Syriachief of state: President Bashar al-ASAD (since 17 July 2000);Vice President Farouk al-SHARA (since 11 February 2006) overseesforeign policy; Vice President Najah al-ATTAR (since 23 March 2006)oversees cultural policyhead of government: Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-UTRI (since 10September 2003); Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdallahal-DARDARI (since 14 June 2005)cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the presidentelections: president approved by popular referendum for a seven-yearterm (no term limits); referendum last held 10 July 2000 after thedeath of President Hafiz al-ASAD (next to be held July 2007); thepresident appoints the vice presidents, prime minister and deputyprime ministerselection results: Bashar al-ASAD approved as president; percent ofvote - Bashar al-ASAD 97.29%note: Hafiz al-ASAD died on 10 June 2000; on 20 June, the Ba'thParty nominated Bashar al-ASAD for president and presented his nameto the People's Council on 25 June; he was approved by a popularreferendum on 10 July
Taiwanchief of state: President CHEN Shui-bian (since 20 May 2000)and Vice President Annette LU (LU Hsiu-lien) (since 20 May 2000)head of government: Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) SUTseng-chang (since 25 January 2006) and Vice Premier (Vice Presidentof the Executive Yuan) TSAI Ing-wen (since 25 January 2006)cabinet: Executive Yuan - (ministers appointed by president onrecommendation of premier)elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticketby popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term);election last held 20 March 2004 (next to be held in March 2008);premier appointed by the president; vice premiers appointed by thepresident on the recommendation of the premierelection results: CHEN Shui-bian re-elected president; percent ofvote - CHEN Shui-bian (DPP) 50.1%, LIEN Chan (KMT) 49.9%
Tajikistanchief of state: President Emomali RAHMONOV (since 6November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman since 19November 1992)head of government: Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV (since 20 January1999)cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approvedby the Supreme Assemblyelections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term(eligible for a second term); election last held 6 November 2006(next to be held November 2013); prime minister appointed by thepresidentelection results: Emomali RAHMONOV reelected president; percent ofvote - Emomali RAHMONOV 76.4%, Olimzon BOBOYEV 7.2%, other 16.4%
Tanzaniachief of state: President Jakaya KIKWETE (since 21 December2005); Vice President Dr. Ali Mohammed SHEIN (since 5 July 2001);note - the president is both chief of state and head of governmenthead of government: President Jakaya KIKWETE (since 21 December2005); Vice President Dr. Ali Mohammed SHEIN (since 5 July 2001);note - the president is both chief of state and head of governmentnote: Zanzibar elects a president who is head of government formatters internal to Zanzibar; Amani Abeid KARUME was reelected tothat office on 30 October 2005cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the membersof the National Assemblyelections: president and vice president elected on the same ballotby popular vote for five-year terms (eligible for a second term);election last held 14 December 2005(next to be held in December2010); prime minister appointed by the presidentelection results: Jakaya KIKWETE elected president; percent of vote- Jakaya KIKWETE 80.3%, Ibrahim LIPUMBA 11.7%, Freeman MBOWE 5.9%
Thailandchief of state: King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet (since 9 June 1946)head of government: Interim Prime Minister SURAYUT Chulanon (since 1October 2006); Interim Deputy Prime Ministers KHOSIT Panpiemras(since 9 October 2006); PRIDIYATHORN Devakula (since 9 October 2006)note: Prime Minister THAKSIN Chinnawat was overthrown on 19September 2006 in a coup led by General SONTHI Boonyaratglincabinet: Council of Ministersnote: there is also a Privy Councilelections: none; monarch is hereditary; according to 1997constitution, prime minister was designated from among members ofHouse of Representatives; following national elections for House ofRepresentatives, leader of party that could organize a majoritycoalition usually was appointed prime minister by king
Togochief of state: President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 6 February2005); note - Gnassingbe EYADEMA died on 5 February 2005 and wassucceeded by his son, Faure GNASSINGBE; popular elections in April2005 validated the successionhead of government: Prime Minister Yawovi AGBOYIBO (since 16September 2006)cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and theprime ministerelections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term(no term limits); election last held 24 April 2005 (next to be heldNA); prime minister appointed by the presidentelection results: Faure GNASSINGBE elected president; percent ofvote - Faure GNASSINGBE 60.2%, Emmanuel Akitani BOB 38.3%, NicolasLAWSON 1%, Harry OLYMPIO 0.5%
Tokelauchief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND(since 23 August 2006); New Zealand is represented by AdministratorDavid PAYTON (since 17 October 2006)head of government: Kolouei O'BRIEN (2006); note - position rotatesannually among the three Faipule (village leaders)cabinet: the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau,consisting of three Faipule (village leaders) and three Pulenuku(village mayors), functions as a cabinetelections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointedby the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; thehead of government is chosen from the Council of Faipule and servesa one-year term
Tongachief of state: King George TUPOU V (since 11 September 2006)head of government: Prime Minister Dr. Feleti SEVELE (since 11February 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Viliami TANGI (since 16May 2006)cabinet: Cabinet currently consists of 14 members, 10 appointed bythe monarch for life; 4 appointed from among the elected members ofthe Legislative Assembly, including 2 each from the nobles andpeoples representatives serving three year termsnote: there is also a Privy Council that consists of the monarch,the cabinet, and two governorselections: none; the monarch is hereditary; prime minister anddeputy prime minister appointed by the monarch
Trinidad and Tobagochief of state: President George MaxwellRICHARDS (since 17 March 2003)head of government: Prime Minister Patrick MANNING (since 24December 2001)cabinet: Cabinet appointed from among the members of Parliamentelections: president elected by an electoral college, which consistsof the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, for afive-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 14February 2003 (next to be held in by January 2008); the presidentusually appoints as prime minister the leader of the majority partyin the House of Representativeselection results: George Maxwell RICHARDS elected president; percentof electoral college vote - 43%
Tunisiachief of state: President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (since 7November 1987)head of government: Prime Minister Mohamed GHANNOUCHI (since 17November 1999)cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the presidentelections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term(no term limits); election last held 24 October 2004 (next to beheld October 2009); prime minister appointed by the presidentelection results: President Zine El Abidine BEN ALI reelected for afourth term; percent of vote - Zine El Abidine BEN ALI 94.5%,Mohamed BOUCHIHA 3.8%, Mohamed Ali HALOUANI 1%
Turkeychief of state: President Ahmet Necdet SEZER (since 16 May2000)head of government: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (14 March2003)cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on thenomination of the prime ministerelections: president elected by the National Assembly for a singleseven-year term; election last held 5 May 2000 (next to be held May2007); prime minister appointed by the president from among membersof parliamentelection results: Ahmed Necdet SEZER elected president on the thirdballot; percent of National Assembly vote - 60%note: president must have a two-thirds majority of the NationalAssembly on the first two ballots and a simple majority on the thirdballot
Turkmenistanchief of state: President (Acting) and Chairman of theCabinet of Ministers Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMMEDOV; note - PresidentSaparmurat NIYAZOV died in office 21 December 2006 and GurbangulyBERDIMUHAMMEDOV was named his temporary replacement; the presidentis both the chief of state and head of governmenthead of government: President (Acting) and Chairman of the Cabinetof Ministers Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMMEDOVcabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the presidentelections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;election last held 21 June 1992; note - President NIYAZOV wasunanimously approved as president for life by the People's Councilon 28 December 1999; deputy chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers areappointed by the presidentelection results: Saparmurat NIYAZOV elected president withoutopposition; percent of vote - Saparmurat NIYAZOV 99.5%
Turks and Caicos Islandschief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6February 1952), represented by Governor Richard TAUWHARE (since 11July 2005)head of government: Premier Michael Eugene MISICK (since 15 August2003); note - the office of premier was created in the newconstitutioncabinet: Cabinet consists of the governor, the premier, sixministers appointed by the governor from among the members of theLegislative Council, and the attorney generalelections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed bythe monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of themajority party is appointed premier by the governor
Tuvaluchief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),represented by Governor General Filoimea TELITO (since 15 April 2005)head of government: Prime Minister Apisai IELEMIA (since 14 August2006)cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on therecommendation of the prime ministerelections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed bythe monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; primeminister and deputy prime minister elected by and from the membersof Parliament; election last held 14 August 2006 (next to be heldfollowing parliamentary elections in 2010)election results: Apisai IELEMIA elected Prime Minister in aParliamentary election on 14 August 2006
Ugandachief of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI(since seizing power 26 January 1986); note - the president is bothchief of state and head of governmenthead of government: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (sinceseizing power 29 January 1986); Prime Minister Apollo NSIBAMBI(since 5 April 1999); note - the president is both chief of stateand head of government; the prime minister assists the president inthe supervision of the cabinetcabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among electedlegislatorselections: president reelected by popular vote for a five-year term;election last held 23 February 2006 (next to be held in 2011)election results: Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI elected president;percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI 59.3%, KizzaBESIGYE 37.4%, other 3.3%
Ukrainechief of state: President Viktor A. YUSHCHENKO (since 23January 2005)head of government: Prime Minister Viktor YANUKOVYCH (since 4 August2006); First Deputy Prime Minister - Mykola AZAROV (since 5 August2006)cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers selected by the prime minister; theonly exceptions are the foreign and defense ministers, who arechosen by the presidentnote: there is also a National Security and Defense Council or NSDCoriginally created in 1992 as the National Security Council; theNSDC staff is tasked with developing national security policy ondomestic and international matters and advising the president; aPresidential Secretariat helps draft presidential edicts andprovides policy support to the presidentelections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term(eligible for a second term); note - a special repeat runoffpresidential election between Viktor YUSHCHENKO and ViktorYANUKOVYCH took place on 26 December 2004 after the earlier 21November 2004 contest - won by Mr. YANUKOVYCH - was invalidated bythe Ukrainian Supreme Court because of widespread and significantviolations; under constitutional reforms that went into effect 1January 2006, the majority in parliament takes the lead in namingthe prime ministerelection results: Viktor YUSHCHENKO elected president; percent ofvote - Viktor YUSHCHENKO 51.99%, Viktor YANUKOVYCH 44.2%
United Arab Emirateschief of state: President KHALIFA bin Zayidal-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi)(since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMADbin Rashid al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006)head of government: Prime Minister and Vice President MUHAMMAD binRashid al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime MinistersSULTAN bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20 November 1990) and HAMDAN binZayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20 October 2003)cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the presidentnote: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of theseven emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutionalauthority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctionsfederal legislation; meets four times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi)and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto powerelections: president and vice president elected by the FSC forfive-year terms (no term limits); election last held 3 November 2004upon the death of the UAE's Founding Father and first PresidentZAYID bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan (next to be held 2009); prime ministerand deputy prime minister appointed by the presidentelection results: KHALIFA bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan elected president bya unanimous vote of the FSC; MUHAMMAD bin Rashid al-Maktumunanimously reaffirmed vice president
United Kingdomchief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14November 1948)head of government: Prime Minister Anthony (Tony) BLAIR (since 2 May1997)cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime ministerelections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; following legislativeelections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of themajority coalition is usually the prime minister
United Stateschief of state: President George W. BUSH (since 20January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head ofgovernmenthead of government: President George W. BUSH (since 20 January2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approvalelections: president and vice president elected on the same ticketby a college of representatives who are elected directly from eachstate; president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligiblefor a second term); election last held 2 November 2004 (next to beheld 4 November 2008)election results: George W. BUSH reelected president; percent ofpopular vote - George W. BUSH (Republican Party) 50.9%, John KERRY(Democratic Party) 48.1%, other 1.0%
Uruguaychief of state: President Tabare VAZQUEZ Rosas (since 1March 2005) and Vice President Rodolfo NIN NOVOA (since 1 March2005); note - the president is both the chief of state and head ofgovernmenthead of government: President Tabare VAZQUEZ Rosas (since 1 March2005) and Vice President Rodolfo NIN NOVOA (since 1 March 2005);note - the president is both the chief of state and head ofgovernmentcabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president withparliamentary approvalelections: president and vice president elected on the same ticketby popular vote for five-year terms (may not serve consecutiveterms); election last held 31 October 2004 (next to be held October2009)election results: Tabare VAZQUEZ elected president; percent of vote- Tabare VAZQUEZ 50.5%, Jorge LARRANAGA 35.1%, Guillermo STIRLING10.3%; other 4.1%
Uzbekistanchief of state: President Islom KARIMOV (since 24 March1990, when he was elected president by the then Supreme Soviet)head of government: Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYAYEV (since 11December 2003)cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president withapproval of the Supreme Assemblyelections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term(eligible for a second term; previously was a five-year term,extended by constitutional amendment in 2002); election last held 9January 2000 (next to be held in 2007); prime minister, ministers,and deputy ministers appointed by the presidentelection results: Islom KARIMOV reelected president; percent of vote- Islom KARIMOV 91.9%, Abdulkhafiz JALALOV 4.2%
Vanuatuchief of state: President Kalkot Matas KELEKELE (since 16August 2004)head of government: Prime Minister Ham LINI (since 11 December2004); Deputy Prime Minister Sato KILMAN (since 11 December 2004)cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister,responsible to Parliamentelections: president elected for a five-year term by an electoralcollege consisting of Parliament and the presidents of the regionalcouncils; election for president last held 16 August 2004 (next tobe held in 2009); following legislative elections, the leader of themajority party or majority coalition is usually elected primeminister by Parliament from among its members; election for primeminister last held 29 July 2004 (next to be held following generalelections in 2008)election results: Kalkot Matas KELEKELE elected president, with 49votes out of 56, after several ballots on 16 August 2004
Venezuelachief of state: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3February 1999); Vice President Jorge RODRIGUEZ Gomez (since 3January 2007); note - the president is both the chief of state andhead of governmenthead of government: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3 February1999); Vice President Jorge RODRIGUEZ Gomez (since 3 January 2007)cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the presidentelections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term(eligible for a second term); election last held 3 December 2006(next to be held December 2012)note: in 1999, a National Constituent Assembly drafted a newconstitution that increased the presidential term to six years; anelection was subsequently held on 30 July 2000 under the terms ofthis new constitutionelection results: Hugo CHAVEZ Frias reelected president; percent ofvote - Hugo CHAVEZ Frias 62.9%, Manuel ROSALES 36.9%
Vietnamchief of state: President Nguyen Minh TRIET (since 27 June2006); Vice President Truong My HOA (since 25 July 2002)head of government: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG (since 27 June2006); Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh HUNG (since 28 June 2006),Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia KHIEM (since 28 June 2006), andDeputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh TRONG (since 28 June 2006)cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president based on proposal of primeminister and confirmed by National Assemblyelections: president elected by the National Assembly from among itsmembers for five-year term; election last held 27 June 2006; primeminister appointed by the president from among the members of theNational Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by the primeminister; appointment of prime minister and deputy prime ministersconfirmed by National Assemblyelection results: Nguyen Minh TRIET elected president; percent ofNational Assembly vote - 94%; Nguyen Tan DUNG elected primeminister; percent of National Assembly vote - 92%
Virgin Islandschief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US(since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20January 2001)head of government: Governor John DeJONGH (since 1 January 2007)cabinet: NAelections: under the US Consitution, residents of unincorporatedterritories, such as the Virgin Islands, do not vote in electionsfor US president and vice president; governor and lieutenantgovernor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-yearterms (eligible for a second term); election last held 7 and 21November 2006 (next to be held November 2010)election results: John DeJONGH elected governor; percent of vote -John DeJONGH 57.3%, Kenneth MAPP 42.7%
Wallis and Futunachief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France(since 17 May 1995), represented by High Administrator RichardDIDIER (since 19 July 2006)head of government: President of the Territorial Assembly PatalioneKANIMOA (since January 2001)cabinet: Council of the Territory consists of three kings and threemembers appointed by the high administrator on the advice of theTerritorial Assemblynote: there are three traditional kings with limited powerselections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-yearterm; high administrator appointed by the French president on theadvice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of theTerritorial Government and the Territorial Assembly are elected bythe members of the assembly
Western Saharanone
Yemenchief of state: President Ali Abdallah SALIH (since 22 May1990, the former president of North Yemen, assumed office upon themerger of North and South Yemen); Vice President Maj. Gen. Abdal-Rab Mansur al-HADI (since 3 October 1994)head of government: Prime Minister Abd al-Qadir BA JAMAL; DeputyPrime Ministers Rashid Muhammad al-ALIMI, Alawi Salah al-SALAMI,Ahmad Muhammad Abdallah al-SUFANcabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on theadvice of the prime ministerelections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term;election last held 20 September 2006 (next to be held September2013); vice president appointed by the president; prime minister anddeputy prime ministers appointed by the presidentelection results: Ali Abdallah SALIH elected president; percent ofvote - Ali Abdallah SALIH 77.2%, Faysal BIN SHAMLAN 21.8%
Zambiachief of state: President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January2002); Vice President Rupiah BANDA (since 9 October 2006); note -the president is both the chief of state and head of governmenthead of government: President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January 2002);Vice President Rupiah BANDA (since 9 October 2006); note - thepresident is both the chief of state and head of governmentcabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the membersof the National Assemblyelections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term(eligible for a second term); election last held 28 September 2006(next to be held 2011); vice president appointed by the presidentelection results: Levy MWANAWASA reelected president; percent ofvote - Levy MWANAWASA 43.0%, Michael SATA 29.4%, Hakainde HICHILEMA25.3%, Godfrey MIYANDA 1.6%, Winright NGONDO 0.8%
Zimbabwechief of state: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE(since 31 December 1987); Vice President Joseph MSIKA (sinceDecember 1999) and Vice President Joyce MUJURU (since 6 December2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head ofgovernmenthead of government: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since31 December 1987); Vice President Joseph MSIKA (since December 1999)and Vice President Joyce MUJURU (since 6 December 2004); note - thepresident is both the chief of state and head of governmentcabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; responsible to theHouse of Assemblyelections: presidential candidates nominated with a nomination papersigned by at least 10 registered voters (at least one from eachprovince) and elected by popular vote for a six-year term (no termlimits); election last held 9-11 March 2002 (next to be held March2008); co-vice presidents appointed by the presidentelection results: Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president; percentof vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE 56.2%, Morgan TSVANGIRAI 41.9%
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@2078 Exports
Afghanistan$471 million; note - not including illicit exports orreexports (2005 est.)
Albania$763.2 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Algeria$55.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
American Samoa$445.6 million (FY04 est.)
Andorra$145 million f.o.b. (2004)
Angola$35.53 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Anguilla$14.56 million (2005 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda$46.81 million (2004 est.)
Argentina$46 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Armenia$1.056 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Aruba$80 million f.o.b.; note - includes oil reexports (2004 est.)
Australia$117 billion (2006 est.)
Austria$144.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan$12.51 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The$469.3 million (2004 est.)
Bahrain$12.62 billion (2006 est.)
Bangladesh$11.17 billion (2006 est.)
Barbados$209 million (2004 est.)
Belarus$19.61 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Belgium$335.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Belize$359.5 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Benin$563.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Bermuda$1.469 billion (2004 est.)
Bhutan$154 million f.o.b. (2000 est.)
Bolivia$3.668 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina$3.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Botswana$4.836 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Brazil$138 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands$25.3 million (2002)
Brunei$4.514 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Bulgaria$14.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso$543.5 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Burma$5.289 billion f.o.b.note: official export figures are grossly underestimated due to thevalue of timber, gems, narcotics, rice, and other products smuggledto Thailand, China, and Bangladesh (2006 est.)
Burundi$55.68 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cambodia$3.331 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cameroon$4.318 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Canada$405 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cape Verde$96.71 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cayman Islands$2.52 million (2004)
Central African Republic$131 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Chad$4.342 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Chile$58.21 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
China$974 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Christmas Island$NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands$NA
Colombia$24.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Comoros$34 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the$1.108 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Congo, Republic of the$5.996 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cook Islands$5.222 million (2005)
Costa Rica$7.931 billion (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire$7.832 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Croatia$11.17 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cuba$2.956 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
CyprusRepublic of Cyprus: $1.34 billion f.o.b.; north Cyprus: $69million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Czech Republic$89.34 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Denmark$93.93 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Djibouti$250 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Dominica$74 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Dominican Republic$6.495 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
East Timor$10 million; note - excludes oil (2005 est.)
Ecuador$12.56 billion (2006 est.)
Egypt$24.22 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
El Salvador$3.686 billion (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea$8.961 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Eritrea$17.65 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Estonia$9.68 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Ethiopia$1.085 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
European Union$1.33 trillion; note - external exports, excludingintra-EU trade (2005)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)$125 million (2004 est.)
Faroe Islands$533 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Fiji$719.6 million f.o.b. (2005)
Finland$84.72 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
France$490 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
French Polynesia$211 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Gabon$6.677 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gambia, The$130.5 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gaza Strip$313 million f.o.b.; note - includes West Bank (2004)
Georgia$1.761 billion (2006 est.)
Germany$1.133 trillion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Ghana$3.286 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gibraltar$271 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Greece$24.42 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Greenland$480 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Grenada$40 million (2004 est.)
Guam$45 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Guatemala$4.097 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Guernsey$NA
Guinea$615.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissau$116 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Guyana$621.6 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Haiti$443.7 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Honduras$1.947 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Hong Kong$611.6 billion f.o.b., including reexports (2006 est.)
Hungary$67.99 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Iceland$3.587 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
India$112 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Indonesia$102.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Iran$63.18 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Iraq$32.19 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Ireland$119.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Isle of Man$NA
Israel$42.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Italy$450.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Jamaica$2.087 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Japan$590.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Jersey$NA
Jordan$4.798 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan$35.55 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kenya$3.614 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kiribati$17 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Korea, North$1.4 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Korea, South$327.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kuwait$56.06 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan$701.8 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Laos$593.6 million (2006 est.)
Latvia$6.98 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Lebanon$1.881 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Lesotho$779.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Liberia$910 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Libya$37.02 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Liechtenstein$2.47 billion (1996)
Lithuania$14.64 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Luxembourg$19.55 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Macau$3.156 billion f.o.b.; note - includes reexports (2005)
Macedonia$2.341 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Madagascar$993.5 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Malawi$513.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Malaysia$158.7 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Maldives$123 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Mali$323 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Malta$2.425 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Marshall Islands$9.1 million f.o.b. (2000)
Mauritania$784 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Mauritius$2.318 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Mayotte$4.85 million f.o.b. (2004)
Mexico$248.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of$14 million (f.o.b.) (2004 est.)
Moldova$1.02 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Monaco$656.5 millionnote: full customs integration with France, which collects andrebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU marketsystem through customs union with France (2004)
Mongolia$852 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Montenegro$171.3 million (2003)
Montserrat$700,000 (2001)
Morocco$11.72 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Mozambique$2.429 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Namibia$2.321 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Nauru$64,000 f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Nepal$822 million f.o.b.; note - does not include unrecorded bordertrade with India (2005 est.)
Netherlands$413.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Netherlands Antilles$2.076 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
New Caledonia$999 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
New Zealand$23.69 billion (2006 est.)
Nicaragua$1.714 billion f.o.b.; note - includes free trade zones(2006 est.)
Niger$222 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Nigeria$59.01 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Niue$201,400 (2004)
Norfolk Island$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Northern Mariana Islands$NA
Norway$122.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Oman$24.73 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Pakistan$19.24 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Palau$5.882 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Panama$8.087 billion f.o.b.; note - includes the Colon Free Zone(2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea$4.096 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Paraguay$1.69 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Peru$22.69 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Philippines$44.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Pitcairn Islands$NA
Poland$110.7 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Portugal$46.77 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Puerto Rico$46.9 billion f.o.b. (2001)
Qatar$33.25 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Romania$33 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Russia$317.6 billion (2006 est.)
Rwanda$135.4 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Saint Helena$19 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis$70 million (2004 est.)
Saint Lucia$82 million (2004 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon$5.5 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$37 million (2004 est.)
Samoa$94 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
San Marinotrade data are included with the statistics for Italy
Sao Tome and Principe$9.773 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia$204.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Senegal$1.478 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Serbia$4.553 billion (excluding Kosovo and Montenegro) (2005 est.)
Seychelles$365.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone$185 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Singapore$283.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Slovakia$39.64 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Slovenia$21.85 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Solomon Islands$171 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Somalia$241 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
South Africa$59.15 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Spain$222.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka$7.076 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Sudan$7.505 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Suriname$881 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Svalbard$NA
Swaziland$2.201 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Sweden$173.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Switzerland$166.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Syria$6.923 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Taiwan$215 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Tajikistan$1.16 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Tanzania$1.831 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Thailand$123.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Togo$868.4 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Tokelau$0 f.o.b. (2002)
Tonga$34 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago$12.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Tunisia$11.61 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Turkey$85.21 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan$5.421 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands$169.2 million (2000)
Tuvalu$1 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Uganda$961.7 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Ukraine$39.12 billion (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates$137.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
United Kingdom$468.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
United States$1.024 trillion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Uruguay$3.993 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan$5.51 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Vanuatu$34.11 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Venezuela$69.23 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Vietnam$39.92 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Virgin Islands$4.234 billion (2001)
Wallis and Futuna$47,450 f.o.b. (2004)
West Bank$313 million f.o.b.; note - includes Gaza Strip (2004)
Western Sahara$NA
World$12.45 trillion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Yemen$8.214 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Zambia$3.928 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe$1.766 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007
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@2079 Debt - external
Afghanistan$8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia;Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral DevelopmentBanks (2004)
Albania$1.55 billion (2004)
Algeria$5 billion (2006 est.)
American Samoa$NA
Andorra$NA
Angola$11.24 billion (2006 est.)
Anguilla$8.8 million (1998)
Antigua and Barbuda $427.3 million; note - data are for public external debt, not total external debt (2000)
Argentina$106.8 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Armenia$1.936 billion (30 June 2006)
Aruba$478.6 million (2005 est.)
Australia$585.1 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Austria$593.9 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Azerbaijan$2.483 billion (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The$342.6 million (2004 est.)
Bahrain$7.267 billion (2006 est.)
Bangladesh$22.55 billion (2006 est.)
Barbados$668 million (2003)
Belarus$5.498 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Belgium$1.053 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)
Belize$1.362 billion (June 2004 est.)
Benin$1.6 billion (2000)
Bermuda$160 million (FY99/00)
Bhutan$593 million (2004)
Bolivia$5.916 billion (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina$3.927 billion (2006 est.)
Botswana$520 million (2006 est.)
Brazil$177.7 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands$36.1 million (1997)
Brunei$0
Bulgaria$21.1 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Burkina Faso$1.85 billion (2003)
Burma$7.162 billion (2006 est.)
Burundi$1.2 billion (2003)
Cambodia$3.664 billion (2006 est.)
Cameroon$3.657 billion (2006 est.)
Canada$684.7 billion (30 June 2006)
Cape Verde$325 million (2002)
Cayman Islands$70 million (1996)
Central African Republic$1.06 billion (2002 est.)
Chad$1.5 billion (2003 est.)
Chile$47.6 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
China$305.6 billion (2006 est.)
Colombia$37.21 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Comoros$232 million (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the$10.6 billion (2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the$5 billion (2000 est.)
Cook Islands$141 million (1996 est.)
Costa Rica$6.42 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire$11.96 billion (2006 est.)
Croatia$33.09 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Cuba$15.15 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billionowed to Russia (2006 est.)
CyprusRepublic of Cyprus: $12.63 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2006est.)
Czech Republic$50.2 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Denmark$405 billion (30 June 2006)
Djibouti$394 million (2004 est.)
Dominica$213 million (2004)
Dominican Republic$8.634 billion (2006 est.)
East Timor$0
Ecuador$18.1 billion (2006 est.)
Egypt$29.59 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
El Salvador$8.841 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea$289 million (2006 est.)
Eritrea$311 million (2000 est.)
Estonia$13.94 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Ethiopia$2.789 billion (2006 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)$NA
Faroe Islands$64 million (1999)
Fiji$127 million (2004 est.)
Finland$251.9 billion (30 June 2006)
France$3.461 trillion (30 June 2006)
French Polynesia$NA
Gabon$3.971 billion (2006 est.)
Gambia, The$628.8 million (2003 est.)
Gaza StripNA (2002)
Georgia$2.04 billion (2004)
Germany$3.904 trillion (30 June 2006)
Ghana$3.546 billion (2006 est.)
Gibraltar$NA (2000 est.)
Greece$301.9 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Greenland$25 million (1999)
Grenada$347 million (2004)
Guam$NA
Guatemala$6.169 billion (2006 est.)
Guernsey$NA
Guinea$3.46 billion (2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissau$941.5 million (2000 est.)
Guyana$1.2 billion (2002)
Haiti$1.309 billion (2006 est.)
Honduras$5.587 billion (2006 est.)
Hong Kong$472.9 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Hungary$107.3 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Iceland$3.073 billion (2002)
India$132.1 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Indonesia$130.4 billion (2006 est.)
Iran$14.8 billion (2006 est.)
Iraq$81.48 billion (2006 est.)
Ireland$1.392 trillion (30 June 2006)
Isle of Man$NA
Israel$81.98 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Italy$1.957 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)
Jamaica$7.384 billion (2006 est.)
Japan$1.547 trillion (30 June 2006)
Jersey$NA
Jordan$9.071 billion (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan$53.89 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Kenya$6.675 billion (2006 est.)
Kiribati$10 million (1999 est.)
Korea, North$12 billion (1996 est.)
Korea, South$229.3 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Kuwait$19.7 billion (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan$2.483 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Laos$2.49 billion (2001)
Latvia$18.9 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Lebanon$31.1 billion (2006 est.)
Lesotho$735 million (2002)
Liberia$3.2 billion (2005 est.)
Libya$4.492 billion (2006 est.)
Liechtenstein$0 (2001)
Lithuania$15.12 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Luxembourg$NA
Macau$3.1 billion (2004)
Macedonia$2.138 billion (2006 est.)
Madagascar$4.6 billion (2002)
Malawi$982.4 million (2006 est.)
Malaysia$57.77 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Maldives$304 million (2004 est.)
Mali$2.8 billion (2002)
Malta$188.8 million (2005)
Marshall Islands$86.5 million (FY99/00 est.)
Mauritania$2.5 billion (2000)
Mauritius$2.834 billion (2006 est.)
Mayotte$NA
Mexico$178.3 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of$60.8 million (FY05 est.)
Moldova$2.142 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Monaco$18 billion (2000 est.)
Mongolia$1.36 billion (2004)
MontenegroNA
Montserrat$8.9 million (1997)
Morocco$17.9 billion (2006 est.)
Mozambique$2.392 billion (2006 est.)
Namibia$887 million (2006 est.)
Nauru$33.3 million (2002)
Nepal$3.34 billion (March 2005)
Netherlands$1.899 trillion (30 June 2006)
Netherlands Antilles$2.68 billion (2004)
New Caledonia$79 million (1998 est.)
New Zealand$47 billion (2006 est.)
Nicaragua$3.763 billion (2006 est.)
Niger$2.1 billion (2003 est.)
Nigeria$6.278 billion (2006 est.)
Niue$418,000 (2002 est.)
Norfolk Island$NA
Northern Mariana Islands$NA
Norway$350.3 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30June 2006)
Oman$4.259 billion (2006 est.)
Pakistan$42.38 billion (2006 est.)
Palau$0 (FY99/00)
Panama$9.993 billion (2006 est.)
Papua New Guinea$1.801 billion (2006 est.)
Paraguay$3.722 billion (2006 est.)
Peru$27.93 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Philippines$61.49 billion (2006 est.)
Poland$147.3 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Portugal$310.8 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Puerto Rico$NA
Qatar$25.7 billion (2006 est.)
Romania$42.76 billion (2006 est.)
Russia$287.4 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Rwanda$1.4 billion (2004 est.)
Saint Helena$NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis$314 million (2004)
Saint Lucia$257 million (2004)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon$NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$223 million (2004)
Samoa$177 million (2004)
San Marino$NA
Sao Tome and Principe$318 million (2002)
Saudi Arabia$47.39 billion (2006 est.)
Senegal$1.628 billion (2006 est.)
Serbia$15.43 billion (including Montenegro) (2005 est.)
Seychelles$616.7 million (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone$1.61 billion (2003 est.)
Singapore$24.3 billion (2006 est.)
Slovakia$31.5 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Slovenia$27.63 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Solomon Islands$166 million (2004)
Somalia$3 billion (2001 est.)
South Africa$55.47 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Spain$1.591 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)
Sri Lanka$12.23 billion (2006 est.)
Sudan$29.69 billion (2006 est.)
Suriname$504.3 million (2005 est.)
Swaziland$357 million (2003 est.)
Sweden$598.2 billion (30 June 2006)
Switzerland$1.077 trillion (30 June 2006)
Syria$8.355 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt toRussia (2006 est.)
Taiwan$93.06 billion (2006 est.)
Tajikistan$829 million (2006 est.)
Tanzania$4.61 billion (2006 est.)
Thailand$57.83 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Togo$2 billion (2005)
Tokelau$0
Tonga$80.7 million (2004)