals 9.8%, miscellaneousmanufactured goods 10.2% (2003)

Sloveniamachinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food

Solomon Islandsfood, plant and equipment, manufactured goods,fuels, chemicals

Somaliamanufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, constructionmaterials, qat

South Africamachinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products,scientific instruments, foodstuffs

Spainmachinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semifinished goods,foodstuffs, consumer goods, measuring and medical control instruments

Sri Lankatextile fabrics, mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs,machinery and transportation equipment

Sudanfoodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transportequipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles, wheat

Surinamecapital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumergoods

Swazilandmotor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment,foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals

Swedenmachinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motorvehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing

Switzerlandmachinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agriculturalproducts, textiles

Syriamachinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery,food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemicalproducts, plastics, yarn, paper

Taiwanmachinery and electrical equipment 44.5%, minerals, precisioninstruments (2002)

Tajikistanelectricity, petroleum products, aluminum oxide,machinery and equipment, foodstuffs

Tanzaniaconsumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment,industrial raw materials, crude oil

Thailandcapital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials,consumer goods, fuels

Togomachinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products

Tokelaufoodstuffs, building materials, fuel

Tongafoodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, chemicals

Trinidad and Tobagomachinery, transportation equipment,manufactured goods, food, live animals

Tunisiatextiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals,foodstuffs

Turkeymachinery, chemicals, semi-finished goods, fuels, transportequipment

Turkmenistanmachinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs

Turks and Caicos Islands food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials

Tuvalufood, animals, mineral fuels, machinery, manufactured goods

Ugandacapital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies;cereals

Ukraineenergy, machinery and equipment, chemicals

United Arab Emirates machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

United Kingdommanufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs

United Statesagricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9%(crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunicationsequipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric powermachinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines,furniture, toys) (2003)

Uruguaymachinery, chemicals, road vehicles, crude petroleum

Uzbekistanmachinery and equipment 49.8%, foodstuffs 16.4%,chemicals, metals (1998)

Vanuatumachinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels

Venezuelaraw materials, machinery and equipment, transportequipment, construction materials

Vietnammachinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer,steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles

Virgin Islandscrude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, buildingmaterials

Wallis and Futunachemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumergoods

West Bankfood, consumer goods, construction materials

Western Saharafuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs

Worldthe whole range of industrial and agricultural goods andservices

Yemenfood and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals

Zambiamachinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products,electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing

Zimbabwemachinery and transport equipment, other manufactures,chemicals, fuels

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@2059 Climate

Afghanistanarid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers

Akrotiritemperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and coolwinters

Albaniamild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, drysummers; interior is cooler and wetter

Algeriaarid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summersalong coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on highplateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common insummer

American Samoatropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds;annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November toApril), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperaturevariation

Andorratemperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers

Angolasemiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool,dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)

Anguillatropical; moderated by northeast trade winds

Antarcticasevere low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation,and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than WestAntarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula hasthe most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in Januaryalong the coast and average slightly below freezing

Antigua and Barbudatropical maritime; little seasonal temperaturevariation

Arctic Oceanpolar climate characterized by persistent cold andrelatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterizedby continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, andclear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp andfoggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow

Argentinamostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic insouthwest

Armeniahighland continental, hot summers, cold winters

Arubatropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation

Ashmore and Cartier Islandstropical

Atlantic Oceantropical cyclones (hurricanes) develop off the coastof Africa near Cape Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea;hurricanes can occur from May to December, but are most frequentfrom August to November

Australiagenerally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east;tropical in north

Austriatemperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequentrain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderatesummers with occasional showers

Azerbaijandry, semiarid steppe

Bahamas, Thetropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream

Bahrainarid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers

Baker Islandequatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun

Bangladeshtropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humidsummer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)

Barbadostropical; rainy season (June to October)

Bassas da Indiatropical

Belaruscold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional betweencontinental and maritime

Belgiumtemperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy

Belizetropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November);dry season (February to May)

Benintropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

Bermudasubtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common inwinter

Bhutanvaries; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hotsummers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers inHimalayas

Boliviavaries with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid

Bosnia and Herzegovinahot summers and cold winters; areas of highelevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild,rainy winters along coast

Botswanasemiarid; warm winters and hot summers

Bouvet Islandantarctic

Brazilmostly tropical, but temperate in south

British Indian Ocean Territorytropical marine; hot, humid,moderated by trade winds

British Virgin Islandssubtropical; humid; temperatures moderated bytrade winds

Bruneitropical; hot, humid, rainy

Bulgariatemperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers

Burkina Fasotropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers

Burmatropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwestmonsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mildtemperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon,December to April)

Burundiequatorial; high plateau with considerable altitudevariation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annualtemperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigradebut is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m;average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (Februaryto May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June toAugust and December to January)

Cambodiatropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dryseason (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation

Cameroonvaries with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiaridand hot in north

Canadavaries from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic innorth

Cape Verdetemperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager andvery erratic

Cayman Islandstropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October)and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)

Central African Republictropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot,wet summers

Chadtropical in south, desert in north

Chiletemperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region;cool and damp in south

Chinaextremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north

Christmas Islandtropical with a wet and dry season; heat andhumidity moderated by trade winds; wet season (December to April)

Clipperton Islandtropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degreesC, wet season (May to October)

Cocos (Keeling) Islandstropical with high humidity, moderated bythe southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year

Colombiatropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands

Comorostropical marine; rainy season (November to May)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)

Congo, Republic of thetropical; rainy season (March to June); dryseason (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity;particularly enervating climate astride the Equator

Cook Islandstropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dryseason from April to November and a more humid season from Decemberto March

Coral Sea Islandstropical

Costa Ricatropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April);rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands

Cote d'Ivoiretropical along coast, semiarid in far north; threeseasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March toMay), hot and wet (June to October)

CroatiaMediterranean and continental; continental climatepredominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, drysummers along coast

Cubatropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November toApril); rainy season (May to October)

Cyprustemperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and coolwinters

Czech Republictemperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Denmarktemperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and coolsummers

Dhekeliatemperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and coolwinters

Djiboutidesert; torrid, dry

Dominicatropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall

Dominican Republic tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall

East Timortropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons

Ecuadortropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higherelevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands

Egyptdesert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters

El Salvadortropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season(November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands

Equatorial Guineatropical; always hot, humid

Eritreahot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetterin the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviestJune to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands

Estoniamaritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers

Ethiopiatropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation

Europa Islandtropical

European Unioncold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north totemperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 24 inches in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate

Faroe Islandsmild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy,windy

Fijitropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation

Finlandcold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mildbecause of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current,Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes

Francegenerally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters andhot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry,north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistralFrench Guiana: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperaturevariationGuadeloupe and Martinique: subtropical tempered by trade winds;moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerableto devasting cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on averageReunion: tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cooland dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April)

French Polynesiatropical, but moderate

French Southern and Antarctic Landsantarctic

Gabontropical; always hot, humid

Gambia, Thetropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler,dry season (November to May)

Gaza Striptemperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers

Georgiawarm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast

Germanytemperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers;occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind

Ghanatropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast;hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north

GibraltarMediterranean with mild winters and warm summers

Glorioso Islandstropical

Greecetemperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers

Greenlandarctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters

Grenadatropical; tempered by northeast trade winds

Guamtropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated bynortheast trade winds; dry season (January to June), rainy season(July to December); little seasonal temperature variation

Guatemalatropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands

Guernseytemperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% ofdays are overcast

Guineagenerally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June toNovember) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May)with northeasterly harmattan winds

Guinea-Bissautropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-typerainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season(December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

Guyanatropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; tworainy seasons (May to August, November to January)

Haititropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds

Heard Island and McDonald Islandsantarctic

Holy See (Vatican City)temperate; mild, rainy winters (September toMay) with hot, dry summers (May to September)

Hondurassubtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

Hong Kongsubtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot andrainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall

Howland Islandequatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun

Hungarytemperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers

Icelandtemperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windywinters; damp, cool summers

Iles Eparsestropical

Indiavaries from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north

Indian Oceannortheast monsoon (December to April), southwestmonsoon (June to October); tropical cyclones occur during May/Juneand October/November in the northern Indian Ocean andJanuary/February in the southern Indian Ocean

Indonesiatropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands

Iranmostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast

Iraqmostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudlesssummers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkishborders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows thatmelt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding incentral and southern Iraq


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