The 2009 CIA World Factbook

Part 428

Chapter 4281,281 wordsPublic domain

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Rank code: 2051

Country Comparison :: Administrative divisions

This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by the BGN are noted.

Rank country Administrative divisions Date of Information

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Rank code: 2052

Country Comparison :: Agriculture - products

This entry is an ordered listing of major crops and products starting with the most important.

Rank country Agriculture - products Date of Information

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Rank code: 2053

Country Comparison :: Airports

This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) and may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.

Rank country Airports Date of Information

1 United States 15,095 2009 2 Brazil 4,000 2009 3 Mexico 1,744 2009 4 Canada 1,388 2009 5 Russia 1,216 2009 6 Argentina 1,130 2009 7 Colombia 992 2009 8 Bolivia 952 2009 9 Paraguay 798 2009 10 Indonesia 683 2009 11 South Africa 607 2009 12 Papua New Guinea 560 2009 13 Germany 550 2009 14 United Kingdom 506 2009 15 China 482 2009 16 France 475 2009 17 Australia 464 2009 18 Ukraine 425 2009 19 Ecuador 420 2009 20 Venezuela 406 2009 21 Guatemala 371 2009 22 Chile 357 2009 23 India 349 2009 24 Iran 316 2009 25 Philippines 254 2009 26 Sweden 249 2009 27 Saudi Arabia 217 2009 28 Zimbabwe 215 2009 29 Bulgaria 212 2009 30 Peru 201 2009 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 194 2009 32 Angola 192 2009 33 Kenya 181 2009 34 Japan 176 2009 35 Spain 153 2009 36 Costa Rica 151 2009 37 Finland 148 2009 38 Pakistan 145 2009 39 Algeria 143 2009 40 Nicaragua 143 2009 41 Libya 137 2009 42 Cuba 136 2009 43 Italy 132 2009 44 Namibia 129 2009 45 Oman 128 2009 46 Poland 125 2009 47 Tanzania 125 2009 48 Czech Republic 122 2009 49 Sudan 121 2009 50 New Zealand 120 2009 51 Malaysia 118 2009 52 Panama 117 2009 53 Korea, South 116 2009 54 Honduras 106 2009 55 Mozambique 105 2009 56 Thailand 105 2009 57 Iraq 104 2009 58 Syria 104 2009 59 Turkey 102 2009 60 Guyana 99 2009 61 Kazakhstan 99 2009 62 Iceland 99 2009 63 Norway 98 2009 64 Zambia 97 2009 65 Denmark 92 2009 66 Madagascar 89 2009 67 Lithuania 87 2009 68 Egypt 85 2009 69 Greece 81 2009 70 Korea, North 79 2009 71 Botswana 77 2009 72 Burma 77 2009 73 Croatia 68 2009 74 Switzerland 66 2009 75 Belarus 65 2009 76 Portugal 65 2009 77 El Salvador 65 2009 78 Ethiopia 63 2009 79 Bahamas, The 62 2009 80 Somalia 59 2009 81 Morocco 58 2009 82 Uruguay 57 2009 83 Nigeria 56 2009 84 Austria 55 2009 85 Yemen 55 2009 86 Chad 54 2009 87 Uzbekistan 54 2009 88 French Polynesia 53 2009 89 Romania 53 2009 90 Afghanistan 51 2009 91 Suriname 50 2009 92 Israel 47 2009 93 Nepal 47 2009 94 Hungary 46 2009 95 Mongolia 45 2009 96 Belize 44 2009 97 Vietnam 44 2009 98 Gabon 44 2009 99 Belgium 43 2009 100 Latvia 43 2009 101 Taiwan 42 2009 102 United Arab Emirates 41 2009 103 Laos 41 2009 104 Central African Republic 40 2009 105 Ireland 39 2009 106 Solomon Islands 36 2009 107 Cameroon 36 2009 108 Dominican Republic 35 2009 109 Uganda 35 2009 110 Slovakia 35 2009 111 Azerbaijan 34 2009 112 Liberia 33 2009 113 Malawi 32 2009 114 Tunisia 32 2009 115 Vanuatu 31 2009 116 Kyrgyzstan 29 2009 117 Puerto Rico 29 2009 118 Fiji 28 2009 119 Niger 28 2009 120 Turkmenistan 28 2009 121 Serbia 28 2009 122 Cote d'Ivoire 28 2009 123 Jamaica 27 2009 124 Netherlands 27 2009 125 Mauritania 27 2009 126 Lesotho 26 2009 127 Burkina Faso 26 2009 128 Tajikistan 26 2009 129 Antarctica 25 2009 130 New Caledonia 25 2009 131 Congo, Republic of the 25 2009 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 2009 133 Georgia 22 2009 134 Mali 22 2009 135 Estonia 19 2009 136 Senegal 19 2009 137 Kiribati 19 2009 138 Sri Lanka 18 2009 139 Bangladesh 17 2009 140 Cambodia 17 2009 141 Guinea 17 2009 142 Jordan 17 2009 143 Slovenia 16 2009 144 Cyprus 15 2009 145 Marshall Islands 15 2009 146 Greenland 15 2009 147 Eritrea 14 2009 148 Swaziland 14 2009 149 Seychelles 14 2009 150 Macedonia 14 2009 151 Haiti 14 2009 152 Djibouti 13 2009 153 Armenia 11 2009 154 Moldova 11 2009 155 Ghana 11 2009 156 Cape Verde 10 2009 157 Cook Islands 9 2009 158 Sierra Leone 9 2009 159 Rwanda 9 2009 160 Guinea-Bissau 9 2009 161 Burundi 8 2009 162 Togo 8 2009 163 Turks and Caicos Islands 8 2009 164 Singapore 8 2009 165 Kosovo 8 2009 166 Equatorial Guinea 7 2009 167 Lebanon 7 2009 168 Kuwait 7 2009 169 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 6 2009 170 Micronesia, Federated States of 6 2009 171 Tonga 6 2009 172 Timor-Leste 6 2009 173 Western Sahara 6 2009 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 2009 175 Trinidad and Tobago 6 2009 176 Albania 5 2009 177 Benin 5 2009 178 Qatar 5 2009 179 Netherlands Antilles 5 2009 180 Maldives 5 2009 181 Mauritius 5 2009 182 Montenegro 5 2009 183 Northern Mariana Islands 5 2009 184 Comoros 4 2009 185 British Virgin Islands 4 2009 186 Samoa 4 2009 187 Svalbard 4 2009 188 Spratly Islands 4 2009 189 French Southern and Antarctic Lands4 2006 190 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2009 191 Bahrain 3 2009 192 Anguilla 3 2009 193 Grenada 3 2009 194 American Samoa 3 2009 195 Palau 3 2009 196 Cayman Islands 3 2009 197 Bhutan 2 2009 198 Dominica 2 2009 199 Hong Kong 2 2009 200 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 2009 201 Saint Lucia 2 2009 202 Virgin Islands 2 2009 203 Wallis and Futuna 2 2009 204 West Bank 2 2009 205 Sao Tome and Principe 2 2009 206 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2009 207 Montserrat 2 2009 208 Luxembourg 2 2009 209 Guernsey 2 2009 210 Brunei 2 2009 211 Aruba 1 2009 212 Barbados 1 2009 213 Wake Island 1 2009 214 Tuvalu 1 2009 215 Saint Barthelemy 1 2009 216 Saint Helena 1 2009 217 Norfolk Island 1 2009 218 Niue 1 2009 219 Malta 1 2009 220 Mayotte 1 2009 221 Macau 1 2009 222 Christmas Island 1 2009 223 Jan Mayen 1 2009 224 Jersey 1 2009 225 British Indian Ocean Territory 1 2009 226 Saint Martin 1 2009 227 Paracel Islands 1 2009 228 Nauru 1 2009 229 Isle of Man 1 2009 230 Gaza Strip 1 2009 231 Gibraltar 1 2009 232 Gambia, The 1 2009 233 Faroe Islands 1 2009 234 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 2009 235 Bermuda 1 2009

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Rank code: 2054

Country Comparison :: Birth rate

This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.

Rank country (births/1,000 population) Date of Information