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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH
1	RussiaRussia	10,863	2003
2	GermanyGermany	7,315	2003
3	UkraineUkraine	5,182	2003
4	CanadaCanada	3,822	2003
5	SwedenSweden	3,632	2003
6	New ZealandNew Zealand	3,515	2003
7	United StatesUnited States	3,481	2003
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	2,435	2003
8	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	2,177	2003
9	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	1,789	2003
10	FranceFrance	1,325	2003
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	1,265.43	2003
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	1,187.47	2003
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	1,161.07	2003
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	1,136.18	2003
11	IndonesiaIndonesia	1,080	2003
12	SlovakiaSlovakia	1,040	2003
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	913.84	2003
13	BelarusBelarus	903	2003
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	817.47	2003
14	ChinaChina	809	2003
15	BrazilBrazil	802	2003
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	793.6	2003
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	744.42	2003
16	AustriaAustria	719	2003
=17	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	579	2003
=17	PolandPoland	579	2003
19	South AfricaSouth Africa	542	2003
20	IndiaIndia	497	2003
21	ItalyItaly	427	2003
22	SpainSpain	328	2003
23	CubaCuba	321	2003
24	ArgentinaArgentina	320	2003
25	FinlandFinland	270	2003
26	DenmarkDenmark	255	2003
27	MexicoMexico	224	2003
28	EstoniaEstonia	219	2003
29	LatviaLatvia	209	2003
=30	VenezuelaVenezuela	195	2003
=30	CroatiaCroatia	195	2003
32	MalaysiaMalaysia	190	2003
33	IsraelIsrael	188	2003
34	HungaryHungary	186	2003
35	NorwayNorway	178	2003
36	ThailandThailand	158	2003
37	RomaniaRomania	157	2003
38	JamaicaJamaica	143	2003
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	130.86	2003
39	Costa RicaCosta Rica	130	2003
40	BulgariaBulgaria	127	2003
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	121.4	2003
41	Sri LankaSri Lanka	110	2003
42	VietnamVietnam	107	2003
43	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	104	2003
44	ColombiaColombia	101	2003
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	96.44	2003
45	JapanJapan	96	2003
46	GreeceGreece	88	2003
47	ChileChile	87	2003
48	NetherlandsNetherlands	86	2003
49	PakistanPakistan	83	2003
=50	LithuaniaLithuania	79	2003
=50	IcelandIceland	79	2003
=52	TurkeyTurkey	78	2003
=52	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	78	2003
=52	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	78	2003
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	78	2003
55	ZambiaZambia	77	2003
=56	IrelandIreland	73	2003
=56	BelgiumBelgium	73	2003
=56	NicaraguaNicaragua	73	2003
=56	KazakhstanKazakhstan	73	2003
60	HondurasHonduras	72	2003
=61	ZimbabweZimbabwe	68	2003
=61	KenyaKenya	68	2003
63	MadagascarMadagascar	62	2003
64	PortugalPortugal	58	2003
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	54.61	2003
65	UgandaUganda	54	2003
66	BelizeBelize	53	2003
67	AlbaniaAlbania	52	2003
68	PhilippinesPhilippines	43	2003
=69	GuatemalaGuatemala	42	2003
=69	MongoliaMongolia	42	2003
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	39.44	2003
71	EthiopiaEthiopia	39	2003
72	PeruPeru	36	2003
=73	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	35	2003
=73	EgyptEgypt	35	2003
75	PanamaPanama	33	2003
76	SloveniaSlovenia	32	2003
77	North KoreaNorth Korea	31	2003
78	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	29	2003
=79	NigeriaNigeria	27	2003
=79	SudanSudan	27	2003
81	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	26	2003
82	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	25	2003
=83	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	23	2003
=83	CambodiaCambodia	23	2003
=83	BoliviaBolivia	23	2003
=86	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	21	2003
=86	NamibiaNamibia	21	2003
=88	ParaguayParaguay	20	2003
=88	LaosLaos	20	2003
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	19.2	2003
90	TajikistanTajikistan	19	2003
=91	CameroonCameroon	18	2003
=91	SurinameSuriname	18	2003
=91	AlgeriaAlgeria	18	2003
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	17.39	2003
94	GeorgiaGeorgia	17	2003
95	GhanaGhana	16	2003
=96	FijiFiji	15	2003
=96	NepalNepal	15	2003
=98	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	14	2003
=98	SenegalSenegal	14	2003
=98	AngolaAngola	14	2003
=101	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	13	2003
=101	MaliMali	13	2003
=101	UruguayUruguay	13	2003
=101	BurundiBurundi	13	2003
=105	MoroccoMorocco	12	2003
=105	BotswanaBotswana	12	2003
=105	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	12	2003
=105	MozambiqueMozambique	12	2003
=105	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	12	2003
=110	UzbekistanUzbekistan	11	2003
=110	JordanJordan	11	2003
=112	BangladeshBangladesh	10	2003
=112	SomaliaSomalia	10	2003
=112	BhutanBhutan	10	2003
=115	MalawiMalawi	9	2003
=115	MauritaniaMauritania	9	2003
=115	TogoTogo	9	2003
=115	ChadChad	9	2003
=119	LibyaLibya	8	2003
=119	HaitiHaiti	8	2003
=119	IraqIraq	8	2003
=122	AfghanistanAfghanistan	7	2003
=122	TunisiaTunisia	7	2003
=124	RwandaRwanda	6	2003
=124	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	6	2003
=124	The GambiaThe Gambia	6	2003
=124	OmanOman	6	2003
=124	NigerNiger	6	2003
=129	BeninBenin	5	2003
=129	ArmeniaArmenia	5	2003
=129	KuwaitKuwait	5	2003
=129	SingaporeSingapore	5	2003
133	BurmaBurma	4	2003
=134	GuineaGuinea	3	2003
=134	El SalvadorEl Salvador	3	2003
=134	LebanonLebanon	3	2003
=134	GabonGabon	3	2003
=134	EritreaEritrea	3	2003
=139	LiberiaLiberia	2	2003
=139	United Arab EmiratesUAE	2	2003
=141	LesothoLesotho	1	2003
=141	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	1	2003
=141	GuyanaGuyana	1	2003
=144	YemenYemen	0.0	2003
=144	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	0.0	2003
=144	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	0.0	2003

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