Seychelles$16.4 million (1995)
Sierra Leone$297.4 million (2003 est.)
Singapore$NA
Slovakia$12.67 billion in available EU structural adjustment andcohesion funds (2007-13)
SloveniaODA, $484 million (2004-06)
Solomon Islands$122 million annually, mainly from Australia (2004est.)
Somalia$60 million (1999 est.)
South Africa$487.5 million (2000)
Sri Lanka$577 million (1998)
Sudan$172 million (2001)
Suriname$46 million Netherlands provided $37 million for projectand program assistance, European Development Fund $4 million,Belgium $2 million (2003)
Svalbard$8.2 million from Norway (1998)
Swaziland$104 million (2001)
Syria$180 million (2002 est.)
Tajikistan$67 million from US (2005)
Tanzania$1.2 billion (2001)
Thailand$72 million (2002)
TogoODA, $80 million (2000 est.)
Tokelauabout $4 million annually from New Zealand
Tonga$19.3 million Australia $5.5 million, New Zealand $2.3 million(FY01/02) (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago$24 million (1999 est.)
Tunisia$328 million (2004)
TurkeyODA, $635.8 million (2002)
Turkmenistan$16 million from the US (2001)
Turks and Caicos Islands$4.1 million (1997)
Tuvalu$13 million; note - major donors are Australia, Japan, andthe US (1999 est.)
Uganda$959 million (2003)
Ukraine$637.7 million (1995); IMF Extended Funds Facility $2.2billion (1998)
Uruguay$NA
Uzbekistan$91.6 million from the US (2005)
Vanuatu$37.8 million (2004)
Venezuela$74 million (2000)
Vietnam$2.8 billion in credits and grants pledged by internationaldonors for 2000 (2004)
Virgin Islands$NA
Wallis and Futunaassistance from France
West Bank$1.14 billion; note - includes Gaza Strip (2004)
Western Sahara$NA
World$154 billion official development assistance (ODA) (2004)
Yemen$2.3 billion (2003-07 disbursements)
Zambia$640.6 million (2002)
Zimbabwe$178 million; note - the EU and the US provide food aid onhumanitarian grounds (2000 est.)
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@2065 Currency (code)
Afghanistanafghani (AFA)
AkrotiriCypriot pound (CYP)
Albanialek (ALL)note: the plural of lek is leke
AlgeriaAlgerian dinar (DZD)
American SamoaUS dollar (USD)
Andorraeuro (EUR)
Angolakwanza (AOA)
AnguillaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Antigua and BarbudaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
ArgentinaArgentine peso (ARS)
Armeniadram (AMD)
ArubaAruban guilder/florin (AWG)
AustraliaAustralian dollar (AUD)
Austriaeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani manat (AZM)
Bahamas, TheBahamian dollar (BSD)
BahrainBahraini dinar (BHD)
Bangladeshtaka (BDT)
BarbadosBarbadian dollar (BBD)
BelarusBelarusian ruble (BYB/BYR)
Belgiumeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
BelizeBelizean dollar (BZD)
BeninCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
BermudaBermudian dollar (BMD)
Bhutanngultrum (BTN); Indian rupee (INR)
Boliviaboliviano (BOB)
Bosnia and Herzegovinamarka (BAM)
Botswanapula (BWP)
Brazilreal (BRL)
British Indian Ocean Territoryboth the British Pound (GBP) and theUS Dollar (USD) are accepted
British Virgin IslandsUS dollar (USD)
BruneiBruneian dollar (BND)
Bulgarialev (BGL)
Burkina FasoCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Burmakyat (MMK)
BurundiBurundi franc (BIF)
Cambodiariel (KHR)
CameroonCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note -responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
CanadaCanadian dollar (CAD)
Cape VerdeCape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Cayman IslandsCaymanian dollar (KYD)
Central African RepublicCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc(XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the CentralAfrican States
ChadCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsibleauthority is the Bank of the Central African States
ChileChilean peso (CLP)
Chinayuan (CNY); note - also referred to as the Renminbi (RMB)
Christmas IslandAustralian dollar (AUD)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralian dollar (AUD)
ColombiaColombian peso (COP)
ComorosComoran franc (KMF)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theCongolese franc (CDF)
Congo, Republic of theCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF);note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central AfricanStates
Cook IslandsNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Costa RicaCosta Rican colon (CRC)
Cote d'IvoireCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Croatiakuna (HRK)
CubaCuban peso (CUP) and Convertible peso (CUC)
CyprusRepublic of Cyprus: Cypriot pound (CYP); Turkish Cypriotarea: Turkish New lira (YTL)
Czech RepublicCzech koruna (CZK)
DenmarkDanish krone (DKK)
DhekeliaCypriot pound (CYP)
DjiboutiDjiboutian franc (DJF)
DominicaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Dominican RepublicDominican peso (DOP)
East TimorUS dollar (USD)
EcuadorUS dollar (USD)
EgyptEgyptian pound (EGP)
El SalvadorUS dollar (USD)
Equatorial GuineaCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note- responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Eritreanakfa (ERN)
EstoniaEstonian kroon (EEK)
Ethiopiabirr (ETB)
European Unioneuro, British pound, Bulgarian lev, Cypriot pound,Czech koruna, Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Hungarian forint,Latvian lat, Lithuanian litas, Maltese lira, Polish zloty, Romanianleu, Slovak koruna, Swedish krona; Romanian leu and Bulgarian levadded, beginning in 2007
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falkland pound (FKP)
Faroe IslandsDanish krone (DKK)
FijiFijian dollar (FJD)
Finlandeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Franceeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
French PolynesiaComptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
GabonCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note -responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Gambia, Thedalasi (GMD)
Gaza Stripnew Israeli shekel (ILS)
Georgialari (GEL)
Germanyeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Ghanacedi (GHC)
GibraltarGibraltar pound (GIP)
Greeceeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
GreenlandDanish krone (DKK)
GrenadaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
GuamUS dollar (USD)
Guatemalaquetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD), others allowed
GuernseyBritish pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
GuineaGuinean franc (GNF)
Guinea-BissauCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
GuyanaGuyanese dollar (GYD)
Haitigourde (HTG)
Holy See (Vatican City)euro (EUR)
Honduraslempira (HNL)
Hong KongHong Kong dollar (HKD)
Hungaryforint (HUF)
IcelandIcelandic krona (ISK)
IndiaIndian rupee (INR)
IndonesiaIndonesian rupiah (IDR)
IranIranian rial (IRR)
IraqNew Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004
Irelandeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Isle of ManBritish pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
Israelnew Israeli shekel (ILS); note - NIS is the currencyabbreviation; ILS is the International Organization forStandardization (ISO) code for the NIS
Italyeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
JamaicaJamaican dollar (JMD)
Japanyen (JPY)
JerseyBritish pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
JordanJordanian dinar (JOD)
Kazakhstantenge (KZT)
KenyaKenyan shilling (KES)
KiribatiAustralian dollar (AUD)
Korea, NorthNorth Korean won (KPW)
Korea, SouthSouth Korean won (KRW)
KuwaitKuwaiti dinar (KD)
Kyrgyzstansom (KGS)
Laoskip (LAK)
LatviaLatvian lat (LVL)
LebanonLebanese pound (LBP)
Lesotholoti (LSL); South African rand (ZAR)
LiberiaLiberian dollar (LRD)
LibyaLibyan dinar (LYD)
LiechtensteinSwiss franc (CHF)
Lithuanialitas (LTL)
Luxembourgeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Macaupataca (MOP)
MacedoniaMacedonian denar (MKD)
MadagascarMadagascar ariary (MGA)
MalawiMalawian kwacha (MWK)
Malaysiaringgit (MYR)
Maldivesrufiyaa (MVR)
MaliCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsibleauthority is the Central Bank of the West African States
MaltaMaltese lira (MTL)
Marshall IslandsUS dollar (USD)
Mauritaniaouguiya (MRO)
MauritiusMauritian rupee (MUR)
Mayotteeuro (EUR)
MexicoMexican peso (MXN)
Micronesia, Federated States ofUS dollar (USD)
MoldovaMoldovan leu (MDL)
Monacoeuro (EUR)
Mongoliatogrog/tugrik (MNT)
Montenegroeuro (EUR)
MontserratEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
MoroccoMoroccan dirham (MAD)
Mozambiquemetical (MZM)
NamibiaNamibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)
NauruAustralian dollar (AUD)
NepalNepalese rupee (NPR)
Netherlandseuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)
New CaledoniaComptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
New ZealandNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Nicaraguagold cordoba (NIO)
NigerCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States(BCEAO)
Nigerianaira (NGN)
NiueNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Norfolk IslandAustralian dollar (AUD)
Northern Mariana IslandsUS dollar (USD)
NorwayNorwegian krone (NOK)
OmanOmani rial (OMR)
PakistanPakistani rupee (PKR)
PalauUS dollar (USD)
Panamabalboa (PAB); US dollar (USD)
Papua New Guineakina (PGK)
Paraguayguarani (PYG)
Perunuevo sol (PEN)
PhilippinesPhilippine peso (PHP)
Pitcairn IslandsNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Polandzloty (PLN)
Portugaleuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Puerto RicoUS dollar (USD)
QatarQatari rial (QAR)
Romanialeu (ROL) is being phased out in 2006; "new" leu (RON) wasintroduced in 2005 due to currency revaluation: 10,000 ROL = 1 RON
RussiaRussian ruble (RUR)
RwandaRwandan franc (RWF)
Saint HelenaSaint Helenian pound (SHP)
Saint Kitts and NevisEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint LuciaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint Pierre and Miqueloneuro (EUR)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Samoatala (SAT)
San Marinoeuro (EUR)
Sao Tome and Principedobra (STD)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi riyal (SAR)
SenegalCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
SerbiaSerbian Dinar (RSD)
SeychellesSeychelles rupee (SCR)
Sierra Leoneleone (SLL)
SingaporeSingapore dollar (SGD)
SlovakiaSlovak koruna (SKK)
Sloveniaeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 2007, Slovenia's currency became the euro; boththe tolar and the euro were in circulation from 1 January until 15January
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands dollar (SBD)
SomaliaSomali shilling (SOS)
South Africarand (ZAR)
Spaineuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by the financial institutionsof member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions with the member countries
Sri LankaSri Lankan rupee (LKR)
SudanSudanese dinar (SDD)
SurinameSurinam dollar (SRD)
SvalbardNorwegian krone (NOK)
Swazilandlilangeni (SZL)
SwedenSwedish krona (SEK)
SwitzerlandSwiss franc (CHF)
SyriaSyrian pound (SYP)
Taiwannew Taiwan dollar (TWD)
Tajikistansomoni
TanzaniaTanzanian shilling (TZS)
Thailandbaht (THB)
TogoCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsibleauthority is the Central Bank of the West African States
TokelauNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Tongapa'anga (TOP)
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
TunisiaTunisian dinar (TND)
TurkeyTurkish lira (YTL); old Turkish lira (TRL) before 1 January2005
TurkmenistanTurkmen manat (TMM)
Turks and Caicos IslandsUS dollar (USD)
TuvaluAustralian dollar (AUD); note - there is also a Tuvaluandollar
UgandaUgandan shilling (UGX)
Ukrainehryvnia (UAH)
United Arab EmiratesEmirati dirham (AED)
United KingdomBritish pound (GBP)
United StatesUS dollar (USD)
UruguayUruguayan peso (UYU)
UzbekistanUzbekistani soum (UZS)
Vanuatuvatu (VUV)
Venezuelabolivar (VEB)
Vietnamdong (VND)
Virgin IslandsUS dollar (USD)
Wallis and FutunaComptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
West Banknew Israeli shekel (ILS); Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Western SaharaMoroccan dirham (MAD)
YemenYemeni rial (YER)
ZambiaZambian kwacha (ZMK)
ZimbabweZimbabwean dollar (ZWD)
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@2066 Death rate (deaths/1,000 population)
Afghanistan20.34 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Albania5.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Algeria4.61 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
American Samoa3.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Andorra6.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Angola24.2 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Anguilla5.34 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda5.37 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Argentina7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Armenia8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Aruba6.68 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Australia7.51 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Austria9.76 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan9.75 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The9.05 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bahrain4.14 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bangladesh8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Barbados8.67 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belarus14.02 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belgium10.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Belize5.72 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Benin12.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bermuda7.74 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bhutan12.7 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bolivia7.53 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Botswana29.5 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Brazil6.17 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Brunei3.45 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Bulgaria14.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso15.6 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burma9.83 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Burundi13.46 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cambodia9.06 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cameroon13.47 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Canada7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cape Verde6.55 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cayman Islands4.89 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Central African Republic18.65 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Chad16.38 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Chile5.81 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
China6.97 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Christmas IslandNA
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA deaths/1,000 population
Colombia5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Comoros8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Congo, Republic of the12.93 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cook IslandsNA deaths/1,000 population
Costa Rica4.36 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire14.84 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Croatia11.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cuba7.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Cyprus7.68 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Czech Republic10.59 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Denmark10.36 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Djibouti19.31 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Dominica6.73 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic5.73 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
East Timor6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ecuador4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Egypt5.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
El Salvador5.78 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea15.06 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Eritrea9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Estonia13.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ethiopia14.86 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
European Union10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA deaths/1,000 population
Faroe Islands8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Fiji5.65 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Finland9.86 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
France9.14 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
French Polynesia4.69 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gabon12.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gambia, The12.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gaza Strip3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Georgia9.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Germany10.62 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ghana9.72 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Gibraltar9.31 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Greece10.24 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Greenland7.84 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Grenada6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guam4.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guatemala5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guernsey10.01 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guinea15.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissau16.53 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Guyana8.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Haiti12.17 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Honduras5.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Hong Kong6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Hungary13.11 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iceland6.72 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
India8.18 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Indonesia6.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iran5.55 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Iraq5.37 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ireland7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Isle of Man11.19 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Israel6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Italy10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jamaica6.52 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Japan9.16 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jersey9.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Jordan2.65 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan9.42 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kenya14.02 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kiribati8.26 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Korea, North7.13 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Korea, South5.85 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kuwait2.41 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan7.08 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Laos11.55 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Latvia13.66 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lebanon6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lesotho28.71 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Liberia23.1 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Libya3.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Liechtenstein7.18 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Lithuania10.98 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Luxembourg8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Macau4.47 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Macedonia8.77 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Madagascar11.11 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malawi19.33 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malaysia5.05 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Maldives7.06 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mali16.89 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Malta8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Marshall Islands4.78 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mauritania12.16 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mauritius6.86 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mayotte7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mexico4.74 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 4.75 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Moldova12.64 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Monaco12.91 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mongolia6.95 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Montenegro9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004)
Montserrat7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Morocco5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Mozambique21.35 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Namibia18.86 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nauru6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nepal9.31 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Netherlands8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Netherlands Antilles6.45 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
New Caledonia5.69 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
New Zealand7.53 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nicaragua4.45 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Niger20.91 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Nigeria16.94 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
NiueNA deaths/1,000 population
Norfolk IslandNA deaths/1,000 population
Northern Mariana Islands2.29 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Norway9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Oman3.81 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Pakistan8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Palau6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Panama5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea7.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Paraguay4.49 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Peru6.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Philippines5.41 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Pitcairn IslandsNA deaths/1,000 population
Poland9.89 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Portugal10.5 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Puerto Rico7.65 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Qatar4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Romania11.77 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Russia14.65 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Rwanda16.09 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Helena6.53 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis8.33 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Lucia5.08 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon6.83 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.98 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Samoa6.62 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
San Marino8.17 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia2.58 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Senegal9.42 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Seychelles6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone23.03 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Singapore4.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Slovakia9.45 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Slovenia10.31 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Solomon Islands3.92 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Somalia16.63 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
South Africa22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Spain9.72 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka6.52 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sudan8.97 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Suriname7.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
SvalbardNA deaths/1,000 population
Swaziland29.74 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sweden10.31 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Switzerland8.49 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Syria4.81 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Taiwan6.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tajikistan8.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tanzania16.39 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Thailand7.04 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Togo9.83 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
TokelauNA deaths/1,000 population
Tonga5.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago10.57 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tunisia5.13 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turkey5.97 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Tuvalu7.11 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uganda12.24 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Ukraine14.39 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United Kingdom10.13 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
United States8.26 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uruguay9.05 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan7.84 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Vanuatu7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Venezuela4.92 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Vietnam6.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Virgin Islands6.43 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Wallis and FutunaNA deaths/1,000 population
West Bank3.92 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Western SaharaNA deaths/1,000 population
World8.67 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Yemen8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Zambia19.93 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe21.84 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
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@2068 Dependent areas
AustraliaAshmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos(Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonaldIslands, Norfolk Island, Macquarie Island
FranceBassas da India, Clipperton Island, Europa Island, FrenchPolynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Glorioso Islands,Juan de Nova Island, New Caledonia, Tromelin Island, Wallis andFutunanote: the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica; New Caledoniahas been considered a "sui generis" collectivity of France since1999, a unique status falling between that of an independent countryand a French overseas deparment
NetherlandsAruba, Netherlands Antilles
New ZealandCook Islands, Niue, Tokelau
NorwayBouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard
United KingdomAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory,British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar,Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena and Ascension, SouthGeorgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
United StatesAmerican Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island,Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, NavassaIsland, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, VirginIslands, Wake Islandnote: from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administeredthe Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into apolitical relationship with all four political units: the NorthernMariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US(effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islandssigned a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21October 1986); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compactof Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palauconcluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1October 1994)
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@2070 Disputes - international
Afghanistanmost Afghan refugees in Pakistan have been repatriated,but thousands still remain in Iran, many at their own choosing;Coalition and Pakistani forces continue to patrol remote tribalareas to control the borders and stem organized terrorist and otherillegal cross-border activities; regular meetings between Pakistaniand Coalition allies aim to resolve periodic claims of boundaryencroachments; regional conflicts over water-sharing arrangementswith Amu Darya and Helmand River states
Albaniathe Albanian Government calls for the protection of therights of ethnic Albanians in neighboring countries, and thepeaceful resolution of interethnic disputes; some ethnic Albaniangroups in neighboring countries advocate for a "greater Albania,"but the idea has little appeal among Albanian nationals; thousandsof unemployed Albanians emigrate annually to nearby Italy and otherdeveloped countries
AlgeriaAlgeria supports the exiled Sahrawi Polisario Front andrejects Moroccan administration of Western Sahara; most of theapproximately 102,000 Western Saharan Sahrawi refugees are shelteredin camps in Tindouf, Algeria; Algeria's border with Morocco remainsan irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the otherof harboring militants and arms smuggling; in an attempt to improverelations, Morocco, in mid-2004, unilaterally lifted the requirementthat Algerians visiting Morocco possess entry visas - a gesture notreciprocated by Algeria; Algeria remains concerned about armedbandits operating throughout the Sahel who sometimes destabilizesouthern Algerian towns; dormant disputes include Libyan claims ofabout 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeasternAlgeria and the FLN's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures insoutheastern Morocco
American Samoanone
Andorranone
Angolamany Cabinda exclave secessionists have sought shelter inneighboring states
Anguillanone
AntarcticaAntarctic Treaty freezes claims (see Antarctic TreatySummary in government type entry); Argentina, Australia, Chile,France, NZ, Norway, and UK claim land and maritime sectors (someoverlapping) for a large portion of the continent; the US and manyother states do not recognize these territorial claims and have madeno claims themselves (the US and Russia reserve the right to do so);no claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and150 degrees west; several states with territorial claims inAntarctica have expressed their intention to submit data to the UNCommission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf to extend theircontinental shelf claims to adjoining undersea ridges
Antigua and Barbudanone
Arctic Oceansome maritime disputes (see littoral states)
ArgentinaArgentina continues to assert its claims to theUK-administered Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and South Georgiaand the South Sandwich Islands in its constitution, forciblyoccupying the Falklands in 1982, but in 1995 agreed no longer toseek settlement by force; territorial claim in Antarctica partiallyoverlaps UK and Chilean claims (see Antarctic disputes); unrulyregion at convergence of Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay borders is locusof money laundering, smuggling, arms and illegal narcoticstrafficking, and fundraising for extremist organizations;uncontested dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over BrazilieraIsland in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint withArgentina in question; action by the joint boundary commission,established by Chile and Argentina in 2001, for mapping anddemarcating the disputed boundary in the Andean Southern Ice Field(Campo de Hielo Sur) remains pending
ArmeniaArmenia supports ethnic Armenian secessionists inNagorno-Karabakh and since the early 1990s, has militarily occupied16% of Azerbaijan - Organization for Security and Cooperation inEurope (OSCE) continues to mediate dispute; over 800,000 mostlyethnic Azerbaijanis were driven from the occupied lands and Armenia;about 230,000 ethnic Armenians were driven from their homes inAzerbaijan into Armenia; Azerbaijan seeks transit route throughArmenia to connect to Naxcivan exclave; border with Turkey remainsclosed over Nagorno-Karabakh dispute; ethnic Armenian groups inJavakheti region of Georgia seek greater autonomy; tens of thousandsof Armenians emigrate, primarily to Russia, to seek employment
Arubanone
Ashmore and Cartier Islands Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia has closed the surrounding waters to Indonesian traditional fishing and created a national park in the region while continuing to prospect for hydrocarbons in the vicinity
Atlantic Oceansome maritime disputes (see littoral states)
AustraliaEast Timor and Australia agreed in 2005 to defer thedisputed portion of the boundary for fifty years and to splithydrocarbon revenues evenly outside the Joint Petroleum DevelopmentArea covered by the 2002 Timor Sea Treaty; East Timor disputehampers creation of a revised maritime boundary with Indonesia (seealso Ashmore and Cartier Islands dispute); regional states expressconcern over Australia's 2004 declaration of a 1,000-nauticalmile-wide maritime identification zone; Australia asserts land andmaritime claims to Antarctica (see Antarctica); in 2004 Australiasubmitted its claims to UN Commission on the Limits of theContinental Shelf (CLCS) to extend its continental margin from bothits mainland and Antarctic claims
AustriaAustrian anti-nuclear activists have revived blockades ofthe Czech-Austrian border to protest operation of the Temelinnuclear power plant in the Czech Republic
AzerbaijanArmenia supports ethnic Armenian secessionists inNagorno-Karabakh and since the early 1990s has militarily occupied16% of Azerbaijan; over 800,000 mostly ethnic Azerbaijanis weredriven from the occupied lands and Armenia; about 230,000 ethnicArmenians were driven from their homes in Azerbaijan into Armenia;Azerbaijan seeks transit route through Armenia to connect toNaxcivan exclave; Organization for Security and Cooperation inEurope (OSCE) continues to mediate dispute; Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,and Russia ratify Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based onequidistance, while Iran continues to insist on an even one-fifthallocation and challenges Azerbaijan's hydrocarbon exploration indisputed waters; bilateral talks continue with Turkmenistan ondividing the seabed and contested oilfields in the middle of theCaspian; Azerbaijan and Georgia continue to discuss the alignment oftheir boundary at certain crossing areas
Bahamas, Thedisagrees with the US on the alignment of the maritimeboundary; continues to monitor and interdict Haitian refugeesfleeing economic privation and political instability
Bahrainnone
Baker Islandnone
Bangladeshdiscussions with India remain stalled to delimit a smallsection of river boundary, exchange 162 miniscule enclaves in bothcountries, allocate divided villages, and stop illegal cross-bordertrade, migration, violence, and transit of terrorists through theporous border; Bangladesh resists India's attempts to fence or walloff high-traffic sections of the porous boundary; a jointBangladesh-India boundary inspection in 2005 revealed 92 pillars aremissing; dispute with India over New Moore/South Talpatty/PurbashaIsland in the Bay of Bengal deters maritime boundary delimitation;Burmese Muslim refugees strain Bangladesh's meager resources
Barbadosin 2005, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed tocompulsory international arbitration that will result in a bindingaward challenging whether the northern limit of Trinidad andTobago's and Venezuela's maritime boundary extends into Barbadianwaters and the southern limit of Barbadian traditional fishing;joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that AvesIsland sustains human habitation, a criterion under the UNConvention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which permits Venezuelato extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of theCaribbean Sea
Bassas da Indiaclaimed by Madagascar
Belarus1997 boundary treaty with Ukraine remains unratified overunresolved financial claims, preventing demarcation and diminishingborder security; the whole boundary with Latvia and more than halfthe boundary with Lithuania remains undemarcated; discussions towardeconomic and political union with Russia proceed slowly
Belgiumnone
BelizeGuatemalan squatters continue to settle in the largelyuninhabited rain forests of Belize's border region; OAS seeks torevive the 2002 failed Belize-Guatemala Differendum that created asmall adjustment to land boundary, a Guatemalan maritime corridor inCaribbean, joint ecological park for disputed Sapodilla Cays, andsubstantial US-UK financial package
BeninBenin and Burkina Faso military clash in 2006 over sections ofriverine boundary involving disputed villages and squatters; much ofBenin-Niger boundary, including tripoint with Nigeria, remainsundemarcated; in 2005, Nigeria ceded thirteen villages to Benin as aconsequence of a 2004 joint task force to resolve maritime and landboundary disputes, but clashes among rival gangs along the borderpersist; a joint boundary commission continues to resurvey theboundary with Togo to verify Benin's claim that Togo moved boundarystones