The 2010 CIA World Factbook

Part 384

Chapter 3843,574 wordsPublic domain

Northern Mariana Islands Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Norway Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden

Oman Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE

Pacific Ocean body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere

Pakistan Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north

Palau Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines

Panama Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica

Papua New Guinea Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia

Paracel Islands Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines

Paraguay Central South America, northeast of Argentina

Peru Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador

Philippines Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam

Pitcairn Islands Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand

Poland Central Europe, east of Germany

Portugal Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain

Puerto Rico Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic

Qatar Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia

Romania Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine

Russia Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean

Rwanda Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Saint Barthelemy located approximately 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2,300 nm southwest of Saint Helena

Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago

Saint Lucia Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Saint Martin island 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Samoa Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand

San Marino Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy

Sao Tome and Principe Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon

Saudi Arabia Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen

Senegal Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania

Serbia Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary

Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar

Sierra Leone Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia

Singapore Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

Sint Maarten Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands

Slovakia Central Europe, south of Poland

Slovenia Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia

Solomon Islands Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea

Somalia Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia

South Africa Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America

Southern Ocean body of water between 60 degrees south latitude and Antarctica

Spain Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France

Spratly Islands Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines

Sri Lanka Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India

Sudan Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea

Suriname Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana

Svalbard Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway

Swaziland Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa

Sweden Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway

Switzerland Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy

Syria Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey

Taiwan Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China

Tajikistan Central Asia, west of China

Tanzania Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique

Thailand Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma

Timor-Leste Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco

Togo Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana

Tokelau Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Tonga Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Tunisia Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya

Turkey Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria

Turkmenistan Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan

Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti

Tuvalu Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Uganda Eastern Africa, west of Kenya

Ukraine Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east

United Arab Emirates Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

United Kingdom Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France

United States North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Oceania Baker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,830 nm (3,389 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia Howland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 1,815 nm (3,361 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia Jarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 1,305 nm (2,417 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Cook Islands Johnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1,328 km) southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands Kingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 930 nm (1,722 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa Midway Islands: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,260 nm (2,334 km) northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo Palmyra Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 960 nm (1,778 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa

Uruguay Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil

Uzbekistan Central Asia, north of Afghanistan

Vanuatu Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Venezuela Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana

Vietnam Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia

Virgin Islands Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico

Wake Island Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands

Wallis and Futuna Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

West Bank Middle East, west of Jordan

Western Sahara Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco

Yemen Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

Zambia Southern Africa, east of Angola

Zimbabwe Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

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Field Listing :: Map references

This entry includes the name of the Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. Note that boundary representations on these maps are not necessarily authoritative. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. Country

Map references

Afghanistan Asia

Akrotiri Middle East

Albania Europe

Algeria Africa

American Samoa Oceania

Andorra Europe

Angola Africa

Anguilla Central America and the Caribbean

Antarctica Antarctic Region

Antigua and Barbuda Central America and the Caribbean

Arctic Ocean Arctic Region

Argentina South America

Armenia Asia

Aruba Central America and the Caribbean

Ashmore and Cartier Islands Southeast Asia

Atlantic Ocean Political Map of the World

Australia Oceania

Austria Europe

Azerbaijan Asia

Bahamas, The Central America and the Caribbean

Bahrain Middle East

Bangladesh Asia

Barbados Central America and the Caribbean

Belarus Europe

Belgium Europe

Belize Central America and the Caribbean

Benin Africa

Bermuda North America

Bhutan Asia

Bolivia South America

Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe

Botswana Africa

Bouvet Island Antarctic Region

Brazil South America

British Indian Ocean Territory Political Map of the World

British Virgin Islands Central America and the Caribbean

Brunei Southeast Asia

Bulgaria Europe

Burkina Faso Africa

Burma Southeast Asia

Burundi Africa

Cambodia Southeast Asia

Cameroon Africa

Canada North America

Cape Verde Political Map of the World

Cayman Islands Central America and the Caribbean

Central African Republic Africa

Chad Africa

Chile South America

China Asia

Christmas Island Southeast Asia

Clipperton Island Political Map of the World

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Southeast Asia

Colombia South America

Comoros Africa

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Africa

Congo, Republic of the Africa

Cook Islands Oceania

Coral Sea Islands Oceania

Costa Rica Central America and the Caribbean

Cote d'Ivoire Africa

Croatia Europe

Cuba Central America and the Caribbean

Curacao Central America and the Caribbean

Cyprus Middle East

Czech Republic Europe

Denmark Europe

Dhekelia Middle East

Djibouti Africa

Dominica Central America and the Caribbean

Dominican Republic Central America and the Caribbean

Ecuador South America

Egypt Africa

El Salvador Central America and the Caribbean

Equatorial Guinea Africa

Eritrea Africa

Estonia Europe

Ethiopia Africa

European Union Europe

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) South America

Faroe Islands Europe

Fiji Oceania

Finland Europe

France metropolitan France: Europe French Guiana: South America Guadeloupe: Central America and the Caribbean Martinique: Central America and the Caribbean Reunion: World

French Polynesia Oceania

French Southern and Antarctic Lands Antarctic Region, Africa

Gabon Africa

Gambia, The Africa

Gaza Strip Middle East

Georgia Asia

Germany Europe

Ghana Africa

Gibraltar Europe

Greece Europe

Greenland Arctic Region

Grenada Central America and the Caribbean

Guam Oceania

Guatemala Central America and the Caribbean

Guernsey Europe

Guinea Africa

Guinea-Bissau Africa

Guyana South America

Haiti Central America and the Caribbean

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Antarctic Region

Holy See (Vatican City) Europe

Honduras Central America and the Caribbean

Hong Kong Southeast Asia

Hungary Europe

Iceland Arctic Region

India Asia

Indian Ocean Political Map of the World

Indonesia Southeast Asia

Iran Middle East

Iraq Middle East

Ireland Europe

Isle of Man Europe

Israel Middle East

Italy Europe

Jamaica Central America and the Caribbean

Jan Mayen Arctic Region

Japan Asia

Jersey Europe

Jordan Middle East

Kazakhstan Asia

Kenya Africa

Kiribati Oceania

Korea, North Asia

Korea, South Asia

Kosovo Europe

Kuwait Middle East

Kyrgyzstan Asia

Laos Southeast Asia

Latvia Europe

Lebanon Middle East

Lesotho Africa

Liberia Africa

Libya Africa

Liechtenstein Europe

Lithuania Europe

Luxembourg Europe

Macau Southeast Asia

Macedonia Europe

Madagascar Africa

Malawi Africa

Malaysia Southeast Asia

Maldives Asia

Mali Africa

Malta Europe

Marshall Islands Oceania

Mauritania Africa

Mauritius Political Map of the World

Mayotte Africa

Mexico North America

Micronesia, Federated States of Oceania

Moldova Europe

Monaco Europe

Mongolia Asia

Montenegro Europe

Montserrat Central America and the Caribbean

Morocco Africa

Mozambique Africa

Namibia Africa

Nauru Oceania

Navassa Island Central America and the Caribbean

Nepal Asia

Netherlands Europe

New Caledonia Oceania

New Zealand Oceania

Nicaragua Central America and the Caribbean

Niger Africa

Nigeria Africa

Niue Oceania

Norfolk Island Oceania

Northern Mariana Islands Oceania

Norway Europe

Oman Middle East

Pacific Ocean Political Map of the World

Pakistan Asia

Palau Oceania

Panama Central America and the Caribbean

Papua New Guinea Oceania

Paracel Islands Southeast Asia

Paraguay South America

Peru South America

Philippines Southeast Asia

Pitcairn Islands Oceania

Poland Europe

Portugal Europe

Puerto Rico Central America and the Caribbean

Qatar Middle East

Romania Europe

Russia Asia

Rwanda Africa

Saint Barthelemy Central America and the Caribbean

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Africa

Saint Kitts and Nevis Central America and the Caribbean

Saint Lucia Central America and the Caribbean

Saint Martin Central America and the Caribbean

Saint Pierre and Miquelon North America

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Central America and the Caribbean

Samoa Oceania

San Marino Europe

Sao Tome and Principe Africa

Saudi Arabia Middle East

Senegal Africa

Serbia Europe

Seychelles Africa

Sierra Leone Africa

Singapore Southeast Asia

Sint Maarten Central America and the Caribbean

Slovakia Europe

Slovenia Europe

Solomon Islands Oceania

Somalia Africa

South Africa Africa

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Antarctic Region

Southern Ocean Antarctic Region

Spain Europe

Spratly Islands Southeast Asia

Sri Lanka Asia

Sudan Africa

Suriname South America

Svalbard Arctic Region

Swaziland Africa

Sweden Europe

Switzerland Europe

Syria Middle East

Taiwan Southeast Asia

Tajikistan Asia

Tanzania Africa

Thailand Southeast Asia

Timor-Leste Southeast Asia

Togo Africa

Tokelau Oceania

Tonga Oceania

Trinidad and Tobago Central America and the Caribbean

Tunisia Africa

Turkey Middle East

Turkmenistan Asia

Turks and Caicos Islands Central America and the Caribbean

Tuvalu Oceania

Uganda Africa

Ukraine Asia, Europe

United Arab Emirates Middle East

United Kingdom Europe

United States North America

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Oceania

Uruguay South America

Uzbekistan Asia

Vanuatu Oceania

Venezuela South America

Vietnam Southeast Asia

Virgin Islands Central America and the Caribbean

Wake Island Oceania

Wallis and Futuna Oceania

West Bank Middle East

Western Sahara Africa

World Physical Map of the World, Political Map of the World, Standard Time Zones of the World

Yemen Middle East

Zambia Africa

Zimbabwe Africa

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Field Listing :: Irrigated land

This entry gives the number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. Country

Irrigated land(sq km)

Afghanistan 27,200 sq km (2003)

Albania 3,530 sq km (2003)

Algeria 5,690 sq km (2003)

American Samoa NA

Andorra NA

Angola 800 sq km (2003)

Anguilla NA

Antigua and Barbuda NA

Argentina 15,500 sq km (2003)

Armenia 2,860 sq km (2003)

Aruba 0.01 sq km (1998 est.)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands 0 sq km

Australia 25,450 sq km (2003)

Austria 40 sq km (2003)

Azerbaijan 14,550 sq km (2003)

Bahamas, The 10 sq km (2003)

Bahrain 40 sq km (2003)

Bangladesh 47,250 sq km (2003)

Barbados 50 sq km (2003)

Belarus 1,310 sq km (2003)

Belgium 400 sq km (2003)

Belize 30 sq km (2003)

Benin 120 sq km (2003)

Bermuda NA

Bhutan 400 sq km (2003)

Bolivia 1,320 sq km (2003)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 sq km (2003)

Botswana 10 sq km (2003)

Bouvet Island 0 sq km

Brazil 29,200 sq km (2003)

British Indian Ocean Territory 0 sq km

British Virgin Islands NA

Brunei 10 sq km (2003)

Bulgaria 5,880 sq km (2003)

Burkina Faso 250 sq km (2003)

Burma 18,700 sq km (2003)

Burundi 210 sq km (2003)

Cambodia 2,700 sq km (2003)

Cameroon 260 sq km (2003)

Canada 7,850 sq km (2003)

Cape Verde 30 sq km (2003)

Cayman Islands NA

Central African Republic 20 sq km (2003)

Chad 300 sq km (2003)

Chile 19,000 sq km (2003)

China 545,960 sq km (2003)

Christmas Island NA

Clipperton Island 0 sq km

Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA

Colombia 9,000 sq km (2003)

Comoros NA

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 110 sq km (2003)

Congo, Republic of the 20 sq km (2003)

Cook Islands NA

Coral Sea Islands 0 sq km

Costa Rica 1,080 sq km (2003)

Cote d'Ivoire 730 sq km (2003)

Croatia 110 sq km (2003)

Cuba 8,700 sq km (2003)

Curacao NA

Cyprus 400 sq km (2003)

Czech Republic 240 sq km (2003)

Denmark 4,490 sq km (2003)

Djibouti 10 sq km (2003)

Dominica NA

Dominican Republic 2,750 sq km (2003)

Ecuador 8,650 sq km (2003)

Egypt 34,220 sq km (2003)

El Salvador 450 sq km (2003)

Equatorial Guinea NA

Eritrea 210 sq km (2003)

Estonia 40 sq km (2003)

Ethiopia 2,900 sq km (2003)

European Union 168,050 sq km (2003 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA

Faroe Islands 0 sq km

Fiji 30 sq km (2003)

Finland 640 sq km (2003)

France total: 26,190 sq km; metropolitan France: 26,000 sq km (2003)

French Polynesia 10 sq km (2003)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0 sq km

Gabon 70 sq km (2003)

Gambia, The 20 sq km (2003)

Gaza Strip 155 sq km; (note - includes West Bank) (2003)

Georgia 4,690 sq km (2003)

Germany 4,850 sq km (2003)

Ghana 310 sq km (2003)

Gibraltar NA

Greece 14,530 sq km (2003)

Greenland NA

Grenada NA

Guam NA

Guatemala 1,300 sq km (2003)

Guernsey NA

Guinea 950 sq km (2003)

Guinea-Bissau 250 sq km (2003)

Guyana 1,500 sq km (2003)

Haiti 920 sq km (2003)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 sq km

Holy See (Vatican City) 0 sq km

Honduras 800 sq km (2003)

Hong Kong 20 sq km (1998 est.)

Hungary 2,300 sq km (2003)

Iceland NA

India 558,080 sq km (2003)

Indonesia 45,000 sq km (2003)

Iran 76,500 sq km (2003)

Iraq 35,250 sq km (2003)

Ireland NA

Isle of Man 0 sq km

Israel 1,940 sq km (2003)

Italy 27,500 sq km (2003)

Jamaica 250 sq km (2002)

Jan Mayen 0 sq km

Japan 25,920 sq km (2003)

Jersey NA

Jordan 750 sq km (2003)

Kazakhstan 35,560 sq km (2003)

Kenya 1,030 sq km (2003)

Kiribati NA

Korea, North 14,600 sq km (2003)

Korea, South 8,780 sq km (2003)

Kuwait 130 sq km (2003)

Kyrgyzstan 10,720 sq km (2003)

Laos 1,750 sq km (2003)

Latvia 200 sq km note: land in Latvia is often too wet and in need of drainage not irrigation; approximately 16,000 sq km or 85% of agricultural land has been improved by drainage (2003)

Lebanon 1,040 sq km (2003)

Lesotho 30 sq km (2003)

Liberia 30 sq km (2003)

Libya 4,700 sq km (2003)

Liechtenstein NA

Lithuania 70 sq km (2003)

Luxembourg NA

Macau NA

Macedonia 550 sq km (2003)

Madagascar 10,860 sq km (2003)

Malawi 560 sq km (2003)

Malaysia 3,650 sq km (2003)

Maldives NA

Mali 2,360 sq km (2003)

Malta 20 sq km (2003)

Marshall Islands 0 sq km

Mauritania 490 sq km (2002)

Mauritius 220 sq km (2003)

Mayotte NA

Mexico 63,200 sq km (2003)

Micronesia, Federated States of NA

Moldova 3,000 sq km (2003)

Monaco NA

Mongolia 840 sq km (2003)

Montenegro NA

Montserrat NA

Morocco 14,450 sq km (2003)

Mozambique 1,180 sq km (2003)

Namibia 80 sq km (2003)

Nauru NA

Nepal 11,700 sq km (2003)

Netherlands 5,650 sq km (2003)

New Caledonia 100 sq km (2003)

New Zealand 2,850 sq km (2003)

Nicaragua 610 sq km (2003)

Niger 730 sq km (2003)

Nigeria 2,820 sq km (2003)

Niue NA

Norfolk Island NA

Northern Mariana Islands NA

Norway 1,270 sq km (2003)

Oman 720 sq km (2003)

Pakistan 182,300 sq km (2003)

Palau NA

Panama 430 sq km (2003)

Papua New Guinea NA

Paracel Islands 0 sq km

Paraguay 670 sq km (2003)

Peru 12,000 sq km (2003)

Philippines 15,500 sq km (2003)

Pitcairn Islands NA

Poland 1,000 sq km (2003)

Portugal 6,500 sq km (2003)

Puerto Rico 400 sq km (2003)

Qatar 130 sq km (2002)

Romania 30,770 sq km (2003)

Russia 46,000 sq km (2003)

Rwanda 90 sq km (2003)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha NA