The Fact Sheets listed below are the most recently published versions. Previous versions of Background Notes are available in our archive section.
Afghanistan (2012-09-06)
Albania (2012-12-20)
Algeria (2012-08-17)
Andorra (2013-01-03)
Angola (2012-11-14)
Antigua and Barbuda (2013-02-07)
Argentina (2013-02-12)
Armenia (2013-02-12)
Aruba (2013-01-24)
Australia (2012-10-24)
Austria (2012-07-11)
Azerbaijan (2012-09-20)
Bahamas, The (2012-08-10)
Bahrain (2012-08-28)
Bangladesh (2012-10-26)
Barbados (2013-02-07)
Belarus (2013-01-08)
Belgium (2012-12-03)
Belize (2012-06-20)
Benin (2012-10-24)
Bermuda (2012-07-23)
Bhutan (2012-07-03)
Bolivia (2012-10-23)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012-09-20)
Botswana (2013-02-20)
Brazil (2012-08-15)
Brunei (2012-10-24)
Bulgaria (2013-01-07)
Burkina Faso (2012-12-19)
Burma (2012-08-01)
Burundi (2012-09-07)
Cambodia (2012-06-13)
Cameroon (2012-08-07)
Canada (2012-06-29)
Cape Verde (2012-09-07)
Cayman Islands (2012-10-02)
Central African Republic (2012-07-24)
Chad (2012-07-23)
Chile (2012-06-29)
China (2012-06-05)
Colombia (2012-10-23)
Comoros (2012-12-14)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (2012-12-03)
Congo, Republic of the (2012-08-02)
Costa Rica (2012-12-13)
Cote d'Ivoire (2012-09-10)
Croatia (2012-12-03)
Cuba (2012-06-21)
Curacao (2013-01-24)
Cyprus (2012-10-04)
Czech Republic (2012-12-14)
Denmark (2013-02-22)
Djibouti (2012-09-07)
Dominica (2013-02-07)
Dominican Republic (2012-10-22)
Ecuador (2012-10-24)
Egypt (2012-08-22)
El Salvador (2012-09-10)
Equatorial Guinea (2012-08-07)
Eritrea (2013-02-11)
Estonia (2012-12-03)
Ethiopia (2012-12-11)
Fiji (2012-09-10)
Finland (2012-12-03)
France (2012-08-24)
Gabon (2012-10-24)
Gambia, The (2012-07-03)
Georgia (2012-12-14)
Germany (2012-10-02)
Ghana (2013-02-11)
Greece (2012-10-02)
Grenada (2013-02-07)
Guatemala (2012-08-09)
Guinea (2013-02-19)
Guinea-Bissau (2012-09-10)
Guyana (2012-07-09)
Haiti (2013-02-11)
Holy See (2012-12-14)
Honduras (2013-01-14)
Hong Kong (2012-07-03)
Hungary (2012-08-14)
Iceland (2012-06-15)
India (2012-12-21)
Indonesia (2012-07-31)
Iran (2012-08-22)
Iraq (2012-09-07)
Ireland (2013-01-15)
Israel (2012-11-28)
Italy (2012-08-14)
Jamaica (2012-08-14)
Japan (2012-10-24)
Jordan (2012-06-29)
Kazakhstan (2012-11-16)
Kenya (2012-12-11)
Kiribati (2012-10-24)
Kosovo (2012-09-14)
Kuwait (2012-10-24)
Kyrgyzstan (2012-11-16)
Laos (2012-08-02)
Latvia (2012-12-03)
Lebanon (2012-06-29)
Lesotho (2012-11-09)
Liberia (2012-10-24)
Libya (2013-01-15)
Liechtenstein (2012-09-06)
Lithuania (2013-02-15)
Luxembourg (2012-12-03)
Macau (2012-07-03)
Macedonia (2012-06-08)
Madagascar (2012-12-19)
Malawi (2012-12-17)
Malaysia (2012-10-24)
Maldives (2012-10-24)
Mali (2012-12-19)
Malta (2012-06-06)
Marshall Islands (2012-10-24)
Mauritania (2012-10-24)
Mauritius (2012-12-14)
Mexico (2012-06-25)
Micronesia (2012-12-12)
Moldova (2012-06-14)
Monaco (2012-06-05)
Mongolia (2012-08-01)
Montenegro (2013-01-10)
Morocco (2012-09-11)
Mozambique (2013-02-13)
Namibia (2012-06-21)
Nauru (2012-10-24)
Nepal (2012-10-24)
Netherlands (2012-12-03)
New Zealand (2012-10-24)
Nicaragua (2013-01-14)
Niger (2012-10-24)
Nigeria (2012-11-20)
North Korea (2012-12-17)
Norway (2013-01-09)
Oman (2012-10-18)
Pakistan (2012-08-10)
Palau (2012-10-24)
Panama (2012-10-24)
Papua New Guinea (2012-12-12)
Paraguay (2012-10-22)
Peru (2012-08-28)
Philippines (2012-09-10)
Poland (2012-10-25)
Portugal (2012-08-14)
Qatar (2012-08-17)
Romania (2012-10-02)
Russia (2012-12-14)
Rwanda (2012-10-11)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2013-02-07)
Saint Lucia (2013-02-07)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2013-02-07)
Samoa (2012-09-10)
San Marino (2012-12-14)
Sao Tome and Principe (2012-07-24)
Saudi Arabia (2012-06-29)
Senegal (2012-11-16)
Serbia (2012-06-19)
Seychelles (2013-02-13)
Sierra Leone (2013-02-11)
Singapore (2012-07-03)
Slovakia (2012-12-14)
Slovenia (2012-08-29)
Solomon Islands (2012-06-12)
Somalia (2012-12-27)
South Africa (2012-07-24)
South Korea (2012-12-17)
South Sudan (2012-07-11)
Spain (2012-09-24)
Sri Lanka (2012-10-24)
Sudan (2012-08-22)
Suriname (2013-01-18)
Swaziland (2012-10-16)
Sweden (2013-01-08)
Switzerland (2012-09-06)
Syria (2012-10-24)
Taiwan (2013-02-25)
Tajikistan (2012-11-16)
Tanzania (2013-02-20)
Thailand (2012-07-31)
Timor-Leste (2012-07-03)
Togo (2012-09-10)
Tonga (2012-06-12)
Trinidad and Tobago (2013-02-07)
Tunisia (2012-08-17)
Turkey (2013-01-07)
Turkmenistan (2012-11-16)
Tuvalu (2012-06-12)
Uganda (2012-11-28)
Ukraine (2013-01-08)
United Arab Emirates (2012-06-29)
United Kingdom (2012-03-22)
Uruguay (2012-11-30)
Uzbekistan (2012-11-16)
Vanuatu (2012-06-13)
Venezuela (2013-01-17)
Vietnam (2012-08-01)
Yemen (2012-08-21)
Zambia (2012-08-20)
Zimbabwe (2013-02-15)
