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Export of light arms in 2002
Summary
This map shows the trade of light arms in 2002, displaying exports worth more than $10 million a year by country. The map also illustrates current conflicts, light arms imports, human rights violations in the past 10 years, zones with heaviest illegal traffic in light arms, and countries under an international arms embargo by either the UN or the EU. Beneath the map is a transparent bar graph, detailing accounts arms trade around the world.
“More than 640 million light arms and small-caliber weapons are in circulation throughout the world, and are responsible for more than 500,000 deaths annually – 300,000 in conflicts and the rest in murders and suicides.” [1]
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