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28 countries that have most cars per 1,000 citizens
Last updated on: April 2, 2013 09:54 IST
Image: The 405 freeway looking southbound running underneath the 10 freeway in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Photographs: Gina Ferazzi/Pool/Reuters
Car ownership across the world has been rising steadily and strongly over the years, the economic condition of the globe and the high prices of fuel notwithstanding.
As the world becomes more and more motorised, let us take a look at nations with the highest number of cars per 1,000 citizens.
Source: Wikipedia
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Image: A gondola ascends Monte Titano to the old city of San Marino.
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
San Marino
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 1,263
Global rank: 1
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Image: A view of Monaco.
Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Monaco
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 863
Global rank: 2
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Image: Golden Gate Bridge rises above a neighbourhood in Richmond District in San Francisco, California, United States.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
The United States
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 797
Global rank: 3
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Image: People walk past the government building, right, and the Landtag parliament, left, in Liechtenstein's capital Vaduz.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Liechtenstein
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 750
Global rank: 4
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Image: Children skate on the ice of the frozen Tjoernin lake in central Reykjavik, Iceland.
Photographs: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
Iceland
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 745
Global rank: 5
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Image: Petrusse river is seen near old fortifications of the city of Luxembourg.
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
Luxembourg
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 739
Global rank: 6
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Image: A view of Auckland City from atop the Sky Tower in New Zealand.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
New Zealand
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 712
Global rank: 7
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Image: Two Royal Australian Air Force fighter jets fly over Port Philip Bay as part of the International Airshow in Melbourne, Australia.
Photographs: Commonwealth of Australia/Handout/Reuters
Australia
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 695
Global rank: 8
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Image: A boat sails past the medieval Fort Saint Angelo in Vittoriosa in Valletta's Grand Harbour, Malta.
Photographs: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters
Malta
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 693
Global rank: 9
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Image: An aerial view of St Peter's Square in Rome, Italy.
Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
Italy
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 679
Global rank: 10
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Image: Cityscape view of Tumon Bay from Two Lovers Point in Guam.
Photographs: Reuters
Guam
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 677
Global rank: 11
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Image: A view of the Luis Munoz Marin international airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Photographs: Ana Martinez/Reuters
Puerto Rico
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 635
Global rank: 12
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Image: A view of the volcanic island of Santorin in Greece.
Photographs: Michael Perry/Reuters
Greece
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 624
Global rank: 13
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Image: Tourists take part in the reindeer safari at Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi in northern Finland.
Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Finland
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 612
Global rank: 14
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Image: A view of the Montreal skyline from Mont-Royal mountain in Canada.
Photographs: Shaun Best/Reuters
Canada
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 607
Global rank: 15
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Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour in Spain.
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
Spain
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 593
Global rank: 16
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Image: Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo, Japan.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Japan
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 591
Global rank: 17
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Image: Royal Palace at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo, Norway.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Norway
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 584
Global rank: 18
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Image: A view of Schoenbrunn Palace park in Vienna, Austria.
Photographs: Herwig Prammer/Reuters
Austria
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 578
Global rank: 19
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Image: A view of Champs Elysees Avenue and Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris, France.
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
France
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 578
Global rank: 20
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Image: A view of a Christmas market in Dresden, Germany.
Photographs: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters
Germany
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 572
Global rank: 21
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Image: A church on Bled island and a castle are seen on Lake Bled in Slovenia.
Photographs: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
Slovenia
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 567
Global rank: 22
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Image: A view of Jet d'Eau (water fountain) and Lake Leman from St-Pierre Cathedrale in Geneva, Switzerland.
Photographs: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Switzerland
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 566
Global rank: 23
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Image: A man drives a city resident in a Velomobile outside the cathedral in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Photographs: Liutauras Strimaitis/Reuters
Lithuania
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 560
Global rank: 24
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Image: A miniature reproduction of the Acropolis is seen in the Mini-Europe park, where all the models are built at a scale of 1:25, in Brussels, Belgium.
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
Belgium
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 559
Global rank: 25
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Image: An aerial view of the National Soccer Stadium and the Vistula River are seen in Warsaw, Poland.
Photographs: Peter Andrews/Reuters
Poland
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 537
Global rank: 26
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Image: City view of Manama from Abraj Al Lulu in Bahrain.
Photographs: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters
Bahrain
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 537
Global rank: 27
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Image: Passengers wait for their trains at Lisbon's subway station in Portugal.
Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
Portugal
Cars per 1,000 citizens: 537
Global rank: 28
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