The 2009 CIA World Factbook

Part 214

Chapter 2143,714 wordsPublic domain

Korea, South $27,700 (2008 est.) $27,100 (2007 est.) $25,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Kosovo $2,300 (2007 est.)

Kuwait $57,500 (2008 est.) $55,000 (2007 est.) $54,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Kyrgyzstan $2,200 (2008 est.) $2,000 (2007 est.) $1,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Laos $2,100 (2008 est.) $2,000 (2007 est.) $1,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Latvia $17,300 (2008 est.) $18,100 (2007 est.) $16,300 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Lebanon $11,100 (2008 est.) $10,600 (2007 est.) $10,300 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Lesotho $1,600 (2008 est.) $1,500 (2007 est.) $1,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Liberia $500 (2008 est.) $400 (2007 est.) $400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Libya $14,200 (2008 est.) $13,700 (2007 est.) $13,300 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Liechtenstein $118,000 (2007 est.)

Lithuania $17,800 (2008 est.) $17,200 (2007 est.) $15,800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Luxembourg $81,200 (2008 est.) $83,000 (2007 est.) $79,800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Macau $30,000 (2007) $28,400 (2006)

Macedonia $9,100 (2008 est.) $8,700 (2007 est.) $8,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Madagascar $1,000 (2008 est.) $1,000 (2007 est.) $900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Malawi $800 (2008 est.) $800 (2007 est.) $700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Malaysia $15,200 (2008 est.) $14,800 (2007 est.) $14,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Maldives $4,500 (2008 est.) $4,500 (2007 est.) $4,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Mali $1,100 (2008 est.) $1,100 (2007 est.) $1,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Malta $24,600 (2008 est.) $24,200 (2007 est.) $23,300 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Marshall Islands $2,500 (2008 est.) $2,900 (2005 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Mauritania $2,100 (2008 est.) $2,000 (2007 est.) $2,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Mauritius $12,100 (2008 est.) $11,600 (2007 est.) $11,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Mayotte $4,900 (2005 est.)

Mexico $14,300 (2008 est.) $14,200 (2007 est.) $13,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Micronesia, Federated States of $2,200 (2008 est.) $2,300 (2005 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Moldova $2,500 (2008 est.) $2,300 (2007 est.) $2,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Monaco $30,000 (2006 est.)

Mongolia $3,200 (2008 est.) $3,000 (2007 est.) $2,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Montenegro $10,100 (2008 est.) $9,300 (2007 est.) $8,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Montserrat $3,400 (2002 est.)

Morocco $4,500 (2008 est.) $4,200 (2007 est.) $4,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Mozambique $900 (2008 est.) $900 (2007 est.) $800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Namibia $6,400 (2008 est.) $6,200 (2007 est.) $6,000 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Nauru $5,000 (2005 est.)

Nepal $1,100 (2008 est.) $1,100 (2007 est.) $1,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Netherlands $40,500 (2008 est.) $39,900 (2007 est.) $38,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Netherlands Antilles $16,000 (2004 est.)

New Caledonia $15,000 (2003 est.)

New Zealand $27,900 (2008 est.) $28,200 (2007 est.) $27,600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Nicaragua $2,900 (2008 est.) $2,900 (2007 est.) $2,800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Niger $700 (2008 est.) $700 (2007 est.) $700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Nigeria $2,300 (2008 est.) $2,200 (2007 est.) $2,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Niue $5,800 (2003 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands $12,500 (2000 est.)

Norway $59,500 (2008 est.) $58,200 (2007 est.) $55,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Oman $20,200 (2008 est.) $19,600 (2007 est.) $19,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Pakistan $2,500 (2008 est.) $2,500 (2007 est.) $2,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Palau $8,100 (2008 est.) $7,600 (2005 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Panama $11,800 (2008 est.) $10,900 (2007 est.) $10,000 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Papua New Guinea $2,300 (2008 est.) $2,200 (2007 est.) $2,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Paraguay $4,200 (2008 est.) $4,100 (2007 est.) $3,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Peru $8,500 (2008 est.) $7,800 (2007 est.) $7,300 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Philippines $3,300 (2008 est.) $3,300 (2007 est.) $3,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Poland $17,400 (2008 est.) $16,600 (2007 est.) $15,500 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Portugal $22,200 (2008 est.) $22,300 (2007 est.) $22,000 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Puerto Rico $17,800 (2008 est.) $18,300 (2007 est.) $18,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Qatar $111,000 (2008 est.) $99,100 (2007 est.) $85,800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Romania $12,200 (2008 est.) $11,400 (2007 est.) $10,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Russia $16,100 (2008 est.) $15,200 (2007 est.) $14,000 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Rwanda $900 (2008 est.) $900 (2007 est.) $800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Saint Helena $2,500 (1998 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis $19,100 (2008 est.) $18,800 (2007 est.) $18,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Saint Lucia $11,100 (2008 est.) $11,100 (2007 est.) $11,000 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Saint Pierre and Miquelon $7,000 (2001 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $10,200 (2008 est.) $10,100 (2007 est.) $9,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Samoa $4,700 (2008 est.) $4,900 (2007 est.) $4,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

San Marino $41,900 (2007)

Sao Tome and Principe $1,300 (2008 est.) $1,300 (2007 est.) $1,300 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Saudi Arabia $20,500 (2008 est.) $20,100 (2007 est.) $19,800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Senegal $1,600 (2008 est.) $1,600 (2007 est.) $1,600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Serbia $10,800 (2008 est.) $10,200 (2007 est.) $9,500 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Seychelles $21,000 (2008 est.) $21,400 (2007 est.) $19,800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Sierra Leone $900 (2008 est.) $800 (2007 est.) $800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Singapore $51,600 (2008 est.) $51,700 (2007 est.) $48,600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Slovakia $22,000 (2008 est.) $20,700 (2007 est.) $18,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Slovenia $29,600 (2008 est.) $28,600 (2007 est.) $26,800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Solomon Islands $2,700 (2008 est.) $2,500 (2007 est.) $2,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Somalia $600 (2008 est.) $600 (2007 est.) $600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

South Africa $10,100 (2008 est.) $9,900 (2007 est.) $9,500 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Spain $34,600 (2008 est.) $34,400 (2007 est.) $33,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Sri Lanka $4,400 (2008 est.) $4,200 (2007 est.) $3,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Sudan $2,200 (2008 est.) $2,100 (2007 est.) $1,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Suriname $8,900 (2008 est.) $8,500 (2007 est.) $8,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Swaziland $4,400 (2008 est.) $4,400 (2007 est.) $4,300 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Sweden $38,200 (2008 est.) $38,400 (2007 est.) $37,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Switzerland $42,000 (2008 est.) $41,400 (2007 est.) $40,100 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Syria $4,600 (2008 est.) $4,600 (2007 est.) $4,600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Taiwan $31,100 (2008 est.) $31,200 (2007 est.) $29,600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Tajikistan $1,800 (2008 est.) $1,700 (2007 est.) $1,600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Tanzania $1,400 (2008 est.) $1,300 (2007 est.) $1,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Thailand $8,400 (2008 est.) $8,200 (2007 est.) $7,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Timor-Leste $2,300 (2008 est.) $2,100 (2007 est.) $1,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Togo $900 (2008 est.) $900 (2007 est.) $900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Tokelau $1,000 (1993 est.)

Tonga $4,600 (2008 est.) $4,600 (2007 est.) $4,800 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Trinidad and Tobago $23,600 (2008 est.) $22,800 (2007 est.) $21,600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Tunisia $7,900 (2008 est.) $7,600 (2007 est.) $7,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Turkey $11,900 (2008 est.) $12,000 (2007 est.) $11,600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Turkmenistan $6,500 (2008 est.) $6,000 (2007 est.) $5,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Turks and Caicos Islands $11,500 (2002 est.)

Tuvalu $1,600 (2002 est.)

Uganda $1,300 (2008 est.) $1,200 (2007 est.) $1,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Ukraine $7,400 (2008 est.) $7,200 (2007 est.) $6,600 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

United Arab Emirates $44,600 (2008 est.) $43,200 (2007 est.) $42,500 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

United Kingdom $36,700 (2008 est.) $36,500 (2007 est.) $35,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

United States $47,500 (2008 est.) $47,700 (2007 est.) $47,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Uruguay $12,400 (2008 est.) $11,500 (2007 est.) $10,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Uzbekistan $2,600 (2008 est.) $2,400 (2007 est.) $2,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Vanuatu $4,600 (2008 est.) $4,400 (2007 est.) $4,200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Venezuela $13,500 (2008 est.) $13,100 (2007 est.) $12,300 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Vietnam $2,800 (2008 est.) $2,600 (2007 est.) $2,500 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Virgin Islands $14,500 (2004 est.)

Wallis and Futuna $3,800 (2004 est.)

West Bank $2,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Western Sahara $2,500 (2007 est.)

World $10,500 (2008 est.) $10,300 (2007 est.) $9,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Yemen $2,500 (2008 est.) $2,500 (2007 est.) $2,500 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Zambia $1,500 (2008 est.) $1,400 (2007 est.) $1,400 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Zimbabwe $200 (2008 est.) $200 (2007 est.) $200 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

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Field Listing :: Affiliation

Country

Affiliation

Akrotiri (UK Sovereign Base Area)

American Samoa (territory of the US)

Anguilla (overseas territory of the UK)

Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands (territory of Australia)

Bermuda (overseas territory of the UK)

Bouvet Island (territory of Norway)

British Indian Ocean Territory (overseas territory of the UK)

British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the UK)

Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the UK)

China (also see separate Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan entries)

Christmas Island (territory of Australia)

Clipperton Island (possession of France)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands (territory of Australia)

Cook Islands (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)

Coral Sea Islands (territory of Australia)

Dhekelia (UK sovereign base area)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)

Faroe Islands (part of the Kingdom of Denmark)

French Polynesia (overseas lands of France)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands (overseas territory of France)

Gibraltar (overseas territory of the UK)

Greenland (part of the Kingdom of Denmark)

Guam (territory of the US)

Guernsey (British crown dependency)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands (territory of Australia)

Hong Kong (special administrative region of China)

Isle of Man (British crown dependency)

Israel (also see separate Gaza Strip and West Bank entries)

Jan Mayen (territory of Norway)

Jersey (British crown dependency)

Macau (special administrative region of China)

Mayotte (overseas collectivity of France)

Montserrat (overseas territory of the UK)

Navassa Island (territory of the US)

Netherlands Antilles (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

New Caledonia (self-governing territory of France)

Niue (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)

Norfolk Island (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands (commonwealth in political union with the US)

Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the UK)

Puerto Rico (territory of the US with commonwealth status)

Saint Barthelemy (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Helena (overseas territory of the UK)

Saint Martin (overseas collectivity of France)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (territorial overseas collectivity of France)

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)

Svalbard (territory of Norway)

Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)

Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the UK)

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges (territories of the US)

Virgin Islands (territory of the US)

Wake Island (territory of the US)

Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)

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Field Listing :: Dependency status

This entry describes the formal relationship between a particular nonindependent entity and an independent state. Country

Dependency status

Akrotiri a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

American Samoa unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Anguilla overseas territory of the UK

Aruba member country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

Ashmore and Cartier Islands territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Bermuda overseas territory of the UK

Bouvet Island territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Oslo Police

British Indian Ocean Territory overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London

British Virgin Islands overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing

Cayman Islands overseas territory of the UK

Christmas Island non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Clipperton Island possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France

Cocos (Keeling) Islands non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Cook Islands self-governing in free association with New Zealand; Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense, in consultation with the Cook Islands

Coral Sea Islands territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Dhekelia a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina

Faroe Islands part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948

French Polynesia overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004

French Southern and Antarctic Lands overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Eric PILLOTON (since 10 April 2007)

Gibraltar overseas territory of the UK

Greenland part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979

Guam organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Guernsey British crown dependency

Heard Island and McDonald Islands territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

Hong Kong special administrative region of China

Isle of Man British crown dependency

Jan Mayen territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service

Jersey British crown dependency

Macau special administrative region of China

Mayotte departmental collectivity of France

Montserrat overseas territory of the UK

Navassa Island unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996 the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced against the island

Netherlands Antilles an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

New Caledonia territorial collectivity of France since 1998

Niue self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense; however, these responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue

Norfolk Island self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

Northern Mariana Islands commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs

Pitcairn Islands overseas territory of the UK

Puerto Rico unincorporated, organized territory of the US with commonwealth status; policy relations between Puerto Rico and the US conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President

Saint Barthelemy overseas collectivity of France

Saint Helena overseas territory of the UK

Saint Martin overseas collectivity of France

Saint Pierre and Miquelon self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by a commissioner, who is concurrently governor of the Falkland Islands, representing Queen ELIZABETH II

Svalbard territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was awarded to Norway

Tokelau self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN-sponsored referendum on self governance in October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status

Turks and Caicos Islands overseas territory of the UK

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges unincorporated territories of the US; administered from Washington, DC by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system note on Palmyra Atoll: incorporated Territory of the US; partly privately owned and partly federally owned; administered from Washington, DC by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon

Virgin Islands organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Wake Island unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the US Air Force

Wallis and Futuna overseas territory of France

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Field Listing :: Diplomatic representation from the US

This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations. Country

Diplomatic representation from the US

Afghanistan chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Deputy Ambassador Francis J. RICCIARDONE, Jr. embassy: The Great Masood Road, Kabul mailing address: U.S. Embassy Kabul, APO, AE 09806 telephone: [93] 0700 108 001 FAX: [93] 0700 108 564

Akrotiri none (overseas territory of the UK)

Albania chief of mission: Ambassador John L. WITHERS, II embassy: Rruga e Elbasanit, Labinoti #103, Tirana mailing address: US Department of State, 9510 Tirana Place, Dulles, VA 20189-9510 telephone: [355] (4) 2247285 FAX: [355] (4) 2232222

Algeria chief of mission: Ambassador David D. PEARCE embassy: 05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, El-Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16000 Algiers mailing address: B. P. 408, Alger-Gare, 16030 Algiers telephone: [213] 770-08-2000 FAX: [213] 21-60-7355

American Samoa none (territory of the US)