Nicaraguadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 67.5%male: 67.2%female: 67.8% (2003 est.)
Nigerdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 28.7%male: 42.9%female: 15.1% (2005 est.)
Nigeriadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 68%male: 75.7%female: 60.6% (2003 est.)
Niuedefinition: NAtotal population: 95%male: NAfemale: NA
Norfolk IslandNA
Northern Mariana Islandsdefinition: age 15 and over can read andwritetotal population: 97%male: 97%female: 96% (1980 est.)
Norwaydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 100%male: 100%female: 100%
Omandefinition: NAtotal population: 81.4%male: 86.8%female: 73.5% (2003 census)
Pakistandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 49.9%male: 63%female: 36% (2005 est.)
Palaudefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92%male: 93%female: 90% (1980 est.)
Panamadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 91.9%male: 92.5%female: 91.2% (2000 census)
Papua New Guineadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 57.3%male: 63.4%female: 50.9% (2000 census)
Paraguaydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 94%male: 94.9%female: 93% (2003 est.)
Perudefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.9%male: 96.4%female: 89.4% (2007 Census)
Philippinesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.6%male: 92.5%female: 92.7% (2000 census)
Pitcairn IslandsNA
Polanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.8%male: 99.8%female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
Portugaldefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93.3%male: 95.5%female: 91.3% (2003 est.)
Puerto Ricodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 94.1%male: 93.9%female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
Qatardefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 89%male: 89.1%female: 88.6% (2004 census)
Romaniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.3%male: 98.4%female: 96.3% (2002 census)
Russiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.4%male: 99.7%female: 99.2% (2002 census)
Rwandadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 70.4%male: 76.3%female: 64.7% (2003 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunhadefinition: age 20 andover can read and writetotal population: 97%male: 97%female: 98% (1987 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevisdefinition: age 15 and over has ever attendedschooltotal population: 97.8%male: NAfemale: NA (2003 est.)
Saint Luciadefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 90.1%male: 89.5%female: 90.6% (2001 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelondefinition: age 15 and over can read andwritetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (1982 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesdefinition: age 15 and over hasever attended schooltotal population: 96%male: 96%female: 96% (1970 est.)
Samoadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.7%male: 99.6%female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
San Marinodefinition: age 10 and over can read and writetotal population: 96%male: 97%female: 95%
Sao Tome and Principedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 84.9%male: 92.2%female: 77.9% (2001 census)
Saudi Arabiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 78.8%male: 84.7%female: 70.8% (2003 est.)
Senegaldefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 39.3%male: 51.1%female: 29.2% (2002 est.)
Serbiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96.4%male: 98.9%female: 94.1% (2003 census)note: includes Montenegro
Seychellesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 91.8%male: 91.4%female: 92.3% (2002 census)
Sierra Leonedefinition: age 15 and over can read and write English,Mende, Temne, or Arabictotal population: 35.1%male: 46.9%female: 24.4% (2004 est.)
Singaporedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.5%male: 96.6%female: 88.6% (2000 census)
Slovakiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.6%male: 99.7%female: 99.6% (2004)
Sloveniadefinition: NAtotal population: 99.7%male: 99.7%female: 99.6%
Solomon IslandsNA
Somaliadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 37.8%male: 49.7%female: 25.8% (2001 est.)
South Africadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 86.4%male: 87%female: 85.7% (2003 est.)
Spaindefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.9%male: 98.7%female: 97.2% (2003 est.)
Sri Lankadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 90.7%male: 92.3%female: 89.1% (2001 census)
Sudandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 61.1%male: 71.8%female: 50.5% (2003 est.)
Surinamedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 89.6%male: 92%female: 87.2% (2004 census)
SvalbardNA
Swazilanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 81.6%male: 82.6%female: 80.8% (2003 est.)
Swedendefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Switzerlanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Syriadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 79.6%male: 86%female: 73.6% (2004 census)
Taiwandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96.1%male: NAfemale: NA (2003)
Tajikistandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.5%male: 99.7%female: 99.2% (2000 census)
Tanzaniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili(Swahili), English, or Arabictotal population: 69.4%male: 77.5%female: 62.2% (2002 census)
Thailanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.6%male: 94.9%female: 90.5% (2000 census)
Timor-Lestedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 58.6%male: NAfemale: NA (2002)
Togodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 60.9%male: 75.4%female: 46.9% (2003 est.)
TokelauNA
Tongadefinition: can read and write Tongan and/or Englishtotal population: 98.9%male: 98.8%female: 99% (1999 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.6%male: 99.1%female: 98% (2003 est.)
Tunisiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 74.3%male: 83.4%female: 65.3% (2004 census)
Turkeydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 87.4%male: 95.3%female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
Turkmenistandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.8%male: 99.3%female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islandsdefinition: age 15 and over has everattended schooltotal population: 98%male: 99%female: 98% (1970 est.)
TuvaluNA
Ugandadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 66.8%male: 76.8%female: 57.7% (2002 census)
Ukrainedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.4%male: 99.7%female: 99.2% (2001 census)
United Arab Emiratesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 77.9%male: 76.1%female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
United Kingdomdefinition: age 15 and over has completed five ormore years of schoolingtotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
United Statesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Uruguaydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98%male: 97.6%female: 98.4% (2003 est.)
Uzbekistandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.3%male: 99.6%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Vanuatudefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 74%male: NAfemale: NA (1999 census)
Venezueladefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93%male: 93.3%female: 92.7% (2001 census)
Vietnamdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 90.3%male: 93.9%female: 86.9% (2002 est.)
Virgin Islandsdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 90-95% est.male: NAfemale: NA (2005 est.)
Wallis and Futunadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 50%male: 50%female: 50% (1969 est.)
West Bankdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.4%male: 96.7%female: 88% (2004 est.)
Western SaharaNA
Worlddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 82%male: 87%female: 77%note: over two-thirds of the world's 785 million illiterate adultsare found in only eight countries (Bangladesh, China, Egypt,Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan); of all theilliterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women; extremely lowliteracy rates are concentrated in three regions, the Arab states,South and West Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, where around one-thirdof the men and half of all women are illiterate (2005 est.)
Yemendefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 50.2%male: 70.5%female: 30% (2003 est.)
Zambiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Englishtotal population: 80.6%male: 86.8%female: 74.8% (2003 est.)
Zimbabwedefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Englishtotal population: 90.7%male: 94.2%female: 87.2% (2003 est.)
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Field Listing :: 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. Country
Manpower available for military service
Afghanistanmales age 16-49: 6,800,888females age 16-49: 6,413,647 (2010 est.)
Albaniamales age 16-49: 947,446females age 16-49: 910,145 (2010 est.)
Algeriamales age 16-49: 10,113,472females age 16-49: 9,959,693 (2010 est.)
Andorramales age 16-49: 22,776 (2010 est.)
Angolamales age 16-49: 2,991,424females age 16-49: 2,893,898 (2010 est.)
Anguillamales age 16-49: 3,611 (2010 est.)
Antigua and Barbudamales age 16-49: 20,909females age 16-49: 23,815 (2010 est.)
Argentinamales age 16-49: 9,934,765females age 16-49: 9,868,008 (2010 est.)
Armeniamales age 16-49: 809,293females age 16-49: 862,679 (2010 est.)
Arubamales age 16-49: 24,779females age 16-49: 26,090 (2010 est.)
Australiamales age 16-49: 5,275,667females age 16-49: 5,082,543 (2010 est.)
Austriamales age 16-49: 1,960,781females age 16-49: 1,926,134 (2010 est.)
Azerbaijanmales age 16-49: 2,336,611females age 16-49: 2,329,275 (2010 est.)
Bahamas, Themales age 16-49: 84,903 (2010 est.)
Bahrainmales age 16-49: 208,365females age 16-49: 174,375 (2010 est.)
Bangladeshmales age 16-49: 36,560,110 (2010 est.)
Barbadosmales age 16-49: 74,418females age 16-49: 74,450 (2010 est.)
Belarusmales age 16-49: 2,435,318females age 16-49: 2,466,762 (2010 est.)
Belgiummales age 16-49: 2,377,191females age 16-49: 2,309,941 (2010 est.)
Belizemales age 16-49: 79,088females age 16-49: 77,147 (2010 est.)
Beninmales age 16-49: 2,023,449females age 16-49: 1,971,788 (2010 est.)
Bermudamales age 16-49: 15,217 (2010 est.)
Bhutanmales age 16-49: 198,553females age 16-49: 176,226 (2010 est.)
Boliviamales age 16-49: 2,415,712females age 16-49: 2,482,359 (2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinamales age 16-49: 1,194,832females age 16-49: 1,156,698 (2010 est.)
Botswanamales age 16-49: 543,097females age 16-49: 520,896 (2010 est.)
Brazilmales age 16-49: 52,942,805females age 16-49: 53,038,688 (2010 est.)
British Virgin Islandsmales age 16-49: 7,230 (2010 est.)
Bruneimales age 16-49: 111,166females age 16-49: 115,071 (2010 est.)
Bulgariamales age 16-49: 1,660,930females age 16-49: 1,646,170 (2010 est.)
Burkina Fasomales age 16-49: 3,608,963 (2010 est.)
Burmamales age 16-49: 14,558,921females age 16-49: 14,539,703 (2010 est.)
Burundimales age 16-49: 2,099,541females age 16-49: 2,118,918 (2010 est.)
Cambodiamales age 16-49: 3,980,995females age 16-49: 3,970,244 (2010 est.)
Cameroonmales age 16-49: 4,553,576females age 16-49: 4,443,217 (2010 est.)
Canadamales age 16-49: 8,051,656females age 16-49: 7,780,644 (2010 est.)
Cape Verdemales age 16-49: 128,858females age 16-49: 133,581 (2010 est.)
Cayman Islandsmales age 16-49: 12,108 (2010 est.)
Central African Republicmales age 16-49: 1,121,548females age 16-49: 1,118,432 (2010 est.)
Chadmales age 16-49: 2,025,929females age 16-49: 2,377,898 (2010 est.)
Chilemales age 16-49: 4,301,900females age 16-49: 4,232,956 (2010 est.)
Chinamales age 16-49: 381,747,145females age 16-49: 360,385,629 (2010 est.)
Colombiamales age 16-49: 11,556,939females age 16-49: 11,609,122 (2010 est.)
Comorosmales age 16-49: 178,670females age 16-49: 177,811 (2010 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of themales age 16-49: 15,192,858 (2010est.)
Congo, Republic of themales age 16-49: 898,850females age 16-49: 886,063 (2010 est.)
Costa Ricamales age 16-49: 1,241,183females age 16-49: 1,217,037 (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoiremales age 16-49: 5,094,762females age 16-49: 4,895,446 (2010 est.)
Croatiamales age 16-49: 1,021,904females age 16-49: 1,023,465 (2010 est.)
Cubamales age 16-49: 3,078,049females age 16-49: 3,004,713 (2010 est.)
CyprusGreek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG):males age 16-49: 322,807females age 16-49: 284,386 (2010 est.)
Czech Republicmales age 16-49: 2,517,268females age 16-49: 2,418,163 (2010 est.)
Denmarkmales age 16-49: 1,235,947females age 16-49: 1,221,386 (2010 est.)
Djiboutimales age 16-49: 165,000females age 16-49: 213,894 (2010 est.)
Dominicamales age 16-49: 18,975 (2010 est.)
Dominican Republicmales age 16-49: 2,514,160females age 16-49: 2,395,804 (2010 est.)
Ecuadormales age 16-49: 3,662,176females age 16-49: 3,781,102 (2010 est.)
Egyptmales age 16-49: 20,619,887females age 16-49: 19,785,004 (2010 est.)
El Salvadormales age 16-49: 1,426,142females age 16-49: 1,590,778 (2010 est.)
Equatorial Guineamales age 16-49: 146,241females age 16-49: 146,138 (2010 est.)
Eritreamales age 16-49: 1,307,012females age 16-49: 1,319,682 (2010 est.)
Estoniamales age 16-49: 297,096females age 16-49: 308,229 (2010 est.)
Ethiopiamales age 16-49: 18,485,269females age 16-49: 19,145,307 (2010 est.)
Faroe Islandsmales age 16-49: 11,788 (2010 est.)
Fijimales age 16-49: 248,020females age 16-49: 243,468 (2010 est.)
Finlandmales age 16-49: 1,160,812females age 16-49: 1,111,743 (2010 est.)
Francemales age 16-49: 14,591,656females age 16-49: 14,285,551 (2010 est.)
French Polynesiamales age 16-49: 81,794 (2010 est.)
Gabonmales age 16-49: 344,147females age 16-49: 345,292 (2010 est.)
Gambia, Themales age 16-49: 402,073females age 16-49: 406,100 (2010 est.)
Gaza Stripmales age 16-49: 372,843 (2010 est.)
Georgiamales age 16-49: 1,094,390females age 16-49: 1,140,758 (2010 est.)
Germanymales age 16-49: 19,195,804females age 16-49: 18,159,851 (2010 est.)
Ghanamales age 16-49: 6,126,707females age 16-49: 6,058,958 (2010 est.)
Gibraltarmales age 16-49: 6,949 (2010 est.)
Greecemales age 16-49: 2,502,268females age 16-49: 2,486,171 (2010 est.)
Greenlandmales age 16-49: 15,474 (2010 est.)
Grenadamales age 16-49: 27,453 (2010 est.)
Guatemalamales age 16-49: 3,062,027females age 16-49: 3,266,655 (2010 est.)
Guineamales age 16-49: 2,292,338females age 16-49: 2,264,589 (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissaumales age 16-49: 361,785females age 16-49: 363,488 (2010 est.)
Guyanamales age 16-49: 189,456 (2010 est.)
Haitimales age 16-49: 2,283,915females age 16-49: 2,250,220 (2010 est.)
Hondurasmales age 16-49: 1,989,556females age 16-49: 1,939,462 (2010 est.)
Hong Kongmales age 16-49: 1,729,179females age 16-49: 1,899,296 (2010 est.)
Hungarymales age 16-49: 2,380,381females age 16-49: 2,319,142 (2010 est.)
Icelandmales age 16-49: 75,259 (2010 est.)
Indiamales age 16-49: 313,905,989females age 16-49: 291,755,100 (2010 est.)
Indonesiamales age 16-49: 65,166,986females age 16-49: 62,715,534 (2010 est.)
Iranmales age 16-49: 20,763,890females age 16-49: 20,157,570 (2010 est.)
Iraqmales age 16-49: 7,541,723females age 16-49: 7,238,553 (2010 est.)
Irelandmales age 16-49: 1,031,985females age 16-49: 1,030,606 (2010 est.)
Israelmales age 16-49: 1,771,661females age 16-49: 1,687,698 (2010 est.)
Italymales age 16-49: 13,705,846females age 16-49: 12,929,946 (2010 est.)
Jamaicamales age 16-49: 712,627females age 16-49: 730,845 (2010 est.)
Japanmales age 16-49: 27,461,338females age 16-49: 26,478,466 (2010 est.)
Jordanmales age 16-49: 1,646,215females age 16-49: 1,579,268 (2010 est.)
Kazakhstanmales age 16-49: 4,176,999females age 16-49: 4,202,422 (2010 est.)
Kenyamales age 16-49: 9,525,556females age 16-49: 9,242,381 (2010 est.)
Kiribatimales age 16-49: 24,734 (2010 est.)
Korea, Northmales age 16-49: 6,132,987females age 16-49: 6,119,405 (2010 est.)
Korea, Southmales age 16-49: 13,274,442females age 16-49: 12,542,699 (2010 est.)
Kuwaitmales age 16-49: 1,131,529females age 16-49: 612,126 (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstanmales age 16-49: 1,439,750females age 16-49: 1,455,806 (2010 est.)
Laosmales age 16-49: 1,633,725females age 16-49: 1,654,235 (2010 est.)
Latviamales age 16-49: 554,943females age 16-49: 550,700 (2010 est.)
Lebanonmales age 16-49: 1,075,503females age 16-49: 1,112,139 (2010 est.)
Lesothomales age 16-49: 469,509females age 16-49: 505,707 (2010 est.)
Liberiamales age 16-49: 797,084females age 16-49: 808,017 (2010 est.)
Libyamales age 16-49: 1,746,512females age 16-49: 1,683,390 (2010 est.)
Liechtensteinmales age 16-49: 8,041 (2010 est.)
Lithuaniamales age 16-49: 900,746females age 16-49: 887,843 (2010 est.)
Luxembourgmales age 16-49: 117,892females age 16-49: 116,517 (2010 est.)
Macaumales age 16-49: 150,712 (2010 est.)
Macedoniamales age 16-49: 530,966females age 16-49: 511,534 (2010 est.)
Madagascarmales age 16-49: 4,745,274females age 16-49: 4,750,188 (2010 est.)
Malawimales age 16-49: 3,402,724 (2010 est.)
Malaysiamales age 16-49: 6,692,438females age 16-49: 6,494,413 (2010 est.)
Maldivesmales age 16-49: 158,307females age 16-49: 97,166 (2010 est.)
Malimales age 16-49: 2,759,648females age 16-49: 2,894,776 (2010 est.)
Maltamales age 16-49: 95,899females age 16-49: 91,412 (2010 est.)
Marshall Islandsmales age 16-49: 16,138 (2010 est.)
Mauritania males age 16-49: 699,028 females age 16-49: 783,108 (2010 est.)
Mauritiusmales age 16-49: 343,279 (2010 est.)
Mexicomales age 16-49: 28,475,126females age 16-49: 30,048,077 (2010 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States ofmales age 16-49: 26,687 (2010 est.)
Moldovamales age 16-49: 1,150,585females age 16-49: 1,168,169 (2010 est.)
Monacomales age 16-49: 5,814 (2010 est.)
Mongoliamales age 16-49: 887,059females age 16-49: 880,788 (2010 est.)
Montserratmales age 16-49: 1,339 (2010 est.)
Moroccomales age 16-49: 8,167,760females age 16-49: 8,599,418 (2010 est.)
Mozambiquemales age 16-49: 4,787,832 (2010 est.)
Namibiamales age 16-49: 554,531 (2010 est.)
Naurumales age 16-49: 3,682 (2010 est.)
Nepalmales age 16-49: 6,699,614females age 16-49: 7,388,240 (2010 est.)
Netherlandsmales age 16-49: 3,927,311females age 16-49: 3,831,110 (2010 est.)
New Caledoniamales age 16-49: 59,612 (2010 est.)
New Zealandmales age 16-49: 1,017,575females age 16-49: 1,003,087 (2010 est.)
Nicaraguamales age 16-49: 1,605,398females age 16-49: 1,594,270 (2010 est.)
Nigermales age 16-49: 3,202,237females age 16-49: 3,151,521 (2010 est.)
Nigeriamales age 16-49: 36,203,921females age 16-49: 34,409,821 (2010 est.)
Norwaymales age 16-49: 1,078,562females age 16-49: 1,049,529 (2010 est.)
Omanmales age 16-49: 964,200females age 16-49: 714,421 (2010 est.)
Pakistanmales age 16-49: 45,829,360females age 16-49: 41,716,682 (2010 est.)
Palaumales age 16-49: 6,955 (2010 est.)
Panamamales age 16-49: 878,281 (2010 est.)
Papua New Guineamales age 16-49: 1,532,378females age 16-49: 1,440,528 (2010 est.)
Paraguaymales age 16-49: 1,640,761females age 16-49: 1,637,460 (2010 est.)
Perumales age 16-49: 7,920,056females age 16-49: 7,795,130 (2010 est.)
Philippinesmales age 16-49: 25,079,262females age 16-49: 24,556,912 (2010 est.)
Polandmales age 16-49: 9,597,047females age 16-49: 9,364,939 (2010 est.)
Portugalmales age 16-49: 2,572,007females age 16-49: 2,474,719 (2010 est.)
Qatarmales age 16-49: 387,399females age 16-49: 163,652 (2010 est.)
Romaniamales age 16-49: 5,617,144females age 16-49: 5,487,510 (2010 est.)
Russiamales age 16-49: 34,850,217females age 16-49: 35,693,977 (2010 est.)
Rwandamales age 16-49: 2,573,834females age 16-49: 2,553,707 (2010 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevismales age 16-49: 13,510females age 16-49: 13,075 (2010 est.)
Saint Luciamales age 16-49: 41,177 (2010 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesmales age 16-49: 27,940 (2010 est.)
Samoamales age 16-49: 47,423 (2010 est.)
San Marinomales age 16-49: 6,893 (2010 est.)
Sao Tome and Principemales age 16-49: 38,211females age 16-49: 38,929 (2010 est.)
Saudi Arabiamales age 16-49: 8,752,167females age 16-49: 6,680,315 (2010 est.)
Senegalmales age 16-49: 3,211,279females age 16-49: 3,250,128 (2010 est.)
Seychellesmales age 16-49: 26,040females age 16-49: 23,961 (2010 est.)
Sierra Leonemales age 16-49: 1,156,724 (2010 est.)
Singaporemales age 16-49: 1,266,426 (2010 est.)
Slovakiamales age 16-49: 1,413,079females age 16-49: 1,377,754 (2010 est.)
Sloveniamales age 16-49: 483,488females age 16-49: 470,325 (2010 est.)
Solomon Islandsmales age 16-49: 150,987 (2010 est.)
Somaliamales age 16-49: 2,261,704females age 16-49: 2,217,584 (2010 est.)
South Africamales age 16-49: 13,508,255females age 16-49: 12,541,371 (2010 est.)
Spainmales age 16-49: 9,851,306females age 16-49: 9,574,929 (2010 est.)
Sri Lankamales age 16-49: 5,493,050females age 16-49: 5,622,632 (2010 est.)
Sudanmales age 16-49: 10,264,087females age 16-49: 9,894,457 (2010 est.)
Surinamemales age 16-49: 133,417females age 16-49: 133,487 (2010 est.)
Swazilandmales age 16-49: 336,436 (2010 est.)
Swedenmales age 16-49: 2,065,782females age 16-49: 1,995,451 (2010 est.)
Switzerlandmales age 16-49: 1,839,382females age 16-49: 1,797,317 (2010 est.)
Syriamales age 16-49: 5,766,853females age 16-49: 5,540,828 (2010 est.)
Taiwanmales age 16-49: 6,218,009females age 16-49: 6,038,964 (2010 est.)
Tajikistanmales age 16-49: 1,980,012females age 16-49: 1,990,084 (2010 est.)
Tanzaniamales age 16-49: 9,683,768 (2010 est.)
Thailandmales age 16-49: 17,650,648females age 16-49: 17,762,077 (2010 est.)
Timor-Lestemales age 16-49: 299,008females age 16-49: 286,465 (2010 est.)
Togomales age 16-49: 1,462,206females age 16-49: 1,463,189 (2010 est.)
Tongamales age 16-49: 34,254females age 16-49: 32,974 (2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagomales age 16-49: 347,044females age 16-49: 323,847 (2010 est.)
Tunisiamales age 16-49: 3,065,431females age 16-49: 2,974,060 (2010 est.)
Turkeymales age 16-49: 20,832,658females age 16-49: 20,337,037 (2010 est.)
Turkmenistanmales age 16-49: 1,360,898females age 16-49: 1,368,265 (2010 est.)
Ugandamales age 16-49: 6,972,134females age 16-49: 6,752,005 (2010 est.)
Ukrainemales age 16-49: 11,149,646females age 16-49: 11,437,891 (2010 est.)
United Arab Emirates males age 16-49: 2,589,714 (includes non-nationals) females age 16-49: 950,460 (2010 est.)
United Kingdommales age 16-49: 14,732,445females age 16-49: 14,118,320 (2010 est.)
United Statesmales age 16-49: 73,145,586females age 16-49: 71,880,788 (2010 est.)
Uruguaymales age 16-49: 849,358females age 16-49: 832,774 (2010 est.)
Uzbekistanmales age 16-49: 7,776,645females age 16-49: 7,783,901 (2010 est.)
Vanuatumales age 16-49: 61,178 (2010 est.)
Venezuelamales age 16-49: 6,891,648females age 16-49: 7,047,565 (2010 est.)
Vietnammales age 16-49: 25,402,395females age 16-49: 24,834,928 (2010 est.)
Yemenmales age 16-49: 5,458,642females age 16-49: 5,205,387 (2010 est.)
Zambiamales age 16-49: 2,824,372females age 16-49: 2,685,883 (2010 est.)
Zimbabwemales age 16-49: 2,366,038females age 16-49: 2,742,036 (2010 est.)
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Field Listing :: 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. Country
Maritime claims
Afghanistannone (landlocked)
Albaniaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Algeriaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 32-52 nm
American Samoaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Andorranone (landlocked)
Angolaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Anguillaterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
AntarcticaAustralia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive EconomicZone (EEZ) rights or similar over 200 nm extensions seaward fromtheir continental claims, but like the claims themselves, thesezones are not accepted by other countries; 21 of 28 Antarcticconsultative nations have made no claims to Antarctic territory(although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so) and donot recognize the claims of the other nations; also see the Disputes- international entry
Antigua and Barbudaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Argentinaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Armenianone (landlocked)
Arubaterritorial sea: 12 nm
Ashmore and Cartier Islandsterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Australiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Austrianone (landlocked)
Azerbaijannone (landlocked)
Bahamas, Theterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Bahrainterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmcontinental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined
Bangladeshterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 18 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin
Barbados territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Belarusnone (landlocked)
Belgiumterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: geographic coordinates define outer limitcontinental shelf: median line with neighbors
Belizeterritorial sea: 12 nm in the north, 3 nm in the south; note- from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize'sterritorial sea is 3 nm; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act,1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework fornegotiating a definitive agreement on territorial differences withGuatemalaexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Beninterritorial sea: 200 nm
Bermudaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Bhutannone (landlocked)
Bolivianone (landlocked)
Bosnia and Herzegovinano data available
Botswananone (landlocked)
Bouvet Islandterritorial sea: 4 nm
Brazilterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
British Indian Ocean Territoryterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
British Virgin Islandsterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Bruneiterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
Bulgariaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Burkina Fasonone (landlocked)
Burmaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Burundinone (landlocked)
Cambodiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Cameroonterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nm
Canadaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Cape Verdemeasured from claimed archipelagic baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cayman Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Central African Republicnone (landlocked)
Chadnone (landlocked)
Chileterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200/350 nm
Chinaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Christmas Island territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Clipperton Islandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Colombiaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Comorosterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Congo, Democratic Republic of theterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: boundaries with neighbors
Congo, Republic of theterritorial sea: 200 nm
Cook Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Coral Sea Islands territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Costa Ricaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Cote d'Ivoireterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Croatiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Cubaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Curacaoterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Cyprusterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Czech Republicnone (landlocked)
Denmarkterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Djiboutiterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Dominicaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Dominican Republicmeasured from claimed archipelagic straightbaselinesterritorial sea: 6 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Ecuadorterritorial sea: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 100 nm from 2,500-m isobath
Egyptterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
El Salvador territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Equatorial Guinea territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Eritreaterritorial sea: 12 nm
Estoniaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: limits fixed in coordination withneighboring states
Ethiopianone (landlocked)
European UnionNA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)territorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Faroe Islandsterritorial sea: 3 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median lineexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Fijimeasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation;rectilinear shelf claim added
Finlandterritorial sea: 12 nm (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 nm)contiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive fishing zone: 12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundarywith Swedencontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Franceterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm (does not apply to the Mediterranean)continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
French Polynesiaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
French Southern and Antarctic Landsterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen and Iles Eparses(does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands);Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island claim a continental shelf of200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Gabonterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Gambia, Theterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 18 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: extent not specified
Gaza StripIsraeli-occupied with current status subject to theIsraeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to bedetermined through further negotiation
Georgiaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Germanyterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Ghanaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Gibraltarterritorial sea: 3 nm
Greeceterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Greenlandterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median linecontinental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Grenadaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guamterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guatemalaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Guernseyterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Guineaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guinea-Bissauterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guyanaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continentalmargin
Haititerritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: to depth of exploitation
Heard Island and McDonald Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Holy See (Vatican City)none (landlocked)
Hondurasterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
Hong Kongterritorial sea: 3 nm
Hungarynone (landlocked)
Icelandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Indiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Indonesiameasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Iranterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in thePersian Gulfcontinental shelf: natural prolongation
Iraqterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: not specified
Irelandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Isle of Manterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Israelterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: to depth of exploitation
Italyterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Jamaicameasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
Jan Mayenterritorial sea: 4 nmcontiguous zone: 10 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Japanterritorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in theinternational straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, andEastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Straitcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Jerseyterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Jordanterritorial sea: 3 nm
Kazakhstannone (landlocked)
Kenyaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Kiribatiterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Korea, Northterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmnote: military boundary line 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and theexclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreignvessels and aircraft without permission are banned
Korea, Southterritorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in theKorea Straitcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: not specified
Kosovonone (landlocked)
Kuwaitterritorial sea: 12 nm
Kyrgyzstannone (landlocked)
Laosnone (landlocked)
Latviaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Lebanonterritorial sea: 12 nm
Lesothonone (landlocked)
Liberiaterritorial sea: 200 nm
Libyaterritorial sea: 12 nmnote: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes northexclusive fishing zone: 62 nm
Liechtensteinnone (landlocked)
Lithuaniaterritorial sea: 12 nm
Luxembourgnone (landlocked)
Macaunot specified
Macedonianone (landlocked)
Madagascarterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m isobath
Malawinone (landlocked)
Malaysiaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation;specified boundary in the South China Sea
Maldivesmeasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Malinone (landlocked)
Maltaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitationexclusive fishing zone: 25 nm
Marshall Islandsterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Mauritaniaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Mauritiusmeasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin