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Indonesia
total: 718 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,192,847
GRT/4,319,739 DWT
by type: bulk 47, cargo 398, chemical tanker 13, container 57,
liquefied gas 6, livestock carrier 1, passenger 10, passenger/cargo
13, petroleum tanker 128, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 15,
short-sea/passenger 9, specialized tanker 12, vehicle carrier 7
foreign-owned: France 1, Germany 1, Greece 1, Honduras 1, Hong Kong
2, Japan 3, Malaysia 1, Monaco 2, Panama 1, Philippines 2, Singapore
12, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 2, United States 1
registered in other countries: 109 (2004 est.)

Iran
total: 134 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,715,242 GRT/8,240,069 DWT
by type: bulk 40, cargo 36, chemical tanker 3, container 7,
liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large load carrier 5, petroleum
tanker 33, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea/passenger 1
registered in other countries: 10 (2004 est.)

Iraq
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 83,221 GRT/125,255 DWT
by type: cargo 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 5, roll
on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 3 (2004 est.)

Ireland
total: 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 288,401 GRT/383,628 DWT
by type: bulk 7, cargo 22, chemical tanker 1, container 3, roll
on/roll off 1, short-sea/passenger 1
foreign-owned: Germany 3, Italy 7, Norway 2
registered in other countries: 18 (2004 est.)

Israel
total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 752,873 GRT/881,711 DWT
by type: container 18
registered in other countries: 40 (2004 est.)

Italy
total: 475 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 8,970,017 GRT/10,354,685
DWT
by type: bulk 39, cargo 40, chemical tanker 106, combination ore/oil
2, container 23, liquefied gas 43, livestock carrier 2,
multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 13, passenger/cargo
1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 62,
short-sea/passenger 31, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 23
foreign-owned: Denmark 4, France 3, Greece 5, Japan 1, Isle of Man
1, Monaco 22, Netherlands 4, Panama 2, Switzerland 2, Taiwan 10,
United Kingdom 5, United States 13
registered in other countries: 144 (2004 est.)

Jamaica
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 74,881 GRT/100,682 DWT
by type: bulk 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2,
short-sea/passenger 1
foreign-owned: Greece 2, Iceland 1, Latvia 1, United States 2 (2004
est.)

Japan
total: 568 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,149,196 GRT/12,680,544
DWT
by type: bulk 113, cargo 39, chemical tanker 18, combination bulk
31, combination ore/oil 1, container 14, liquefied gas 53, passenger
8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 170, refrigerated cargo 6,
roll on/roll off 58, short-sea/passenger 7, vehicle carrier 49
foreign-owned: China 1, Panama 1, Philippines 1, Singapore 1
registered in other countries: 1,989 (2004 est.)

Jordan
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 78,814 GRT/92,695 DWT
by type: cargo 2, container 1, roll on/roll off 5,
short-sea/passenger 1
foreign-owned: Greece 6
registered in other countries: 11 (2004 est.)

Kazakhstan
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,064 GRT/646 DWT
by type: roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 26 Netherlands 1 (2004 est.)

Kenya
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,049 GRT/7,082 DWT
by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2
registered in other countries: 9 (2004 est.)

Kiribati
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,291 GRT/1,295 DWT
by type: passenger 1 (2004 est.)

Korea, North
total: 203 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 921,577
GRT/1,339,929 DWT
by type: bulk 6, cargo 166, combination bulk 2, container 3,
liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large load
carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated
cargo 6, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea/passenger 1
foreign-owned: Albania 1, Belize 1, Bolivia 1, Cambodia 3, Cyprus 1,
Egypt 3, Germany 1, Greece 4, Italy 1, Lebanon 2, Marshall Islands
1, Pakistan 1, Portugal 1, Romania 8, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Syria
9, Tanzania 1, Tunisia 1, Turkey 5, Ukraine 2, United States 3
registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Korea, South
total: 535 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,978,949
GRT/9,761,699 DWT
by type: bulk 97, cargo 174, chemical tanker 61, combination bulk
10, container 60, liquefied gas 19, passenger 3, petroleum tanker
73, refrigerated cargo 20, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea/passenger
2, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 3
foreign-owned: Bahrain 1, China 1, Gibraltar 1, Honduras 1,
Indonesia 1, Japan 3, Malaysia 1, Panama 1, Philippines 1, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines 1, United Kingdom 1, United States 1
registered in other countries: 442 (2004 est.)

Kuwait
total: 38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,319,082 GRT/3,768,828
DWT
by type: bulk 1, container 6, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 4,
petroleum tanker 21, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: India 1, Saudi Arabia 1
registered in other countries: 5 (2004 est.)

Laos
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,370 GRT/3,110 DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2004 est.)

Latvia
total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 53,153 GRT/37,414 DWT
by type: cargo 6, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll
on/roll off 1, short-sea/passenger 1
foreign-owned: Germany 1, Greece 1, Ukraine 1
registered in other countries: 96 (2004 est.)

Lebanon
total: 49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 198,602 GRT/248,313 DWT
by type: bulk 5, cargo 23, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1,
container 2, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 8, refrigerated
cargo 1, roll on/roll off 4, vehicle carrier 3
foreign-owned: Greece 7, India 1, Netherlands 4, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines 1, Spain 1, Syria 2
registered in other countries: 52 (2004 est.)

Liberia
total: 1,449 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 50,555,752
GRT/79,125,329 DWT
by type: bulk 278, cargo 67, chemical tanker 161, combination bulk
10, combination ore/oil 20, container 388, liquefied gas 77,
multi-functional large load carrier 3, passenger 3, petroleum tanker
317, refrigerated cargo 62, roll on/roll off 14, short-sea/passenger
3, specialized tanker 13, vehicle carrier 33
foreign-owned: Argentina 9, Australia 3, Austria 16, Belgium 8,
Bermuda 1, Brazil 5, Chile 7, China 40, Croatia 11, Cyprus 4,
Denmark 4, Estonia 1, France 3, Germany 510, Greece 142, Hong Kong
56, Iceland 1, India 3, Indonesia 1, Israel 4, Italy 8, Japan 81,
South Korea 7, Latvia 22, Isle of Man 5, Mexico 1, Monaco 59,
Netherlands 11, Nigeria 2, Norway 54, Panama 1, Poland 2, Portugal
6, Russia 68, Saudi Arabia 23, Singapore 43, Slovenia 1, Spain 1,
Sri Lanka 1, Sweden 9, Switzerland 7, Taiwan 36, Turkey 3, Ukraine
3, United Kingdom 36, United States 95, Uruguay 3
registered in other countries: 35 (2004 est.)

Libya
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 129,627 GRT/105,110 DWT
by type: cargo 8, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll
off 4, short-sea/passenger 4
foreign-owned: Algeria 1, Kuwait 1 (2004 est.)

Lithuania
total: 49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 296,856 GRT/317,731 DWT
by type: cargo 20, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 8, petroleum
tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 12, roll on/roll off 2,
short-sea/passenger 4
foreign-owned: Denmark 12, Netherlands 1
registered in other countries: 11 (2004 est.)

Luxembourg
total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 652,454 GRT/805,101
DWT
by type: chemical tanker 11, container 8, liquefied gas 4, passenger
4, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 7
foreign-owned: Belgium 7, Denmark 1, Finland 3, France 3, Germany
10, Monaco 1, Netherlands 5, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 7, United
States 3
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Macau
none

Madagascar
total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,865 GRT/17,936 DWT
by type: cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2
registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)

Malaysia
total: 360 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,389,397
GRT/7,539,178 DWT
by type: bulk 59, cargo 100, chemical tanker 38, container 66,
liquefied gas 25, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker
56, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 8
foreign-owned: China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 8, Indonesia 2, Japan
2, South Korea 1, Liberia 1, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Philippines 2,
Singapore 81, Vietnam 1
registered in other countries: 75 (2004 est.)

Maldives
total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 54,164 GRT/68,973 DWT
by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1,
short-sea/passenger 1
foreign-owned: North Korea 1
registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)

Malta
total: 1,176 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,102,401
GRT/41,176,791 DWT
by type: bulk 468, cargo 251, chemical tanker 46, combination bulk
8, combination ore/oil 8, container 74, liquefied gas 4, livestock
carrier 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 7,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 210, refrigerated cargo 40, roll
on/roll off 35, short-sea/passenger 6, vehicle carrier 15
foreign-owned: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 3, Belgium 13,
Bulgaria 19, Canada 8, China 14, Croatia 9, Cyprus 6, Denmark 4,
Estonia 1, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 52, Greece 603, Hong Kong 3,
Iceland 5, India 4, Indonesia 2, Iran 4, Israel 20, Italy 24, Japan
3, South Korea 2, Latvia 25, Lebanon 6, Madagascar 1, Monaco 14,
Netherlands 5, Nigeria 1, Norway 32, Pakistan 1, Poland 30, Portugal
3, Romania 8, Russia 69, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 2, Slovenia 3,
Switzerland 30, Syria 4, Taiwan 1, Turkey 108, Ukraine 22, United
Kingdom 2, United States 8
registered in other countries: 18 (2004 est.)

Man, Isle of
total: 226 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,055,436
GRT/9,972,459 DWT
by type: bulk 25, cargo 40, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 2,
container 19, liquefied gas 31, multi-functional large load carrier
1, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 17,
specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: Australia 3, Cyprus 4, Denmark 30, Estonia 3, France
1, Germany 57, Greece 8, Hong Kong 11, Iceland 1, Italy 6, Monaco 4,
Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 10, Singapore 2, Sweden 3,
United Kingdom 80, United States 1
registered in other countries: 9 (2004 est.)

Marshall Islands
total: 420 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 16,954,092
GRT/28,176,762 DWT
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 81, cargo 25, chemical tanker 41,
combination bulk 4, combination ore/oil 7, container 77, liquefied
gas 9, multi-functional large load carrier 5, passenger 6, petroleum
tanker 149, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 7, vehicle
carrier 4
foreign-owned: Australia 2, Chile 3, Croatia 2, Cyprus 10, Denmark
2, Germany 119, Greece 82, Hong Kong 12, India 2, Japan 16, Monaco
18, Netherlands 6, New Zealand 1, Norway 5, Poland 11, Singapore 1,
Slovenia 1, Switzerland 4, Thailand 2, Turkey 8, United Kingdom 10,
United States 92
registered in other countries: 50 (2004 est.)

Martinique
none

Mauritania
none

Mauritius
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,946 GRT/27,102 DWT
by type: cargo 1, combination bulk 4, passenger/cargo 1,
refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned: Belgium 1, India 4, Switzerland 2 (2004 est.)

Mayotte
none

Mexico
total: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 649,389 GRT/942,766 DWT
by type: bulk 1, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, combination ore/oil 1,
liquefied gas 5, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 9,
short-sea/passenger 3
foreign-owned: Denmark 1, Germany 1, Greece 1, Marshall Islands 1,
Netherlands 2
registered in other countries: 13 (2004 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
none (2004 est.)

Moldova
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,636 GRT/1,088 DWT
by type: cargo 1
foreign-owned: 2 Russia 1
registered in other countries: 4

Monaco
none

Mongolia
total: 65 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 339,423 GRT/533,853 DWT
by type: bulk 4, cargo 53, chemical tanker 1, container 2, liquefied
gas 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: Belize 1, Cambodia 1, China 4, Cuba 1, Hong Kong 2,
Indonesia 1, Japan 1, North Korea 1, Lebanon 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 1,
Marshall Islands 5, Moldova 1, Panama 3, Romania 1, Russia 14,
Singapore 13, Syria 4, Thailand 1, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United
States 3, Vietnam 4 (2004 est.)

Montserrat
none

Morocco
total: 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 236,131 GRT/252,367 DWT
by type: cargo 8, chemical tanker 7, container 7, petroleum tanker
1, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea/passenger 2
foreign-owned: France 1, Germany 2, Greece 1, Hong Kong 1,
Netherlands 2, Norway 2, United Kingdom 1 (2004 est.)

Mozambique
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,125 GRT/7,024 DWT
by type: cargo 3
foreign-owned: Belgium 2 (2004 est.)

Namibia
none (2004 est.)

Nauru
none

Netherlands
total: 635 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,796,460
GRT/5,212,557 DWT
by type: bulk 1, cargo 375, chemical tanker 59, combination bulk 1,
container 71, liquefied gas 13, multi-functional large load carrier
15, passenger 12, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 37, roll
on/roll off 14, short-sea/passenger 2, specialized tanker 7
foreign-owned: Belgium 2, Denmark 4, Finland 9, Germany 54, Ireland
14, Norway 9, Singapore 1, Sweden 19, Thailand 1, United Kingdom 31,
United States 16
registered in other countries: 241 (2004 est.)

Netherlands Antilles
total: 162 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,317,007
GRT/1,668,499 DWT
by type: bulk 4, cargo 59, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1,
combination ore/oil 3, container 28, liquefied gas 6,
multi-functional large load carrier 22, passenger 1, petroleum
tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 28, roll on/roll off 7, specialized
tanker 1
foreign-owned: Belgium 3, Denmark 1, Germany 57, Monaco 4,
Netherlands 70, New Zealand 1, Norway 5, Peru 1, Spain 1, Sweden 5,
Turkey 2, United Kingdom 6
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

New Caledonia
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,261 GRT/1,600 DWT
by type: cargo 1
foreign-owned: Malaysia 1
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

New Zealand
total: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 77,523 GRT/108,352
DWT
by type: bulk 3, cargo 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll
on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: Australia 1, Isle of Man 1
registered in other countries: 8 (2004 est.)

Nicaragua
none

Nigeria
total: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 327,808 GRT/608,076 DWT
by type: cargo 7, chemical tanker 5, petroleum tanker 30,
refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: Norway 2, Pakistan 1, Togo 1, United States 1
registered in other countries: 26 (2004 est.)

Niue
none

Norfolk Island
none

Northern Mariana Islands
none

Norway
total: 693 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,820,495
GRT/27,449,456 DWT
by type: bulk 62, cargo 128, chemical tanker 124, combination bulk
7, combination ore/oil 32, container 15, liquefied gas 84,
multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker
113, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 48, short-sea/passenger
22, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 43
foreign-owned: Cyprus 3, Denmark 23, Estonia 2, Germany 12, Greece
15, Hong Kong 1, Iceland 2, Japan 10, Lithuania 1, Malta 1, Marshall
Islands 1, Monaco 33, Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 12, Sweden
31, United Kingdom 4, United States 5
registered in other countries: 695 (2004 est.)

Oman
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 15,430 GRT/6,360 DWT
by type: passenger 2
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Pakistan
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 329,486 GRT/512,506 DWT
by type: cargo 11, container 2, petroleum tanker 4
registered in other countries: 16 (2004 est.)

Palau
none

Panama
total: 4,833 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 122,960,929
GRT/183,615,337 DWT
by type: barge carrier 3, bulk 1,434, cargo 819, chemical tanker
388, combination bulk 73, combination ore/oil 18, container 613,
liquefied gas 190, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large load
carrier 15, passenger 36, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 514,
rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 281, roll on/roll off 125,
short-sea/passenger 37, specialized tanker 36, vehicle carrier 242
foreign-owned: Albania 2, Angola 1, Antigua and Barbuda 2, Argentina
7, Australia 11, Austria 1, Bahamas 3, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 5,
Belize 4, Brazil 4, British Virgin Islands 8, Cambodia 2, Canada 6,
Cayman Islands 1, Chile 13, China 286, Colombia 14, Croatia 3, Cuba
17, Cyprus 6, Denmark 4, Dominican Republic 1, Ecuador 1, Egypt 16,
Equatorial Guinea 1, France 7, Germany 89, Greece 549, Haiti 1,
Honduras 2, Hong Kong 288, India 22, Indonesia 44, Iran 1, Ireland
2, Israel 4, Italy 7, Japan 1630, Jordan 8, Kenya 1, South Korea
349, Kuwait 1, Latvia 11, Liberia 3, Lithuania 2, Luxembourg 1,
Malaysia 12, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 3, Mexico 7, Monaco 29,
Netherlands 14, Netherlands Antilles 1, New Zealand 1, Nigeria 6,
Norway 86, Oman 1, Pakistan 1, Peru 17, Philippines 41, Poland 12,
Portugal 6, Puerto Rico 3, Romania 9, Russia 8, Saint Kitts and
Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6, Saudi Arabia 6,
Singapore 105, South Africa 3, Spain 52, Sri Lanka 3, Sudan 1,
Sweden 4, Switzerland 93, Syria 1, Taiwan 348, Thailand 14, Trinidad
and Tobago 1, Turkey 12, Ukraine 2, United Kingdom 51, United States
99, Venezuela 4
registered in other countries: 85 (2004 est.)

Papua New Guinea
total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 47,586
GRT/60,934 DWT
by type: bulk 1, cargo 12, chemical tanker 1, combination ore/oil 2,
container 1, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: Singapore 2, United Kingdom 6
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Paraguay
total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 31,667 GRT/30,826 DWT
by type: cargo 14, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll
on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: Argentina 2, Japan 1
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Peru
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 13,666 GRT/17,611 DWT
by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned: United States 1
registered in other countries: 19 (2004 est.)

Philippines
total: 385 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,524,259
GRT/6,437,171 DWT
by type: bulk 99, cargo 103, chemical tanker 7, combination bulk 7,
container 8, liquefied gas 9, livestock carrier 10, passenger 4,
passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 45, refrigerated cargo 21, roll
on/roll off 16, short-sea/passenger 26, specialized tanker 1,
vehicle carrier 19
foreign-owned: Australia 2, Canada 1, Germany 2, Greece 11, Hong
Kong 15, Japan 50, Malaysia 5, Netherlands 15, Norway 6, Panama 1,
United Kingdom 2, United States 4
registered in other countries: 87 (2004 est.)

Pitcairn Islands
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,313 GRT/5,651
DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2003 est.)

Poland
total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 154,710 GRT/228,132 DWT
by type: bulk 7, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 100 (2004 est.)

Portugal
total: 122 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 872,557 GRT/1,236,025
DWT
by type: bulk 12, cargo 49, chemical tanker 19, container 8,
liquefied gas 7, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 6,
petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 5,
short-sea/passenger 5, vehicle carrier 2
foreign-owned: Australia 1, Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 7, Germany
21, Greece 2, Guadeloupe 1, Iceland 1, Italy 16, Japan 1, Malta 1,
Norway 7, Panama 1, Spain 18, Switzerland 7, Ukraine 1, United
Kingdom 1
registered in other countries: 24 (2004 est.)

Puerto Rico
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 36,728 GRT/37,048 DWT
by type: container 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: United States 2
registered in other countries: 5 (2004 est.)

Qatar
total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 525,051 GRT/772,635 DWT
by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 4, container 8, petroleum tanker
5, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: Cambodia 1, Kuwait 1 (2004 est.)

Reunion
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 28,264 GRT/44,885 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 1
foreign-owned: Sweden 1
registered in other countries: 1

Romania
total: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 395,350 GRT/510,232 DWT
by type: bulk 7, cargo 26, container 1, passenger 1, petroleum
tanker 4, rail car carrier 2, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: Greece 1, Italy 2
registered in other countries: 39 (2004 est.)

Russia
total: 958 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,521,472 GRT/5,505,118
DWT
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 20, cargo 562, chemical tanker 13,
combination bulk 21, combination ore/oil 36, container 28,
multi-functional large load carrier 2, passenger 35, passenger/cargo
4, petroleum tanker 179, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 27,
roll on/roll off 21, short-sea/passenger 6, specialized tanker 2
foreign-owned: Belize 2, Cambodia 2, Cyprus 9, Denmark 1, Estonia 3,
Germany 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 1, South Korea 1, Latvia 2, Lithuania
3, Malta 2, Moldova 3, Netherlands 2, Panama 2, Switzerland 4,
Turkey 18, Turkmenistan 2, Ukraine 7, United Kingdom 3, United
States 4
registered in other countries: 350 (2004 est.)

Saint Helena
none

Saint Kitts and Nevis
none

Saint Lucia
none

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
none

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total: 704 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) 5,967,418 GRT/9,041,023 DWT
by type: bulk 120, cargo 346, chemical tanker 19, combination bulk
10, combination ore/oil 1, container 51, liquefied gas 5, livestock
carrier 4, multi-functional large load carrier 4, passenger 8,
petroleum tanker 31, refrigerated cargo 45, roll on/roll off 42,
short-sea/passenger 9, specialized tanker 8, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: Albania 1, Angola 2, Argentina 1, Australia 3,
Bangladesh 3, Barbados 2, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 16, China 114,
Colombia 1, Croatia 7, Cyprus 2, Denmark 13, Egypt 5, Estonia 13,
France 17, Germany 10, Greece 134, Guyana 8, Hong Kong 15, Iceland
7, India 5, Indonesia 1, Israel 3, Italy 21, Kenya 5, South Korea 4,
Latvia 7, Lebanon 9, Liberia 5, Lithuania 3, Malta 4, Isle of Man 1,
Marshall Islands 3, Mexico 2, Monaco 6, Netherlands 9, Nigeria 8,
Norway 32, Pakistan 6, Panama 3, Poland 3, Portugal 1, Puerto Rico
2, Romania 2, Russia 21, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Lucia 1,
Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 5, Slovenia 7, Spain 1, Sweden 9,
Switzerland 8, Syria 6, Taiwan 1, Thailand 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1,
Turkey 23, Ukraine 8, United Kingdom 11, United States
registered in other countries: 25 (2004 est.)

Samoa
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,091 GRT/8,127 DWT
by type: cargo 1
foreign-owned: Germany 1
registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe
total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 79,490
GRT/97,077 DWT
by type: bulk 2, cargo 14, chemical tanker 2, livestock carrier 1,
petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: British Virgin Islands 1, Egypt 1, Greece 1, Lebanon
1, Portugal 1, Ukraine 2 (2004 est.)

Saudi Arabia
total: 66 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,306,706
GRT/1,963,191 DWT
by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 11, container 4, livestock carrier
2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 4, roll
on/roll off 10, short-sea/passenger 6
foreign-owned: Egypt 3, Greece 4, Norway 2, Sudan 1, United Kingdom 3
registered in other countries: 54 (2004 est.)

Seychelles
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 42,223 GRT/63,538 DWT
by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 3, container 1
foreign-owned: Bulgaria 1, Cyprus 1, Nigeria 1, South Africa 2 (2004
est.)

Sierra Leone
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,435 GRT/8,750 DWT
by type: cargo 2 (2004 est.)

Singapore
total: 900 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,065,290
GRT/36,393,317 DWT
by type: bulk 136, cargo 84, chemical tanker 96, combination bulk 4,
combination ore/oil 8, container 186, liquefied gas 41, livestock
carrier 3, multi-functional large load carrier 2, petroleum tanker
290, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea/passenger
1, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 32
foreign-owned: Australia 6, China 15, Denmark 32, Germany 18, Greece
12, Hong Kong 31, India 3, Indonesia 33, Japan 58, South Korea 13,
Malaysia 31, Monaco 19, Norway 53, Papua New Guinea 1, Philippines
9, Russia 2, Slovenia 1, Sweden 12, Switzerland 5, Taiwan 44,
Tanzania 1, Thailand 16, United Kingdom 15, United States 1
registered in other countries: 383 (2004 est.)

Slovakia
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 41,891 GRT/63,185 DWT
by type: bulk 4, cargo 4
foreign-owned: Bulgaria 3, Estonia 1, Greece 1, India 1, Liberia 1,
Panama 1 (2004 est.)

Solomon Islands
none

Somalia
none

South Africa
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 31,505 GRT/37,091 DWT
by type: container 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: Denmark 1, Netherlands 1
registered in other countries: 7 (2004 est.)

Spain
total: 149 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,740,974 GRT/2,157,551
DWT
by type: bulk 9, cargo 29, chemical tanker 13, container 17,
liquefied gas 6, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker
21, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 32, short-sea/passenger
7, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 7
foreign-owned: Chile 1, Cuba 1, Denmark 1, Germany 9, Italy 2,
Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Sweden 1, Uruguay 1
registered in other countries: 115 (2004 est.)

Sri Lanka
total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 120,924 GRT/173,604 DWT
by type: cargo 14, container 2, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: Germany 8, Singapore 1
registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Sudan
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,466 GRT/26,973 DWT
by type: livestock carrier 1, roll on/roll off 2
registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Suriname
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,421 GRT/2,990 DWT
by type: cargo 1, container 1 (2004 est.)

Svalbard
none

Sweden
total: 178 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,702,763 GRT/1,884,570
DWT
by type: bulk 7, cargo 36, chemical tanker 31, combination bulk 1,
combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 39,
short-sea/passenger 8, specialized tanker 7, vehicle carrier 23
foreign-owned: Denmark 12, Finland 10, Germany 3, Italy 7, Japan 2,
Netherlands 1, Norway 12, Russia 1
registered in other countries: 154 (2004 est.)

Switzerland
total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 604,843
GRT/1,050,914 DWT
by type: bulk 15, cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, container 3, petroleum
tanker 2, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: Belgium 1, Netherlands 1, United Kingdom 6, United
States 1
registered in other countries: 182 (2004 est.)

Syria
total: 122 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 446,981 GRT/636,620 DWT
by type: bulk 12, cargo 101, container 2, livestock carrier 4,
petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: Egypt 1, Germany 1, Greece 1, Italy 1, Lebanon 10,
Romania 1
registered in other countries: 83 (2004 est.)

Taiwan
total: 130 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,417,768 GRT/5,617,318
DWT
by type: bulk 36, cargo 23, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 3,
container 37, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 10, roll
on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: Cuba 1, Hong Kong 4
registered in other countries: 457 (2004 est.)

Tanzania
total: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,481 GRT/31,011 DWT
by type: cargo 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 3, roll
on/roll off 1, short-sea/passenger 1
registered in other countries: 5 (2004 est.)

Thailand
total: 339 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,038,597
GRT/3,104,712 DWT
by type: bulk 40, cargo 135, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 2,
combination ore/oil 1, container 19, liquefied gas 22,
multi-functional large load carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker
79, refrigerated cargo 22, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea/passenger
2, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: Egypt 1, Germany 3, Indonesia 1, Japan 4, Norway 38,
Panama 2, Singapore 3
registered in other countries: 43 (2004 est.)

Togo
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,918 GRT/3,852 DWT
by type: cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Tokelau
none

Tonga
total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 136,977 GRT/200,751 DWT
by type: bulk 3, cargo 21, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied
gas 4, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1,
specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: Albania 1, Australia 4, Brazil 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1,
Greece 1, Lebanon 1, Liberia 1, Marshall Islands 1, Norway 1, Panama
2, Romania 1, Russia 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Switzerland 3, Syria 1,
United (2004 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,178
GRT/3,633 DWT
by type: cargo 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker
1, short-sea/passenger 1
foreign-owned: United States 1
registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Tunisia
total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 124,733 GRT/122,664 DWT
by type: bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1,
short-sea/passenger 3
registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)

Turkey
total: 508 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,666,895 GRT/7,311,504
DWT
by type: bulk 111, cargo 229, chemical tanker 46, combination bulk
1, combination ore/oil 2, container 34, liquefied gas 6, passenger
1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 36, refrigerated cargo 4,
roll on/roll off 26, short-sea/passenger 8, specialized tanker 3
foreign-owned: Belize 1, Cambodia 1, China 1, Cyprus 4, Greece 1,
Italy 3, Liberia 1, Monaco 1, Switzerland 1, Thailand 1, United
Kingdom 9
registered in other countries: 243 (2004 est.)

Turkmenistan
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,873 GRT/8,345 DWT
by type: combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 1
registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
none

Tuvalu
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 54,993 GRT/86,048 DWT
by type: cargo 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized
tanker 1
foreign-owned: Germany 4, Singapore 1, Thailand 1 (2004 est.)

Uganda
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,091 GRT/5,943 DWT
by type: roll on/roll off 3 (2003 est.)

Ukraine
total: 140 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 675,904 GRT/709,802 DWT
by type: bulk 7, cargo 92, container 7, liquefied gas 2, passenger
11, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 10, rail car carrier 2,
refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea/passenger 1
foreign-owned: Belize 2, Canada 1, Cyprus 1, Hungary 2, Italy 1,
Russia 4, Turkey 3
registered in other countries: 87 (2004 est.)

United Arab Emirates
total: 59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 578,477
GRT/739,823 DWT
by type: cargo 12, chemical tanker 5, container 7, liquefied gas 1,
petroleum tanker 21, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea/passenger 4,
specialized tanker 1 (2004 est.)

United Kingdom
total: 384 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 9,181,284
GRT/9,566,275 DWT
by type: bulk 20, cargo 50, chemical tanker 28, combination ore/oil
1, container 130, liquefied gas 23, livestock carrier 1,
multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 20, petroleum
tanker 45, refrigerated cargo 18, roll on/roll off 34,
short-sea/passenger 11, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: Australia 2, Croatia 4, Cyprus 1, Denmark 42, Finland
1, Germany 52, Greece 36, Hong Kong 16, Italy 3, Japan 1, Monaco 13,
Nigeria 1, Norway 32, South Africa 2, Sweden 13, Taiwan 7, United
registered in other countries: 522 (2004 est.)

United States
total: 466 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 12,436,658
GRT/14,630,116 DWT
by type: barge carrier 8, bulk 69, cargo 75, chemical tanker 12,
combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 100,
multi-functional large load carrier 3, passenger 12, passenger/cargo
2, petroleum tanker 81, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 83,
short-sea/passenger 3, vehicle carrier 12
foreign-owned: Australia 2, Canada 7, Denmark 17, Malaysia 1,
Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Singapore 3, United Kingdom 5
registered in other countries: 670 (2004 est.)

Uruguay
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,918 GRT/10,342 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll
on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: Argentina 4, Greece 1
registered in other countries: 6 (2004 est.)

Vanuatu
total: 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,192,474 GRT/1,560,828
DWT
by type: bulk 28, cargo 2, combination bulk 3, container 2,
liquefied gas 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, refrigerated
cargo 6, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: Australia 2, Canada 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Japan
25, Monaco 4, New Zealand 2, Panama 1, Poland 7, Switzerland 3,
United Kingdom 5, United States 2
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Venezuela
total: 48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 740,919 GRT/1,191,483
DWT
by type: bulk 6, cargo 7, container 2, liquefied gas 5,
multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo
1, petroleum tanker 16, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea/passenger 1
foreign-owned: Belgium 1, Denmark 2, Greece 2, Spain 1, United
States 2
registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Vietnam
total: 194 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,170,621 GRT/1,798,376
DWT
by type: bulk 16, cargo 135, chemical tanker 1, container 8,
liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 3, roll
on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: Cambodia 1, Germany 1, Japan 2, South Korea 1, United
Kingdom 3
registered in other countries: 11 (2004 est.)

Virgin Islands
none

Wallis and Futuna
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 134,037
GRT/14,271 DWT
by type: passenger 6
foreign-owned: France 3, Greece 1, Monaco 1, United States 1 (2004
est.)

Yemen
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,766 GRT/24,794 DWT
by type: cargo 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll
on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: Hong Kong 2, Lebanon 1
registered in other countries: 5 (2004 est.)

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@2109 National holiday

Afghanistan
Independence Day, 19 August (1919)

Albania
Independence Day, 28 November (1912)

Algeria
Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)

American Samoa
Flag Day, 17 April (1900)

Andorra
Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)

Angola
Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

Anguilla
Anguilla Day, 30 May

Antigua and Barbuda
Independence Day (National Day), 1 November
(1981)

Argentina
Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

Armenia
Independence Day, 21 September (1991)

Aruba
Flag Day, 18 March

Australia
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Austria
National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the
State Treaty restoring national sovereignty and the end of
occupation and the passage of the law on permanent neutrality

Azerbaijan
Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaidzhan, 28
May (1918)

Bahamas, The
Independence Day, 10 July (1973)

Bahrain
National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 is
the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 is the date
of independence from British protection

Bangladesh
Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971
is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is
Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of
Bangladesh

Barbados
Independence Day, 30 November (1966)

Belarus
Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the
date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the
date of independence from the Soviet Union

Belgium
21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I

Belize
Independence Day, 21 September (1981)

Benin
National Day, 1 August (1960)

Bermuda
Bermuda Day, 24 May

Bhutan
National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king),
17 December (1907)

Bolivia
Independence Day, 6 August (1825)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Day, 25 November (1943)

Botswana
Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)

Brazil
Independence Day, 7 September (1822)

British Virgin Islands
Territory Day, 1 July

Brunei
National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was
the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date
of independence from British protection

Bulgaria
Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)

Burkina Faso
Republic Day, 11 December (1958)

Burma
Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February
(1947)

Burundi
Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Cambodia
Independence Day, 9 November (1953)

Cameroon
Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)

Canada
Canada Day, 1 July (1867)

Cape Verde
Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

Cayman Islands
Constitution Day, first Monday in July

Central African Republic
Republic Day, 1 December (1958)

Chad
Independence Day, 11 August (1960)

Chile
Independence Day, 18 September (1810)

China
Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China,
1 October (1949)

Christmas Island
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Colombia
Independence Day, 20 July (1810)

Comoros
Independence Day, 6 July (1975)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Independence Day, 30 June (1960)

Congo, Republic of the
Independence Day, 15 August (1960)

Cook Islands
Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965)

Costa Rica
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Cote d'Ivoire
Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

Croatia
Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

Cuba
Independence Day, 10 December (1898); note - 10 December 1898
is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of
independence from US administration; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953)

Cyprus
Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots
celebrates 15 November (1983) as Independence Day

Czech Republic
Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918)

Denmark
none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June is generally
viewed as the National Day

Djibouti
Independence Day, 27 June (1977)

Dominica
Independence Day, 3 November (1978)

Dominican Republic
Independence Day, 27 February (1844)

East Timor
Independence Day, 28 November (1975)

Ecuador
Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)

Egypt
Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)

El Salvador
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Equatorial Guinea
Independence Day, 12 October (1968)

Eritrea
Independence Day, 24 May (1993)

Estonia
Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February
1918 is the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet
Russia; 20 August 1991 is the date it declared its independence from
the Soviet Union

Ethiopia
National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)

European Union
Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday,
the day that Robert Schuman proposed the creation of an organized
Europe

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)

Faroe Islands
Olaifest, 29 July

Fiji
Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970)

Finland
Independence Day, 6 December (1917)

France
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

French Guiana
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

French Polynesia
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Gabon
Founding of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), 12 March
(1968)

Gambia, The
Independence Day, 18 February (1965)

Georgia
Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 is the
date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 is the date of
independence from the Soviet Union

Germany
Unity Day, 3 October (1990)

Ghana
Independence Day, 6 March (1957)

Gibraltar
National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the
national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go
with Spain

Greece
Independence Day, 25 March (1821)

Greenland
June 21 (longest day)

Grenada
Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Guadeloupe
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Guam
Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)

Guatemala
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Guernsey
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Guinea
Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

Guinea-Bissau
Independence Day, 24 September (1973)

Guyana
Republic Day, 23 February (1970)

Haiti
Independence Day, 1 January (1804)

Holy See (Vatican City)
Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22
October (1978)

Honduras
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Hong Kong
National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's
Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is
celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment
Day

Hungary
Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August

Iceland
Independence Day, 17 June (1944)

India
Republic Day, 26 January (1950)

Indonesia
Independence Day, 17 August (1945)

Iran
Republic Day, 1 April (1979)
note: additional holidays celebrated widely in Iran include
Revolution Day, 11 February (1979); Noruz (New Year's Day), 21
March; Constitutional Monarchy Day, 5 August (1925)

Iraq
Revolution Day, 17 July (1968); note - this holiday was
celebrated under the SADDAM Husayn regime but the Iraqi Interim
Government has yet to declare a new national holiday

Ireland
Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March

Israel
Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared
independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and
the holiday may occur in April or May

Italy
Republic Day, 2 June (1946)

Jamaica
Independence Day, first Monday in August (1962)

Japan
Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)

Jersey
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Jordan
Independence Day, 25 May (1946)

Kazakhstan
Independence Day, 16 December (1991)

Kenya
Independence Day, 12 December (1963)

Kiribati
Independence Day, 12 July (1979)

Korea, North
Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK), 9 September (1948)

Korea, South
Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)

Kuwait
National Day, 25 February (1950)

Kyrgyzstan
Independence Day, 31 August (1991)

Laos
Republic Day, 2 December (1975)

Latvia
Independence Day, 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918
is the date Latvia declared itself independent from Soviet Russia; 4
May 1990 is when it declared the renewal of independence; 21 August
1991 is the date of de facto independence from the Soviet Union

Lebanon
Independence Day, 22 November (1943)

Lesotho
Independence Day, 4 October (1966)

Liberia
Independence Day, 26 July (1847)

Libya
Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)

Liechtenstein
Assumption Day, 15 August

Lithuania
Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February
1918 is the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet
Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 is the date it
declared its independence from the Soviet Union

Luxembourg
National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June

Macau
National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's
Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is
celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Macedonia
Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint
Elijah's Day and Ilinden

Madagascar
Independence Day, 26 June (1960)

Malawi
Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)

Malaysia
Independence Day/Malaysia Day, 31 August (1957)

Maldives
Independence Day, 26 July (1965)

Mali
Independence Day, 22 September (1960)

Malta
Independence Day, 21 September (1964)

Man, Isle of
Tynwald Day, 5 July

Marshall Islands
Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)

Martinique
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Mauritania
Independence Day, 28 November (1960)

Mauritius
Independence Day, 12 March (1968)

Mayotte
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Mexico
Independence Day, 16 September (1810)

Micronesia, Federated States of
Constitution Day, 10 May (1979)

Moldova
Independence Day, 27 August (1991)

Monaco
National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November

Mongolia
Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)

Montserrat
Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June
(1926)

Morocco
Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMED VI to the throne), 30
July (1999)

Mozambique
Independence Day, 25 June (1975)

Namibia
Independence Day, 21 March (1990)

Nauru
Independence Day, 31 January (1968)

Nepal
Birthday of King GYANENDRA, 7 July (1946)

Netherlands
Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909
and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980),
30 April

Netherlands Antilles
Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA
in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX
in 1980), 30 April

New Caledonia
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

New Zealand
Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British
sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Nicaragua
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Niger
Republic Day, 18 December (1958)

Nigeria
Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)

Niue
Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British
sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Norfolk Island
Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn
Islanders), 8 June (1856)

Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)

Norway
Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)

Oman
Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)

Pakistan
Republic Day, 23 March (1956)

Palau
Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)

Panama
Independence Day, 3 November (1903)

Papua New Guinea
Independence Day, 16 September (1975)

Paraguay
Independence Day, 14 May (1811) (observed 15 May annually)

Peru
Independence Day, 28 July (1821)

Philippines
Independence Day, 12 June (1898)
note: 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from
Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from US

Pitcairn Islands
Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in
June (1926)

Poland
Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)

Portugal
Portugal Day, 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes
Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died

Puerto Rico
US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico
Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)

Qatar
Independence Day, 3 September (1971)

Reunion
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Romania
Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December
(1918)

Russia
Russia Day, 12 June (1990)

Rwanda
Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Saint Helena
Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June
(1926)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Independence Day, 19 September (1983)

Saint Lucia
Independence Day, 22 February (1979)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Independence Day, 27 October (1979)

Samoa
Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January
1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered
UN trusteeship, 1 June 1962 is the date that independence is
celebrated

San Marino
Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)

Sao Tome and Principe
Independence Day, 12 July (1975)

Saudi Arabia
Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)

Senegal
Independence Day, 4 April (1960)

Serbia and Montenegro
National Day, 27 April

Seychelles
Constitution Day (National Day), 18 June (1993)

Sierra Leone
Independence Day, 27 April (1961)

Singapore
Independence Day, 9 August (1965)

Slovakia
Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)

Slovenia
Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

Solomon Islands
Independence Day, 7 July (1978)

Somalia
Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26
June (1960) in Somaliland

South Africa
Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Liberation Day, 14 June
(1982)

Spain
National Day, 12 October

Sri Lanka
Independence Day, 4 February (1948)

Sudan
Independence Day, 1 January (1956)

Suriname
Independence Day, 25 November (1975)

Svalbard
NA

Swaziland
Independence Day, 6 September (1968)

Sweden
Flag Day, 6 June

Switzerland
Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291)

Syria
Independence Day, 17 April (1946)

Taiwan
Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10
October (1911)

Tajikistan
Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)

Tanzania
Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)

Thailand
Birthday of King PHUMIPHON, 5 December (1927)

Togo
Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

Tokelau
Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British
sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Tonga
Independence Day, 4 June (1970)

Trinidad and Tobago
Independence Day, 31 August (1962)

Tunisia
Independence Day, 20 March (1956)

Turkey
Republic Day, 29 October (1923)

Turkmenistan
Independence Day, 27 October (1991)

Turks and Caicos Islands
Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)

Tuvalu
Independence Day, 1 October (1978)

Uganda
Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

Ukraine
Independence Day, 24 August (1991); the date of 22 January
(1918), the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet
Russia), is now celebrated as Unity Day

United Arab Emirates
Independence Day, 2 December (1971)

United Kingdom
the UK does not celebrate one particular national
holiday

United States
Independence Day, 4 July (1776)

Uruguay
Independence Day, 25 August (1825)

Uzbekistan
Independence Day, 1 September (1991)

Vanuatu
Independence Day, 30 July (1980)

Venezuela
Independence Day, 5 July (1811)

Vietnam
Independence Day, 2 September (1945)

Virgin Islands
Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 27 March (1917)

Wallis and Futuna
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Yemen
Unification Day, 22 May (1990)

Zambia
Independence Day, 24 October (1964)

Zimbabwe
Independence Day, 18 April (1980)

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@2110 Nationality

Afghanistan
noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan

Albania
noun: Albanian(s)
adjective: Albanian

Algeria
noun: Algerian(s)
adjective: Algerian

American Samoa
noun: American Samoan(s)
adjective: American Samoan

Andorra
noun: Andorran(s)
adjective: Andorran

Angola
noun: Angolan(s)
adjective: Angolan

Anguilla
noun: Anguillan(s)
adjective: Anguillan

Antigua and Barbuda
noun: Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)
adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan

Argentina
noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine

Armenia
noun: Armenian(s)
adjective: Armenian

Aruba
noun: Aruban(s)
adjective: Aruban; Dutch

Australia
noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian

Austria
noun: Austrian(s)
adjective: Austrian

Azerbaijan
noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani

Bahamas, The
noun: Bahamian(s)
adjective: Bahamian

Bahrain
noun: Bahraini(s)
adjective: Bahraini

Bangladesh
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi

Barbados
noun: Barbadian(s) or Bajan (colloquial)
adjective: Barbadian or Bajan (colloquial)

Belarus
noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian

Belgium
noun: Belgian(s)
adjective: Belgian

Belize
noun: Belizean(s)
adjective: Belizean

Benin
noun: Beninese (singular and plural)
adjective: Beninese

Bermuda
noun: Bermudian(s)
adjective: Bermudian

Bhutan
noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Bhutanese

Bolivia
noun: Bolivian(s)
adjective: Bolivian

Bosnia and Herzegovina
noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

Botswana
noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)

Brazil
noun: Brazilian(s)
adjective: Brazilian

British Virgin Islands
noun: British Virgin Islander(s)
adjective: British Virgin Islander

Brunei
noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian

Bulgaria
noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian

Burkina Faso
noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural)
adjective: Burkinabe

Burma
noun: Burmese (singular and plural)
adjective: Burmese

Burundi
noun: Burundian(s)
adjective: Burundian

Cambodia
noun: Cambodian(s)
adjective: Cambodian

Cameroon
noun: Cameroonian(s)
adjective: Cameroonian

Canada
noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian

Cape Verde
noun: Cape Verdean(s)
adjective: Cape Verdean

Cayman Islands
noun: Caymanian(s)
adjective: Caymanian

Central African Republic
noun: Central African(s)
adjective: Central African

Chad
noun: Chadian(s)
adjective: Chadian

Chile
noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean

China
noun: Chinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese

Christmas Island
noun: Christmas Islander(s)
adjective: Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
noun: Cocos Islander(s)
adjective: Cocos Islander

Colombia
noun: Colombian(s)
adjective: Colombian

Comoros
noun: Comoran(s)
adjective: Comoran

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
noun: Congolese (singular and
plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo

Congo, Republic of the
noun: Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo

Cook Islands
noun: Cook Islander(s)
adjective: Cook Islander

Costa Rica
noun: Costa Rican(s)
adjective: Costa Rican

Cote d'Ivoire
noun: Ivoirian(s)
adjective: Ivoirian

Croatia
noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s)
adjective: Croatian

Cuba
noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban

Cyprus
noun: Cypriot(s)
adjective: Cypriot

Czech Republic
noun: Czech(s)
adjective: Czech

Denmark
noun: Dane(s)
adjective: Danish

Djibouti
noun: Djiboutian(s)
adjective: Djiboutian

Dominica
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican

Dominican Republic
noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican

East Timor
noun: Timorese
adjective: Timorese

Ecuador
noun: Ecuadorian(s)
adjective: Ecuadorian

Egypt
noun: Egyptian(s)
adjective: Egyptian

El Salvador
noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran

Equatorial Guinea
noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean

Eritrea
noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean

Estonia
noun: Estonian(s)
adjective: Estonian

Ethiopia
noun: Ethiopian(s)
adjective: Ethiopian

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
noun: Falkland Islander(s)
adjective: Falkland Island

Faroe Islands
noun: Faroese (singular and plural)
adjective: Faroese

Fiji
noun: Fijian(s)
adjective: Fijian

Finland
noun: Finn(s)
adjective: Finnish

France
noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective: French

French Guiana
noun: French Guianese (singular and plural)
adjective: French Guianese

French Polynesia
noun: French Polynesian(s)
adjective: French Polynesian

Gabon
noun: Gabonese (singular and plural)
adjective: Gabonese

Gambia, The
noun: Gambian(s)
adjective: Gambian

Gaza Strip
noun: NA
adjective: NA

Georgia
noun: Georgian(s)
adjective: Georgian

Germany
noun: German(s)
adjective: German

Ghana
noun: Ghanaian(s)
adjective: Ghanaian

Gibraltar
noun: Gibraltarian(s)
adjective: Gibraltar

Greece
noun: Greek(s)
adjective: Greek

Greenland
noun: Greenlander(s)
adjective: Greenlandic

Grenada
noun: Grenadian(s)
adjective: Grenadian

Guadeloupe
noun: Guadeloupian(s)
adjective: Guadeloupe

Guam
noun: Guamanian(s)
adjective: Guamanian

Guatemala
noun: Guatemalan(s)
adjective: Guatemalan

Guernsey
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander

Guinea
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean

Guinea-Bissau
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean

Guyana
noun: Guyanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Guyanese

Haiti
noun: Haitian(s)
adjective: Haitian

Holy See (Vatican City)
noun: none
adjective: none

Honduras
noun: Honduran(s)
adjective: Honduran

Hong Kong
noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong

Hungary
noun: Hungarian(s)
adjective: Hungarian

Iceland
noun: Icelander(s)
adjective: Icelandic

India
noun: Indian(s)
adjective: Indian

Indonesia
noun: Indonesian(s)
adjective: Indonesian

Iran
noun: Iranian(s)
adjective: Iranian

Iraq
noun: Iraqi(s)
adjective: Iraqi

Ireland
noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective
plural)
adjective: Irish

Israel
noun: Israeli(s)
adjective: Israeli

Italy
noun: Italian(s)
adjective: Italian

Jamaica
noun: Jamaican(s)
adjective: Jamaican

Japan
noun: Japanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Japanese

Jersey
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander

Jordan
noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective: Jordanian

Kazakhstan
noun: Kazakhstani(s)
adjective: Kazakhstani

Kenya
noun: Kenyan(s)
adjective: Kenyan

Kiribati
noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
adjective: I-Kiribati

Korea, North
noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean

Korea, South
noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean

Kuwait
noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti

Kyrgyzstan
noun: Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective: Kyrgyzstani

Laos
noun: Lao(s) or Laotian(s)
adjective: Lao or Laotian

Latvia
noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian

Lebanon
noun: Lebanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Lebanese

Lesotho
noun: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)
adjective: Basotho

Liberia
noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian

Libya
noun: Libyan(s)
adjective: Libyan

Liechtenstein
noun: Liechtensteiner(s)
adjective: Liechtenstein

Lithuania
noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective: Lithuanian

Luxembourg
noun: Luxembourger(s)
adjective: Luxembourg

Macau
noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese

Macedonia
noun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian

Madagascar
noun: Malagasy (singular and plural)
adjective: Malagasy

Malawi
noun: Malawian(s)
adjective: Malawian

Malaysia
noun: Malaysian(s)
adjective: Malaysian

Maldives
noun: Maldivian(s)
adjective: Maldivian

Mali
noun: Malian(s)
adjective: Malian

Malta
noun: Maltese (singular and plural)
adjective: Maltese

Man, Isle of
noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women)
adjective: Manx

Marshall Islands
noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese

Martinique
noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural)
adjective: Martiniquais

Mauritania
noun: Mauritanian(s)
adjective: Mauritanian

Mauritius
noun: Mauritian(s)
adjective: Mauritian

Mayotte
noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective: Mahoran

Mexico
noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican

Micronesia, Federated States of
noun: Micronesian(s)
adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese

Moldova
noun: Moldovan(s)
adjective: Moldovan

Monaco
noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)
adjective: Monegasque or Monacan

Mongolia
noun: Mongolian(s)
adjective: Mongolian

Montserrat
noun: Montserratian(s)
adjective: Montserratian

Morocco
noun: Moroccan(s)
adjective: Moroccan

Mozambique
noun: Mozambican(s)
adjective: Mozambican

Namibia
noun: Namibian(s)
adjective: Namibian

Nauru
noun: Nauruan(s)
adjective: Nauruan

Nepal
noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepalese

Netherlands
noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective: Dutch

Netherlands Antilles
noun: Dutch Antillean(s)
adjective: Dutch Antillean

New Caledonia
noun: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian

New Zealand
noun: New Zealander(s)
adjective: New Zealand

Nicaragua
noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan

Niger
noun: Nigerien(s)
adjective: Nigerien

Nigeria
noun: Nigerian(s)
adjective: Nigerian

Niue
noun: Niuean(s)
adjective: Niuean

Norfolk Island
noun: Norfolk Islander(s)
adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)

Northern Mariana Islands
noun: NA
adjective: NA

Norway
noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective: Norwegian

Oman
noun: Omani(s)
adjective: Omani

Pakistan
noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani

Palau
noun: Palauan(s)
adjective: Palauan

Panama
noun: Panamanian(s)
adjective: Panamanian

Papua New Guinea
noun: Papua New Guinean(s)
adjective: Papua New Guinean

Paraguay
noun: Paraguayan(s)
adjective: Paraguayan

Peru
noun: Peruvian(s)
adjective: Peruvian

Philippines
noun: Filipino(s)
adjective: Philippine

Pitcairn Islands
noun: Pitcairn Islander(s)
adjective: Pitcairn Islander

Poland
noun: Pole(s)
adjective: Polish

Portugal
noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese

Puerto Rico
noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)
adjective: Puerto Rican

Qatar
noun: Qatari(s)
adjective: Qatari

Reunion
noun: Reunionese (singular and plural)
adjective: Reunionese

Romania
noun: Romanian(s)
adjective: Romanian

Russia
noun: Russian(s)
adjective: Russian

Rwanda
noun: Rwandan(s)
adjective: Rwandan

Saint Helena
noun: Saint Helenian(s)
adjective: Saint Helenian

Saint Kitts and Nevis
noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian

Saint Lucia
noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective: French

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or
Vincentian(s)
adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian

Samoa
noun: Samoan(s)
adjective: Samoan

San Marino
noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sammarinese

Sao Tome and Principe
noun: Sao Tomean(s)
adjective: Sao Tomean

Saudi Arabia
noun: Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian

Senegal
noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Senegalese

Serbia and Montenegro
noun: Serb(s); Montenegrin(s)
adjective: Serbian; Montenegrin

Seychelles
noun: Seychellois (singular and plural)
adjective: Seychellois

Sierra Leone
noun: Sierra Leonean(s)
adjective: Sierra Leonean

Singapore
noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore

Slovakia
noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak

Slovenia
noun: Slovene(s)
adjective: Slovenian

Solomon Islands
noun: Solomon Islander(s)
adjective: Solomon Islander

Somalia
noun: Somali(s)
adjective: Somali

South Africa
noun: South African(s)
adjective: South African

Spain
noun: Spaniard(s)
adjective: Spanish

Sri Lanka
noun: Sri Lankan(s)
adjective: Sri Lankan

Sudan
noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sudanese

Suriname
noun: Surinamer(s)
adjective: Surinamese

Swaziland
noun: Swazi(s)
adjective: Swazi

Sweden
noun: Swede(s)
adjective: Swedish

Switzerland
noun: Swiss (singular and plural)
adjective: Swiss

Syria
noun: Syrian(s)
adjective: Syrian

Taiwan
noun: Chinese/Taiwanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Chinese/Taiwanese

Tajikistan
noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective: Tajikistani

Tanzania
noun: Tanzanian(s)
adjective: Tanzanian

Thailand
noun: Thai (singular and plural)
adjective: Thai

Togo
noun: Togolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Togolese

Tokelau
noun: Tokelauan(s)
adjective: Tokelauan

Tonga
noun: Tongan(s)
adjective: Tongan

Trinidad and Tobago
noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian

Tunisia
noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian

Turkey
noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish

Turkmenistan
noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmen