Countries and territories of the world

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Index

Countries and territories of the world

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Index

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AFRICA 58

North Africa 7AlgeriaEgyptLibyan Arab Jamahiriya

MoroccoSudanTunisiaWestern Sahara

Sub-Saharan Africa 51AngolaBeninBotswanaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongoCôte d'IvoireDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesotho

LiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaReunionRwandaSaint HelenaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSwazilandTogoUgandaUnited Republic of TanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe

AMERICA 49

Central America and theCarribean 35AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArubaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBermudaBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupe

GuatemalaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMartiniqueMexicoMontserratNetherlands AntillesNicaraguaPanamaPuerto RicoSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited States Virgin Islands

South America 14ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorFalkland Islands (Malvinas)

French GuianaGuyanaParaguayPeruSurinameUruguayVenezuela

ASIA 49

West Asia 15BahrainCyprusIran, Islamic Republic ofIraqJordanKuwaitLebanon

Palestinian territoryOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaSyrian Arab RepublicTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesYemen

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES / TERRITORIES 184

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 19

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES 32

Distribution of countries and territories by region

Central Asia 8ArmeniaAzerbaijanGeorgiaKazakhstan

KyrgyzstanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan

South, East and South-East Asia 26AfghanistanBangladeshBhutanBrunei DarussalamCambodiaChinaChina, Hong Kong SARChina, Macao SARChina, Taiwan Province ofIndiaIndonesiaKorea, Democratic People's Rep. ofKorea, Republic of

Lao People's Democratic RepublicMalaysiaMaldivesMongoliaMyanmarNepalPakistanPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaThailandTimor-LesteViet Nam

OCEANIA 28

American SamoaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsCook IslandsFijiFrench PolynesiaGuamJohnston IslandKiribatiMarshall IslandsMicronesia, Federated States ofMidway IslandsNauruNew Caledonia

NiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsPalauPapua New GuineaPitcairnSamoaSolomon IslandsTokelauTongaTuvaluVanuatuWake IslandWallis and Futuna Islands

AlbaniaBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCzech RepublicEstoniaHungaryLatviaLithuania

Macedonia, TFYRMoldova, Republic of PolandRomaniaRussian FederationSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaUkraine

Europe 26AndorraAustriaBelgiumDenmarkFaeroe IslandsFinlandFranceGermanyGibraltarGreeceHoly SeeIcelandIreland

ItalyLiechtensteinLuxembourgMaltaMonacoNetherlandsNorwayPortugalSan MarinoSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom

North America 2Canada United States of America

Others 4AustraliaIsrael

JapanNew Zealand

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AfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanBhutanBoliviaBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCentral African RepublicChadEthiopiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLesothoMacedonia, TFYR *

MalawiMaliMoldova, Republic of *MongoliaNepal NigerParaguayRwandaSwazilandTajikistanTurkmenistanUgandaUzbekistanZambiaZimbabwe

LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) 50Antigua and BarbudaBahamasBarbadosCape VerdeComorosDominicaFijiGrenadaJamaicaKiribatiMaldivesMarshall IslandsMicronesia, Fed. States ofMauritiusNauru

PalauPapua New GuineaSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSeychellesSolomon IslandsSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluVanuatu

Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin Bhutan Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the CongoDjibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia GambiaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiKiribatiLao People's Democratic RepublicLesothoLiberia

MadagascarMalawiMaldivesMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNigerRwandaSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSudanTimor-Leste*TogoTuvaluUgandaUnited Republic of TanzaniaVanuatuYemenZambia

SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS) 29

LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (LLDCS) 31

* Timor-Leste was included among LDCs in 2003. However, the data and chartshere do not incorporate figures for Timor-Leste.

* Macedonia, TFYR, and Moldova, Republic of, are classified as countries in Centraland Eastern Europe (neither developed nor developing). However, as they arelandlocked states, they are also members of this particular grouping.

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CEPGL 3(Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries)BurundiDemocratic Republic of the CongoRwanda

ECOWAS 15(Economic Community of West African StatesBenin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau LiberiaMaliNigerNigeriaSenegalSierra LeoneTogo

ECCAS 11(Economic Community ofCentral African States)AngolaBurundi CameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonRwanda Sao Tome and Principe

SADC 14(Southern AfricanDevelopment Community)Angola Botswana Democratic Republic of the Congo Lesotho Malawi Mauritius MozambiqueNamibia SeychellesSouth AfricaSwazilandUnited Republic of TanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe

COMESA 20(Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)Angola Burundi Comoros Democratic Republic of the CongoDjibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar MalawiMauritiusNamibiaRwandaSeychellesSudanSwazilandUganda ZambiaZimbabwe

MRU 3(Mano River Union)GuineaLiberiaSierra Leone

CEMAC 6(Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa)Cameroon Central African Republic Chad CongoEquatorial GuineaGabon

UEMOA 8(West African Economic and Monetary Union)Benin Burkina Faso Côte d'Ivoire Guinea-BissauMaliNigerSenegalTogo

UMA 5(Arab Maghreb Union)Algeria Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MauritaniaMoroccoTunisia

ANCOM 5(Andean Community)Bolivia Colombia EcuadorPeruVenezuela

CACM 5(Central American Common Market)Costa Rica El Salvador GuatemalaHondurasNicaragua

CARICOM 15(Caribbean Community)Antigua and Barbuda BahamasBarbados Belize Dominica Grenada GuyanaHaitiJamaicaMontserratSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and Tobago

MERCOSUR 4(Southern Common Market)Argentina Brazil ParaguayUruguay

OECS 9(Organization of Eastern Caribbean States)AnguillaAntigua and Barbuda British Virgin IslandsDominica Grenada MontserratSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines

FTAA 34(Free Trade Area of the Americas)Antigua and BarbudaArgentinaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBrazilCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemala GuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMexicoNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoUnited States of AmericaUruguayVenezuela

NAFTA 3(North American FreeTrade Agreement)CanadaMexicoUnited States of America

LAIA 12(Latin American IntegrationAssociation)Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia CubaEcuadorMexicoParaguayPeruUruguayVenezuela

AFRICA AMERICA

Distribution of countries by trade grouping

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Bangkok Agreement 6Bangladesh ChinaIndiaLao People's Democratic RepublicRepublic of KoreaSri Lanka

ASEAN 10(Association of South-EastAsian Nations)Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Lao People’s Democratic Republic Malaysia MyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandViet Nam

GCC 6(Gulf Cooperation Council)Bahrain Kuwait Oman QatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab Emirates

SAARC 7(South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)Bangladesh Bhutan IndiaMaldivesNepalPakistanSri Lanka

ECO 10(Economic Cooperation Organization) AfghanistanAzerbaijan Iran, Islamic Republic of Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan PakistanTajikistanTurkeyTurkmenistanUzbekistan

MSG 4(Melanesia Spearhead Group)FijiPapua New GuineaSolomon IslandsVanuatu

APEC 21(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)Australia Brunei Darussalam Canada ChileChina China, Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan Province ofIndonesia Japan Malaysia Mexico New ZealandPapua New GuineaPeru PhilippinesRepublic of KoreaRussian FederationSingaporeThailandUnited States of AmericaViet Nam

CIS 12(Commonwealth of Independent States)Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova, Republic of Russian FederationTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistan

BSEC 11(Black Sea Economic Cooperation)AlbaniaArmeniaAzerbaijanBulgariaGeorgiaGreeceMoldova, Republic ofRomaniaRussian FederationTurkeyUkraine

ASIABaltic countries 3EstoniaLatviaLithuania

EFTA 3(European Free TradeAssociation) IcelandNorwaySwitzerland

EU 15(European Union)Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece IrelandItalyLuxembourg NetherlandsPortugalSpainSwedenUnited Kingdom

Euro Zone (of EU) 12AustriaBelgiumFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandItalyLuxembourgNetherlandsPortugalSpain

EU 25(European Union and countries acceding in 2004)EU 15CyprusCzech RepublicEstoniaHungaryLatviaLithuaniaMaltaPolandSlovakiaSlovenia

EUROPE

INTERREGIONAL GROUPINGS

Distribution of countries by trade grouping