World Almanac

Visitors may find this background information useful.

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria 

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina 

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan 

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium 

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana 

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burma (Myanmar)

Burundi 

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic 

Denmark

Djibouti 

Dominica

Dominican Republic 

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

England (U.K.)

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia 

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Great Britain (U.K.)

Greece

Grenada 

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India 

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq 

Ireland

Israel

Italy 

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya 

Kiribati

Korea, North

Korea, South 

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon 

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya 

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali 

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia 

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal 

New Zealand

Nicaragua 

Niger

Nigeria

Northern Ireland (U.K.)

Norway 

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Palestinian State* 

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru 

Poland

Portugal 

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Samoa

San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Scotland (U.K.)

Senegal

Serbia and Montenegro

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa 

Spain

Sri Lanka

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and The Grenadines

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania 

Thailand

The Netherlands

The Philippines

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago 

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine 

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States 

Uruguay

Uzbekistan 

Vanuatu

Vatican City (Holy See) 

Venezuela

Vietnam

Wales (U.K.)

Western Sahara*

Yemen 

Yugoslavia 

Zaire

Zambia 

Zimbabwe