Countries That Use Pounds

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Interactive MapIntroductionUse of the Pound Sterling by CountryAfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAshmore and Cartier IslandsAustraliaAustralian Indian Ocean TerritoriesAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileColombiaComorosCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFaroe IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeople's Republic of ChinaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRepublic of MacedoniaRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint-BarthélemySan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSiachen GlacierSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSomalilandSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe BahamasThe GambiaTogoTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkish Republic of Northern CyprusTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaUnited States Virgin IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Introduction

The pound sterling (“GBP”) is the official currency of the United Kingdom and its territories. Each pound is divided into 100 pence; pounds may be either in paper bills or coins. While other countries call their currency a pound, it is not the same as that used by the United Kingdom. 

While the pound is frequently exchanged into United States dollars, so much so that its exchange rate has a name (“cable”), it is not pegged against the dollar or any other currency. Moreover, following Brexit in 2020, when the United Kingdom formally left the European Union, it has been predicted that the pound may become unstable; however, this economic impact has yet to be fully realized.

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CountryPound CountryUS-Dollar Country
AfghanistanNoNo
AlbaniaNoNo
AlgeriaNoNo
AndorraNoNo
AngolaNoNo
AnguillaNoNo
Antigua and BarbudaNoNo
ArgentinaNoNo
ArmeniaNoNo
ArubaNoNo
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsNoNo
AustraliaNoNo
Australian Indian Ocean TerritoriesNoNo
AustriaNoNo
AzerbaijanNoNo
BahrainNoNo
BangladeshNoNo
BarbadosNoNo
BelarusNoNo
BelgiumNoNo
BelizeNoNo
BeninNoNo
BermudaNoNo
BhutanNoNo
BoliviaNoNo
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNoNo
BotswanaNoNo
BrazilNoNo
British Virgin IslandsNoYes
BruneiNoNo
BulgariaNoNo
Burkina FasoNoNo
BurundiNoNo
CambodiaNoNo
CameroonNoNo
CanadaNoNo
Cayman IslandsNoNo
Central African RepublicNoNo
ChadNoNo
ChileNoNo
ColombiaNoNo
ComorosNoNo
Costa RicaNoNo
CroatiaNoNo
CubaNoNo
CuraçaoNoNo
CyprusNoNo
Czech RepublicNoNo
Democratic Republic of the CongoNoNo
DenmarkNoNo
DjiboutiNoNo
DominicaNoNo
Dominican RepublicNoNo
East TimorNoYes
EcuadorNoYes
EgyptNoNo
El SalvadorNoYes
Equatorial GuineaNoNo
EritreaNoNo
EstoniaNoNo
EthiopiaNoNo
Faroe IslandsNoNo
Federated States of MicronesiaNoYes
FijiNoNo
FinlandNoNo
FranceNoNo
GabonNoNo
GeorgiaNoNo
GermanyNoNo
GhanaNoNo
GreeceNoNo
GrenadaNoNo
GuamNoYes
GuatemalaNoNo
GuineaNoNo
Guinea-BissauNoNo
GuyanaNoNo
HaitiNoNo
HondurasNoNo
Hong KongNoNo
HungaryNoNo
IcelandNoNo
IndiaNoNo
IndonesiaNoNo
IranNoNo
IraqNoNo
IrelandNoNo
IsraelNoNo
ItalyNoNo
Ivory CoastNoNo
JamaicaNoNo
JapanNoNo
JordanNoNo
KazakhstanNoNo
KenyaNoNo
KosovoNoNo
KuwaitNoNo
KyrgyzstanNoNo
LaosNoNo
LatviaNoNo
LebanonNoNo
LesothoNoNo
LiberiaNoNo
LibyaNoNo
LiechtensteinNoNo
LithuaniaNoNo
LuxembourgNoNo
MacauNoNo
MadagascarNoNo
MalawiNoNo
MalaysiaNoNo
MaldivesNoNo
MaliNoNo
MaltaNoNo
Marshall IslandsNoYes
MauritaniaNoNo
MauritiusNoNo
MexicoNoNo
MoldovaNoNo
MonacoNoNo
MongoliaNoNo
MontenegroNoNo
MontserratNoNo
MoroccoNoNo
MozambiqueNoNo
MyanmarNoNo
NamibiaNoNo
NauruNoNo
NepalNoNo
NetherlandsNoNo
New CaledoniaNoNo
New ZealandNoNo
NicaraguaNoNo
NigerNoNo
NigeriaNoNo
Norfolk IslandNoNo
North KoreaNoNo
Northern Mariana IslandsNoYes
NorwayNoNo
OmanNoNo
PakistanNoNo
PalauNoYes
PalestineNoNo
PanamaNoYes
Papua New GuineaNoNo
ParaguayNoNo
People's Republic of ChinaNoNo
PeruNoNo
PhilippinesNoNo
PolandNoNo
PortugalNoNo
Puerto RicoNoYes
QatarNoNo
Republic of MacedoniaNoNo
Republic of the CongoNoNo
RomaniaNoNo
RussiaNoNo
RwandaNoNo
Saint Kitts and NevisNoNo
Saint LuciaNoNo
Saint MartinNoNo
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNoNo
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNoNo
Saint-BarthélemyNoNo
San MarinoNoNo
Saudi ArabiaNoNo
SenegalNoNo
SerbiaNoNo
SeychellesNoNo
Siachen GlacierNoNo
Sierra LeoneNoNo
SingaporeNoNo
Sint MaartenNoNo
SlovakiaNoNo
SloveniaNoNo
Solomon IslandsNoNo
SomaliaNoNo
SomalilandNoNo
South AfricaNoNo
South KoreaNoNo
South SudanNoNo
SpainNoNo
Sri LankaNoNo
SudanNoNo
SurinameNoNo
SwedenNoNo
SwitzerlandNoNo
SyriaNoNo
São Tomé and PríncipeNoNo
TaiwanNoNo
TajikistanNoNo
TanzaniaNoNo
ThailandNoNo
The BahamasNoNo
The GambiaNoNo
TogoNoNo
Trinidad and TobagoNoNo
TunisiaNoNo
TurkeyNoNo
Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusNoNo
TurkmenistanNoNo
Turks and Caicos IslandsNoYes
UgandaNoNo
UkraineNoNo
United Arab EmiratesNoNo
United States Virgin IslandsNoYes
United States of AmericaNoYes
UruguayNoNo
UzbekistanNoNo
VanuatuNoNo
Vatican CityNoNo
VenezuelaNoNo
VietnamNoNo
Western SaharaNoNo
YemenNoNo
ZambiaNoNo
ZimbabweNoYes
EswatiniNoNo
Åland IslandsNoNo
GuernseyYesNo
Isle of ManYesNo
JerseyYesNo
Saint HelenaYesNo
United KingdomYesNo

Use of the Pound Sterling by Country

Afghanistan

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Åland Islands

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Albania

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Algeria

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Andorra

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Angola

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Anguilla

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Antigua and Barbuda

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Argentina

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Armenia

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Aruba

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Ashmore and Cartier Islands

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Australia

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Austria

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Azerbaijan

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Bahrain

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Bangladesh

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Barbados

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Belize

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Benin

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Bermuda

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Bhutan

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Bolivia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Botswana

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Brazil

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British Virgin Islands

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Brunei

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Bulgaria

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Burkina Faso

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Burundi

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Cambodia

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Cameroon

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Canada

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Cayman Islands

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Central African Republic

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Chad

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Chile

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Colombia

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Comoros

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Costa Rica

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Croatia

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Cuba

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Curaçao

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Denmark

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Djibouti

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Dominica

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Dominican Republic

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East Timor

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Ecuador

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Egypt

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El Salvador

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Equatorial Guinea

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Eritrea

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Estonia

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Eswatini

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Ethiopia

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Faroe Islands

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Federated States of Micronesia

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Fiji

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Finland

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France

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Gabon

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Georgia

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Germany

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Ghana

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Greece

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Grenada

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Guam

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Guatemala

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Guernsey

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Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

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Guyana

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Haiti

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Honduras

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Hong Kong

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Hungary

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Iceland

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India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Isle of Man

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Israel

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Italy

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Ivory Coast

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Jamaica

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Japan

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Jersey

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Jordan

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Kazakhstan

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Kenya

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Kosovo

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Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Laos

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Latvia

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Lebanon

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Lesotho

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Liberia

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Libya

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Liechtenstein

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Macau

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Madagascar

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Malawi

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Malaysia

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Maldives

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Mali

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Malta

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Marshall Islands

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Mauritania

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Mauritius

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Mexico

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Moldova

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Monaco

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Mongolia

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Montenegro

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Montserrat

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Morocco

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Mozambique

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Myanmar

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Namibia

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Nauru

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Nepal

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Netherlands

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New Caledonia

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New Zealand

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Nicaragua

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Niger

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Nigeria

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Norfolk Island

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North Korea

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Northern Mariana Islands

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Norway

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Oman

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Pakistan

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Palau

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Palestine

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Panama

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Papua New Guinea

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Paraguay

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People's Republic of China

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Peru

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Philippines

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Poland

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Portugal

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Puerto Rico

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Qatar

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Republic of Macedonia

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Republic of the Congo

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Romania

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Russia

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Rwanda

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Saint Helena

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Lucia

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Saint Martin

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San Marino

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São Tomé and Príncipe

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Saudi Arabia

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Senegal

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Serbia

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Sierra Leone

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Singapore

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Solomon Islands

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Somalia

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South Africa

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South Sudan

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Spain

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Sri Lanka

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Sudan

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Suriname

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Taiwan

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Tanzania

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The Bahamas

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The Gambia

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Togo

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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Turkmenistan

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Turks and Caicos Islands

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Uganda

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Ukraine

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United Arab Emirates

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United Kingdom

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United States of America

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United States Virgin Islands

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Uruguay

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Uzbekistan

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Vanuatu

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Vatican City

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Venezuela

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Vietnam

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Western Sahara

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Yemen

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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