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Rank code: 2100
Country Comparison :: Legal system
This entry contains a brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
Rank country Legal system Date of Information
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Rank code: 2101
Country Comparison :: Legislative branch
This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of the election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
Rank country Legislative branch Date of Information
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Rank code: 2102
Country Comparison :: Life expectancy at birth
This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Rank country (years) Date of Information
1 Macau 84.36 2009 est. 2 Andorra 82.51 2009 est. 3 Japan 82.12 2009 est. 4 Singapore 81.98 2009 est. 5 San Marino 81.97 2009 est. 6 Hong Kong 81.86 2009 est. 7 Australia 81.63 2009 est. 8 Canada 81.23 2009 est. 9 France 80.98 2009 est. 10 Sweden 80.86 2009 est. 11 Switzerland 80.85 2009 est. 12 Guernsey 80.77 2009 est. 13 Israel 80.73 2009 est. 14 Iceland 80.67 2009 est. 15 Anguilla 80.65 2009 est. 16 Cayman Islands 80.44 2009 est. 17 Bermuda 80.43 2009 est. 18 New Zealand 80.36 2009 est. 19 Italy 80.20 2009 est. 20 Gibraltar 80.19 2009 est. 21 Monaco 80.09 2009 est. 22 Liechtenstein 80.06 2009 est. 23 Spain 80.05 2009 est. 24 Norway 79.95 2009 est. 25 Jersey 79.75 2009 est. 26 Greece 79.66 2009 est. 27 Austria 79.50 2009 est. 28 Faroe Islands 79.44 2009 est. 29 Malta 79.44 2009 est. 30 Netherlands 79.40 2009 est. 31 Luxembourg 79.33 2009 est. 32 Germany 79.26 2009 est. 33 Belgium 79.22 2009 est. 34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 79.07 2009 est. 35 Virgin Islands 79.05 2009 est. 36 United Kingdom 79.01 2009 est. 37 Finland 78.97 2009 est. 38 Jordan 78.87 2009 est. 39 Isle of Man 78.82 2009 est. 40 Korea, South 78.72 2009 est. 41 European Union 78.67 2009 est. 42 Puerto Rico 78.53 2009 est. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.50 2009 est. 44 Saint Helena 78.44 2009 est. 45 Cyprus 78.33 2009 est. 46 Denmark 78.30 2009 est. 47 Ireland 78.24 2009 est. 48 Portugal 78.21 2009 est. 49 Wallis and Futuna 78.20 2009 est. 50 United States 78.11 2009 est. 51 Albania 77.96 2009 est. 52 Taiwan 77.96 2009 est. 53 Kuwait 77.71 2009 est. 54 Costa Rica 77.58 2009 est. 55 Cuba 77.45 2009 est. 56 Chile 77.34 2009 est. 57 Libya 77.26 2009 est. 58 British Virgin Islands 77.26 2009 est. 59 Panama 77.25 2009 est. 60 Slovenia 76.92 2009 est. 61 Czech Republic 76.81 2009 est. 62 Georgia 76.72 2009 est. 63 French Polynesia 76.71 2009 est. 64 Northern Mariana Islands 76.70 2009 est. 65 Netherlands Antilles 76.65 2009 est. 66 Argentina 76.56 2009 est. 67 Saint Lucia 76.45 2009 est. 68 Uruguay 76.35 2009 est. 69 Saudi Arabia 76.30 2009 est. 70 United Arab Emirates 76.11 2009 est. 71 Mexico 76.06 2009 est. 72 Tunisia 75.78 2009 est. 73 Paraguay 75.77 2009 est. 74 Brunei 75.74 2009 est. 75 Poland 75.63 2009 est. 76 Dominica 75.55 2009 est. 77 Turks and Caicos Islands 75.42 2009 est. 78 Slovakia 75.40 2009 est. 79 Croatia 75.35 2009 est. 80 Qatar 75.35 2009 est. 81 Ecuador 75.30 2009 est. 82 Aruba 75.28 2009 est. 83 Bahrain 75.16 2009 est. 84 Sri Lanka 75.14 2009 est. 85 New Caledonia 74.98 2009 est. 86 Lithuania 74.90 2009 est. 87 Antigua and Barbuda 74.76 2009 est. 88 Macedonia 74.68 2009 est. 89 West Bank 74.54 2009 est. 90 Cook Islands 74.22 2009 est. 91 Oman 74.16 2009 est. 92 Algeria 74.02 2009 est. 93 Mauritius 74.00 2009 est. 94 Maldives 73.97 2009 est. 95 Barbados 73.94 2009 est. 96 Serbia 73.90 2009 est. 97 Suriname 73.73 2009 est. 98 American Samoa 73.72 2009 est. 99 Dominican Republic 73.70 2009 est. 100 Solomon Islands 73.69 2009 est. 101 Lebanon 73.66 2009 est. 102 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.65 2009 est. 103 Venezuela 73.61 2009 est. 104 Jamaica 73.53 2009 est. 105 China 73.47 2009 est. 106 Hungary 73.44 2009 est. 107 Gaza Strip 73.42 2009 est. 108 Malaysia 73.29 2009 est. 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.20 2009 est. 110 Thailand 73.10 2009 est. 111 Bulgaria 73.09 2009 est. 112 Seychelles 73.02 2009 est. 113 Estonia 72.82 2009 est. 114 Colombia 72.81 2009 est. 115 Montserrat 72.76 2009 est. 116 Armenia 72.68 2009 est. 117 Romania 72.45 2009 est. 118 El Salvador 72.33 2009 est. 119 Latvia 72.15 2009 est. 120 Egypt 72.12 2009 est. 121 Brazil 71.99 2009 est. 122 Turkey 71.96 2009 est. 123 Uzbekistan 71.96 2009 est. 124 Samoa 71.86 2009 est. 125 Morocco 71.80 2009 est. 126 Cape Verde 71.61 2009 est. 127 Vietnam 71.58 2009 est. 128 Nicaragua 71.50 2009 est. 129 Palau 71.22 2009 est. 130 Marshall Islands 71.19 2009 est. 131 Syria 71.19 2009 est. 132 Iran 71.14 2009 est. 133 Philippines 71.09 2009 est. 134 Micronesia, Federated States of 70.94 2009 est. 135 Trinidad and Tobago 70.86 2009 est. 136 Moldova 70.80 2009 est. 137 Indonesia 70.76 2009 est. 138 Peru 70.74 2009 est. 139 Fiji 70.73 2009 est. 140 Tonga 70.73 2009 est. 141 Belarus 70.63 2009 est. 142 Guatemala 70.29 2009 est. 143 Greenland 70.07 2009 est. 144 Iraq 69.94 2009 est. 145 India 69.89 2009 est. 146 Kyrgyzstan 69.43 2009 est. 147 Honduras 69.40 2009 est. 148 Tuvalu 69.29 2009 est. 149 Sao Tome and Principe 68.32 2009 est. 150 Ukraine 68.25 2009 est. 151 Belize 68.20 2009 est. 152 Kazakhstan 67.87 2009 est. 153 Turkmenistan 67.87 2009 est. 154 Mongolia 67.65 2009 est. 155 Timor-Leste 67.27 2009 est. 156 Bolivia 66.89 2009 est. 157 Guyana 66.68 2009 est. 158 Azerbaijan 66.66 2009 est. 159 World 66.57 2009 est. 160 Papua New Guinea 66.34 2009 est. 161 Bhutan 66.13 2009 est. 162 Russia 66.03 2009 est. 163 Grenada 65.95 2009 est. 164 Bahamas, The 65.78 2009 est. 165 Nepal 65.46 2009 est. 166 Tajikistan 65.33 2009 est. 167 Pakistan 64.49 2009 est. 168 Nauru 64.20 2009 est. 169 Vanuatu 63.98 2009 est. 170 Korea, North 63.81 2009 est. 171 Comoros 63.47 2009 est. 172 Burma 63.39 2009 est. 173 Yemen 63.27 2009 est. 174 Kiribati 63.22 2009 est. 175 Mayotte 62.91 2009 est. 176 Madagascar 62.89 2009 est. 177 Cambodia 62.10 2009 est. 178 Botswana 61.85 2009 est. 179 Eritrea 61.78 2009 est. 180 Equatorial Guinea 61.61 2009 est. 181 Haiti 60.78 2009 est. 182 Mauritania 60.37 2009 est. 183 Bangladesh 60.25 2009 est. 184 Ghana 59.85 2009 est. 185 Benin 59.00 2009 est. 186 Senegal 59.00 2009 est. 187 Togo 58.69 2009 est. 188 Kenya 57.86 2009 est. 189 Guinea 57.09 2009 est. 190 Laos 56.68 2009 est. 191 Cote d'Ivoire 55.45 2009 est. 192 Ethiopia 55.41 2009 est. 193 Gambia, The 55.35 2009 est. 194 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.36 2009 est. 195 Western Sahara 54.32 2009 est. 196 Congo, Republic of the 54.15 2009 est. 197 Cameroon 53.69 2009 est. 198 Gabon 53.11 2009 est. 199 Burkina Faso 52.95 2009 est. 200 Uganda 52.72 2009 est. 201 Niger 52.60 2009 est. 202 Burundi 52.09 2009 est. 203 Tanzania 52.01 2009 est. 204 Sudan 51.42 2009 est. 205 Namibia 51.24 2009 est. 206 Rwanda 50.52 2009 est. 207 Mali 50.35 2009 est. 208 Somalia 49.63 2009 est. 209 South Africa 48.98 2009 est. 210 Guinea-Bissau 47.90 2009 est. 211 Chad 47.70 2009 est. 212 Nigeria 46.94 2009 est. 213 Zimbabwe 45.77 2009 est. 214 Afghanistan 44.64 2009 est. 215 Central African Republic 44.47 2009 est. 216 Malawi 43.82 2009 est. 217 Djibouti 43.37 2009 est. 218 Liberia 41.84 2009 est. 219 Sierra Leone 41.24 2009 est. 220 Mozambique 41.18 2009 est. 221 Lesotho 40.38 2009 est. 222 Zambia 38.63 2009 est. 223 Angola 38.20 2009 est. 224 Swaziland 31.99 2009 est.
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Rank code: 2103
Country Comparison :: Literacy
This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Rank country (%) Date of Information
1 Andorra 100.00 NA 2 Finland 100.00 2000 est. 3 Greenland 100.00 2001 est. 4 Georgia 100.00 2004 est. 5 Norway 100.00 NA 6 Holy See (Vatican City) 100.00 NA 7 Luxembourg 100.00 2000 est. 8 Liechtenstein 100.00 NA 9 Cuba 99.80 2002 census 10 Poland 99.80 2003 est. 11 Estonia 99.80 2000 census 12 Barbados 99.70 2002 est. 13 Samoa 99.70 2003 est. 14 Slovenia 99.70 NA 15 Latvia 99.70 2000 census 16 Belarus 99.60 1999 census 17 Slovakia 99.60 2004 18 Lithuania 99.60 2001 census 19 Kazakhstan 99.50 1999 est. 20 Tajikistan 99.50 2000 census 21 Armenia 99.40 2001 census 22 Ukraine 99.40 2001 census 23 Russia 99.40 2002 census 24 Hungary 99.40 2003 est. 25 Uzbekistan 99.30 2003 est. 26 Moldova 99.10 2005 est. 27 Australia 99.00 2003 est. 28 Belgium 99.00 2003 est. 29 Denmark 99.00 2003 est. 30 Czech Republic 99.00 2003 est. 31 Japan 99.00 2002 32 Netherlands 99.00 2003 est. 33 United States 99.00 2003 est. 34 United Kingdom 99.00 2003 est. 35 Switzerland 99.00 2003 est. 36 Sweden 99.00 2003 est. 37 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.00 1982 est. 38 New Zealand 99.00 2003 est. 39 Monaco 99.00 2003 est. 40 Korea, North 99.00 NA 41 Iceland 99.00 2003 est. 42 Germany 99.00 2003 est. 43 France 99.00 2003 est. 44 Ireland 99.00 2003 est. 45 Canada 99.00 2003 est. 46 Tonga 98.90 1999 est. 47 Azerbaijan 98.80 1999 census 48 Turkmenistan 98.80 1999 est. 49 Guyana 98.80 2003 est. 50 Albania 98.70 2001 census 51 Kyrgyzstan 98.70 1999 census 52 Trinidad and Tobago 98.60 2003 est. 53 Italy 98.40 2001 census 54 Bulgaria 98.20 2001 census 55 Croatia 98.10 2001 census 56 Austria 98.00 NA 57 Bermuda 98.00 2005 est. 58 Uruguay 98.00 2003 est. 59 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.00 1970 est. 60 French Polynesia 98.00 1977 est. 61 Cayman Islands 98.00 1970 est. 62 Korea, South 97.90 2002 63 Spain 97.90 2003 est. 64 Mongolia 97.80 2000 census 65 British Virgin Islands 97.80 NA 66 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.80 2003 est. 67 Cyprus 97.60 2001 census 68 Aruba 97.30 2000 census 69 Romania 97.30 2002 census 70 Argentina 97.20 2001 census 71 Israel 97.10 2004 est. 72 American Samoa 97.00 1980 est. 73 Saint Helena 97.00 1987 est. 74 Montserrat 97.00 1970 est. 75 Northern Mariana Islands 97.00 1980 est. 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.70 2000 est. 77 Netherlands Antilles 96.70 2003 est. 78 Serbia 96.40 NA 79 Maldives 96.30 2000 census 80 New Caledonia 96.20 1996 census 81 Macedonia 96.10 2002 census 82 Taiwan 96.10 2003 83 Grenada 96.00 2003 est. 84 Greece 96.00 2001 census 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96.00 1970 est. 86 San Marino 96.00 NA 87 Chile 95.70 2002 census 88 Bahamas, The 95.60 2003 est. 89 Anguilla 95.00 1984 est. 90 Cook Islands 95.00 NA 91 Niue 95.00 NA 92 Costa Rica 94.90 2000 census 93 Puerto Rico 94.10 2002 est. 94 Dominica 94.00 2003 est. 95 Paraguay 94.00 2003 est. 96 Fiji 93.70 2003 est. 97 Marshall Islands 93.70 1999 98 Hong Kong 93.50 2002 99 Kuwait 93.30 2005 census 100 Portugal 93.30 2003 est. 101 Venezuela 93.00 2001 census 102 Peru 92.90 2007 Census 103 Malta 92.80 2003 est. 104 Brunei 92.70 2001 census 105 Philippines 92.60 2000 census 106 Thailand 92.60 2000 census 107 Singapore 92.50 2000 census 108 Gaza Strip 92.40 2004 est. 109 West Bank 92.40 2004 est. 110 Palau 92.00 1980 est. 111 Kosovo 91.90 2007 Census 112 Panama 91.90 2000 census 113 Seychelles 91.80 2002 census 114 Macau 91.30 2001 census 115 Ecuador 91.00 2001 census 116 Mexico 91.00 2004 est. 117 China 90.90 2000 census 118 Sri Lanka 90.70 2001 census 119 Zimbabwe 90.70 2003 est. 120 Colombia 90.40 2005 census 121 Indonesia 90.40 2004 est. 122 Vietnam 90.30 2002 est. 123 Saint Lucia 90.10 2001 est. 124 Burma 89.90 2006 est. 125 Jordan 89.90 2003 est. 126 Suriname 89.60 2004 census 127 Micronesia, Federated States of 89.00 1980 est. 128 Qatar 89.00 2004 census 129 Malaysia 88.70 2000 census 130 Brazil 88.60 2004 est. 131 Jamaica 87.90 2003 est. 132 Lebanon 87.40 2003 est. 133 Turkey 87.40 2004 est. 134 Dominican Republic 87.00 2002 census 135 Equatorial Guinea 87.00 2000 est. 136 Bolivia 86.70 2001 census 137 Bahrain 86.50 2001 census 138 South Africa 86.40 2003 est. 139 Antigua and Barbuda 85.80 2003 est. 140 Kenya 85.10 2003 est. 141 Namibia 85.00 2001 census 142 Sao Tome and Principe 84.90 2001 census 143 Lesotho 84.80 2003 est. 144 Mauritius 84.40 2000 census 145 Congo, Republic of the 83.80 2003 est. 146 Libya 82.60 2003 est. 147 Swaziland 81.60 2003 est. 148 Oman 81.40 2003 census 149 Botswana 81.20 2003 est. 150 Zambia 80.60 2003 est. 151 El Salvador 80.20 2003 est. 152 Gibraltar 80.00 NA 153 Honduras 80.00 2001 census 154 Syria 79.60 2004 census 155 Saudi Arabia 78.80 2003 est. 156 United Arab Emirates 77.90 2003 est. 157 Iran 77.00 2002 est. 158 Belize 76.90 2000 census 159 Cape Verde 76.60 2003 est. 160 Tunisia 74.30 2004 census 161 Iraq 74.10 2000 est. 162 Vanuatu 74.00 1999 census 163 Cambodia 73.60 2004 est. 164 Egypt 71.40 2005 est. 165 Rwanda 70.40 2003 est. 166 Algeria 69.90 2002 est. 167 Tanzania 69.40 2002 census 168 Guatemala 69.10 2002 census 169 Madagascar 68.90 2003 est. 170 Laos 68.70 2001 est. 171 Nigeria 68.00 2003 est. 172 Cameroon 67.90 2001 est. 173 Djibouti 67.90 2003 est. 174 Nicaragua 67.50 2003 est. 175 Angola 67.40 2001 est. 176 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 67.20 2001 est. 177 Uganda 66.80 2002 census 178 Gabon 63.20 1995 est. 179 Malawi 62.70 2003 est. 180 Sudan 61.10 2003 est. 181 India 61.00 2001 census 182 Togo 60.90 2003 est. 183 Burundi 59.30 2000 est. 184 Eritrea 58.60 2003 est. 185 Timor-Leste 58.60 2002 186 Ghana 57.90 2000 census 187 Liberia 57.50 NA 188 Papua New Guinea 57.30 2000 census 189 Comoros 56.50 2003 est. 190 Haiti 52.90 2003 est. 191 Morocco 52.30 2004 census 192 Mauritania 51.20 2000 census 193 Yemen 50.20 2003 est. 194 Wallis and Futuna 50.00 1969 est. 195 Pakistan 49.90 2005 est. 196 Cote d'Ivoire 48.70 2000 est. 197 Central African Republic 48.60 2000 est. 198 Nepal 48.60 2001 census 199 Bangladesh 47.90 2001 Census 200 Mozambique 47.80 2003 est. 201 Bhutan 47.00 2003 est. 202 Mali 46.40 2003 est. 203 Ethiopia 42.70 2003 est. 204 Guinea-Bissau 42.40 2003 est. 205 Gambia, The 40.10 2003 est. 206 Senegal 39.30 2002 est. 207 Somalia 37.80 2001 est. 208 Sierra Leone 35.10 2004 est. 209 Benin 34.70 2002 census 210 Guinea 29.50 2003 est. 211 Niger 28.70 2005 est. 212 Afghanistan 28.10 2000 est. 213 Chad 25.70 2000 est. 214 Burkina Faso 21.80 2003 est.
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Rank code: 2105
Country Comparison :: Manpower available for military service
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for a country (defined as being ages 16-49) and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
Rank country Manpower available for military serviceDate of Information
1 China 375,009,345.00 2008 est. 2 China 354,314,328.00 2008 est. 3 India 301,094,084.00 2008 est. 4 India 283,047,141.00 2008 est. 5 United States 72,715,332.00 2008 est. 6 United States 71,638,785.00 2008 est. 7 Indonesia 63,800,825.00 2008 est. 8 Indonesia 61,729,717.00 2008 est. 9 Brazil 52,449,957.00 2008 est. 10 Brazil 52,375,921.00 2008 est. 11 Pakistan 42,633,765.00 2008 est. 12 Bangladesh 41,199,340.00 2008 est. 13 Pakistan 40,114,017.00 2008 est. 14 Russia 37,019,853.00 2008 est. 15 Russia 36,219,908.00 2008 est. 16 Nigeria 31,929,204.00 2008 est. 17 Nigeria 30,638,979.00 2008 est. 18 Mexico 29,376,791.00 2008 est. 19 Japan 27,819,804.00 2008 est. 20 Mexico 27,774,688.00 2008 est. 21 Japan 26,863,794.00 2008 est. 22 Vietnam 24,586,328.00 2008 est. 23 Vietnam 24,335,132.00 2008 est. 24 Philippines 23,547,252.00 2008 est. 25 Philippines 23,177,487.00 2008 est. 26 Egypt 21,247,777.00 2008 est. 27 Egypt 20,406,408.00 2008 est. 28 Turkey 20,213,205.00 2008 est. 29 Iran 20,212,275.00 2008 est. 30 Iran 19,638,751.00 2008 est. 31 Germany 19,594,118.00 2008 est. 32 Turkey 19,432,688.00 2008 est. 33 Germany 18,543,955.00 2008 est. 34 Thailand 17,751,268.00 2008 est. 35 Ethiopia 17,666,967.00 2008 est. 36 Thailand 17,553,410.00 2008 est. 37 Ethiopia 17,530,211.00 2008 est. 38 United Kingdom 14,729,500.00 2008 est. 39 France 14,646,427.00 2008 est. 40 France 14,379,630.00 2008 est. 41 United Kingdom 14,125,600.00 2008 est. 42 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14,101,263.00 2008 est. 43 Italy 13,884,079.00 2008 est. 44 Korea, South 13,691,809.00 2008 est. 45 Burma 13,437,042.00 2008 est. 46 Burma 13,402,788.00 2008 est. 47 Italy 13,158,378.00 2008 est. 48 Korea, South 13,029,859.00 2008 est. 49 Colombia 11,809,279.00 2008 est. 50 Ukraine 11,767,357.00 2008 est. 51 South Africa 11,622,507.00 2008 est. 52 South Africa 11,501,537.00 2008 est. 53 Colombia 11,478,109.00 2008 est. 54 Ukraine 11,457,562.00 2008 est. 55 Spain 10,033,069.00 2008 est. 56 Argentina 10,029,488.00 2008 est. 57 Argentina 9,889,002.00 2008 est. 58 Spain 9,764,937.00 2008 est. 59 Poland 9,741,508.00 2008 est. 60 Algeria 9,736,757.00 2008 est. 61 Sudan 9,639,923.00 2008 est. 62 Algeria 9,590,978.00 2008 est. 63 Poland 9,514,843.00 2008 est. 64 Sudan 9,321,106.00 2008 est. 65 Morocco 9,152,580.00 2008 est. 66 Tanzania 9,108,177.00 2008 est. 67 Morocco 9,080,830.00 2008 est. 68 Kenya 9,044,685.00 2008 est. 69 Kenya 8,805,736.00 2008 est. 70 Saudi Arabia 8,547,441.00 2008 est. 71 Canada 8,072,010.00 2008 est. 72 Canada 7,813,462.00 2008 est. 73 Peru 7,653,898.00 2008 est. 74 Uzbekistan 7,542,017.00 2008 est. 75 Peru 7,531,329.00 2008 est. 76 Uzbekistan 7,480,484.00 2008 est. 77 Afghanistan 7,431,147.00 2008 est. 78 Nepal 7,322,965.00 2008 est. 79 Iraq 7,086,200.00 2008 est. 80 Afghanistan 7,004,819.00 2008 est. 81 Nepal 6,859,064.00 2008 est. 82 Iraq 6,808,954.00 2008 est. 83 Venezuela 6,801,133.00 2008 est. 84 Venezuela 6,647,124.00 2008 est. 85 Uganda 6,532,894.00 2008 est. 86 Malaysia 6,440,338.00 2008 est. 87 Saudi Arabia 6,381,098.00 2008 est. 88 Uganda 6,352,416.00 2008 est. 89 Taiwan 6,283,134.00 2008 est. 90 Malaysia 6,280,826.00 2008 est. 91 Korea, North 6,225,747.00 2008 est. 92 Korea, North 6,188,270.00 2008 est. 93 Taiwan 6,098,599.00 2008 est. 94 Ghana 5,802,096.00 2008 est. 95 Ghana 5,729,939.00 2008 est. 96 Romania 5,682,299.00 2008 est. 97 Sri Lanka 5,594,006.00 2008 est. 98 Romania 5,557,098.00 2008 est. 99 Sri Lanka 5,458,720.00 2008 est. 100 Syria 5,251,875.00 2008 est. 101 Yemen 5,080,038.00 2008 est. 102 Australia 4,999,988.00 2008 est. 103 Syria 4,966,367.00 2008 est. 104 Australia 4,870,043.00 2008 est. 105 Yemen 4,852,555.00 2008 est. 106 Mozambique 4,545,975.00 2008 est. 107 Madagascar 4,443,341.00 2008 est. 108 Madagascar 4,441,124.00 2008 est. 109 Cote d'Ivoire 4,369,735.00 2008 est. 110 Cameroon 4,321,175.00 2008 est. 111 Cote d'Ivoire 4,287,042.00 2008 est. 112 Chile 4,242,912.00 2008 est. 113 Cameroon 4,228,625.00 2008 est. 114 Kazakhstan 4,219,636.00 2008 est. 115 Chile 4,182,509.00 2008 est. 116 Kazakhstan 4,176,731.00 2008 est. 117 Netherlands 3,950,825.00 2008 est. 118 Netherlands 3,850,800.00 2008 est. 119 Cambodia 3,784,333.00 2008 est. 120 Cambodia 3,759,034.00 2008 est. 121 Ecuador 3,559,188.00 2008 est. 122 Ecuador 3,536,602.00 2008 est. 123 Burkina Faso 3,364,288.00 2008 est. 124 Zimbabwe 3,264,258.00 2008 est. 125 Cuba 3,094,388.00 2008 est. 126 Guatemala 3,062,967.00 2008 est. 127 Malawi 3,050,444.00 2008 est. 128 Zimbabwe 3,048,049.00 2008 est. 129 Cuba 3,024,876.00 2008 est. 130 Tunisia 2,992,249.00 2008 est. 131 Senegal 2,955,179.00 2008 est. 132 Senegal 2,943,619.00 2008 est. 133 Tunisia 2,912,819.00 2008 est. 134 Niger 2,871,868.00 2008 est. 135 Guatemala 2,861,696.00 2008 est. 136 Angola 2,856,492.00 2008 est. 137 Angola 2,755,864.00 2008 est. 138 Niger 2,696,966.00 2008 est. 139 Zambia 2,678,668.00 2008 est. 140 Mali 2,603,700.00 2008 est. 141 Portugal 2,573,913.00 2008 est. 142 Zambia 2,567,433.00 2008 est. 143 Greece 2,535,174.00 2008 est. 144 Belarus 2,528,779.00 2008 est. 145 Czech Republic 2,522,383.00 2008 est. 146 Greece 2,517,273.00 2008 est. 147 Portugal 2,498,262.00 2008 est. 148 Belarus 2,491,643.00 2008 est. 149 Mali 2,441,776.00 2008 est. 150 Dominican Republic 2,440,203.00 2008 est. 151 Rwanda 2,430,469.00 2008 est. 152 Czech Republic 2,425,095.00 2008 est. 153 Belgium 2,407,128.00 2008 est. 154 United Arab Emirates 2,405,884.00 2008 est. 155 Rwanda 2,392,933.00 2008 est. 156 Hungary 2,391,400.00 2008 est. 157 Bolivia 2,366,828.00 2008 est. 158 Belgium 2,340,039.00 2008 est. 159 Hungary 2,337,240.00 2008 est. 160 Dominican Republic 2,326,694.00 2008 est. 161 Bolivia 2,295,746.00 2008 est. 162 Azerbaijan 2,291,770.00 2008 est. 163 Azerbaijan 2,278,888.00 2008 est. 164 Chad 2,258,758.00 2008 est. 165 Guinea 2,230,049.00 2008 est. 166 Guinea 2,193,236.00 2008 est. 167 Somalia 2,181,050.00 2008 est. 168 Somalia 2,125,558.00 2008 est. 169 Sweden 2,052,890.00 2008 est. 170 Haiti 2,047,953.00 2008 est. 171 Haiti 2,047,083.00 2008 est. 172 Austria 1,986,411.00 2008 est. 173 Sweden 1,980,550.00 2008 est. 174 Austria 1,944,834.00 2008 est. 175 Hong Kong 1,941,448.00 2008 est. 176 Tajikistan 1,911,594.00 2008 est. 177 Benin 1,908,457.00 2008 est. 178 Chad 1,906,545.00 2008 est. 179 Tajikistan 1,897,356.00 2008 est. 180 Benin 1,882,421.00 2008 est. 181 Burundi 1,878,544.00 2008 est. 182 Honduras 1,868,940.00 2008 est. 183 Switzerland 1,852,580.00 2008 est. 184 Burundi 1,851,676.00 2008 est. 185 Honduras 1,825,770.00 2008 est. 186 Jordan 1,812,551.00 2008 est. 187 Switzerland 1,807,667.00 2008 est. 188 El Salvador 1,775,474.00 2008 est. 189 Hong Kong 1,772,820.00 2008 est. 190 Israel 1,717,362.00 2008 est. 191 Bulgaria 1,701,979.00 2008 est. 192 Bulgaria 1,691,092.00 2008 est. 193 Libya 1,682,183.00 2008 est. 194 Israel 1,636,574.00 2008 est. 195 El Salvador 1,634,816.00 2008 est. 196 Libya 1,611,001.00 2008 est. 197 Paraguay 1,589,873.00 2008 est. 198 Paraguay 1,585,573.00 2008 est. 199 Laos 1,570,702.00 2008 est. 200 Jordan 1,559,155.00 2008 est. 201 Laos 1,549,774.00 2008 est. 202 Nicaragua 1,513,312.00 2008 est. 203 Nicaragua 1,507,999.00 2008 est. 204 Papua New Guinea 1,481,417.00 2008 est. 205 Slovakia 1,420,966.00 2008 est. 206 Kyrgyzstan 1,419,374.00 2008 est. 207 Kyrgyzstan 1,398,878.00 2008 est. 208 Slovakia 1,386,259.00 2008 est. 209 Papua New Guinea 1,385,040.00 2008 est. 210 Togo 1,374,993.00 2008 est. 211 Togo 1,365,505.00 2008 est. 212 Turkmenistan 1,331,005.00 2008 est. 213 Turkmenistan 1,316,698.00 2008 est. 214 Sierra Leone 1,315,561.00 2008 est. 215 Singapore 1,277,862.00 2008 est. 216 Denmark 1,235,067.00 2008 est. 217 Denmark 1,215,418.00 2008 est. 218 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,212,007.00 2008 est. 219 Moldova 1,187,771.00 2008 est. 220 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,170,645.00 2008 est. 221 Finland 1,169,910.00 2008 est. 222 Georgia 1,168,021.00 2008 est. 223 Moldova 1,161,924.00 2008 est. 224 Costa Rica 1,134,205.00 2008 est. 225 Lebanon 1,122,595.00 2008 est. 226 Finland 1,121,187.00 2008 est. 227 Georgia 1,113,251.00 2008 est. 228 Eritrea 1,108,836.00 2008 est. 229 Lebanon 1,106,879.00 2008 est. 230 Eritrea 1,096,120.00 2008 est. 231 Costa Rica 1,095,763.00 2008 est. 232 Norway 1,078,181.00 2008 est. 233 Norway 1,046,550.00 2008 est. 234 Croatia 1,037,896.00 2008 est. 235 Croatia 1,035,712.00 2008 est. 236 Central African Republic 1,032,828.00 2008 est. 237 Kuwait 1,032,408.00 2008 est. 238 Ireland 1,024,635.00 2008 est. 239 Ireland 1,024,276.00 2008 est. 240 New Zealand 1,009,298.00 2008 est. 241 Central African Republic 999,330.00 2008 est. 242 New Zealand 997,134.00 2008 est. 243 Albania 944,592.00 2008 est. 244 Lithuania 915,187.00 2008 est. 245 Albania 908,527.00 2008 est. 246 Lithuania 906,097.00 2008 est. 247 United Arab Emirates 884,853.00 2008 est. 248 Armenia 870,864.00 2008 est. 249 Mongolia 865,425.00 2008 est. 250 Mongolia 860,669.00 2008 est. 251 Panama 851,044.00 2008 est. 252 Congo, Republic of the 842,771.00 2008 est. 253 Uruguay 837,252.00 2008 est. 254 Congo, Republic of the 833,624.00 2008 est. 255 Uruguay 824,096.00 2008 est. 256 Armenia 809,576.00 2008 est. 257 Oman 802,455.00 2008 est. 258 Mauritania 744,709.00 2008 est. 259 Liberia 741,223.00 2008 est. 260 Mauritania 740,675.00 2008 est. 261 Liberia 729,813.00 2008 est. 262 Jamaica 709,548.00 2008 est. 263 Jamaica 688,480.00 2008 est. 264 Oman 626,841.00 2008 est. 265 Latvia 568,683.00 2008 est. 266 Kuwait 568,657.00 2008 est. 267 Latvia 565,826.00 2008 est. 268 Macedonia 532,856.00 2008 est. 269 Namibia 527,948.00 2008 est. 270 Lesotho 525,203.00 2008 est. 271 Lesotho 522,485.00 2008 est. 272 Macedonia 513,684.00 2008 est. 273 Slovenia 494,496.00 2008 est. 274 Botswana 487,853.00 2008 est. 275 Slovenia 481,180.00 2008 est. 276 Botswana 464,278.00 2008 est. 277 Gambia, The 384,438.00 2008 est. 278 Gambia, The 379,668.00 2008 est. 279 Guinea-Bissau 347,886.00 2008 est. 280 Guinea-Bissau 344,087.00 2008 est. 281 Mauritius 341,018.00 2008 est. 282 Gaza Strip 337,670.00 2008 est. 283 Gabon 332,498.00 2008 est. 284 Gabon 331,181.00 2008 est. 285 Qatar 320,383.00 2008 est. 286 Estonia 317,852.00 2008 est. 287 Estonia 306,273.00 2008 est. 288 Trinidad and Tobago 301,561.00 2008 est. 289 Timor-Leste 284,903.00 2008 est. 290 Timor-Leste 272,212.00 2008 est. 291 Swaziland 266,311.00 2008 est. 292 Trinidad and Tobago 264,225.00 2008 est. 293 Fiji 242,567.00 2008 est. 294 Fiji 238,556.00 2008 est. 295 Guyana 220,797.00 2008 est. 296 Bahrain 210,938.00 2008 est. 297 Cyprus 199,767.00 2008 est. 298 Cyprus 190,665.00 2008 est. 299 Bhutan 190,104.00 2008 est. 300 Bahrain 170,471.00 2008 est. 301 Comoros 167,850.00 2008 est. 302 Qatar 167,475.00 2008 est. 303 Comoros 167,362.00 2008 est. 304 Bhutan 167,289.00 2008 est. 305 Solomon Islands 141,051.00 2008 est. 306 Equatorial Guinea 138,018.00 2008 est. 307 Equatorial Guinea 136,725.00 2008 est. 308 Suriname 130,534.00 2008 est. 309 Suriname 130,243.00 2008 est. 310 Macau 121,825.00 2008 est. 311 Luxembourg 116,305.00 2008 est. 312 Luxembourg 114,566.00 2008 est. 313 Djibouti 111,274.00 2008 est. 314 Brunei 110,153.00 2008 est. 315 Brunei 108,356.00 2008 est. 316 Djibouti 105,168.00 2008 est. 317 Cape Verde 103,650.00 2008 est. 318 Cape Verde 103,553.00 2008 est. 319 Malta 96,309.00 2008 est. 320 Malta 92,242.00 2008 est. 321 Maldives 89,505.00 2008 est. 322 Maldives 85,745.00 2008 est. 323 Bahamas, The 80,200.00 2008 est. 324 French Polynesia 79,540.00 2008 est. 325 Barbados 75,389.00 2008 est. 326 Barbados 75,265.00 2008 est. 327 Iceland 74,896.00 2008 est. 328 Belize 74,605.00 2008 est. 329 Belize 72,926.00 2008 est. 330 Vanuatu 58,900.00 2008 est. 331 New Caledonia 57,738.00 2008 est. 332 Netherlands Antilles 57,060.00 2008 est. 333 Netherlands Antilles 55,365.00 2008 est. 334 Samoa 53,417.00 2008 est. 335 Saint Lucia 48,358.00 2008 est. 336 Sao Tome and Principe 43,781.00 2008 est. 337 Sao Tome and Principe 42,340.00 2008 est. 338 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 34,373.00 2008 est. 339 Tonga 32,053.00 2008 est. 340 Tonga 30,981.00 2008 est. 341 Grenada 27,309.00 2008 est. 342 Micronesia, Federated States of 26,686.00 2008 est. 343 Kiribati 26,377.00 2008 est. 344 Aruba 25,742.00 2008 est. 345 Aruba 24,585.00 2008 est. 346 Seychelles 24,424.00 2008 est. 347 Seychelles 23,598.00 2008 est. 348 Antigua and Barbuda 19,560.00 2008 est. 349 Antigua and Barbuda 18,977.00 2008 est. 350 Andorra 18,685.00 2008 est. 351 Dominica 18,584.00 2008 est. 352 Marshall Islands 15,708.00 2008 est. 353 Bermuda 15,623.00 2008 est. 354 Greenland 15,221.00 2008 est. 355 Cayman Islands 11,790.00 2008 est. 356 Faroe Islands 11,725.00 2008 est. 357 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10,095.00 2008 est. 358 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10,081.00 2008 est. 359 Liechtenstein 8,102.00 2008 est. 360 British Virgin Islands 7,101.00 2008 est. 361 Monaco 6,687.00 2008 est. 362 San Marino 6,613.00 2008 est. 363 Gibraltar 6,308.00 2008 est. 364 Palau 5,973.00 2008 est. 365 Anguilla 3,538.00 2008 est. 366 Nauru 3,470.00 2008 est. 367 Montserrat 2,528.00 2008 est.
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Country Comparison :: Maritime claims
This entry includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which alone contains the full and definitive descriptions: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal state extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the UNCLOS (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles; the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the mean low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state; the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic states. contiguous zone - according to the UNCLOS (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal state's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g. the US has claimed a 12-nautical mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-nautical mile territorial sea). exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents, and winds; jurisdiction with regard to the establishment and use of artificial islands, installations, and structures; marine scientific research; the protection and preservation of the marine environment; the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone shall not exceed 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. continental shelf - the UNCLOS (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal state as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal state, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; wherever the continental margin extends beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline, coastal states may extend their claim to a distance not to exceed 350 nautical miles from the baseline or 100 nautical miles from the 2500 meter isobath; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof. exclusive fishing zone - while this term is not used in the UNCLOS, some states (e.g., the United Kingdom) have chosen not to claim an EEZ, but rather to claim jurisdiction over the living resources off their coast; in such cases, the term exclusive fishing zone is often used; the breadth of this zone is normally the same as the EEZ or 200 nautical miles.
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