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  1. 1Tajikistan7
  2. 1South Sudan7
  3. 1Somalia, Fed. Rep.7
  4. 1Sudan7
  5. 1Iran, Islamic Rep.7
  6. 1Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7
  7. 1Equatorial Guinea7
  8. 1Myanmar7
  9. 1Turkmenistan7
  10. 1Afghanistan7
  11. 1Eritrea7
  12. 1Central African Republic7
  13. 1Azerbaijan7
  14. 1Belarus7
  15. 2Ethiopia6
  16. 2Congo, Rep.6
  17. 2United Arab Emirates6
  18. 2Congo, Dem. Rep.6
  19. 2Cameroon6
  20. 2Bahrain6
  21. 2Cuba6
  22. 2China6
  23. 2Burundi6
  24. 2Egypt, Arab Rep.6
  25. 2Rwanda6
  26. 2Iraq6
  27. 2Venezuela, RB6
  28. 2Chad6
  29. 2Syrian Arab Republic6
  30. 2Eswatini6
  31. 2Uzbekistan6
  32. 2Turkiye6
  33. 2Viet Nam6
  34. 2Russian Federation6
  35. 2Yemen, Rep.6
  36. 2Saudi Arabia6
  37. 2Libya6
  38. 2Nicaragua6
  39. 2Lao PDR6
  40. 3Niger5
  41. 3Nigeria5
  42. 3Pakistan5
  43. 3Oman5
  44. 3Jordan5
  45. 3Thailand5
  46. 3Kazakhstan5
  47. 3Kyrgyz Republic5
  48. 3Cambodia5
  49. 3Kuwait5
  50. 3Haiti5
  51. 3Guinea5
  52. 3Morocco5
  53. 3Maldives5
  54. 3Mali5
  55. 3Zimbabwe5
  56. 3Tanzania5
  57. 3Qatar5
  58. 3Mauritania5
  59. 3Uganda5
  60. 3Brunei Darussalam5
  61. 3Burkina Faso5
  62. 3Algeria5
  63. 3Gabon5
  64. 3Djibouti5
  65. 3Angola5
  66. 3Comoros5
  67. 4Bangladesh4
  68. 4Cote d'Ivoire4
  69. 4Armenia4
  70. 4Georgia4
  71. 4Lebanon4
  72. 4Madagascar4
  73. 4Philippines4
  74. 4Mexico4
  75. 4Togo4
  76. 4Hong Kong SAR, China4
  77. 4Kenya4
  78. 4Indonesia4
  79. 4Zambia4
  80. 4Tunisia4
  81. 4Nepal4
  82. 4India4
  83. 4Guatemala4
  84. 4Malaysia4
  85. 4Mozambique4
  86. 4El Salvador4
  87. 4Gambia, The4
  88. 4Singapore4
  89. 4Sri Lanka4
  90. 4Ukraine4
  91. 4Liberia4
  92. 4Honduras4
  93. 4Guinea-Bissau4
  94. 5Timor-Leste3
  95. 5Israel3
  96. 5Hungary3
  97. 5Lesotho3
  98. 5Moldova3
  99. 5North Macedonia3
  100. 5Montenegro3
  101. 5Malawi3
  102. 5Naoero3
  103. 5Peru3
  104. 5Papua New Guinea3
  105. 5Paraguay3
  106. 5Senegal3
  107. 5Sierra Leone3
  108. 5Serbia3
  109. 5Albania3
  110. 5Ecuador3
  111. 5Bolivia3
  112. 5Brazil3
  113. 5Bhutan3
  114. 5Bosnia and Herzegovina3
  115. 5Colombia3
  116. 5Benin3
  117. 5Dominican Republic3
  118. 6Botswana2
  119. 6Bahamas, The2
  120. 6Argentina2
  121. 6Bulgaria2
  122. 6France2
  123. 6Antigua and Barbuda2
  124. 6Fiji2
  125. 6Cyprus2
  126. 6United States2
  127. 6Grenada2
  128. 6Mongolia2
  129. 6Guyana2
  130. 6Romania2
  131. 6South Africa2
  132. 6Sao Tome and Principe2
  133. 6Suriname2
  134. 6Tonga2
  135. 6Namibia2
  136. 6Korea, Rep.2
  137. 6Ghana2
  138. 6Panama2
  139. 6Poland2
  140. 6Seychelles2
  141. 6Latvia2
  142. 6Vanuatu2
  143. 6Trinidad and Tobago2
  144. 6Italy2
  145. 6Samoa2
  146. 6Mauritius2
  147. 6Greece2
  148. 6Solomon Islands2
  149. 6Lithuania2
  150. 6Jamaica2
  151. 6Croatia2
  152. 7Uruguay1
  153. 7Palau1
  154. 7Portugal1
  155. 7Malta1
  156. 7Marshall Islands1
  157. 7St. Vincent and the Grenadines1
  158. 7Monaco1
  159. 7Luxembourg1
  160. 7Taiwan1
  161. 7San Marino1
  162. 7Liechtenstein1
  163. 7Netherlands1
  164. 7Tuvalu1
  165. 7St. Lucia1
  166. 7Slovak Republic1
  167. 7Slovenia1
  168. 7Sweden1
  169. 7St. Kitts and Nevis1
  170. 7Kiribati1
  171. 7Japan1
  172. 7Iceland1
  173. 7New Zealand1
  174. 7Norway1
  175. 7Ireland1
  176. 7Australia1
  177. 7Canada1
  178. 7Belize1
  179. 7United Kingdom1
  180. 7Dominica1
  181. 7Germany1
  182. 7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1
  183. 7Spain1
  184. 7Switzerland1
  185. 7Estonia1
  186. 7Czechia1
  187. 7Costa Rica1
  188. 7Belgium1
  189. 7Chile1
  190. 7Cabo Verde1
  191. 7Denmark1
  192. 7Barbados1
  193. 7Finland1
  194. 7Andorra1
  195. 7Austria1

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