Country ranking for field: illicit drugs 1996

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This entry gives information on the five categories of illicit drugs - narcotics, stimulants, depressants (sedatives), hallucinogens, and cannabis. These categories include many drugs legally produced and prescribed by doctors as well as those illegally produced and sold outside of medical channels.

1	Afghanistan	0
2	Norway	Transshipment point for drugs shipped via the CIS and Baltic states for the European market
3	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the U	.S
4	Saint Lucia	Transit country for South American drugs destined for the U	.S
5	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the U	.S
6	Russia	Illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for domestic consumption; government has active eradication program; used as transshipment point for Asian and Latin American illicit drugs to Western Europe and Latin America
7	Romania	Transshipment point for southwest Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine transiting the Balkan route
8	Portugal	Increasingly important gateway country for Latin American cocaine entering the European market; transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe
9	Poland	Illicit producer of opium for domestic consumption and amphetamines for the international market; transshipment point for Asian and Latin American illicit drugs to Western Europe; producer of precursor chemicals
10	Philippines	Illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; growers are producing more and better quality cannabis despite government eradication efforts; transit point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for the U	.S
11	Peru	World's largest coca leaf producer with about 108600 hectares under cultivation in 1994; source of supply for most of the world's coca paste and cocaine base; at least 85% of coca cultivation is for illicit production; most of cocaine base is shipped to Colombian drug dealers for processing into cocaine for the international drug market but exports of finished cocaine are increasing
12	Paraguay	Illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; important transshipment point for Bolivian cocaine headed for the U	.S
13	Panama	Major cocaine transshipment point and major drug money laundering center; minor producer of coca leaf; active eradication program
14	Pakistan	Major illicit producer of opium and hashish for the international drug trade; remains world's third largest opium producer
15	Nigeria	Passenger and cargo air hub for West Africa; facilitates movement of heroin en route from Southeast and Southwest Asia to Western Europe and North America; increasingly a transit route for cocaine from South America intended for West European East Asian and North American markets
16	Senegal	Transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin moving to Europe and North America
17	Nicaragua	Transshipment point for cocaine destined for the U	.S
18	New Caledonia	Illicit cannabis cultivation is becoming a principal source of income for some families
19	Nepal	Illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic and international drug markets; transit point for heroin from Southeast Asia to the West
20	Myanmar	World's largest illicit producer of opium
21	Morocco	Illicit producer of hashish; trafficking on the increase for both domestic and international drug markets; shipments of hashish mostly directed to Western Europe; transit point for cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe
22	Moldova	Illicit cultivator of opium poppy and cannabis; mostly for CIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe
23	Mexico	Illicit cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis continues in spite of government eradication program; major supplier of heroin and marijuana to the U	.S
24	Mauritius	Illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; heroin consumption and transshipment are growing problems
25	Martinique	Transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the U	.S
26	Malta	Transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Western Europe
27	Malaysia	Transit point for Golden Triangle heroin going to the U	.S
28	Madagascar	Illicit producer of cannabis
29	Macedonia	Limited illicit opium cultivation; transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin
30	Saudi Arabia	Death penalty for traffickers; increasing consumption of heroin and cocaine
31	Serbia and Montenegro	NA
32	Liberia	Increasingly a transshipment point for heroin and cocaine
33	Togo	Increasingly used as transit hub by heroin traffickers
34	Zaire	Illicit producer of cannabis mostly for domestic consumption
35	Vietnam	Opium producer and increasingly important transit point for Southeast Asian heroin destined for the U	.S
36	Venezuela	Illicit producer of cannabis opium and coca leaf for the international drug trade on a small scale; however large quantities of cocaine and heroin transit the country from Colombia; important money-laundering hub; active aerial eradication program primarily targeting opium
37	Uzbekistan	Illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for CIS consumption; limited government eradication programs; used as transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe
38	United States	Illicit producer of cannabis for domestic consumption with 1987 production estimated at 3500 metric tons or about 25% of the available marijuana; ongoing eradication program aimed at small plots and greenhouses has not reduced production
39	United Kingdom	Gateway country for Latin American cocaine entering the European market; producer of synthetic drugs; transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin; money-laundering center
40	United Arab Emirates	Growing role as heroin transshipment and money-laundering center
41	Ukraine	Illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for CIS consumption; limited government eradication program; used as transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe
42	Turks and Caicos Islands	Transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the U	.S
43	Turkmenistan	Illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for CIS consumption; limited government eradication program; used as transshipment point for illicit drugs from Southwest Asia to Western Europe
44	Turkey	Major transit route for Southwest Asian heroin and hashish to Western Europe and the U	.S
45	Trinidad and Tobago	Transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the U	.S
46	The Netherlands	Important gateway for cocaine heroin and hashish entering Europe; European producer of illicit amphetamines and other synthetic drugs
47	Singapore	Transit point for Golden Triangle heroin going to the U	.S
48	The Bahamas	Transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for U	.S
49	Thailand	A minor producer of opium and marijuana; major illicit transit point for heroin particularly from Burma and Laos for the international drug market; eradication efforts have reduced the area of cannabis cultivation and shifted some production to neighboring countries; opium poppy cultivation has been reduced by eradication efforts; also a major drug money laundering center; rapidly growing role in amphetamine production for regional consumption; increasing indigenous abuse of heroin and cocaine
50	Tanzania	Growing role in transshipment of Southwest Asian heroin destined for European and U	.S
51	Tajikistan	Illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for CIS consumption; used as transshipment points for illicit drugs from Southwest Asia to Western Europe and North America
52	Taiwan	An important heroin transit point; also a major drug money laundering center
53	Syria	A transit country for Lebanese and Turkish refined cocaine going to Europe and heroin and hashish bound for regional and Western markets
54	Switzerland	Money-laundering center
55	Sweden	Transshipment point for narcotics shipped via the CIS and Baltic states for the European market
56	Suriname	Transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the U	.S
57	Spain	Key European gateway country for Latin American cocaine and North African hashish entering the European market; transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin
58	South Africa	Transshipment center for heroin and cocaine; cocaine consumption on the rise; world's largest market for illicit methaqualone usually imported illegally from India through various east African countries
59	Slovenia	transit point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe
60	Slovakia	Transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe
61	Lithuania	Transshipment point for illicit drugs from Central and Southwest Asia and Latin America to Western Europe; limited producer of illicit opium; mostly for domestic consumption
62	Lebanon	Illicit producer of hashish and heroin for the international drug trade; hashish production is shipped to Western Europe the Middle East and North and South America; increasingly a key locus of cocaine processing and trafficking; a Lebanese/Syrian 1994 eradication campaign eliminated the opium crop and caused a 50% decrease in the cannabis crop
63	Albania	Transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin transiting the Balkan route and cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; limited opium production
64	Bolivia	World's third-largest cultivator of coca
65	Cyprus	Transit point for heroin via air routes and container traffic to Europe especially from Lebanon and Turkey
66	Costa Rica	Transshipment country for cocaine and heroin from South America; illicit production of cannabis on small scattered plots
67	Colombia	Illicit producer of coca opium poppies and cannabis; about 45000 hectares of coca under cultivation; the world's largest processor of coca derivatives into cocaine; supplier of cocaine to the U	.S
68	China	Illicit producer of opium; bulk of production is in Yunnan Province
69	Chile	A minor transshipment country for cocaine destined for the U	.S
70	Cayman Islands	A major money-laundering center for illicit drug profits; transshipment point for narcotics bound for the U	.S
71	Canada	Illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; growing role as a transit point for heroin and cocaine entering the U	.S
72	Cambodia	Increasingly used as a transshipment country for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle; growing money-laundering center; high-level narcotics-related corruption in government; possible small-scale heroin production; large producer of cannibis
73	Cabo Verde	Increasingly used as a transshipment point for illicit drugs moving from Latin America and Africa destined for Western Europe
74	Bulgaria	Transshipment point for southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine transiting the Balkan route; limited producer of precursor chemicals
75	Brazil	Illicit producer of cannabis coca cultivation in the Amazon region has diminished in recent years because of its low alkaloid content mostly for domestic consumption; government has a large-scale eradication program to control cannabis; important transshipment country for Bolivian and Colombian cocaine headed for the US and Europe
76	Bosnia and Herzegovina	NA
77	Benin	Transshipment point for narcotics associated with Nigerian trafficking organizations and most commonly destined for Western Europe and the U	.S
78	Côte d'Ivoire	Illicit producer of cannabis; mostly for local consumption; some international drug trade; transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin to Europe and occasionally to the U	.S
79	Belize	Transshipment point for cocaine; an illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; minor money-laundering center
80	Belgium	Source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for cocaine entering the European market
81	Belarus	Illicit cultivator of opium poppy and cannabis; mostly for the domestic market; transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe
82	Barbados	One of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for the U	.S
83	Bangladesh	Transit country for illegal drugs produced in neighboring countries
84	Azerbaijan	Illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for CIS consumption; limited government eradication program; transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe
85	Austria	Transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin transiting the Balkan route and Eastern Europe
86	Australia	Tasmania is one of the world's major suppliers of licit opiate products; government maintains strict controls over areas of opium poppy cultivation and output of poppy straw concentrate
87	Aruba	Drug money laundering center and transit point for narcotics bound for the U	.S
88	Armenia	Illicit cultivator of cannabis mostly for domestic consumption; used as a transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe
89	Argentina	Increasing use as a transshipment country for cocaine headed for the U	.S
90	Antigua and Barbuda	A long-time but relatively minor transshipment point for narcotics bound for the U	.S
91	Angola	Increasingly used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe
92	Czech Republic	Transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine to Western Europe
93	Dominica	Transshipment point for narcotics bound for the U	.S
94	Latvia	Transshipment point for illicit drugs from Central and Southwest Asia and Latin America to Western Europe; limited producer of illicit opium; mostly for domestic consumption; also produces illicit amphetamines for export
95	Honduras	Transshipment point for narcotics; illicit producer of cannabis cultivated on small plots and used principally for local consumption
96	Laos	Illicit producer of cannabis opium poppy for the international drug trade fourth largest opium producer
97	Kyrgyzstan	Illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for CIS consumption; limited government eradication program; used as transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe and North America from Southwest Asia
98	Kenya	Widespread harvesting of small wild plots of marijuana and qat
99	Kazakhstan	Illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for CIS consumption; limited government eradication program; used as transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe and North America from Southwest Asia
100	Jamaica	Transshipment point for cocaine from Central and South America to North America and Europe; illicit cultivation of cannabis; government has an active cannabis eradication program
101	Italy	Important gateway country for Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin entering the European market
102	Israel	Increasingly concerned about cocaine and heroin abuse and trafficking
103	Ireland	Transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to the U	.K
104	Iran	Illicit producer of opium poppy for the domestic and international drug trade; produced 35-70 metric tons in 1993; net opiate importer but also a key transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin to Europe
105	Indonesia	Illicit producer of cannabis largely for domestic use; government actively eradicating plantings and prosecuting traffickers; minor role as transshipment point for Golden Triangle heroin
106	India	Licit producer of opium poppy for the pharmaceutical trade but an undetermined quantity of opium is diverted to illicit international drug markets; major transit country for illicit narcotics produced in neighboring countries; illicit producer of hashish and methaqualone; produced 70 metric tons of illicit opium in 1995; 82 metric tons in 1994
107	Hungary	Transshipment point for Southeast Asia heroin and South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; limited producer of precursor chemicals
108	Hong Kong	a hub for Southeast Asian heroin trade; transshipment and money-laundering center; increasing indigenous amphetamine abuse
109	Haiti	Transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana en route to the U	.S
110	Dominican Republic	Transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the U	.S
111	Guyana	Transshipment point for narcotics from South America_primarily Venezuela_to the U	.S
112	Guatemala	Transit country for cocaine shipments; illicit producer of opium poppy and cannabis for the international drug trade; the government has an active eradication program for cannabis and opium poppy
113	Greece	Illicit producer of cannabis and limited opium; mostly for domestic production; serves as a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis and heroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals to the East; transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin transiting the Balkan route
114	Ghana	Illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; transit hub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin destined for Europe and the U	.S
115	Germany	Source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine for West European markets
116	Georgia	Illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for domestic consumption; used as transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe
117	French Guiana	Small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption
118	Finland	Transshipment point for Latin American cocaine for the West European market
119	Ethiopia	Transit hub for heroin originating in Southwest and Southeast Asia and destined for Europe and North America as well as cocaine destined for southern African markets; cultivates qat
120	Estonia	Transshipment point for illicit drugs from Central and Southwest Asia and Latin America to Western Europe; very limited illicit opium producer; mostly for domestic consumption
121	El Salvador	Transshipment point for cocaine; marijuana produced for local consumption
122	Egypt	A transit point for Southwest Asian and Southeast Asian heroin and opium moving to Europe and the U	.S
123	Ecuador	Significant transit country for derivatives of coca originating in Colombia Bolivia and Peru; minor illicit producer of coca; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; important money-laundering hub
124	Zambia	Increasingly a regional transshipment center for methaqualone and heroin

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