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AlbaniaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
AlgeriaYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNo
AngolaYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
Antigua and BarbudaYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
ArgentinaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
ArmeniaYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
AustraliaYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
AustriaYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
AzerbaijanYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
BahrainYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
Bangladesh - ChittagongYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
Bangladesh - DhakaYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
BarbadosYesNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
BelarusYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
BelgiumYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
BelizeYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
BeninYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
BhutanYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
BoliviaNon.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaYesNoNoYesNoYesNoYes
BotswanaYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
Brazil - Rio de JaneiroYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Brazil - São PauloYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Brunei DarussalamYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
BulgariaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Burkina FasoYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYes
BurundiYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYes
Cabo VerdeYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
CambodiaYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYes
CameroonYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
CanadaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
ChadYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
ChileYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
China - BeijingYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
China - ShanghaiYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
ColombiaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
ComorosYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
Costa RicaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Côte d'IvoireYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYes
CroatiaYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
CyprusYesYesNoYesNoYesNoYes
DenmarkYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
DjiboutiYesYesNoYesNoNoNoYes
DominicaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Dominican RepublicYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
EcuadorYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
El SalvadorYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Equatorial GuineaYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
EritreaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
EstoniaYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
EswatiniYesNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
EthiopiaYesNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
FijiYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
FinlandYesYesNoYesNoYesNoYes
FranceYesNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
GabonYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
GeorgiaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
GermanyYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNo
GhanaYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
GreeceYesNoNoYesYesNoYesNo
GrenadaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
GuatemalaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
GuineaYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Guinea-BissauYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
HaitiYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
HondurasYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
HungaryYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
IcelandYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
India - DelhiYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
India - MumbaiYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
Indonesia - JakartaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
Indonesia - SurabayaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
IraqYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
IrelandYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
IsraelYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
ItalyYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
JamaicaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Japan - OsakaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Japan - TokyoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
JordanYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
KazakhstanYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
KenyaYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
KiribatiYesYesNoYesNoYesNoNo
KosovoYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
KuwaitYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Lao PDRYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
LatviaYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
LebanonYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
LesothoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
LiberiaYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
LibyaYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Liechtenstein*YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
LithuaniaYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
LuxembourgYesYesNoYesNoNoNoYes
MadagascarYesNoNoYesYesNoYesYes
MalawiYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MalaysiaYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
MaldivesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MaliYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
MaltaYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
MauritaniaYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
MauritiusYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
Mexico - Mexico CityYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Mexico - MonterreyYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
MoldovaYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNo
MongoliaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MontenegroYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
MoroccoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
MozambiqueYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
MyanmarYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
NamibiaYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
NepalYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
New ZealandYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
NicaraguaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
NigerYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
Nigeria - KanoYesNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Nigeria - LagosYesNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
North MacedoniaYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
NorwayYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
OmanNon.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Pakistan - KarachiYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Pakistan - LahoreYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
PalauYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
PanamaYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo
Papua New GuineaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
ParaguayYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
PeruYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
PhilippinesYesYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
PolandYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
PortugalYesYesNoYesNoYesNoNo
Puerto RicoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
QatarYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RomaniaYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
RwandaYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
SamoaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
San MarinoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
São Tomé and PríncipeYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
Saudi ArabiaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SenegalYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
SerbiaYesNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
SeychellesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
Sierra LeoneYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
SingaporeYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
SloveniaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Solomon IslandsYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
SomaliaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
South AfricaYesYesNoYesNoYesNoNo
South SudanYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
SpainYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Sri LankaYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
St. Kitts and NevisYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
St. LuciaYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
SudanYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
SurinameYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
SwedenYesNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
SwitzerlandYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Taiwan, ChinaYesYesNoYesNoYesNoYes
TajikistanYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
TanzaniaYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
ThailandYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Egypt, Arab Rep.YesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo
Bahamas, TheYesYesNoYesNoNoNoYes
Central African RepublicYesYesNoYesYesNoYesYes
GuyanaYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Czech RepublicYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Congo, Dem. Rep.YesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Gambia, TheYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Iran, Islamic Rep.YesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
Kyrgyz RepublicYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Marshall IslandsYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
NetherlandsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Congo, Rep.YesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Korea, Rep.YesYesNoYesNoNoNoYes
Yemen, Rep.YesYesNoYesNoNoNoYes
Venezuela, RBNon.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Russian Federation - MoscowYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNo
Russian Federation - Saint PetersburgYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNo
Slovak RepublicYesYesNoYesNoYesNoNo
Syrian Arab RepublicYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
UkraineYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
United Arab EmiratesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
United KingdomYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
United States - Los AngelesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
United States - New York CityYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Timor-LesteYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
TogoYesYesNoYesNoNoYesYes
TongaNon.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Trinidad and TobagoYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
TunisiaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
TurkeyYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
UgandaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
UruguayYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
UzbekistanYesNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
VanuatuYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
VietnamYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
West Bank and GazaYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
ZambiaYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
ZimbabweYesYesNoYesNoYesNoNo

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