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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 512,998 2011
2 JapanJapan 312,099 2010
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 290,735.5 2010
4 GermanyGermany 230,405.9 2010
5 BrazilBrazil 188,003 2010
6 SpainSpain 129,696 2010
7 FranceFrance 109,199.09 2010
8 South KoreaSouth Korea 93,509 2010
9 TurkeyTurkey 87,897 2010
10 IranIran 75,052 2008
11 ItalyItaly 74,749 2011
12 PolandPoland 70,829 2010
13 EgyptEgypt 69,237 2011
14 PortugalPortugal 64,652 2010
15 MalaysiaMalaysia 64,253 2011
16 ArgentinaArgentina 45,508 2010
17 PakistanPakistan 42,908 2011
18 RussiaRussia 38,640 2010
19 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 38,309 2010
20 SwedenSweden 37,566 2009
21 IraqIraq 37,404 2011
22 MoroccoMorocco 35,322 2011
23 BelgiumBelgium 30,354 2009
24 AustriaAustria 29,039 2009
25 South AfricaSouth Africa 28,552 2009
26 TunisiaTunisia 27,370 2008
27 GreeceGreece 23,984 2005
28 UzbekistanUzbekistan 23,978 2011
29 DenmarkDenmark 23,919 2010
30 ThailandThailand 23,867 2009
31 NetherlandsNetherlands 23,450 2010
32 FinlandFinland 22,732.08 2010
33 IndonesiaIndonesia 22,411 2009
34 NorwayNorway 21,643 2010
35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 20,732 2011
36 VietnamVietnam 20,132 2002
37 RomaniaRomania 18,540 2010
38 SlovakiaSlovakia 18,363 2011
39 HungaryHungary 17,332 2010
40 MexicoMexico 16,691.2 2011
41 SingaporeSingapore 16,344 2010
42 New ZealandNew Zealand 16,200 2009
43 NigeriaNigeria 15,739 2007
44 ColombiaColombia 14,453.16 2010
45 AlgeriaAlgeria 13,075 2005
46 Hong KongHong Kong 12,202 2010
47 IrelandIreland 11,483 2010
48 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 11,384 2009
49 LithuaniaLithuania 10,686 2010
50 SerbiaSerbia 10,506 2011
51 SudanSudan 8,742 2005
52 CroatiaCroatia 8,003 2010
53 SenegalSenegal 7,573 2008
54 UkraineUkraine 7,534 2011
55 ChileChile 6,659 2010
56 BulgariaBulgaria 6,472 2010
57 VenezuelaVenezuela 6,028 2009
58 PhilippinesPhilippines 5,622 2007
59 EthiopiaEthiopia 5,270 2010
60 LatviaLatvia 4,832 2010
61 SloveniaSlovenia 4,696 2010
62 EstoniaEstonia 4,638 2011
63 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4,410 2011
64 CameroonCameroon 4,108 2008
65 GeorgiaGeorgia 3,420 2005
66 Costa RicaCosta Rica 2,623 2011
67 MadagascarMadagascar 2,364 2011
68 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2,315 2010
69 KenyaKenya 2,210 2007
70 BelarusBelarus 2,078 2011
71 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2,042 2011
72 BangladeshBangladesh 2,015 1997
73 TanzaniaTanzania 2,000 2007
74 PeruPeru 1,996 2004
75 UruguayUruguay 1,874 2011
76 EcuadorEcuador 1,812 2008
77 BoliviaBolivia 1,776 2010
78 PalestinePalestine 1,611 2010
79 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1,513 2002
80 IcelandIceland 1,504 2009
81 AlbaniaAlbania 1,345 2008
82 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1,320 2009
83 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1,189 2008
84 OmanOman 1,141 2011
85 CyprusCyprus 1,081 2010
86 GuineaGuinea 1,021 2000
87 ArmeniaArmenia 1,006 2011
88 MoldovaMoldova 997 2011
89 MozambiqueMozambique 968 2010
90 MontenegroMontenegro 918 2011
91 ParaguayParaguay 861 2011
92 BotswanaBotswana 859 2005
93 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 841 2010
94 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 753 2011
95 MaltaMalta 665 2011
96 LuxembourgLuxembourg 650 2010
97 UgandaUganda 631 2009
98 MacauMacau 609 2011
99 TogoTogo 570 2007
100 RwandaRwanda 564 2009
101 NepalNepal 478 2010
102 GuatemalaGuatemala 417 2010
103 MaliMali 405 2007
104 El SalvadorEl Salvador 391 2011
105 ZambiaZambia 366 2008
106 MalawiMalawi 349 2007
107 BurundiBurundi 298 2011
108 NicaraguaNicaragua 282 2004
109 TajikistanTajikistan 274 2011
110 HondurasHonduras 233 2003
111 BruneiBrunei 198 2003
112 PanamaPanama 193.17 2005
113 GhanaGhana 155 2007
114 MongoliaMongolia 137 2011
115 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 90 2009
116 CambodiaCambodia 88 2002
117 GuamGuam 44 2005
118 LesothoLesotho 42 2011
119 LaosLaos 41 2002
120 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 28 2003
121 GambiaGambia 8 2009
122 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 7 2005
123 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 6 2007
124 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1 2007
125 JordanJordan 0.0 2008

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