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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
1	SurinameSuriname	694 days	2006
2	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	233 days	2006
3	HaitiHaiti	203 days	2006
4	LaosLaos	163 days	2006
5	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	155 days	2006
6	BrazilBrazil	152 days	2006
7	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	144 days	2006
8	VenezuelaVenezuela	141 days	2006
9	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	136 days	2006
10	AngolaAngola	124 days	2006
11	MozambiqueMozambique	113 days	2006
12	BotswanaBotswana	108 days	2006
13	IndonesiaIndonesia	97 days	2006
14	ZimbabweZimbabwe	96 days	2006
15	NamibiaNamibia	95 days	2006
16	East TimorEast Timor	92 days	2006
17	CambodiaCambodia	86 days	2006
18	MauritaniaMauritania	82 days	2006
19	GhanaGhana	81 days	2006
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	80.29 days	2006
=20	Costa RicaCosta Rica	77 days	2006
=20	IraqIraq	77 days	2006
22	EritreaEritrea	76 days	2006
23	ChadChad	75 days	2006
24	ParaguayParaguay	74 days	2006
=25	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	73 days	2006
=25	LesothoLesotho	73 days	2006
27	PeruPeru	72 days	2006
28	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	71 days	2006
29	BelarusBelarus	69 days	2006
30	TajikistanTajikistan	67 days	2006
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	65.89 days	2006
31	EcuadorEcuador	65 days	2006
=32	YemenYemen	63 days	2006
=32	United Arab EmiratesUAE	63 days	2006
34	BhutanBhutan	62 days	2006
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	61.04 days	2006
35	SwazilandSwaziland	61 days	2006
=36	SloveniaSlovenia	60 days	2006
=36	GabonGabon	60 days	2006
38	SenegalSenegal	58 days	2006
39	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	57 days	2006
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	56.52 days	2006
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	56.16 days	2006
40	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	56 days	2006
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	54.15 days	2006
=41	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	54 days	2006
=41	KenyaKenya	54 days	2006
=43	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	53 days	2006
=43	TogoTogo	53 days	2006
=45	Cape VerdeCape Verde	52 days	2006
=45	GrenadaGrenada	52 days	2006
47	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	51 days	2004
=48	BoliviaBolivia	50 days	2006
=48	VietnamVietnam	50 days	2006
=48	Sri LankaSri Lanka	50 days	2006
51	GuineaGuinea	49 days	2006
52	PhilippinesPhilippines	48 days	2006
=53	SpainSpain	47 days	2006
=53	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	47 days	2006
=53	IranIran	47 days	2006
=56	MauritiusMauritius	46 days	2006
=56	LebanonLebanon	46 days	2006
=56	FijiFiji	46 days	2006
=56	GuyanaGuyana	46 days	2006
=60	BelizeBelize	45 days	2006
=60	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	45 days	2006
=60	CroatiaCroatia	45 days	2006
=63	ColombiaColombia	44 days	2006
=63	HondurasHonduras	44 days	2006
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	43.64 days	2006
=65	NigeriaNigeria	43 days	2006
=65	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	43 days	2006
=65	SyriaSyria	43 days	2006
=65	UruguayUruguay	43 days	2006
=65	BurundiBurundi	43 days	2006
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	42.64 days	2006
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	42.57 days	2006
70	MaliMali	42 days	2006
71	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	40 days	2006
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	39.84 days	2006
=72	NicaraguaNicaragua	39 days	2006
=72	AlbaniaAlbania	39 days	2006
=72	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	39 days	2006
=72	SudanSudan	39 days	2006
=72	VanuatuVanuatu	39 days	2006
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	38.42 days	2006
=77	SeychellesSeychelles	38 days	2006
=77	GreeceGreece	38 days	2006
=77	HungaryHungary	38 days	2006
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	37.67 days	2006
=80	DjiboutiDjibouti	37 days	2006
=80	BangladeshBangladesh	37 days	2006
=80	MalawiMalawi	37 days	2006
=80	CameroonCameroon	37 days	2006
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	36 days	2006
=84	ZambiaZambia	35 days	2006
=84	KuwaitKuwait	35 days	2006
=84	South AfricaSouth Africa	35 days	2006
=84	ChinaChina	35 days	2006
=84	IndiaIndia	35 days	2006
=84	SamoaSamoa	35 days	2006
=84	EstoniaEstonia	35 days	2006
=91	OmanOman	34 days	2006
=91	IsraelIsrael	34 days	2006
=91	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	34 days	2006
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	33.36 days	2006
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	33.2 days	2006
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	33.08 days	2006
=94	UkraineUkraine	33 days	2006
=94	ThailandThailand	33 days	2006
=96	BulgariaBulgaria	32 days	2006
=96	TongaTonga	32 days	2006
=96	ArgentinaArgentina	32 days	2006
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	31.62 days	2006
=99	PolandPoland	31 days	2006
=99	BeninBenin	31 days	2006
=99	NepalNepal	31 days	2006
=102	UgandaUganda	30 days	2006
=102	GuatemalaGuatemala	30 days	2006
=102	MoldovaMoldova	30 days	2006
=102	MalaysiaMalaysia	30 days	2006
=102	TanzaniaTanzania	30 days	2006
=107	AustriaAustria	29 days	2006
=107	UzbekistanUzbekistan	29 days	2006
=109	RussiaRussia	28 days	2006
=109	PalauPalau	28 days	2006
=111	BelgiumBelgium	27 days	2006
=111	ChileChile	27 days	2006
=111	The GambiaThe Gambia	27 days	2006
=111	MexicoMexico	27 days	2006
=115	LithuaniaLithuania	26 days	2006
=115	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	26 days	2006
=115	El SalvadorEl Salvador	26 days	2006
118	SlovakiaSlovakia	25 days	2006
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	24.87 days	2006
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	24.76 days	2006
=119	GermanyGermany	24 days	2006
=119	AlgeriaAlgeria	24 days	2006
=119	NigerNiger	24 days	2006
=119	ArmeniaArmenia	24 days	2006
=119	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	24 days	2006
=119	PakistanPakistan	24 days	2006
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	23.46 days	2006
=125	ComorosComoros	23 days	2006
=125	JapanJapan	23 days	2006
127	South KoreaSouth Korea	22 days	2006
=128	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	21 days	2006
=128	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	21 days	2006
=128	KiribatiKiribati	21 days	2006
=128	MadagascarMadagascar	21 days	2006
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	21 days	2006
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	20.57 days	2006
=132	KazakhstanKazakhstan	20 days	2006
=132	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	20 days	2006
=132	MongoliaMongolia	20 days	2006
=135	EgyptEgypt	19 days	2006
=135	IrelandIreland	19 days	2006
=135	PanamaPanama	19 days	2006
=135	DominicaDominica	19 days	2006
=139	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	18 days	2006
=139	JordanJordan	18 days	2006
141	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	17 days	2006
=142	LatviaLatvia	16 days	2006
=142	SwedenSweden	16 days	2006
=142	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	16 days	2006
=142	GeorgiaGeorgia	16 days	2006
=142	RwandaRwanda	16 days	2006
=142	EthiopiaEthiopia	16 days	2006
=148	FinlandFinland	14 days	2006
=148	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	14 days	2006
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	13.43 days	2006
=150	MaldivesMaldives	13 days	2006
=150	ItalyItaly	13 days	2006
=150	NorwayNorway	13 days	2006
=153	MoroccoMorocco	12 days	2006
=153	New ZealandNew Zealand	12 days	2006
=153	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	12 days	2006
=156	Hong KongHong Kong	11 days	2006
=156	RomaniaRomania	11 days	2006
=156	TunisiaTunisia	11 days	2006
159	NetherlandsNetherlands	10 days	2006
160	TurkeyTurkey	9 days	2006
=161	AfghanistanAfghanistan	8 days	2006
=161	FranceFrance	8 days	2006
=161	PortugalPortugal	8 days	2006
=161	JamaicaJamaica	8 days	2006
165	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	7 days	2006
166	SingaporeSingapore	6 days	2006
=167	DenmarkDenmark	5 days	2006
=167	United StatesUnited States	5 days	2006
=167	IcelandIceland	5 days	2006
170	CanadaCanada	3 days	2006
171	AustraliaAustralia	2 days	2006

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