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Crime > Unpaid diplomatic parking fines: Countries Compared

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor

According to the Korea Herald’s March 16th edition, foreign diplomatic missions in Seoul only paid 3.6 percent of the parking-related fines they incurred in 2004. Eighty-four foreign missions in the city were fined a total of almost US$100,000 for 2,487 parking violations. <p>Only 89 of the fines were paid. The leaders in outstanding fines were Russia (230), Vietnam (199), China (180) and the Philippines (114). Paraguay, the People's Republic of Congo, Norway, Venezuela, Panama and Afghanistan all had no outstanding fines. <p>The Foreign Ministry made an appeal to the missions for voluntary payment of the fines, but it was ignored. Under the terms of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, "the means of transport of the [diplomatic] mission shall be immune from search, requisition, attachment or execution."
DEFINITION: Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Kuwait 246.2 2002
2 Egypt 139.6 2002
3 Chad 124.3 2002
4 Sudan 119.1 2002
5 Bulgaria 117.5 2002
6 Mozambique 110.7 2002
7 Albania 84.5 2002
8 Angola 81.7 2002
9 Senegal 79.2 2002
10 Pakistan 69.4 2002
11 Cote d'Ivoire 67.1 2002
12 Zambia 60.4 2002
13 Morocco 60 2002
14 Ethiopia 59.7 2002
15 Nigeria 58.6 2002
OPEC countries average (profile) 53.17 2002
16 Syria 52.7 2002
17 Benin 49.8 2002
18 Zimbabwe 45.6 2002
19 Cameroon 43.6 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 40.56 2002
20 Serbia and Montenegro 38 2002
=21 Bahrain 37.7 2002
=21 Burundi 37.7 2002
23 Mali 37.4 2002
Muslim countries average (profile) 37.09 2002
24 Indonesia 36.1 2002
Former French colonies average (profile) 35.45 2002
25 Guinea 34.8 2002
26 South Africa 34 2002
27 Saudi Arabia 33.8 2002
28 Bangladesh 33 2002
South Asia average (profile) 31.73 2002
29 Brazil 29.9 2002
30 Sierra Leone 25.6 2002
31 Algeria 25.2 2002
32 Thailand 24.5 2002
33 Kazakhstan 21.1 2002
34 Mauritius 20.5 2002
35 Niger 19.9 2002
36 Czech Republic 18.9 2002
37 Lesotho 18.8 2002
South and Central Asia average (profile) 18.71 2002
38 Botswana 18.5 2002
39 Bhutan 18.4 2002
40 Sri Lanka 17.2 2002
Emerging markets average (profile) 16.79 2002
=41 Nepal 16.5 2002
=41 Chile 16.5 2002
=41 Tunisia 16.5 2002
44 Iran 15.7 2002
45 Fiji 15.5 2002
46 Italy 14.6 2002
47 Liberia 13.5 2002
=48 Malawi 13 2002
=48 Paraguay 13 2002
=50 Rwanda 12.9 2002
=50 Ukraine 12.9 2002
52 Spain 12.7 2002
NATO countries average (profile) 12.24 2002
53 Philippines 11.5 2002
54 Ghana 11.3 2002
55 Mauritania 11.2 2002
56 Guinea-Bissau 10.8 2002
57 Estonia 10.5 2002
58 Mongolia 10.2 2002
=59 Costa Rica 10.1 2002
=59 Armenia 10.1 2002
=61 Togo 9.9 2002
=61 Comoros 9.9 2002
63 Vietnam 9.8 2002
64 Georgia 9.7 2002
=65 Venezuela 9.1 2002
=65 Yemen 9.1 2002
=67 Portugal 8.8 2002
=67 Uzbekistan 8.8 2002
69 Madagascar 8.7 2002
European Union average (profile) 8.7 2002
70 Tanzania 8.3 2002
71 Libya 8.2 2002
=72 Congo, Republic of the 7.7 2002
=72 Kenya 7.7 2002
=74 Croatia 6.5 2002
=74 Djibouti 6.5 2002
76 Slovakia 6.4 2002
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 6.39 2002
=77 France 6.1 2002
=77 India 6.1 2002
=77 Laos 6.1 2002
80 Turkmenistan 5.8 2002
81 Papua New Guinea 5.5 2002
82 Honduras 5.4 2002
=83 Slovenia 5.2 2002
=83 Kyrgyzstan 5.2 2002
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 5.05 2002
85 Nicaragua 4.9 2002
Eurozone average (profile) 4.55 2002
86 Uruguay 4.4 2002
=87 Swaziland 4.3 2002
=87 Tajikistan 4.3 2002
89 Namibia 4.2 2002
90 Mexico 4 2002
91 Argentina 3.9 2002
High income OECD countries average (profile) 3.86 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3.62 2002
=92 Romania 3.5 2002
=92 Uganda 3.5 2002
=92 Singapore 3.5 2002
Non-religious countries average (profile) 3.36 2002
95 Hungary 3.3 2002
=96 Bolivia 3.1 2002
=96 Peru 3.1 2002
98 Haiti 3 2002
99 Jordan 2.9 2002
=100 Belarus 2.7 2002
=100 Belgium 2.7 2002
102 Cyprus 2.5 2002
103 Guyana 2.3 2002
=104 Gabon 2.2 2002
=104 Austria 2.2 2002
=106 Lithuania 2 2002
=106 Russia 2 2002
=108 El Salvador 1.7 2002
=108 Poland 1.7 2002
110 The Gambia 1.5 2002
=111 Malaysia 1.4 2002
=111 Trinidad and Tobago 1.4 2002
113 Lebanon 1.3 2002
114 Germany 1 2002
115 Eritrea 0.8 2002
116 Moldova 0.7 2002
117 South Korea 0.4 2002
=118 Dominican Republic 0.1 2002
=118 Finland 0.1 2002
=118 Guatemala 0.1 2002
=118 New Zealand 0.1 2002
=118 Switzerland 0.1 2002
=123 Canada 0.0 2002
=123 Netherlands 0.0 2002
=123 Turkey 0.0 2002
=123 Norway 0.0 2002
=123 Panama 0.0 2002
=123 Ireland 0.0 2002
=123 Ecuador 0.0 2002
=123 Australia 0.0 2002
=123 Denmark 0.0 2002
=123 Colombia 0.0 2002
=123 Israel 0.0 2002
=123 United Kingdom 0.0 2002
=123 Greece 0.0 2002
=123 Oman 0.0 2002
=123 Jamaica 0.0 2002
=123 United Arab Emirates 0.0 2002
=123 Azerbaijan 0.0 2002
=123 Sweden 0.0 2002
=123 Latvia 0.0 2002
=123 Japan 0.0 2002

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Crime > Unpaid diplomatic parking fines: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Crime > Unpaid diplomatic parking fines

  • Kuwait ranked first for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Muslim countries in 2002.
  • Bulgaria ranked first for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Christian countries in 2002.
  • Czech Republic ranked first for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst High income OECD countries in 2002.
  • Egypt ranked second for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Hot countries in 2002.
  • Italy ranked first for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Eurozone in 2002.
  • Chad ranked first for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002.
  • Pakistan ranked second for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
  • Chile ranked first for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2002.
  • Kazakhstan ranked first for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Cold countries in 2002.
  • Cote d'Ivoire ranked first for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Catholic countries in 2002.
  • Albania ranked second for unpaid diplomatic parking fines amongst Europe in 2002.

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According to the Korea Herald’s March 16th edition, foreign diplomatic missions in Seoul only paid 3.6 percent of the parking-related fines they incurred in 2004. Eighty-four foreign missions in the city were fined a total of almost US$100,000 for 2,487 parking violations. <p>Only 89 of the fines were paid. The leaders in outstanding fines were Russia (230), Vietnam (199), China (180) and the Philippines (114). Paraguay, the People's Republic of Congo, Norway, Venezuela, Panama and Afghanistan all had no outstanding fines. <p>The Foreign Ministry made an appeal to the missions for voluntary payment of the fines, but it was ignored. Under the terms of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, "the means of transport of the [diplomatic] mission shall be immune from search, requisition, attachment or execution."

Posted on 15 Mar 2005

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Ian Graham, Staff Editor

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