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==Expected Medals==
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While there are many factors that contribute to a countries success in the Olympics (population, proximity host country, culture), [[Gross Domestic Product]] may be a fair proxy. Below is how the Olympic medals would be awarded if each country earned medals in proportion to their GDP.
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!Country
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!Expected Medals
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|Afghanistan
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|0.2
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|Albania
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|0.2
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|-
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|Andorra
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|0.1
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|Antigua and Barbuda
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|0
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|-
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|Angola
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|1.2
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|-
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|Algeria
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|2.3
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|Argentina
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|5.3
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|Armenia
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|0.1
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|Aruba
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|0
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|Australia
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|16.2
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|Austria
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|5.4
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|Azerbaijan
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|0.7
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|Bahamas
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|0.1
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|Bangladesh
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|1.4
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|Barbados
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|0
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|-
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|Burundi
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|0
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|-
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|Belgium
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|6.7
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|Belize
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|0
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|Benin
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|0.1
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|Bermuda
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|0.1
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|Bhutan
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|0
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|Bolivia
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|0.3
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|Bosnia-Herzegovina
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|0.2
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|Bahrain
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|0.3
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|Botswana
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|0.2
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|Belarus
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|0.8
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|Brazil
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|29.9
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|Virgin Islands
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|0
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|Bulgaria
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|0.7
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|Burkina Faso
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|0.1
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|Cameroon
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|0.3
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|Cambodia
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|0.2
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|Canada
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|22.6
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|Cayman Islands
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|0
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|Central African Republic
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|0
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|Chad
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|0.1
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|Chile
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|3
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|China
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|98.8
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|Taiwan
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|7.2
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|Colombia
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|4.1
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|Comoros
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|0
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|Cape Verde
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|0
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|Congo
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|0.2
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|Cook Islands
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|0
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|Costa Rica
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|0.5
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|Cote-d´lvoire
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|0.3
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|Croatia
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|0.9
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|Cuba
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|0.9
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|Cyprus
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|0.4
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|Czech Republic
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|2.8
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|Denmark
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|4.4
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|Djibouti
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|0
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|Dominica
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|0
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|Dominican Republic
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|0.7
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|Ecuador
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|0.8
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|Egypt
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|3.1
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|El Salvador
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|0.3
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|Equatorial Guinea
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|0.2
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|Eritrea
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|0
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|Estonia
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|0.3
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|Ethiopia
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|0.4
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|Fiji
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|0
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|Finland
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|3.4
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|France
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|39.8
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|Gabon
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|0.2
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|Gambia
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|0
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|Germany
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|47
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|Ghana
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|0.4
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|Great Britain
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|32.4
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|Guinea-Bissau
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|0
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|Georgia
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|0.2
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|Greece
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|4.3
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|Grenada
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|0
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|Guam
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|0
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|Guatemala
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|0.6
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|Guinea
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|0.1
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|Guyana
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|0
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|Haiti
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|0.1
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|Honduras
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|0.2
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|Hong Kong
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|3.2
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|Hungary
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|1.8
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|Iceland
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|0.2
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|India
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|24.7
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|Indonesia
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|10.1
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|Iran
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|4.7
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|Iraq
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|1.2
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|Ireland
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|3
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|Italy
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|29.5
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|Israel
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|3.1
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|Jamaica
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|0.2
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|Japan
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|78.2
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|Jordan
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|0.4
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|Kazakhstan
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|2.3
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|Kyrgyzstan
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|0.1
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|Kenya
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|0.4
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|South Korea
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|14.8
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|North Korea
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|0.4
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|Kuwait
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|2
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|Laos
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|0.1
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|Latvia
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|0.4
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|Saint Lucia
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|0
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|-
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|Lebanon
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|0.5
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|Lesotho
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|0
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|Libya
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|0.9
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|Lichtenstein
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|0.1
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|Luxembourg
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|0.8
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|Macedonia
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|0.1
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|Madagascar
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|0.1
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|Malawi
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|0.1
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|Malaysia
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|3.3
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|Moldova
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|0.1
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|Marshall Islands
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|0
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|Maldives
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|0
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|Malta
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|0.1
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|Mali
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|0.1
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|Mauritania
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|0.2
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|Mauritius
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|0.1
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|Mexico
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|16.2
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|Micronesia
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|0
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|Monaco
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|0.1
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|Montenegro
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|0.1
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|Mongolia
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|0.1
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|Morocco
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|1.3
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|Mozambique
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|0.1
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|-
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|Myanmar
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|0.7
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|Namibia
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|0.2
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|Nepal
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|0.2
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|Netherlands
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|11.2
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|New Zealand
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|1.8
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|Nicaragua
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|0.1
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|Niger
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|0.1
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|Niger
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|0.1
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|Norway
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|5.9
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|Oman
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|0.7
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|Pakistan
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|2.4
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|Palau
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|0
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|Panama
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|0.4
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|Papua New Guinea
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|0.1
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|Paraguay
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|0.3
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|Peru
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|2.3
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|Philippines
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|2.9
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|Poland
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|6.7
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|Portugal
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|3.3
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|Puerto Rico
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|1.4
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|Qatar
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|1.4
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|Romania
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|2.3
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|Rwanda
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|0.1
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|Saint Lucia
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|0
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|Saint Kitts and Nevis
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|0
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|Samoa
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|0
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|San Marino
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|0
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|Saudi Arabia
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|6.2
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|Seychelles
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|0
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|Sierra Leone
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|0
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|Senegal
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|0.2
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|Slovenia
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|0.7
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|Solomon Islands
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|0
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|South Africa
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|5.2
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|Sri Lanka
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|0.7
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|Slovakia
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|1.3
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|Swaziland
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|0.1
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|Serbia
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|0.6
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|Singapore
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|3
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|Spain
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|20.2
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|Sudan
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|0.9
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|Suriname
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|0
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|Syria
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|0.8
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|Sweden
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|6.6
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|Switzerland
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|7.6
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|Tanzania
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|0.3
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|Tonga
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|0
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|Thailand
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|4.6
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|Togo
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|0
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|Trinidad and Tobago
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|0.3
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|Tajikistan
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|0.1
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|Timor-Leste
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|0
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|Turkmenistan
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|0.3
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|Tunisia
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|0.6
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|Turkey
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|10.5
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|Tuvalu
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|0
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|Uganda
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|0.2
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|Ukraine
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|2
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|United Arab Emirates
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|4.3
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|United States
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|209
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|Uruguay
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|0.6
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|Uzbekistan
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|0.6
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|Vanuatu
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|0
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|Venezuela
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|5.6
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|Vietnam
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|1.5
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|Yemen
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|0.4
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|Zambia
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|0.2
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|Zimbabwe
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|0.1
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