Countries by Length of Coastline
From ListOf
| | Coast/Area
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| | Land area | Coastline | Total perimeter | Ratio | Coast/Perimeter
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| Rank | Country | (km²) | (km) | (km) | (m/km²) | Ratio (%)
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| Canada | 9,220,970 | 8,893 | 202,080 | 210,973 | 21.92 | 95.80%
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| Norway | 324,220 | 2,515 | 83,281 | 85,796 | 256.87 | 97.10%
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| Indonesia | 1,826,440 | 2,830 | 54,716 | 57,546 | 29.96 | 95.10%
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| Russia | 16,995,800 | 19,917 | 37,653 | 57,570 | 2.22 | 65.40%
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| Philippines | 298,170 | - | 36,289 | 36,289 | 121.71 | 100.00%
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| Japan | 374,744 | - | 29,751 | 29,751 | 79.39 | 100.00%
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| Australia | 7,617,930 | - | 25,760 | 25,760 | 3.38 | 100.00%
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| United States | 9,158,960 | 12,219 | 19,924 | 32,143 | 2.18 | 62.00%
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| New Zealand | 268,680 | - | 15,134 | 15,134 | 56.33 | 100.00%
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| Greece | 130,800 | 1,160 | 14,880 | 16,040 | 113.76 | 92.80%
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| People's Republic of China | 9,326,410 | 22,147 | 14,500 | 36,647 | 1.56 | 39.60%
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| United Kingdom | 241,590 | 360 | 12,429 | 12,789 | 51.45 | 97.20%
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| Mexico | 1,923,040 | 4,538 | 9,330 | 13,868 | 4.85 | 67.30%
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| Italy | 294,020 | 1,932 | 7,600 | 9,532 | 25.85 | 79.70%
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| Brazil | 8,456,510 | 15,735 | 7,367 | 23,102 | 0.87 | 31.90%
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| Denmark | 42,394 | 68 | 7,314 | 7,382 | 172.52 | 99.10%
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| Turkey | 770,760 | 2,627 | 7,200 | 9,827 | 9.34 | 73.30%
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| India | 2,973,190 | 14,103 | 7,600 | 21,103 | 2.35 | 33.20%
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| Chile | 748,800 | 6,171 | 6,435 | 12,606 | 8.59 | 51.00%
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| Federated States of Micronesia | 702 | - | 6,112 | 6,112 | 8,706.55 | 100.00%
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| Croatia | 56,414 | 2,197 | 5,835 | 8,032 | 103.43 | 72.60%
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| Solomon Islands | 27,540 | - | 5,313 | 5,313 | 192.92 | 100.00%
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| Papua New Guinea | 452,860 | 820 | 5,152 | 5,972 | 11.38 | 86.30%
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| Argentina | 2,736,690 | 9,665 | 4,989 | 14,654 | 1.82 | 34.00%
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| Iceland | 100,329 | - | 4,988 | 4,988 | 49.72 | 100.00%
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| Spain | 499,542 | 1,918 | 4,964 | 6,882 | 9.94 | 72.10%
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| Madagascar | 581,540 | - | 4,828 | 4,828 | 8.3 | 100.00%
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| Malaysia | 328,550 | 2,669 | 4,675 | 7,344 | 14.23 | 63.70%
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| Estonia | 43,211 | 633 | 3,794 | 4,427 | 87.8 | 85.70%
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| Cuba | 110,860 | 29 | 3,735 | 3,764 | 33.69 | 99.20%
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| Bahamas | 10,070 | - | 3,542 | 3,542 | 351.74 | 100.00%
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| Vietnam | 325,360 | 4,639 | 3,444 | 8,083 | 10.59 | 42.60%
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| France | 545,630 | 2,889 | 3,427 | 6,316 | 6.28 | 54.30%
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| Thailand | 511,770 | 4,863 | 3,219 | 8,082 | 6.29 | 39.80%
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| Sweden | 410,934 | 2,205 | 3,218 | 5,423 | 7.83 | 59.30%
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| Colombia | 1,038,700 | 6,004 | 3,208 | 9,212 | 3.09 | 34.80%
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| Iran | 1,636,000 | 5,440 | 3,180 | 8,620 | 1.94 | 36.90%
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| Somalia | 627,337 | 2,366 | 3,025 | 5,391 | 4.82 | 56.10%
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| Kazakhstan | 2,669,800 | 12,012 | 2,964 | 14,976 | 1.11 | 19.80%
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| Venezuela | 882,050 | 4,993 | 2,800 | 7,793 | 3.17 | 35.90%
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| South Africa | 1,219,912 | 4,750 | 2,798 | 7,548 | 2.29 | 37.10%
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| Ukraine | 603,700 | 4,558 | 2,782 | 7,340 | 4.61 | 37.90%
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| Saudi Arabia | 2,217,949 | 4,415 | 2,640 | 7,055 | 1.19 | 37.40%
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| Vanuatu | 14,760 | - | 2,528 | 2,528 | 171.27 | 100.00%
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| North Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 120,410 | 1,673 | 2,495 | 4,168 | 20.72 | 59.90%
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| Panama | 75,990 | 555 | 2,490 | 3,045 | 32.77 | 81.80%
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| Mozambique | 784,090 | 4,571 | 2,470 | 7,041 | 3.15 | 35.10%
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| Egypt | 995,450 | 2,689 | 2,450 | 5,139 | 2.46 | 47.70%
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| Peru | 1,280,000 | 5,536 | 2,414 | 7,950 | 1.89 | 30.40%
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| South Korea | 98,190 | 238 | 2,413 | 2,651 | 24.58 | 91.00%
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| Germany | 349,223 | 3,621 | 2,389 | 6,010 | 6.84 | 39.80%
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| Ecuador | 276,840 | 2,010 | 2,237 | 4,247 | 8.08 | 52.70%
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| Eritrea | 121,320 | 1,630 | 2,234 | 3,864 | 18.41 | 57.80%
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| Oman | 309,500 | 1,374 | 2,092 | 3,466 | 6.76 | 60.40%
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| Myanmar | 657,740 | 5,876 | 1,930 | 7,806 | 2.93 | 24.70%
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| Yemen | 527,970 | 1,746 | 1,906 | 3,652 | 3.61 | 52.20%
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| Morocco | 446,300 | 2,018 | 1,835 | 3,853 | 4.11 | 47.60%
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| Portugal | 91,951 | 1,214 | 1,793 | 3,007 | 19.5 | 59.60%
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| Haiti | 27,560 | 360 | 1,771 | 2,131 | 64.26 | 83.10%
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| Libya | 1,759,540 | 4,383 | 1,770 | 6,153 | 1.01 | 28.80%
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| Turkmenistan | 488,100 | 3,736 | 1,768 | 5,504 | 3.62 | 32.10%
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| Angola | 1,246,700 | 5,198 | 1,600 | 6,798 | 1.28 | 23.50%
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| Namibia | 825,418 | 3,824 | 1,572 | 5,396 | 1.9 | 29.10%
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| Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan) | 32,260 | - | 1,566 | 1,566 | 48.55 | 100.00%
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| Palau | 458 | - | 1,519 | 1,519 | 3,316.59 | 100.00%
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| Republic of Ireland | 68,890 | 360 | 1,448 | 1,808 | 21.02 | 80.10%
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| Tanzania | 886,037 | 3,402 | 1,424 | 4,826 | 1.61 | 29.50%
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| Sri Lanka | 64,740 | - | 1,340 | 1,340 | 20.7 | 100.00%
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| United Arab Emirates | 82,880 | 867 | 1,318 | 2,185 | 15.9 | 60.30%
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| Costa Rica | 50,660 | 639 | 1,290 | 1,929 | 25.46 | 66.90%
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| Dominican Republic | 48,380 | 275 | 1,288 | 1,563 | 26.62 | 82.40%
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| Tunisia | 155,360 | 1,424 | 1,148 | 2,572 | 7.39 | 44.60%
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| Kiribati | 717 | - | 1,143 | 1,143 | 1,594.14 | 100.00%
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| Fiji | 18,270 | - | 1,129 | 1,129 | 61.8 | 100.00%
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| Finland | 305,470 | 2,628 | 1,126 | 3,754 | 3.69 | 30.00%
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| Western Sahara | 266,000 | 2,046 | 1,110 | 3,156 | 4.17 | 35.20%
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| Pakistan | 778,720 | 6,774 | 1,046 | 7,820 | 1.34 | 13.40%
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| Jamaica | 10,830 | - | 1,022 | 1,022 | 94.37 | 100.00%
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| Algeria | 2,381,740 | 6,343 | 998 | 7,341 | 0.42 | 13.60%
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| Cape Verde | 4,033 | - | 965 | 965 | 239.28 | 100.00%
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| Nicaragua | 120,254 | 1,231 | 910 | 2,141 | 7.57 | 42.50%
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| Gabon | 257,667 | 2,551 | 885 | 3,436 | 3.44 | 25.80%
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| Nigeria | 910,768 | 4,047 | 853 | 4,900 | 0.94 | 17.40%
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| Sudan | 2,376,000 | 7,687 | 853 | 8,540 | 0.36 | 10.00%
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| Honduras | 111,890 | 1,520 | 820 | 2,340 | 7.33 | 35.00%
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| Azerbaijan | 86,100 | 2,013 | 800 | 2,813 | 9.29 | 28.40%
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| Mauritania | 1,030,400 | 5,074 | 754 | 5,828 | 0.73 | 12.90%
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| Timor-Leste | 15,007 | 228 | 706 | 934 | 47.05 | 75.60%
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| Uruguay | 173,620 | 1,564 | 660 | 2,224 | 3.8 | 29.70%
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| Cyprus | 9,240 | - | 648 | 648 | 70.13 | 100.00%
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| Maldives | 300 | - | 644 | 644 | 2,146.67 | 100.00%
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| Bangladesh | 133,910 | 4,246 | 580 | 4,826 | 4.33 | 12.00%
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| Liberia | 96,320 | 1,585 | 579 | 2,164 | 6.01 | 26.80%
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| Qatar | 11,437 | 60 | 563 | 623 | 49.23 | 90.40%
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| Ghana | 230,020 | 2,093 | 539 | 2,632 | 2.34 | 20.50%
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| Kenya | 569,250 | 3,446 | 536 | 3,982 | 0.94 | 13.50%
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| Latvia | 64,589 | 1,150 | 531 | 1,681 | 8.22 | 31.60%
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| Senegal | 192,000 | 2,640 | 531 | 3,171 | 2.77 | 16.70%
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| Côte d'Ivoire | 318,000 | 3,110 | 515 | 3,625 | 1.62 | 14.20%
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| Kuwait | 17,820 | 462 | 499 | 961 | 28 | 51.90%
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| Seychelles | 455 | - | 491 | 491 | 1,079.12 | 100.00%
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| Poland | 304,465 | 2,888 | 491 | 3,379 | 1.61 | 14.50%
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| Guyana | 196,850 | 2,462 | 459 | 2,921 | 2.33 | 15.70%
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| Netherlands | 33,883 | 1,027 | 451 | 1,478 | 13.31 | 30.50%
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| Cambodia | 176,520 | 2,572 | 443 | 3,015 | 2.51 | 14.70%
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| Uzbekistan | 425,400 | 6,221 | 420 | 6,641 | 0.99 | 6.30%
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| Tonga | 718 | - | 419 | 419 | 583.57 | 100.00%
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| Samoa | 2,850 | - | 403 | 403 | 141.4 | 100.00%
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| Sierra Leone | 71,620 | 958 | 402 | 1,360 | 5.61 | 29.60%
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| Cameroon | 469,440 | 4,591 | 402 | 4,993 | 0.86 | 8.10%
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| Guatemala | 108,430 | 1,687 | 400 | 2,087 | 3.69 | 19.20%
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| Belize | 22,800 | 516 | 386 | 902 | 16.93 | 42.80%
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| Suriname | 161,470 | 1,707 | 386 | 2,093 | 2.39 | 18.40%
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| Marshall Islands | 181 | - | 370 | 370 | 2,043.02 | 100.00%
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 | - | 362 | 362 | 70.59 | 100.00%
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| Albania | 27,398 | 720 | 362 | 1,082 | 13.21 | 33.50%
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| Bulgaria | 110,550 | 1,808 | 354 | 2,162 | 3.2 | 16.40%
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| Guinea-Bissau | 28,000 | 724 | 350 | 1,074 | 12.5 | 32.60%
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| Comoros | 2,170 | - | 340 | 340 | 156.68 | 100.00%
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| Guinea | 245,857 | 3,399 | 320 | 3,719 | 1.3 | 8.60%
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| Djibouti | 21,980 | 506 | 314 | 820 | 14.29 | 38.30%
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| Georgia (country) | 69,700 | 1,461 | 310 | 1,771 | 4.45 | 17.50%
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| El Salvador | 20,720 | 545 | 307 | 852 | 14.82 | 36.00%
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| Montenegro | 13,812 | 625 | 294 | 919 | 21.29 | 32.00%
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| Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 | 539 | 296 | 835 | 10.55 | 35.40%
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| Israel | 20,330 | 1,017 | 273 | 1,290 | 13.43 | 21.20%
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| Lebanon | 10,280 | 454 | 225 | 679 | 21.89 | 33.10%
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| Romania | 230,340 | 2,508 | 225 | 2,733 | 0.98 | 8.20%
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1,001 | - | 209 | 209 | 208.79 | 100.00%
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| Singapore | 638 | - | 193 | 193 | 302.75 | 100.00%
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| Syria | 184,050 | 2,253 | 193 | 2,446 | 1.05 | 7.90%
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| Mauritius | 2,030 | - | 177 | 177 | 87.19 | 100.00%
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| Republic of the Congo | 341,500 | 5,504 | 169 | 5,673 | 0.5 | 3.00%
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| Bahrain | 620 | - | 161 | 161 | 259.68 | 100.00%
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| Brunei | 5,270 | 381 | 161 | 542 | 30.55 | 29.70%
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| Dominica | 610 | - | 158 | 158 | 259.02 | 100.00%
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| Malta | 442 | - | 153 | 153 | 346.15 | 100.00%
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| Dominica | 754 | - | 148 | 148 | 196.29 | 100.00%
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| Grenada | 316 | - | 140 | 140 | 443.04 | 100.00%
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| Benin | 261 | - | 135 | 135 | 517.24 | 100.00%
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| Grenada | 340 | - | 121 | 121 | 355.88 | 100.00%
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| Lithuania | 110,620 | 1,989 | 121 | 2,110 | 1.09 | 5.70%
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| Barbados | 240 | - | 120 | 120 | 500 | 100.00%
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| Lithuania | 65,200 | 1,273 | 99 | 1,372 | 1.52 | 7.20%
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| Barbados | 430 | - | 97 | 97 | 225.58 | 100.00%
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| Belgium | 389 | - | 84 | 84 | 215.94 | 100.00%
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| Niue | 10,000 | 740 | 80 | 820 | 8 | 9.80%
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| Iraq | 30,278 | 1,379 | 66 | 1,446 | 2.2 | 4.60%
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| Togo | 260 | - | 64 | 64 | 246.15 | 100.00%
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| Slovenia | 432,162 | 3,631 | 58 | 3,689 | 0.13 | 1.60%
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| Togo | 54,385 | 1,647 | 56 | 1,703 | 1.03 | 3.30%
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| Nauru | 20,253 | 1,334 | 47 | 1,381 | 2.3 | 3.40%
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| Jordan | 2,267,600 | 10,744 | 37 | 10,781 | 0.02 | 0.30%
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| Tuvalu | 21 | - | 30 | 30 | 1,428.57 | 100.00%
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| Jordan | 88,884 | 1,619 | 26 | 1,645 | 0.29 | 1.60%
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| Monaco | 26 | - | 24 | 24 | 923.08 | 100.00%
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| Afghanistan | 51,129 | 1,459 | 20 | 1,479 | 0.39 | 1.40%
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| Monaco | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2,102.56 | 48.20%
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| Afghanistan | 647,500 | 5,529 | - | 5,529 | - | 0.00%
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| Andorra | 468 | 120 | - | 120 | - | 0.00%
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| Armenia | 28,400 | 1,254 | - | 1,254 | - | 0.00%
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| Austria | 82,738 | 2,562 | - | 2,562 | - | 0.00%
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| Burundi | 25,650 | 974 | - | 974 | - | 0.00%
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| Burkina Faso | 273,800 | 3,192 | - | 3,192 | - | 0.00%
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| Bhutan | 47,000 | 1,075 | - | 1,075 | - | 0.00%
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| Belarus | 207,600 | 3,098 | - | 3,098 | - | 0.00%
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| Bolivia | 1,084,390 | 6,743 | - | 6,743 | - | 0.00%
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| Botswana | 585,370 | 4,013 | - | 4,013 | - | 0.00%
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| Central African Republic | 622,984 | 5,203 | - | 5,203 | - | 0.00%
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| Chad | 1,259,200 | 5,968 | - | 5,968 | - | 0.00%
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| Czech Republic | 77,276 | 1,881 | - | 1,881 | - | 0.00%
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| Ethiopia | 1,119,683 | 5,311 | - | 5,311 | - | 0.00%
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| Hungary | 92,340 | 2,009 | - | 2,009 | - | 0.00%
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| Kyrgyzstan | 191,300 | 3,878 | - | 3,878 | - | 0.00%
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| Laos | 230,800 | 5,083 | - | 5,083 | - | 0.00%
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| Lesotho | 30,355 | 909 | - | 909 | - | 0.00%
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| Liechtenstein | 160 | 76 | - | 76 | - | 0.00%
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| Luxembourg | 2,586 | 359 | - | 359 | - | 0.00%
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| Malawi | 94,080 | 2,881 | - | 2,881 | - | 0.00%
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| Moldova | 33,371 | 1,389 | - | 1,389 | - | 0.00%
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| Mongolia | 1,565,000 | 8,114 | - | 8,114 | - | 0.00%
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| Republic of Macedonia | 24,856 | 748 | - | 748 | - | 0.00%
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| Mali | 1,220,000 | 7,243 | - | 7,243 | - | 0.00%
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| Nepal | 136,800 | 2,926 | - | 2,926 | - | 0.00%
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| Niger | 1,266,700 | 5,697 | - | 5,697 | - | 0.00%
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| Paraguay | 397,300 | 3,920 | - | 3,920 | - | 0.00%
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| Rwanda | 24,948 | 893 | - | 893 | - | 0.00%
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| Serbia | 88,361 | 2,027 | - | 2,027 | - | 0.00%
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| San Marino | 61 | 39 | - | 39 | - | 0.00%
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| Switzerland | 39,770 | 1,852 | - | 1,852 | - | 0.00%
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| Slovakia | 48,800 | 1,355 | - | 1,355 | - | 0.00%
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| Swaziland | 17,203 | 535 | - | 535 | - | 0.00%
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| Tajikistan | 142,700 | 3,651 | - | 3,651 | - | 0.00%
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| Uganda | 199,710 | 2,698 | - | 2,698 | - | 0.00%
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| Vatican City | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 0.00%
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| Zambia | 740,724 | 5,664 | - | 5,664 | - | 0.00%
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| Zimbabwe | 386,670 | 3,066 | - | 3,066 | - | 0.00%
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