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Concise descriptions of the major religions mentioned in the Factbookhave been added to the Notes and Definitions. France 's redesignationof some of its overseas possessions caused the five former Indian Oceanisland possessions making up Iles Eparses to be incorporated into theFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands, while two new Caribbean entities,St. Barthelemy and St. Martin, were created.
Revision of some individual country maps, first introduced in the 2001edition, is continued in this edition. The revised maps includeelevation extremes and a partial geographic grid. Several regional mapshave also been updated to reflect boundary changes and place namespelling changes.
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Acronyms: An acronym is an abbreviation coined from the initial letterof each
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
-$402 million (2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
-$1.491 billion (2007 est.)
Cook Islands
$26.67 million (2005)
Costa Rica
-$1.499 billion (2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
-$146 million (2007 est.)
Croatia
-$4.85 billion (2007 est.)
Cuba
$240 million (2007 est.)
Cyprus
-$2.144 billion (2007 est.)
Czech Republic
-$4.534 billion (2007 est.)
Denmark
$4.279 billion (2007 est.)
Djibouti
-$212 million (2007 est.)
Dominica
-$72 million (2007 est.)
Dominican Republic
-$2.231 billion (2007 est.)
Ecuador
$1.064 billion (2007 est.)
Egypt
$500.9 million (2007 est.)
El Salvador
-$1.119 billion (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
$415 million (2007 est.)
Eritrea
-$205 million (2007 est.)
Estonia
-$3.771 billion (2007 est.)
Ethiopia
-$826.8 million (2007 est.)
European Union
$NA
Fiji
-$507 million (2007 est.)
Finland
$11.4 billion (2007 est.)
France
-$31.25 billion (2007 est.)
Gabon
$1.552 billion (2007 est.)
Gambia, The
-$71 million (2007 est.)
Georgia
-$2.044 billion (2007 est.)
Germany
$254.5 billion (2007 est.)
Ghana
-$1.549 billion (2007 est.)
Greece
-$44.4 billion (2007 est.)
Grenada
-$138 million (2007 est.)
Guatemala
-$1.663 billion (2007 est.)
Guinea
-$424 million (2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
-$6 million (2007 est.)
Guyana
-$157 million (2007 est.)
Haiti
-$467 million (2007 est.)
Honduras
-$1.225 billion (2007 est.)
Hong Kong
$28.04 billion (2007 est.)
Hungary
-$8.018 billion (2007 est.)
Iceland
-$3.189 billion (2007 est.)
India
-$12.11 billion (2007 est.)
Indonesia
$11.01 billion (2007 est.)
Iran
$28.95 billion (2007 est.)
Iraq
$6.025 billion (2007 est.)
Ireland
-$14.12 billion (2007 est.)
Israel
$5.197 billion (2007 est.)
Italy
-$51.03 billion (2007 est.)
Jamaica
-$1.83 billion (2007 est.)
Japan
$210.5 billion (2007 est.)
Jordan
-$2.767 billion (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan
-$7.184 billion (2007 est.)
Kenya
-$1.147 billion (2007 est.)
Kiribati
-$21 million (2007 est.)
Korea, South
$5.954 billion (2007 est.)
Kosovo
-$58.3 million (2007)
Kuwait
$47.5 billion (2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
-$267.9 million (2007 est.)
Laos
-$285 million (2007 est.)
Latvia
-$6.231 billion (2007 est.)
Lebanon
-$2.046 billion (2007 est.)
Lesotho
$49 million (2007 est.)
Liberia
-$224 million (2007)
Libya
$26.38 billion (2007 est.)
Lithuania
-$5.26 billion (2007 est.)
Luxembourg
$4.921 billion (2007 est.)
Macedonia
-$249 million (2007 est.)
Madagascar
-$890 million (2007 est.)
Malawi
-$318 million (2007 est.)
Malaysia
$28.93 billion (2007 est.)
Maldives
-$472 million (2007)
Mali
-$446 million (2007 est.)
Malta
-$424.5 million (2007 est.)
Mauritania
-$184 million (2007 est.)
Mauritius
-$408.3 million (2007 est.)
Mexico
-$5.525 billion (2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
-$34.3 million (FY05 est.)
Moldova
-$694.7 million (2007 est.)
Mongolia
-$23 million (2007 est.)
Montenegro
$NA
Morocco
-$1.834 billion (2007 est.)
Mozambique
-$795.1 million (2007 est.)
Namibia
$805.2 million (2007 est.)
Nepal
$58 million (2007)
Netherlands
$47.31 billion (2007 est.)
New Zealand
-$10.23 billion (2007 est.)
Nicaragua
-$1.001 billion (2007 est.)
Niger
-$321 million (2007 est.)
Nigeria
$2.514 billion (2007 est.)
Norway
$64.07 billion (2007 est.)
Oman
$4.866 billion (2007 est.)
Pakistan
-$8.255 billion (2007 est.)
Palau
$15.09 million (FY03/04)
Panama
-$1.577 billion (2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea
$125.8 million (2007 est.)
Paraguay
$119 million (2007 est.)
Peru
$1.516 billion (2007 est.)
Philippines
$6.351 billion (2007 est.)
Poland
-$15.91 billion (2007 est.)
Portugal
-$21.75 billion (2007 est.)
Qatar
$10.41 billion (2007 est.)
Romania
-$23.02 billion (2007 est.)
Russia
$78.31 billion (2007 est.)
Rwanda
-$147 million (2007 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
-$163 million (2007 est.)
Saint Lucia
-$199 million (2007 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
-$149 million (2007 est.)
Samoa
-$24 million (2007 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
-$55 million (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia
$86.62 billion (2007 est.)
Senegal
-$1.458 billion (2007 est.)
Serbia
-$6.889 billion (2007 est.)
Seychelles
-$272 million (2007 est.)
Sierra Leone
-$63 million (2007 est.)
Singapore
$46.39 billion (2007 est.)
Slovakia
-$3.998 billion (2007 est.)
Slovenia
-$2.181 billion (2007 est.)
Solomon Islands
-$143 million (2007 est.)
South Africa
-$20.63 billion (2007 est.)
Spain
-$145.3 billion (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka
-$1.019 billion (2007 est.)
Sudan
-$3.447 billion (2007 est.)
Suriname
$24 million (2007 est.)
Swaziland
-$24 million (2007 est.)
Sweden
$37.97 billion (2007 est.)
Switzerland
$72.35 billion (2007 est.)
Syria
$908 million (2007 est.)
Taiwan
$32.88 billion (2007 est.)
Tajikistan
-$351 million (2007 est.)
Tanzania
-$1.856 billion (2007 est.)
Thailand
$14.92 billion (2007 est.)
Timor-Leste
$1.161 billion (2007 est.)
Togo
-$159 million (2007 est.)
Tonga
-$23 million (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
$5.378 billion (2007 est.)
Tunisia
-$905 million (2007 est.)
Turkey
-$37.58 billion (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan
$1.705 billion (2007 est.)
Tuvalu
-$11.68 million (2003)
Uganda
-$744.7 million (2007 est.)
Ukraine
-$5.918 billion (2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates
$34.53 billion (2007 est.)
United Kingdom
-$119.2 billion (2007 est.)
United States
-$731.2 billion (2007 est.)
Uruguay
-$185.6 million (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan
$4.615 billion (2007 est.)
Vanuatu
-$60 million (2007 est.)
Venezuela
$20 billion (2007 est.)
Vietnam
-$6.993 billion (2007 est.)
Yemen
-$362 million (2007 est.)
Zambia
-$228 million (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe
-$649 million (2007 est.)
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@2188 Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Albania
$2.162 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Algeria
$110.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Angola
$11.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Argentina
$46.12 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Armenia
$1.657 billion (December 2007 est.)
Australia
$26.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Austria
$18.22 billion (2006 est.)
Azerbaijan
$4.273 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bahrain
$4.101 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bangladesh
$5.278 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Barbados
$620 million (2007)
Belarus
$4.266 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Belgium
$16.51 billion (2007 est.)
Belize
$109 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Benin
$1.209 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bolivia
$5.318 billion (31 October 2007)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
$4.525 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Botswana
$9.79 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Brazil
$180.3 billion (31 December 2007)
Bulgaria
$17.38 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Burkina Faso
$1.029 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Burma
$2.262 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Burundi
$177.1 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Cambodia
$2.143 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cameroon
$2.932 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Canada
$41.08 billion (2007 est.)
Cape Verde
$398 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Chad
$969 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Chile
$16.84 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
China
$1.534 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Colombia
$20.95 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
$2.206 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Costa Rica
$4.114 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
$2.519 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Croatia
$13.67 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cuba
$4.247 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cyprus
$6.507 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Czech Republic
$34.59 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Denmark
$34.32 billion (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic
$2.562 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ecuador
$3.521 billion (30 November 2007 est.)
Egypt
$31.37 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
El Salvador
$2.199 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
$3.846 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Eritrea
$23 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Estonia
$3.27 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ethiopia
$1.294 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
European Union
$NA
Finland
$8.385 billion (2007)
France
$115.7 billion (2006 est.)
Gabon
$1.238 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Gambia, The
$142.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Georgia
$1.361 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Germany
$136.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ghana
$2.204 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Greece
$3.658 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Guatemala
$4.139 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Guinea
$119 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Guyana
$313 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Haiti
$444 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Honduras
$2.546 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hong Kong
$152.7 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hungary
$24.05 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iceland
$2.436 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
India
$275 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Indonesia
$56.92 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iran
$69.2 billion (2007 est.)
Iraq
$25.66 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ireland
$926.2 million (2006 est.)
Israel
$28.52 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Italy
$94.33 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Jamaica
$1.905 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Japan
$954.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Jordan
$7.929 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kazakhstan
$17.63 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kenya
$3.355 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Korea, South
$262.2 billion (31 December 2007)
Kosovo
$NA
Kuwait
$16.78 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
$1.177 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Laos
$540 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Latvia
$5.758 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lebanon
$20.55 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lesotho
$852 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Libya
$79.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lithuania
$7.721 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Luxembourg
$205.5 million (2006 est.)
Macedonia
$2.265 billion (31 December 2007)
Madagascar
$846.7 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Malawi
$217.2 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Malaysia
$101.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Malta
$3.798 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Mauritius
$1.822 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Mexico
$87.19 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Moldova
$1.334 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Montenegro
$NA
Morocco
$24.72 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Mozambique
$1.445 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Namibia
$896 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Netherlands
$26.98 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
New Zealand
$17.25 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Nicaragua
$1.103 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Nigeria
$51.33 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Norway
$60.84 billion (2006 est.)
Oman
$9.524 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Pakistan
$15.69 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Panama
$1.935 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea
$2.087 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Paraguay
$2.463 billion (31 December 2007)
Peru
$27.78 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Philippines
$33.75 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Poland
$65.75 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Portugal
$11.55 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Qatar
$9.752 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Romania
$39.96 billion (31 December 2007)
Russia
$476.4 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Rwanda
$552.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Samoa
$70.15 million (FY03/04)
Sao Tome and Principe
$34.6 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia
$34.01 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Senegal
$1.66 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Serbia
$14.22 billion (2007 est.)
Seychelles
$40.8 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Singapore
$163 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovakia
$18.98 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovenia
$5.682 billion (30 September 2007 est.)
South Africa
$32.94 billion (31 December 2007)
Spain
$19.05 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Sri Lanka
$3.644 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Sudan
$1.378 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Suriname
$263.3 million (2006)
Swaziland
$762.7 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Sweden
$31.04 billion (2006 est.)
Switzerland
$75.37 billion (2006 est.)
Syria
$6.046 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Taiwan
$275 billion (31 December 2007)
Tajikistan
$242 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Tanzania
$2.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Thailand
$87.46 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Togo
$438 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Tonga
$40.83 million (yearend, FY04/05)
Trinidad and Tobago
$6.745 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tunisia
$7.854 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Turkey
$76.51 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Turkmenistan
$5.172 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Uganda
$2.56 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ukraine
$32.48 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates
$77.24 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United Kingdom
$57.3 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United States
$70.57 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Uruguay
$4.121 billion (December 2007 est.)
Uzbekistan
$6.75 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Vanuatu
$40.54 million (2003)
Venezuela
$33.48 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Vietnam
$23.87 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Yemen
$7.76 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zambia
$1.09 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zimbabwe
$120 million (31 December 2007 est.)
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@2193 Major infectious diseases
Afghanistan
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in
this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases
possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Angola
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping
sickness)
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
Argentina
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Bangladesh
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in
some locations
water contact disease: leptospirosis
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in
this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases
possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Belize
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and
typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Benin
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008)
Bhutan
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Bolivia
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and
typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Botswana
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and
typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
Burkina Faso
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in
this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases
possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Burma
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in
this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases
possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Burundi
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
Cambodia
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne
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