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Europe 2010

No.	Nation	Population	GDP billions	Per capita	ODA 2008 million	Con.	EU Mem. y / n
56	Europe	731,782,548	18,257	$24,975	78,447 -4,186		28 Y 26 N
28	European Union	491,582,852	14,510	$32,600	76,409	1949	Y
26	Non-Members	234,692,244	3,131	$13,323	2,038 -4,186		N
9	Central	164,248,424	4,515	$27,530	17,795
1	Austria	8,210,281	323.1	$39,400	1,714	976	Y
2	Czech Republic	10,211,904	256.6	$25,100		1993	Y
3	Germany	82,329,758	2,811	$34,100	13,981	1871	Y
4	Hungary	9,905,596	184.9	$18,600		1000	Y
5	Liechtenstein	34,761	4.16	$122,100		1806	N
6	Poland	38,482,919	463	$12,000		1918	Y
7	Slovakia	5,463,046	115.7	$21,200		1993	Y
8	Slovenia	2,005,692	39.41	$19,600		1991	Y
9	Switzerland	7,604,467	317	$41,700	2,038	1291	N
8	East	211,412,780	2,668	$12,645	-1,915
10	Belarus	9,648,533	116	$11,600	-110	1991	N
11	Estonia	1,299,371	24.36	$18,700		1991	Y
12	Georgia	4,615,807	20.29	$4,400	-888	1991	N
13	Latvia	2,231,503	32.4	$14,500		1918	Y
14	Lithuania	3,555,179	54.84	$15,400		1990	Y
15	Moldova	4,320,748	9.986	$2,300	-299	1991	N
16	Russia	140,041,244	2,116	$15,100		1991	N
17	Ukraine	45,700,395	294.3	$6,400	-618	1991	N
8	North	24,828,793	1,002	$40,080	12,664
18	Denmark	5,500,510	198.6	$36,000	2,803	1849	Y
19	Finland	5,250,275	182.6	$34,900	1,166	1917	Y
20	Faroe Islands	49,057	1.56	$48,200		Den.	N
21	Greenland	57,637	2.03	$35,400		Den.	N
22	Iceland	306,694	12.15	$39,600		1944	N
23	Norway	4,660,539	273.1	$58,600	3,963	1905	Y
24	Sweden	9,059,651	333.5	$36,800	4,732	1523	Y
25	Svalbard	2,067				Nor.	N
12	South	121,761,640	3,740	$30,655	13,051
26	Akrotiri	15,700				UK	N
27	Andorra	83,888	4.22	$44,900		1278	N
28	Cyprus	1,084,748	22.97	$21,200		1960	Y
29	Dhekelia	15,700				UK	N
30	Gibraltar	28,877	1.106	$38,500		UK	N
31	Greece	10,737,428	341	$32,100	703	1829	Y
32	Holy See	829				1929
33	Italy	58,126,212	1,760	$27,700	4,861	1961	Y
34	Malta	405,165	7.223	$18,200		1964	Y
35	Portugal	10,707,924	233.4	$21,800	620	1143	Y
36	San Marino	30,167	1.662	$41,900		301	N
37	Spain	40,525,002	1,368	$33,700	6,867	1492	Y
9	Southeast	51,692,683	580.9	$11,171	-2,271
38	Albania	3,639,453	22.9	$6.300	-386	1912	N
39	Bosnia & Herzegovina	4,025,476	29.07	$6,300	-482	1992	N
40	Bulgaria	7,204,687	90.51	$12,600	0	1908	Y
41	Croatia	4,489,409	79.21	$17,600	0	1991	N
42	Kosovo	1,815,048	5.3	$2,500		2008	N
44	Macedonia	2,066,718	18.77	$9,000	-250	1991	N
45	Montenegro	672,180	6.708	$9,800	-106	2006	N
46	Romania	22,215,421	255.4	$11,500	0	1877	Y
47	Serbia	7,379,339	78.36	$10,400	-1,047	2006	N
10	West	157,263,629	5,520	$35,159	33,530
48	Belgium	10,414,336	381	$36,600	2,386	1830	Y
49	France	64,057,792	2,110	$32,800	10,908	486	Y
40	Guernsey	65,632	2.742	$44,600		UK	N
50	Jersey	91,812	5.1	$57,000		UK	N
51	Luxembourg	491,775	36.37	$78,000	415	1839	Y
52	Ireland	4,203,200	176.9	$42,200	1,328	1921	Y
53	Isle of Man	76,913	2.719	$35,000		UK	N
54	Monaco	32,965	0.976	$30,000		1419	N
55	Netherlands	16,715,999	654.9	$39,200	6,993	1581	Y
56	United Kingdom	61,113,205	2,149	$35,600	11,500	1927	Y

Historical Documents: Europe HA-2006, European Economics HA-2005, European Vital Statistics HA-2005, Europe HA-2004

Vital Statistics 2010

Country	Population	Growth	Births per 000	Deaths per 000	Immi gration per 000	Infant Mortal ity per 000	Life Expect ancy	AIDS rate	Literacy	Penal Pop.	Penal Pop. Per 00,0000
Akrotiri	15,700
Albania	3,639,453	0.546%	15.29	5.55	-4.28	18.62	77.96	0	98.7%	5,041	159
Andorra	70,549	1.135%	10.35	5.89	6.89	3.76	82.51	0	100%	60	71
Austria	8,210,281	0.052%	8.65	9.98	1.85	4.42	79.5	0.2%	98%	8,308	99
Belarus	9,648,533	-0.0%	9.71	13.86	0.38	6.43	79.63	0.2%	99.6%	36,533	385
Belgium	10,414,336	0.094%	10.15	10.44	1.22	4.44	79.22	0.2%	99%	10,159	94
Bosnia& Herzegovina	4,613,414	0.339%	8.85	8.63	3.17	9.1	78.5	0.1%	96.7%	2,674	66
Bulgaria	7,204,687	-0.79%	9.51	14.31	-3.11	17.87	72.03	0.1%	98.2%	9,408	124
Croatia	4,489,409	-0.05%	9.64	11.75	1.58	6.37	75.35	0.1%	98.1%	4,734	107
Cyprus	1,084,748	1.69%	11.32	6.4	11.98	9.7	77.49	0.1%	97.6%	671	83
Czech Republic	10,211,904	-0.09%	8.83	10.74	0.97	3.79	76.02	0.1%	99%	22,013	209
Dhekelia	15,700
Denmark	5,500,510	0.28%	10.54	10.22	2.48	4.34	78.3	0.2%	99%	3,645	66
Estonia	1,299,371	-0.63%	10.37	13.42	-3.26	7.32	72.82	1.3%	99.8%	3,555	265
Faroe Islands	49,057	0.424%	12.9	8.66	0	6.18	79.58		99%	12	25
Finland	5,250,275	0.098%	10.38	10.07	0.68	3.47	78.97	0.1%	100%	3,583	67
France	64,057,792	0.549%	12.57	8.56	1.48	3.33	80.98	0.4%	99%	59,655	96
Georgia	4,615,807	-0.33%	10.66	9.65	-4.26	16.22	76.72	0.1%	100%	21,239	483
Germany	82,329,758	-0.05%	8.18	10.9	2.19	3.99	79.26	0.1%	99%	72,048	88
Gibraltar	28,877	0.27	14.12	8.17	-3.32	6.82	78.53		80%	51	174
Greece	10,737,428	0.127%	9.45	10.51	2.33	5.16	79.66	0.2%	96%	12,300	109
Greenland	57,637	0.064%	14.68	8.05	-5.99	10.26	70.67		100%	132	234
Guernsey	65,632	0.225%	8.55	10.1	3.81	4.36	80.14			77	117
Holy See	829	0.004%							100%
Hungary	9,905,596	-0.26%	9.51	12.94	0.87	7.86	73.44	0.1%	99.4%	15,373	153
Iceland	306,694	0.74%	13.43	6.85	0.83	3.23	80.67	0.2%	99%	175	55
Ireland	4,203,200	1.12%	14.23	7.75	4.71	5.05	78.24	0.2%	99%	3,895	85
Isle of Man	76,913	0.523%	10.7	10.67	5.2	5.27	78.98			97	127
Italy	58,126,212	-0.05%	8.18	10.72	2.06	5.51	80.2	0.4%	98.4%	64,595	107
Jersey	91,812	0.196	8.56	9.32	2.72	4.66	79.89			176	190
Kosovo	1,815,048								91.9%	1,300	62
Latvia	2,231,503	-0.61%	9.78	13.62	-2.3	8.77	72.15	0.8%	99.7%	7,200	319
Liechtenstein	34,761	0.702%	9.75	7.39	4.66	4.25	80.06	0	100%	10	28
Lithuania	3,555,179	-0.28%	9.11	11.18	-0.72	6.47	74.9	0.4%	99.6%	7,744	230
Luxembourg	491,775	1.172%	11.73	8.44	8.44	4.56	79.33	0.2%	100%	745	155
Macedonia	2,066,718	0.262%	11.97	8.83	-0.52	9.01	74.68	0.1%	96.1%	2,235	109
Malta	405,165	0.4%	10.36	8.38	2.02	3.75	79.44	0.1%	92.8%	560	134
Moldova	4,320,748	-0.08%	11.12	10.78	-1.13	13.13	70.8	0.4%	99.1%	6,535	184
Monaco	32,965	0.394%	9.1	12.74	7.58	5	80.09		99%	25	76
Montenegro	672,180	-0.85%	11.14	8.63						961	153
Netherlands	16,715,999	0.412%	10.4	8.74	2.46	4.73	79.4	0.2%	99%	16,416	100
Norway	4,660,539	0.341%	10.99	9.29	1.71	3.58	79.95	0.1%	100%	3,369	70
Poland	38,482,919	-0.05%	10.04	10.05	-0.47	6.8	75.63	0.1%	99.8%	85,530	224
Portugal	10,707,924	0.275%	10.29	10.68	3.14	4.78	77.53	0.5%	93.3%	11,493	108
Romania	22,215,421	-0.15%	10.53	11.88	-0.13	22.9	72.45	0.1%	97.3%	27,638	129
Russia	140,041,244	-0.47%	11.1	16.06	0.28	10.56	66.03[1]	1.1%	99.4%	862,300	609
San Marino	30,167	1.15%	9.68	8.55	10.38	5.53	80.81[2]		96%	2[3]	6.6
Serbia	7,379,339	-0.47%	9.19	13.86	0	6.75	73.9	0.1%	96.4%	10,526	143
Slovakia	5,463,046	0.137%	10.6	9.53	0.3	6.84	75.4	0.1%	99.6%	8,166	151
Slovenia	2,005,692	-0.11%	8.97	10.62	0.52	4.25	76.92	0.1%	99.7%	1,317	65
Spain	40,525,002	0.070%	9.72	9.99	0.99	4.21	80.05	0.5%	97.9%	76,753	166
Sweden	9,059,651	0.158%	10.13	10.21	1.66	2.75	80.86	0.1%	99%	6,853	74
Svalbard	2,067	-0.02%	[4]
Switzerland	7,604,467	0.276%	9.59	8.59	1.76	4.18	80.39	0.6%	99%	6,084	79
Ukraine	45,700,395	-0.63%	9.6	15.81	-0.11	8.98	68.25[5]	1.6%	99.4%	144,380	314
United Kingdom	61,113,205	0.279%	10.65	10.02	2.16	4.85	79.01	0.2%	99%	94,258	154
Total	731,782,548									1,740,764	294
European Union	491,582,852	0.108%	9.9	10.28	1.46	5.72	78.67

Sources: CIA World Fact July 2009; World Prison Brief June 2008

Economics 2010

Country	Population	GDP billion Purch. parity	GDP bill ex rate	Economic Growth 2009	Per capita	Labor 000s	Unem ploy ment	Below Poverty Line	Budget Revenue billions	Budget Expense billions	Surplus Deficit billions	Deficit as % GDP ex rate	Public Debt % GDP	Inflation	Exports billions	Imports billions	Trade Balance billions	Trade Balance % GDP	External Debt in billions	Foreign Aid millions 2008	EU Mem. y / n
Europe	731,174,482	18,257	18,744		$24,975	357,652			7,357	8,563	-1,206	-6.4%			5,016	4,973	43	0.2%	37,100	78,447 -4,186
European Union	491,582,852	14,510	16,180	-4%	$32,600	224,800	9.2%		1,109	1,123				0.6%	1,952	1,690	262			55,725
Albania	3,639,453	22.9	11.86	3.7%	$6,300	1,103	12%	25%	3.46	4.099	-0.639	-5.4%	54.9%	2.1%	1.194	3.602	-2.408	-20.3%	1.41	-386	N
Andorra	83,888	4.22	4.22	2.6%[6]	$44,900	42.2	7%	8%	0.531	0.531	0	0	0	2.3%	0.089	1.801	-1.712	-40.6%	0	12	N
Austria	8,210,281	323.1	378.8	-3.5%[7]	$39,400	3,680	4.7%	6%	181.2	194.4	-13.2	-4%[8]	66.5%	0.4%	129	136	-7	-1.8%	15.5	1,714	Y
Belarus	9,648,533	116	46	-0.2%[9]	$11,600	5,000	1%	27.1%	16.5	16.9	-0.4[10]	-0.87%		10%	24.8	30.4	-5.6[11]	-12.2%	7.9	-110	N
Belgium	10,414,336	381	366.9	-3.1%[12]	$36,600	5,010	8.3%	15.2%[13]	204.9	230.9	-26[14]	-7%	99%	0%	296.1	315	-18.9[15]	-5.2%	1,354[16]	2,386	Y
Bosnia& Herzegovina	4,025,476	29.07	17.16	-3.4%[17]	$6,300	1,863	44%	25%	7.814	8.571	-0.757	-4.4%[18]	43%	0.6%	3.95	8.82	-3.95	-23%	8.415	-482	N
Bulgaria	7,204,687	90.51	45.3	-4.9%[19]	$12,600	3,200	9.1%	14%	18.4	18.9	-0.5	-1.1%	14.7%	1.6%	16.23	23.27	-6.04	-13.3%	49.28	0	Y
Croatia	4,489,409	79.21	62.45	-5.2%[20]	$17,600	1,196	16.1%	17%	20.99	22.35	-1.36	-2.2%	61%	2.4%	10.57	22.1	-11.53	-18.5%	59.4	0	N
Cyprus	1,084,748	22.97	23.49	-0.8%[21]	$21,200	400	4.8%		9.689	10.72	-1.031	-4.4%	52.4%	0.9%	1.135	6.676	-5.541	-23.6%	7.327	0	Y
Czech Republic	10,211,904	256.6	191.9	-4.1%	$25,100	5,380	9.3%		76.71	85.65	-8.94	-4.6%	32.8%	1.1%	106.4	99.97	6.43	3.4%	76.83	0	Y
Denmark	5,500,510	198.6	311.9	-4.3%[22]	$36,000	2,940	4.3%	12.1%	175.4	175.6	-0.2	-0.06%	38.5%	1.3%	91.9	84.07	7.83	2.5%	607.4	2,803	Y
Estonia	1,299,371	24.36	18.26	-14.1%[23]	$18,700	700	14.3%	19.5%	7.293	8.042	-0.749	-4.1%	7.5%	-0.4%	9.233	9.315	-0.082	-0.4%	8.373	0	Y
Faroe Islands	49,057	1.56	2.45	0.5%[24]	$48,200	35	3.9%		1.163	1.139	0.024	1%		-1.1%	0.848	0.983	-0.135	-5.5%	0.068		N
Finland	5,250,275	182.6	238.2	-7.6%	$34,900	2,680	8.5%		115.7	122.6	-6.9	-2.9%	41.4%	0%	57.88	54.1	3.78	1.6%	364.9	1,166	Y
France	64,057,792	2,110	2,666	-2.2%[25]	$32,800	27,990	9.7%	6.2%	1,229	1,445	-216	-8.1%	79.7%	0.1%	456.8	532.2	-75.4	-2.8%	5,021	10,908	Y
Georgia	4,615,807	20.29	11.11	-7[26]	$4,400	1,918	16.4%	31%	3.444	3.183	0.261	2.4%		1.5%	1.14	4.477	-3.337	-30%	3.381	-888	N
Germany	82,329,758	2,811	3,273	-5%[27]	$34,100	43,510	8.2%	11%	1,398	1,540	-142[28]	-4.3%	77.2%	0%	1,121	931.3	189.7	5.8%	5,208	13,981	Y
Gibraltar	28,877	1.106	1.106	3.7%[29]	$38,500	13	3%		0.455	0.424	0.031	2.8%	15.5%	2.9%	0.271	2.967	-2.696	-244%	0		N
Greece	10,737,428	341	342.2	-2%[30]	$32,100	5,000	9%	20%	108.7	145.2	-36.5	-11%[31]	113.4%	1.2%	21.37	64.27	-42.9	-12.5%	552.8	703	Y
Greenland	57,637	2.03	2.03	1.5%	$35,400	28,240	6.8%	9.2%	1.47	1.51	-0.04	-1.9%		9.4%	0.485	0.867	-0.382	-18.8%	0.58		N
Guernsey	65,632	2.742	2.742	3%	$44,600	32	0.9%		0.564	0.531	0.033	1.2%		3.4%	0	0			0
Holy See	829	0	0			0			0.356	0.357	-0.001				0	0			0
Hungary	9,905,596	184.9	125.7	-6.7%[32]	$18,600	3,800	10.8%	12%	44.1	44.8	-0.7	-0.66[33]	78%	2%	83.34	76.89	6.45	5.1%	116.8	0	Y
Iceland	306,694	12.15	11.92	-6.6%[34]	$39,600	181	8.2%		3.879	5.488	-1.579	-13%	95.1%	12%	4.218	2.826	1.392	11.6%	3.073	0	N
Ireland	4,203,200	176.9	229.4	-7.5%[35]	$42,200	2,200	12%	4.2%	74.82	104.6	-29.78	-13%	63.7%	-1.7%	107.3	64.9	42.4	18.5%	2.287	1,328	Y
Isle of Man	76,913	2.719	2.719	5.2%	$35,000	40	1.5%		0.965	0.943	0.022	0.8%		3.1%	0	0			0
Italy	58,126,212	1,760	2,114	-4.8%[36]	$30,300	24,950	7.5%		960.1	1,068	-107.9	-5%[37]	115.2%	0.6%	369	358.7	10.3	0.5%	2,328	4,861	Y
Jersey	91,812	5.1	5.1		$57,000	54			0.829	0.851	-0.022	-0.4%		3.7%	0	0			0
Kosovo	1,815,048	5.3	3.237	N/A[1]	$2,500	550	43%	35%	1.19	1.22	-0.03	-0.9%		5.3%	0.527	2.6	-2.073	-64%			N
Latvia	2,231,503	32.4	24.48	-17.8%[38]	$14,500	1,205	16.6%		9.501	12.15	-2.649	-11%	32.5%	3.3%	6.721	8.849	-2.128	-8.7%	38.01	0	Y
Liechtenstein	34,761	4.16	4.603	3.1%	$122,100	32	1.5%		0.943	0.820	0.123	2.7%		0.5%	3.92	2.59	0		0		N
Lithuania	3,555,179	54.84	36.39	-15%[39]	$15,400	1,656	13.7%	4%	13.09	16.62	-3.53	-9.7%	20.9%	4.2%	16.1	17.84	-1.74	-4.8%	36.43	0	Y
Luxembourg	491,775	38.37	47.06	-3.9%[40]	$78,000	208	6.8%		17.83	19.76	-1.93	-4.1%	14.5%	0.5%	14.05	18.69	-4.64	-9.9%	1,994	415	Y
Macedonia	2,066,718	18.77	8.929	-1.5%	$9,000	941	31.7%	28.7%	3	3.236	-0.236	-2.6%	32.4%	-0.8%	3.035	4.942	1.907	21.4%	5.458		N
Malta	405,165	9.831	7.805	-2.2%	$23,800	175	6.9%		4.119	3.736	0.383	4.9	67%	1.8%	2.26	3.84	1.58	20.2%	3.75		Y
Moldova	4,320,748	9.986	5.391	-7.7%[41]	$2,300	1,336	2.6%	29.5%	1.751	2.112	-0.36	-6.7%	31.3%	0%	1.24	3.14	-1.9	-35.3%	3.97	-299	N
Monaco	32,965	0.976	0.976	0.9%	$30,000	44	0%		0.863	0.531	0.33	34%		1.9%	0.716	0.916	-0.2	-20.5%	18		N
Montenegro	672,180	6.708	4.496	-4%[42]	$9,800	259	14.7%	7%	0	0	0		38%		0.171	0.602	-0.431	-9.6%	0.650	-106	N
Netherlands	16,715,999	654.9	799	-3.9%[43]	$39,200	8,330	5%	10.5%	335.4	372.5	-37.1	-5%[44]	62.2%	1.2%	397.6	358.9	38.65	4.8%	3,733	6,993	Y
Norway	4,660,539	273.1	373.3	-1%[45]	$58,600	2,600	3.2%		206.9	169	37.9	10.2%	60.2%	2.3%	122	64.5	57.5	15.4%	548.1	3,963	Y
Poland	38,482,919	690.1	427.9	1.7%[46]	$17,900	16,990	8.9%	17%	83.86	93.47	-9.61	-2.2%	47.5%	3.4%	134.7	141.7	-7	-1.6%	201.2		Y
Portugal	10,707,924	233.4	222.4	-2.8%[47]	$21,800	5,580	9.2%	18%	91.89	106.8	-14.91	-6.7%	75.2%	-0.9%	41.43	58.79	-17.36	-7.8%	507	620	Y
Romania	22,215,421	255.4	162.6	-7.2%[48]	$11,500	9,330	7.6%	25%	50.75	61.51	-10.76	-6.6%	20%	5%	38.1	49.2	-11.1	-6.8%	95.48	0	Y
Russia	140,041,244	2,116	1,232	-7.9%[49]	$15,100	75,810	8.9%	15.8%	205.3	306.6	-101.3	-8.2%	6.9%	11.9%	295.6	196.8	98.8	8%	369.2		N
San Marino	30,167	1.662	1.048	4.3%	$41,900	22.6	3.1%		0.691	0.653	0.038	3.6%	3.5%	3.3%	4.628	3.744	0.884	84%	0		N
Serbia	7,379,339	78.36	42.88	-3%[50]	$10,400	3,107	16.6%	7.9%	9.7	11.3	-1.6	-3.7%	31.3%	6.6%	8.34	15.85	-7.51	-17.5%	31.72	-1,047	N
Slovakia	5,463,046	115.7	89.33	-4.7%[51]	$21,200	2,365	12.1%	21%	21.08	34.68	-13.6	-15.2%	37.1%	1.6%	55.4	53.74	1.66	1.9%	52.53		Y
Slovenia	2,005,692	39.41	50.13	-7.3%[52]	$27,900	914	9.4%	12.3%	20.58	23.54	-2.96	-5.9%	34%	0.8%	24.3	22.9	1.4	2.8%	55	0[53]	Y
Spain	40,525,002	1,368	1,466	-3.6%[54]	$33,700	22,970	18.1%	19.8%	420.4	536.3	-115.9	-7.9%	50%	-0.8%	215.7	293.2	-77.5	-5.3%	2,410	6,867	Y
Sweden	9,059,651	333.5	402.4	-4.4%	$36,800	4,930	9.3%		196.9	211.4	-14.5	-3.6%	43.2%	-0.5%	132.8	121.1	11.7	2.9%	669.1	4,732	Y
Switzerland	7,604,467	317	489.8	-1.5%	$41,700	4,280	4.4%	7,4%	151.5	150	1.5	0.3%	43.5%	0.1%	190.1	177.2	12.9	2.6%	1,339	2,038	N
Ukraine	45,700,395	294.3	117.1	-14.1%[55]	$6,400[56]	20,400	4.8%	35%	26.35	34.37	-8.02	-6.8%	30%	12.3%	41.49	45.58	-4.09	-3.5%	104	618	N
United Kingdom	61,113,205	2,149	2,224	-4.8%	$35,200	31,250	8%	14%	819.9	1,132	-312.1	-14%	68.5%	2.1%	351.3	473.6	-122.3	-5.5%	9,088	11,500	Y

Sources: CIA World Fact Book July 2009; OECD Development Aid at a Glance 2010

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[1] Over the past few years Kosovo's economy has shown significant progress in transitioning to a market-based system and maintaining macroeconomic stability, but it is still highly dependent on the international community and the diaspora for financial and technical assistance. Remittances from the diaspora - located mainly in Germany and Switzerland - are estimated to account for about 14% of GDP, and donor-financed activities and aid for another 7.5%. Kosovo's citizens are the poorest in Europe with an average annual per capita income of only $2,500. Unemployment, around 40% of the population, is a significant problem that encourages outward migration and black market activity.

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[1] In Russia the male life expectancy is 59.33 years and the female: 73.14 years (2009 est.)

[2] San Marino boasts the world's longest life expectancy for men with 81 years.

[3] Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics - most prisoners serve their sentences in Italian prisons and are not included in the prison population total for San Marino.

[4] In Svalbard the Norwegian state-owned coal company employs nearly 60% of the Norwegian population on the island, runs many of the local services, and provides most of the local infrastructure. There is also some hunting of seal, reindeer, and fox.

[5] In Ukraine the male life expectancy is 62.37 years female: 74.5 years (2009 est.)

[6] Tourism, the mainstay of Andorra's tiny, well-to-do economy, accounts for more than 80% of GDP. An estimated 11 million tourists visit annually, attracted by Andorra's duty-free status for some products and by its summer and winter resorts. Andorra's comparative advantage eroded when the borders of neighboring France and Spain opened, providing broader availability of goods and lower tariffs. The banking sector, with its partial "tax haven" status, also contributes substantially to the economy.

[7] The international financial crisis and global economic downturn in 2008 led to a recession that persisted until the third quarter of 2009. Austrian GDP contracted 3.5% in 2009 but it will probably see positive growth of nearly 2% in 2010.

[8] Stimulus initiatives, and the government's income tax reforms pushed the budget deficit to about 4% of GDP in 2009, from only about 1.3% in 2008.

[9] Government statistics indicate GDP growth was strong, reaching 10% in 2008, despite the roadblocks of a tough, centrally directed economy with a high rate of inflation. However, the global crisis pushed the country into recession in 2009, and GDP fell 0.2%.

[10] In 2009, Belarus devalued the ruble more than 40% and tightened some fiscal and monetary policies. Nevertheless, Belarus missed its 2009 budget targets with a deficit of less than 1% of GDP.

[11] On 1 January 2010, Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus launched a customs union, with unified trade regulations and customs codes still under negotiation. In late January, Russia and Belarus amended their 2007 oil supply agreement.

[12] In 2009 Belgian GDP contracted by 3.1%, the unemployment rate rose slightly, and the budget deficit worsened because of large-scale bail-outs in the financial sector. Belgian banks have been severely affected by the international financial crisis with three major banks all receiving capital injections from the government. An ageing population and rising social expenditures are also increasing pressure on public finances, making it likely the government will need to implement unpopular austerity measures to restore fiscal balance.

[13] While unemployment has gone down from 15% in 2007 to 8% in 2009 the poverty rate has dramatically increased from 4% to 15%.

[14] The Belgian government succeeded in balancing its budget during the 2000-2008 period.

[15] Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries and its overall current account deficit widened to 4% of GDP in 2009.

[16] As the result of bank bailouts Belgian foreign debt rose from $28.3 billion to over $1,354 billion as of December 31, 2008.

[17] 2003-08 Bosnia & Herovina’s GDP growth exceeded 5% per year. However, due in large part to the global economic crisis, GDP fell by about 3% in 2009, exports fell 24%, and unemployment - as officially reported - rose above 40%.

[18] In 2009, Bosnia's economy was hurt by the global financial downturn, with GDP, exports, and employment all showing declines. One of Bosnia's main challenges has been to cut public sector wages and social benefits to meet the IMF's budget deficit criteria and qualify for additional tranches of Fund aid.

[19] Bulgaria, a former Communist country that entered the EU on 1 January 2007, averaged more than 6% growth from 2004 to 2008, driven by significant amounts of foreign direct investment. GDP in 2009 contracted by approximately 5%.

[20] Once one of the wealthiest of the Yugoslav republics, Croatia's economy suffered badly during the 1991-95 war as output collapsed and the country missed the early waves of investment in Central and Eastern Europe that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Between 2000 and 2007, Croatia's economic fortunes began to improve slowly, with moderate but steady GDP growth between 4% and 6% led by a rebound in tourism and credit-driven consumer spending. Inflation over the same period has remained tame and the currency, the kuna, stable.

[21] The area of the Republic of Cyprus under government control has a market economy dominated by the service sector, which accounts for nearly four-fifths of GDP. Tourism, financial services, and real estate are the most important sectors.

[22] After a long consumption-driven upswing, Denmark's economy began slowing in early 2007 with the end of a housing boom. The global financial crisis has exacerbated this cyclical slowdown through increased borrowing costs and lower export demand, consumer confidence, and investment. The global financial crises cut Danish GDP by 0.9% in 2008 and 4.3% in 2009.

[23] High growth rates in Estonia - on average 8% per year from 2003 to 2007. Estonia's economy slowed down markedly and fell sharply into recession in mid-2008, primarily as a result of an investment and consumption slump following the bursting of the real estate market bubble. GDP dropped nearly 15% in 2009, among the world's highest rates of contraction.

[24] Fishing accounts for about 95% of exports and nearly half of GDP. GDP grew 0.5% in 2008-09. The Faroese Home Rule Government produced increasing budget surpluses that helped to reduce the large public debt, most of it to Denmark. Aided by an annual subsidy from Denmark amounting to about 6% of Faroese GDP, the Faroese have a standard of living comparable to that of the Danes and other Scandinavians.

[25] France has weathered the global economic crisis better than most other big EU economies because of more resilient consumer and government spending, and lower exposure to the downturn in global demand. Nonetheless, France's real GDP contracted 2.1% in 2009, while the unemployment rate increased from 7.4% in 2008 to nearly 10%. In response to the economic crisis the government passed a $35 billion stimulus plan in February 2009 centered on investment in infrastructure and tax breaks for small businesses. Paris also created a $25 billion strategic investment fund to protect French companies from foreign takeovers, and President Nicolas SARKOZY proposed a $52 billion plan for strategic investments in science and technology.

[26] Georgia's economy sustained GDP growth of more than 10% in 2006-07, based on strong inflows of foreign investment and robust government spending. However, GDP growth slowed to 2% in 2008 following the August 2008 conflict with Russia, and the economy contracted by nearly 5% in 2009 as foreign direct investment and workers' remittances declined in the wake of the global financial crisis.

[27] German GDP grew just over 1% in 2008 and contracted roughly 5% in 2009. Germany crept out of recession in the second and third quarters of 2009. The Germany economy probably will recover to about 1.5% growth for the year 2010.

[28] Germany's record budget deficit is expected to exceed 5% of GDP in 2010. The EU has given Germany until 2013 to get its consolidated budget deficit below 3% of GDP. A new constitutional amendment likewise limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016.

[29] Self-sufficient Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 7% to the local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. The financial sector, tourism (almost 5 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. The financial sector, the shipping sector, and tourism each contribute 25%-30% of GDP. Telecommunications accounts for another 10%. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment.

[30] Greece is a major beneficiary of EU aid, equal to about 3.3% of annual GDP. The Greek economy grew by nearly 4.0% per year between 2003 and 2007, due partly to infrastructural spending related to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and in part to an increased availability of credit, which has sustained record levels of consumer spending. But growth dropped to 2% in 2008. The economy went into recession in 2009 and contracted by 2%.

[31] Greece violated the EU's Growth and Stability Pact budget deficit criterion of no more than 3% of GDP from 2001 to 2006, but finally met that criterion in 2007-08, before exceeding it again in 2009, with the deficit reaching 12.7% of GDP.

[32] Hungary's impending inability to service its short-term debt - brought on by the global financial crisis in late 2008 - led Budapest to seek and receive an IMF-arranged financial assistance package worth over $25 billion. The global economic downturn, declining exports, and low domestic consumption and fixed asset accumulation, dampened by government austerity measures, resulted in an economic contraction of 6.7% in 2009.

[33] The Hungary's austerity measures, imposed since late 2006, have reduced the budget deficit from over 9% of GDP in 2006 to 3.3% in 2008.

[34] The foreign exposure of Icelandic banks, whose loans and other assets totaled more than 10 times the country's GDP, became unsustainable. Iceland's three largest banks collapsed in late 2008. The country secured over $10 billion in loans from the IMF and other countries to stabilize its currency and financial sector, and to back government guarantees for foreign deposits in Icelandic banks. GDP fell 6.3% in 2009, and unemployment peaked at 8.8%. GDP growth is expected to be near zero in 2010.

[35] GDP growth averaged 6% in 1995-2007, but economic activity dropped sharply in 2008-09 as GDP fell by 3% in 2008 and nearly 8% in 2009.

[36] The Italian economy is driven in large part by the manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of them family-owned. Italy also has a sizable underground economy, which by some estimates accounts for as much as 15% of GDP.

[37] The Italian government has struggled to limit government spending, but Italy's exceedingly high public debt remains above 115% of GDP, and its fiscal deficit - just 1.5% of GDP in 2007 - exceeded 5% in 2009 as the costs of servicing the country's debt rose.

[38] Latvia's economy experienced GDP growth of more than 10% per year during 2006-07; but entered a severe recession in 2008 as a result of an unsustainable current account deficit and large debt exposure amid the softening world economy. GDP plunged nearly 18% in 2009 - the three former Soviet Baltic republics had the world's worst declines last year. The IMF, EU, and other donors provided assistance to Latvia as part of an agreement to defend the currency's peg to the euro and reduce the fiscal deficit to about 5% of GDP.

[39] Lithuania's economy grew on average 8% per year for the four years prior to 2008, driven by exports and domestic demand. However, GDP plunged 15% in 2009. The three former Soviet Baltic republics had the world's worst economic declines last year.

[40] Following strong expansion from 2004 to 2007, Luxembourg's economy contracted 0.9% in 2008 and 4.6% in 2009.

[41] In 2008 Moldovan growth exceeded 7%, boosted by Russia's partial removal of the bans, solid fixed capital investment, and strong domestic demand driven by remittances from abroad. The country reversed course again in 2009, due to the onset of the global financial crisis and poor economic conditions in Moldova's main foreign markets, which dramatically decreased remittances. GDP fell about 9%. In fall 2009, the IMF allocated $186 million to Moldova to cover its immediate budgetary needs, and the government signed an new agreement with the IMF in January 2010 for a program worth $574 million. The economy is likely to have a modest recovery in 2010.

[42] In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU - allowing Montenegro to formally declare its independence on 3 June 2006.

[43] The Netherlands has been one of the leading European nations for attracting foreign direct investment and is one of the four largest investors in the US. After 26 years of uninterrupted economic growth, the Netherlands' economy - which is highly open and dependent on foreign trade and financial services - was hard-hit by global economic crisis. Dutch GDP contracted 4.3% in 2009, while exports declined nearly 25% due to a sharp contraction in world demand.

[44] Dutch stimulus programs and bank bailouts, however, have resulted in a government budget deficit of nearly 4.6% of GDP in 2009 that contrasts sharply with a surplus of 0.7% of GDP in 2008.

[45] After lackluster growth of less than 1.5% in 2002-03, GDP growth picked up to 2.5-6.2% in 2004-07, partly due to higher oil prices. Growth fell to 2.5% in 2008, and the economy contracted by 1.1% in 2009 as a result of the slowing world economy and the drop in oil prices.

[46] Before 2009, Polish GDP had grown about 5% annually.

[47] Economic growth had been above the EU average for much of the 1990s, but fell back in 2001-08, and shrank 3.3% in 2009. GDP per capita stands at roughly two-thirds of the EU-27 average.

[48] Romania's GDP growth contracted markedly in the last quarter of 2008 as the country began to feel the effects of a global downturn in financial markets and trade, and GDP fell nearly 7% in 2009, and unemployment doubled. Romania hopes to adopt the euro by 2014.

[49] The economy had averaged 7% growth since the 1998 Russian financial crisis, resulting in a doubling of real disposable incomes and the emergence of a middle class. The Russian economy, however, was one of the hardest hit by the 2008-09 global economic crisis as oil prices plummeted and the foreign credits that Russian banks and firms relied on dried up. The Central Bank of Russia spent one-third of its $600 billion international reserves, the world's third largest, in late 2008 to slow the devaluation of the ruble. The government also devoted $200 billion in a rescue plan to increase liquidity in the banking sector and aid Russian firms unable to roll over large foreign debts coming due. The economic decline appears to have bottomed out in mid-2009 and by the second half of the year there were signs that the economy was growing, albeit slowly. Long-term challenges include a shrinking workforce, a high level of corruption, and poor infrastructure in need of large capital investment.

[50] Serbia signed an augmented $4 billion Stand By Arrangement with the IMF in May 2009. IMF conditions on Serbia constrain the use of stimulus efforts to revive the economy, while Serbia's concerns about inflation and exchange rate stability preclude the use of expansionary monetary policy. Nevertheless, the IMF projects that Serbia's economy will grow by 1.5% in 2010 after a 3% contraction in 2009 as a recovery in Western Europe takes hold.

[51] Slovakia's economic growth exceeded expectations in 2001-08 despite the general European slowdown. Slovakian GDP fell nearly 5% in 2009 and unemployment rose above 12%, as the global recession impacted many segments of the economy.

[52] In 2009 the world recession caused the Slovenian economy to contract - through falling exports and industrial production - more than 6% and unemployment to rise above 9%.

[53] In March 2004, Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank.

[54] Spain's mixed capitalist economy is the 12th largest in the world, and its per capita income roughly matches that of Germany and France. However, after almost 15 years of above average GDP growth, the Spanish economy began to slow in late 2007 and entered into a recession in the second quarter of 2008. Spain's unemployment rate rose from a low of about 8% in 2007 to more than 19% in December 2009 and continues to rise. Its fiscal deficit worsened from 3.8% of GDP in 2008 to about 11% of GDP in 2009, more than three times the EMU limit. GDP contracted by 3.6% from 2008, ending a 16-year growth trend. The economy is projected to resume modest growth sometime in 2010, making Spain the last major economy to emerge from the global recession.

[55] Real GDP growth exceeded 7% in 2006-07, fueled by high global prices for steel - Ukraine's top export - and by strong domestic consumption, spurred by rising pensions and wages. The drop in steel prices and Ukraine's exposure to the global financial crisis due to aggressive foreign borrowing lowered growth in 2008 and the economy contracted more than 14% in 2009, among the worst economic performances in the world. Ukraine reached an agreement with the IMF for a $16.4 billion Stand-By Arrangement in November 2008.

[56] Ukrainian per capita declined $1,000 since $7,400 (2008 est.)$7,200 (2007 est.)note: data are in 2009 US dollars.