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Cote d'Ivoire republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960 note: the government is currently operating under a power-sharing agreement mandated by international mediators
Croatia presidential/parliamentary democracy
Cuba Communist state
Curacao parliamentary
Cyprus republic note: a separation of the two ethnic communities inhabiting the island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified after the Turkish intervention in July 1974 that followed a Greek military-junta-supported coup attempt that gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government; on 15 November 1983 Turkish Cypriot "President" Rauf DENKTASH declared independence and the formation of a "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), which is recognized only by Turkey
Czech Republic parliamentary democracy
Denmark constitutional monarchy
Djibouti republic
Dominica parliamentary democracy
Dominican Republic democratic republic
Ecuador republic
Egypt republic
El Salvador republic
Equatorial Guinea republic
Eritrea transitional government note: following a successful referendum on independence for the Autonomous Region of Eritrea on 23-25 April 1993, a National Assembly, composed entirely of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ, was established as a transitional legislature; a Constitutional Commission was also established to draft a constitution; ISAIAS Afworki was elected president by the transitional legislature; the constitution, ratified in May 1997, did not enter into effect, pending parliamentary and presidential elections; parliamentary elections were scheduled in December 2001 but were postponed indefinitely; currently the sole legal party is the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ)
Estonia parliamentary republic
Ethiopia federal republic
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA
Faroe Islands NA
Fiji republic
Finland republic
France republic
French Polynesia NA
Gabon republic; multiparty presidential regime
Gambia, The republic
Georgia republic
Germany federal republic
Ghana constitutional democracy
Gibraltar NA
Greece parliamentary republic
Greenland parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
Grenada parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Guam NA
Guatemala constitutional democratic republic
Guernsey parliamentary democracy
Guinea republic
Guinea-Bissau republic
Guyana republic
Haiti republic
Holy See (Vatican City) ecclesiastical
Honduras democratic constitutional republic
Hong Kong limited democracy
Hungary parliamentary democracy
Iceland constitutional republic
India federal republic
Indonesia republic
Iran theocratic republic
Iraq parliamentary democracy
Ireland republic, parliamentary democracy
Isle of Man parliamentary democracy
Israel parliamentary democracy
Italy republic
Jamaica constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Japan a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
Jersey parliamentary democracy
Jordan constitutional monarchy
Kazakhstan republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Kenya republic
Kiribati republic
Korea, North Communist state one-man dictatorship
Korea, South republic
Kosovo republic
Kuwait constitutional emirate
Kyrgyzstan republic
Laos Communist state
Latvia parliamentary democracy
Lebanon republic
Lesotho parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Liberia republic
Libya Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
Liechtenstein constitutional monarchy
Lithuania parliamentary democracy
Luxembourg constitutional monarchy
Macau limited democracy
Macedonia parliamentary democracy
Madagascar republic
Malawi multiparty democracy
Malaysia constitutional monarchy note: nominally headed by paramount ruler (commonly referred to as the King) and a bicameral Parliament consisting of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house; all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers (commonly referred to as sultans) except Melaka and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls)
Maldives republic
Mali republic
Malta republic
Marshall Islands constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004
Mauritania military junta
Mauritius parliamentary democracy
Mayotte NA
Mexico federal republic
Micronesia, Federated States of constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004
Moldova republic
Monaco constitutional monarchy
Mongolia parliamentary
Montenegro republic
Montserrat NA
Morocco constitutional monarchy
Mozambique republic
Namibia republic
Nauru republic
Nepal federal democratic republic
Netherlands constitutional monarchy
New Caledonia NA
New Zealand parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Nicaragua republic
Niger republic
Nigeria federal republic
Niue self-governing parliamentary democracy
Norfolk Island NA
Northern Mariana Islands commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature
Norway constitutional monarchy
Oman monarchy
Pakistan federal republic
Palau constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 1 October 1994
Panama constitutional democracy
Papua New Guinea constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Paraguay constitutional republic
Peru constitutional republic
Philippines republic
Pitcairn Islands NA
Poland republic
Portugal republic; parliamentary democracy
Puerto Rico commonwealth
Qatar emirate
Romania republic
Russia federation
Rwanda republic; presidential, multiparty system
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Saint Lucia parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Saint Pierre and Miquelon NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Samoa parliamentary democracy
San Marino republic
Sao Tome and Principe republic
Saudi Arabia monarchy
Senegal republic
Serbia republic
Seychelles republic
Sierra Leone constitutional democracy
Singapore parliamentary republic
Sint Maarten parliamentary
Slovakia parliamentary democracy
Slovenia parliamentary republic
Solomon Islands parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Somalia no permanent national government; transitional, parliamentary federal government
South Africa republic
Spain parliamentary monarchy
Sri Lanka republic
Sudan Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulated national elections in 2009, but these were subsequently rescheduled for April 2010
Suriname constitutional democracy
Svalbard NA
Swaziland monarchy
Sweden constitutional monarchy
Switzerland formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal republic
Syria republic under an authoritarian regime
Taiwan multiparty democracy
Tajikistan republic
Tanzania republic
Thailand constitutional monarchy
Timor-Leste republic
Togo republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
Tokelau NA
Tonga constitutional monarchy
Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary democracy
Tunisia republic
Turkey republican parliamentary democracy
Turkmenistan defines itself as a secular democracy and a presidential republic; in actuality displays authoritarian presidential rule, with power concentrated within the presidential administration
Turks and Caicos Islands NA
Tuvalu parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
Uganda republic
Ukraine republic
United Arab Emirates federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates
United Kingdom constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm
United States Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Uruguay constitutional republic
Uzbekistan republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Vanuatu parliamentary republic
Venezuela federal republic
Vietnam Communist state
Virgin Islands NA
Wallis and Futuna NA
Western Sahara legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
Yemen republic
Zambia republic
Zimbabwe parliamentary democracy
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Field Listing :: Unemployment rate
This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted. Country Comparison to the World Country
Unemployment rate(%)
Afghanistan 35% (2008 est.) 40% (2005 est.)
Albania 12.7% (2010 est.) 12.8% (2009 est.) note: these are official rates, but actual rates may exceed 30% due to preponderance of near-subsistence farming
Algeria 9.9% (2010 est.) 10.2% (2009 est.)
American Samoa 29.8% (2005)
Andorra 7% (2008) 0% (2007)
Angola NA
Anguilla 8% (2002)
Antigua and Barbuda 11% (2001 est.)
Argentina 7.9% (2010 est.) 8.7% (2009 est.) note: based on official data, which may understate unemployment
Armenia 7.1% (2007 est.)
Aruba 6.9% (2005 est.)
Australia 5.1% (2010 est.) 5.6% (2009 est.)
Austria 4.6% (2010 est.) 4.8% (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan 0.9% (2010 est.) 6% (2009 est.)
Bahamas, The 7.6% (2006 est.)
Bahrain 15% (2005 est.)
Bangladesh 5.1% (2010 est.) 5.1% (2009 est.) note: about 40% of the population is underemployed; many participants in the labor force work only a few hours a week, at low wages
Barbados 10.7% (2003 est.)
Belarus 1% (2009 est.) 1.6% (2005) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
Belgium 8.1% (2010 est.) 7.9% (2009 est.)
Belize 13.1% (2009) 8.2% (2008)
Benin NA%
Bermuda 2.1% (2004 est.)
Bhutan 4% (2009) 2.5% (2004)
Bolivia 8.3% (2010 est.) 7.7% (2009 est.) note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment
Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.2% (2010 est.) 24.1% (2009 est.) note: official rate
Botswana 7.5% (2007 est.)
Brazil 7% (2010 est.) 8.1% (2009 est.)
British Virgin Islands 3.6% (1997)
Brunei 3.7% (2008) 4% (2006)
Bulgaria 9.5% (2010 est.) 6.3% (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso 77% (2004)
Burma 5.7% (2010 est.) 4.9% (2009 est.)
Burundi NA%
Cambodia 3.5% (2007 est.) 2.5% (2000 est.)
Cameroon 30% (2001 est.)
Canada 8% (2010 est.) 8.3% (2009 est.)
Cape Verde 21% (2000 est.)
Cayman Islands 4% (2008) 4.4% (2004)
Central African Republic 8% (2001 est.) note: 23% unemployment for Bangui
Chad NA% est.)
Chile 8.7% (2010 est.) 9.6% (2009 est.)
China 4.3% (September 2009 est.) 4.2% (December 2008 est.) note: official data for urban areas only; including migrants may boost total unemployment to 9%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 60% (2000 est.)
Colombia 11.2% (2010 est.) 12% (2009 est.)
Comoros 20% (1996 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the NA%
Congo, Republic of the NA%
Cook Islands 13.1% (2005)
Costa Rica 6.6% (2010 est.) 7.8% (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire NA note: unemployment may have climbed to 40-50% as a result of the civil war
Croatia 17.6% (2010 est.) 16.1% (2009 est.)
Cuba 2% (2010 est.) 1.7% (2009 est.)
Curacao 10.3% (2008 est.)
Cyprus 6% (2010 est.) 5.3% (2009 est.)
Czech Republic 9.3% (2010 est.) 8.1% (2009 est.)
Denmark 4.2% (2010 est.) 4.3% (2009 est.)
Djibouti 59% (2007 est.) note: data are for urban areas, 83% in rural areas
Dominica 23% (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic 14.2% (2010 est.) 14.9% (2009 est.)
Ecuador 7.6% (2010 est.) 8.5% (2009 est.)
Egypt 9.7% (2010 est.) 9.4% (2009 est.)
El Salvador 7% (2010 est.) 7.2% (2009 est.) note: data are official rates; but the economy has much underemployment
Equatorial Guinea 30% (1998 est.)
Eritrea NA%
Estonia 13.5% (2010 est.) 13.8% (2009 est.)
Ethiopia NA%
European Union 9.5% (2010 est.) 9% (2009 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA%
Faroe Islands 3.9% (2009) 1.2% (2008)
Fiji 7.6% (1999)
Finland 7.9% (2010 est.) 8.2% (2009 est.)
France 9.5% (2010 est.) 9.1% (2009 est.)
French Polynesia 11.7% (2005)
Gabon 21% (2006 est.); NA%
Gambia, The NA%
Gaza Strip 40% (2010 est.) 40% (2009 est.)
Georgia 16.4% (2009 est.) 13.6% (2006 est.)
Germany 7.1% (2010 est.) 7.5% (2009 est.) note: this is the International Labor Organization's estimated rate for international comparisons; Germany's Federal Employment Office estimated a seasonally adjusted rate of 10.8%
Ghana 11% (2000 est.)
Gibraltar 3% (2005 est.)
Greece 12% (2010 est.) 9.4% (2009 est.)
Greenland 6.8% (2007 est.) 7.3% (2006 est.)
Grenada 12.5% (2000)
Guam 11.4% (2002 est.)
Guatemala 3.2% (2005 est.)
Guernsey 0.9% (March 2006 est.)
Guinea NA% est.)
Guinea-Bissau NA%
Guyana 11% (2007)
Haiti NA% est.) note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
Honduras 5.1% (2010 est.) 3.2% (2009 est.) note: about 36% are unemployed or underemployed
Hong Kong 4.6% (2010 est.) 5.2% (2009 est.)
Hungary 11.5% (2010 est.) 10% (2009 est.)
Iceland 8.6% (2010 est.) 8% (2009 est.)
India 10.8% (2010 est.) 10.7% (2009 est.)
Indonesia 7.1% (2010 est.) 8.1% (2009 est.)
Iran 14.6% (2010 est.) 10.3% (2008 est.) note: data are according to the Iranian Government
Iraq 15.3% (2009 est.) 15.2% (2008 est.)
Ireland 13.7% (2010 est.) 11.8% (2009 est.)
Isle of Man 1.8% (October 2010 est.) 1.5% (December 2006 est.)
Israel 6.4% (2010 est.) 7.6% (2009 est.)
Italy 8.4% (2010 est.) 7.8% (2009 est.)
Jamaica 12.9% (2010 est.) 11.4% (2009 est.)
Japan 5.2% (2010 est.) 5.1% (2009 est.)
Jersey 2.2% (2006 est.)
Jordan 13.4% (2010 est.) 12.9% (2009 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
Kazakhstan 5.5% (2010 est.) 6.3% (2009 est.)
Kenya 40% (2008 est.) 40% (2001 est.)
Kiribati 2% (1992 est.)
Korea, North NA%
Korea, South 3.7% (2010 est.) 3.7% (2009 est.)
Kosovo 16.6% (2009 est.); 14%
Kuwait 2.2% (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 18% (2004 est.)
Laos 2.5% (2009 est.) 2.4% (2005 est.)
Latvia 19.1% (2010 est.) 17.1% (2009 est.)
Lebanon NA%
Lesotho 45% (2002)
Liberia 85% (2003 est.)
Libya 30% (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein 1.5% (31 December 2007) 1.3% (September 2002)
Lithuania 16% (2010 est.) 13.7% (2009 est.)
Luxembourg 5.5% (2010 est.) 5.7% (2009 est.)
Macau 3.6% (2009) 3% (2008)
Macedonia 33.1% (2010 est.) 32.2% (2009 est.)
Malawi NA%
Malaysia 3.5% (2010 est.) 3.7% (2009 est.)
Maldives 14.4% (2006 est.)
Mali 30% (2004 est.)
Malta 7% (2009 est.) 6% (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands 36% (2006 est.) 30.9% (2000 est.)
Mauritania 30% (2008 est.) 20% (2004 est.)
Mauritius 7.5% (2010 est.) 7.3% (2009 est.)
Mayotte 25.4% (2005)
Mexico 5.6% (2010 est.) 5.5% (2009 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
Micronesia, Federated States of 22% (2000 est.)
Moldova 3.4% (2010 est.) 3.1% (2009 est.)
Monaco 0% (2005)
Mongolia 2.8% (2008) 3% (2007)
Montenegro 14.7% (2007 est.)
Montserrat 6% (1998 est.)
Morocco 9.8% (2010 est.) 9.1% (2009 est.)
Mozambique 21% (1997 est.)
Namibia 51.2% (2008 est.) 36.7% (2004 est.)
Nauru 90% (2004 est.)
Nepal 46% (2008 est.) 42% (2004 est.)
Netherlands 5.5% (2010 est.) 4.8% (2009 est.)
New Caledonia 17.1% (2004)
New Zealand 6.5% (2010 est.) 6.2% (2009 est.)
Nicaragua 8% (2010 est.) 8.2% (2009 est.) note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008
Niger NA%
Nigeria 4.9% (2007 est.)
Niue 12% (2001)
Northern Mariana Islands 8% (2005 est.) 3.9% (2001)
Norway 3.7% (2010 est.) 3.2% (2009 est.)
Oman 15% (2004 est.)
Pakistan 15% (2010 est.) 14% (2009 est.) note: substantial underemployment exists
Palau 4.2% (2005 est.)
Panama 4.4% (2010 est.) 6.7% (2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea 1.8% (2004)
Paraguay 6.9% (2010 est.) 7.9% (2009 est.)
Peru 6.7% (2010 est.) 8.1% (2009 est.) note: data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment
Philippines 7.5% (2010 est.) 7.5% (2009 est.)
Poland 11.8% (2010 est.) 11% (2009 est.)
Portugal 10.7% (2010 est.) 9.5% (2009 est.)
Puerto Rico 12% (2002)
Qatar 0.5% (2010 est.) 0.5% (2009 est.)
Romania 8.2% (2010 est.) 7.8% (2009 est.)
Russia 7.6% (2010 est.) 8.4% (2009)
Rwanda NA%
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 14% (1998 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.5% (1997)
Saint Lucia 20% (2003 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10.3% (1999)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15% (2001 est.)
Samoa NA%
San Marino 3.1% (2008)
Sao Tome and Principe NA%
Saudi Arabia 10.8% (2010 est.) 10.5% (2009 est.) note: data are for Saudi males only (local bank estimates; some estimates range as high as 25%)
Senegal 48% (2007 est.)
Serbia 17.2% (2010 est.); 16.6% (2009 est.)
Seychelles 2% (2006 est.)
Sierra Leone NA%
Singapore 2.3% (2010 est.) 3% (2009 est.)
Sint Maarten 10.6% (2008 est.)
Slovakia 12.5% (2010 est.) 11.4% (2009 est.)
Slovenia 10.6% (2010 est.) 9.2% (2009 est.)
Solomon Islands NA%
Somalia NA%
South Africa 23.3% (2010 est.) 24% (2009 est.)
Spain 20% (2010 est.) 18.1% (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka 5.4% (2010 est.) 5.9% (2009 est.)
Sudan 18.7% (2002 est.)
Suriname 9.5% (2004)
Swaziland 40% (2006 est.)
Sweden 8.3% (2010 est.) 8.3% (2009 est.)
Switzerland 3.9% (2010 est.) 3.7% (2009 est.)
Syria 8.3% (2010 est.) 8.5% (2009 est.)
Taiwan 5.2% (2010 est.) 5.9% (2009 est.)
Tajikistan 2.2% (2009 est.) 2.3% (2008 est.) note: official rates; actual unemployment is higher
Tanzania NA%
Thailand 1.2% (2010 est.) 1.5% (2009)
Timor-Leste 20% (2006 est.) note: data are for rural areas, unemployment rises to more than 40% among urban youth
Togo NA%
Tokelau NA%
Tonga 13% (FY03/04 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 6.4% (2010 est.) 5.8% (2009 est.)
Tunisia 14% (2010 est.) 13.3% (2009 est.)
Turkey 12.4% (2010 est.) 14.1% (2009 est.) note: underemployment amounted to 4% in 2008
Turkmenistan 60% (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 10% (1997 est.)
Tuvalu NA%
Uganda NA%
Ukraine 8.4% (2010 est.) 8.8% (2009 est.) note: officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
United Arab Emirates 2.4% (2001)
United Kingdom 7.9% (2010 est.) 7.6% (2009 est.)
United States 9.6% (2010 est.) 9.3% (2009 est.)
Uruguay 7.4% (2010 est.) 7.6% (2009 est.)
Uzbekistan 1.1% (2010 est.) 1.1% (2009 est.) note: officially measured by the Ministry of Labor, plus another 20% underemployed
Vanuatu 1.7% (1999)
Venezuela 12.1% (2010 est.) 7.9% (2009 est.)
Vietnam 6.4% (2010 est.) 6.5% (2009 est.)
Virgin Islands 6.2% (2004)
Wallis and Futuna 15.2% (2003)
West Bank 16.5% (2010 est.) 19% (2009 est.)
Western Sahara NA%
World 8.8% (2010 est.) 8.2% (2009 est.) note: 30% (2007 est.) combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment
Yemen 35% (2003 est.)
Zambia 50% (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe 95% (2009 est.) 80% (2005 est.)
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Field Listing :: Military - note
This entry includes miscellaneous military information of significance not included elsewhere. Country
Military - note
Akrotiri Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
American Samoa defense is the responsibility of the US
Andorra defense is the responsibility of France and Spain
Anguilla defense is the responsibility of the UK
Antarctica the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a military nature, such as the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military maneuvers, or the testing of any type of weapon; it permits the use of military personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful purposes
Argentina the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is implementing a modernization plan aimed at making the ground forces lighter and more responsive (2008)
Aruba defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Ashmore and Cartier Islands defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force
Barbados the Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is to defend the island against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion with a small regular cadre that is deployed throughout the island; it increasingly supports the police in patrolling the coastline to prevent smuggling and other illicit activities (2007)