Kiribati110,356 (July 2008 est.)
Korea, North23,479,088 (July 2008 est.)
Korea, South48,379,392 (July 2008 est.)
Kosovo2,126,708 (2007 est.)
Kuwait 2,596,799 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan5,356,869 (July 2008 est.)
Laos6,677,534 (July 2008 est.)
Latvia2,245,423 (July 2008 est.)
Lebanon3,971,941 (July 2008 est.)
Lesotho2,128,180note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Liberia3,334,587 (July 2008 est.)
Libya 6,173,579 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
Liechtenstein34,498 (July 2008 est.)
Lithuania3,565,205 (July 2008 est.)
Luxembourg486,006 (July 2008 est.)
Macau545,674 (July 2008 est.)
Macedonia2,061,315 (July 2008 est.)
Madagascar20,042,552 (July 2008 est.)
Malawi13,931,831note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Malaysia25,274,132 (July 2008 est.)
Maldives385,925 (July 2008 est.)
Mali12,324,029 (July 2008 est.)
Malta403,532 (July 2008 est.)
Marshall Islands63,174 (July 2008 est.)
Mauritania3,364,940 (July 2008 est.)
Mauritius1,274,189 (July 2008 est.)
Mayotte216,306 (July 2008 est.)
Mexico109,955,400 (July 2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of107,665 (July 2008 est.)
Moldova4,324,450 (July 2008 est.)
Monaco32,796 (July 2008 est.)
Mongolia2,996,081 (July 2008 est.)
Montenegro678,177 (July 2008 est.)
Montserrat5,079note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following theresumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned(July 2008 est.)
Morocco34,343,220 (July 2008 est.)
Mozambique21,284,700note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2008est.)
Namibia2,088,669note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Nauru13,770 (July 2008 est.)
Navassa Island uninhabited note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
Nepal29,519,114 (July 2008 est.)
Netherlands16,645,313 (July 2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles225,369 (July 2008 est.)
New Caledonia224,824 (July 2008 est.)
New Zealand4,173,460 (July 2008 est.)
Nicaragua5,785,846 (July 2008 est.)
Niger13,272,679 (July 2008 est.)
Nigeria146,255,312note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Niue1,444 (July 2008 est.)
Norfolk Island2,128 (July 2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands86,616 (July 2008 est.)
Norway4,644,457 (July 2008 est.)
Oman 3,311,640 note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
Pakistan172,800,048 (July 2008 est.)
Palau21,093 (July 2008 est.)
Panama3,309,679 (July 2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea5,931,769 (July 2008 est.)
Paracel Islands no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Paraguay6,831,306 (July 2008 est.)
Peru29,180,900 (July 2008 est.)
Philippines96,061,680 (July 2008 est.)
Pitcairn Islands48 (July 2008 est.)
Poland38,500,696 (July 2008 est.)
Portugal10,676,910 (July 2008 est.)
Puerto Rico3,958,128 (July 2008 est.)
Qatar824,789 (July 2008 est.)
Romania22,246,862 (July 2008 est.)
Russia140,702,096 (July 2008 est.)
Rwanda10,186,063note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Saint Barthelemy7,492 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Helena7,601note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands areinhabited (July 2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis39,817 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Lucia159,585 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Martin29,376 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon7,044 (July 2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines118,432 (July 2008 est.)
Samoa217,083note: prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but ahighly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance inthe sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction inthe female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures(July 2008 est.)
San Marino29,973 (July 2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe206,178 (July 2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia 28,146,656 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
Senegal 12,853,259 (July 2008 est.)
Serbia 10,159,046 note: all population data includes Kosovo (July 2008 est.)
Seychelles82,247 (July 2008 est.)
Sierra Leone6,294,774 (July 2008 est.)
Singapore4,608,167 (July 2008 est.)
Slovakia5,455,407 (July 2008 est.)
Slovenia2,007,711 (July 2008 est.)
Solomon Islands581,318 (July 2008 est.)
Somalia9,558,666note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia iscomplicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movementsin response to famine and clan warfare (July 2008 est.)
South Africa48,782,756note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsno indigenousinhabitantsnote: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March2001 replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the BritishAntarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on BirdIsland; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
Spain40,491,052 (July 2008 est.)
Spratly Islandsno indigenous inhabitantsnote: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of severalclaimant states
Sri Lanka21,128,772note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government andarmed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousandTamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamilshave sought refuge in the West (July 2008 est.)
Sudan40,218,456 (July 2008 est.)
Suriname475,996 (July 2008 est.)
Svalbard2,165 (July 2008 est.)
Swaziland1,128,814note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Sweden9,045,389 (July 2008 est.)
Switzerland7,581,520 (July 2008 est.)
Syria19,747,586note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupiedGolan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) andabout 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2008 est.)
Taiwan22,920,946 (July 2008 est.)
Tajikistan7,211,884 (July 2008 est.)
Tanzania40,213,160note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Thailand65,493,296note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Timor-Leste1,108,777note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2008 est.)
Togo5,858,673note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Tokelau1,433 (July 2008 est.)
Tonga119,009 (July 2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago1,047,366 (July 2008 est.)
Tunisia10,383,577 (July 2008 est.)
Turkey71,892,808 (July 2008 est.)
Turkmenistan5,179,571 (July 2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands22,352 (July 2008 est.)
Tuvalu12,177 (July 2008 est.)
Uganda31,367,972note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Ukraine45,994,288 (July 2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates4,621,399note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census thatincluded a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration ofnon-citizens than previous estimates (July 2008 est.)
United Kingdom60,943,912 (July 2008 est.)
United States303,824,640 (July 2008 est.)
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refugesno indigenousinhabitantsnote: public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish andWildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists andeducators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife ServiceJohnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US militaryand civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005 allUS government personnel had left the islandMidway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fishand Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at theatollPalmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlifestaff, and researchers
Uruguay3,477,778 (July 2008 est.)
Uzbekistan27,345,026 (July 2008 est.)
Vanuatu215,446 (July 2008 est.)
Venezuela26,414,816 (July 2008 est.)
Vietnam86,116,560 (July 2008 est.)
Virgin Islands109,840 (July 2008 est.)
Wake Islandno indigenous inhabitantsnote: since super typhoon IOKE, a small military contingent alongwith 75 contractor personnel have returned to the island to conductclean-up and restore basic operations on the island (July 2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna15,237 (July 2008 est.)
West Bank2,407,681note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in theWest Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
Western Sahara393,831note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility,mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on datafrom neighboring countries (July 2008 est.)
World6,706,993,152 (July 2008 est.)
Yemen23,013,376 (July 2008 est.)
Zambia11,669,534note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
Zimbabwe11,350,111note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account theeffects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lowerlife expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lowerpopulation growth rates, and changes in the distribution ofpopulation by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July2008 est.)
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AfghanistanKheyrabad, Shir Khan
AlbaniaDurres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore
AlgeriaAlgiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Djendjene, Jijel,Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda
American SamoaPago Pago
AngolaCabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe
AnguillaBlowing Point, Road Bay
Antarcticathere are no developed ports and harbors in Antarctica;most coastal stations have offshore anchorages, and supplies aretransferred from ship to shore by small boats, barges, andhelicopters; a few stations have a basic wharf facility; US coastalstations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E), and Palmer (64 43 S,64 03 W); government use only except by permit (see Permit Officeunder "Legal System"); all ships at port are subject to inspectionin accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; offshore anchorageis sparse and intermittent; relevant legal instruments andauthorization procedures adopted by the states parties to theAntarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area, toall areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude south, have to becomplied with (see "Legal System"); The Hydrographic Committee onAntarctica (HCA), a special hydrographic commission of InternationalHydrographic Organization (IHO), is responsible for hydrographicsurveying and nautical charting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; itcoordinates and facilitates provision of accurate and appropriatecharts and other aids to navigation in support of safety ofnavigation in region; membership of HCA is open to any IHO MemberState whose government has acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and whichcontributes resources and/or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area;members of HCA are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China,Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, NZ, Norway, Russia,South Africa, Spain, UK, and US (2007)
Antigua and BarbudaSaint John's
Arctic OceanChurchill (Canada), Murmansk (Russia), Prudhoe Bay (US)
ArgentinaArroyo Seco, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, PuntaColorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin
ArubaBarcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas
Ashmore and Cartier Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
Atlantic OceanAlexandria (Egypt), Algiers (Algeria), Antwerp(Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Casablanca(Morocco), Colon (Panama), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dakar (Senegal),Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas(Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal),London (UK), Marseille (France), Montevideo (Uruguay), Montreal(Canada), Naples (Italy), New Orleans (US), New York (US), Oran(Algeria), Oslo (Norway), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Rio deJaneiro (Brazil), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Saint Petersburg(Russia), Stockholm (Sweden)
AustraliaBrisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay Point,Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney
AustriaEnns, Krems, Linz, Vienna
AzerbaijanBaku (Baki)
Bahamas, TheFreeport, Nassau, South Riding Point
BahrainMina' Salman, Sitrah
BangladeshChittagong, Mongla Port
BarbadosBridgetown
BelarusMazyr
BelgiumAntwerp, Gent, Liege, Zeebrugge
BelizeBelize City, Big Creek
BeninCotonou
BermudaHamilton, Saint George
BoliviaPuerto Aguirre (inland port on the Paraguay/Parana waterwayat the Bolivia/Brazil border); Bolivia has free port privileges inmaritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosanska Gradiska, Bosanski Brod, BosanskiSamac, and Brcko (all inland waterway ports on the Sava), Orasje
Bouvet Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
BrazilGuaiba, Ilha Grande, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Santos, SaoSebastiao, Tubarao
British Indian Ocean TerritoryDiego Garcia
British Virgin IslandsRoad Town
BruneiLumut, Muara, Seria
BulgariaBurgas, Varna
BurmaMoulmein, Rangoon, Sittwe
BurundiBujumbura
CambodiaPhnom Penh, Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville)
CameroonDouala, Limboh Terminal
CanadaFraser River Port, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Port-Cartier,Quebec City, Saint John (New Brunswick), Sept-Isles, Vancouver
Cape VerdePorto Grande
Cayman IslandsCayman Brac, George Town
Central African RepublicBangui, Nola, Salo, Nzinga
ChileCoronel, Huasco, Lirquen, Puerto Ventanas, San Antonio, SanVicente, Valparaiso
ChinaDalian, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai,Shenzhen, Tianjin
Christmas IslandFlying Fish Cove
Clipperton Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsPort Refuge
ColombiaBarranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo
ComorosMayotte, Mutsamudu
Congo, Democratic Republic of theBanana, Boma, Bukavu, Bumba, Goma,Kalemie, Kindu, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka
Congo, Republic of theBrazzaville, Djeno, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo,Pointe-Noire
Cook IslandsAvatiu
Coral Sea Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
Costa RicaCaldera, Puerto Limon
Cote d'IvoireAbidjan, Espoir, San-Pedro
CroatiaOmisalj, Ploce, Rijeka, Sibenik, Vukovar (on Danube)
CubaCienfuegos, Havana, Matanzas
Cyprusarea under government control: Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos;area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Famagusta, Kyrenia
Czech RepublicDecin, Prague, Usti nad Labem
DenmarkAalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Ensted, Esbjerg, Fredericia,Kalundborg
DjiboutiDjibouti
DominicaPortsmouth, Roseau
Dominican RepublicBoca Chica, Caucedo, Puerto Plata, Rio Haina,Santo Domingo
EcuadorEsmeraldas, Guayaquil, Manta, Puerto Bolivar
EgyptAyn Sukhnah, Alexandria, Damietta, El Dekheila, Sidi Kurayr,Suez
El SalvadorAcajutla, Puerto Cutuco
Equatorial GuineaBata, Malabo
EritreaAssab, Massawa
EstoniaKuivastu, Kunda, Muuga, Tallinn, Virtsu
EthiopiaEthiopia is landlocked and uses ports of Djibouti inDjibouti and Berbera in Somalia
European UnionAntwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Braila(Romania), Bremen (Germany), Burgas (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania),Copenhagen (Denmark), Galati (Romania), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg(Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain),Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), Marseille(France), Naples (Italy), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Riga(Latvia), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Stockholm (Sweden), Talinn(Estonia), Tulcea (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Stanley
Faroe IslandsTorshavn, Vagur
FijiLautoka, Suva
FinlandHamina, Helsinki, Kokkola, Kotka, Naantali, Pori, Raahe,Rauma, Turku
FranceBordeaux, Calais, Dunkerque, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes,Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg
French PolynesiaPapeete
French Southern and Antarctic Landsnone; offshore anchorage only
GabonGamba, Libreville, Lucinda, Port-Gentil
Gambia, TheBanjul
Gaza StripGaza
GeorgiaBat'umi, P'ot'i
GermanyBremen, Bremerhaven, Duisburg, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Lubeck,Rostock, Wilhemshaven
GhanaTema
GibraltarGibraltar
GreeceAgioitheodoroi, Aspropyrgos, Pachi, Piraeus, Thessaloniki
GreenlandSisimiut
GrenadaSaint George's
GuamApra Harbor
GuatemalaPuerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla
GuernseySaint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
GuineaConakry, Kamsar
Guinea-BissauBissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim
GuyanaGeorgetown
HaitiCap-Haitien
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
HondurasLa Ceiba, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela
Hong KongHong Kong
HungaryBudapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs(2003)
IcelandGrundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Reykjavik
IndiaChennai, Haldia, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta),Mormugao, Mumbai (Bombay), New Mangalore, Vishakhapatnam
Indian OceanChennai (Madras; India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Durban(South Africa), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kolkata (Calcutta; India)Melbourne (Australia), Mumbai (Bombay; India), Richards Bay (SouthAfrica)
IndonesiaBanjarmasin, Belawan, Ciwandan, Kotabaru, Krueg Geukueh,Palembang, Panjang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok
IranAssaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e-Eman Khomeyni
IraqAl Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr
IrelandCork, Dublin, Shannon Foynes
Isle of ManDouglas, Ramsey
IsraelAshdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa
ItalyAugusta, Genoa, Livorno, Ravenna, Sarroch, Taranto, Trieste,Venice
JamaicaKingston, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Port Rhoades, RockyPoint
Jan Mayennone; offshore anchorage only
JapanChiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo,Tomakomai, Yohohama
JerseyGorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
JordanAl 'Aqabah
KazakhstanAqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev), Oskemen(Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk)
KenyaMombasa
KiribatiBetio
Korea, NorthCh'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong,Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang,Wonsan
Korea, SouthInch'on, P'ohang, Pusan, Ulsan
KuwaitAsh Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina''Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi
KyrgyzstanBalykchy (Ysyk-Kol or Rybach'ye)
LatviaRiga, Ventspils
LebanonBeirut, Tripoli
LiberiaBuchanan, Monrovia
LibyaAs Sidrah, Az Zuwaytinah, Marsa al Burayqah, Ra's Lanuf,Tripoli, Zawiyah
LithuaniaKlaipeda
LuxembourgMertert
MacauMacau
MadagascarAntsiranana, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
MalawiChipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba
MalaysiaBintulu, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Labuan, George Town(Penang), Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas
MaldivesMale
MaliKoulikoro
MaltaMarsaxlokk (Malta Freeport), Valletta
Marshall IslandsMajuro
MauritaniaNouadhibou, Nouakchott
MauritiusPort Louis
MayotteDzaoudzi
MexicoAltamira, Coatzacoalcos, Manzanillo, Morro Redondo, SalinaCruz, Tampico, Veracruz
Micronesia, Federated States ofTomil Harbor
MonacoMonaco
MontenegroBar
MontserratLittle Bay, Plymouth
MoroccoAgadir, Casablanca, Mohammedia, Safi
MozambiqueBeira, Maputo, Nacala
NamibiaLuderitz, Walvis Bay
NauruNauru
Navassa Islandnone; offshore anchorage only
NetherlandsAmsterdam, IJmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Vlissingen
Netherlands AntillesBopec Terminal, Willemstad
New CaledoniaNoumea
New ZealandAuckland, Lyttelton, Marsden Point, Tauranga,Wellington, Whangarei
NicaraguaBluefields, Corinto, El Bluff
NigeriaBonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos
Niuenone; offshore anchorage only
Norfolk Islandnone; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan, Tinian
NorwayBergen, Borg Havn, Haugesund, Maaloy, Mongstad, Narvik, Oslo,Sture
OmanMina' Qabus, Salalah
Pacific OceanBangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong (China), Kao-hsiung(Taiwan), Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (SouthKorea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China),Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington(NZ), Yokohama (Japan)
PakistanKarachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim
PalauKoror
PanamaBalboa, Colon, Cristobal
Papua New GuineaKimbe, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Wewak
Paracel Islandssmall Chinese port facilities on Woody Island andDuncan Island being expanded
ParaguayAsuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion
PeruCallao, Iquitos, Matarani, Paita, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas; note -Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are on the upper reaches of theAmazon and its tributaries
PhilippinesCagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila, NasipitHarbor
Pitcairn IslandsAdamstown (on Bounty Bay)
PolandGdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie, Szczecin
PortugalLeixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines
Puerto RicoGuayanilla, Mayaguez, San Juan
QatarDoha, Ra's Laffan
RomaniaBraila, Constanta, Galati, Tulcea
RussiaAzov, Kaliningrad, Kavkaz, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Primorsk,Saint Petersburg, Vostochnyy
RwandaCyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye
Saint HelenaSaint Helena: JamestownAscension Island: GeorgetownTristan da Cunha: Calshot Harbor
Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre
Saint LuciaCastries, Cul-de-Sac, Vieux-Fort
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown
SamoaApia
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome
Saudi ArabiaAd Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jiddah, Yanbu' al Sinaiyah
SenegalDakar
SeychellesVictoria
Sierra LeoneFreetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands
SingaporeSingapore
SlovakiaBratislava, Komarno
SloveniaKoper
Solomon IslandsHoniara, Malloco Bay, Viru Harbor
SomaliaBerbera, Kismaayo
South AfricaCape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay,Saldanha Bay
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsGrytviken
Southern OceanMcMurdo, Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarcticanote: few ports or harbors exist on southern side of Southern Ocean;ice conditions limit use of most to short periods in midsummer; eventhen some cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; mostAntarctic ports are operated by government research stations and,except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or privatevessels; vessels in any port south of 60 degrees south are subjectto inspection by observers under Article 7 of the Antarctic Treaty;The Hydrographic Committee on Antarctica (HCA), a specialhydrographic commission of International Hydrographic Organization(IHO), is responsible for hydrographic surveying and nauticalcharting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; it coordinates andfacilitates provision of accurate and appropriate charts and otheraids to navigation in support of safety of navigation in region;membership of HCA is open to any IHO Member State whose governmenthas acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and which contributes resourcesand/or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area; members of HCA areArgentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, France,Germany, Greece, India, Italy, NZ, Norway, Russia, South Africa,Spain, UK, and US (2007)
SpainAlgeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona,Valencia
Spratly Islandsnone; offshore anchorage only
Sri LankaColombo
SudanPort Sudan
SurinameParamaribo, Wageningen
SvalbardBarentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden
SwedenBrofjorden, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Lulea, Malmo, Stenungsund,Stockholm, Trelleborg, Visby
SwitzerlandBasel
SyriaLatakia, Tartus
TaiwanChilung (Keelung), Kaohsiung, Taichung
TanzaniaDar es Salaam
ThailandBangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha
Timor-LesteDili
TogoKpeme, Lome
Tokelaunone; offshore anchorage only
TongaNuku'alofa
Trinidad and TobagoPoint Fortin, Point Lisas, Port-of-Spain
TunisiaBizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Rades, Sfax, Skhira
TurkeyAliaga, Diliskelesi, Izmir, Kocaeli (Izmit), Mercin Limani,Nemrut Limani
TurkmenistanTurkmenbasy
Turks and Caicos IslandsGrand Turk, Providenciales
TuvaluFunafuti
UgandaEntebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
UkraineFeodosiya, Kerch, Kherson, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa,Yuzhnyy
United Arab EmiratesMina' Zayid (Abu Dhabi), Al Fujayrah, Mina'Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's alKhaymah), Khawr Fakkan (Sharjah)
United KingdomDover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London,Southampton, Teesport (England), Forth Ports, Hound Point(Scotland), Milford Haven (Wales)
United StatesCorpus Christi, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Houston, LongBeach, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Texas City
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesBaker, Howland, andJarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef: none; offshore anchorage onlyJohnston Atoll: Johnston IslandMidway Islands: Sand IslandPalmyra Atoll: West Lagoon
UruguayMontevideo
UzbekistanTermiz (Amu Darya)
VanuatuForari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
VenezuelaLa Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
VietnamDa Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City
Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, Limetree Bay
Wake Islandnone; two offshore anchorages for large ships
Wallis and FutunaLeava, Mata-Utu
Western SaharaAd Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
Worldtop ten container ports (TEUs): Singapore - 24,792,400; HongKong - 23,539,000; Shanghai - 21,710,000; Shenzhen (China) -18,468,890; Busan (South Korea) - 12,030,000; Kaohsiung (Taiwan) -9,774,670; - Rotterdam - 9,603,000; Dubai (UAE) - 8,923,465; Hamburg- 8,861,545; Los Angeles - 8,469,853 (2006)
YemenAden, Hudaydah, Mukalla
ZambiaMpulungu
ZimbabweBinga, Kariba
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
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@2121 Railways (km)
Albania total: 447 km standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Algeriatotal: 3,973 kmstandard gauge: 2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2006)
Angolatotal: 2,761 kmnarrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2006)
Argentinatotal: 31,902 kmbroad gauge: 20,858 km 1.676-m gauge (141 km electrified)standard gauge: 2,885 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)narrow gauge: 7,922 km 1.000-m gauge; 237 km 0.750-m gauge (2006)
Armeniatotal: 839 kmbroad gauge: 839 km 1.520-m gauge (828 km electrified)note: some lines are out of service (2006)
Australiatotal: 38,550 kmbroad gauge: 3,727 km 1.600-m gaugestandard gauge: 20,519 km 1.435-m gauge (1,877 km electrified)narrow gauge: 14,074 km 1.067-m gauge (2,453 km electrified)dual gauge: 230 km dual gauge (2006)
Austriatotal: 6,383 kmstandard gauge: 5,924 km 1.435-m gauge (3,772 km electrified)narrow gauge: 371 km 1.000-m gauge; 88 km 0.760-m gauge (25 kmelectrified) (2006)
Azerbaijantotal: 2,122 kmbroad gauge: 2,122 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2006)
Bangladeshtotal: 2,768 kmbroad gauge: 946 km 1.676-m gaugenarrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Belarustotal: 5,512 kmbroad gauge: 5,497 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)standard gauge: 15 km 1.435 m (2006)
Belgiumtotal: 3,536 kmstandard gauge: 3,536 km 1.435-m gauge (2,950 km electrified) (2006)
Benintotal: 758 kmnarrow gauge: 758 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Boliviatotal: 3,504 kmnarrow gauge: 3,504 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 608 kmstandard gauge: 608 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Botswanatotal: 888 kmnarrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Braziltotal: 29,295 kmbroad gauge: 4,932 km 1.600-m gauge (939 km electrified)standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gaugenarrow gauge: 23,773 km 1.000-m gauge (581 km electrified)dual gauge: 396 km 1.000 m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (78 kmelectrified) (2006)
Bulgariatotal: 4,294 kmstandard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,710 km electrified)narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (2006)
Burkina Fasototal: 622 kmnarrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gaugenote: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire(2006)
Burmatotal: 3,955 kmnarrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Cambodiatotal: 602 kmnarrow gauge: 602 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Cameroontotal: 987 kmnarrow gauge: 987 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Canadatotal: 48,068 kmstandard gauge: 48,068 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Chiletotal: 6,585 kmbroad gauge: 2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1,317 km electrified)narrow gauge: 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Chinatotal: 75,438 kmstandard gauge: 75,438 km 1.435-m gauge (20,151 km electrified)(2005)
Colombiatotal: 3,304 kmstandard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 5,138 kmnarrow gauge: 3,987 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge (2006)
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 894 kmnarrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Costa Ricatotal: 278 kmnarrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gaugenote: none of the railway network is in use (2007)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 660 kmnarrow gauge: 660 km 1.000 meter gaugenote: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into BurkinaFaso (2006)
Croatiatotal: 2,726 kmstandard gauge: 2,726 km 1.435-m gauge (1,199 km electrified) (2006)
Cubatotal: 4,226 kmstandard gauge: 4,226 km 1.435-m gauge (140 km electrified)note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations;about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge(2006)
Czech Republictotal: 9,597 kmstandard gauge: 9,597 km 1.435-m gauge (3,041 km electrified) (2006)
Denmarktotal: 2,644 kmstandard gauge: 2,644 km 1.435-m gauge (636 km electrified) (2007)
Djiboutitotal: 100 km (Djibouti segment of the Addis Ababa-Djiboutirailway)narrow gauge: 100 km 1.000-m gaugenote: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia butremains largely inoperable (2006)
Dominican Republictotal: 517 kmstandard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 142 km 0.762-m gaugenote: additional 1,226 km operated by sugar companies in 1.076 m,0.889 m, and 0.762-m gauges (2006)
Ecuadortotal: 966 kmnarrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Egypttotal: 5,063 kmstandard gauge: 5,063 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2006)
El Salvadortotal: 562 kmnarrow gauge: 562 km 0.914-m gaugenote: railways not in operation since 2005 because of disuse andhigh costs that led to a lack of maintenance (2007)
Eritreatotal: 306 kmnarrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2006)
Estoniatotal: 968 kmbroad gauge: 968 km 1.520 m/1.524-m gauge (2006)
Ethiopiatotal: 699 km (Ethiopian segment of the AddisAbaba-Djibouti railroad)narrow gauge: 699 km 1.000-m gaugenote: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia butremains largely inoperable (2006)
European Uniontotal: 236,436 kmbroad gauge: 28,250 kmstandard gauge: 200,401 kmnarrow gauge: 7,771 kmother: 23 km (2007)
Fijitotal: 597 kmnarrow gauge: 597 km 0.600-m gaugenote: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; usedto haul sugarcane during harvest season (May to December) (2006)
Finlandtotal: 5,741 kmbroad gauge: 5,741 km 1.524-m gauge (2,619 km electrified) (2006)
Francetotal: 29,370 kmstandard gauge: 29,203 km 1.435-m gauge (14,778 km electrified)narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Gabontotal: 814 kmstandard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Georgiatotal: 1,612 kmbroad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gauge (1,575 electrified)narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 electrified) (2006)
Germanytotal: 48,215 kmstandard gauge: 47,962 km 1.435-m gauge (20,278 km electrified)narrow gauge: 229 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km0.750-m gauge (2006)
Ghanatotal: 953 kmnarrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Greecetotal: 2,571 kmstandard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (764 km electrified)narrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gaugedual gauge: 23 km combined 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (three railsystem) (2006)
Guatemalatotal: 886 kmnarrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
Guineatotal: 837 kmstandard gauge: 175 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 662 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Hondurastotal: 699 kmnarrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
Hungarytotal: 8,057 kmbroad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2006)
Indiatotal: 63,221 kmbroad gauge: 46,807 km 1.676-m gauge (17,343 km electrified)narrow gauge: 13,290 km 1.000-m gauge (165 km electrified); 3,124 km0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2006)
Indonesiatotal: 6,458 kmnarrow gauge: 5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (125 km electrified); 497 km0.750-m gauge (2006)
Irantotal: 8,367 kmbroad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gaugestandard gauge: 8,273 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (2006)
Iraqtotal: 2,272 kmstandard gauge: 2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Irelandtotal: 3,237 kmbroad gauge: 1,872 km 1.600-m gauge (37 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish PeatBoard to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants)(2006)
Isle of Mantotal: 65 kmstandard gauge: 7 km 1.067-m gauge (7 km electrified)narrow gauge: 58 km 0.914-m gauge (29 km electrified)note: primarily summer tourist attractions (2006)
Israeltotal: 853 kmstandard gauge: 853 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Italytotal: 19,460 kmstandard gauge: 18,038 km 1.435-m gauge (11,354 km electrified)narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (123 km electrified); 1,299 km0.950-m gauge (161 km electrified) (2006)
Japantotal: 23,474 kmstandard gauge: 3,204 km 1.435-m gauge (3,204 km electrified)narrow gauge: 77 km 1.372-m gauge (77 km electrified); 20,182 km1.067-m gauge (13,334 km electrified); 11 km 0.762-m gauge (11 kmelectrified) (2006)
Jordantotal: 505 kmnarrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge (2006)
Kazakhstantotal: 13,700 kmbroad gauge: 13,700 km 1.520-m gauge (3,700 km electrified) (2006)
Kenyatotal: 2,778 kmnarrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Korea, Northtotal: 5,235 kmstandard gauge: 5,235 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2006)
Korea, Southtotal: 3,472 kmstandard gauge: 3,472 km 1.435-m gauge (1,342 km electrified) (2006)
Kosovototal: 430 km (2005)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 470 kmbroad gauge: 470 km 1.520-m gauge (2006)
Latviatotal: 2,303 kmbroad gauge: 2,270 km 1.520-m gauge (257 km electrified)narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2006)
Lebanontotal: 401 kmstandard gauge: 319 km 1.435 mnarrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 mnote: rail system became unusable because of damage done duringfighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2006)
Liberiatotal: 490 kmstandard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gaugenote: sections of railway are inoperable because of damage sufferedduring the civil war (2008)
Libya0 kmnote: Libya has announced plans to build seven lines totaling 2,757km of 1.435-m gauge track (2006)
Liechtenstein9 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)note: belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria andSwitzerland (2006)
Lithuaniatotal: 1,771 kmbroad gauge: 1,749 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified)standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Luxembourgtotal: 275 kmstandard gauge: 275 km 1.435-m gauge (243 km electrified) (2006)
Macedoniatotal: 699 kmstandard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (223 km electrified) (2006)
Madagascartotal: 854 kmnarrow gauge: 854 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Malawitotal: 797 kmnarrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Malaysiatotal: 1,890 kmstandard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gauge (57 km electrified)narrow gauge: 1,833 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified) (2006)
Malitotal: 729 kmnarrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Mauritania717 kmstandard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Mexicototal: 17,665 kmstandard gauge: 17,665 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Moldovatotal: 1,138 kmbroad gauge: 1,124 km 1.520-m gaugestandard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Mongoliatotal: 1,810 kmbroad gauge: 1,810 km 1.524-m gauge (2006)
Montenegrototal: 250 kmstandard gauge: 250 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 169 km) (2006)
Moroccototal: 1,907 kmstandard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified) (2006)
Mozambiquetotal: 3,123 kmnarrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2006)
Namibiatotal: 2,382 kmnarrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Nepaltotal: 59 kmnarrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2006)
Netherlandstotal: 2,797 kmstandard gauge: 2,797 km 1.435-m gauge (2,064 km electrified) (2006)
New Zealandtotal: 4,128 kmnarrow gauge: 4,128 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2006)
Nicaraguatotal: 6 kmnarrow gauge: 6 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Nigeriatotal: 3,505 kmnarrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Norwaytotal: 4,114 kmstandard gauge: 4,114 km 1.435-m gauge (2,552 km electrified) (2008)
Pakistantotal: 8,163 kmbroad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Panamatotal: 355 kmstandard gauge: 77 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 278 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
Paraguaytotal: 36 kmstandard gauge: 36 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Perutotal: 1,989 kmstandard gauge: 1,726 km 1.435-m gaugenarrow gauge: 263 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
Philippinestotal: 897 kmnarrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2006)
Polandtotal: 23,072 kmbroad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 22,443 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational;11,910 km electrified) (2006)
Portugaltotal: 2,786 kmbroad gauge: 2,603 km 1.668-m gauge (1,351 km electrified)narrow gauge: 183 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Puerto Ricototal: 96 kmnarrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Romaniatotal: 11,385 kmbroad gauge: 60 km 1.524-m gaugestandard gauge: 10,898 km 1.435-m gauge (3,888 km electrified)narrow gauge: 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2006)
Russiatotal: 87,157 kmbroad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified)narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island)note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serveindustries (2006)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 50 kmnarrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts for tourists (2006)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 1,392 kmstandard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines andsidings) (2006)
Senegaltotal: 906 kmnarrow gauge: 906 km 1.000 meter gauge (2006)