- As the century closes, wars rage on! -

1. Afghanistan - summer offensive by Taliban; civil war involving Tajiks, Hazaras, and Putshtus; sponsors of international terrorism
2. Algeria - civil war between government forces and Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and Da'wa wal Djihad; terrorism
3. Angola - civil war between UNITA and government forces; weapons, narcotics and diamond smuggling; military intervention in Congolese civil war
4. Armenia - conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh; terrorism, including assassination of Prime Minister Vazgan Sargsyan
5. Azerbaijan - conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh; conventional arms proliferation; regime violence against opponents; spillover from conflicts in Dagestan and Chechnya
6. Bangladesh - violent protests; militia violence; separatist activity in Chittagong region
7. Brazil - narcotics activity in western part of the country; unchecked crime and uncertain government control over security forces
8. Burma (Myanmar) - Karen, Shan, and other ethnic-based insurgencies, terrorism by pro-democracy advocates, violence associated with narcotics production and trafficking
9. Burundi - Tutsi-Hutu violence, regime violence against opponents
10. Cambodia - terrorism, violence related to narcotics trafficking, mob wars
11. Chad - MDJT insurgency in north, terrorism
12. China - political turmoil, regime violence against opponents, including arrest of over 35,000 religious dissidents, tensions over the Spratly Islands and Taiwan, terrorism
13. Colombia - violent insurgencies by FARC and ELN, narcotics trafficking and associated violence, paramilitary terrorist activities, spillover into Panama and Ecuador
14. Comoros - military coup, separatist movement in Anjouan
15. Congo, Democratic Republic of - civil war; military intervention by Namibia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Rwanda, and Uganda
16. Congo, Republic of - civil war between government and forces led by Bernard Kolelas; weapons, diamond and narcotics trafficking; regime violence against opponents
17. East Timor* - government-sponsored militia violence after vote for independence; foreign military occupation
18. Ecuador - incursions by Colombian rebel groups; violent protests following announcement of austerity plan; attempted military coup
19. Egypt - continued violence by Muslim Brotherhood, including several assassination attempts on President Mubarak
20. Eritrea - war against Ethiopia; conventional weapons proliferation; intervention in Somali civil war
21. Ethiopia - war against Eritrea; conventional weapons proliferation, intervention in Somali civil war
22. Georgia - continued separatist activity in Abkhazia, Ajaria and Ossieta; weapons and narcotics smuggling; spillover from fighting in Dagestan and Chechnya
23. Greece - terrorism by 17 November and other groups; anti-foreigner rioting
24. Guinea-Bissau - military coup; continued civil war; uncertain regime control over security forces by regime
25. Haiti - unchecked crime and mob violence; assassinations of key leaders; attempt by President Preval to rule by decree; violence associated with narcotics trafficking
26. India - fighting with Islamic militants and Pakistani forces in Kashmir; sectarian violence; elections-related violence
27. Indonesia - civil war and militia violence in Irian Jaya, Aceh, Ambon, the Moluccas and Spice Islands; political violence by state against dissidents
28. Iran - violent suppression of student protests; terrorism; continued conflict with Mujaheddin-i-Khalq; suppression of Kurdish separatists; proliferation of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons
29. Iraq - continued bombings by Allied forces enforcing no-fly zone; biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons programs; suppression of Kurdish and Shi'ite separatist movements; regime violence against opponents; terrorism
30. Israel - terrorism by Hamas, Hezbollah, and other groups; violence associated with Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon; religiously-motivated violence and in-migration of violent millenarian cults; clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian and settler groups
31. Kenya - violent protests; narcotics trafficking, piracy and terrorism, particularly along the coast; tribal disputes
32. Kosovo* - separatist movement from former Yugoslavia leading to NATO air strikes; attempted genocide, narcotics and weapons trafficking by Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA); militia violence and reprisal killings following foreign occupation
33. Lebanon - violence associated with continued occupations by Israel and Syria; terrorism by Hezbollah and other radical groups; religiously-motivated violence
34. Mauritania - violent street protests; kidnappings by Tuareg nomads, sometimes leading to slavery
35. Mexico - narcotics trafficking and related violence; ethnic conflict in Chiapas and Oaxaca attacks by EZLN and EPR; piracy
36. Namibia - separatist movement on Caprivi Strip; military intervention in Congolese civil war, election violence and voter intimidation by SWAPO; use of Namibian territory by Angolan government forces for attacks on UNITA
37. Nepal - Marxist guerrilla insurgency; terrorism
38. Niger - military coup; regime violence against opponents; political violence
39. Nigeria - ethnic clashes; particularly in oil-producing regions; narcotics trafficking; political violence; increased violent crime
40. North Korea - naval battle with South Korean forces; attempted infiltrations of South Korea; sponsors of international terrorism
41. Pakistan - military coup; attempted infiltration of Kashmir; religious violence, (particularly against Christains); terrorism; border clashes with India
42. Panama - violence associated with continued narcotics trafficking; Colombian FARC incursions
43. Paraguay - attempted military coup; violent rioting and unrest
44. Peru - guerrilla violence by Sendero Luminoso and Tupac Amaru (MRTA); violence related to narcotics production and trafficking
45. Philippines - offensives by New People's Army and MILF; tensions with China over Spratly Islands; terrorism; piracy
46. Romania - severe rioting and violent strikes; leading to the ouster of the prime minister
47. Russia - separatist wars in Dagestan and Chechnya; terrorism; mafia and dark-side capitalist violence; narcotics trafficking; weapons proliferation
48. Rwanda - continued domestic political violence in aftermath of 1994 genocide; Hutu rebels active near Uganda border; military intervention in Congolese civil war
49. Senegal - separatist violence in Casamanche region
50. Sierra Leone - continuing clashes between RUF rebels and government; Nigerian intervention in civil war
51. Somalia - civil war; clan violence; intervention by Ethiopia and Eritrea; narcotics trafficking
52. South Africa - political assassinations; drug-related violence; terror campaign by Muslim radical group People Against Gangsterism and Violence; terrorism against white farmers; continued tribal violence
53. South Korea - naval battle with North Korea; attempted infiltration by North Korea
54. Sri Lanka - Tamil Tigers rebel offensive; terrorism
55. Sudan - civil war against Christian and animist groups in south; intervention in Ugandan civil war; regime violence against opponents, particularly religious dissidents; sponsor of terrorism; declaration of state of emergency; slavery-based kidnapping
56. Syria - violence associated with continued occupation of Lebanon; assassinations in growing succession struggle; terrorism; regime violence against opponents
57. Tajikistan - warlordism and militia violence, particularly in areas held by the United Tajik Opposition (UTO); terrorism, narcotics production and trafficking; spillover from civil war in Afghanistan; incursion into Kyrgyz Republic; air raids by Uzbek forces
58. Turkey - terrorism by Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in eastern Anatolia; incursions into northern Iraq
59. Uganda - civil war with Lord's Resistance Army; incursions by Hutu rebel groups in Congo; military intervention in Congolese civil war
60. United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland) - terrorism, especially in advance of peace talks; reprisal killings by both Catholic and Protestant militias
61. Uzbekistan - terrorism, including attempted assassination of President Islam Karimov in February; regime violence against opponents; narcotics trafficking; uninvited military actions into Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan
62. Yemen - unchecked militia and clan violence; hostage taking; violence against foreigners; terrorism, particularly after execution of Aden-Abyan Islamic Army leader Zein al-Mehdar
63. Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) - NATO airstrikes; separatist movement and low-grade violence in Montenegro; regime violence against opponents; narcotics trafficking
64. Zambia - violent protests following collapse of currency; terrorism; political violence, including series of assassinations
65. Zimbabwe - weapons trafficking; regime violence against opponents; terrorism; military intervention in Congolese civil war; * East Timor was considered part of Indonesia in the 1998 report; Kosovo was considered part of Yugoslavia