Croatiatransit point along the Balkan route for Southwest Asianheroin to Western Europe; has been used as a transit point formaritime shipments of South American cocaine bound for Western Europe
Cubaterritorial waters and air space serve as transshipment zonefor US and European-bound drugs; established the death penalty forcertain drug-related crimes in 1999
Cyprusminor transit point for heroin and hashish via air routes andcontainer traffic to Europe, especially from Lebanon and Turkey;some cocaine transits as well; despite a strengthening ofanti-money-laundering legislation, remains vulnerable to moneylaundering; reporting of suspicious transactions in offshore sectorremains weak
Czech Republictransshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin andminor transit point for Latin American cocaine to Western Europe;producer of synthetic drugs for local and regional markets;susceptible to money laundering related to drug trafficking,organized crime
Dominicatransshipment point for narcotics bound for the US andEurope; minor cannabis producer; anti-money-laundering enforcementis weak, making the country particularly vulnerable to moneylaundering
Dominican Republictransshipment point for South American drugsdestined for the US and Europe; has become a transshipment point forecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada;substantial money-laundering activity; Colombian narcoticstraffickers favor the Dominican Republic for illicit financialtransactions
East TimorNA
Ecuadorsignificant transit country for cocaine originating inColombia and Peru; importer of precursor chemicals used inproduction of illicit narcotics; attractive location forcash-placement by drug traffickers laundering money because ofdollarization and weak anti-money-laundering regime; increasedactivity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups andColombian insurgents
Egypttransit point for Southwest Asian and Southeast Asian heroinand opium moving to Europe, Africa, and the US; transit stop forNigerian couriers; concern as money-laundering site due to laxenforcement of financial regulations
El Salvadortransshipment point for cocaine; small amounts ofmarijuana produced for local consumption; domestic cocaine abuse onthe rise
Estoniatransshipment point for opiates and cannabis from SouthwestAsia and the Caucasus via Russia, cocaine from Latin America toWestern Europe and Scandinavia, and synthetic drugs from WesternEurope to Scandinavia; increasing domestic drug abuse problem;possible precursor manufacturing and/or trafficking; potential moneylaundering related to organized crime and drug trafficking is aconcern, as is possible use of the gambling sector to launder funds
Ethiopiatransit hub for heroin originating in Southwest andSoutheast Asia and destined for Europe and North America, as well ascocaine destined for markets in southern Africa; cultivates qat(khat) for local use and regional export, principally to Djiboutiand Somalia (legal in all three countries); the lack of awell-developed financial system limits the country's utility as amoney-laundering center
Francemetropolitan France: transshipment point for and consumer ofSouth American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and EuropeansyntheticsFrench Guiana: small amount of marijuana grown for localconsumption; minor transshipment point to EuropeMartinique: transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound forthe US and Europe
Georgialimited cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly fordomestic consumption; used as transshipment point for opiates viaCentral Asia to Western Europe and Russia
Germanysource of precursor chemicals for South American cocaineprocessors; transshipment point for and consumer of Southwest Asianheroin, Latin American cocaine, and European-produced syntheticdrugs; major financial center
Ghanaillicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade;major transit hub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and, to alesser extent, South American cocaine destined for Europe and theUS; widespread crime and money laundering problem, but the lack of awell-developed financial infrastructure limits the country's utilityas a money-laundering center
Greecea gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis andheroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West andprecursor chemicals to the East; some South American cocainetransits or is consumed in Greece; money laundering related to drugtrafficking and organized crime
Grenadasmall-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment pointfor marijuana and cocaine to US
Guatemalamajor transit country for cocaine and heroin; in 2004,reemerged as a potential source of opium, growing 330 hectares ofopium poppy, with potential pure heroin production of 1.4 metrictons; 76% of opium poppy cultivation in western highlands alongMexican border; marijuana cultivation for mostly domesticconsumption; proximity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major stagingarea for drugs (particularly for cocaine); money laundering is aserious problem; corruption is a major problem
Guyanatransshipment point for narcotics from South America -primarily Venezuela - to Europe and the US; producer of cannabis;rising money laundering related to drug trafficking and humansmuggling
HaitiCaribbean transshipment point for cocaine en route to the USand Europe; substantial money-laundering activity; Colombiannarcotics traffickers favor Haiti for illicit financialtransactions; pervasive corruption
Hondurastransshipment point for drugs and narcotics; illicitproducer of cannabis, cultivated on small plots and used principallyfor local consumption; corruption is a major problem; somemoney-laundering activity
Hong Kongmakes strenuous law enforcement efforts, but facesdifficult challenges in controlling transit of heroin andmethamphetamine to regional and world markets; modern banking systemprovides conduit for money laundering; rising indigenous use ofsynthetic drugs, especially among young people
Hungarytransshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and cannabisand for South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; limitedproducer of precursor chemicals, particularly for amphetamine andmethamphetamine; improving, but remains vulnerable to moneylaundering related to organized crime and drug trafficking
Indiaworld's largest producer of licit opium for the pharmaceuticaltrade, but an undetermined quantity of opium is diverted to illicitinternational drug markets; transit point for illicit narcoticsproduced in neighboring countries; illicit producer of methaqualone;vulnerable to narcotics money laundering through the hawala system
Indonesiaillicit producer of cannabis largely for domestic use;producer of methamphetamine and ecstasy
Irandespite substantial interdiction efforts, Iran remains a keytransshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin to Europe; domesticnarcotics consumption remains a persistent problem and according toofficial Iranian statistics there are at least 2 million drug usersin the country; lacks anti-money-laundering laws
Irelandtransshipment point for and consumer of hashish from NorthAfrica to the UK and Netherlands and of European-produced syntheticdrugs; minor transshipment point for heroin and cocaine destined forWestern Europe; despite recent legislation, narcotics-related moneylaundering - using bureaux de change, trusts, and shell companiesinvolving the offshore financial community - remains a concern
Israelincreasingly concerned about cocaine and heroin abuse; drugsarrive in country from Lebanon and, increasingly, from Jordan;money-laundering center
Italyimportant gateway for and consumer of Latin American cocaineand Southwest Asian heroin entering the European market; moneylaundering by organized crime and from smuggling
Jamaicatransshipment point for cocaine from South America to NorthAmerica and Europe; illicit cultivation of cannabis; government hasan active manual cannabis eradication program; corruption is a majorconcern; substantial money-laundering activity; Colombian narcoticstraffickers favor Jamaica for illicit financial transactions
Kazakhstansignificant illicit cultivation of cannabis for CISmarkets, as well as limited cultivation of opium poppy and ephedra(for the drug ephedrine); limited government eradication of illicitcrops; transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russiaand the rest of Europe
Kenyawidespread harvesting of small plots of marijuana; transitcountry for South Asian heroin destined for Europe and NorthAmerica; Indian methaqualone also transits on way to South Africa;significant potential for money-laundering activity given thecountry's status as a regional financial center; massive corruption,and relatively high levels of narcotics-associated activities
Korea, Northfor years, from the 1970s into the 2000s, citizens ofthe Democratic People's Republic of (North) Korea (DPRK), many ofthem diplomatic employees of the government, were apprehended abroadwhile trafficking in narcotics, including two in Turkey in December2004; police investigations in Taiwan and Japan in recent years havelinked North Korea to large illicit shipments of heroin andmethamphetamine, including an attempt by the North Korean merchantship Pong Su to deliver 150 kg of heroin to Australia in April 2003
Kyrgyzstanlimited illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppyfor CIS markets; limited government eradication of illicit crops;transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and therest of Europe
Laosestimated cultivation in 2004 - 10,000 hectares, a 45% decreasefrom 2003; estimated potential production in 2004 - 49 metric tons,a significant decrease from 200 metric tons in 2003 (2005)
Latviatransshipment point for opiates and cannabis from Central andSouthwest Asia to Western Europe and Scandinavia and Latin Americancocaine and some synthetics from Western Europe to CIS; despiteimproved legislation, vulnerable to money laundering due to nascentenforcement capabilities and comparatively weak regulation ofoffshore companies and the gaming industry; CIS organized crime(including counterfeiting, corruption, extortion, stolen cars, andprostitution) accounts for most laundered proceeds
Lebanoncannabis cultivation dramatically reduced to 2,500 hectaresin 2002; opium poppy cultivation minimal; small amounts of LatinAmerican cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin transit country on wayto European markets and for Middle Eastern consumption
Liberiatransshipment point for Southeast and Southwest Asian heroinand South American cocaine for the European and US markets;corruption, criminal activity, arms-dealing, and diamond tradeprovide significant potential for money laundering, but the lack ofwell-developed financial system limits the country's utility as amajor money-laundering center
Liechtensteinhas strengthened money-laundering controls, but moneylaundering remains a concern due to Liechtenstein's sophisticatedoffshore financial services sector
Lithuaniatransshipment point for opiates and other illicit drugsfrom Southwest Asia, Latin America, and Western Europe to WesternEurope and Scandinavia; limited production of methamphetamine andecstasy; susceptible to money laundering despite changes to bankinglegislation
Macedoniamajor transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin andhashish; minor transit point for South American cocaine destined forEurope; although not a financial center and most criminal activityis thought to be domestic, money laundering is a problem due to amostly cash-based economy and weak enforcement (no arrests orprosecutions for money laundering to date)
Madagascarillicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wildvarieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment pointfor heroin
Malaysiaregional transit point for some illicit drugs; drugtrafficking prosecuted vigorously and carries severe penalties
Maltaminor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa toWestern Europe
Mauritiusminor consumer and transshipment point for heroin fromSouth Asia; small amounts of cannabis produced and consumed locally;significant offshore financial industry creates potential for moneylaundering, but corruption levels are relatively low and thegovernment appears generally to be committed to regulating itsbanking industry
Mexicomajor drug-producing nation; cultivation of opium poppy in2004 amounted to 3,500 hectares, but opium cultivation stayed withinthe range - between 3,500 and 5,500 hectares - observed in nine ofthe last 12 years; potential production of 9 metric tons of pureheroin, or 23 metric tons of "black tar" heroin, the dominant formof Mexican heroin in the western United States; marijuanacultivation decreased 23% to 5,800 hectares in 2004 afterdecade-high cultivation peak in 2003; potential production of 10,400metric tons of marijuana in 2004; government conducts the largestindependent illicit-crop eradication program in the world; majorsupplier of heroin and largest foreign supplier of marijuana andmethamphetamine to the US market; continues as the primarytransshipment country for US-bound cocaine from South America,accounting for about 90% of estimated annual cocaine movement to theUS; major drug syndicates control majority of drug traffickingthroughout the country; producer and distributor of ecstasy;significant money-laundering center
Moldovalimited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly forCIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs fromSouthwest Asia via Central Asia to Russia, Western Europe, andpossibly the US; widespread crime and underground economic activity
Montserrattransshipment point for South American narcotics destinedfor the US and Europe
Moroccoillicit producer of hashish; shipments of hashish mostlydirected to Western Europe; transit point for cocaine from SouthAmerica destined for Western Europe
MozambiqueSouthern African transit point for South Asian hashishand heroin, and South American cocaine probably destined for theEuropean and South African markets; producer of cannabis (for localconsumption) and methaqualone (for export to South Africa);corruption and poor regulatory capability makes the banking systemvulnerable to money laundering, but the lack of a well-developedfinancial infrastructure limits the country's utility as amoney-laundering center
Nepalillicit producer of cannabis and hashish for the domestic andinternational drug markets; transit point for opiates from SoutheastAsia to the West
Netherlandsmajor European producer of ecstasy, illicitamphetamines, and other synthetic drugs; important gateway forcocaine, heroin, and hashish entering Europe; major source ofUS-bound ecstasy; large financial sector vulnerable to moneylaundering
Netherlands Antillestransshipment point for South American drugsbound for the US and Europe; money-laundering center
Nicaraguatransshipment point for cocaine destined for the US andtransshipment point for arms-for-drugs dealing
Nigeriaa transit point for heroin and cocaine intended forEuropean, East Asian, and North American markets; safehaven forNigerian narcotraffickers operating worldwide; majormoney-laundering center; massive corruption and criminal activity;Nigeria has improved some anti-money-laundering controls, resultingin its removal from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's)Noncooperative Countries and Territories List in June 2006;Nigeria's anti-money-laundering regime continues to be monitored byFATF
Pakistanopium poppy cultivation declined 58% to 3,147 hectares in2005; federal and provincial authorities continue to conductanti-poppy campaigns that force eradication - fines and arrests willtake place if the ban on poppy cultivation is not observed; keytransit point for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine,and hashish, bound for Western markets, the Gulf States, and Africa;financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption,and smuggling remain problems
Panamamajor cocaine transshipment point and primarymoney-laundering center for narcotics revenue; money-launderingactivity is especially heavy in the Colon Free Zone; offshorefinancial center; negligible signs of coca cultivation; monitoringof financial transactions is improving; official corruption remainsa major problem
Paraguaymajor illicit producer of cannabis, most or all of which isconsumed in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile; transshipment country forAndean cocaine headed for Brazil, other Southern Cone markets, andEurope; corruption and some money-laundering activity, especially inthe Tri-Border Area; weak anti-money-laundering laws and enforcement
Peruuntil 1996 the world's largest coca leaf producer; cultivationof coca in Peru fell 15% to 31,150 hectares between 2002 and the endof 2003; much of the cocaine base is shipped to neighboring Colombiafor processing into cocaine, while finished cocaine is shipped outfrom Pacific ports to the international drug market; increasingamounts of base and finished cocaine, however, are being moved toBrazil and Bolivia for use in the Southern Cone or transshipped toEurope and Africa
Philippinesdomestic methamphetamine production has been a growingproblem in recent years; longstanding marijuana producer
Polandmajor illicit producer of synthetic drugs for theinternational market; minor transshipment point for Asian and LatinAmerican illicit drugs to Western Europe
Portugalgateway country for Latin American cocaine and SouthwestAsian heroin entering the European market (especially from Brazil);transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe;consumer of Southwest Asian heroin
Romaniamajor transshipment point for Southwest Asian herointransiting the Balkan route and small amounts of Latin Americancocaine bound for Western Europe; although not a significantfinancial center, role as a narcotics conduit leaves it vulnerableto laundering which occurs via the banking system, currency exchangehouses, and casinos
Russialimited cultivation of illicit cannabis and opium poppy andproducer of methamphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption;government has active illicit crop eradication program; used astransshipment point for Asian opiates, cannabis, and Latin Americancocaine bound for growing domestic markets, to a lesser extentWestern and Central Europe, and occasionally to the US; major sourceof heroin precursor chemicals; corruption and organized crime arekey concerns; heroin increasingly popular in domestic market
Saint Kitts and Nevistransshipment point for South American drugsdestined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity
Saint Luciatransit point for South American drugs destined for theUS and Europe
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestransshipment point for SouthAmerican drugs destined for the US and Europe; small-scale cannabiscultivation
Saudi Arabiadeath penalty for traffickers; increasing consumptionof heroin, cocaine, and hashish; improving anti-money-launderinglegislation and enforcement
Senegaltransshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroinand South American cocaine moving to Europe and North America;illicit cultivator of cannabis
Serbiatransshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin moving toWestern Europe on the Balkan route; economy vulnerable to moneylaundering
Singaporeas a transportation and financial services hub, Singaporeis vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, as a venue formoney laundering
Slovakiatransshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin bound forWestern Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for regional market
Sloveniaminor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroinbound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals
South Africatransshipment center for heroin, hashish, marijuana,and cocaine; cocaine consumption on the rise; world's largest marketfor illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from Indiathrough various east African countries; illicit cultivation ofmarijuana; attractive venue for money launderers given theincreasing level of organized criminal and narcotics activity in theregion
Spainkey European gateway country and consumer for Latin Americancocaine and North African hashish entering the European market;destination and minor transshipment point for Southwest Asianheroin; money-laundering site for Colombian narcotics traffickingorganizations and organized crime
Surinamegrowing transshipment point for South American drugsdestined for Europe via the Netherlands and Brazil; transshipmentpoint for arms-for-drugs dealing
Switzerlanda major international financial center vulnerable to thelayering and integration stages of money laundering; despitesignificant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rulespersist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business throughoffshore entities and various intermediaries; transit country forand consumer of South American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin
Syriaa transit point for opiates and hashish bound for regional andWestern markets; weak anti-money-laundering controls and bankprivatization may leave it vulnerable to money-laundering
Taiwanregional transit point for heroin and methamphetamine; majorproblem with domestic consumption of methamphetamine and heroin;renewal of domestic methamphetamine production is a problem
Tajikistanmajor transit country for Afghan narcotics bound forRussian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limitedillicit cultivation of opium poppy for domestic consumption;Tajikistan seizes roughly 80% of all drugs captured in Central Asiaand stands third worldwide in seizures of opiates (heroin and rawopium)
Tanzaniagrowing role in transshipment of Southwest and SoutheastAsian heroin and South American cocaine destined for South African,European, and US markets and of South Asian methaqualone bound forsouthern Africa; money laundering remains a problem
Thailanda minor producer of opium, heroin, and marijuana; illicittransit point for heroin en route to the international drug marketfrom Burma and Laos; eradication efforts have reduced the area ofcannabis cultivation and shifted some production to neighboringcountries; opium poppy cultivation has been reduced by eradicationefforts; also a drug money-laundering center; minor role inmethamphetamine production for regional consumption; major consumerof methamphetamine since the 1990s
Togotransit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; moneylaundering not a significant problem
Trinidad and Tobagotransshipment point for South American drugsdestined for the US and Europe; producer of cannabis
Turkeykey transit route for Southwest Asian heroin to WesternEurope and - to a far lesser extent the US - via air, land, and searoutes; major Turkish, Iranian, and other international traffickingorganizations operate out of Istanbul; laboratories to convertimported morphine base into heroin are in remote regions of Turkeyand near Istanbul; government maintains strict controls over areasof legal opium poppy cultivation and output of poppy strawconcentrate; lax enforcement of money-laundering controls
Turkmenistantransit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russianand Western European markets; transit point for heroin precursorchemicals bound for Afghanistan
Turks and Caicos Islandstransshipment point for South Americannarcotics destined for the US and Europe
Ukrainelimited cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly forCIS consumption; some synthetic drug production for export to theWest; limited government eradication program; used as transshipmentpoint for opiates and other illicit drugs from Africa, LatinAmerica, and Turkey to Europe and Russia; Ukraine has improvedanti-money-laundering controls, resulting in its removal from theFinancial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Noncooperative Countries andTerritories List in February 2004; Ukraine's anti-money-launderingregime continues to be monitored by FATF
United Arab Emiratesthe UAE is a drug transshipment point fortraffickers given its proximity to Southwest Asian drug producingcountries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes itvulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controlsimproving, but informal banking remains unregulated
United Kingdomproducer of limited amounts of synthetic drugs andsynthetic precursor chemicals; major consumer of Southwest Asianheroin, Latin American cocaine, and synthetic drugs;money-laundering center
United Statesworld's largest consumer of cocaine, shipped fromColombia through Mexico and the Caribbean; consumer of heroin,marijuana, and increasingly methamphetamine from Mexico; consumer ofhigh-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis,marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, andmethamphetamine; money-laundering center
Uzbekistantransit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russianand, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicitcultivation of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy fordomestic consumption; poppy cultivation almost wiped out bygovernment crop eradication program; transit point for heroinprecursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan
Venezuelasmall-scale illicit producer of opium and coca for theprocessing of opiates and coca derivatives; however, largequantities of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transit the countryfrom Colombia bound for US and Europe; significant narcotics-relatedmoney-laundering activity, especially along the border with Colombiaand on Margarita Island; active eradication program primarilytargeting opium; increasing signs of drug-related activities byColombian insurgents on border
Vietnamminor producer of opium poppy; probable minor transit pointfor Southeast Asian heroin; government continues to face domesticopium/heroin/methamphetamine addiction problems despite longstandingcrackdowns
Worldcocaine: worldwide coca cultivation in 2004 amounted to166,200 hectares; Colombia produced slightly more than two-thirds ofthe worldwide crop, followed by Peru and Bolivia; potential purecocaine production of 645 metric tons in 2004 marked the lowestlevel of Andean cocaine production in the past 10 years; Colombiaconducts aggressive coca eradication campaign, but both Peruvian andBolivian Governments are hesitant to eradicate coca in key growingareas; 376 metric tons of export-quality cocaine are documented tohave been seized in 2003, and 26 metric tons disrupted (jettisonedor destroyed); consumption of export quality cocaine is estimated tohave been 800 metric tonsopiates: worldwide illicit opium poppy cultivation reached 258,630hectares in 2004; potential opium production of 5,444 metric tonswas highest total recorded since estimates began in mid-1980s;Afghanistan is world's primary opium producer, accounting for 91% ofthe global supply; Southeast Asia - responsible for 7% of globalopium - continued to diminish in importance in the world opiummarket; Latin America produced 2% of global opium, but most refinedinto heroin destined for United States; if all opium processed intopure heroin, the potential global production would be 632 metrictons of heroin in 2004
Zambiatransshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone,small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for Southern Africa andpossibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupledwith a government commitment to combating money laundering make itan unattractive venue for money launderers
Zimbabwetransit point for African cannabis and South Asian heroin,mandrax, and methamphetamines destined for the South African andEuropean markets
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@2087 Imports
Afghanistan$3.87 billion (2005 est.)
Albania$2.901 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Algeria$27.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
American Samoa$308.8 million (FY04 est.)
Andorra$1.077 billion (1998)
Angola$10.21 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Anguilla$129.9 million (2005 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda$378 million (2004 est.)
Argentina$31.69 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Armenia$1.684 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Aruba$875 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Australia$127.7 billion (2006 est.)
Austria$138.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan$5.176 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Bahamas, The$1.82 billion (2004 est.)
Bahrain$9.036 billion (2006 est.)
Bangladesh$13.77 billion (2006 est.)
Barbados$1.476 billion (2004 est.)
Belarus$21.12 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Belgium$333.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Belize$543 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Benin$927.3 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Bermuda$982 million (2004 est.)
Bhutan$196 million c.i.f. (2000 est.)
Bolivia$2.934 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina$8.25 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Botswana$3.034 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Brazil$95.83 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
British Virgin Islands$187 million (2002 est.)
Brunei$1.641 billion c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Bulgaria$20.69 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Burkina Faso$1.016 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Burma$2.049 billion f.o.b.note: import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value ofconsumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in fromThailand, China, Malaysia, and India (2006 est.)
Burundi$207.3 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cambodia$4.477 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cameroon$3.083 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Canada$353.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cape Verde$495.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cayman Islands$866.9 million (2004)
Central African Republic$203 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Chad$823.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Chile$35.37 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
China$777.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Christmas Island$NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands$NA
Colombia$24.33 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Comoros$115 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the$1.319 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Congo, Republic of the$1.964 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cook Islands$81.04 million (2005)
Costa Rica$10.88 billion (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire$5.548 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Croatia$21.79 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Cuba$9.51 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
CyprusRepublic of Cyprus: $5.8 billion f.o.b.; north Cyprus: $415.2million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Czech Republic$87.7 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Denmark$89.32 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Djibouti$987 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Dominica$234 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Dominican Republic$11.39 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
East Timor$202 million (2004 est.)
Ecuador$10.81 billion (2006 est.)
Egypt$35.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
El Salvador$7.326 billion (2006 est.)
Equatorial Guinea$2.543 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Eritrea$701.8 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Estonia$12.03 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Ethiopia$4.105 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
European Union$1.466 trillion; note - external imports, excludingintra-EU trade (2005)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)$90 million (2004 est.)
Faroe Islands$639 million c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Fiji$1.462 billion c.i.f. (2005)
Finland$71.69 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
France$529.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
French Polynesia$1.706 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Gabon$1.607 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gambia, The$212.2 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gaza Strip$1.37 billion c.i.f.; note - includes West Bank (2004)
Georgia$3.32 billion (2006 est.)
Germany$916.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Ghana$5.666 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gibraltar$2.967 billion c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Greece$59.12 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Greenland$601 million c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Grenada$276 million (2004 est.)
Guam$701 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Guatemala$9.118 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Guernsey$NA
Guinea$730 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissau$176 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Guyana$706.9 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Haiti$1.721 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Honduras$4.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Hong Kong$329.8 billion (2006 est.)
Hungary$69.75 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Iceland$5.189 billion (2006 est.)
India$187.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Indonesia$77.73 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Iran$45.48 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Iraq$20.76 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Ireland$87.36 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Isle of Man$NA
Israel$47.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Italy$445.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Jamaica$4.682 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Japan$524.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Jersey$NA
Jordan$10.42 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kazakhstan$22 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kenya$6.602 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kiribati$62 million c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Korea, North$2.6 billion c.i.f. (2005 est.)
Korea, South$300.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kuwait$19.12 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Kyrgyzstan$1.177 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Laos$1.092 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Latvia$10.33 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Lebanon$9.34 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Lesotho$1.401 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Liberia$4.839 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Libya$14.47 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Liechtenstein$917.3 million (1996)
Lithuania$18.25 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Luxembourg$24.22 billion c.i.f. (2006 est.)
Macau$3.912 billion c.i.f. (2005)
Macedonia$3.631 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Madagascar$1.544 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Malawi$767.9 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Malaysia$127.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Maldives$567 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Mali$1.858 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Malta$4.077 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Marshall Islands$54.7 million f.o.b. (2000)
Mauritania$1.124 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Mauritius$3.391 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Mayotte$256.7 million f.o.b. (2004)
Mexico$253.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of$132.7 million f.o.b. (2004)
Moldova$2.65 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Monaco$636.6 millionnote: full customs integration with France, which collects andrebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU marketsystem through customs union with France (2004)
Mongolia$1.011 billion c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Montenegro$601.7 million (2003)
Montserrat$17 million (2001)
Morocco$21.22 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Mozambique$2.815 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Namibia$2.456 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Nauru$20 million c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Nepal$2 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Netherlands$373.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Netherlands Antilles$4.383 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
New Caledonia$1.636 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
New Zealand$25.23 billion (2006 est.)
Nicaragua$3.202 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Niger$588 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Nigeria$25.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Niue$9.038 million (2004)
Norfolk Island$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Northern Mariana Islands$214.4 million (2001)
Norway$59.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Oman$10.29 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Pakistan$26.79 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Palau$107.3 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Panama$9.365 billion f.o.b. (includes the Colon Free Zone) (2006est.)
Papua New Guinea$1.686 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Paraguay$4.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Peru$15.38 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Philippines$48.76 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Pitcairn Islands$NA
Poland$113.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Portugal$67.74 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Puerto Rico$29.1 billion c.i.f. (2001)
Qatar$12.36 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Romania$46.48 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Russia$171.5 billion (2006 est.)
Rwanda$390.4 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Saint Helena$45 million c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis$405 million (2004 est.)
Saint Lucia$410 million (2004 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon$68.2 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$225 million (2004 est.)
Samoa$285 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
San Marinotrade data are included with the statistics for Italy
Sao Tome and Principe$48.87 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Saudi Arabia$64.16 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Senegal$2.98 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Serbia$10.58 billion (excluding Kosovo and Montenegro) (2005 est.)
Seychelles$570.6 million f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone$531 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Singapore$246.1 billion (2006 est.)
Slovakia$41.84 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Slovenia$23.59 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Solomon Islands$159 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Somalia$576 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
South Africa$61.53 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Spain$324.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Sri Lanka$9.655 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Sudan$8.693 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Suriname$750 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Svalbard$NA
Swaziland$2.274 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Sweden$151.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Switzerland$162.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Syria$6.634 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Taiwan$205.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Tajikistan$1.513 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Tanzania$3.18 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Thailand$119.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Togo$1.208 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Tokelau$969,200 c.i.f. (2002)
Tonga$122 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago$8.798 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Tunisia$13.89 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Turkey$120.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Turkmenistan$3.936 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands$175.6 million (2000)
Tuvalu$9.186 million c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Uganda$1.945 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Ukraine$44.81 billion (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates$88.89 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
United Kingdom$603 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
United States$1.869 trillion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Uruguay$4.532 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Uzbekistan$3.99 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Vanuatu$117.1 million c.i.f. (2004 est.)
Venezuela$28.81 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Vietnam$39.16 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Virgin Islands$4.609 billion (2001)
Wallis and Futuna$61.17 million f.o.b. (2004)
West Bank$2.37 billion c.i.f.; note - includes Gaza Strip (2004)
Western Sahara$NA
World$12.08 trillion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Yemen$5.042 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Zambia$3.092 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Zimbabwe$2.055 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
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@2088 Independence
Afghanistan19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreignaffairs)
Albania28 November 1912 (from Ottoman Empire)
Algeria5 July 1962 (from France)
American Samoanone (territory of the US)
Andorra1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French countof Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel)
Angola11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
Anguillanone (overseas territory of the UK)
Antigua and Barbuda1 November 1981 (from UK)
Argentina9 July 1816 (from Spain)
Armenia21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Arubanone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Australia1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
Austria976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156(Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empireproclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)
Azerbaijan30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Bahamas, The10 July 1973 (from UK)
Bahrain15 August 1971 (from UK)
Bangladesh16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan); note - 26 March1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December1971 is known as Victory Day and commemorates the official creationof the state of Bangladesh
Barbados30 November 1966 (from UK)
Belarus25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Belgium4 October 1830 (a provisional government declaresindependence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King Leopold Iascends to the throne)
Belize21 September 1981 (from UK)
Benin1 August 1960 (from France)
Bermudanone (overseas territory of the UK)
Bhutan8 August 1949 (from India)
Bolivia6 August 1825 (from Spain)
Bosnia and Herzegovina1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum forindependence was completed 1 March 1992; independence was declared 3March 1992)
Botswana30 September 1966 (from UK)
Brazil7 September 1822 (from Portugal)
British Virgin Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Brunei1 January 1984 (from UK)
Bulgaria3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within theOttoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from theOttoman Empire)
Burkina Faso5 August 1960 (from France)
Burma4 January 1948 (from UK)
Burundi1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgianadministration)
Cambodia9 November 1953 (from France)
Cameroon1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
Canada1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11December 1931 (independence recognized)
Cape Verde5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
Cayman Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Central African Republic13 August 1960 (from France)
Chad11 August 1960 (from France)
Chile18 September 1810 (from Spain)
China221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 January1912 (Manchu Dynasty replaced by a Republic); 1 October 1949(People's Republic established)
Christmas Islandnone (territory of Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsnone (territory of Australia)
Colombia20 July 1810 (from Spain)
Comoros6 July 1975 (from France)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the30 June 1960 (from Belgium)
Congo, Republic of the15 August 1960 (from France)
Cook Islandsnone (became self-governing in free association withNew Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to moveto full independence by unilateral action)
Costa Rica15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Cote d'Ivoire7 August 1960 (from France)
Croatia25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Cuba20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by theUS from 1898 to 1902)); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government asa day of independence
Cyprus16 August 1960 (from UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimedself-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but theseproclamations are only recognized by Turkey
Czech Republic1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the CzechRepublic and Slovakia)
Denmarkfirst organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849became a constitutional monarchy
Djibouti27 June 1977 (from France)
Dominica3 November 1978 (from UK)
Dominican Republic27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
East Timor28 November 1975 (date of proclamation of independencefrom Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date ofinternational recognition of East Timor's independence from Indonesia
Ecuador24 May 1822 (from Spain)
Egypt28 February 1922 (from UK)
El Salvador15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Equatorial Guinea12 October 1968 (from Spain)
Eritrea24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)
Estonia20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Ethiopiaoldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldestin the world - at least 2,000 years
European Union7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signedestablishing the EU); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty enteredinto force)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)none (overseas territory of theUK; also claimed by Argentina)
Faroe Islandsnone (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governingoverseas administrative division of Denmark)
Fiji10 October 1970 (from UK)
Finland6 December 1917 (from Russia)
France486 (unified by Clovis)
French Polynesianone (overseas lands of France)
Gabon17 August 1960 (from France)
Gambia, The18 February 1965 (from UK)
Georgia9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Germany18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided intofour zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or WestGermany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, andFrench zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany)proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone;unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991
Ghana6 March 1957 (from UK)
Gibraltarnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Greece1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Greenlandnone (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs isthe responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participatesin international agreements relating to Greenland)
Grenada7 February 1974 (from UK)
Guamnone (territory of the US)
Guatemala15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Guernseynone (British crown dependency)
Guinea2 October 1958 (from France)
Guinea-Bissau24 September 1973 (unilaterally declared byGuinea-Bissau); 10 September 1974 (recognized by Portugal)
Guyana26 May 1966 (from UK)
Haiti1 January 1804 (from France)
Holy See (Vatican City)11 February 1929 (from Italy); note - thethree treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged,among other things, the full sovereignty of the Vatican andestablished its territorial extent; however, the origin of the PapalStates, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, maybe traced back to the 8th century
Honduras15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Hong Kongnone (special administrative region of China)
Hungary1001 (unification by King Stephen I)
Iceland1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the DanishCrown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
India15 August 1947 (from UK)