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South Africa
  6.5% (2007 est.)

Spain
  2.8% (2007 est.)

Sri Lanka
  15.8% (2007 est.)

Sudan
  8% (2007 est.)

Suriname
  6.4% (2007 est.)

Swaziland
  8.1% (2007 est.)

Sweden
  2.2% (2007 est.)

Switzerland
  0.7% (2007 est.)

Syria
  12.2% (2007 est.)

Taiwan
  1.8% (2007 est.)

Tajikistan
  13.1% (2007 est.)

Tanzania
  7% (2007 est.)

Thailand
  2.2% (2007 est.)

Timor-Leste
  7.8% (2007 est.)

Togo
  1% (2007 est.)

Tokelau
  NA%

Tonga
  5.9% (2007 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
  7.9% (2007 est.)

Tunisia
  3.1% (2007 est.)

Turkey
  8.7% (2007 est.)

Turkmenistan
  11.3% (2007 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
  4% (1995)

Tuvalu
  3.8% (2006 est.)

Uganda
  6.1% (2007 est.)

Ukraine
  12.8% (2007 est.)

United Arab Emirates
  14% (2007 est.)

United Kingdom
  2.3% (2007 est.)

United States
  2.9% (2007 est.)

Uruguay
  8.1% (2007 est.)

Uzbekistan
  12% officially, but 38% based on analysis of consumer
  prices (2007 est.)

Vanuatu
  3.9% (2007 est.)

Venezuela
  18.7% (2007 est.)

Vietnam
  8.3% (2007 est.)

Virgin Islands
  2.2% (2003)

Wallis and Futuna
  2.8% (2005)

West Bank
  3.6% (includes Gaza Strip) (2006)

Western Sahara
  NA%

World
  developed countries 1% to 4% typically; developing countries
  5% to 20% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in
  individual cases, from declining prices in Japan to hyperinflation
  in one Third World country (Zimbabwe); inflation rates have declined
  for most countries for the last several years, held in check by
  increasing international competition from several low wage countries
  (2005 est.)

Yemen
  10% (2007 est.)

Zambia
  10.6% (2007 est.)

Zimbabwe
  12,563% official data; private sector estimates are much
  higher (2007 est.)

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@2093 Waterways (km)

Afghanistan
  1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to
  500 DWT) (2007)

Albania
  43 km (2007)

Angola
  1,300 km (2007)

Argentina
  11,000 km (2006)

Australia
  2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and
  Murray-Darling river systems) (2006)

Austria
  358 km (2007)

Bangladesh
  8,370 km
  note: includes up to 3,060 km main cargo routes; network reduced to
  5,200 km in dry season (2006)

Belarus
  2,500 km (use limited by location on perimeter of country
  and by shallowness) (2003)

Belgium
  2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use) (2006)

Belize
  825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2007)

Benin
  150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2005)

Bolivia
  10,000 km (commercially navigable) (2007)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Sava River (northern border) open to shipping
  but use limited (2006)

Brazil
  50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population)
  (2007)

Brunei
  209 km (navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m) (2007)

Bulgaria
  470 km (2007)

Burma
  12,800 km (2007)

Burundi
  mainly on Lake Tanganyika (2005)

Cambodia
  2,400 km (mainly on Mekong River) (2005)

Cameroon
  navigation mainly on Benue River; limited during rainy
  season (2005)

Canada
  636 km
  note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint
  Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2007)

Central African Republic
  2,800 km (primarily on the Oubangui and
  Sangha rivers) (2006)

Chad
  Chari and Legone rivers are navigable only in wet season (2006)

China
  124,000 km navigable (2006)

Colombia
  18,000 km (2006)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  15,000 km (2005)

Congo, Republic of the
  1,125 km (commercially navigable on Congo and
  Oubanqui rivers) (2006)

Costa Rica
  730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2007)

Cote d'Ivoire
  980 km (navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal
  lagoons) (2006)

Croatia
  785 km (2007)

Cuba
  240 km (2007)

Czech Republic
  664 km (principally on Elbe, Vltava, Oder, and other
  navigable rivers, lakes, and canals) (2006)

Denmark
  400 km (2007)

Ecuador
  1,500 km (most inaccessible) (2006)

Egypt
  3,500 km
  note: includes Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway,
  and numerous smaller canals in delta; Suez Canal (193.5 km including
  approaches) navigable by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 17.68 m
  (2006)

El Salvador
  Rio Lempa partially navigable for small craft (2007)

Estonia
  320 km (2006)

European Union
  52,332 km (2006)

Fiji
  203 km
  note: 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges
  (2006)

Finland
  7,842 km
  note: includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased
  from Russia (2006)

France
  metropolitan France: 8,500 km (1,686 km accessible to craft
  of 3,000 metric tons)
  French Guiana: 3,760 km (460 km navigable by small oceangoing
  vessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft)
  (2006)

Gabon
  1,600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2007)

Gambia, The
  390 km (on River Gambia; small ocean-going vessels can
  reach 190 km) (2006)

Germany
  7,467 km
  note: Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links North
  Sea and Black Sea (2006)

Ghana
  1,293 km
  note: 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano
  rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta
  (2007)

Greece
  6 km
  note: Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortens
  sea voyage by 325 km (2007)

Guatemala
  990 km
  note: 260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable
  during high-water season (2007)

Guinea
  1,300 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft) (2005)

Guinea-Bissau
  rivers are navigable for some distance; many inlets
  and creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior (2007)

Guyana
  Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable by
  oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively (2006)

Honduras
  465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)

Hungary
  1,622 km (most on Danube River) (2007)

India
  14,500 km
  note: 5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for
  mechanized vessels (2006)

Indonesia
  21,579 km (2007)

Iran
  850 km (on Karun River; additional service on Lake Urmia) (2006)

Iraq
  5,279 km
  note: Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third
  River (565 km) are principal waterways (2006)

Ireland
  956 km (pleasure craft only) (2007)

Italy
  2,400 km
  note: used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared
  to road and rail (2006)

Japan
  1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2007)

Kazakhstan
  4,000 km (on the Ertis ((Irtysh)) River (80%) and Syr
  Darya ((Syrdariya)) River) (2006)

Kenya
  part of Lake Victoria system is within boundaries of Kenya
  (2006)

Kiribati
  5 km (small network of canals in Line Islands) (2007)

Korea, North
  2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)

Korea, South
  1,608 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)

Kyrgyzstan
  600 km (2007)

Laos
  4,600 km
  note: primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,900 additional km are
  intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m (2007)

Latvia
  300 km (2006)

Liechtenstein
  28 km (2006)

Lithuania
  441 km (2006)

Luxembourg
  37 km (on Moselle River) (2007)

Madagascar
  600 km (2006)

Malawi
  700 km (on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Shire River) (2007)

Malaysia
  7,200 km
  note: Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km
  (2005)

Mali
  1,800 km (2007)

Mexico
  2,900 km (navigable rivers and coastal canals) (2007)

Moldova
  424 km (on Dniester and Prut rivers) (2007)

Mongolia
  580 km
  note: only waterway in operation is Lake Hovsgol (135 km); Selenge
  River (270 km) and Orhon River (175 km) are navigable but carry
  little traffic; lakes and rivers freeze in winter, are open from May
  to September (2004)

Mozambique
  460 km (Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along Cahora
  Bassa Lake) (2007)

Netherlands
  6,211 km (navigable for ships of 50 tons) (2006)

Nicaragua
  2,220 km (including lakes Managua and Nicaragua) (2007)

Niger
  300 km (the Niger, the only major river, is navigable to Gaya
  between September and March) (2005)

Nigeria
  8,600 km (Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and
  creeks) (2007)

Norway
  1,577 km (2007)

Panama
  800 km (includes 82 km Panama Canal) (2007)

Papua New Guinea
  11,000 km (2006)

Paraguay
  3,100 km (2007)

Peru
  8,808 km
  note: 8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km
  of Lago Titicaca (2007)

Philippines
  3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m)
  (2007)

Poland
  3,997 km (navigable rivers and canals) (2006)

Portugal
  210 km (on Douro River from Porto) (2006)

Romania
  1,731 km
  note: includes 1,075 km on Danube River, 524 km on secondary
  branches, and 132 km on canals (2006)

Russia
  102,000 km (including 33,000 km with guaranteed depth)
  note: 72,000 km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White
  Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea (2006)

Rwanda
  Lac Kivu navigable by shallow-draft barges and native craft
  (2006)

Senegal
  1,000 km (primarily on Senegal, Saloum, and Casamance
  rivers) (2005)

Serbia
  587 km (primarily on Danube and Sava rivers) (2005)

Sierra Leone
  800 km (600 km year round) (2005)

Slovakia
  172 km (on Danube River) (2005)

Spain
  1,000 km (2003)

Sri Lanka
  160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2006)

Sudan
  4,068 km (1,723 km open year round on White and Blue Nile
  rivers) (2006)

Suriname
  1,200 km (most navigable by ships with drafts up to 7 m)
  (2005)

Sweden
  2,052 km (2005)

Switzerland
  65 km (Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and
  Schaffhausen-Bodensee) (2003)

Syria
  900 km (not economically significant) (2005)

Tajikistan
  200 km (along Vakhsh River) (2006)

Tanzania
  Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa principal
  avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; rivers not navigable
  (2005)

Thailand 4,000 km note: 3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m (2005)

Togo
  50 km (seasonally on Mono River depending on rainfall) (2005)

Turkey
  1,200 km (2005)

Turkmenistan
  1,300 km (Amu Darya and Kara Kum canal important inland
  waterways) (2006)

Uganda
  on Lake Victoria, 200 km on Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, and
  parts of Albert Nile (2005)

Ukraine
  2,253 km (most on Dnieper River) (2006)

United Kingdom
  3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2003)

United States
  41,009 km (19,312 km used for commerce)
  note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint
  Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with Canada (2007)

Uruguay
  1,600 km (2005)

Uzbekistan
  1,100 km (2006)

Venezuela
  7,100 km
  note: Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by
  oceangoing vessels (2005)

Vietnam
  17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft)
  (2005)

World
  671,886 km (2004)

Zambia
  2,250 km (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and
  Luapula rivers) (2005)

Zimbabwe
  on Lake Kariba (2005)

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@2094 Judicial branch

Afghanistan
  the constitution establishes a nine-member Stera Mahkama
  or Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for 10-year terms
  by the president with approval of the Wolesi Jirga) and subordinate
  High Courts and Appeals Courts; there is also a minister of justice;
  a separate Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission established by
  the Bonn Agreement is charged with investigating human rights abuses
  and war crimes

Albania
  Constitutional Court, Supreme Court (chairman is elected by
  the People's Assembly for a four-year term), and multiple appeals
  and district courts

Algeria
  Supreme Court

American Samoa
  High Court (chief justice and associate justices are
  appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior)

Andorra
  Tribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the
  Courts or Tribunal de Corts; Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or
  Tribunal Superior de Justicia d'Andorra; Supreme Council of Justice
  or Consell Superior de la Justicia; Fiscal Ministry or Ministeri
  Fiscal; Constitutional Tribunal or Tribunal Constitucional

Angola
  Supreme Court and separate provincial courts (judges are
  appointed by the president)

Anguilla
  High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme
  Court)

Antigua and Barbuda
  Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint
  Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands
  and presides over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction); member
  Caribbean Court of Justice

Argentina
  Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (the nine Supreme Court
  judges are appointed by the president with approval of the Senate)
  note: the Supreme Court currently has two unfilled vacancies, and
  the Argentine Congress is considering a bill to reduce the number of
  Supreme Court judges to five

Armenia
  Constitutional Court; Court of Cassation (Appeals Court)

Aruba
  Common Court of Justice of Aruba (judges are appointed by the
  monarch)

Australia
  High Court (the chief justice and six other justices are
  appointed by the governor general)

Austria
  Supreme Judicial Court or Oberster Gerichtshof;
  Administrative Court or Verwaltungsgerichtshof; Constitutional Court
  or Verfassungsgerichtshof

Azerbaijan
  Supreme Court

Bahamas, The
  Privy Council in London; Courts of Appeal; Supreme
  (lower) Court; Magistrates' Courts

Bahrain
  High Civil Appeals Court

Bangladesh
  Supreme Court (the chief justices and other judges are
  appointed by the president)

Barbados
  Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the
  Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services); Caribbean
  Court of Justice is the highest court of appeal

Belarus
  Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president);
  Constitutional Court (half of the judges appointed by the president
  and half appointed by the Chamber of Representatives)

Belgium
  Supreme Court of Justice or Hof van Cassatie (in Dutch) or
  Cour de Cassation (in French) (judges are appointed for life by the
  government; candidacies have to be submitted by the High Justice
  Council)

Belize
  Supreme Court of Judicature (the chief justice is appointed
  by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister); Court
  of Appeal

Benin
  Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle; Supreme Court
  or Cour Supreme; High Court of Justice

Bermuda
  Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Magistrate Courts

Bhutan
  Supreme Court of Appeal (the monarch); High Court (judges
  appointed by the monarch); note - the draft constitution establishes
  a Supreme Court, which will serve as chief court of appeal

Bolivia
  Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (judges appointed for 10-year
  terms by National Congress); District Courts (one in each
  department); provincial and local courts (to try minor cases);
  Constitutional Tribunal (five primary or titulares and five
  alternate or suplente magistrates appointed by Congress; to rule on
  constitutional issues); National Electoral Court (six members
  elected by Congress, Supreme Court, the President, and the political
  party with the highest vote in the last election for 4-year terms)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
  BH Constitutional Court (consists of nine
  members: four members are selected by the Bosniak/Croat Federation's
  House of Representatives, two members by the Republika Srpska's
  National Assembly, and three non-Bosnian members by the