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   China  14.3%
   Russia  7.7%
   United States  6.9%
   India  6.6%
   Korea, South  3.5%
   Pakistan  3.1%
   Turkey  3.1%
   Iran  2.6%
   Vietnam  2.5%
   Egypt  2.3%
   Ethiopia  1.8%
   Burma  1.7%
   Syria  1.6%
   Ukraine  1.5%
   Thailand  1.5%
   Indonesia  1.5%
   France  1.5%
   Brazil  1.5%
   Italy  1.3%
   Japan  1.2%


Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   China: 2,810,000 
#2   Russia: 1,520,000 
#3   United States: 1,366,000 
#4   India: 1,303,000 
#5   Korea, South: 683,000 
#6   Pakistan: 612,000 
#7   Turkey: 610,000 
#8   Iran: 513,000 
#9   Vietnam: 484,000 
#10   Egypt: 448,000 
#11   Ethiopia: 352,000 
#12   Burma: 344,000 
#13   Syria: 316,000 
#14   Ukraine: 304,000 
#15   Thailand: 301,000 
#16   Indonesia: 297,000 
#17   France: 294,000 
#18   Brazil: 288,000 
#19   Italy: 251,000 
#20   Japan: 237,000 
#21   Germany: 221,000 
#22   Poland: 217,000 
#23   United Kingdom: 212,000 
#24   Romania: 207,000 
#25   Saudi Arabia: 202,000 
#26   Eritrea: 200,000 
#27   Morocco: 198,000 
#28   Mexico: 193,000 
#29   Israel: 172,000 
#30   Spain: 166,000 
#31   Greece: 159,000 
#32   Colombia: 152,000 
#33   Cambodia: 140,000 
#34   Bangladesh: 137,000 
#35   Algeria: 124,000 
#36   Peru: 115,000 
#37   Sri Lanka: 115,000 
#38   Angola: 108,000 
#39   Philippines: 106,000 
#40   Jordan: 104,000 
#41   Sudan: 104,000 
#42   Malaysia: 96,000 
#43   Chile: 87,000 
#44   Belarus: 83,000 
#45   Bulgaria: 80,000 
#46   Nigeria: 76,000 
#47   Libya: 76,000 
#48   Azerbaijan: 72,000 
#49   Argentina: 71,000 
#50   Rwanda: 70,000 
#51   Yemen: 66,000 
#52   United Arab Emirates: 65,000 
#53   Kazakhstan: 64,000 
#54   Lebanon: 64,000 
#55   South Africa: 63,000 
#56   Croatia: 61,000 
#57   Singapore: 60,000 
#58   Uzbekistan: 59,000 
#59   Canada: 59,000 
#60   Ecuador: 58,000 
#61   Czech Republic: 58,000 
#62   Cuba: 58,000 
#63   Venezuela: 56,000 
#64   Albania: 54,000 
#65   Sweden: 53,000 
#66   Netherlands: 52,000 
#67   Australia: 51,000 
#68   Uganda: 50,000 
#69   Nepal: 50,000 
#70   Portugal: 45,000 
#71   Hungary: 44,000 
#72   Oman: 44,000 
#73   Armenia: 41,000 
#74   Burundi: 40,000 
#75   Austria: 40,000 
#76   Zimbabwe: 40,000 
#77   Belgium: 39,000 
#78   Slovakia: 39,000 
#79   Tunisia: 35,000 
#80   Bolivia: 32,000 
#81   Finland: 32,000 
#82   Guatemala: 31,000 
#83   Chad: 30,000 
#84   Laos: 29,000 
#85   Switzerland: 28,000 
#86   Georgia: 27,000 
#87   Norway: 27,000 
#88   Dominican Republic: 24,000 
#89   Uruguay: 24,000 
#90   Denmark: 22,000 
#91   Kenya: 22,000 
#92   Zambia: 22,000 
#93   Madagascar: 21,000 
#94   Paraguay: 20,000 
#95   El Salvador: 17,000 
#96   Nicaragua: 16,000 
#97   Mauritania: 16,000 
#98   Kuwait: 15,000 
#99   Turkmenistan: 14,000 
#100   Lithuania: 13,000 
#101   Cameroon: 13,000 
#102   Ireland: 12,000 
#103   Qatar: 12,000 
#104   Bahrain: 11,000 
#105   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 10,000 
#106   Guinea: 10,000 
#107   Cyprus: 10,000 
#108   Botswana: 9,000 
#109   Mongolia: 9,000 
#110   Kyrgyzstan: 9,000 
#111   New Zealand: 9,000 
#112   Slovenia: 9,000 
#113   Senegal: 9,000 
#114   Namibia: 9,000 
#115   Honduras: 8,000 
#116   Djibouti: 8,000 
#117   Cote d'Ivoire: 8,000 
#118   Mali: 7,000 
#119   Guinea-Bissau: 7,000 
#120   Burkina Faso: 7,000 
#121   Togo: 7,000 
#122   Ghana: 7,000 
#123   Tajikistan: 6,000 
#124   Bhutan: 6,000 
#125   Mozambique: 6,000 
#126   Niger: 5,000 
#127   Estonia: 5,000 
#128   Malawi: 5,000 
#129   Latvia: 5,000 
#130   Benin: 5,000 
#131   Gabon: 5,000 
#132   Fiji: 4,000 
#133   Papua New Guinea: 4,000 
#134   Central African Republic: 3,000 
#135   Jamaica: 3,000 
#136   Sierra Leone: 3,000 
#137   Trinidad and Tobago: 3,000 
#138   Lesotho: 2,000 
#139   Guyana: 2,000 
#140   Suriname: 2,000 
#141   Malta: 2,000 
#142   Belize: 1,000 
#143   Cape Verde: 1,000 
#144   Gambia, The: 1,000 
#145   Equatorial Guinea: 1,000 
#146   Bahamas, The: 1,000 
#147   Barbados: 1,000 
#148   Luxembourg: 1,000 
#149   Sao Tome and Principe: 0 
#150   Comoros: 0 
#151   Costa Rica: 0 
#152   Saint Lucia: 0 
#153   Maldives: 0 
#154   Mauritius: 0 
#155   Seychelles: 0 
#156   Solomon Islands: 0 
#157   Grenada: 0 
#158   Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 
#159   Vanuatu: 0 
#160   Dominica: 0 
#161   Iceland: 0 
#162   Antigua and Barbuda: 0 
#163   Panama: 0 
#164   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 
#165   Haiti: 0 
#166   Swaziland: 0 
Total: 19,669,000  
Weighted average: 118,488.0