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Jamaica
revenues: $2.793 billion
expenditures: $3.157 billion, including capital expenditures of $236
million (2004 est.)
Japan
revenues: $1.401 trillion
expenditures: $1.748 trillion, including capital expenditures
(public works only) of about $71 billion (2004 est.)
Jersey
revenues: $601 million
expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98
million (2000 est.)
Jordan
revenues: $3.483 billion
expenditures: $3.616 billion, including capital expenditures of $782
million (2004 est.)
Kazakhstan
revenues: $8.67 billion
expenditures: $8.968 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Kenya
revenues: $2.89 billion
expenditures: $3.443 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Kiribati
revenues: $28.4 million
expenditures: $37.2 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2000 est.)
Korea, North
revenues: NA
expenditures: NA, including capital expenditures of NA
Korea, South
revenues: $150.5 billion
expenditures: $155.8 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Kuwait
revenues: $35.82 billion
expenditures: $19.53 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
revenues: $431.3 million
expenditures: $445.4 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Laos
revenues: $284.3 million
expenditures: $416.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Latvia
revenues: $4.231 billion
expenditures: $4.504 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Lebanon
revenues: $4.895 billion
expenditures: $6.642 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Lesotho
revenues: $698.5 million
expenditures: $697.6 million, including capital expenditures of $15
million (2004 est.)
Liberia
revenues: $85.4 million
expenditures: $90.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2000 est.)
Libya
revenues: $13.52 billion
expenditures: $12.23 billion, including capital expenditures of $5.6
billion (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein
revenues: $424.2 million
expenditures: $414.1 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(1998 est.)
Lithuania
revenues: $6.542 billion
expenditures: $7.121 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Luxembourg
revenues: $13.74 billion
expenditures: $14.49 billion, including capital expenditures of $760
million (2004 est.)
Macau
revenues: $1.84 billion
expenditures: $1.57 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2003)
Macedonia
revenues: $1.198 billion
expenditures: $1.245 billion, including capital expenditures of $114
million (2004 est.)
Madagascar
revenues: $783.7 million
expenditures: $1.079 billion, including capital expenditures of $331
million (2004 est.)
Malawi
revenues: $536 million
expenditures: $635.6 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Malaysia
revenues: $25.33 billion
expenditures: $29.33 billion, including capital expenditures of $9.4
billion (2004 est.)
Maldives
revenues: $224 million (excluding foreign grants)
expenditures: $282 million, including capital expenditures of $80
million (2002 est.)
Mali
revenues: $764 million
expenditures: $828 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2002 est.)
Malta
revenues: $2.27 billion
expenditures: $2.549 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Man, Isle of
revenues: $485 million
expenditures: $463 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(FY00/01 est.)
Marshall Islands
revenues: $42 million
expenditures: $40 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(1999)
Martinique
revenues: $900 million
expenditures: $2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140
million (1996)
Mauritania
revenues: $421 million
expenditures: $378 million, including capital expenditures of $154
million (2002 est.)
Mauritius
revenues: $1.231 billion
expenditures: $1.582 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Mayotte
revenues: NA
expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(1991 est.)
Mexico
revenues: $160 billion
expenditures: $158 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
revenues: $161 million ($69 million
less grants)
expenditures: $160 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(1998 est.)
Moldova
revenues: $648.1 million
expenditures: $634.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Monaco
revenues: $518 million
expenditures: $531 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(1995)
Mongolia
revenues: $582 million
expenditures: $602 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Montserrat
revenues: $31.4 million
expenditures: $31.6 million, including capital expenditures of $8.4
million (1997 est.)
Morocco
revenues: $12.86 billion
expenditures: $15.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $2.19
billion (2004 est.)
Mozambique
revenues: $1.186 billion
expenditures: $1.398 billion, including capital expenditures of
$479.4 million (2004 est.)
Namibia
revenues: $1.788 billion
expenditures: $1.956 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Nauru
revenues: $23.4 million
expenditures: $64.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(FY95/96)
Nepal
revenues: $665 million
expenditures: $1.1 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(FY99/00 est.)
Netherlands
revenues: $256.9 billion
expenditures: $274.4 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Netherlands Antilles
revenues: $710.8 million
expenditures: $741.6 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(1997 est.)
New Caledonia
revenues: $861.3 million
expenditures: $735.3 million, including capital expenditures of $52
million (1996 est.)
New Zealand
revenues: $38.29 billion
expenditures: $36.12 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Nicaragua
revenues: $725.5 million
expenditures: $1.039 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Niger
revenues: $320 million - including $134 million from foreign
sources
expenditures: $320 million, including capital expenditures of $178
million (2002 est.)
Nigeria
revenues: $11.78 billion
expenditures: $11.47 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Niue
revenues: NA
expenditures: NA
Norfolk Island
revenues: $20 million
expenditures: $20 million, including capital expenditures of $2
million (FY99/00)
Northern Mariana Islands
revenues: $193 million
expenditures: $223 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(FY01/02 est.)
Norway
revenues: $134 billion
expenditures: $116.8 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Oman
revenues: $9.291 billion
expenditures: $8.747 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Pakistan
revenues: $13.45 billion
expenditures: $16.51 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Palau
revenues: $57.7 million
expenditures: $80.8 million, including capital expenditures of $17.1
million (FY98/99 est.)
Panama
revenues: $3.095 billion
expenditures: $3.737 billion, including capital expenditures of $471
million (2004 est.)
Papua New Guinea
revenues: $1.174 billion
expenditures: $1.232 billion, including capital expenditures of $344
million (2004 est.)
Paraguay
revenues: $1.123 billion
expenditures: $1.129 billion, including capital expenditures of $700
million (2004 est.)
Peru
revenues: $13.6 billion
expenditures: $14.6 billion, including capital expenditures of $1.8
billion, for general government, excluding private enterprises (2004
est.)
Philippines
revenues: $12.22 billion
expenditures: $15.84 billion, including capital expenditures of $2.4
million (2004 est.)
Pitcairn Islands
revenues: $746,000
expenditures: $1.028 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(FY04/05)
Poland
revenues: $44.52 billion
expenditures: $54.93 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Portugal
revenues: $74.38 billion
expenditures: $79.86 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Puerto Rico
revenues: $6.7 billion
expenditures: $9.6 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(FY99/00)
Qatar
revenues: $10.17 billion
expenditures: $7.61 billion, including capital expenditures of $2.2
billion (2004 est.)
Reunion
revenues: $1.26 billion
expenditures: $2.62 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(1998)
Romania
revenues: $22.1 billion
expenditures: $23.2 billion, including capital expenditures of $2.2
billion (2004 est.)
Russia
revenues: $106.4 billion
expenditures: $93.33 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Rwanda
revenues: $354.5 million
expenditures: $385 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Saint Helena
revenues: $11.2 million
expenditures: $11 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(FY92/93)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
revenues: $89.7 million
expenditures: $128.2 million, including capital expenditures of
$19.5 million (2003 est.)
Saint Lucia
revenues: $141.2 million
expenditures: $146.7 million, including capital expenditures of
$25.1 million (2000 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
revenues: $70 million
expenditures: $60 million, including capital expenditures of $24
million (1996 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
revenues: $94.6 million
expenditures: $85.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2000 est.)
Samoa
revenues: $105 million
expenditures: $119 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2001-02)
San Marino
revenues: $400 million
expenditures: $400 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2000 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
revenues: $27.94 million
expenditures: $43.91 million, including capital expenditures of $54
million (2004 est.)
Saudi Arabia
revenues: $104.8 billion
expenditures: $78.66 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Senegal
revenues: $1.572 billion
expenditures: $1.627 billion, including capital expenditures of $357
million (2004 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro
revenues: $9.773 billion
expenditures: $10.46 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Seychelles
revenues: $318.3 million
expenditures: $298.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Sierra Leone
revenues: $96 million
expenditures: $351 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2000 est.)
Singapore
revenues: $17.05 billion
expenditures: $18.45 billion, including capital expenditures of $5.8
billion (2004 est.)
Slovakia
revenues: $15.44 billion
expenditures: $16.7 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Slovenia
revenues: $13.36 billion
expenditures: $13.99 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Solomon Islands
revenues: $49.7 million
expenditures: $75.1 million, including capital expenditures of $0
(2003)
Somalia
revenues: NA
expenditures: NA, including capital expenditures of NA
South Africa
revenues: $47.43 billion
expenditures: $52.54 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Spain
revenues: $383.7 billion
expenditures: $386.4 billion, including capital expenditures of
$12.8 billion (2004 est.)
Sri Lanka
revenues: $3.34 billion
expenditures: $4.686 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Sudan
revenues: $3.057 billion
expenditures: $2.965 billion, including capital expenditures of $304
million (2004 est.)
Suriname
revenues: $400 million
expenditures: $440 million, including capital expenditures of $34
million (2003)
Svalbard
revenues: $11.5 million
expenditures: $11.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(1998 est.)
Swaziland
revenues: $494.6 million
expenditures: $552.7 million, including capital expenditures of $147
million (2004 est.)
Sweden
revenues: $201.3 billion
expenditures: $199.6 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Switzerland
revenues: $131.5 billion
expenditures: $140.4 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Syria
revenues: $6.58 billion
expenditures: $9.45 billion, including capital expenditures of $4.67
billion (2004 est.)
Taiwan
revenues: $67.41 billion
expenditures: $76.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $14.4
billion (2004 est.)
Tajikistan
revenues: $311.2 million
expenditures: $321.5 million, including capital expenditures of $86
million (2004 est.)
Tanzania
revenues: $1.985 billion
expenditures: $2.074 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Thailand
revenues: $30.86 billion
expenditures: $31.94 billion, including capital expenditures of $5
billion (2004 est.)
Togo
revenues: $239.2 million
expenditures: $273.3 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Tokelau
revenues: $430,800
expenditures: $2.8 million, including capital expenditures of
$37,300 (1987 est.)
Tonga
revenues: $39.9 million
expenditures: $52.4 million, including capital expenditures of $1.9
million (FY99/00 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
revenues: $3.25 billion
expenditures: $3.193 billion, including capital expenditures of
$117.3 million (2004 est.)
Tunisia
revenues: $6.799 billion
expenditures: $7.573 billion, including capital expenditures of $1.6
billion (2004 est.)
Turkey
revenues: $78.53 billion
expenditures: $110.9 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Turkmenistan
revenues: $3.05 billion
expenditures: $3.05 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
revenues: $47 million
expenditures: $33.6 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(1997-98 est.)
Tuvalu
revenues: $22.5 million
expenditures: $11.2 million, including capital expenditures of $4.2
million (2000 est.)
Uganda
revenues: $1.491 billion
expenditures: $1.727 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Ukraine
revenues: $13.57 billion
expenditures: $12.26 billion, including capital expenditures of NA;
note - these estimates probably do not include the government's
doubling of pensions in September of 2004 (2004 est.)
United Arab Emirates
revenues: $23.68 billion
expenditures: $25.45 billion, including capital expenditures of $3.4
billion (2004 est.)
United Kingdom
revenues: $834.9 billion
expenditures: $896.7 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
United States
revenues: $1.862 trillion
expenditures: $2.338 trillion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Uruguay
revenues: $3.332 billion
expenditures: $3.787 billion, including capital expenditures of $193
million (2004 est.)
Uzbekistan
revenues: $2.457 billion
expenditures: $2.482 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Vanuatu
revenues: $52.6 million
expenditures: $54.3 million, including capital expenditures of
$700,000 (2003 est.)
Venezuela
revenues: $26.91 billion
expenditures: $30.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $2.6
billion (2004 est.)
Vietnam
revenues: $10.66 billion
expenditures: $13.09 billion, including capital expenditures of $1.8
billion (2004 est.)
Virgin Islands
revenues: $560
expenditures: NA (2003)
Wallis and Futuna
revenues: $20 million
expenditures: $17 million, including capital expenditures of NA
(1998 est.)
West Bank
revenues: $676.6 million
expenditures: $1.155 billion, including capital expenditures of NA;
note - these budget data include Gaza Strip (2003)
Western Sahara
revenues: NA
expenditures: NA, including capital expenditures of NA
Yemen
revenues: $4.251 billion
expenditures: $4.568 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Zambia
revenues: $1.129 billion
expenditures: $1.307 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Zimbabwe
revenues: $1.325 billion
expenditures: $1.593 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
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Afghanistan
Kabul
Akrotiri
Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia
Albania
Tirana
Algeria
Algiers
American Samoa
Pago Pago
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
Angola
Luanda
Anguilla
The Valley
Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John's (Antigua)
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Armenia
Yerevan
Aruba
Oranjestad
Australia
Canberra
Austria
Vienna
Azerbaijan
Baku (Baki)
Bahamas, The
Nassau
Bahrain
Manama
Bangladesh
Dhaka
Barbados
Bridgetown
Belarus
Minsk
Belgium
Brussels
Belize
Belmopan
Benin
Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of
government
Bermuda
Hamilton
Bhutan
Thimphu
Bolivia
La Paz (seat of government); Sucre (legal capital and seat
of judiciary)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Botswana
Gaborone
Brazil
Brasilia
British Virgin Islands
Road Town
Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria
Sofia
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Burma
Rangoon (government refers to the capital as Yangon)
Burundi
Bujumbura
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Cameroon
Yaounde
Canada
Ottawa
Cape Verde
Praia
Cayman Islands
George Town
Central African Republic
Bangui
Chad
N'Djamena
Chile
Santiago
China
Beijing
Christmas Island
The Settlement
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
West Island
Colombia
Bogota
Comoros
Moroni
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Kinshasa
Congo, Republic of the
Brazzaville
Cook Islands
Avarua
Costa Rica
San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been
the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and
administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its
Embassy in Abidjan
Croatia
Zagreb
Cuba
Havana
Cyprus
Nicosia
Czech Republic
Prague
Denmark
Copenhagen
Dhekelia
Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri
Djibouti
Djibouti
Dominica
Roseau
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
East Timor
Dili
Ecuador
Quito
Egypt
Cairo
El Salvador
San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
Eritrea
Asmara
Estonia
Tallinn
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
European Union
Brussels, Belgium
note: the Council of the European Union meets in Brussels, the
European Parliament meets in Strasbourg, France, and the Court of
Justice of the European Communities meets in Luxembourg
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Stanley
Faroe Islands
Torshavn
Fiji
Suva (Viti Levu)
Finland
Helsinki
France
Paris
French Guiana
Cayenne
French Polynesia
Papeete
Gabon
Libreville
Gambia, The
Banjul
Georgia
T'bilisi
Germany
Berlin
Ghana
Accra
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Greece
Athens
Greenland
Nuuk (Godthab)
Grenada
Saint George's
Guadeloupe
Basse-Terre
Guam
Hagatna (Agana)
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guernsey
Saint Peter Port
Guinea
Conakry
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
Guyana
Georgetown
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Holy See (Vatican City)
Vatican City
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Hungary
Budapest
Iceland
Reykjavik
India
New Delhi
Indonesia
Jakarta
Iran
Tehran
Iraq
Baghdad
Ireland
Dublin
Israel
Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital
in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its
Embassy in Tel Aviv
Italy
Rome
Jamaica
Kingston
Japan
Tokyo
Jersey
Saint Helier
Jordan
'Amman
Kazakhstan
Astana; note - the government moved from Almaty to Astana
in December 1998
Kenya
Nairobi
Kiribati
Tarawa
Korea, North
Pyongyang
Korea, South
Seoul
Kuwait
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Laos
Vientiane
Latvia
Riga
Lebanon
Beirut
Lesotho
Maseru
Liberia
Monrovia
Libya
Tripoli
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
Lithuania
Vilnius
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Skopje
Madagascar
Antananarivo
Malawi
Lilongwe
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
note: Putrajaya is referred to as administrative center not capital;
Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur
Maldives
Male
Mali
Bamako
Malta
Valletta
Man, Isle of
Douglas
Marshall Islands
Majuro
Martinique
Fort-de-France
Mauritania
Nouakchott
Mauritius
Port Louis
Mayotte
Mamoutzou
Mexico
Mexico (Distrito Federal)
Micronesia, Federated States of
Palikir
Moldova
Chisinau
Monaco
Monaco
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
Montserrat
Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity;
interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, in
the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of
Montserrat)
Morocco
Rabat
Mozambique
Maputo
Namibia
Windhoek
Nauru
no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal
Kathmandu
Netherlands
Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government
Netherlands Antilles
Willemstad; note - located on Curacao, the
largest of the islands
New Caledonia
Noumea
New Zealand
Wellington
Nicaragua
Managua
Niger
Niamey
Nigeria
Abuja; note - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially
transferred from Lagos to Abuja; most federal government offices
have now moved to Abuja
Niue
Alofi
Norfolk Island
Kingston
Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan
Norway
Oslo
Oman
Muscat
Pakistan
Islamabad
Palau
Koror; note - a new capital is being built about 20 km
northeast of Koror
Panama
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
Paraguay
Asuncion
Peru
Lima
Philippines
Manila
Pitcairn Islands
Adamstown
Poland
Warsaw
Portugal
Lisbon
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Qatar
Doha
Reunion
Saint-Denis
Romania
Bucharest
Russia
Moscow
Rwanda
Kigali
Saint Helena
Jamestown
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre
Saint Lucia
Castries
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Pierre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown
Samoa
Apia
San Marino
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Senegal
Dakar
Serbia and Montenegro
Belgrade
Seychelles
Victoria
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Singapore
Singapore
Slovakia
Bratislava
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Solomon Islands
Honiara
Somalia
Mogadishu
South Africa
Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center
and Bloemfontein the judicial center
Spain
Madrid
Sri Lanka
Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the
legislative capital
Sudan
Khartoum
Suriname
Paramaribo
Svalbard
Longyearbyen
Swaziland
Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative
capital
Sweden
Stockholm
Switzerland
Bern
Syria
Damascus
Taiwan
Taipei
Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam; note - legislative offices have been
transferred to Dodoma, which is planned as the new national capital;
the National Assembly now meets there on regular basis
Thailand
Bangkok
Togo
Lome
Tokelau
none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Tonga
Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago
Port-of-Spain
Tunisia
Tunis
Turkey
Ankara
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
Turks and Caicos Islands
Grand Turk
Tuvalu
Funafuti; note - administrative offices are located in Vaiaku
Village on Fongafale Islet
Uganda
Kampala
Ukraine
Kiev (Kyyiv)
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom
London
United States
Washington, DC
Uruguay
Montevideo
Uzbekistan
Tashkent (Toshkent)
Vanuatu
Port-Vila (Efate)
Venezuela
Caracas
Vietnam
Hanoi
Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
Wallis and Futuna
Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Western Sahara
none
Yemen
Sanaa
Zambia
Lusaka
Zimbabwe
Harare
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@2058 Imports - commodities
Afghanistan
capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
Albania
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals
Algeria
capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
American Samoa
materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum
products 7%, machinery and parts 6%
Andorra
consumer goods, food, electricity
Angola
machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts;
medicines, food, textiles, military goods
Anguilla
fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles
Antigua and Barbuda
food and live animals, machinery and transport
equipment, manufactures, chemicals, oil
Argentina
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal
manufactures, plastics
Armenia
natural gas, petroleum, tobacco products, foodstuffs,
diamonds
Aruba
machinery and electrical equipment, crude oil for refining and
reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs
Australia
machinery and transport equipment, computers and office
machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and
petroleum products
Austria
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal
goods, oil and oil products; foodstuffs
Azerbaijan
machinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs,
metals, chemicals
Bahamas, The
machinery and transport equipment, manufactures,
chemicals, mineral fuels; food and live animals
Bahrain
crude oil, machinery, chemicals
Bangladesh
machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel,
textiles, foodstuffs, petroleum products, cement (2000)
Barbados
consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction
materials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components
Belarus
mineral products, machinery and equipment, chemicals,
foodstuffs, metals
Belgium
machinery and equipment, chemicals, diamonds,
pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products
Belize
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels,
chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco
Benin
foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products
Bermuda
machinery and transport equipment, construction materials,
chemicals, food and live animals
Bhutan
fuel and lubricants, grain, machinery and parts, vehicles,
fabrics, rice
Bolivia
petroleum products, plastics, paper, aircraft and aircraft
parts, prepared foods, automobiles, insecticides, soybeans
Bosnia and Herzegovina
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels,
foodstuffs
Botswana
foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport
equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper
products, metal and metal products
Brazil
machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical
products, oil
British Virgin Islands
building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs,
machinery
Brunei
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food,
chemicals
Bulgaria
machinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and
plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials
Burkina Faso
capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
Burma
fabric, petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transport
equipment, construction materials, crude oil; food products
Burundi
capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs
Cambodia
petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction
materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products
Cameroon
machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel,
food
Canada
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil,
chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods
Cape Verde
foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment,
fuels
Cayman Islands
foodstuffs, manufactured goods
Central African Republic
food, textiles, petroleum products,
machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals
Chad
machinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods,
petroleum products, foodstuffs, textiles
Chile
petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and
telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles,
natural gas
China
machinery and equipment, oil and mineral fuels, plastics,
optical and medical equipment, organic chemicals, iron and steel
Christmas Island
consumer goods
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
foodstuffs
Colombia
industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer
goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity
Comoros
rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods; petroleum
products, cement, transport equipment
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
foodstuffs, mining and other
machinery, transport equipment, fuels
Congo, Republic of the
capital equipment, construction materials,
foodstuffs
Cook Islands
foodstuffs, textiles, fuels, timber, capital goods
Costa Rica
raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment,
petroleum
Cote d'Ivoire
fuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs
Croatia
machinery, transport and electrical equipment, chemicals,
fuels and lubricants, foodstuffs
Cuba
petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals
Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants,
intermediate goods, machinery, transport equipment; north Cyprus:
vehicles, fuel, cigarettes, food, minerals, chemicals, machinery
Czech Republic
machinery and transport equipment 46%, raw materials
and fuels 15%, chemicals 10% (2003)
Denmark
machinery and equipment, raw materials and semimanufactures
for industry, chemicals, grain and foodstuffs, consumer goods
Djibouti
foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum
products
Dominica
manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals
Dominican Republic
foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics,
chemicals and pharmaceuticals
East Timor
food, gasoline, kerosene, machinery
Ecuador
vehicles, medicinal products, telecommunications equipment,
electricity
Egypt
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products,
fuels
El Salvador
raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels,
foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity
Equatorial Guinea
petroleum sector equipment, other equipment
Eritrea
machinery, petroleum products, food, manufactured goods
(2000)
Estonia
machinery and equipment 33.5%, chemical products 11.6%,
textiles 10.3%, foodstuffs 9.4%, transportation equipment 8.9% (2001)
Ethiopia
food and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products,
chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, cereals, textiles
European Union
machinery, vehicles, aircraft, plastics, crude oil,
chemicals, textiles, metals, foodstuffs, clothing
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
fuel, food and drink, building
materials, clothing
Faroe Islands
machinery and transport equipment 29%, consumer goods
36%, raw materials and semi-manufactures 32%, fuels, fish and salt
(1999)
Fiji
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment,
petroleum products, food, chemicals
Finland
foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals,
transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn and
fabrics, grains (1999)
France
machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft,
plastics, chemicals
French Guiana
food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport
equipment, fuels and chemicals
French Polynesia
fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
Gabon
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, construction
materials
Gambia, The
foodstuffs, manufactures, fuel, machinery and transport
equipment
Gaza Strip
food, consumer goods, construction materials
Georgia
fuels, machinery and parts, transport equipment, grain and
other foods, pharmaceuticals
Germany
machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals
Ghana
capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs
Gibraltar
fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs
Greece
machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals
Greenland
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,
food, petroleum products
Grenada
food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel
Guadeloupe
foodstuffs, fuels, vehicles, clothing and other consumer
goods, construction materials
Guam
petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods
Guatemala
fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction
materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity
Guernsey
coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Guinea
petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment,
textiles, grain and other foodstuffs
Guinea-Bissau
foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment,
petroleum products
Guyana
manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food
Haiti
food, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment,
fuels, raw materials
Honduras
machinery and transport equipment, industrial raw
materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs (2000)
Hong Kong
raw materials and semi-manufactures, consumer goods,
capital goods, foodstuffs, fuel (most is re-exported)
Hungary
machinery and equipment 51.6%, other manufactures 35.7%,
fuels and electricity 7.7%, food products 3.1%, raw materials 2.0%
(2003)
Iceland
machinery and equipment, petroleum products; foodstuffs,
textiles
India
crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals
Indonesia
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs
Iran
industrial raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods,
foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services, military
supplies
Iraq
food, medicine, manufactures
Ireland
data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment,
chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing
Israel
raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough
diamonds, fuels, grain, consumer goods
Italy
engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy
products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing;
food, beverages and tobacco
Jamaica
food and other consumer goods, industrial supplies, fuel,
parts and accessories of capital goods, machinery and transport
equipment, construction materials
Japan
machinery and equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals,
textiles, raw materials (2001)
Jersey
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,
foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Jordan
crude oil, textile fabrics, machinery, transport equipment,
manufactured goods
Kazakhstan
machinery and equipment 41%, metal products 28%,
foodstuffs 8% (2001)
Kenya
machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products,
motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics
Kiribati
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, miscellaneous
manufactured goods, fuel
Korea, North
petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment;
textiles, grain
Korea, South
machinery, electronics and electronic equipment, oil,
steel, transport equipment, organic chemicals, plastics
Kuwait
food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing
Kyrgyzstan
oil and gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals,
foodstuffs
Laos
machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, consumer goods
Latvia
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, vehicles
Lebanon
petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat
and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco
Lesotho
food; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines,
petroleum products (2000)
Liberia
fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment,
manufactured goods; foodstuffs
Libya
machinery, transport equipment, semi-finished goods, food,
consumer products (1999)
Liechtenstein
agricultural products, raw materials, machinery, metal
goods, textiles, foodstuffs, motor vehicles
Lithuania
mineral products 21%, machinery and equipment 17%,
transport equipment 11%, chemicals 9%, textiles and clothing 9%,
metals 5% (2001)
Luxembourg
minerals, metals, foodstuffs, quality consumer goods
Macau
raw materials and semi-manufactured goods, consumer goods
(foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco), capital goods, mineral fuels and
oils
Macedonia
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; food products,
automobiles
Madagascar
capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food
Malawi
food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods,
transportation equipment
Malaysia
electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics,
vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals
Maldives
petroleum products, ships, foodstuffs, textiles, clothing,
intermediate and capital goods
Mali
petroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials,
foodstuffs, textiles
Malta
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured and
semi-manufactured goods; food, drink, and tobacco
Man, Isle of
timber, fertilizers, fish
Marshall Islands
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels,
beverages and tobacco
Martinique
petroleum products, crude oil, foodstuffs, construction
materials, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods
Mauritania
machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital
goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
Mauritius
manufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs,
petroleum products, chemicals
Mayotte
food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment,
metals, chemicals
Mexico
metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural
machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair
parts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts
Micronesia, Federated States of
food, manufactured goods, machinery
and equipment, beverages
Moldova
mineral products and fuel, machinery and equipment,
chemicals, textiles (2000)
Mongolia
machinery and equipment, fuel, cars, food products,
industrial consumer goods, chemicals, building materials, sugar, tea
Montserrat
machinery and transportation equipment, foodstuffs,
manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants, and related materials
Morocco
crude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunications
equipment, wheat, gas and electricity, transistors, plastics
Mozambique
machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal
products, foodstuffs, textiles
Namibia
foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and
equipment, chemicals
Nauru
food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery
Nepal
gold, machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer
Netherlands
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels;
foodstuffs, clothing
Netherlands Antilles
crude petroleum, food, manufactures
New Caledonia
machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs
New Zealand
machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft,
petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics
Nicaragua
consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials,
petroleum products
Niger
foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals
Nigeria
machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, manufactured
goods, food and live animals
Niue
food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels,
lubricants, chemicals, drugs
Norfolk Island
NA
Northern Mariana Islands
food, construction equipment and materials,
petroleum products
Norway
machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs
Oman
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food,
livestock, lubricants
Pakistan
petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics,
transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron
and steel, tea
Palau
machinery and equipment, fuels, metals; foodstuffs
Panama
capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, chemicals
Papua New Guinea
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured
goods, food, fuels, chemicals
Paraguay
road vehicles, consumer goods, tobacco, petroleum products,
electrical machinery
Peru
petroleum and petroleum products, plastics, machinery,
vehicles, iron and steel, wheat, paper
Philippines
raw materials, machinery and equipment, fuels, vehicles
and vehicle parts, plastic, chemicals, grains
Pitcairn Islands
fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour,
sugar, other foodstuffs
Poland
machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate
manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 14.8%, minerals, fuels,
lubricants, and related materials 9.1% (2003)
Portugal
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum,
textiles, agricultural products
Puerto Rico
chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food,
fish, petroleum products
Qatar
machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals
Reunion
manufactured goods, food, beverages, tobacco, machinery and
transportation equipment, raw materials, and petroleum products
Romania
machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals,
textile and products, basic metals, agricultural products
Russia
machinery and equipment, consumer goods, medicines, meat,
sugar, semifinished metal products
Rwanda
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, steel, petroleum
products, cement and construction material
Saint Helena
food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed,
building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts
Saint Kitts and Nevis
machinery, manufactures, food, fuels
Saint Lucia
food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and
transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
meat, clothing, fuel, electrical
equipment, machinery, building materials
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
foodstuffs, machinery and
equipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels
Samoa
machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs
San Marino
wide variety of consumer manufactures, food
Sao Tome and Principe
machinery and electrical equipment, food
products, petroleum products
Saudi Arabia
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motor
vehicles, textiles
Senegal
food and beverages, capital goods, fuels
Serbia and Montenegro
machinery and transport equipment, fuels and
lubricants, manufactured goods, chemicals, food and live animals,
raw materials
Seychelles
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products,
chemicals
Sierra Leone
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and
lubricants, chemicals (1995)
Singapore
machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals,
foodstuffs
Slovakia
machinery and transport equipment 41.1%, intermediate
manufactured goods 19.3%, fuels 12.3%, chemicals 9.8%, miscellaneous
manufactured goods 10.2% (2003)
Slovenia
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,
chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food
Solomon Islands
food, plant and equipment, manufactured goods,
fuels, chemicals
Somalia
manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction
materials, qat
South Africa
machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products,
scientific instruments, foodstuffs (2000 est.)
Spain
machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semifinished goods;
foodstuffs, consumer goods; measuring and medical control instruments
Sri Lanka
textile fabrics, mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs,
machinery and transportation equipment
Sudan
foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport
equipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles, wheat
Suriname
capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer
goods
Swaziland
motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment,
foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals
Sweden
machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor
vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing
Switzerland
machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural
products, textiles
Syria
machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery,
food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical
products, plastics, yarn, paper
Taiwan
machinery and electrical equipment 44.5%, minerals, precision
instruments (2002)
Tajikistan
electricity, petroleum products, aluminum oxide,
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs
Tanzania
consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment,
industrial raw materials, crude oil
Thailand
capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials,
consumer goods, fuels
Togo
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products
Tokelau
foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Tonga
foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, chemicals
Trinidad and Tobago
machinery, transportation equipment,
manufactured goods, food, live animals
Tunisia
textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals,
food
Turkey
machinery, chemicals, semi-finished goods, fuels, transport
equipment
Turkmenistan
machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs
Turks and Caicos Islands
food and beverages, tobacco, clothing,
manufactures, construction materials
Tuvalu
food, animals, mineral fuels, machinery, manufactured goods
Uganda
capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies;
cereals
Ukraine
energy, machinery and equipment, chemicals
United Arab Emirates
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals,
food
United Kingdom
manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs
United States
agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9%
(crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications
equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power
machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines,
furniture, toys) (2003)
Uruguay
machinery, chemicals, road vehicles, crude petroleum
Uzbekistan
machinery and equipment 49.8%, foodstuffs 16.4%,
chemicals, metals (1998 est.)
Vanuatu
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels
Venezuela
raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport
equipment, construction materials
Vietnam
machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer,
steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles
Virgin Islands
crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, building
materials
Wallis and Futuna
chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer
goods
West Bank
food, consumer goods, construction materials
Western Sahara
fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
World
the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and
services
Yemen
food and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals
Zambia
machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products,
electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing
Zimbabwe
machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures,
chemicals, fuels
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@2059 Climate
Afghanistan
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Akrotiri
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool
winters
Albania
mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry
summers; interior is cooler and wetter
Algeria
arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers
along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high
plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in
summer
American Samoa
tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds;
annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season from November to
April, dry season from May to October; little seasonal temperature
variation
Andorra
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
Angola
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool,
dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
Anguilla
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Antarctica
severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation,
and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West
Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has
the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January
along the coast and average slightly below freezing
Antigua and Barbuda
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature
variation
Arctic Ocean
polar climate characterized by persistent cold and
relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized
by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and
clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and
foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow
Argentina
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in
southwest
Armenia
highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
Aruba
tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
tropical
Atlantic Ocean
tropical cyclones (hurricanes) develop off the coast
of Africa near Cape Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea;
hurricanes can occur from May to December, but are most frequent
from August to November
Australia
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east;
tropical in north
Austria
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent
rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate
summers with occasional showers
Azerbaijan
dry, semiarid steppe
Bahamas, The
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Bahrain
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Baker Island
equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Bangladesh
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid
summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
Barbados
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Bassas da India
tropical
Belarus
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between
continental and maritime
Belgium
temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Belize
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November);
dry season (February to May)
Benin
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Bermuda
subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in
winter
Bhutan
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot
summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in
Himalayas
Bolivia
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
Bosnia and Herzegovina
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high
elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild,
rainy winters along coast
Botswana
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Bouvet Island
antarctic
Brazil
mostly tropical, but temperate in south
British Indian Ocean Territory
tropical marine; hot, humid,
moderated by trade winds
British Virgin Islands
subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by
trade winds
Brunei
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
Bulgaria
temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
Burkina Faso
tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Burma
tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest
monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild
temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon,
December to April)
Burundi
equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude
variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual
temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade
but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m;
average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; wet seasons from February
to May and September to November, and dry seasons from June to
August and December to January
Cambodia
tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry
season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
Cameroon
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid
and hot in north
Canada
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in
north
Cape Verde
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and
very erratic
Cayman Islands
tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October)
and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
Central African Republic
tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot,
wet summers
Chad
tropical in south, desert in north
Chile
temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region;
cool and damp in south
China
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Christmas Island
tropical with a wet and dry season; heat and
humidity moderated by trade winds; wet season December to April
Clipperton Island
tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees
C, rains May-October
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
tropical with high humidity, moderated by
the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Colombia
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
Comoros
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
tropical; hot and humid in
equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands;
cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet
season April to October, dry season December to February; south of
Equator - wet season November to March, dry season April to October
Congo, Republic of the
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry
season (June to October); constantly high temperatures and humidity;
particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
Cook Islands
tropical; moderated by trade winds
Coral Sea Islands
tropical
Costa Rica
tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April);
rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Cote d'Ivoire
tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three
seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to
May), hot and wet (June to October)
Croatia
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate
predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry
summers along coast
Cuba
tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to
April); rainy season (May to October)
Cyprus
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool
winters
Czech Republic
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Denmark
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool
summers
Dhekelia
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool
winters
Djibouti
desert; torrid, dry
Dominica
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
Dominican Republic
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature
variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
East Timor
tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
Ecuador
tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher
elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
Egypt
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
El Salvador
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season
(November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Equatorial Guinea
tropical; always hot, humid
Eritrea
hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter
in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually);
semiarid in western hills and lowlands; rainfall heaviest during
June-September except in coastal desert
Estonia
maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
Ethiopia
tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
Europa Island
tropical
European Union
cold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north to
temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
cold marine; strong westerly
winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year;
average annual rainfall is 24 inches in Stanley; occasional snow all
year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate
Faroe Islands
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy,
windy
Fiji
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
Finland
cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild
because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current,
Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes
France
generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and
hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry,
north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
French Guiana
tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature
variation
French Polynesia
tropical, but moderate
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
antarctic
Gabon
tropical; always hot, humid
Gambia, The
tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler,
dry season (November to May)
Gaza Strip
temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers
Georgia
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Germany
temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers;
occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
Ghana
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast;
hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Gibraltar
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Glorioso Islands
tropical
Greece
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
Greenland
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Grenada
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Guadeloupe
subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high
humidity
Guam
tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by
northeast trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season
from July to December; little seasonal temperature variation
Guatemala
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
Guernsey
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of
days are overcast
Guinea
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to
November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May)
with northeasterly harmattan winds
Guinea-Bissau
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type
rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season
(December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
Guyana
tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two
rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January)
Haiti
tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
antarctic
Holy See (Vatican City)
temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to
mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
Honduras
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Hong Kong
tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy
from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
Howland Island
equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Hungary
temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Iceland
temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy
winters; damp, cool summers
India
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Indian Ocean
northeast monsoon (December to April), southwest
monsoon (June to October); tropical cyclones occur during May/June
and October/November in the northern Indian Ocean and
January/February in the southern Indian Ocean
Indonesia
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Iran
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Iraq
mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless
summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish
borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that
melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in
central and southern Iraq
Ireland
temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild
winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the
time
Israel
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Italy
predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in
south
Jamaica
tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Jan Mayen
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Japan
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Jarvis Island
tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Jersey
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Johnston Atoll
tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast
trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
Jordan
mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Juan de Nova Island
tropical
Kazakhstan
continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and
semiarid
Kenya
varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
Kingman Reef
tropical; moderated by prevailing winds
Kiribati
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
Korea, North
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
Korea, South
temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
Kuwait
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
Kyrgyzstan
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical
in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
Laos
tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season
(December to April)
Latvia
maritime; wet, moderate winters
Lebanon
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry
summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
Lesotho
temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Liberia
tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to
cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
Libya
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Liechtenstein
continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow
or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
Lithuania
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet,
moderate winters and summers
Luxembourg
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
Macau
subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
Macedonia
warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters
with heavy snowfall
Madagascar
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Malawi
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May
to November)
Malaysia
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast
(October to February) monsoons
Maldives
tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to
March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
Mali
subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy,
humid, and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February
Malta
Mediterranean with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers
Man, Isle of
temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast
about one-third of the time
Marshall Islands
tropical; hot and humid; wet season from May to
November; islands border typhoon belt
Martinique
tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to
October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every
eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid
Mauritania
desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
Mauritius
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry
winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
Mayotte
tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during
northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to
November)
Mexico
varies from tropical to desert
Micronesia, Federated States of
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall,
especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the
typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
Midway Islands
subtropical; moderated by prevailing easterly winds
Moldova
moderate winters, warm summers
Monaco
Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
Mongolia
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature
ranges)
Montserrat
tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Morocco
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
Mozambique
tropical to subtropical
Namibia
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Nauru
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to
February)
Navassa Island
marine, tropical
Nepal
varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to
subtropical summers and mild winters in south
Netherlands
temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Netherlands Antilles
tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds
New Caledonia
tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid
New Zealand
temperate with sharp regional contrasts
Nicaragua
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Niger
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Nigeria
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in
north
Niue
tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Norfolk Island
subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature
variation
Northern Mariana Islands
tropical marine; moderated by northeast
trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season
December to June, rainy season July to October
Norway
temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current;
colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers;
rainy year-round on west coast
Oman
dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong
southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
Pacific Ocean
planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind
patterns exhibit remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade
winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns, modified by
seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south
of Mexico from June to October and affect Mexico and Central
America; continental influences cause climatic uniformity to be much
less pronounced in the eastern and western regions at the same
latitude in the North Pacific Ocean; the western Pacific is
monsoonal - a rainy season occurs during the summer months, when
moisture-laden winds blow from the ocean over the land, and a dry
season during the winter months, when dry winds blow from the Asian
landmass back to the ocean; tropical cyclones (typhoons) may strike
southeast and east Asia from May to December
Pakistan
mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in
north
Palau
tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
Palmyra Atoll
equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Panama
tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season
(May to January), short dry season (January to May)
Papua New Guinea
tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March),
southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature
variation
Paracel Islands
tropical
Paraguay
subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the
eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
Peru
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate
to frigid in Andes
Philippines
tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April);
southwest monsoon (May to October)
Pitcairn Islands
tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast
trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
Poland
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with
frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and
thundershowers
Portugal
maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and
drier in south
Puerto Rico
tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature
variation
Qatar
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Reunion
tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and
dry from May to November, hot and rainy from November to April
Romania
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog;
sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
Russia
ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in
much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in
the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to
frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool
along Arctic coast
Rwanda
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to
January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
Saint Helena
Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by
trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by
trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
tropical tempered by constant sea breezes;
little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Saint Lucia
tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season
from January to April, rainy season from May to August
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
cold and wet, with much mist and fog;
spring and autumn are windy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
tropical; little seasonal
temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Samoa
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to
October)
San Marino
Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
Sao Tome and Principe
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season
(October to May)
Saudi Arabia
harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
Senegal
tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has
strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by
hot, dry, harmattan wind
Serbia and Montenegro
in the north, continental climate (cold
winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall);
central portion, continental and Mediterranean climate; to the
south, Adriatic climate along the coast, hot, dry summers and
autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall inland
Seychelles
tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast
monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest
monsoon (March to May)
Sierra Leone
tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to
December); winter dry season (December to April)
Singapore
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons
- Northeastern monsoon from December to March and Southwestern
monsoon from June to September; inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon
and early evening thunderstorms
Slovakia
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Slovenia
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate
with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and
valleys to the east
Solomon Islands
tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and
weather
Somalia
principally desert; December to February - northeast
monsoon, moderate temperatures in north and very hot in south; May
to October - southwest monsoon, torrid in the north and hot in the
south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili)
between monsoons
South Africa
mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny
days, cool nights
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
variable, with mostly
westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of
calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Southern Ocean
sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius
to -2 degrees Celsius; cyclonic storms travel eastward around the
continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature
contrast between ice and open ocean; the ocean area from about
latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average
winds found anywhere on Earth; in winter the ocean freezes outward
to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees
south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures
well below 0 degrees Celsius; at some coastal points intense
persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline
ice-free throughout the winter
Spain
temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and
cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy
and cool along coast
Spratly Islands
tropical
Sri Lanka
tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March);
southwest monsoon (June to October)
Sudan
tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies
by region (April to November)
Suriname
tropical; moderated by trade winds
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