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Ukraine:
continental shelf: 200-m or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

United Arab Emirates:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

United Kingdom:
continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf
orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

United States:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: not specified

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Uruguay:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Uzbekistan:
none (doubly landlocked)

Vanuatu:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Venezuela:
contiguous zone: 15 NM

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Vietnam:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Virgin Islands:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Wake Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Wallis and Futuna:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

West Bank:
none (landlocked)

Western Sahara:
contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue

World:
contiguous zone: 24 NM claimed by most, but can vary

continental shelf: 200-m depth claimed by most or to depth of
exploitation; others claim 200 NM or to the edge of the continental
margin

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM claimed by most, but can vary

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM claimed by most, but can vary

territorial sea: 12 NM claimed by most, but can vary

note: boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many
countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full
200 NM; 43 nations and other areas that are landlocked include
Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic,
Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San
Marino, Slovakia, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan,
West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Yemen:
contiguous zone: 24 NM

continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Yugoslavia:
NA

Zambia:
none (landlocked)

Zimbabwe:
none (landlocked)

Taiwan:
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

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@Merchant marine

Albania:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 17,797
GRT/26,324 DWT

ships by type: cargo 9 (2000 est.)

Algeria:
total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 896,911
GRT/1,047,991 DWT

ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 25, chemical tanker 7, liquefied gas
10, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 13, short-sea passenger 4,
specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

American Samoa:
none (2000 est.)

Angola:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 39,305
GRT/63,067 DWT

ships by type: cargo 8, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Anguilla:
none (2000 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda:
total: 681 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
4,070,390 GRT/5,289,904 DWT

ships by type: bulk 15, cargo 424, chemical tanker 10, combination
bulk 4, container 176, liquefied gas 4, multi-functional large-load
carrier 6, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll
off 29

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Cyprus 2, Germany 4, Slovenia 2 (2000 est.)

Argentina:
total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 185,355
GRT/281,475 DWT

ships by type: cargo 9, petroleum tanker 11, railcar carrier 1,
refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2
(2000 est.)

Aruba:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,120 GRT/3,635
DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Australia:
total: 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,558,371
GRT/2,038,776 DWT

ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 3, chemical tanker 5, container 1,
liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 6
(2000 est.)

Austria:
total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 86,905
GRT/117,417 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 18, combination bulk 2, container 2
(2000 est.)

Azerbaijan:
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 253,882
GRT/313,252 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 12, petroleum tanker 40, roll on/roll
off 2, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Bahamas, The:
total: 1,049 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
30,000,221 GRT/44,601,471 DWT

ships by type: bulk 185, cargo 214, chemical tanker 36, combination
bulk 15, combination ore/oil 22, container 66, liquefied gas 33,
livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 4,
passenger 79, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 182, railcar
carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 118, roll on/roll off 50, short-sea
passenger 15, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 24

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Algeria 2, Australia 1, Austria 1, Bermuda 6,
Belgium 14, Canada 1, Cuba 1, Cyprus 2, Denmark 17, Finland 7,
France 9, Germany 9, Greece 89, Hong Kong 7, Indonesia 2, India 1,
Israel 4, Italy 8, Japan 23, Jamaica 1, Kenya 1, Lebanon 2,
Luxembourg 2, Monaco 15, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 16, Norway 139,
Poland 3, Portugal 2, Russia 2, Saudi Arabia 5, Singapore 12, Spain
7, Sweden 14, Syria 1, Switzerland 7, UAE 1, Trinidad and Tobago 2,
UK 67, Ukraine 3, US 50, British Virgin Islands 1, British Virgin
Islands 1 (2000 est.)

Bahrain:
total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 175,609
GRT/207,652 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 3, container 2 (2000 est.)

Bangladesh:
total: 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 268,566
GRT/375,110 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 25, container 3, petroleum tanker 2,
refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Barbados:
total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 671,545
GRT/1,125,635 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 28, combination bulk 1, container 2,
petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Canada 2, Hong Kong 1 (2000 est.)

Belgium:
total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 32,912
GRT/53,161 DWT

ships by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, petroleum tanker 6 (2000
est.)

Belize:
total: 402 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,575,851
GRT/2,241,731 DWT

ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 265, chemical tanker 6, combination
ore/oil 1, container 14, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum
tanker 56, refrigerated cargo 18, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea
passenger 1, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Cuba 1, Singapore 1, US 1 (2000 est.)

Benin:
none (2000 est.)

Bermuda:
total: 105 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,836,538
GRT/9,728,045 DWT

ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 4, container 15, liquefied gas 7,
passenger 2, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 16, roll
on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Canada 10, Hong Kong 10, Japan 1, Nigeria 4, Saudi
Arabia 1, Sweden 3, Switzerland 2, UK 10, US 7 (2000 est.)

Bolivia:
total: 42 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 141,017
GRT/211,058 DWT

ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 20, chemical tanker 3, container 1,
petroleum tanker 10, roll on/roll off 3 (2000 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
none (2000 est.)

Brazil:
total: 171 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,788,999
GRT/6,067,314 DWT

ships by type: bulk 33, cargo 26, chemical tanker 5, combination
ore/oil 9, container 12, liquefied gas 11, multi-functional
large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 56, roll
on/roll off 12, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

British Virgin Islands:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
70,285 GRT/6,946 DWT

ships by type: passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Brunei:
total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 348,476
GRT/340,635 DWT

ships by type: liquefied gas 7 (2000 est.)

Bulgaria:
total: 81 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 938,706
GRT/1,440,374 DWT

ships by type: bulk 44, cargo 16, chemical tanker 4, container 2,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 6, railcar carrier 2,
refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea passenger 1,
specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Burma:
total: 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 411,181
GRT/632,769 DWT

ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 20, container 1, passenger/cargo 3,
petroleum tanker 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Japan 2 (2000 est.)

Cambodia:
total: 295 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,305,932
GRT/1,853,487 DWT

ships by type: bulk 22, cargo 237, chemical tanker 1, combination
bulk 3, container 8, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 2,
multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum
tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea
passenger 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Cyprus 3, South Korea 1, Malta 1, Panama 1, Russia
1, Singapore 1 (2000 est.)

Canada:
total: 121 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,767,259
GRT/2,633,290 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 67, cargo 13, chemical tanker
5, combination bulk 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum
tanker 17, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea
passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Cape Verde:
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 9,523
GRT/11,798 DWT

ships by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Cayman Islands:
total: 106 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
1,656,452 GRT/2,643,036 DWT

ships by type: bulk 21, cargo 5, chemical tanker 27, container 4,
liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 13, refrigerated cargo 30, roll
on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Cyprus 2, Denmark 2, Finland 1, Greece 11, Norway 3,
UK 3, US 3 (2000 est.)

Chile:
total: 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 606,506
GRT/884,023 DWT

ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, container 4,
liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off
3, vehicle carrier 2 (2000 est.)

China:
total: 1,745 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,533,521
GRT/24,746,859 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 324, cargo 825, chemical
tanker 21, combination bulk 11, combination ore/oil 1, container
132, liquefied gas 24, multi-functional large-load carrier 5,
passenger 7, passenger/cargo 45, petroleum tanker 258, refrigerated
cargo 22, roll on/roll off 23, short-sea passenger 41, specialized
tanker 3, vehicle carrier 1 (2000 est.)

Christmas Island:
none (2000 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Colombia:
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 53,322
GRT/69,444 DWT

ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 4, container 1, multi-functional
large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 2 (2000 est.)

Comoros:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 19,122
GRT/29,817 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2 (2000 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
none (2000 est.)

Cook Islands:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,310
GRT/2,181 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Costa Rica:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,716 GRT/NA
DWT

ships by type: passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,200
GRT/1,500 DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Croatia:
total: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 631,853
GRT/969,739 DWT

ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 18, chemical tanker 1, combination
bulk 5, container 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 3,
passenger 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll
off 4, short-sea passenger 3 (2000 est.)

Cuba:
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 54,821
GRT/78,062 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 7, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker
1, refrigerated cargo 5 (2000 est.)

Cyprus:
total: 1,328 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,905,542
GRT/36,312,219 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 431, cargo 438, chemical
tanker 23, combination bulk 36, combination ore/oil 4, container
140, liquefied gas 6, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum
tanker 143, refrigerated cargo 40, roll on/roll off 42, short-sea
passenger 9, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Austria 8, Belgium 7, China 10, Cuba 10, Denmark 2,
Germany 79, Greece 385, Hong Kong 9, Croatia 2, India 5, Iran 1,
Israel 4, Italy 2, Japan 19, South Korea 3, Latvia 10, Lithuania 1,
Monaco 1, Netherlands 13, Norway 11, Poland 9, Portugal 3, Russia
42, Singapore 1, Spain 5, Sudan 2, Sweden 3, Switzerland 2, UAE 6,
UK 8, Ukraine 2, US 9, Venezuela 2 (2000 est.)

Denmark:
total: 342 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,073,489
GRT/8,027,002 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 128, chemical tanker 27, container
76, liquefied gas 26, livestock carrier 6, petroleum tanker 22,
railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 23,
short-sea passenger 7, specialized tanker 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Finland 1 (2000 est.)

Djibouti:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,369
GRT/3,030 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Dominica:
none (2000 est.)

Dominican Republic:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Ecuador:
total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,312
GRT/385,784 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1,
passenger 3, petroleum tanker 22, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Egypt:
total: 181 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,336,678
GRT/1,982,220 DWT

ships by type: bulk 23, cargo 61, container 2, liquefied gas 1,
passenger 61, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 15, short-sea
passenger 3 (2000 est.)

El Salvador:
none (2000 est.)

Equatorial Guinea:
total: 12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
26,035 GRT/27,927 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 7, combination bulk 1, passenger 2,
passenger/cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Eritrea:
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,069
GRT/19,549 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker
1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Estonia:
total: 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 253,460
GRT/219,727 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 19, combination bulk 1, container 5,
petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea passenger 6 (2000
est.)

Ethiopia:
total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 85,382
GRT/108,526 DWT

ships by type: cargo 6, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll
on/roll off 3 (2000 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
none (2000 est.)

Faroe Islands:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,247
GRT/11,736 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1,
roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Fiji:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 11,870 GRT/14,787
DWT

ships by type: chemical tanker 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1,
roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Finland:
total: 98 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,172,808
GRT/1,138,175 DWT

ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 23, chemical tanker 5, passenger 1,
petroleum tanker 11, railcar carrier 1, roll on/roll off 37,
short-sea passenger 11 (2000 est.)

France:
total: 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 942,333
GRT/1,304,754 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 4, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk
1, container 1, liquefied gas 3, multi-functional large-load carrier
1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea
passenger 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Germany 1 (2000 est.)

French Guiana:
none (2000 est.)

French Polynesia:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,240
GRT/7,765 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1
(2000 est.)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
total: 74 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) totaling 3,024,194 GRT/5,255,703 DWT

ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 5, chemical tanker 9, container 11,
liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 23, roll on/roll off 12

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: France 1 (2000 est.)

Gambia, The:
none (2000 est.)

Georgia:
total: 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 131,316
GRT/190,289 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 25, chemical tanker 2, container 2,
petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Germany:
total: 457 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,414,724
GRT/7,952,776 DWT

ships by type: cargo 169, chemical tanker 10, combination ore/oil
1, container 243, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 7,
railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 12,
short-sea passenger 7 (2000 est.)

Ghana:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 13,484
GRT/18,583 DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 4 (2000 est.)

Gibraltar:
total: 49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 669,056
GRT/1,003,809 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 15, chemical tanker 6, container 7,
multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 2, petroleum tanker
14, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Greece:
total: 780 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 25,564,988
GRT/44,761,916 DWT

ships by type: bulk 272, cargo 55, chemical tanker 22, combination
bulk 5, combination ore/oil 6, container 51, liquefied gas 5,
multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 14, passenger/cargo
2, petroleum tanker 255, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 20,
short-sea passenger 63, specialized tanker 5, vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: South Korea 1, UK 4 (2000 est.)

Greenland:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,289
GRT/1,500 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Grenada:
none (2000 est.)

Guadeloupe:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,240
GRT/109 DWT

ships by type: passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Guam:
none (2000 est.)

Guatemala:
none (2000 est.)

Guernsey:
none (2000 est.)

Guinea:
none (2000 est.)

Guinea-Bissau:
none (2000 est.)

Guyana:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,929 GRT/4,507
DWT

ships by type: cargo 2 (2000 est.)

Haiti:
none (2000 est.)

Honduras:
total: 313 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 760,819
GRT/820,582 DWT

ships by type: bulk 21, cargo 187, chemical tanker 7, container 4,
livestock carrier 2, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum
tanker 52, refrigerated cargo 17, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea
passenger 5, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Russia 4, Singapore 2, Vietnam 1 (2000 est.)

Hong Kong:
total: 354 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 10,330,662
GRT/17,227,315 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 208, cargo 36, chemical tanker
7, combination bulk 2, container 59, liquefied gas 6,
multi-functional large-load carrier 2, petroleum tanker 26,
refrigerated cargo 3, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Bermuda 2, Belgium 1, Canada 2, China 9, Japan 3,
Mongolia 1, Norway 1, South Africa 1, UK 7 (2000 est.)

Hungary:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,199 GRT/1,050
DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Iceland:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,435
GRT/4,538 DWT

ships by type: chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

India:
total: 315 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,433,831
GRT/10,691,973 DWT

ships by type: bulk 117, cargo 70, chemical tanker 15, combination
bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 15, liquefied gas 9,
passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 76, short-sea passenger 2,
specialized tanker 2 (2000 est.)

Indonesia:
total: 609 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,698,157
GRT/3,723,933 DWT

ships by type: bulk 36, cargo 357, chemical tanker 10, container
25, liquefied gas 3, livestock carrier 1, passenger 7,
passenger/cargo 14, petroleum tanker 117, refrigerated cargo 1, roll
on/roll off 15, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 10,
vehicle carrier 5 (2000 est.)

Iran:
total: 152 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,097,977
GRT/7,131,688 DWT

ships by type: bulk 49, cargo 38, chemical tanker 4, combination
bulk 1, container 10, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large-load
carrier 6, petroleum tanker 32, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll
off 9, short-sea passenger 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Singapore 1 (2000 est.)

Iraq:
total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 453,273
GRT/779,662 DWT

ships by type: cargo 14, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum
tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Ireland:
total: 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 115,554
GRT/135,391 DWT

ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 22, container 2, short-sea passenger 1
(2000 est.)

Israel:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 631,582
GRT/745,011 DWT

ships by type: container 16, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Italy:
total: 445 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 8,005,136
GRT/10,556,244 DWT

ships by type: bulk 44, cargo 41, chemical tanker 77, combination
ore/oil 4, container 24, liquefied gas 38, multi-functional
large-load carrier 1, passenger 11, petroleum tanker 85,
refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 64, short-sea passenger 26,
specialized tanker 14, vehicle carrier 15 (2000 est.)

Jamaica:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,930 GRT/3,065
DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Japan:
total: 630 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 11,691,174
GRT/15,484,848 DWT

ships by type: bulk 137, cargo 51, chemical tanker 15, combination
bulk 22, combination ore/oil 3, container 22, liquefied gas 49,
passenger 9, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 194, refrigerated
cargo 15, roll on/roll off 49, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle
carrier 56 (2000 est.)

Jersey:
none (2000 est.)

Jordan:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 40,919
GRT/57,777 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 3, container 1, roll on/roll off 1
(2000 est.)

Kenya:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,893 GRT/6,255
DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Kiribati:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,291
GRT/1,295 DWT

ships by type: passenger/cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Korea, North:
total: 110 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 661,792
GRT/903,367 DWT

ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 94, combination bulk 1,
multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo
1, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 1, short-sea passenger 2
(2000 est.)

Korea, South:
total: 496 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
5,421,993 GRT/8,757,034 DWT

ships by type: bulk 105, cargo 168, chemical tanker 38, combination
bulk 5, container 49, liquefied gas 16, multi-functional large-load
carrier 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 70, refrigerated cargo 27,
roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 4,
vehicle carrier 5 (2000 est.)

Kuwait:
total: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,461,072
GRT/3,966,645 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 6, container 6, liquefied gas 7,
livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 20 (2000 est.)

Laos:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,370 GRT/3,000 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Latvia:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 27,984
GRT/29,978 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 3
(2000 est.)

Lebanon:
total: 71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 379,705
GRT/592,672 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 42, chemical tanker 1, combination
bulk 1, combination ore/oil 1, container 4, liquefied gas 1,
livestock carrier 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2,
vehicle carrier 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Netherlands 1, Syria 1 (2000 est.)

Liberia:
total: 1,478 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 49,456,361
GRT/76,620,648 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 3, bulk 324, cargo 97, chemical tanker
163, combination bulk 20, combination ore/oil 38, container 245,
liquefied gas 97, multi-functional large-load carrier 4, passenger
24, petroleum tanker 310, refrigerated cargo 74, roll on/roll off
19, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 12, vehicle carrier 45

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Argentina 8, Australia 1, Ashmore and Cartier
Islands 1, Austria 5, Bermuda 5, Belgium 5, Burma 1, Brazil 8,
Canada 1, China 28, Chile 7, Costa Rica 8, Cyprus 27, Denmark 4,
Ecuador 1, Germany 117, Greece 83, Hong Kong 54, Croatia 9,
Indonesia 2, India 8, Israel 1, Italy 8, Japan 85, South Korea 8,
Latvia 15, Monaco 28, Mexico 6, Malaysia 1, Nigeria 1, Netherlands
7, Norway 86, Netherlands Antilles 1, NZ 1, Poland 2, Portugal 2,
Philippines 1, Russia 22, Saudi Arabia 20, South Africa 1, Slovenia
1, Singapore 30, Spain 1, Sweden 8, Switzerland 23, UAE 5, Taiwan
10, UK 15, US 85, Uruguay 1, Vietnam 1 (2000 est.)

Libya:
total: 28 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 399,725
GRT/654,843 DWT

ships by type: cargo 10, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 3,
petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 4 (2000
est.)

Lithuania:
total: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 293,168
GRT/327,827 DWT

ships by type: cargo 26, combination bulk 10, petroleum tanker 2,
railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 1,
short-sea passenger 3 (2000 est.)

Luxembourg:
total: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 988,450
GRT/1,313,498 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, chemical tanker 11, container 2, liquefied
gas 18, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 7

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Belgium 4 (2000 est.)

Macau:
none (2000 est.)

Madagascar:
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 24,819
GRT/34,173 DWT

ships by type: cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1,
petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Malaysia:
total: 362 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,103,657
GRT/7,574,999 DWT

ships by type: bulk 62, cargo 110, chemical tanker 35, container
60, liquefied gas 20, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum
tanker 58, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 6, specialized
tanker 1, vehicle carrier 6 (2000 est.)

Maldives:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 58,604
GRT/81,451 DWT

ships by type: cargo 16, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Malta:
total: 1,414 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 28,191,090
GRT/46,773,603 DWT

ships by type: bulk 443, cargo 394, chemical tanker 48, combination
bulk 12, combination ore/oil 14, container 69, liquefied gas 2,
livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 2,
passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 296, refrigerated
cargo 37, roll on/roll off 50, short-sea passenger 15, specialized
tanker 3, vehicle carrier 18

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Argentina 1, Bermuda 1, Belgium 1, Bangladesh 2,
Bulgaria 11, China 7, Costa Rica 1, Cuba 2, Cyprus 15, Denmark 1,
Estonia 2, Finland 1, Germany 23, Greece 258, Hong Kong 3, Croatia
9, Hungary 1, India 2, Israel 2, Italy 17, South Korea 1, Lebanon 2,
Latvia 2, Lithuania 1, Monaco 14, Nigeria 1, Netherlands 10, Norway
31, Poland 8, Romania 3, Russia 39, Singapore 6, Spain 3, Sweden 3,
Syria 1, Switzerland 25, UAE 2, Turkey 24, UK 8, Ukraine 9, US 9,
Venezuela 1, Vietnam 1 (2000 est.)

Man, Isle of:
total: 157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
4,917,402 GRT/8,333,858 DWT

ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 13, chemical tanker 11, combination
bulk 3, container 20, liquefied gas 13, petroleum tanker 43,
refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 18, specialized tanker 1,
vehicle carrier 5

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Belgium 1, Denmark 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1,
Sweden 1, UK 3 (2000 est.)

Marshall Islands:
total: 212 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
9,768,406 GRT/16,242,699 DWT

ships by type: bulk 63, cargo 9, chemical tanker 10, combination
ore/oil 2, container 29, liquefied gas 10, multi-functional
large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 87, vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Cyprus 1, Germany 1, Japan 1, US 6 (2000 est.)

Martinique:
none (2000 est.)

Mauritania:
none (2000 est.)

Mauritius:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 61,909
GRT/87,313 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, combination bulk 2, container 2, liquefied
gas 1, refrigerated cargo 2

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of
convenience: India 1 (2000 est.)

Mayotte:
none (2000 est.)

Mexico:
total: 43 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 590,657
GRT/920,456 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3,
petroleum tanker 28, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 3 (2000
est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of:
none (2000 est.)

Monaco:
none (2000 est.)

Montserrat:
none (2000 est.)

Morocco:
total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 223,052
GRT/272,786 DWT

ships by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 6, container 5, petroleum
tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea
passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Mozambique:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,125
GRT/7,024 DWT

ships by type: cargo 3 (2000 est.)

Namibia:
none (2000 est.)

Nauru:
none (2000 est.)

Netherlands:
total: 596 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
4,321,500 GRT/4,877,632 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 371, chemical tanker 43, container 59,
liquefied gas 21, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large-load
carrier 9, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 26, refrigerated cargo 29,
roll on/roll off 18, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 5
(2000 est.)

Netherlands Antilles:
total: 123 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
1,113,774 GRT/1,397,841 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 35, chemical tanker 2, combination
ore/oil 3, container 19, liquefied gas 4, multi-functional
large-load carrier 19, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated
cargo 28, roll on/roll off 7

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Belgium 8, Germany 1, Italy 1 (2000 est.)

New Caledonia:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,261
GRT/1,600 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

New Zealand:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 72,389
GRT/109,018 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2,
railcar carrier 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Nicaragua:
none (2000 est.)

Nigeria:
total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 357,372
GRT/636,254 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, petroleum
tanker 24, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Niue:
none (2000 est.)

Norfolk Island:
none (2000 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Norway:
total: 764 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,667,370
GRT/32,100,208 DWT

ships by type: bulk 89, cargo 139, chemical tanker 114, combination
bulk 9, combination ore/oil 37, container 15, liquefied gas 84,
passenger 10, petroleum tanker 151, refrigerated cargo 10, roll
on/roll off 45, short-sea passenger 22, specialized tanker 1,
vehicle carrier 38

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Germany 1, Japan 1, Mexico 1, Sweden 1 (2000 est.)

Oman:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 18,167 GRT/11,307
DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Pakistan:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 240,605
GRT/367,040 DWT

ships by type: cargo 13, container 3, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Palau:
none (2000 est.)

Panama:
total: 4,711 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 111,515,984
GRT/169,655,363 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1,381, cargo 925, chemical tanker 314,
combination bulk 71, combination ore/oil 18, container 525,
liquefied gas 193, livestock carrier 5, multi-functional large-load
carrier 12, passenger 41, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 544,
railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 297, roll on/roll off 106,
short-sea passenger 36, specialized tanker 29, vehicle carrier 208

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Argentina 11, Australia 1, Austria 1, Bermuda 21,
Belgium 4, The Bahamas 7, Brazil 2, Canada 4, China 154, Chile 4,
Cayman Islands 1, Colombia 6, Cuba 7, Cyprus 4, Denmark 12, Egypt 8,
Ireland 2, Equatorial Guinea 1, Finland 1, France 4, Germany 17,
Greece 248, Hong Kong 158, Honduras 2, Croatia 3, Indonesia 40,
India 11, Iran 1, Israel 3, Italy 7, Japan 1,007, Jordan 2, South
Korea 223, Latvia 4, Lithuania 1, Liberia 2, Monaco 43, Malta 1,
Mexico 5, Malaysia 6, Netherlands 6, Norway 36, Netherlands Antilles
1, Peru 5, Pakistan 1, Portugal 5, Philippines 10, Russia 6, Saudi
Arabia 6, Seychelles 2, South Africa 5, Singapore 73, Spain 35,
Sweden 4, Syria 11, Switzerland 53, UAE 11, Thailand 15, Taiwan 170,
UK 18, US 79, Venezuela 18, Samoa 1 (2000 est.)

Papua New Guinea:
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
35,361 GRT/51,096 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, combination
ore/oil 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 2 (2000
est.)

Paraguay:
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 31,066
GRT/35,441 DWT

ships by type: cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3,
roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Peru:
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 40,623 GRT/61,769
DWT

ships by type: cargo 5, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Philippines:
total: 459 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
5,653,062 GRT/8,512,326 DWT

ships by type: bulk 149, cargo 123, chemical tanker 4, combination
bulk 10, container 5, liquefied gas 13, livestock carrier 10,
passenger 4, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 42, refrigerated
cargo 21, roll on/roll off 17, short-sea passenger 31, specialized
tanker 2, vehicle carrier 16

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Cyprus 1, Denmark 1, Hong Kong 5, Japan 14,
Netherlands 1, Singapore 1, UK 1 (2000 est.)

Pitcairn Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Poland:
total: 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 943,540
GRT/1,532,694 DWT

ships by type: bulk 41, cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll
off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Portugal:
total: 158 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,053,586
GRT/1,611,238 DWT

ships by type: bulk 14, cargo 84, chemical tanker 16, container 10,
liquefied gas 7, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum
tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea
passenger 4, vehicle carrier 4

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Spain 1 (2000 est.)

Qatar:
total: 25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 677,992
GRT/1,049,447 DWT

ships by type: cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 7,
petroleum tanker 6 (2000 est.)

Reunion:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 28,264
GRT/44,885 DWT

ships by type: chemical tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Romania:
total: 95 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 695,227
GRT/931,598 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 71, container 1, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4, railcar carrier 2, roll
on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Russia:
total: 878 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,314,485
GRT/5,344,958 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 20, cargo 543, chemical tanker
4, combination bulk 21, combination ore/oil 7, container 31,
multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 35, passenger/cargo
3, petroleum tanker 164, refrigerated cargo 24, roll on/roll off 17,
short-sea passenger 7

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of
convenience: Reunion 1 (2000 est.)

Saint Helena:
none (2000 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
none (2000 est.)

Saint Lucia:
none (2000 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
none (2000 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
total: 800 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) totaling 6,705,336 GRT/10,134,002 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 131, cargo 395, chemical
tanker 29, combination bulk 12, combination ore/oil 1, container 46,
liquefied gas 7, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load
carrier 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 56, refrigerated cargo 42,
roll on/roll off 49, short-sea passenger 11, specialized tanker 10,
vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: China 4, Ireland 1, France 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 1,
Croatia 10, India 1, Japan 2, Monaco 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 2,
Netherlands Antilles 1, Pakistan 1, Russia 1, Slovenia 5, UAE 1
(2000 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe:
total: 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
130,843 GRT/149,048 DWT

ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 21, chemical tanker 1, container 3,
liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 1,
refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 1 (2000
est.)

Saudi Arabia:
total: 71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
1,154,619 GRT/1,533,732 DWT

ships by type: cargo 11, chemical tanker 8, container 5, liquefied
gas 1, livestock carrier 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 18,
refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 13, short-sea passenger 8
(2000 est.)

Seychelles:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,353
GRT/7,638 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Sierra Leone:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,057
GRT/3,498 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Singapore:
total: 879 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,849,168
GRT/33,215,317 DWT

ships by type: bulk 134, cargo 111, chemical tanker 63, combination
bulk 10, combination ore/oil 6, container 167, liquefied gas 28,
livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large-load carrier 4,
passenger 1, petroleum tanker 295, refrigerated cargo 7, roll
on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 10, vehicle
carrier 33

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Australia 1, Bermuda 12, Belgium 6, China 9, Denmark
29, Germany 8, Greece 1, Hong Kong 20, Indonesia 9, Japan 32, South
Korea 3, Netherlands 2, Norway 9, Russia 1, Sweden 22, Thailand 22,
Taiwan 17, UK 3, US 10 (2000 est.)

Slovakia:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 15,041
GRT/19,517 DWT

ships by type: cargo 3 (2000 est.)

Solomon Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Somalia:
none (2000 est.)

South Africa:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 271,650
GRT/268,604 DWT

ships by type: container 6, petroleum tanker 2 (2000 est.)

Spain:
total: 135 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,208,730
GRT/1,773,378 DWT

ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 26, chemical tanker 10, container 9,
liquefied gas 2, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker
24, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 35, short-sea passenger
8, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 3 (2000 est.)

Sri Lanka:
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 149,902
GRT/247,852 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 16, container 1, petroleum tanker 1,
refrigerated cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Sudan:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 38,093
GRT/49,727 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Suriname:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,432
GRT/4,525 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Svalbard:
none (2000 est.)

Sweden:
total: 167 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,205,370
GRT/1,663,091 DWT

ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 28, chemical tanker 31, combination
ore/oil 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 29,
railcar carrier 1, roll on/roll off 40, short-sea passenger 4,
specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 17 (2000 est.)

Switzerland:
total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 435,966
GRT/780,458 DWT

ships by type: bulk 12, cargo 6, chemical tanker 5, petroleum
tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: UK 1 (2000 est.)

Syria:
total: 133 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 425,392
GRT/612,097 DWT

ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 117, livestock carrier 4, roll
on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Tanzania:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,987
GRT/27,121 DWT

ships by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll
on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Thailand:
total: 294 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,845,972
GRT/2,923,914 DWT

ships by type: bulk 36, cargo 133, chemical tanker 3, combination
bulk 1, container 14, liquefied gas 20, multi-functional large-load
carrier 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 61, refrigerated cargo 13,
roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 5
(2000 est.)

Togo:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,603 GRT/2,800 DWT

ships by type: specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Tokelau:
none (2000 est.)

Tonga:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,626
GRT/29,468 DWT

ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 2, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker
1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
2,439 GRT/4,040 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Tunisia:
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 149,554
GRT/156,861 DWT

ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 4, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1,
petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1
(2000 est.)

Turkey:
total: 548 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,617,302
GRT/9,088,451 DWT

ships by type: bulk 140, cargo 242, chemical tanker 41, combination
bulk 5, combination ore/oil 6, container 21, liquefied gas 6,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 3, roll
on/roll off 25, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 5 (2000
est.)

Turkmenistan:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,459
GRT/8,865 DWT

ships by type: container 1 (2000 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Tuvalu:
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 52,135
GRT/68,300 DWT

ships by type: cargo 5, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll
on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Uganda:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,091 GRT/8,229
DWT

ships by type: roll on/roll off

note: these ships are in cargo and passenger service on Uganda's
inland waterways (2000 est.)

Ukraine:
total: 156 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 757,582
GRT/841,755 DWT

ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 110, container 3, liquefied gas 2,
passenger 11, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 14, railcar
carrier 2, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 2 (2000 est.)

United Arab Emirates:
total: 70 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
1,094,256 GRT/1,421,333 DWT

ships by type: cargo 16, chemical tanker 3, container 17, liquefied
gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 24, roll
on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

United Kingdom:
total: 200 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
3,934,776 GRT/3,760,240 DWT

ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 31, chemical tanker 11, combination
ore/oil 1, container 47, liquefied gas 3, passenger 14,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 52, refrigerated cargo 4, roll
on/roll off 19, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 1,
vehicle carrier 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Denmark 1 (2000 est.)

United States:
total: 376 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
10,814,622 GRT/14,416,517 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 9, bulk 68, cargo 29, chemical tanker
13, combination bulk 3, container 80, liquefied gas 1,
multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 9, passenger/cargo
1, petroleum tanker 98, roll on/roll off 49, short-sea passenger 3,
specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 9 (2000 est.)

Uruguay:
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 7,752
GRT/5,228 DWT

ships by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)

Vanuatu:
total: 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,067,384
GRT/1,330,543 DWT

ships by type: bulk 23, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, combination
bulk 2, container 1, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 2,
refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 6

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, France 1, Greece 1,
Hong Kong 1, Japan 22, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1, US 4
(2000 est.)

Venezuela:
total: 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 490,160
GRT/897,694 DWT

ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 10, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo
1, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1
(2000 est.)

Vietnam:
total: 143 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 705,388
GRT/1,071,902 DWT

ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 108, chemical tanker 1, combination
bulk 1, container 2, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 18,
refrigerated cargo 3 (2000 est.)

Virgin Islands:
none (2000 est.)

Wallis and Futuna:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
48,853 GRT/43,128 DWT

ships by type: passenger 3, petroleum tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: France 1 (2000 est.)

Yemen:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 15,075
GRT/23,562 DWT

ships by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3 (2000 est.)

Yugoslavia:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,437
GRT/400 DWT

ships by type: short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Taiwan:
total: 167 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,768,145
GRT/7,508,941 DWT

ships by type: bulk 45, cargo 29, combination bulk 1, container 65,
petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 8, roll on/roll off 2 (2000
est.)

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@Military - note

American Samoa:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Andorra:
defense is the responsibility of France and Spain

Anguilla:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Antarctica:
the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a
military nature, such as the establishment of military bases and
fortifications, the carrying out of military maneuvers, or the
testing of any type of weapon; it permits the use of military
personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other
peaceful purposes

Aruba:
defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
defense is the responsibility of
Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal
Australian Air Force

Baker Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US; visited
annually by the US Coast Guard

Bassas da India:
defense is the responsibility of France

Bermuda:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Bouvet Island:
defense is the responsibility of Norway

British Indian Ocean Territory:
defense is the responsibility of the
UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016

British Virgin Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Cayman Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Christmas Island:
defense is the responsibility of Australia

Clipperton Island:
defense is the responsibility of France

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
defense is the responsibility of Australia

Cook Islands:
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in
consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request

Coral Sea Islands:
defense is the responsibility of Australia;
visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has
control over the activities of visitors

Cuba:
Moscow, for decades the key military supporter and supplier of
Cuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993

Europa Island:
defense is the responsibility of France

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
defense is the responsibility of
the UK

Faroe Islands:
defense is the responsibility of Denmark

French Guiana:
defense is the responsibility of France

French Polynesia:
defense is the responsibility of France

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
defense is the responsibility
of France

Georgia:
a CIS peacekeeping force consisting of Russian troops is
deployed in the Abkhazia region of Georgia together with a UN
military observer group; a Russian peacekeeping battalion is
deployed in South Ossetia

Gibraltar:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Glorioso Islands:
defense is the responsibility of France

Greenland:
defense is the responsibility of Denmark

Guadeloupe:
defense is the responsibility of France

Guam:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Guernsey:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
defense is the responsibility of
Australia

Holy See (Vatican City):
defense is the responsibility of Italy;
Swiss Papal Guards are posted at entrances to the Vatican City to
provide security and protect the Pope

Hong Kong:
defense is the responsibility of China

Howland Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US; visited
annually by the US Coast Guard

Iceland:
defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense
Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik

Jan Mayen:
defense is the responsibility of Norway

Jarvis Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US; visited
annually by the US Coast Guard

Jersey:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Johnston Atoll:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Juan de Nova Island:
defense is the responsibility of France

Kingman Reef:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Kiribati:
Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance
is provided by Australia and NZ

Lesotho:
The Lesotho Government in 1999 began an open debate on the
future structure, size, and role of the armed forces, especially
considering the Lesotho Defense Force's (LDF) history of intervening
in political affairs.

Liechtenstein:
defense is the responsibility of Switzerland

Macau:
responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December
1999

Man, Isle of:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Marshall Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Martinique:
defense is the responsibility of France

Mayotte:
defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent
of French forces stationed on the island

Micronesia, Federated States of:
Federated States of Micronesia
(FSM) is a sovereign, self-governing state in free association with
the US; FSM is totally dependent on the US for its defense

Midway Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Monaco:
defense is the responsibility of France

Montserrat:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Nauru:
Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal
agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia

Navassa Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Netherlands Antilles:
defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands

New Caledonia:
defense is the responsibility of France

Niue:
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand

Norfolk Island:
defense is the responsibility of Australia

Northern Mariana Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Palau:
defense is the responsibility of the US; under a Compact of
Free Association between Palau and the US, the US military is
granted access to the islands for 50 years

Palmyra Atoll:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Panama:
on 10 February 1990, the government of then President ENDARA
abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by
creating the Panamanian Public Forces; in October 1994, Panama's
Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting
the creation of a standing military force, but allowing the
temporary establishment of special police units to counter acts of
"external aggression"

Paracel Islands:
occupied by China

Pitcairn Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Puerto Rico:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Reunion:
defense is the responsibility of France

Saint Helena:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
defense is the responsibility of France

Samoa:
Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed
forces; informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to
consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of
Friendship

South Africa:
the National Defense Force continues to integrate
former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
defense is the
responsibility of the UK

Spratly Islands:
Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small
islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by
China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam

Svalbard:
demilitarized by treaty (9 February 1920)

Tokelau:
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand

Tromelin Island:
defense is the responsibility of France

Turks and Caicos Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

Virgin Islands:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Wake Island:
defense is the responsibility of the US

Wallis and Futuna:
defense is the responsibility of France

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@Military branches

Afghanistan:
NA; note - the military does not exist on a national
basis; some elements of the former Army, Air and Air Defense Forces,
National Guard, Border Guard Forces, National Police Force
(Sarandoi), and tribal militias still exist but are factionalized
among the various groups

Albania:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry
Troops, Border Guards

Algeria:
National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air
Defense, National Gendarmerie

Angola:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force

Antigua and Barbuda:
Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal
Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes Coast Guard)

Argentina:
Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes
Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Argentine Air Force,
National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force

Armenia:
Army, Air Force and Air Defense Aviation, Air Defense
Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops)

Aruba:
Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard

Australia:
Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian
Air Force

Austria:
Army (includes Flying Division)

Azerbaijan:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards

Bahamas, The:
Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal
Bahamas Police Force

Bahrain:
Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force

Bangladesh:
Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, paramilitary forces
(includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense
Parties, National Cadet Corps), Armed Police battalions

Barbados:
Royal Barbados Defense Force (includes Ground Forces and
Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force

Belarus:
Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry
Troops, Border Guards

Belgium:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service

Belize:
Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air
Wing, and Volunteer Guard)

Benin:
Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National
Gendarmerie

Bermuda:
Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve
Constabulary

Bhutan:
Royal Bhutan Army, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police,
Royal Body Guards, Forest Guards (paramilitary)

Bolivia:
Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana,
includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National
Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Federation Army or VF (composed of both
Croatian and Bosniak elements), Republika Srpska Army or VRS
(composed of Bosnian Serb elements); note - within both of these
forces air and air defense are subordinate commands

Botswana:
Botswana Defense Force (includes Army and Air Wing),
Botswana National Police

Brazil:
Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and
marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary)

Brunei:
Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police

Bulgaria:
Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense
Forces, Internal Troops

Burkina Faso:
Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National
Police, People's Militia

Burma:
Army, Navy, Air Force

Burundi:
Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary
Gendarmerie

Cambodia:
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), including Army, Navy,
and Air Force - created in 1993 by the merger of the Cambodian
People's Armed Forces and the two noncommunist resistance armies

note: Khmer Rouge and royalist insurgent forces were integrated
into the RCAF in 1999

Cameroon:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National
Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard

Canada:
Canadian Forces (includes Land Forces Command or LC,
Maritime Command or MC, Air Command or AC, Communications Command or
CC, Training Command or TC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Cape Verde:
Army, Coast Guard/Marines

Cayman Islands:
Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)

Central African Republic:
Central African Armed Forces (includes
Army, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, Police
Force)

Chad:
Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and
Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police,
Rural and Nomadic Guard (GNNT)

Chile:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marines),
Air Force, Carabineros of Chile (National Police), Investigations
Police