Chapter 350

Sudan current situation: Sudan is a source country for men, women, and children trafficked internally for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; Sudan is also a transit and destination country for Ethiopian women trafficked abroad for domestic servitude; Sudanese women and girls are trafficked within the country, as well as possibly to Middle Eastern countries for domestic servitude; the terrorist rebel organization, Lord's Resistance Army, continues to harbor small numbers of Sudanese and Ugandan children in the southern part of the country for use as cooks, porters, and combatants; some of these children are also trafficked across borders into Uganda or the Democratic Republic of the Congo; militia groups in Darfur, some of which are linked to the government, abduct women for short periods of forced labor and to perpetrate sexual violence; during the two decades-long north-south civil war, thousands of Dinka women and children were abducted and subsequently enslaved by members of the Missiriya and Rezeigat tribes; while there have been no known new abductions of Dinka by members of Baggara tribes in the last few years, inter-tribal abductions continue in southern Sudan tier rating: Tier 3 - Sudan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; combating human trafficking through law enforcement or prevention measures was not a priority for the government in 2007 (2008)

Syria current situation: Syria is a destination and transit country for women and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; a significant number of women and children in the large and expanding Iraqi refugee community in Syria are reportedly forced into commercial sexual exploitation by Iraqi gangs or, in some cases, their families; women from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Ethiopia, and Sierra Leone are recruited for work in Syria as domestic servants, but some face conditions of involuntary servitude, including long hours, non-payment of wages, withholding of passports, restrictions on movement, threats, and physical or sexual abuse tier rating: Tier 3 - Syria again failed to report any law enforcement efforts to punish trafficking offenses in 2007; in addition, the government did not offer protection services to victims of trafficking and may have arrested, prosecuted, or deported some victims for prostitution or immigration violations; Syria has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)

Tajikistan current situation: Tajikistan is a source country for women trafficked through Kyrgyzstan and Russia to the UAE, Turkey, and Russia for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; men are trafficked to Russia and Kazakhstan for the purpose of forced labor, primarily in the construction and agricultural industries; boys and girls are trafficked internally for various purposes, including forced labor and forced begging tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Tajikistan is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking, especially efforts to investigate, prosecute, convict, and sentence traffickers; despite evidence of low- and mid-level officials' complicity in trafficking, the government did not punish any public officials for trafficking complicity during 2007; lack of capacity and poor coordination between government institutions remained key obstacles to effective anti-trafficking efforts (2008)

Uzbekistan current situation: Uzbekistan is a source country for women and girls trafficked to Kazakhstan, Russia, Middle East, and Asia for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; men are trafficked to Kazakhstan and Russia for purposes of forced labor in the construction, cotton, and tobacco industries; men and women are also trafficked internally for the purposes of domestic servitude, forced labor in the agricultural and construction industries, and for commercial sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Uzbekistan is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in 2007; the government did not amend its criminal code to increase penalties for convicted traffickers; in March 2008, Uzbekistan adopted ILO Conventions on minimum age of employment and on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor and is working with the ILO on implementation; the government also demonstrated its increasing commitment to combat trafficking in March 2008 by adopting a comprehensive anti-trafficking law; Uzbekistan has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)

Venezuela current situation: Venezuela is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; Venezuelan women and girls are trafficked within the country for sexual exploitation, lured from the nation's interior to urban and tourist areas; child prostitution in urban areas and child sex tourism in resort destinations appear to be growing; Venezuelan women and girls are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation to Western Europe, Mexico, and Caribbean destinations tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Venezuela is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List, up from Tier 3, as it showed greater resolve to address trafficking through law enforcement measures and prevention efforts in 2007, although stringent punishment of offenders and victim assistance remain lacking (2008)

World current situation: approximately 800,000 people, mostly women and children, are trafficked annually across national borders, not including millions trafficked within their own countries; at least 80% of the victims are female and up to 50% are minors; 75% of all victims are trafficked into commercial sexual exploitation; almost two-thirds of the global victims are trafficked intra-regionally within East Asia and the Pacific (260,000 to 280,000 people) and Europe and Eurasia (170,000 to 210,000 people) Tier 2 Watch List: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Niger, Panama, Republic of the Congo, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tier 3: Algeria, Burma, Cuba, Fiji, Iran, Kuwait, Moldova, North Korea, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria (2008)

Zambia current situation: Zambia is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; many Zambian child laborers, particularly those in the agriculture, domestic service, and fishing sectors, are also victims of human trafficking; Zambian women, lured by false employment or marriage offers abroad, are trafficked to South Africa via Zimbabwe and to Europe via Malawi for sexual exploitation; Zambia is a transit point for regional trafficking of women and children, particularly from Angola to Namibia and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa for agricultural labor tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Zambia is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking, particularly in regard to its inability to bring alleged traffickers to justice through prosecutions and convictions; unlike 2006, there were no new prosecutions or convictions of alleged traffickers in 2007; government efforts to protect victims of trafficking remained extremely limited throughout the year (2008)

Zimbabwe current situation: Zimbabwe is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; large scale migration of Zimbabweans to surrounding countries - as they flee a progressively more desperate situation at home - has increased; rural Zimbabwean men, women, and children are trafficked internally to farms for agricultural labor and domestic servitude and to cities for domestic labor and commercial sexual exploitation; young men and boys are trafficked to South Africa for farm work, often laboring for months in South Africa without pay before "employers" have them arrested and deported as illegal immigrants; young women and girls are lured abroad with false employment offers that result in involuntary domestic servitude or commercial sexual exploitation; men, women, and children from neighboring states are trafficked through Zimbabwe en route to South Africa tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Zimbabwe is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of human trafficking, and because the absolute number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is significantly increasing; the trafficking situation in the country is worsening as more of the population is made vulnerable by declining socio-economic conditions (2008)

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@2198 Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

Algeria $12.04 billion (2007 est.)

Angola $17.23 billion (2007 est.)

Argentina $65.31 billion (2007 est.)

Australia $315 billion (2007 est.)

Austria $222.9 billion (2007 est.)

Azerbaijan $7.829 billion (2007 est.)

Bahrain $13.31 billion (2007 est.)

Bangladesh $4.971 billion (2007 est.)

Belgium $678.2 billion (2007 est.)

Bermuda $NA

Bolivia $6.88 billion (31 December 2004)

Brazil $248.9 billion (2007 est.)

Bulgaria $33.91 billion (2007 est.)

Canada $527.4 billion (2007 est.)

Cayman Islands $NA

Chad $4.5 billion (2006 est.)

Chile $91.49 billion (2007 est.)

China $758.9 billion (2007 est.)

Colombia $56.19 billion (2007 est.)

Costa Rica $8.53 billion (2007 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire $NA

Croatia $23.13 billion (2007 est.)

Cuba $11.24 billion (2006 est.)

Cyprus $13.36 billion (2007 est.)

Czech Republic $86.75 billion (2007 est.)

Denmark $149.7 billion (2007 est.)

Dominican Republic $12.75 billion (2007 est.)

Ecuador $16.31 billion (2007 est.)

Egypt $48.46 billion (2007 est.)

El Salvador $5.918 billion (2007 est.)

Estonia $16.59 billion (2007 est.)

Fiji $NA

Finland $85.24 billion (2007 est.)

France $942.3 billion (2007 est.)

Germany $855.8 billion (2007 est.)

Ghana $NA

Greece $52.84 billion (2007 est.)

Hong Kong $1.185 trillion (2007 est.)

Hungary $108.6 billion (2007 est.)

Iceland $NA

India $95.96 billion (2007 est.)

Indonesia $57.6 billion (2007 est.)

Iran $6.026 billion (2007 est.)

Ireland $191.4 billion (2007 est.)

Israel $57.97 billion (2007 est.)

Italy $364.8 billion (2007 est.)

Japan $110.8 billion (2007 est.)

Jordan $18.18 billion (2007 est.)

Kazakhstan $40.16 billion (2007 est.)

Kenya $1.249 billion (2007 est.)

Korea, South $119.6 billion (2007 est.)

Kuwait $898 million (2007 est.)

Kyrgyzstan $NA

Latvia $8.62 billion (2007 est.)

Lebanon $NA

Liberia $NA

Libya $6.286 billion (2007 est.)

Lithuania $14.63 billion (2007 est.)

Luxembourg $NA

Macau $6.5 billion (2006)

Macedonia $2.405 billion (2007 est.)

Madagascar $NA

Malawi $NA

Malaysia $86.16 billion (2007 est.)

Malta $NA

Mauritius $NA

Mexico $260.9 billion (2007 est.)

Moldova $NA

Mongolia $NA

Morocco $32.9 billion (2007 est.)

Namibia $NA

Nepal $NA

Netherlands $673.4 billion (2007 est.)

Netherlands Antilles $NA

New Zealand $71.31 billion (2007 est.)

Nigeria $33.64 billion (2007 est.)

Norway $62.63 billion (2007 est.)

Oman $NA

Pakistan $20.01 billion (2007 est.)

Panama $NA

Papua New Guinea $NA

Paraguay $2.057 million (2007)

Peru $24.72 billion (2007 est.)

Philippines $19.88 billion (2007 est.)

Poland $143 billion (2007 est.)

Portugal $91.19 billion (2007 est.)

Qatar $11.18 billion (2007 est.)

Romania $60.82 billion (2007 est.)

Russia $271.6 billion (2006)

Saudi Arabia $NA

Serbia $11.95 billion (2006 est.)

Singapore $214.5 billion (2007 est.)

Slovakia $45.25 billion (2007 est.)

Slovenia $10.41 billion (2007 est.)

South Africa $93.51 billion (2007 est.)

Spain $568.8 billion (2007 est.)

Sri Lanka $NA

Swaziland $NA

Sweden $216.6 billion (2007 est.)

Switzerland $306.4 billion (2007 est.)

Taiwan $92.83 billion (2007)

Tanzania $NA

Thailand $80.83 billion (2007 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago $12.44 billion (2007)

Tunisia $26.22 billion (2007 est.)

Turkey $106.4 billion (2007 est.)

Uganda $NA

Ukraine $31.08 billion (2007 est.)

United Arab Emirates $44.37 billion (2007 est.)

United Kingdom $1.288 trillion (2007 est.)

United States $2.093 trillion (2007 est.)

Uruguay $4.19 billion (2007)

Uzbekistan $NA

Venezuela $43.96 billion (2007 est.)

Vietnam $32.74 billion (2007 est.)

World World total DFI $14 trillion top ten recipients of DFI: US $1.966 trillion; UK $1.324 trillion; France $872.4 billion; Germany $811.0 billion; HK $780.4 billion; China $758.9 billion; Belgium $703.9 billion; Netherlands $535.1 billion; Canada $527.4 billion; Spain $487.8 billion (year-end 2007 est.)

Zambia $NA

Zimbabwe $NA

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@2199 Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

Algeria $851 million (2007 est.)

Angola $227 million (2006 est.)

Argentina $26.26 billion (2007 est.)

Australia $280.6 billion (2007 est.)

Austria $208.1 billion (2007 est.)

Azerbaijan $4.912 billion (2007 est.)

Bahrain $7.72 billion (2007 est.)

Bangladesh $104 million (2007 est.)

Belgium $540.1 billion (2007 est.)

Bermuda $NA

Bolivia $NA

Brazil $107.1 billion (2007 est.)

Bulgaria $559 million (2007 est.)

Canada $514.7 billion (2007 est.)

Cayman Islands $NA

Chad $NA

Chile $24.68 billion (2007 est.)

China $93.75 billion ( 2007 est.)

Colombia $10.38 billion (2007 est.)

Costa Rica $490 million (2007 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire $NA

Croatia $3.161 billion (2007 est.)

Cuba $4.138 billion (2006 est.)

Cyprus $5.419 billion (2007 est.)

Czech Republic $6.058 billion (2007 est.)

Denmark $166.6 billion (2007 est.)

Dominican Republic $59 million (2007 est.)

Ecuador $1.456 billion (2007 est.)

Egypt $1.295 billion (2007 est.)

El Salvador $384 million (2007 est.)

Estonia $5.873 billion (2007 est.)

Fiji $NA

Finland $113 billion (2007 est.)

France $1.307 trillion (2007 est.)

Germany $1.218 trillion (2007 est.)

Ghana $NA

Greece $30.8 billion (2007 est.)

Hong Kong $1.027 trillion (2007 est.)

Hungary $45.54 billion (2007 est.)

Iceland $NA

India $37.5 billion (2007 est.)

Indonesia $9.225 billion (2006 est.)

Iran $903 million (2007 est.)

Ireland $139.6 billion (2007 est.)

Israel $41.96 billion (2007 est.)

Italy $520.1 billion (2007 est.)

Japan $533.1 billion (2007 est.)

Kazakhstan $3.97 billion (September 2007)

Kenya $47 million (2007 est.)

Korea, South $82.1 billion (2006)

Kuwait $24.22 billion (2007 est.)

Kyrgyzstan $NA

Latvia $699 million (2007 est.)

Lebanon $NA

Liberia $NA

Libya $3.333 billion (2007 est.)

Lithuania $1.642 billion (2007 est.)

Luxembourg $NA

Macau $1.1 billion (2006)

Macedonia $NA

Madagascar $NA

Malawi $NA

Malaysia $42.55 billion (2007 est.)

Malta $NA

Mauritius $NA

Mexico $39.01 billion (2007 est.)

Moldova $NA

Mongolia $NA

Morocco $882 million (2006 est.)

Namibia $NA

Nepal $NA

Netherlands $851.3 billion (2007 est.)

Netherlands Antilles $NA

New Zealand $NA

Nigeria $12.63 billion (2007 est.)

Norway $126.1 billion (2007 est.)

Oman $NA

Pakistan $982 million (2007 est.)

Panama $NA

Papua New Guinea $NA

Paraguay $NA

Peru $1.476 billion (2007 est.)

Philippines $5.584 billion (2007 est.)

Poland $19.69 billion (2007 est.)

Portugal $54.85 billion (2007 est.)

Qatar $5.625 billion (2007 est.)

Romania $915 million (2007 est.)

Russia $209.6 billion (2006)

Saudi Arabia $NA

Serbia $NA

Singapore $111.2 billion (2005)

Slovakia $1.509 billion (2007 est.)

Slovenia $6.127 billion (2007 est.)

South Africa $53.98 billion (2007 est.)

Spain $681.7 billion (2007 est.)

Sri Lanka $NA

Swaziland $NA

Sweden $261.5 billion (2007 est.)

Switzerland $605.6 billion (2007 est.)

Taiwan $108.9 billion (2007)

Tanzania $NA

Thailand $7.013 billion (2007 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago $1.419 billion (2007)

Tunisia $118 million (2007 est.)

Turkey $11.35 billion (2007 est.)

Uganda $NA

Ukraine $895 million (2007 est.)

United Arab Emirates $14.14 billion (2007 est.)

United Kingdom $1.707 trillion (2007 est.)

United States $2.791 trillion (2007 est.)

Uruguay $156 million (2007)

Uzbekistan $NA

Venezuela $13.81 billion (2007 est.)

Vietnam $NA

World World total DFI $14 trillion top ten sources of DFI: US $2.627 trillion; UK $1.741 trillion; France $1.211 trillion; Germany $1.123 trillion; Netherlands $811.4 billion; HK $716.2 billion; Spain $613.9 billion; Switzerland $591.5 billion; Belgium $537.6 billion; Japan $527.8 billion (year-end 2007 est.)

Zambia $NA

Zimbabwe $NA

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@2200 Market value of publicly traded shares

Afghanistan $NA

Albania $NA

Algeria $NA

Argentina $79.73 billion (2006)

Armenia $42.8 million (2005)

Australia $804.1 billion (2005)

Austria $126.3 billion (2005)

Azerbaijan $NA

Bahamas, The $NA

Bahrain $21.12 billion (2006)

Bangladesh $3.61 billion (2006)

Barbados $5.513 billion (2005)

Belarus $NA

Belgium $422.7 billion (2006)

Belize $NA

Benin $NA

Bermuda $2.125 billion (2005)

Bhutan $NA

Bolivia $2.2 billion (2005)

Bosnia and Herzegovina $NA

Botswana $3.947 billion (2006)

Brazil $711.1 billion (2006)

Brunei $NA

Bulgaria $10.32 billion (2006)

Burkina Faso $NA

Burma $NA

Burundi $NA

Cambodia $NA

Cameroon $NA

Canada $1.481 trillion (2005)

Cayman Islands $130 million (2005)

Central African Republic $NA

Chad $NA

Chile $174.6 billion (2006)

China $4.477 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)

Colombia $56.2 billion (2006)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the $NA

Congo, Republic of the $NA

Costa Rica $1.478 billion (2005)

Cote d'Ivoire $4.155 billion (2006)

Croatia $29.01 billion (2006)

Cyprus $48.2 billion (2005)

Czech Republic $48.6 billion (2006)

Denmark $178 billion (2005)

Dominican Republic $NA

Ecuador $4.04 billion (2006)

Egypt $93.48 billion (2006)

El Salvador $3.623 billion (2005)

Estonia $5.963 billion (2006)

Ethiopia $NA

European Union $11.64 trillion (2006)

Fiji $586.7 million (2005)

Finland $1.095 trillion (January 2008)

France $1.71 trillion (2005)

French Polynesia $NA

Gabon $NA

Gambia, The $NA

Georgia $1.39 billion (2007)

Germany $1.221 trillion (2005)

Ghana $13.01 billion (2007)

Greece $145 billion (2005)

Grenada $NA

Guatemala $NA

Guinea $NA

Guinea-Bissau $NA

Guyana $187.3 million (2005)

Haiti $NA

Honduras $NA

Hong Kong $2.97 trillion (2007 est.)

Hungary $41.93 billion (2006)

Iceland $27.8 billion (2005)

India $818.9 billion (2006)

Indonesia $138.9 billion (2006)

Iran $45.2 billion (December 2007)

Iraq $NA

Ireland $114.1 billion (2005)

Isle of Man $NA

Israel $173.3 billion (2006)

Italy $798.2 billion (2005)

Jamaica $12.28 billion (2006)

Japan $4.737 trillion (2005)

Jersey $NA

Jordan $29.73 billion (2006)

Kazakhstan $10.52 billion (2005)

Kenya $11.38 billion (2006)

Kiribati $NA

Korea, South $1.051 trillion (2007)

Kuwait $128.9 billion (2006)

Kyrgyzstan $41.99 million (2005)

Latvia $2.705 billion (2006)

Lebanon $8.279 billion (2006)

Liberia $NA

Libya $NA

Liechtenstein $NA

Lithuania $10.19 billion (2006)

Luxembourg $79.4 billion (2006)

Macau $413.1 million (2004)

Macedonia $646 million (2005)

Madagascar $NA

Malawi $NA

Malaysia $235.4 billion (2006)

Maldives $NA

Mali $NA

Malta $4.097 billion (2005)

Mauritania $NA

Mauritius $5.7 billion (2007)

Mayotte $NA

Mexico $348.3 billion (2006)

Micronesia, Federated States of $NA

Moldova $573.9 million (2004)

Monaco $NA

Mongolia $613.3 million (2007)

Montenegro $NA

Morocco $49.6 billion (2006)

Mozambique $NA

Namibia $541.8 million (2006)

Nepal $963.5 million (2005)

Netherlands $924.4 billion (November 2007)

Netherlands Antilles $488.6 billion (2003)

New Caledonia $NA

New Zealand $40.62 billion (2005)

Nicaragua $NA

Niger $NA

Nigeria $32.82 billion (2006)

Norway $191 billion (2005)

Oman $16.16 billion (2006)

Pakistan $45.52 billion (2006)

Palau $NA

Panama $5.074 billion (2005)

Papua New Guinea $4.863 billion (2005)

Paraguay $233.8 million (2005)

Peru $59.66 billion (2006)

Philippines $103.4 billion (2007)

Poland $149.1 billion (2006)

Portugal $66.98 billion (2005)

Puerto Rico $NA

Qatar $61.56 billion (2006)

Romania $45.42 billion (2007)

Russia $1.322 trillion (2006)

Rwanda $NA

Samoa $NA

San Marino $NA

Sao Tome and Principe $NA

Saudi Arabia $326.9 billion (2006)

Senegal $NA

Serbia $5.409 billion (2005)

Seychelles $NA

Sierra Leone $NA

Singapore $382.4 billion (2007)

Slovakia $5.574 billion (2006)

Slovenia $15.18 billion (2006)

South Africa $842 billion (January 2008)

Spain $960 billion (2005)

Sri Lanka $7.769 billion (2006)

Sudan $NA

Suriname $NA

Swaziland $196.8 million (2005)

Sweden $403.9 billion (2005)

Switzerland $938.6 billion (2005)

Syria $NA

Taiwan $654 billion (28 December 2007)

Tajikistan $NA

Tanzania $587.9 million (2005)

Thailand $139.6 billion (2006)

Timor-Leste $NA

Togo $NA

Tonga $NA

Trinidad and Tobago $15.57 billion (2006)

Tunisia $4.446 billion (2006)

Turkey $162.4 billion (2006)

Turkmenistan $NA

Uganda $103.4 million (2005)

Ukraine $42.87 billion (2006)

United Arab Emirates $138.5 billion (2006)

United Kingdom $3.058 trillion (2005)

United States $17 trillion (2005)

Uruguay $224 million (2007)

Uzbekistan $36.89 million (2005)

Vanuatu $NA

Venezuela $8.251 billion (2006)

Vietnam $NA

West Bank $4.461 billion (2005)

World $53.51 trillion (2006)

Yemen $NA

Zambia $4.5 billion (2007)

Zimbabwe $26.56 billion (2006)

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@2201 Total renewable water resources (cu km)

Afghanistan 65 cu km (1997)

Albania 41.7 cu km (2001)

Algeria 14.3 cu km (1997)

Angola 184 cu km (1987)

Antigua and Barbuda 0.1 cu km (2000)

Argentina 814 cu km (2000)

Armenia 10.5 cu km (1997)

Australia 398 cu km (1995)

Austria 84 cu km (2005)

Azerbaijan 30.3 cu km (1997)

Bahamas, The NA

Bahrain 0.1 cu km (1997)

Bangladesh 1,210.6 cu km (1999)

Barbados 0.1 cu km (2003)

Belarus 58 cu km (1997)

Belgium 20.8 cu km (2005)

Belize 18.6 cu km (2000)