These are numbers from 2008, and old, but you will get the point.
Why are we looking to cut domestic programs to get under the debt ceiling and get closer (he he) to a balanced budget? Why are we so quick to cut domestic programs when we pay out all this foreign aid? Are we the world’s martyrs?
Why not simply cut 10% of the US foreign Aid to each country we support? Don’t touch their military aid. We don’t want to hurt their sovereignty. Cut the economic aid. We Americans are tightening our belts, why shouldn’t they share in the tightening?
We simply don’t have the money!
If we cut 10% of our foreign aid (economic aid only), we save $5.9 billion!
Table 1298. U.S. Foreign Economic and Military Aid by Major Recipient Country: 2008 |
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Cutting only Economic Aid. Leaving Military Aid Untouched. |
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[In millions of dollars (16,836 represents $16,836,000,000). 2008. |
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2008 |
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Region/Country |
Total Economic & Military |
Economic |
Military |
Cut Economic Aid by 10% |
Savings to U.S. Budget (in $ millions) |
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Total |
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$ 53,243 |
$ 5,915.90 |
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Unit indicator |
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Afghanistan |
8,892 |
2,880 |
6,012 |
$ 2,592 |
$ 288.00 |
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Albania |
46 |
43 |
3 |
$ 39 |
$ 4.30 |
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Algeria |
13 |
12 |
1 |
$ 11 |
$ 1.20 |
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Angola |
58 |
58 |
0 |
$ 52 |
$ 5.80 |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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Argentina |
4 |
3 |
1 |
$ 3 |
$ 0.30 |
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Armenia |
221 |
217 |
4 |
$ 195 |
$ 21.70 |
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Austria |
11 |
11 |
0 |
$ 10 |
$ 1.10 |
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Azerbaijan |
37 |
33 |
4 |
$ 30 |
$ 3.30 |
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Bahamas |
20 |
19 |
1 |
$ 17 |
$ 1.90 |
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Bahrain |
6 |
1 |
5 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Bangladesh |
171 |
170 |
1 |
$ 153 |
$ 17.00 |
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Barbados |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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Belarus |
12 |
12 |
0 |
$ 11 |
$ 1.20 |
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Belgium |
24 |
24 |
0 |
$ 22 |
$ 2.40 |
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Belize |
4 |
3 |
1 |
$ 3 |
$ 0.30 |
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Benin |
94 |
94 |
0 |
$ 85 |
$ 9.40 |
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Bhutan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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Bolivia |
128 |
128 |
0 |
$ 115 |
$ 12.80 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
36 |
32 |
4 |
$ 29 |
$ 3.20 |
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Botswana |
211 |
210 |
1 |
$ 189 |
$ 21.00 |
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Brazil |
38 |
38 |
0 |
$ 34 |
$ 3.80 |
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Bulgaria |
26 |
18 |
8 |
$ 16 |
$ 1.80 |
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Burkina Faso |
42 |
42 |
0 |
$ 38 |
$ 4.20 |
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Burma (Myanmar) |
83 |
83 |
0 |
$ 75 |
$ 8.30 |
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Burundi |
46 |
46 |
0 |
$ 41 |
$ 4.60 |
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Cambodia |
76 |
75 |
1 |
$ 68 |
$ 7.50 |
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Cameroon |
20 |
20 |
0 |
$ 18 |
$ 2.00 |
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Cape Verde |
18 |
18 |
0 |
$ 16 |
$ 1.80 |
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Central African Republic |
31 |
31 |
0 |
$ 28 |
$ 3.10 |
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Chad |
127 |
127 |
0 |
$ 114 |
$ 12.70 |
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Chile |
4 |
3 |
1 |
$ 3 |
$ 0.30 |
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China (P.R. Hong Kong) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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China (P.R.C.) |
103 |
103 |
0 |
$ 93 |
$ 10.30 |
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China (Tibet) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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China, Republic of (Taiwan) |
21 |
21 |
0 |
$ 19 |
$ 2.10 |
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Colombia |
888 |
834 |
54 |
$ 751 |
$ 83.40 |
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Comoros |
2 |
1 |
1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Congo (Brazzaville) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
$ 3 |
$ 0.30 |
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Congo (Kinshasa) \2 |
255 |
249 |
6 |
$ 224 |
$ 24.90 |
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Costa Rica |
9 |
9 |
0 |
$ 8 |
$ 0.90 |
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Cote d’Ivoire |
79 |
79 |
0 |
$ 71 |
$ 7.90 |
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Croatia |
5 |
5 |
0 |
$ 5 |
$ 0.50 |
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Cuba |
32 |
32 |
0 |
$ 29 |
$ 3.20 |
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Cyprus |
17 |
17 |
0 |
$ 15 |
$ 1.70 |
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Czech Republic |
8 |
4 |
4 |
$ 4 |
$ 0.40 |
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Djibouti |
10 |
8 |
2 |
$ 7 |
$ 0.80 |
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Dominican Republic |
53 |
52 |
1 |
$ 47 |
$ 5.20 |
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Ecuador |
51 |
51 |
0 |
$ 46 |
$ 5.10 |
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Egypt |
1,492 |
201 |
1,291 |
$ 181 |
$ 20.10 |
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El Salvador |
223 |
216 |
7 |
$ 194 |
$ 21.60 |
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Equatorial Guinea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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Eritrea |
3 |
3 |
0 |
$ 3 |
$ 0.30 |
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Estonia |
11 |
8 |
3 |
$ 7 |
$ 0.80 |
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Ethiopia |
1,008 |
1,007 |
1 |
$ 906 |
$ 100.70 |
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Fiji |
2 |
2 |
0 |
$ 2 |
$ 0.20 |
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France |
2 |
2 |
0 |
$ 2 |
$ 0.20 |
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Gabon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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Gambia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
$ 11 |
$ 1.20 |
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Georgia |
274 |
264 |
10 |
$ 238 |
$ 26.40 |
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Germany |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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Ghana |
230 |
229 |
1 |
$ 206 |
$ 22.90 |
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Greece |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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Grenada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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Guatemala |
111 |
111 |
0 |
$ 100 |
$ 11.10 |
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Guinea |
26 |
26 |
0 |
$ 23 |
$ 2.60 |
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Guinea-Bissau |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Guyana |
29 |
29 |
0 |
$ 26 |
$ 2.90 |
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Haiti |
310 |
309 |
1 |
$ 278 |
$ 30.90 |
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Honduras |
74 |
72 |
2 |
$ 65 |
$ 7.20 |
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Hungary |
30 |
28 |
2 |
$ 25 |
$ 2.80 |
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India |
147 |
146 |
1 |
$ 131 |
$ 14.60 |
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Indonesia |
208 |
194 |
14 |
$ 175 |
$ 19.40 |
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Iran |
7 |
7 |
0 |
$ 6 |
$ 0.70 |
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Iraq |
7,452 |
3,083 |
4,369 |
$ 2,775 |
$ 308.30 |
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Ireland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
||||
Israel |
2,425 |
44 |
2,381 |
$ 40 |
$ 4.40 |
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Jamaica |
22 |
21 |
1 |
$ 19 |
$ 2.10 |
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Japan |
4 |
4 |
0 |
$ 4 |
$ 0.40 |
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Jordan |
833 |
532 |
301 |
$ 479 |
$ 53.20 |
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Kazakhstan |
111 |
109 |
2 |
$ 98 |
$ 10.90 |
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Kenya |
719 |
718 |
1 |
$ 646 |
$ 71.80 |
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Kiribati |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Korea Republic |
6 |
6 |
0 |
$ 5 |
$ 0.60 |
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Korea, Democratic Republic |
188 |
188 |
0 |
$ 169 |
$ 18.80 |
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Kosovo |
207 |
207 |
0 |
$ 186 |
$ 20.70 |
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Kuwait |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
||||
Kyrgyzstan |
76 |
74 |
2 |
$ 67 |
$ 7.40 |
||||
Laos |
7 |
7 |
0 |
$ 6 |
$ 0.70 |
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Latvia |
9 |
6 |
3 |
$ 5 |
$ 0.60 |
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Lebanon |
195 |
187 |
8 |
$ 168 |
$ 18.70 |
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Lesotho |
362 |
362 |
0 |
$ 326 |
$ 36.20 |
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Liberia |
221 |
133 |
88 |
$ 120 |
$ 13.30 |
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Libya |
10 |
10 |
0 |
$ 9 |
$ 1.00 |
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Lithuania |
5 |
2 |
3 |
$ 2 |
$ 0.20 |
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Macedonia |
31 |
28 |
3 |
$ 25 |
$ 2.80 |
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Madagascar |
119 |
119 |
0 |
$ 107 |
$ 11.90 |
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Malawi |
103 |
103 |
0 |
$ 93 |
$ 10.30 |
||||
Malaysia |
53 |
52 |
1 |
$ 47 |
$ 5.20 |
||||
Maldives |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
||||
Mali |
142 |
142 |
0 |
$ 128 |
$ 14.20 |
||||
Malta |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
||||
Marshall Islands |
47 |
47 |
0 |
$ 42 |
$ 4.70 |
||||
Mauritania |
24 |
24 |
0 |
$ 22 |
$ 2.40 |
||||
Mauritius |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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Mexico |
95 |
95 |
0 |
$ 86 |
$ 9.50 |
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Micronesia (Federated States) |
80 |
80 |
0 |
$ 72 |
$ 8.00 |
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Moldova |
20 |
19 |
1 |
$ 17 |
$ 1.90 |
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Mongolia |
326 |
324 |
2 |
$ 292 |
$ 32.40 |
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Montenegro |
10 |
10 |
0 |
$ 9 |
$ 1.00 |
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Morocco |
696 |
691 |
5 |
$ 622 |
$ 69.10 |
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Mozambique |
799 |
799 |
0 |
$ 719 |
$ 79.90 |
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Namibia |
129 |
129 |
0 |
$ 116 |
$ 12.90 |
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Nepal |
106 |
105 |
1 |
$ 95 |
$ 10.50 |
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Netherlands |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Nicaragua |
145 |
143 |
2 |
$ 129 |
$ 14.30 |
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Niger |
49 |
49 |
0 |
$ 44 |
$ 4.90 |
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Nigeria |
485 |
483 |
2 |
$ 435 |
$ 48.30 |
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Oman |
23 |
17 |
6 |
$ 15 |
$ 1.70 |
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Pakistan |
963 |
605 |
358 |
$ 545 |
$ 60.50 |
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Palau |
27 |
27 |
0 |
$ 24 |
$ 2.70 |
||||
Panama |
17 |
16 |
1 |
$ 14 |
$ 1.60 |
||||
Papua New Guinea |
3 |
3 |
0 |
$ 3 |
$ 0.30 |
||||
Paraguay |
17 |
17 |
0 |
$ 15 |
$ 1.70 |
||||
Peru |
159 |
159 |
0 |
$ 143 |
$ 15.90 |
||||
Philippines |
161 |
132 |
29 |
$ 119 |
$ 13.20 |
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Poland |
31 |
2 |
29 |
$ 2 |
$ 0.20 |
||||
Portugal |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
||||
Qatar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
||||
Romania |
26 |
13 |
13 |
$ 12 |
$ 1.30 |
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Russia |
1,261 |
1,261 |
0 |
$ 1,135 |
$ 126.10 |
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Rwanda |
172 |
172 |
0 |
$ 155 |
$ 17.20 |
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Samoa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
||||
Sao Tome and Principe |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
||||
Saudi Arabia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
||||
Senegal |
78 |
77 |
1 |
$ 69 |
$ 7.70 |
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Serbia |
58 |
58 |
0 |
$ 52 |
$ 5.80 |
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Serbia and Montenegro \3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
||||
Seychelles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
||||
Sierra Leone |
12 |
12 |
0 |
$ 11 |
$ 1.20 |
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Singapore |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Slovak Republic |
7 |
5 |
2 |
$ 5 |
$ 0.50 |
||||
Slovenia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Somalia |
351 |
303 |
48 |
$ 273 |
$ 30.30 |
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South Africa |
568 |
567 |
1 |
$ 510 |
$ 56.70 |
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Spain |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
||||
Sri Lanka |
69 |
68 |
1 |
$ 61 |
$ 6.80 |
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St. Kitts and Nevis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
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St. Lucia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$ – |
$ – |
||||
Sudan |
1,196 |
997 |
199 |
$ 897 |
$ 99.70 |
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Suriname |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Swaziland |
14 |
14 |
0 |
$ 13 |
$ 1.40 |
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Syria |
36 |
36 |
0 |
$ 32 |
$ 3.60 |
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Tajikistan |
70 |
69 |
1 |
$ 62 |
$ 6.90 |
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Tanzania |
1,061 |
1,061 |
0 |
$ 955 |
$ 106.10 |
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Thailand |
55 |
53 |
2 |
$ 48 |
$ 5.30 |
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Timor-Leste |
35 |
35 |
0 |
$ 32 |
$ 3.50 |
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Togo |
3 |
3 |
0 |
$ 3 |
$ 0.30 |
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Tonga |
2 |
1 |
1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
||||
Tunisia |
11 |
1 |
10 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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Turkey |
22 |
12 |
10 |
$ 11 |
$ 1.20 |
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Turkmenistan |
22 |
22 |
0 |
$ 20 |
$ 2.20 |
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Uganda |
456 |
455 |
1 |
$ 410 |
$ 45.50 |
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Ukraine |
111 |
103 |
8 |
$ 93 |
$ 10.30 |
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United Arab Emirates |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
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United Kingdom |
2 |
2 |
0 |
$ 2 |
$ 0.20 |
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Uruguay |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$ 1 |
$ 0.10 |
||||
Uzbekistan |
14 |
14 |
0 |
$ 13 |
$ 1.40 |
||||
Vanuatu |
13 |
13 |
0 |
$ 12 |
$ 1.30 |
||||
Venezuela |
19 |
19 |
0 |
$ 17 |
$ 1.90 |
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Vietnam |
87 |
87 |
0 |
$ 78 |
$ 8.70 |
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West Bank/Gaza \4 |
575 |
575 |
0 |
$ 518 |
$ 57.50 |
||||
Yemen |
37 |
32 |
5 |
$ 29 |
$ 3.20 |
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Zambia |
262 |
262 |
0 |
$ 236 |
$ 26.20 |
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Zimbabwe |
234 |
234 |
0 |
$ 211 |
$ 23.40 |
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Other |
49,057 |
33,611 |
15,446 |
$ 30,250 |
$ 3,361.10 |
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