Crime > Unpaid diplomatic parking fines: Countries Compared

Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor

According to the Korea Heraldâ€™s March 16th edition, foreign diplomatic missions in Seoul only paid 3.6 percent of the parking-related fines they incurred in 2004. Eighty-four foreign missions in the city were fined a total of almost US$100,000 for 2,487 parking violations. <p>Only 89 of the fines were paid. The leaders in outstanding fines were Russia (230), Vietnam (199), China (180) and the Philippines (114). Paraguay, the People's Republic of Congo, Norway, Venezuela, Panama and Afghanistan all had no outstanding fines. <p>The Foreign Ministry made an appeal to the missions for voluntary payment of the fines, but it was ignored. Under the terms of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, "the means of transport of the [diplomatic] mission shall be immune from search, requisition, attachment or execution."

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DEFINITION: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	KuwaitKuwait	246.2	2002
2	EgyptEgypt	139.6	2002
3	ChadChad	124.3	2002
4	SudanSudan	119.1	2002
5	BulgariaBulgaria	117.5	2002
6	MozambiqueMozambique	110.7	2002
7	AlbaniaAlbania	84.5	2002
8	AngolaAngola	81.7	2002
9	SenegalSenegal	79.2	2002
10	PakistanPakistan	69.4	2002
11	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	67.1	2002
12	ZambiaZambia	60.4	2002
13	MoroccoMorocco	60	2002
14	EthiopiaEthiopia	59.7	2002
15	NigeriaNigeria	58.6	2002
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	53.17	2002
16	SyriaSyria	52.7	2002
17	BeninBenin	49.8	2002
18	ZimbabweZimbabwe	45.6	2002
19	CameroonCameroon	43.6	2002
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	40.56	2002
20	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	38	2002
=21	BahrainBahrain	37.7	2002
=21	BurundiBurundi	37.7	2002
23	MaliMali	37.4	2002
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	37.09	2002
24	IndonesiaIndonesia	36.1	2002
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	35.45	2002
25	GuineaGuinea	34.8	2002
26	South AfricaSouth Africa	34	2002
27	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	33.8	2002
28	BangladeshBangladesh	33	2002
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	31.73	2002
29	BrazilBrazil	29.9	2002
30	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	25.6	2002
31	AlgeriaAlgeria	25.2	2002
32	ThailandThailand	24.5	2002
33	KazakhstanKazakhstan	21.1	2002
34	MauritiusMauritius	20.5	2002
35	NigerNiger	19.9	2002
36	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	18.9	2002
37	LesothoLesotho	18.8	2002
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	18.71	2002
38	BotswanaBotswana	18.5	2002
39	BhutanBhutan	18.4	2002
40	Sri LankaSri Lanka	17.2	2002
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	16.79	2002
=41	NepalNepal	16.5	2002
=41	ChileChile	16.5	2002
=41	TunisiaTunisia	16.5	2002
44	IranIran	15.7	2002
45	FijiFiji	15.5	2002
46	ItalyItaly	14.6	2002
47	LiberiaLiberia	13.5	2002
=48	MalawiMalawi	13	2002
=48	ParaguayParaguay	13	2002
=50	RwandaRwanda	12.9	2002
=50	UkraineUkraine	12.9	2002
52	SpainSpain	12.7	2002
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	12.24	2002
53	PhilippinesPhilippines	11.5	2002
54	GhanaGhana	11.3	2002
55	MauritaniaMauritania	11.2	2002
56	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	10.8	2002
57	EstoniaEstonia	10.5	2002
58	MongoliaMongolia	10.2	2002
=59	Costa RicaCosta Rica	10.1	2002
=59	ArmeniaArmenia	10.1	2002
=61	TogoTogo	9.9	2002
=61	ComorosComoros	9.9	2002
63	VietnamVietnam	9.8	2002
64	GeorgiaGeorgia	9.7	2002
=65	VenezuelaVenezuela	9.1	2002
=65	YemenYemen	9.1	2002
=67	PortugalPortugal	8.8	2002
=67	UzbekistanUzbekistan	8.8	2002
69	MadagascarMadagascar	8.7	2002
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	8.7	2002
70	TanzaniaTanzania	8.3	2002
71	LibyaLibya	8.2	2002
=72	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	7.7	2002
=72	KenyaKenya	7.7	2002
=74	CroatiaCroatia	6.5	2002
=74	DjiboutiDjibouti	6.5	2002
76	SlovakiaSlovakia	6.4	2002
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	6.39	2002
=77	FranceFrance	6.1	2002
=77	IndiaIndia	6.1	2002
=77	LaosLaos	6.1	2002
80	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	5.8	2002
81	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	5.5	2002
82	HondurasHonduras	5.4	2002
=83	SloveniaSlovenia	5.2	2002
=83	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	5.2	2002
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	5.05	2002
85	NicaraguaNicaragua	4.9	2002
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	4.55	2002
86	UruguayUruguay	4.4	2002
=87	SwazilandSwaziland	4.3	2002
=87	TajikistanTajikistan	4.3	2002
89	NamibiaNamibia	4.2	2002
90	MexicoMexico	4	2002
91	ArgentinaArgentina	3.9	2002
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	3.86	2002
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	3.62	2002
=92	RomaniaRomania	3.5	2002
=92	UgandaUganda	3.5	2002
=92	SingaporeSingapore	3.5	2002
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	3.36	2002
95	HungaryHungary	3.3	2002
=96	BoliviaBolivia	3.1	2002
=96	PeruPeru	3.1	2002
98	HaitiHaiti	3	2002
99	JordanJordan	2.9	2002
=100	BelarusBelarus	2.7	2002
=100	BelgiumBelgium	2.7	2002
102	CyprusCyprus	2.5	2002
103	GuyanaGuyana	2.3	2002
=104	GabonGabon	2.2	2002
=104	AustriaAustria	2.2	2002
=106	LithuaniaLithuania	2	2002
=106	RussiaRussia	2	2002
=108	El SalvadorEl Salvador	1.7	2002
=108	PolandPoland	1.7	2002
110	The GambiaThe Gambia	1.5	2002
=111	MalaysiaMalaysia	1.4	2002
=111	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1.4	2002
113	LebanonLebanon	1.3	2002
114	GermanyGermany	1	2002
115	EritreaEritrea	0.8	2002
116	MoldovaMoldova	0.7	2002
117	South KoreaSouth Korea	0.4	2002
=118	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	0.1	2002
=118	FinlandFinland	0.1	2002
=118	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.1	2002
=118	New ZealandNew Zealand	0.1	2002
=118	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	0.1	2002
=123	CanadaCanada	0.0	2002
=123	NetherlandsNetherlands	0.0	2002
=123	TurkeyTurkey	0.0	2002
=123	NorwayNorway	0.0	2002
=123	PanamaPanama	0.0	2002
=123	IrelandIreland	0.0	2002
=123	EcuadorEcuador	0.0	2002
=123	AustraliaAustralia	0.0	2002
=123	DenmarkDenmark	0.0	2002
=123	ColombiaColombia	0.0	2002
=123	IsraelIsrael	0.0	2002
=123	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	0.0	2002
=123	GreeceGreece	0.0	2002
=123	OmanOman	0.0	2002
=123	JamaicaJamaica	0.0	2002
=123	United Arab EmiratesUAE	0.0	2002
=123	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	0.0	2002
=123	SwedenSweden	0.0	2002
=123	LatviaLatvia	0.0	2002
=123	JapanJapan	0.0	2002

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