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Congo, Republic of the $5 billion (2000 est.)
Cook Islands $141 million (1996 est.)
Costa Rica $7.416 billion (30 June 2007)
Cote d'Ivoire $13.79 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Croatia $46.3 billion (30 June 2007)
Cuba $16.79 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (31 December 2007 est.)
Cyprus $26.97 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Czech Republic $74.7 billion (31 December 2007)
Denmark $492.6 billion (30 June 2007)
Djibouti $428 million (2006)
Dominica $213 million (2004)
Dominican Republic $10.21 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ecuador $17.12 billion (31 December 2007)
Egypt $29.2 billion (30 June 2007)
El Salvador $9.574 billion (December 2007)
Equatorial Guinea $338 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Eritrea $311 million (2000 est.)
Estonia $24.82 billion (30 June 2007)
Ethiopia $2.621 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) $NA
Faroe Islands $64 million (1999)
Fiji $127 million (2004 est.)
Finland $271.2 billion (30 June 2007)
France $4.396 trillion (30 June 2007)
French Polynesia $NA
Gabon $4.895 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Gambia, The $628.8 million (2003 est.)
Gaza Strip $NA
Georgia $4.5 billion (2007)
Germany $4.489 trillion (30 June 2007)
Ghana $4.891 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Gibraltar $NA
Greece $86.72 billion (31 December 2007)
Greenland $25 million (1999)
Grenada $347 million (2004)
Guam $NA
Guatemala $5.908 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Guernsey $NA
Guinea $3.351 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissau $941.5 million (2000 est.)
Guyana $1.2 billion (2002)
Haiti $1.475 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Honduras $3.411 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hong Kong $588 billion (2007 est.)
Hungary $125.9 billion (31 December 2007)
Iceland $3.073 billion (2002)
India $149.2 billion (31 December 2007)
Indonesia $140 billion (31 December 2007)
Iran $20.68 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iraq $100.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ireland $1.841 trillion (30 June 2007)
Isle of Man $NA
Israel $89.95 billion (31 December 2007)
Italy $996.3 billion (31 December 2007)
Jamaica $9.657 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Japan $1.492 trillion (30 June 2007)
Jersey $NA
Jordan $8.133 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kazakhstan $96.36 billion (31 December 2007)
Kenya $6.713 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kiribati $10 million (1999 est.)
Korea, North $12.5 billion (2001 est.)
Korea, South $220.1 billion (31 December 2007)
Kosovo according to the national bank of Serbia, Kosovo's external debt was around $1.2 billion; Kosovo was willing to accept around $900 million (2007)
Kuwait $33.62 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan $2.966 billion (30 June 2007)
Laos $3.179 billion (2006)
Latvia $33.53 billion (31 December 2007)
Lebanon $31.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lesotho $689 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Liberia $3.2 billion (2005 est.)
Libya $4.837 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Liechtenstein $0 (2001)
Lithuania $27.19 billion (31 December 2007)
Luxembourg $NA
Macau $0 (2006)
Macedonia $3.967 billion (31 December 2007)
Madagascar $4.6 billion (2002)
Malawi $894 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Malaysia $53.09 billion (31 December 2007)
Maldives $482 million (2006 est.)
Mali $2.8 billion (2002)
Malta $188.8 million (2005)
Marshall Islands $86.5 million (FY99/00 est.)
Mauritania NA
Mauritius $2.149 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Mayotte $NA
Mexico $179.8 billion (31 December 2007)
Micronesia, Federated States of $60.8 million (FY05 est.)
Moldova $3.3 billion (31 December 2007)
Monaco $18 billion (2000 est.)
Mongolia $1.438 billion (2007)
Montenegro $650 million (2006)
Montserrat $8.9 million (1997)
Morocco $19.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Mozambique $4.189 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Namibia $1.003 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Nauru $33.3 million (2002)
Nepal $3.07 billion (March 2006)
Netherlands $2.277 trillion (30 June 2007)
Netherlands Antilles $2.68 billion (2004)
New Caledonia $79 million (1998 est.)
New Zealand $51.44 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Nicaragua $3.341 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Niger $2.1 billion (2003 est.)
Nigeria $8.007 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Niue $418,000 (2002 est.)
Norfolk Island $NA
Northern Mariana Islands $NA
Norway $469.1 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2007)
Oman $5.297 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Pakistan $38.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Palau $0 (FY99/00)
Panama $10.45 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea $1.646 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Paraguay $3.492 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Peru $32.83 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Philippines $61.78 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Poland $169.8 billion (31 December 2007)
Portugal $461.2 billion (31 December 2007)
Puerto Rico $NA
Qatar $33.09 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Romania $74.54 billion (31 December 2007)
Russia $356.5 billion (31 December 2007)
Rwanda $1.4 billion (2004 est.)
Saint Helena $NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis $314 million (2004)
Saint Lucia $257 million (2004)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon $NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $223 million (2004)
Samoa $177 million (2004)
San Marino $NA
Sao Tome and Principe $318 million (2002)
Saudi Arabia $58.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Senegal $2.19 billion (31 December 2007)
Serbia $26.24 billion (includes debt for Montenegro and Kosovo) (2007 est.)
Seychelles $1.059 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Sierra Leone $1.61 billion (2003 est.)
Singapore $25.59 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovakia $36.63 billion (31 December 2007)
Slovenia $40.42 billion (30 June 2007)
Solomon Islands $166 million (2004)
Somalia $3 billion (2001 est.)
South Africa $39.78 billion (31 December 2007)
Spain $1.084 trillion (30 June 2007 est.)
Sri Lanka $12.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Sudan $29.42 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Suriname $504.3 million (2005 est.)
Swaziland $524 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Sweden $598.2 billion (30 June 2006)
Switzerland $1.34 trillion (30 June 2007)
Syria $6.633 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Taiwan $97.85 billion (31 December 2007)
Tajikistan $1.56 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tanzania $4.382 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Thailand $59.52 billion (31 December 2007)
Togo $2 billion (2005)
Tonga $80.7 million (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago $2.869 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tunisia $19.27 billion (December 2007)
Turkey $247.1 billion (31 December 2007)
Turkmenistan $1.4 billion to $5 billion (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands $NA
Tuvalu $NA
Uganda $1.498 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ukraine $69.04 billion (31 December 2007)
United Arab Emirates $61.68 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United Kingdom $10.45 trillion (30 June 2007)
United States $12.25 trillion (30 June 2007)
Uruguay $11.42 billion (31 December 2007)
Uzbekistan $3.927 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Vanuatu $81.2 million (2004)
Venezuela $43.33 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Vietnam $21.83 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Virgin Islands $NA
Wallis and Futuna $3.67 million (2004)
West Bank $NA
Western Sahara $NA
World $51.78 trillion note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.)
Yemen $6.044 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zambia $2.596 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zimbabwe $5.155 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
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@2080 Fiscal year
Afghanistan 21 March - 20 March
Albania calendar year
Algeria calendar year
American Samoa 1 October - 30 September
Andorra calendar year
Angola calendar year
Anguilla 1 April - 31 March
Antigua and Barbuda 1 April - 31 March
Argentina calendar year
Armenia calendar year
Aruba calendar year
Australia 1 July - 30 June
Austria calendar year
Azerbaijan calendar year
Bahamas, The 1 July - 30 June
Bahrain calendar year
Bangladesh 1 July - 30 June
Barbados 1 April - 31 March
Belarus calendar year
Belgium calendar year
Belize 1 April - 31 March
Benin calendar year
Bermuda 1 April - 31 March
Bhutan 1 July - 30 June
Bolivia calendar year
Bosnia and Herzegovina calendar year
Botswana 1 April - 31 March
Brazil calendar year
British Virgin Islands 1 April - 31 March
Brunei 1 April - 31 March
Bulgaria calendar year
Burkina Faso calendar year
Burma 1 April - 31 March
Burundi calendar year
Cambodia calendar year
Cameroon 1 July - 30 June
Canada 1 April - 31 March
Cape Verde calendar year
Cayman Islands 1 April - 31 March
Central African Republic calendar year
Chad calendar year
Chile calendar year
China calendar year
Christmas Island 1 July - 30 June
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 July - 30 June
Colombia calendar year
Comoros calendar year
Congo, Democratic Republic of the calendar year
Congo, Republic of the calendar year
Cook Islands 1 April - 31 March
Costa Rica calendar year
Cote d'Ivoire calendar year
Croatia calendar year
Cuba calendar year
Cyprus calendar year
Czech Republic calendar year
Denmark calendar year
Djibouti calendar year
Dominica 1 July - 30 June
Dominican Republic calendar year
Ecuador calendar year
Egypt 1 July - 30 June
El Salvador calendar year
Equatorial Guinea calendar year
Eritrea calendar year
Estonia calendar year
Ethiopia 8 July - 7 July
European Union NA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1 April - 31 March
Faroe Islands calendar year
Fiji calendar year
Finland calendar year
France calendar year
French Polynesia calendar year
Gabon calendar year
Gambia, The calendar year
Gaza Strip calendar year
Georgia calendar year
Germany calendar year
Ghana calendar year
Gibraltar 1 July - 30 June
Greece calendar year
Greenland calendar year
Grenada calendar year
Guam 1 October - 30 September
Guatemala calendar year
Guernsey calendar year
Guinea calendar year
Guinea-Bissau calendar year
Guyana calendar year
Haiti 1 October - 30 September
Holy See (Vatican City) calendar year
Honduras calendar year
Hong Kong 1 April - 31 March
Hungary calendar year
Iceland calendar year
India 1 April - 31 March
Indonesia calendar year
Iran 21 March - 20 March
Iraq calendar year
Ireland calendar year
Isle of Man 1 April - 31 March
Israel calendar year
Italy calendar year
Jamaica 1 April - 31 March
Japan 1 April - 31 March
Jersey 1 April - 31 March
Jordan calendar year
Kazakhstan calendar year
Kenya 1 July - 30 June
Kiribati NA
Korea, North calendar year
Korea, South calendar year
Kuwait 1 April - 31 March
Kyrgyzstan calendar year
Laos 1 October - 30 September
Latvia calendar year
Lebanon calendar year
Lesotho 1 April - 31 March
Liberia calendar year
Libya calendar year
Liechtenstein calendar year
Lithuania calendar year
Luxembourg calendar year
Macau calendar year
Macedonia calendar year
Madagascar calendar year
Malawi 1 July - 30 June
Malaysia calendar year
Maldives calendar year
Mali calendar year
Malta calendar year
Marshall Islands 1 October - 30 September
Mauritania calendar year
Mauritius 1 July - 30 June
Mayotte calendar year
Mexico calendar year
Micronesia, Federated States of 1 October - 30 September
Moldova calendar year
Monaco calendar year
Mongolia calendar year
Montenegro calendar year
Montserrat 1 April - 31 March
Morocco calendar year
Mozambique calendar year
Namibia 1 April - 31 March
Nauru 1 July - 30 June
Nepal 16 July - 15 July
Netherlands calendar year
Netherlands Antilles calendar year
New Caledonia calendar year
New Zealand 1 April - 31 March note: this is the fiscal year for tax purposes
Nicaragua calendar year
Niger calendar year
Nigeria calendar year
Niue 1 April - 31 March
Norfolk Island 1 July - 30 June
Northern Mariana Islands 1 October - 30 September
Norway calendar year
Oman calendar year
Pakistan 1 July - 30 June
Palau 1 October - 30 September
Panama calendar year
Papua New Guinea calendar year
Paraguay calendar year
Peru calendar year
Philippines calendar year
Pitcairn Islands 1 April - 31 March
Poland calendar year
Portugal calendar year
Puerto Rico 1 July - 30 June
Qatar 1 April - 31 March
Romania calendar year
Russia calendar year
Rwanda calendar year
Saint Helena 1 April - 31 March
Saint Kitts and Nevis calendar year
Saint Lucia 1 April - 31 March
Saint Pierre and Miquelon calendar year
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines calendar year
Samoa June 1 - May 31
San Marino calendar year
Sao Tome and Principe calendar year
Saudi Arabia calendar year
Senegal calendar year
Seychelles calendar year
Sierra Leone calendar year
Singapore 1 April - 31 March
Slovakia calendar year
Slovenia calendar year
Solomon Islands calendar year
Somalia NA
South Africa 1 April - 31 March
Spain calendar year
Sri Lanka calendar year
Sudan calendar year
Suriname calendar year
Swaziland 1 April - 31 March
Sweden calendar year
Switzerland calendar year
Syria calendar year
Taiwan calendar year
Tajikistan calendar year
Tanzania 1 July - 30 June
Thailand 1 October - 30 September
Timor-Leste calendar year
Togo calendar year
Tokelau 1 April - 31 March
Tonga 1 July - 30 June
Trinidad and Tobago 1 October - 30 September
Tunisia calendar year
Turkey calendar year
Turkmenistan calendar year
Turks and Caicos Islands calendar year
Tuvalu calendar year
Uganda 1 July - 30 June
Ukraine calendar year
United Arab Emirates calendar year
United Kingdom 6 April - 5 April
United States 1 October - 30 September
Uruguay calendar year
Uzbekistan calendar year
Vanuatu calendar year
Venezuela calendar year
Vietnam calendar year
Virgin Islands 1 October - 30 September
Wallis and Futuna calendar year
West Bank calendar year
Western Sahara calendar year
Yemen calendar year
Zambia calendar year
Zimbabwe calendar year
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@2081 Flag description
Afghanistan three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan
Akrotiri the flag of the UK is used
Albania red with a black two-headed eagle in the center
Algeria two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary note: the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion)
American Samoa blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa
Andorra three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the coat of arms features a quartered shield note: similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem
Angola two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle)
Anguilla blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below
Antigua and Barbuda red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band
Argentina three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May
Armenia three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange
Aruba blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
Ashmore and Cartier Islands the flag of Australia is used
Australia blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars
Austria three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red
Azerbaijan three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in red band
Bahamas, The three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top), gold, and aquamarine, with a black equilateral triangle based on the hoist side
Bahrain red, the traditional color for flags of Persian Gulf states, with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side; the five points represent the five pillars of Islam
Bangladesh green field with a large red disk shifted slightly to the hoist side of center; the red disk represents the rising sun and the sacrifice to achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the lush vegetation of Bangladesh
Barbados three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)
Belarus red horizontal band (top) and green horizontal band one-half the width of the red band; a white vertical stripe on the hoist side bears Belarusian national ornamentation in red
Belgium three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red note: the design was based on the flag of France
Belize blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland
Benin two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red (bottom) with a vertical green band on the hoist side
Bermuda red, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and green shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag
Bhutan divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing away from the hoist side
Bolivia three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band note: similar to the flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band
Bosnia and Herzegovina a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle
Botswana light blue with a horizontal white-edged black stripe in the center
Bouvet Island the flag of Norway is used
Brazil green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress)
British Indian Ocean Territory white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
British Virgin Islands blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful)
Brunei yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
Bulgaria three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red note: the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed
Burkina Faso two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center note: uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Burma red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 14, white, five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel containing a stalk of rice; the 14 stars represent the seven administrative divisions and seven states
Burundi divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and bottom) and green panels (hoist side and fly side) with a white disk superimposed at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one star above, two stars below)