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				Afghanistan | 46 (2001) | 47 (2002) | 
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				Albania | 11 (2001) | 12 (2002) | 
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				Algeria | 136 (2001) | 136 (2002) | 
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				American Samoa | 4 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Andorra | none (2001) | none (2002) | 
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				Angola | 244 (2001) | 243 (2002) | 
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				Anguilla | 3 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Antarctica | 30 (2001) 
 note: 27 stations, operated by 16 national governments party to the Antarctic Treaty, have aircraft landing facilities for either helicopters and/or fixed-wing aircraft; commercial enterprises operate two additional aircraft landing facilities; helicopter pads are available at 27 stations; runways at 15 locations are gravel, sea-ice, blue-ice, or compacted snow suitable for landing wheeled, fixed-wing aircraft; of these, 1 is greater than 3 km in length, 6 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 3 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 3 are less than 1 km in length, and 2 are of unknown length; snow surface skiways, limited to use by ski-equipped, fixed-wing aircraft, are available at another 15 locations; of these, 4 are greater than 3 km in length, 3 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 2 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 2 are less than 1 km in length, and 4 are of unknown length; aircraft landing facilities generally subject to severe restrictions and limitations resulting from extreme seasonal and geographic conditions; aircraft landing facilities do not meet ICAO standards; advance approval from the respective governmental or nongovernmental operating organization required for landing; landed aircraft are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty  | 
				30 
 note: 30 stations, operated by 16 national governments party to the Antarctic Treaty, have aircraft landing facilities for either helicopters and/or fixed-wing aircraft; commercial enterprises operate two additional aircraft landing facilities; helicopter pads are available at 27 stations; runways at 15 locations are gravel, sea-ice, blue-ice, or compacted snow suitable for landing wheeled, fixed-wing aircraft; of these, 1 is greater than 3 km in length, 6 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 3 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 3 are less than 1 km in length, and 2 are of unknown length; snow surface skiways, limited to use by ski-equipped, fixed-wing aircraft, are available at another 15 locations; of these, 4 are greater than 3 km in length, 3 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 2 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 2 are less than 1 km in length, and 4 are of unknown length; aircraft landing facilities generally subject to severe restrictions and limitations resulting from extreme seasonal and geographic conditions; aircraft landing facilities do not meet ICAO standards; advance approval from the respective governmental or nongovernmental operating organization required for landing; landed aircraft are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty (2002)  | 
				
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 3 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Argentina | 1,369 (2001) | 1,342 (2002) | 
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				Armenia | 12 (2001) | 15 (2002) | 
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				Aruba | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Australia | 421 (2001) | 444 (2002) | 
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				Austria | 55 (2001) | 55 (2002) | 
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				Azerbaijan | 52 (2001) | 71 (2002) | 
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				Bahamas, The | 67 (2001) | 64 (2002) | 
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				Bahrain | 4 (2001) | 4 (2002) | 
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				Baker Island | 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable | 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2002) | 
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				Bangladesh | 18 (2001) | 18 (2002) | 
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				Barbados | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Belarus | 136 (2001) | 124 (2002) | 
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				Belgium | 42 (2001) | 42 (2002) | 
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				Belize | 44 (2001) | 42 (2002) | 
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				Benin | 5 (2001) | 5 (2002) | 
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				Bhutan | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Bolivia | 1,109 (2001) | 1,081 (2002) | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 (2001) | 32 (2002) | 
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				Botswana | 92 (2001) | 86 (2002) | 
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				Brazil | 3,365 (2001) | 3,590 (2002) | 
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				British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | 3 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Brunei | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Bulgaria | 215 (2001) | 216 (2002) | 
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				Burkina Faso | 33 (2001) | 33 (2002) | 
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				Burma | 80 (2001) | 80 (2002) | 
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				Burundi | 7 (2001) | 7 (2002) | 
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				Cambodia | 20 (2001) | 21 (2002) | 
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				Cameroon | 49 (2001) | 49 (2002) | 
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				Canada | 1,419 (2001) | 1,389 (2002) | 
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				Cape Verde | 9 
 note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2001)  | 
				9 
 note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2002)  | 
				
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				Cayman Islands | 3 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Central African Republic | 51 (2001) | 50 (2002) | 
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				Chad | 49 (2001) | 50 (2002) | 
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				Chile | 363 (2001) | 363 (2002) | 
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				China | 489 (2001) | 500 (2002) | 
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				Christmas Island | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Colombia | 1,066 (2001) | 1,050 (2002) | 
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				Comoros | 4 (2001) | 4 (2002) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 232 (2001) | 229 (2002) | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | 33 (2001) | 31 (2002) | 
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				Cook Islands | 7 (2001) | 7 (2002) | 
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				Costa Rica | 152 (2001) | 151 (2002) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 36 (2001) | 36 (2002) | 
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				Croatia | 67 (2001) | 59 (2002) | 
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				Cuba | 172 (2001) | 161 (2002) | 
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				Cyprus | 15 (2001) | 16 (2002) | 
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				Czech Republic | 121 (2001) | 144 (2002) | 
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				Denmark | 116 (2001) | 104 (2002) | 
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				Djibouti | 12 (2001) | 13 (2002) | 
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				Dominica | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Dominican Republic | 29 (2001) | 30 (2002) | 
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				East Timor | 8 (2001) | 8 (2002) | 
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				Ecuador | 205 (2001) | 205 (2002) | 
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				Egypt | 92 (2001) | 89 (2002) | 
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				El Salvador | 83 (2001) | 82 (2002) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | 3 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Eritrea | 21 (2001) | 18 (2002) | 
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				Estonia | 32 (2001) | 38 (2002) | 
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				Ethiopia | 86 (2001) | 83 (2002) | 
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				Europa Island | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 5 (2001) | 5 (2002) | 
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				Faroe Islands | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Fiji | 27 (2001) | 27 (2002) | 
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				Finland | 160 (2001) | 150 (2002) | 
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				France | 477 (2001) | 477 (2002) | 
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				French Guiana | 11 (2001) | 11 (2002) | 
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				French Polynesia | 45 (2001) | 45 (2002) | 
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				French Southern and Antarctic Lands | none (2001) | none (2002) | 
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				Gabon | 59 (2001) | 57 (2002) | 
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				Gambia, The | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Gaza Strip | 2 (2001) 
 note: includes Gaza International Airport (GIA), inaugurated on 24 November 1998 as part of agreements stipulated in the September 1995 Oslo II Accord and the 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum; GIA has been largely closed since October 2000 by Israeli orders and its runway was destroyed by the Israeli Defense Forces in December 2001  | 
				2 (2001) 
 note: includes Gaza International Airport (GIA), inaugurated on 24 November 1998 as part of agreements stipulated in the September 1995 Oslo II Accord and the 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum; GIA has been largely closed since October 2000 by Israeli orders and its runway was destroyed by the Israeli Defense Forces in December 2001 (2002)  | 
				
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				Georgia | 31 (2001) | 40 (2002) | 
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				Germany | 625 (2001) | 551 (2002) | 
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				Ghana | 12 (2001) | 12 (2002) | 
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				Gibraltar | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Glorioso Islands | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Greece | 79 (note - new Athens airport at Spata opened in March 2001) (2001) | 79 (note - new Athens airport at Spata opened in March 2001) (2002) | 
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				Greenland | 15 (2001) | 14 (2002) | 
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				Grenada | 3 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Guadeloupe | 9 (2001) | 9 (2002) | 
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				Guam | 5 (2001) | 5 (2002) | 
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				Guatemala | 475 (2001) | 466 (2002) | 
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				Guernsey | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Guinea | 15 (2001) | 15 (2002) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | 28 (2001) | 28 (2002) | 
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				Guyana | 51 (2001) | 51 (2002) | 
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				Haiti | 12 (2001) | 12 (2002) | 
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				Holy See (Vatican City) | none (2001) | none (2002) | 
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				Honduras | 117 (2001) | 115 (2002) | 
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				Hong Kong | 3 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Howland Island | airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN - they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable | airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN - they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2002) | 
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				Hungary | 43 (2001) | 49 (2002) | 
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				Iceland | 86 (2001) | 86 (2002) | 
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				India | 335 (2001) | 334 (2002) | 
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				Indonesia | 490 (2001) | 631 (2002) | 
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				Iran | 322 (2001) | 309 (2002) | 
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				Iraq | 108 (2001) | 150 (2002); note - unknown number were damaged during the March-April 2003 war | 
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				Ireland | 41 (2001) | 36 (2002) | 
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				Isle of Man | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Israel | 54 (2001) | 52 (2002) | 
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				Italy | 135 (2001) | 134 (2002) | 
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				Jamaica | 35 (2001) | 35 (2002) | 
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				Jan Mayen | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Japan | 173 (2001) | 172 (2002) | 
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				Jersey | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Johnston Atoll | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Jordan | 18 (2001) | 17 (2002) | 
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				Juan de Nova Island | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Kazakhstan | 449 (2001) | 488 (2002) | 
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				Kenya | 231 (2001) | 230 (2002) | 
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				Kingman Reef | lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 | lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2002) | 
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				Kiribati | 21 (2001) | 20 (2002) | 
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				Korea, North | 87 (2001) | 72 (2002) | 
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				Korea, South | 102 (2001) | 102 (2002) | 
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				Kuwait | 7 (2001) | 6 (2002) | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | 50 (2001) | 68 (2002) | 
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				Laos | 51 (2001) | 51 (2002) | 
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				Latvia | 25 (2001) | 38 (2002) | 
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				Lebanon | 8 (2001) | 8 (2002) | 
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				Lesotho | 28 (2001) | 28 (2002) | 
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				Liberia | 47 (2001) | 47 (2002) | 
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				Libya | 136 (2001) | 136 (2002) | 
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				Liechtenstein | none (2001) | none (2002) | 
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				Lithuania | 72 (2001) | 87 (2002) | 
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				Luxembourg | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Macau | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 17 (2001) | 18 (2002) | 
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				Madagascar | 130 (2001) | 121 (2002) | 
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				Malawi | 44 (2001) | 43 (2002) | 
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				Malaysia | 116 (2001) | 114 (2002) | 
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				Maldives | 5 (2001) | 5 (2002) | 
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				Mali | 27 (2001) | 26 (2002) | 
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				Malta | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Marshall Islands | 17 (2001) | 15 (2002) | 
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				Martinique | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Mauritania | 26 (2001) | 26 (2002) | 
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				Mauritius | 5 (2001) | 5 (2002) | 
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				Mayotte | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Mexico | 1,852 (2001) | 1,823 (2002) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | 7 (2001) | 7 (2002) | 
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				Midway Islands | 1 (2002) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Moldova | 30 (2001) | 36 (2002) | 
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				Monaco | none; linked to airport in Nice, France, by helicopter service (2001) | none; linked to airport in Nice, France, by helicopter service (2002) | 
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				Mongolia | 34 (2001) | 50 (2002) | 
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				Montserrat | none; only airport was destroyed by volcanic activity; a helicopter service to Antigua is used | none; only airport was destroyed by volcanic activity; a helicopter service to Antigua is used (2002) | 
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				Morocco | 67 (2001) | 63 (2002) | 
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				Mozambique | 166 (2001) | 165 (2002) | 
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				Namibia | 137 (2001) | 135 (2002) | 
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				Nauru | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Nepal | 45 (2001) | 45 (2002) | 
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				Netherlands | 28 (2001) | 28 (2002) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 5 (2001) | 5 (2002) | 
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				New Caledonia | 29 (2001) | 30 (2002) | 
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				New Zealand | 106 (2001) | 113 (2002) | 
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				Nicaragua | 182 (2001) | 176 (2002) | 
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				Niger | 26 (2001) | 27 (2002) | 
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				Nigeria | 70 (2001) | 70 (2002) | 
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				Niue | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Norfolk Island | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | 6 (2001) | 6 (2002) | 
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				Norway | 102 (2001) | 102 (2002) | 
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				Oman | 143 (2001) | 139 (2002) | 
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				Pakistan | 120 (2001) | 124 (2002) | 
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				Palau | 3 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Palmyra Atoll | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Panama | 107 (2001) | 103 (2002) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | 490 (2001) | 491 (2002) | 
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				Paracel Islands | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Paraguay | 899 (2001) | 879 (2002) | 
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				Peru | 239 (2001) | 233 (2002) | 
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				Philippines | 275 (2001) | 257 (2002) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | none (2001) | none (2002) | 
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				Poland | 122 (2001) | 150 (2002) | 
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				Portugal | 67 (2001) | 66 (2002) | 
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				Puerto Rico | 30 (2001) | 31 (2002) | 
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				Qatar | 4 (2001) | 4 (2002) | 
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				Reunion | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Romania | 61 (2001) | 65 (2002) | 
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				Russia | 2,743 (2001) | 2,743 (2002) | 
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				Rwanda | 8 (2001) | 9 (2002) | 
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				Saint Helena | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Saint Lucia | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 (2001) | 6 (2002) | 
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				Samoa | 3 (2001) | 4 (2002) | 
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				San Marino | none (2001) | none (2002) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Saudi Arabia | 209 (2001) | 209 (2002) | 
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				Senegal | 20 (2001) | 20 (2002) | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | 46 (2001) | 45 (2002) | 
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				Seychelles | 14 (2001) | 14 (2002) | 
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				Sierra Leone | 10 (2001) | 10 (2002) | 
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				Singapore | 9 (2001) | 9 (2002) | 
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				Slovakia | 34 (2001) | 37 (2002) | 
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				Slovenia | 14 (2001) | 16 (2002) | 
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				Solomon Islands | 31 (2001) | 32 (2002) | 
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				Somalia | 54 (2001) | 60 (2002) | 
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				South Africa | 740 (2001) | 727 (2002) | 
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				South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | none (2001) | none (2002) | 
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				Spain | 133 (2001) | 152 (2002) | 
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				Spratly Islands | 4 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Sri Lanka | 15 (2001) | 15 (2002) | 
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				Sudan | 65 (2001) | 63 (2002) | 
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				Suriname | 46 (2001) | 46 (2002) | 
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				Svalbard | 4 (2001) | 4 (2002) | 
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				Swaziland | 18 (2001) | 18 (2002) | 
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				Sweden | 255 (2001) | 245 (2002) | 
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				Switzerland | 66 (2001) | 66 (2002) | 
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				Syria | 99 (2001) | 92 (2002) | 
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				Taiwan | 39 (2001) | 39 (2002) | 
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				Tajikistan | 53 (2001) | 66 (2002) | 
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				Tanzania | 125 (2001) | 123 (2002) | 
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				Thailand | 110 (2001) | 111 (2002) | 
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				Togo | 9 (2001) | 9 (2002) | 
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				Tokelau | none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2001) | none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2002) | 
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				Tonga | 6 (2001) | 6 (2002) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | 6 (2001) | 6 (2002) | 
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				Tromelin Island | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Tunisia | 30 (2001) | 30 (2002) | 
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				Turkey | 120 (2001) | 120 (2002) | 
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				Turkmenistan | 76 (2001) | 76 (2002) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 (2001) | 8 (2002) | 
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				Tuvalu | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Uganda | 27 (2001) | 27 (2002) | 
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				Ukraine | 718 (2001) | 790 (2002) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | 38 (2001) | 41 (2002) | 
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				United Kingdom | 470 (2001) | 470 (2002) | 
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				United States | 14,695 (2001) | 14,801 (2002) | 
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				Uruguay | 64 (2001) | 64 (2002) | 
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				Uzbekistan | 267 (2001) | 273 (2002) | 
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				Vanuatu | 31 (2001) | 30 (2002) | 
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				Venezuela | 372 (2001) | 373 (2002) | 
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				Vietnam | 34 (2001) | 47 (2002) | 
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				Virgin Islands | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				Wake Island | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 
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				Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2001) | 2 (2002) | 
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				West Bank | 3 (2001) | 3 (2002) | 
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				Western Sahara | 11 (2001) | 11 (2002) | 
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				Yemen | 49 (2001) | 44 (2002) | 
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				Zambia | 111 (2001) | 109 (2002) | 
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				Zimbabwe | 454 (2001) | 430 (2002) |