FÉDÉRATION AÉRONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE
FAI BALLOONING COMMISSION (CIA)
ANNUAL CONFERENCE - Thessaloniki, Greece, March 2000
Balloons by Country
COUNTRY |
Hot Air Balloons |
Gas Balloons |
Rozier Balloons |
Hot Air Airships |
Gas Airships |
Totals |
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Balloons |
Pilots |
Balloons |
Pilots |
Balloons |
Pilots |
Airships |
Pilots |
Airships |
Pilots |
Aerostats |
Pilots |
|
ALGERIA |
0 |
0 |
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ARGENTINA |
23 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
21 |
AUSTRALIA |
320 |
200 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
326 |
212 |
AUSTRIA |
n/a |
248 |
4 |
60 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
314 |
BELARUS |
0 |
0 |
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BELGIUM |
350 |
360 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
353 |
367 |
BRAZIL |
100 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
104 |
68 |
CANADA |
442 |
273 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
446 |
293 |
CHINA (97) |
50 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
56 |
68 |
CHINESE TAIPEI |
0 |
0 |
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CROATIA (98) |
12 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
88 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
90 |
71 |
DENMARK |
38 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
44 |
EGYPT |
0 |
0 |
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FINLAND |
59 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
35 |
FRANCE |
500 |
470 |
9 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
511 |
485 |
GERMANY |
1337 |
2000 |
45 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
1397 |
2120 |
GREECE (98) |
17 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
17 |
HONG KONG |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
HUNGARY |
99 |
145 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
101 |
152 |
INDIA |
0 |
0 |
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IRELAND |
0 |
0 |
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ITALY |
60 |
50 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
64 |
51 |
JAPAN |
400 |
360 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
401 |
365 |
KENYA |
18 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
22 |
KOREA |
0 |
0 |
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LATVIA |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
LITHUANIA |
36 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
37 |
LUXEMBOURG |
28 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
40 |
NETHERLANDS |
350 |
155 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
352 |
158 |
NORWAY |
0 |
0 |
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POLAND |
80 |
95 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
84 |
103 |
ROMANIA |
9 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
13 |
RUSSIA |
86 |
46 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
89 |
48 |
SLOVAK REP (98) |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
SLOVENIA (97) |
25 |
70 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
71 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
55 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
28 |
SPAIN (97) |
160 |
236 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
160 |
236 |
SWEDEN |
159 |
150 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
161 |
159 |
SWITZERLAND |
462 |
440 |
30 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
498 |
492 |
TURKEY |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
UKRAINE |
18 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
12 |
UK (98) |
n/a |
1051 |
n/a |
10 |
n/a |
10 |
n/a |
20 |
n/a |
10 |
n/a |
1101 |
USA |
6900 |
8200 |
35 |
117 |
4 |
117 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
60 |
6956 |
8498 |
VENEZUELA |
0 |
0 |
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YUGOSLAVIA |
0 |
0 |
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TOTALS |
12313 |
15039 |
136 |
376 |
7 |
138 |
52 |
115 |
25 |
82 |
12533 |
15750 |
Annual Ballooning Statistics Return by Country
New pilots in year |
Int. Observers |
Sporting Licences Issued |
Safety Seminars in year |
Accidents in year |
Fatalities in year |
International Events in year |
National Events in year |
Other events in year |
International Competition Pilots |
National Championships |
Number of National Records |
Ballooning Publications |
Number of Meets in next year |
|
ALGERIA |
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ARGENTINA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
YES |
0 |
NO |
2 |
AUSTRALIA |
5 |
25 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
YES |
2 |
YES |
? |
AUSTRIA |
15 |
0 |
248 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
15 |
YES |
0 |
NO |
? |
BELARUS |
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BELGIUM |
17 |
16 |
55 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
30 |
7 |
YES |
16 |
YES |
? |
BRAZIL |
7 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
16 |
YES |
0 |
NO |
0 |
CANADA |
15 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
YES |
3 |
YES |
8 |
CHINA |
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CHINESE TAIPEI |
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CROATIA |
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CZECH REPUBLIC |
3 |
16 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
YES |
0 |
YES |
4 |
DENMARK |
1 |
1 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
YES |
0 |
YES |
? |
EGYPT |
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FINLAND |
5 |
6 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
YES |
0 |
NO |
2 |
FRANCE |
40 |
10 |
120 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
35 |
15 |
35 |
YES |
1 |
YES |
? |
GERMANY |
58 |
40 |
? |
~3-5 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
YES |
YES |
? |
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GREECE |
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HONG KONG |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
NO |
0 |
NO |
0 |
HUNGARY |
10 |
2 |
35 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
YES |
0 |
0 |
4 |
INDIA |
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IRELAND |
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ITALY |
4 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
YES |
0 |
YES |
6 |
JAPAN |
0 |
? |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
29 |
0 |
YES |
6 |
YES |
? |
KENYA |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
KOREA |
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LATVIA |
0 |
20 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
NO |
3 |
YES |
2 |
LITHUANIA |
13 |
20 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
YES |
0 |
NO |
4 |
LUXEMBOURG |
2 |
5 |
62 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
? |
3 |
YES |
1 |
NETHERLANDS |
12 |
18 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
YES |
0 |
NORWAY |
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POLAND |
13 |
9 |
39 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
25 |
YES |
1 |
YES |
7 |
ROMANIA |
2 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
NO |
0 |
NO |
0 |
PORTUGAL |
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RUSSIA |
6 |
9 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
18 |
YES |
0 |
YES |
3 |
SLOVAK REP |
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SLOVENIA |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
5 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
YES |
0 |
NO |
2 |
SPAIN |
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SWEDEN |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
15 |
YES |
0 |
YES |
2 |
SWITZERLAND |
0 |
12 |
124 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
YES |
0 |
YES |
1 |
TURKEY |
0 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
YES |
0 |
YES |
1 |
UKRAINE |
1 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
YES |
0 |
NO |
5 |
UK |
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USA |
136 |
62 |
42 |
18 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
300 |
10 |
YES |
6 |
YES |
n/a |
VENEZUELA |
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YUGOSLAVIA |
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