TABLE 2 FOREST AREA AND AREA CHANGE |
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Country/area |
Land area ('000 ha) |
Forest area, 2000 |
Forest cover change, 1990-2000 |
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Total forest ('000 ha) |
% of land area |
Area per capita (ha) |
Forest plantations ('000 ha) |
Annual change ('000 ha) |
Annual rate of change (%) |
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Africa |
2 978 394 |
649 866 |
21.8 |
0.8 |
8 036 |
-5 262 |
-0.8 |
Algeria |
238 174 |
2 145 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
718 |
27 |
1.3 |
Angola |
124 670 |
69 756 |
56.0 |
5.6 |
141 |
-124 |
-0.2 |
Benin |
11 063 |
2 650 |
24.0 |
0.4 |
112 |
-70 |
-2.3 |
Botswana |
56 673 |
12 427 |
21.9 |
7.8 |
1 |
-118 |
-0.9 |
Burkina Faso |
27 360 |
7 089 |
25.9 |
0.6 |
67 |
-15 |
-0.2 |
Burundi |
2 568 |
94 |
3.7 |
n.s. |
73 |
-15 |
-9.0 |
Cameroon |
46 540 |
23 858 |
51.3 |
1.6 |
80 |
-222 |
-0.9 |
Cape Verde |
403 |
85 |
21.1 |
0.2 |
85 |
5 |
9.3 |
Central African Republic |
62 297 |
22 907 |
36.8 |
6.5 |
4 |
-30 |
-0.1 |
Chad |
125 920 |
12 692 |
10.1 |
1.7 |
14 |
-82 |
-0.6 |
Comoros |
186 |
8 |
4.3 |
n.s. |
2 |
n.s. |
-4.3 |
Congo |
34 150 |
22 060 |
64.6 |
7.7 |
83 |
-17 |
-0.1 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
31 800 |
7 117 |
22.4 |
0.5 |
184 |
-265 |
-3.1 |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
226 705 |
135 207 |
59.6 |
2.7 |
97 |
-532 |
-0.4 |
Djibouti |
2 317 |
6 |
0.3 |
n.s. |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Egypt |
99 545 |
72 |
0.1 |
n.s. |
72 |
2 |
3.3 |
Equatorial Guinea |
2 805 |
1 752 |
62.5 |
4.0 |
|
-11 |
-0.6 |
Eritrea |
11 759 |
1 585 |
13.5 |
0.4 |
22 |
-5 |
-0.3 |
Ethiopia |
110 430 |
4 593 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
216 |
-40 |
-0.8 |
Gabon |
25 767 |
21 826 |
84.7 |
18.2 |
36 |
-10 |
n.s. |
Gambia |
1 000 |
481 |
48.1 |
0.4 |
2 |
4 |
1.0 |
Ghana |
22 754 |
6 335 |
27.8 |
0.3 |
76 |
-120 |
-1.7 |
Guinea |
24 572 |
6 929 |
28.2 |
0.9 |
25 |
-35 |
-0.5 |
Guinea-Bissau |
3 612 |
2 187 |
60.5 |
1.8 |
2 |
-22 |
-0.9 |
Kenya |
56 915 |
17 096 |
30.0 |
0.6 |
232 |
-93 |
-0.5 |
Lesotho |
3 035 |
14 |
0.5 |
n.s. |
14 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Liberia |
11 137 |
3 481 |
31.3 |
1.2 |
119 |
-76 |
-2.0 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
175 954 |
358 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
168 |
5 |
1.4 |
Madagascar |
58 154 |
11 727 |
20.2 |
0.8 |
350 |
-117 |
-0.9 |
Malawi |
9 409 |
2 562 |
27.2 |
0.2 |
112 |
-71 |
-2.4 |
Mali |
122 019 |
13 186 |
10.8 |
1.2 |
15 |
-99 |
-0.7 |
Mauritania |
102 522 |
317 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
25 |
-10 |
-2.7 |
Mauritius |
202 |
16 |
7.9 |
n.s. |
13 |
n.s. |
-0.6 |
Morocco |
44 630 |
3 025 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
534 |
-1 |
n.s. |
Mozambique |
78 409 |
30 601 |
39.0 |
1.6 |
50 |
-64 |
-0.2 |
Namibia |
82 329 |
8 040 |
9.8 |
4.7 |
n.s. |
-73 |
-0.9 |
Niger |
126 670 |
1 328 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
73 |
-62 |
-3.7 |
Nigeria |
91 077 |
13 517 |
14.8 |
0.1 |
693 |
-398 |
-2.6 |
Réunion |
250 |
71 |
28.4 |
0.1 |
3 |
-1 |
-0.8 |
Rwanda |
2 466 |
307 |
12.4 |
n.s. |
261 |
-15 |
-3.9 |
Saint Helena |
31 |
2 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
2 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Sao Tome and Principe |
95 |
27 |
28.3 |
0.2 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Senegal |
19 252 |
6 205 |
32.2 |
0.7 |
263 |
-45 |
-0.7 |
Seychelles |
45 |
30 |
66.7 |
0.4 |
5 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Sierra Leone |
7 162 |
1 055 |
14.7 |
0.2 |
6 |
-36 |
-2.9 |
Somalia |
62 734 |
7 515 |
12.0 |
0.8 |
3 |
-77 |
-1.0 |
South Africa |
121 758 |
8 917 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
1 554 |
-8 |
-0.1 |
Sudan |
237 600 |
61 627 |
25.9 |
2.1 |
641 |
-959 |
-1.4 |
Swaziland |
1 721 |
522 |
30.3 |
0.5 |
161 |
6 |
1.2 |
Togo |
5 439 |
510 |
9.4 |
0.1 |
38 |
-21 |
-3.4 |
Tunisia |
16 362 |
510 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
202 |
1 |
0.2 |
Uganda |
19 964 |
4 190 |
21.0 |
0.2 |
43 |
-91 |
-2.0 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
88 359 |
38 811 |
43.9 |
1.2 |
135 |
-91 |
-0.2 |
Western Sahara |
26 600 |
152 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Zambia |
74 339 |
31 246 |
42.0 |
3.5 |
75 |
-851 |
-2.4 |
Zimbabwe |
38 685 |
19 040 |
49.2 |
1.7 |
141 |
-320 |
-1.5 |
Asia |
3 084 746 |
547 793 |
17.8 |
0.2 |
115 847 |
-364 |
-0.1 |
Afghanistan |
64 958 |
1 351 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Armenia |
2 820 |
351 |
12.4 |
0.1 |
13 |
4 |
1.3 |
Azerbaijan |
8 359 |
1 094 |
13.1 |
0.1 |
20 |
13 |
1.3 |
Bahrain |
69 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
14.9 |
Bangladesh |
13 017 |
1 334 |
10.2 |
n.s. |
625 |
17 |
1.3 |
Bhutan |
4 701 |
3 016 |
64.2 |
1.5 |
21 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Brunei Darussalam |
527 |
442 |
83.9 |
1.4 |
3 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
Cambodia |
17 652 |
9 335 |
52.9 |
0.9 |
90 |
-56 |
-0.6 |
China |
932 743 |
163 480 |
17.5 |
0.1 |
45 083 |
1 806 |
1.2 |
Cyprus |
925 |
172 |
18.6 |
0.2 |
0 |
5 |
3.7 |
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea |
12 041 |
8 210 |
68.2 |
0.3 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Gaza Strip |
38 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Georgia |
6 831 |
2 988 |
43.7 |
0.6 |
200 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
India |
297 319 |
64 113 |
21.6 |
0.1 |
32 578 |
38 |
0.1 |
Indonesia |
181 157 |
10 4986 |
58.0 |
0.5 |
9 871 |
-1 312 |
-1.2 |
Iran, Islamic Rep. of |
162 201 |
7 299 |
4.5 |
0.1 |
2 284 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Iraq |
43 737 |
799 |
1.8 |
n.s. |
10 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Israel |
2 062 |
132 |
6.4 |
n.s. |
91 |
5 |
4.9 |
Japan |
37 652 |
24 081 |
64.0 |
0.2 |
10 682 |
3 |
n.s. |
Jordan |
8 893 |
86 |
1.0 |
n.s. |
45 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Kazakhstan |
267 074 |
12 148 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
5 |
239 |
2.2 |
Kuwait |
1 782 |
5 |
0.3 |
n.s. |
5 |
n.s. |
3.5 |
Kyrgyzstan |
19 180 |
1 003 |
5.2 |
0.2 |
57 |
23 |
2.6 |
Lao People's Dem. Rep. |
23 080 |
12 561 |
54.4 |
2.4 |
54 |
-53 |
-0.4 |
Lebanon |
1 024 |
36 |
3.5 |
n.s. |
2 |
n.s. |
-0.4 |
Malaysia |
32 855 |
19 292 |
58.7 |
0.9 |
1 750 |
-237 |
-1.2 |
Maldives |
30 |
1 |
3.3 |
n.s. |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Mongolia |
156 650 |
10 645 |
6.8 |
4.1 |
- |
-60 |
-0.5 |
Myanmar |
65 755 |
34 419 |
52.3 |
0.8 |
821 |
-517 |
-1.4 |
Nepal |
14 300 |
3 900 |
27.3 |
0.2 |
133 |
-78 |
-1.8 |
Oman |
21 246 |
1 |
0.0 |
n.s. |
1 |
n.s. |
5.3 |
Pakistan |
77 087 |
2 361 |
3.1 |
n.s. |
980 |
-39 |
-1.5 |
Philippines |
29 817 |
5 789 |
19.4 |
0.1 |
753 |
-89 |
-1.4 |
Qatar |
1 100 |
1 |
0.1 |
n.s. |
1 |
n.s. |
9.6 |
Republic of Korea |
9 873 |
6 248 |
63.3 |
0.1 |
- |
-5 |
-0.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
214 969 |
1 504 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
4 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Singapore |
61 |
2 |
3.3 |
n.s. |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Sri Lanka |
6 463 |
1 940 |
30.0 |
0.1 |
316 |
-35 |
-1.6 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
18 377 |
461 |
2.5 |
n.s. |
229 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Tajikistan |
14 087 |
400 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
10 |
2 |
0.5 |
Thailand |
51 089 |
14 762 |
28.9 |
0.2 |
4 920 |
-112 |
-0.7 |
Timor-Leste |
1 479 |
507 |
34.3 |
0.6 |
- |
-3 |
-0.6 |
Turkey |
76 963 |
10 225 |
13.3 |
0.2 |
1 854 |
22 |
0.2 |
Turkmenistan |
46 992 |
3 755 |
8.0 |
0.9 |
12 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
United Arab Emirates |
8 360 |
321 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
314 |
8 |
2.8 |
Uzbekistan |
41 424 |
1 969 |
4.8 |
0.1 |
300 |
5 |
0.2 |
Viet Nam |
32 550 |
9 819 |
30.2 |
0.1 |
1 711 |
52 |
0.5 |
West Bank |
580 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Yemen |
52 797 |
449 |
0.9 |
n.s. |
- |
-9 |
-1.9 |
Europe |
2 259 957 |
1 039 251 |
46.0 |
1.4 |
32 015 |
881 |
0.1 |
Albania |
2 740 |
991 |
36.2 |
0.3 |
102 |
-8 |
-0.8 |
Andorra |
45 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Austria |
8 273 |
3 886 |
47.0 |
0.5 |
0 |
8 |
0.2 |
Belarus |
20 748 |
9 402 |
45.3 |
0.9 |
195 |
256 |
3.2 |
Belgium and Luxembourg |
3 282 |
728 |
22.2 |
0.1 |
0 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
5 100 |
2 273 |
44.6 |
0.6 |
57 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Bulgaria |
11 055 |
3 690 |
33.4 |
0.4 |
969 |
20 |
0.6 |
Croatia |
5 592 |
1 783 |
31.9 |
0.4 |
47 |
2 |
0.1 |
Czech Republic |
7 728 |
2 632 |
34.1 |
0.3 |
0 |
1 |
n.s. |
Denmark |
4 243 |
455 |
10.7 |
0.1 |
341 |
1 |
0.2 |
Estonia |
4 227 |
2 060 |
48.7 |
1.5 |
305 |
13 |
0.6 |
Finland |
30 459 |
21 935 |
72.0 |
4.2 |
0 |
8 |
n.s. |
France |
55 010 |
15 341 |
27.9 |
0.3 |
961 |
62 |
0.4 |
Germany |
34 927 |
10 740 |
30.7 |
0.1 |
0 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Greece |
12 890 |
3 599 |
27.9 |
0.3 |
120 |
30 |
0.9 |
Hungary |
9 234 |
1 840 |
19.9 |
0.2 |
136 |
7 |
0.4 |
Iceland |
10 025 |
31 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
12 |
1 |
2.2 |
Ireland |
6 889 |
659 |
9.6 |
0.2 |
590 |
17 |
3.0 |
Italy |
29 406 |
10 003 |
34.0 |
0.2 |
133 |
30 |
0.3 |
Latvia |
6 205 |
2 923 |
47.1 |
1.2 |
143 |
13 |
0.4 |
Liechtenstein |
15 |
7 |
46.7 |
0.2 |
0 |
n.s. |
1.2 |
Lithuania |
6 258 |
1 994 |
31.9 |
0.5 |
284 |
5 |
0.2 |
Malta |
32 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Netherlands |
3 392 |
375 |
11.1 |
n.s. |
100 |
1 |
0.3 |
Norway |
30 683 |
8 868 |
28.9 |
2.0 |
300 |
31 |
0.4 |
Poland |
30 442 |
9 047 |
29.7 |
0.2 |
39 |
18 |
0.2 |
Portugal |
9 150 |
3 666 |
40.1 |
0.4 |
834 |
57 |
1.7 |
Republic of Moldova |
3 296 |
325 |
9.9 |
0.1 |
1 |
1 |
0.2 |
Romania |
23 034 |
6 448 |
28.0 |
0.3 |
91 |
15 |
0.2 |
Russian Federation |
1 688 851 |
851 392 |
50.4 |
5.8 |
17 340 |
135 |
n.s. |
San Marino |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Slovakia |
4 808 |
2 177 |
45.3 |
0.4 |
15 |
18 |
0.9 |
Slovenia |
2 012 |
1 107 |
55.0 |
0.6 |
1 |
2 |
0.2 |
Spain |
49 945 |
14 370 |
28.8 |
0.4 |
1 904 |
86 |
0.6 |
Sweden |
41 162 |
27 134 |
65.9 |
3.1 |
569 |
1 |
n.s. |
Switzerland |
3 955 |
1 199 |
30.3 |
0.2 |
4 |
4 |
0.4 |
The FYR of Macedonia |
2 543 |
906 |
35.6 |
0.5 |
30 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Ukraine |
57 935 |
9 584 |
16.5 |
0.2 |
4 425 |
31 |
0.3 |
United Kingdom |
24 160 |
2 794 |
11.6 |
n.s. |
1 928 |
17 |
0.6 |
Yugoslavia |
10 200 |
2 887 |
28.3 |
0.3 |
39 |
-1 |
-0.1 |
North and Central America |
2 136 966 |
549 304 |
25.7 |
1.1 |
17 533 |
-570 |
-0.1 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
44 |
9 |
20.5 |
0.1 |
0 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Bahamas |
1 001 |
842 |
84.1 |
2.8 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Barbados |
43 |
2 |
4.7 |
n.s. |
0 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Belize |
2 280 |
1348 |
59.1 |
5.7 |
3 |
-36 |
-2.3 |
Bermuda |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
British Virgin Islands |
15 |
3 |
20.0 |
0.1 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Canada |
922 097 |
244 571 |
26.5 |
7.9 |
0 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Cayman Islands |
26 |
13 |
- |
0.4 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Costa Rica |
5 106 |
1 968 |
38.5 |
0.5 |
178 |
-16 |
-0.8 |
Cuba |
10 982 |
2 348 |
21.4 |
0.2 |
482 |
28 |
1.3 |
Dominica |
75 |
46 |
61.3 |
0.6 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
-0.7 |
Dominican Republic |
4 838 |
1 376 |
28.4 |
0.2 |
30 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
El Salvador |
2 072 |
121 |
5.8 |
n.s. |
14 |
-7 |
-4.6 |
Greenland |
34 170 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Grenada |
34 |
5 |
14.7 |
0.1 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
0.9 |
Guadeloupe |
169 |
82 |
48.5 |
0.2 |
4 |
2 |
2.1 |
Guatemala |
10 843 |
2 850 |
26.3 |
0.3 |
133 |
-54 |
-1.7 |
Haiti |
2 756 |
88 |
3.2 |
n.s. |
20 |
-7 |
-5.7 |
Honduras |
11 189 |
5 383 |
48.1 |
0.9 |
48 |
-59 |
-1.0 |
Jamaica |
1 083 |
325 |
30.0 |
0.1 |
9 |
-5 |
-1.5 |
Martinique |
107 |
47 |
43.9 |
0.1 |
2 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Mexico |
190 869 |
55 205 |
28.9 |
0.6 |
267 |
-631 |
-1.1 |
Montserrat |
11 |
3 |
27.3 |
0.3 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Netherlands Antilles |
80 |
1 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Nicaragua |
12 140 |
3 278 |
27.0 |
0.7 |
46 |
-117 |
-3.0 |
Panama |
7 443 |
2 876 |
38.6 |
1.0 |
40 |
-52 |
-1.6 |
Puerto Rico |
887 |
229 |
25.8 |
0.1 |
4 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
36 |
4 |
11.1 |
0.1 |
0 |
n.s. |
-0.6 |
Saint Lucia |
61 |
9 |
14.8 |
0.1 |
1 |
-1 |
-4.9 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
23 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
39 |
6 |
15.4 |
0.1 |
0 |
n.s. |
-1.4 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
513 |
259 |
50.5 |
0.2 |
15 |
-2 |
-0.8 |
United States |
915 895 |
225 993 |
24.7 |
0.8 |
16 238 |
388 |
0.2 |
United States Virgin Islands |
34 |
14 |
41.2 |
0.1 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Oceania |
849 096 |
197 623 |
23.3 |
6.6 |
2 848 |
-365 |
-0.2 |
American Samoa |
20 |
12 |
60.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Australia |
768 230 |
154 539 |
20.1 |
8.3 |
1 043 |
-282 |
-0.2 |
Cook Islands |
23 |
22 |
95.7 |
1.2 |
1 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Fiji |
1 827 |
815 |
44.6 |
1.0 |
97 |
-2 |
-0.2 |
French Polynesia |
366 |
105 |
28.7 |
0.5 |
5 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Guam |
55 |
21 |
38.2 |
0.1 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Kiribati |
73 |
28 |
38.4 |
0.3 |
0 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Marshall Islands |
18 |
n.s. |
- |
- |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Micronesia |
69 |
15 |
21.7 |
0.1 |
n.s. |
-1 |
-4.5 |
Nauru |
2 |
n.s. |
- |
- |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
New Caledonia |
1 828 |
372 |
20.4 |
1.8 |
10 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
New Zealand |
26 799 |
7 946 |
29.7 |
2.1 |
1 542 |
39 |
0.5 |
Niue |
26 |
6 |
- |
3.0 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Northern Mariana Isl. |
46 |
14 |
30.4 |
0.2 |
- |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Palau |
46 |
35 |
76.1 |
1.8 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Papua New Guinea |
45 239 |
30 601 |
67.6 |
6.5 |
90 |
-113 |
-0.4 |
Samoa |
282 |
105 |
37.2 |
0.6 |
5 |
-3 |
-2.1 |
Solomon Islands |
2 856 |
2 536 |
88.8 |
5.9 |
50 |
-4 |
-0.2 |
Tonga |
73 |
4 |
5.5 |
n.s. |
1 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Vanuatu |
1 218 |
447 |
36.7 |
2.4 |
3 |
1 |
0.1 |
South America |
1 754 741 |
885 618 |
50.5 |
2.6 |
10 455 |
-3 711 |
-0.4 |
Argentina |
273 669 |
34 648 |
12.7 |
0.9 |
926 |
-285 |
-0.8 |
Bolivia |
108 438 |
53 068 |
48.9 |
6.5 |
46 |
-161 |
-0.3 |
Brazil |
845 651 |
543 905 |
64.3 |
3.2 |
4 982 |
-2 309 |
-0.4 |
Chile |
74 881 |
15 536 |
20.7 |
1.0 |
2 017 |
-20 |
-0.1 |
Colombia |
103 871 |
49 601 |
47.8 |
1.2 |
141 |
-190 |
-0.4 |
Ecuador |
27 684 |
10 557 |
38.1 |
0.9 |
167 |
-137 |
-1.2 |
Falkland Islands |
1 217 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
French Guiana |
8 815 |
7 926 |
89.9 |
45.6 |
1 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Guyana |
21 498 |
16 879 |
78.5 |
19.7 |
12 |
-49 |
-0.3 |
Paraguay |
39 730 |
23 372 |
58.8 |
4.4 |
27 |
-123 |
-0.5 |
Peru |
128 000 |
65 215 |
50.9 |
2.6 |
640 |
-269 |
-0.4 |
Suriname |
15 600 |
14 113 |
90.5 |
34.0 |
13 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Uruguay |
17 481 |
1 292 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
622 |
50 |
5.0 |
Venezuela |
88 206 |
49 506 |
56.1 |
2.1 |
863 |
-218 |
-0.4 |
World |
13 063 900 |
3 869 455 |
29.6 |
0.6 |
186 733 |
-9 391 |
-0.2 |
Note: The regional breakdown reflects geographic rather than economic or political groupings.