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Swaziland:
soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn,
refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit

Sweden:
machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and
wood, iron and steel products, chemicals

Switzerland:
machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural
products

Syria:
petroleum 65%, textiles 10%, manufactured goods 10%, fruits
and vegetables 7%, raw cotton 5%, live sheep 2%, phosphates 1% (1998
est.)

Tajikistan:
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil,
textiles

Tanzania:
coffee, manufactured goods, cotton, cashew nuts, minerals,
tobacco, sisal (1996)

Thailand:
computers and parts, textiles, integrated circuits, rice

Togo:
cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa

Tokelau:
stamps, copra, handicrafts

Tonga:
squash, fish, vanilla beans

Trinidad and Tobago:
petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals,
steel products, fertilizer, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus, flowers

Tunisia:
textiles, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals,
agricultural products, hydrocarbons

Turkey:
apparel 25.6%, foodstuffs 15.4%, textiles 12.3%, metal
manufactures 8.6%, transport equipment 8.1% (1998)

Turkmenistan:
gas 33%, oil 30%, cotton fiber 18%, textiles 8% (1999)

Turks and Caicos Islands:
lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch
shells

Tuvalu:
copra

Uganda:
coffee, fish and fish products, tea; electrical products,
iron and steel

Ukraine:
ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products,
machinery and transport equipment, food products

United Arab Emirates:
crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried
fish, dates

United Kingdom:
manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food,
beverages, tobacco

United States:
capital goods, automobiles, industrial supplies and
raw materials, consumer goods, agricultural products

Uruguay:
meat, rice, leather products, vehicles, dairy products,
wool, electricity

Uzbekistan:
cotton, gold, natural gas, mineral fertilizers, ferrous
metals, textiles, food products, automobiles

Vanuatu:
copra, kava, beef, cocoa, timber, coffee

Venezuela:
petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals,
agricultural products, basic manufactures

Vietnam:
crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea,
garments, shoes

Virgin Islands:
refined petroleum products

Wallis and Futuna:
copra, chemicals, construction materials

West Bank:
olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone

Western Sahara:
phosphates 62%

World:
the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and
services

Yemen:
crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish

Yugoslavia:
manufactured goods, food and live animals, raw materials

Zambia:
copper, cobalt, electricity, tobacco

Zimbabwe:
tobacco 29%, gold 7%, ferroalloys 7%, cotton 5% (1999 est.)

Taiwan:
machinery and electrical equipment 51%, metals, textiles,
plastics, chemicals

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@Exports - partners

Afghanistan:
FSU, Pakistan, Iran, Germany, India, UK, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Czech Republic

Albania:
Italy 67%, Greece 15%, Germany 5%, Austria 2%, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2% (2000)

Algeria:
Italy 22%, US 15%, France 12%, Spain 11%, Brazil 8%,
Netherlands 5% (1999)

American Samoa:
US 99.6%

Andorra:
France 34%, Spain 58% (1998)

Angola:
US 54%, South Korea 14%, Benelux 11%, China 7%, Taiwan 6%
(1999)

Anguilla:
NA

Antigua and Barbuda:
OECS 26%, Barbados 15%, Guyana 4%, Trinidad and
Tobago 2%, US 0.3%

Argentina:
Brazil 24%, EU 21%, US 11% (1999 est.)

Armenia:
Belgium 36%, Iran 15%, Russia 14%, US 7%, Turkmenistan,
Georgia (1999)

Aruba:
US 42%, Colombia 20%, Netherlands 12% (1999)

Australia:
Japan 19%, EU 14%, ASEAN 12%, US 9%, South Korea, NZ,
Taiwan, Hong Kong, China (1999)

Austria:
EU 64.2% (Germany 35.7%, Italy 8.7%, France 4.5%),
Switzerland 5.9%, US 4.5%, Hungary 3.9% (1999)

Azerbaijan:
Italy, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Iran

Bahamas, The:
US 22.3%, Switzerland 15.6%, UK 15%, Denmark 7.4%
(1998)

Bahrain:
India 14%, Saudi Arabia 5%, US 5%, UAE 5%, Japan 4%, South
Korea 4% (1999)

Bangladesh:
US 31.2%, Germany 9.95%, UK 8.06%, France 5.82%, Italy
4.42% (1999)

Barbados:
UK 14.8%, US 11.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 7.6%, Venezuela
6.1%, Jamaica 5.8% (1998)

Belarus:
Russia 66%, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Lithuania (1998)

Belgium:
EU 76% (Germany 18%, France 18%, Netherlands 12%, UK 10%)
(1999)

Belize:
US 42%, UK 33%, EU 12%, Caricom 4.8%, Canada 2%, Mexico 1%
(1999)

Benin:
Brazil 14%, Libya 5%, Indonesia 4%, Italy 4% (1999)

Bermuda:
UK 29.5%, US 9.8% (1997)

Bhutan:
India 94%, Bangladesh

Bolivia:
UK 16%, US 12%, Peru 11%, Argentina 10%, Colombia 7% (1998)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Croatia, Switzerland, Italy, Germany

Botswana:
EU 77%, Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 18%,
Zimbabwe 3% (1998)

Brazil:
US 23%, Argentina 11%, Germany 5%, Netherlands 5%, Japan 5%
(1999)

British Virgin Islands:
Virgin Islands (US), Puerto Rico, US

Brunei:
Japan 42%, US 17%, South Korea 14%, Thailand 3% (1999)

Bulgaria:
Italy 14%, Turkey 10%, Germany 9%, Greece 8%, Yugoslavia
8%, Belgium 6%, France 5%, US 4% (2000)

Burkina Faso:
Italy 13%, France 10%, Indonesia 8%, Thailand 7% (1999)

Burma:
India 13%, Singapore 11%, China 11%, US 8% (1999 est.)

note: official trade statistics do not include trade in illicit
goods - such as narcotics, teak, and gems - or the largely
unrecorded border trade with China and Thailand

Burundi:
Germany 17%, Belgium 14%, US 8%, France 6%, Switzerland 4%
(1999)

Cambodia:
Vietnam 18%, Thailand 15%, US 10%, Singapore 8%, China 5%
(1997)

Cameroon:
Italy 24%, France 18%, Netherlands 10% (2000 est.)

Canada:
US 86%, Japan 3%, UK, Germany, South Korea, Netherlands,
China (1999)

Cape Verde:
Portugal, UK, Germany, Spain, France, Malaysia

Cayman Islands:
mostly US

Central African Republic:
Benelux 64%, Cote d'Ivoire, Spain, China,
Egypt, France (1999)

Chad:
Portugal 38%, Germany 12%, Thailand, Costa Rica, South Africa,
France (1999)

Chile:
EU 27%, US 16%, Japan 14%, Brazil 6%, Argentina 5% (1998)

China:
US 21%, Hong Kong 18%, Japan 17%, South Korea, Germany,
Netherlands, UK, Singapore, Taiwan (2000)

Christmas Island:
Australia, NZ

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
Australia

Colombia:
US 50%, EU 14%, Andean Community of Nations 16%, Japan 2%
(2000 est.)

Comoros:
France 50%, Germany 25% (1998)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
Benelux 62%, US 18%, South
Africa, Finland, Italy (1999)

Congo, Republic of the:
US 23%, Benelux 14%, Germany, Italy, Taiwan,
China (1998)

Cook Islands:
Japan 42%, New Zealand 25%, US 9%, Australia 9% (1999)

Costa Rica:
US 54.1%, EU 21.3%, Central America 8.6% (1999)

Cote d'Ivoire:
France 15%, US 8%, Netherlands 7%, Germany 6%, Italy
6% (1999)

Croatia:
Italy 18%, Germany 15.7%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.8%,
Slovenia 10.6%, Austria 6.2% (1999)

Cuba:
Russia 23%, Netherlands 23%, Canada 13% (1999)

Cyprus:
Greek Cypriot area: UK 17.3%, Greece 9.7%, Russia 7.0%,
Lebanon 5.2% (1999); Turkish Cypriot area: Turkey 51%, UK 31%, other
EU 16.5% (1999)

Czech Republic:
Germany 43%, Slovakia 8.4%, Austria 6.6%, Poland
5.6%, France 4% (1999)

Denmark:
EU 66.5% (Germany 20.1%, Sweden 11.7%, UK 9.6%, France
5.3%, Netherlands 4.7%), Norway 5.8%, US 5.4% (1999)

Djibouti:
Somalia 53%, Yemen 23%, Ethiopia 5%, (1998)

Dominica:
Caricom countries 47%, UK 36%, US 7% (1996 est.)

Dominican Republic:
US 66.1%, Netherlands 7.8%, Canada 7.6%, Russia
7.4%, UK 4.5% (1999 est.)

Ecuador:
US 37%, Colombia 5%, Italy 5%, Chile 5%, Peru 4% (1999)

Egypt:
EU 35%, Middle East 17%, Afro-Asian countries 14%, US 12%
(1999)

El Salvador:
US 63%, Guatemala 11%, Honduras 7%, Costa Rica 4% (1999)

Equatorial Guinea:
US 62%, Spain 17%, China 9%, France 3%, Japan 3%,
(1997)

Eritrea:
Sudan 27.2%, Ethiopia 26.5%, Japan 13.2%, UAE 7.3%, Italy
5.3% (1998)

Estonia:
Finland 19.4%, Sweden 18.8%, Russia 9.2%, Latvia 8.7%,
Germany 7.5%, US 2.5% (1999)

Ethiopia:
Germany 16%, Japan 13%, Djibouti 10%, Saudi Arabia 7%
(1999 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
UK, Japan, Chile, NZ

Faroe Islands:
Denmark 32%, UK 21%, France 9%, Germany 7%, Iceland
5%, US 5% (1996)

Fiji:
Australia 33.1%, US 14.8%, UK 13.8%, other Pacific island
countries 8.8%, NZ 4.5%, Japan 4.5% (1999)

Finland:
EU 58% (Germany 13%, Sweden 10%, UK 9%, France 5%,
Netherlands 4%), US 8%, Russia, Japan (1999)

France:
EU 63% (Germany 16%, UK 10%, Spain 9%, Italy 9%,
Belgium-Luxembourg 8%), US 8% (1999)

French Guiana:
France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (1997)

French Polynesia:
Japan 62%, US 21% (1999)

Gabon:
US 47%, France 19%, China 8%, Japan 1.3% (1999)

Gambia, The:
Benelux 59%, Japan 20%, UK 7%, Spain 2% (1999)

Gaza Strip:
Israel, Egypt, West Bank

Georgia:
Russia 19%, Turkey 16%, Azerbaijan 8%, Armenia 6% (1999)

Germany:
EU 55.3% (France 11.3%, UK 8.3%, Italy 7.3%, Netherlands
6.3%, Belgium/Luxembourg 5.1%), US 10.1%, Japan 2.0% (1999)

Ghana:
Togo, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, US, France (1998)

Gibraltar:
UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, Germany

Greece:
EU 49% (Germany 15%, Italy 13%, UK 6%), US 6% (1999)

Greenland:
EU (mainly Denmark) 85%, Japan 8%, US 2% (1999)

Grenada:
Caricom 32.3%, UK 20%, US 13%, Netherlands 8.8% (1991)

Guadeloupe:
France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (1997)

Guam:
US 25%

Guatemala:
US 51.4%, El Salvador 8.7%, Honduras 5%, Costa Rica 3.4%,
Germany 2.7% (1998)

Guernsey:
UK (regarded as internal trade)

Guinea:
US, Benelux, Ukraine, Ireland (1999)

Guinea-Bissau:
India 59%, Singapore 12%, Italy 10% (1998)

Guyana:
US 22%, Canada 22%, UK 18%, Netherlands Antilles 11%,
Jamaica (1999)

Haiti:
US 89%, EU 8% (1999)

Honduras:
US 35.4%, Germany 7.5%, El Salvador 6.4%, Guatemala 5.8%,
Nicaragua 4.8% (1999)

Hong Kong:
China 33%, US 24%, Japan 5%, UK 4%, Germany, Singapore
(1999)

Hungary:
Germany 37%, Austria 9%, Italy 6%, Netherlands 5% (2000)

Iceland:
EU 64% (UK 20%, Germany 13%, France 5%, Denmark 5%), US
15%, Japan 5% (1999)

India:
US 22%, UK 6%, Germany 5%, Japan 5%, Hong Kong 5%, UAE 4%
(1999)

Indonesia:
Japan 21%, US 14%, Singapore 10%, South Korea 7%,
Netherlands 3%, Australia 3%, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan (1999 est.)

Iran:
Japan, Italy, UAE, South Korea, France, China

Iraq:
Russia, France, Switzerland, China (2000)

Ireland:
EU 59% (UK 19%, Germany 9%, France 7%), US 20% (2000)

Israel:
US 36%, UK 6%, Benelux 5%, Hong Kong 4%, Netherlands 4%
(1999)

Italy:
EU 56.8% (Germany 16.4%, France 12.9%, Netherlands 7.1%,
Spain 6.3%, Netherlands 2.9%), US 9.5% (1999)

Jamaica:
US 35.7%, EU (excluding UK) 15.8%, UK 13%, Canada 10.5%
(1999)

Japan:
US 30%, Taiwan 7%, South Korea 6.4%, China 6.2%, Hong Kong
5.6% (2000 est.)

Jersey:
UK

Jordan:
India, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, EU, Indonesia, UAE, Lebanon,
Kuwait, Syria, Ethiopia

Kazakhstan:
EU 23%, Russia 20%, China 8% (1999)

Kenya:
Uganda 18%, UK 15%, Tanzania 12%, Pakistan 8% (1999)

Kiribati:
Bangladesh, Australia, US, Hong Kong (1999)

Korea, North:
Japan 28%, South Korea 21%, China 5%, Germany 4%,
Russia 1% (1995)

Korea, South:
US 20.5%, Japan 11%, China 9.5%, Hong Kong 6.3%,
Taiwan 4.4% (1999)

Kuwait:
Japan 23%, US 12%, Singapore 8%, Netherlands 7% (1999)

Kyrgyzstan:
Germany 33%, Russia 16%, Kazakhstan 10%, Uzbekistan 10%,
China 6% (1999)

Laos:
Vietnam, Thailand, Germany, France, Belgium

Latvia:
Germany 16%, UK 11%, Sweden 11%, Russia 7% (1999)

Lebanon:
UAE 9%, Saudi Arabia 8%, Syria 6%, US 6%, Kuwait 6%, France
5%, Belgium 5%, Jordan 4% (1999)

Lesotho:
South African Customs Union 65%, North America 34% (1998)

Liberia:
Belgium 53%, Switzerland 9%, US 6%, France 4% (1999)

Libya:
Italy 33%, Germany 24%, Spain 10%, France 5%, Turkey 4%,
Tunisia 4% (1999)

Liechtenstein:
EU and EFTA countries 60.57% (Switzerland 15.7%)
(1995)

Lithuania:
Germany 15.8%, Latvia 12.6%, Russia 6.9%, Belarus 5.8%,
Denmark (1999)

Luxembourg:
EU 75% (Germany 25%, France 21%, Belgium 13%, UK 8%,
Italy 6%, Netherlands 5%), US 4% (1999)

Macau:
US 47%, EU 30%, China 9.2%, Hong Kong 6.7% (1999)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
Germany 22%, Yugoslavia
22%, US 12%, Greece 7%, Italy 6% (2000)

Madagascar:
France 41%, US 19%, Germany 13%, UK 8%, Japan 6% (1999)

Malawi:
South Africa 16%, Germany 16%, US 15%, Netherlands 7%, Japan
(1999)

Malaysia:
US 21%, Singapore 18%, Japan 13%, Hong Kong 5%,
Netherlands 4%, Taiwan 4%, Thailand 3% (2000 est.)

Maldives:
US, UK, Sri Lanka, Japan

Mali:
Italy 18%, Thailand 15%, Germany 7%, Portugal 4% (1999)

Malta:
US 21.4%, France 15.2%, Germany 12.6%, UK 9.3%, Italy 4.9%
(1999)

Man, Isle of:
UK

Marshall Islands:
US, Japan, Australia

Martinique:
France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (1997)

Mauritania:
Japan 18%, France 17%, Italy 16%, Spain 11% (1998)

Mauritius:
UK 32%, France 19%, US 15%, Germany 6%, Italy 4% (1999
est.)

Mayotte:
France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion

Mexico:
US 88.6%, Canada 2%, Spain 0.9%, Germany 0.9%, Japan 0.6%,
UK 0.6%, Netherlands Antilles 0.5%, Switzerland 0.3% Venezuela 0.3%,
Chile 0.3% (2000 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of:
Japan, US, Guam

Moldova:
Russia 41%, Romania 9%, Germany 8%, Ukraine 7%, Italy,
Belarus (1999)

Mongolia:
China 60%, US 20%, Russia 9%, Japan 2% (2000 est.)

Montserrat:
US, Antigua and Barbuda (1993)

Morocco:
France 35%, Spain 9%, UK 8%, Germany 7%, US 5% (1999)

Mozambique:
EU 27%, South Africa 26%, Zimbabwe 15%, India 12%, US
5%, Japan 4% (1999 est.)

Namibia:
UK 43%, South Africa 26%, Spain 14%, France 8%, Japan (1998
est.)

Nauru:
Australia, NZ

Nepal:
India 33%, US 26%, Germany 25% (FY97/98)

Netherlands:
EU 78% (Germany 26%, Belgium-Luxembourg 12%, France
12%, UK 11%, Italy 6%), Central and Eastern Europe, US (2000)

Netherlands Antilles:
US 17.5%, Guatemala 8%, Costa Rica 6.5%, The
Bahamas 4.6%, Jamaica 4.1%, Chile 3.4% (1998)

New Caledonia:
Japan 27%, France 17%, Taiwan 12%, South Korea 9%
(1999)

New Zealand:
Australia 22%, US 14%, Japan 13%, UK 7% (1999)

Nicaragua:
US 37.7%, El Salvador 12.5%, Germany 9.8%, Costa Rica
5.1%, Spain 2.5%, France 2.1% (1999)

Niger:
France 45%, Nigeria 27%, UK 11% (1999)

Nigeria:
US 36%, India 9%, Spain 8%, Brazil 6%, France 6%, (1999)

Niue:
NZ 89%, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia

Norfolk Island:
Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia,
Europe

Northern Mariana Islands:
US

Norway:
EU 73% (UK 17%, Germany 11%, Netherlands 10%, Sweden 9%), US
5% (1999)

Oman:
Japan 27%, China 12%, Thailand 18%, UAE 12%, South Korea 12%,
US (1999)

Pakistan:
US 24%, Hong Kong 7%, UK 7%, Germany 6%, UAE 6% (FY99/00)

Palau:
US, Japan

Panama:
US 42%, Germany 11%, Costa Rica 5%, Benelux 4%, Italy 4%
(1999)

Papua New Guinea:
Australia 30%, Japan 12%, Germany 7%, South Korea
4%, Philippines 3%, UK 3% (1999)

Paraguay:
Brazil, Argentina, EU

Peru:
US 29%, EU 25%, Andean Community 6%, Japan 4%, Mercosur 3%
(1999)

Philippines:
US 34%, Japan 14%, Netherlands 8%, Singapore 6%, UK 6%,
Hong Kong 4% (1998)

Pitcairn Islands:
NA

Poland:
Germany 36.1%, Italy 6.5%, Netherlands 5.3%, France 4.8%, UK
4.0%, Czech Republic 3.8% (1999)

Portugal:
EU 83% (Germany 20%, Spain 18%, France 14%, UK 12%,
Netherlands 5%, Benelux 5%, Italy), US 5% (1999)

Puerto Rico:
US 88% (2000)

Qatar:
Japan 52%, Singapore 9%, South Korea 8%, US, UAE (1998)

Reunion:
France 74%, Japan 6%, Comoros 4% (1994)

Romania:
Italy 23%, Germany 18%, France 6%, Turkey 5%, US (1999)

Russia:
US 8.8%, Germany 8.5%, Ukraine 6.5%, Belarus 5.1%, Italy 5%,
Netherlands 4.8% (1999)

Rwanda:
Germany, Belgium, Pakistan, Italy, Kenya

Saint Helena:
South Africa, UK

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
US 68.5%, UK 22.3%, Caricom countries 5.5%
(1995 est.)

Saint Lucia:
UK 50%, US 24%, Caricom countries 16% (1995)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
US 43%, Egypt 14%, Japan 11%, Colombia 8%
(1999)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Caricom countries 49%, UK 16%, US
10% (1995)

Samoa:
American Samoa 59%, US 18%, Germany 9%, New Zealand 8% (2000
est.)

Sao Tome and Principe:
Netherlands 18%, Germany 9%, Portugal 9%
(1998)

Saudi Arabia:
Japan 18%, US 18%, France 4%, South Korea, Singapore,
India (1999)

Senegal:
France 17%, India 17%, Italy 12%, Spain 6%, Mali 6%, Cote
d'Ivoire 4% (1999)

Seychelles:
France, UK, Netherlands, Italy, China, Germany, Japan

Sierra Leone:
Belgium 38%, US 6%, Italy 4%, UK 4% (1999)

Singapore:
US 19%, Malaysia 17%, Hong Kong 8%, Japan 7%, Taiwan 5%,
Thailand 4%, UK 4%, Netherlands 3.8%, China 3%, South Korea 3%,
Germany 3% (1999)

Slovakia:
EU 59.7% (Germany 27.8%, Austria 8%, Italy 8.9%), Czech
Republic 18.1% (1999)

Slovenia:
Germany 31%, Italy 14%, Croatia 8%, Austria 7%, France 6%
(1999)

Solomon Islands:
Japan 35.5%, other Asian countries 47.3% (1999)

Somalia:
Saudi Arabia 53%, Yemen 19%, UAE 14%, Italy 5%, Pakistan 2%
(1999)

South Africa:
UK, Italy, Japan, US, Germany

Spain:
EU 71% (France 20%, Germany 12%, Italy 9%, Portugal 9%, UK
8%), Latin America 6%, US 5% (2000)

Sri Lanka:
US 39%, UK 13%, Middle East 8%, Germany 5%, Japan 4%
(1999)

Sudan:
Saudi Arabia 16%, Italy 10%, Germany 5%, France 3%, Thailand
3% (1999)

Suriname:
US 23%, Norway 19%, Netherlands 11%, France, Japan, UK
(1999)

Swaziland:
South Africa 65%, EU 12%, Mozambique 11%, US 5% (1998)

Sweden:
EU 55% (Germany 11%, UK 10%, Denmark 6%, Finland 5%, France
5%), US 9%, Norway 8% (1999)

Switzerland:
EU 65.8% (Germany 22.6%, France 9.2%, Italy 8.0%, UK
5.5%, Austria 3.2%), US 12.4%, Japan 4.0% (1999)

Syria:
Germany 21%, Italy 12%, France 10%, Saudi Arabia 9%, Turkey
8% (1999 est.)

Tajikistan:
Liechtenstein 26%, Uzbekistan 20%, Russia 8% (1998)

Tanzania:
India 20%, UK 10%, Germany 8%, Japan 8%, Netherlands 8%,
Belgium 4% (1998)

Thailand:
US 22%, Japan 14%, Singapore 9%, Hong Kong 5%, Netherlands
4%, Malaysia 4%, UK 4% (1999)

Togo:
Nigeria, Brazil, Canada, Philippines (1999)

Tokelau:
NZ

Tonga:
Japan 53%, US 18%, NZ 6%, Australia 6% (1997 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago:
US 39.3%, Caricom countries 26.1%, Latin
America 9.5%, EU 5.7% (1999)

Tunisia:
Germany 28%, France 22%, Italy 17%, Belgium 5%, Libya 4%
(1999)

Turkey:
Germany 18.7%, US 11.4%, UK 7.4%, Italy 6.3%, France 6.0%
(2000 est.)

Turkmenistan:
Ukraine, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,
Azerbaijan

Turks and Caicos Islands:
US, UK

Tuvalu:
Fiji, Australia, NZ

Uganda:
Spain, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Hungary, Kenya (1999)

Ukraine:
Russia 24%, Europe 30%, US 5% (2000 est.)

United Arab Emirates:
Japan 30%, India 7%, Singapore 6%, South Korea
4%, Oman, Iran (1999)

United Kingdom:
EU 58% (Germany 12%, France 10%, Netherlands 8%), US
15% (1999)

United States:
Canada 23%, Mexico 14%, Japan 8%, UK 5%, Germany 4%,
France, Netherlands (2000)

Uruguay:
MERCOSUR partners 45%, EU 20%, US 7% (1999 est.)

Uzbekistan:
Russia 13%, Switzerland 10%, UK 10%, Belgium 3%,
Kazakhstan 4%, Tajikistan 4% (1999)

Vanuatu:
Japan 32%, Germany 14%, Spain 8%, New Caledonia 7%,
Australia 2% (1997 est.)

Venezuela:
US and Puerto Rico 57%, Colombia, Brazil, Japan, Germany,
Netherlands, Italy (1999)

Vietnam:
China, Japan, Germany, Australia, US, France, Singapore,
UK, Taiwan

Virgin Islands:
US, Puerto Rico

Wallis and Futuna:
Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13%

West Bank:
Israel, Jordan, Gaza Strip

Western Sahara:
Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so
trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts

World:
in value, about 75% of exports from the developed countries

Yemen:
Thailand 34%, China 26%, South Korea 14%, Japan 3% (1999)

Yugoslavia:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Germany (1998)

Zambia:
Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, Thailand, South Africa, US,
Malaysia (1997)

Zimbabwe:
South Africa 10%, UK 9%, Malawi 8%, Botswana 8%, Japan 7%,
(1999 est.)

Taiwan:
US 23.5%, Hong Kong 21.1%, Europe 16%, ASEAN 12.2%, Japan
11.2% (2000)

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@Fiscal year

Afghanistan:
21 March - 20 March

Albania:
calendar year

Algeria:
calendar year

American Samoa:
1 October - 30 September

Andorra:
calendar year

Angola:
calendar year

Anguilla:
1 April - 31 March

Antigua and Barbuda:
1 April - 31 March

Argentina:
calendar year

Armenia:
calendar year

Aruba:
calendar year

Australia:
1 July - 30 June

Austria:
calendar year

Azerbaijan:
calendar year

Bahamas, The:
1 July - 30 June

Bahrain:
calendar year

Bangladesh:
1 July - 30 June

Barbados:
1 April - 31 March

Belarus:
calendar year

Belgium:
calendar year

Belize:
1 April - 31 March

Benin:
calendar year

Bermuda:
1 April - 31 March

Bhutan:
1 July - 30 June

Bolivia:
calendar year

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
calendar year

Botswana:
1 April - 31 March

Brazil:
calendar year

British Virgin Islands:
1 April - 31 March

Brunei:
calendar year

Bulgaria:
calendar year

Burkina Faso:
calendar year

Burma:
1 April - 31 March

Burundi:
calendar year

Cambodia:
calendar year

Cameroon:
1 July - 30 June

Canada:
1 April - 31 March

Cape Verde:
calendar year

Cayman Islands:
1 April - 31 March

Central African Republic:
calendar year

Chad:
calendar year

Chile:
calendar year

China:
calendar year

Christmas Island:
1 July - 30 June

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
1 July - 30 June

Colombia:
calendar year

Comoros:
calendar year

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
calendar year

Congo, Republic of the:
calendar year

Cook Islands:
1 April - 31 March

Costa Rica:
calendar year

Cote d'Ivoire:
calendar year

Croatia:
calendar year

Cuba:
calendar year

Cyprus:
calendar year

Czech Republic:
calendar year

Denmark:
calendar year

Djibouti:
calendar year

Dominica:
1 July - 30 June

Dominican Republic:
calendar year

Ecuador:
calendar year

Egypt:
1 July - 30 June

El Salvador:
calendar year

Equatorial Guinea:
1 April - 31 March

Eritrea:
calendar year

Estonia:
calendar year

Ethiopia:
8 July - 7 July

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
1 April - 31 March

Faroe Islands:
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Fiji:
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Finland:
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France:
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French Guiana:
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French Polynesia:
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Gabon:
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Gambia, The:
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Gaza Strip:
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Georgia:
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Germany:
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Ghana:
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Gibraltar:
1 July - 30 June

Greece:
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Greenland:
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Grenada:
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Guadeloupe:
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Guam:
1 October - 30 September

Guatemala:
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Guernsey:
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Guinea:
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Guinea-Bissau:
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Guyana:
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Haiti:
1 October - 30 September

Holy See (Vatican City):
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Honduras:
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Hong Kong:
1 April - 31 March

Hungary:
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Iceland:
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India:
1 April - 31 March

Indonesia:
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but starting with 2001, has been changed to calendar year

Iran:
21 March - 20 March

Iraq:
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Ireland:
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Israel:
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Italy:
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Jamaica:
1 April - 31 March

Japan:
1 April - 31 March

Jersey:
1 April - 31 March

Jordan:
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Kazakhstan:
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Kenya:
1 July - 30 June

Kiribati:
NA

Korea, North:
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Korea, South:
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Kuwait:
1 April - 31 March

Kyrgyzstan:
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Laos:
1 October - 30 September

Latvia:
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Lebanon:
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Lesotho:
1 April - 31 March

Liberia:
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Libya:
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Liechtenstein:
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Lithuania:
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Luxembourg:
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Macau:
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
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Madagascar:
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Malawi:
1 July - 30 June

Malaysia:
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Maldives:
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Mali:
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Malta:
1 April - 31 March

Man, Isle of:
1 April - 31 March

Marshall Islands:
1 October - 30 September

Martinique:
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Mauritania:
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Mauritius:
1 July - 30 June

Mayotte:
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Mexico:
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Micronesia, Federated States of:
1 October - 30 September

Moldova:
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Monaco:
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Mongolia:
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Montserrat:
1 April - 31 March

Morocco:
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Mozambique:
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Namibia:
1 April - 31 March

Nauru:
1 July - 30 June

Nepal:
16 July - 15 July

Netherlands:
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Netherlands Antilles:
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New Caledonia:
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New Zealand:
1 July - 30 June

Nicaragua:
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Niger:
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Nigeria:
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Niue:
1 April - 31 March

Norfolk Island:
1 July - 30 June

Northern Mariana Islands:
1 October - 30 September

Norway:
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Oman:
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Pakistan:
1 July - 30 June

Palau:
1 October - 30 September

Panama:
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Papua New Guinea:
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Paraguay:
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Peru:
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Philippines:
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Pitcairn Islands:
1 April - 31 March

Poland:
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Portugal:
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Puerto Rico:
1 July - 30 June

Qatar:
1 April - 31 March

Reunion:
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Romania:
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Russia:
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Rwanda:
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Saint Helena:
1 April - 31 March

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
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Saint Lucia:
1 April - 31 March

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
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Samoa:
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San Marino:
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Sao Tome and Principe:
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Saudi Arabia:
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Senegal:
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Seychelles:
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Sierra Leone:
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Singapore:
1 April - 31 March

Slovakia:
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Slovenia:
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Solomon Islands:
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Somalia:
NA

South Africa:
1 April - 31 March

Spain:
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Sri Lanka:
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Sudan:
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Suriname:
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Swaziland:
1 April - 31 March

Sweden:
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Switzerland:
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Syria:
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Tajikistan:
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Tanzania:
1 July - 30 June

Thailand:
1 October - 30 September

Togo:
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Tokelau:
1 April - 31 March

Tonga:
1 July - 30 June

Trinidad and Tobago:
1 October - 30 September

Tunisia:
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Turkey:
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Turkmenistan:
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Turks and Caicos Islands:
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Tuvalu:
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Uganda:
1 July - 30 June

Ukraine:
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United Arab Emirates:
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United Kingdom:
1 April - 31 March

United States:
1 October - 30 September

Uruguay:
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Uzbekistan:
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Vanuatu:
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Venezuela:
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Vietnam:
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Virgin Islands:
1 October - 30 September

Wallis and Futuna:
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West Bank:
calendar year (since 1 January 1992)

Western Sahara:
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Yemen:
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Yugoslavia:
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Zambia:
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Zimbabwe:
1 July - 30 June

Taiwan:
1 July - 30 June (up to FY98/99); 1 July 1999 - 31 December
2000 for FY00; calendar year (after FY00)

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@Flag description

Afghanistan:
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and
black with a gold emblem centered on the three bands; the emblem
features a temple-like structure with Islamic inscriptions above and
below, encircled by a wreath on the left and right and by a bolder
Islamic inscription above, all of which are encircled by two crossed
scimitars

note: the Taliban uses a plain white flag

Albania:
red with a black two-headed eagle in the center

Algeria:
two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a
red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the
two-color boundary; the crescent, star, and color green are
traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion)

American Samoa:
blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is
based on the outer side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and
white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying
two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a staff and a war club

Andorra:
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow,
and red with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band;
the coat of arms features a quartered shield; similar to the flags
of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in
the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national
emblem

Angola:
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a
centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half
a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle)

Anguilla:
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half
of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an
interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy
water below

Antigua and Barbuda:
red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based
on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal
bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising
sun in the black band

Argentina:
three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white,
and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun
with a human face known as the Sun of May

Armenia:
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange

Aruba:
blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the
lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the
upper hoist-side corner

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
the flag of Australia is used

Australia:
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side
quadrant; the remaining half is a representation of the Southern
Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and
four, larger, seven-pointed stars

Austria:
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red

Azerbaijan:
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and
green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in
red band

Bahamas, The:
three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top),
gold, and aquamarine, with a black equilateral triangle based on the
hoist side

Bahrain:
red with a white serrated band (eight white points) on the
hoist side

Baker Island:
the flag of the US is used

Bangladesh:
green with a large red disk slightly to the hoist side
of center; the red sun of freedom represents the blood shed to
achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the lush
countryside, and secondarily, the traditional color of Islam

Barbados:
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and
blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the
trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the
colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)

Bassas da India:
the flag of France is used

Belarus:
red horizontal band (top) and green horizontal band
one-half the width of the red band; a white vertical stripe on the
hoist side bears the Belarusian national ornament in red

Belgium:
three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow,
and red; the design was based on the flag of France

Belize:
blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom
edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the
coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a
mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in
the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green
garland

Benin:
two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red with a
vertical green band on the hoist side

Bermuda:
red, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and green shield with
a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship
Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the
flag

Bhutan:
divided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; the
upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered
along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing
away from the hoist side

Bolivia:
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and
green with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band; similar to
the flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star
centered in the yellow band

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly
side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top
of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven
full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom
along the hypotenuse of the triangle

Botswana:
light blue with a horizontal white-edged black stripe in
the center

Bouvet Island:
the flag of Norway is used

Brazil:
green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a
blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each
state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the
night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with
the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)

British Indian Ocean Territory:
white with six blue wavy horizontal
stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the
striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the
outer half of the flag

British Virgin Islands:
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper
hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in
the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked
on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll
bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful)

Brunei:
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double
width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national
emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a
swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned
crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands

Bulgaria:
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and
red; the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white
stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a
wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a
ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and
1944 (liberation from Nazi control)

Burkina Faso:
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with
a yellow five-pointed star in the center; uses the popular
pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Burma:
red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner
bearing, all in white, 14 five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel
containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the 14
administrative divisions

Burundi:
divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and
bottom) and green panels (hoist side and outer side) with a white
disk superimposed at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars
outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one star above,
two stars below)

Cambodia:
three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width),
and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat
outlined in black in the center of the red band

Cameroon:
three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and
yellow with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band;
uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Canada:
three vertical bands of red (hoist side), white (double
width, square), and red with a red maple leaf centered in the white
band

Cape Verde:
three horizontal bands of light blue (top, double
width), white (with a horizontal red stripe in the middle third),
and light blue; a circle of 10 yellow five-pointed stars is centered
on the hoist end of the red stripe and extends into the upper and
lower blue bands

Cayman Islands:
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper
hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms on a white disk
centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a
pineapple and turtle above a shield with three stars (representing
the three islands) and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE
HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS

Central African Republic:
four equal horizontal bands of blue (top),
white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; there
is a yellow five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band

Chad:
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and
red; similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the flags of
Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms
centered in the yellow band; design was based on the flag of France

Chile:
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; there is a
blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end
of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the
center; design was based on the US flag

China:
red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller
yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the
middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner

Christmas Island:
the flag of Australia is used

Clipperton Island:
the flag of France is used

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
the flag of Australia is used

Colombia:
three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double-width),
blue, and red; similar to the flag of Ecuador, which is longer and
bears the Ecuadorian coat of arms superimposed in the center

Comoros:
green with a white crescent in the center of the field, its
points facing downward; there are four white five-pointed stars
placed in a line between the points of the crescent; the crescent,
stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam; the four
stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali,
Njazidja, Nzwani, and Mayotte (a territorial collectivity of France,
but claimed by Comoros); the design, the most recent of several, is
described in the constitution approved by referendum on 7 June 1992

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
light blue with a large yellow
five-pointed star in the center and a columnar arrangement of six
small yellow five-pointed stars along the hoist side

Congo, Republic of the:
divided diagonally from the lower hoist side
by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the
lower triangle is red; uses the popular pan-African colors of
Ethiopia

Cook Islands:
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and a large circle of 15 white five-pointed stars (one for
every island) centered in the outer half of the flag

Coral Sea Islands:
the flag of Australia is used

Costa Rica:
five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double
width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white disk on
the hoist side of the red band

Cote d'Ivoire:
three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side),
white, and green; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer
and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange;
also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side),
white, and red; design was based on the flag of France

Croatia:
red, white, and blue horizontal bands with Croatian coat of
arms (red and white checkered)

Cuba:
five equal horizontal bands of blue (top and bottom)
alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the
hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center; design
influenced by the US flag

Cyprus:
white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the
name Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two
green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches
symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek
and Turkish communities

note: the Turkish Cypriot flag has a horizontal red stripe at the
top and bottom between which is a red crescent and red star on a
white field

Czech Republic:
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red
with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side (identical to
the flag of the former Czechoslovakia)

Denmark:
red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the
flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side,
and that design element of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) was
subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland,
Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

Djibouti:
two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light
green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
bearing a red five-pointed star in the center

Dominica:
green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the
vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the
horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in
the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot
encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10
stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes)

Dominican Republic:
a centered white cross that extends to the edges
divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are blue (hoist
side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue; a
small coat of arms is at the center of the cross

Ecuador:
three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue,
and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the
flag; similar to the flag of Colombia which is shorter and does not
bear a coat of arms

Egypt:
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black
with the national emblem (a shield superimposed on a golden eagle
facing the hoist side above a scroll bearing the name of the country
in Arabic) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of Yemen,
which has a plain white band; also similar to the flag of Syria,
which has two green stars, and to the flag of Iraq, which has three
green stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal line
centered in the white band

El Salvador:
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and
blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the
coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words
REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; similar to the flag
of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the
white band - it features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA
DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; also similar
to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X
pattern centered in the white band

Equatorial Guinea:
three equal horizontal bands of green (top),
white, and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist
side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of
arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and
five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton
tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ,
JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice)

Eritrea:
red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing
the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the
lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is
centered on the hoist side of the red triangle

Estonia:
pre-1940 flag restored by Supreme Soviet in May 1990 -
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white

Ethiopia:
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and
red with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from
the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the
three bands; Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa,
and the colors of her flag were so often adopted by other African
countries upon independence that they became known as the
pan-African colors

Europa Island:
the flag of France is used

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
blue with the flag of the UK in
the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms
in a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of
arms contains a white ram (sheep raising is the major economic
activity) above the sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the
islands) with a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE
RIGHT

Faroe Islands:
white with a red cross outlined in blue that extends
to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted
to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

Fiji:
light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the
flag; the shield depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered
by the cross of Saint George featuring stalks of sugarcane, a palm
tree, bananas, and a white dove

Finland:
white with a blue cross that extends to the edges of the
flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in
the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

France:
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and
red; known as the French Tricouleur (Tricolor); the design and/or
colors are similar to a number of other flags, including those of
Belgium, Chad, Ireland, Cote d'Ivoire, Luxembourg, and Netherlands;
the official flag for all French dependent areas

French Guiana:
the flag of France is used

French Polynesia:
two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide
white band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white
wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the
upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave
pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
the flag of France is used

Gabon:
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue

Gambia, The:
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue with
white edges, and green

Georgia:
maroon field with small rectangle in upper hoist side
corner; rectangle divided horizontally with black on top, white below

Germany:
three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold

Ghana:
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green
with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band;
uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag
of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band

Gibraltar:
two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red
with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band;
hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band

Glorioso Islands:
the flag of France is used

Greece:
nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with
white; there is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing
a white cross; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established
religion of the country

Greenland:
two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a
large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of
the disk is red, the bottom half is white

Grenada:
a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top
and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a
red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed
stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in
the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the
center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the
hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer
of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven
administrative divisions

Guadeloupe:
three horizontal bands, a narrow green band (top), a
wide red band, and a narrow green band; the green bands are
separated from the red band by two narrow white stripes; a gold
five-pointed star is centered in the red band toward the hoist side;
the flag of France is used for official occasions

Guam:
territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all
four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse
containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree
with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the
national flag

Guatemala:
three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side),
white, and light blue with the coat of arms centered in the white
band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the
national bird) and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE
SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain)
all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles and a pair of crossed
swords and framed by a wreath

Guernsey:
white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of
England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed
cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross

Guinea:
three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and
green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to
the flag of Rwanda, which has a large black letter R centered in the
yellow band

Guinea-Bissau:
two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green
with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black
five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular
pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Guyana:
green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist
side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow,
black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border
between the yellow and the green

Haiti:
two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a
centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a
palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing
the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
the flag of Australia is used

Holy See (Vatican City):
two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side)
and white with the crossed keys of Saint Peter and the papal miter
centered in the white band

Honduras:
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and
blue with five blue five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern
centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the
former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of
El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words
REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white
band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a
triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and
AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band

Hong Kong:
red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in
the center

Howland Island:
the flag of the US is used

Hungary:
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green

Iceland:
blue with a red cross outlined in white that extends to the
edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the
hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)

India:
three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and
green with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white
band; similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk
centered in the white band

Indonesia:
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white;
similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the
flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red

Iran:
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red;
the national emblem (a stylized representation of the word Allah) in
red is centered in the white band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in
white Arabic script is repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of
the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band

Iraq:
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black
with three green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in
the white band; the phrase ALLAHU AKBAR (God is Great) in green
Arabic script - Allahu to the right of the middle star and Akbar to
the left of the middle star - was added in January 1991 during the
Persian Gulf crisis; similar to the flag of Syria which has two
stars but no script and the flag of Yemen which has a plain white
band; also similar to the flag of Egypt which has a symbolic eagle
centered in the white band

Ireland:
three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white,
and orange; similar to the flag of Cote d'Ivoire, which is shorter
and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green;
also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors
of green (hoist side), white, and red

Israel:
white with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known
as the Magen David (Shield of David) centered between two equal
horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag

Italy:
three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and
red; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and is green
(hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the
Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side),
white, and green

note: inspired by the French flag brought to Italy by Napoleon in
1797

Jamaica:
diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles
- green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and outer side)

Jan Mayen:
the flag of Norway is used

Japan:
white with a large red disk (representing the sun without
rays) in the center

Jarvis Island:
the flag of the US is used

Jersey:
white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of
the flag and in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a
red shield holding the three lions of England in yellow

Johnston Atoll:
the flag of the US is used

Jordan:
three equal horizontal bands of black (top, the Abbassid
Caliphate of Islam), white (the Ummayyad Caliphate of Islam), and
green (the Fatimid Caliphate of Islam) with a red isosceles triangle
(representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916) based on the hoist side
bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven
verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven
points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national
spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations

Juan de Nova Island:
the flag of France is used

Kazakhstan:
sky blue background representing the endless sky and a
gold sun with 32 rays soaring above a golden steppe eagle in the
center; on the hoist side is a "national ornamentation" in gold

Kenya:
three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green;
the red band is edged in white; a large warrior's shield covering
crossed spears is superimposed at the center

Kingman Reef:
the flag of the US is used

Kiribati:
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying
over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three
horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean

Korea, North:
three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple
width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side
of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star

Korea, South:
white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the
center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching
(Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field

Kuwait:
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red
with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side

Kyrgyzstan:
red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 rays
representing the 40 Kirghiz tribes; on the obverse side the rays run
counterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise; in the center of the
sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized
representation of the roof of the traditional Kirghiz yurt