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  1. 1Russian Federation5.18M
  2. 2Canada5.16M
  3. 3Brazil4.39M
  4. 4Bolivia1.81M
  5. 5United States1.59M
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.1.38M
  7. 7Indonesia1.12M
  8. 8China673,569.3
  9. 9Lao PDR351,069.3
  10. 10Mexico330,263.5
  11. 11Sweden315,303.1
  12. 12Mozambique298,308.1
  13. 13Angola282,733.9
  14. 14Malaysia282,432
  15. 15Myanmar276,568.2
  16. 16Peru268,020.2
  17. 17Paraguay265,670.6
  18. 18Finland233,586.1
  19. 19Madagascar230,974.1
  20. 20Zambia229,226
  21. 21Tanzania225,552.8
  22. 22Colombia212,750.2
  23. 23Argentina202,719.6
  24. 24Australia180,504.1
  25. 25Cameroon178,795.6
  26. 26Liberia166,485.2
  27. 27Cote d'Ivoire165,110
  28. 28Nicaragua157,942.3
  29. 29Guinea146,769.6
  30. 30Venezuela, RB144,477
  31. 31Guatemala141,961.5
  32. 32Thailand141,565.1
  33. 33Sierra Leone130,658.6
  34. 34Viet Nam128,409.3
  35. 35India125,677.9
  36. 36Congo, Rep.114,287.3
  37. 37Ghana107,910.2
  38. 38Guyana107,173.2
  39. 39Nigeria105,592
  40. 40Cambodia93,417.4
  41. 41Germany89,432.2
  42. 42Papua New Guinea81,946.2
  43. 43Ukraine80,150.3
  44. 44France78,512.9
  45. 45Spain77,939.8
  46. 46Honduras74,931.5
  47. 47Poland71,484.1
  48. 48Belarus71,081.2
  49. 49Norway66,267
  50. 50Uganda64,803
  51. 51Ecuador61,942.6
  52. 52Central African Republic60,454.8
  53. 53Philippines59,070.5
  54. 54Latvia56,604
  55. 55Japan53,588.1
  56. 56Chile47,606.5
  57. 57Portugal43,375.3
  58. 58Turkiye39,865.6
  59. 59South Africa39,483.9
  60. 60New Zealand39,448.8
  61. 61Estonia34,884.9
  62. 62Belize33,987.9
  63. 63Suriname33,966.8
  64. 64Italy32,825.2
  65. 65Gabon28,941.7
  66. 66Ethiopia27,783
  67. 67Austria27,429.6
  68. 68United Kingdom22,786
  69. 69Lithuania22,286
  70. 70Panama21,537
  71. 71Romania19,983.6
  72. 72Czechia19,556.1
  73. 73Malawi17,077.8
  74. 74Bangladesh15,911.1
  75. 75Korea, Rep.15,595.2
  76. 76Kenya14,056.9
  77. 77Chad13,084.1
  78. 78Dominican Republic12,992.2
  79. 79Hungary12,697.3
  80. 80Greece12,443.5
  81. 81Korea, Dem. People's Rep.11,981
  82. 82Sri Lanka11,719.6
  83. 83Uruguay11,448.7
  84. 84Solomon Islands11,050.2
  85. 85Cuba10,056.6
  86. 86Guinea-Bissau9,292.8
  87. 87Costa Rica8,285.3
  88. 88Equatorial Guinea7,735.1
  89. 89Slovak Republic7,623.7
  90. 90Croatia7,415.1
  91. 91Ireland7,322.6
  92. 92Belgium6,065.6
  93. 93Zimbabwe5,821.2
  94. 94Togo5,729.2
  95. 95South Sudan5,506.8
  96. 96Bulgaria5,257.1
  97. 97Algeria4,397.8
  98. 98Switzerland4,130.6
  99. 99Serbia4,110.3
  100. 100Slovenia3,699.4
  101. 101Taiwan3,680.7
  102. 102Denmark3,627.9
  103. 103Rwanda3,596.2
  104. 104Kazakhstan2,851.1
  105. 105Mongolia2,705
  106. 106Nepal2,578.9
  107. 107Eswatini2,421.8
  108. 108Haiti2,409.1
  109. 109Burundi2,132.4
  110. 110Bosnia and Herzegovina2,121.6
  111. 111North Macedonia2,035.8
  112. 112Bahamas, The1,957.8
  113. 113Jamaica1,815
  114. 114Moldova1,796.6
  115. 115New Caledonia1,761.7
  116. 116El Salvador1,673.8
  117. 117Tunisia1,662.9
  118. 118Netherlands1,480
  119. 119Morocco1,398.9
  120. 120Benin1,389.5
  121. 121Bhutan1,162
  122. 122Trinidad and Tobago1,103.6
  123. 123Fiji1,074.1
  124. 124Brunei Darussalam1,039
  125. 125Syrian Arab Republic985.1
  126. 126Timor-Leste940.8
  127. 127Albania877.2
  128. 128Montenegro632.4
  129. 129Luxembourg584.5
  130. 130Lebanon504.7
  131. 131Comoros494.4
  132. 132Georgia485.6
  133. 133Puerto Rico (US)363.8
  134. 134Vanuatu303.9
  135. 135Mali236.5
  136. 136Grenada228.8
  137. 137Azerbaijan162.7
  138. 138Cyprus158.1
  139. 139Senegal154.2
  140. 140Somalia, Fed. Rep.139.8
  141. 141Pakistan103.4
  142. 142Singapore64.1
  143. 143Iran, Islamic Rep.61.1
  144. 144Israel61
  145. 145Kyrgyz Republic52.4
  146. 146Dominica45.8
  147. 147Antigua and Barbuda42
  148. 148St. Vincent and the Grenadines40.9
  149. 149Libya40
  150. 150Cayman Islands35.5
  151. 151Egypt, Arab Rep.29.9
  152. 152Armenia28.7
  153. 153Sudan27.1
  154. 154Turks and Caicos Islands21.3
  155. 155Virgin Islands (U.S.)20.6
  156. 156St. Lucia18.9
  157. 157Maldives18.8
  158. 158Andorra16.5
  159. 159Gambia, The15.4
  160. 160Barbados8.5
  161. 161Afghanistan7.9
  162. 162Palau6.9
  163. 163Liechtenstein5.3
  164. 164St. Kitts and Nevis5.2
  165. 165St. Martin (French part)4
  166. 166Uzbekistan3.2
  167. 167Curacao2.3
  168. 168Iraq1.9
  169. 169Lesotho1.3
  170. 170Botswana1.2
  171. 171Jordan1.1
  172. 172Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1
  173. 173Namibia0.95
  174. 174West Bank and Gaza0.72
  175. 175Tajikistan0.49
  176. 176San Marino0.17
  177. 177British Virgin Islands0.07
  178. 178Mauritius0
  179. 178Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  180. 178Seychelles0
  181. 178Eritrea0
  182. 178Niger0
  183. 178Mauritania0
  184. 178Aruba0
  185. 178Burkina Faso0
  186. 178Sao Tome and Principe0
  187. 178Turkmenistan0
  188. 178Malta0

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