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			(USD 10 000)
Country (Region)	2002		2003
	Foreign	Foreign	Foreign	Foreign
	Direct	Other	Direct	Other
	Investment	Investment	Investment	Investment

Total	5274286	226823	5350467	263548
Asia	3256997	196401	3410169	240559
Bahrain			101
Bangladesh	48		306
Brunei	1736		5260	275
Myanmar	1676		351
Cambodia	1374		1252
Cyprus	107		83
Korea,DPR	374		238
Hong Kong, China	1786093	130902	1770010	181596
India	3057		1593
Indonesia	12164		15013
Iran	8		55
Iraq	150		7
Israel	952		1573
Japan	419009	16608	505419	8828
Jordan	49		622
Kuwait	20		10
Laos	515		40
Lebanon	20		124
Macao, China	46838	3335	41660	1550
Malaysia	36786		25103	21
Mongolia	76	96	18
Oman	250		126
Pakistan	137		343
the Philippines	18600		22001
Saudi Arabia	1314		355
Singapore	233720	214	205840	142
Republic of Korea	272073	793	448854	755
Sri Lanka	268		112
Syria	4		39
Thailand	18772		17352	385
Turkey	243		1270
United Arab Emirates	3230		6958
Republic of Yemen	16		26
Viet Nam	251		331
Taiwan, China	397064	44453	337724	47007
Other Countries in Asia	3
Africa	56462	3	61776
Algeria	108		183
Benin	1071		330
Botswana	12		137
Congo			137
Egypt	182		334
Gabon			12
Kenya	7
Madagascar	176		190
Mauritius	48369	3	52098
Morocco			76
Namibia	70		391
Niger	140
Nigeria	646		2083
Seychelles	597		246
Sierra Leone	57		2
South Africa	2593		3245
Sudan	2
Tanzania			50
Togo	15		210
Uganda	15
Zambia	15		109
Zimbabwe	180
Libyan	16
Gambia	1006
Liberia	40		1124
Guinea Bissau	75		20
Cameroon	16		73
Cape Verde	350		33
Rwanda	4
Lesotho	200
Other Countries in Africa	500		693
Europe	404891	4240	427197	4132
Belgium	12428		11059
Denmark	7109	1	4282	1
United Kingdom	89576	2089	74247	1146
Germany	92796	16	85697	2942
France	57560	2102	60431
Ireland	1322		1061
Italy	17674		31670
Luxembourg	1353		17543
Netherlands	57175		72549
Greece	617		177
Portugal	976		415
Spain	9224		9181
Albania			65
Austria	6727		9450
Bulgaria	214		234
Finland	6465		3239
Gibraltar	31		49
Hungary	2073		2366
Iceland	28
Liechtenstein			229
Malta	133		113
Norway	2899		1861
Poland	367		364
Romania	2059		1527
San Marino			450
Sweden	9980		12030	43
Switzerland	19980	32	18134
Azerbaijan	53		25
Belorussia	2		83
Kazakhstan	276		70
Russia	3865		5430
Ukraine	109		279
Uzbekstan	20
Yugoslavia	12		190
Croatia	2		4
Czech	1569		1245
Slovakia	69		1175
Macedonia			6
Kirghizia	25		90
Latvia	10
Georgia	20
Other Countries in Europe	93		177
Latin America	754979	3720	690657	784
Argentina	1030		1889
Bahamas	8990		8787
Barbados	1611		2446
Belize	2502		1990
Bolivia	607		290
Brazil	1536		1671
Cayman Islands	117954		86604
Chile	1189		801
Colombia			47
Costa Rica	598
Cuba			1407
Commonwealth of Dominica	38
Republic of Dominica	748		307
Ecuador	27		53
Guatemala	147
Honduras	106		69
Jamaica			10
Mexico	731		555
Nicaragua			120
Panama	4646		3283
Paraguay	107		60
Peru	112		90
Puerto Rico			10
El Salvador			34
Suriname			243
Turks and Caicos Islands	80		57
Venezuela	203		128
Virgin Islands	611739	3720	577696	784
St.Kitts-Nevis			1400
Other Countries in Latin America	278		610
North America	649032	13249	516135	17253
Canada	58798		56351
United States	542392	13249	419851	17253
Bermuda	47842		39820
Other Countries in North America			113
Oceanic and Pacific Islands	141722	129	173119	305
Australia	38070		59253
Cook Islands	388	129	251	5
Fiji	32
Nauru	119		258
New Zealand	4616		6577	133
Papua New Guinea			45
Tonga	228		81
Samoan	87947		98572	167
Tuvalu	200
Marshall Islands	668		1102
Kiribati	106		110
East Samoan	6420
Palau			5158
Other Pacific Islands	2322		1247
Other Countries in Oceanic	606		465
Others	10129	9084	71414	515


a) The "Others" item of foreign other investment include the stock issued in foreign countries at the same year.