Countries where Leaded Petrol is Possibly Still Sold for Road Use, As at 22nd June 2009

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Countries where Leaded Petrol is Possibly Still Sold for Road Use
As at 22nd June 2009

Compiled by Robert Taylor, Researcher, The LEAD Group Inc.

Europe, C.I.S.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Macedonia, the FYR of
Montenegro
Kosovo
Serbia
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan

Asia

Bhutan
Korea, Dem. People’s Rep of (N. Korea)
Myanmar (Burma)

Africa

Algeria
Egypt
Tunisia

Middle East

Iraq
Yemen

In Alphabetical Order
Algeria Bosnia and Herzegovina Bhutan Egypt Iraq Korea, Dem. People’s Rep of (N. Korea) Kosovo Macedonia, the FYR of	Montenegro Myanmar (Burma) Serbia Tajikistan Tunisia Uzbekistan Yemen

IN POPULATION ORDER
83,082,869	Egypt
33,769,668	Algeria
28,221,180	Iraq
27,345,026	Uzbekistan
23,479,088	Korea, Dem. People’s Rep of (North. Korea)
23,013,376	Yemen
17,758,180	Myanmar (Burma)
10,383,577	Tunisia
10,159,046	Serbia
7,211,884	Tajikistan
4,590,310	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2,066,718	Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
1,804,838	Kosovo
691,141	Bhutan
672,180	Montenegro
274,249,081	TOTAL POPULATION DIRECTLY AFFECTED

REFERENCES:

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) (2008) Country Population data downloaded from www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xx.html (Accessed 23rd September 2008)
PCFV (Partnership for Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles), UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) (2008):
“LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN LEAD MATRIX - Last updated July 2006”, www.unep.org/pcfv/PDF/MatrixLACLeadjul06.pdf ;
“Lead and Sulphur in Fuels in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, as at February 2009”, www.unep.org/pcfv/PDF/Matrix%20CEE_FuelsFeb_2009.pdf ;
“ASIA-PACIFIC LEAD MATRIX - Last updated on January 2009”, www.unep.org/pcfv/PDF/APLeadMatrix-Jan09.pdf ;
“Sub-Saharan Africa Lead Matrix - Last updated on February 2009”, www.unep.org/pcfv/PDF/MatrixAfricaLead-Feb09.pdf ;
“MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA AND WEST ASIA LEAD MATRIX - Last updated on January 2009”, www.unep.org/pcfv/PDF/MENAWALeadMatrix-Jan2009.pdf