1548:
1601:
1502:
1685:
212:
29:
630:
695:
1643:
264:
146:(CDF) for raising, training and sustaining those forces necessary to meet agreed government outputs. The CN acts as principal advisor to the CDF on Navy matters, and is the most senior appointment in the RNZN. The rank associated with the position is
2918:
2251:
153:
The position was originally created as Chief of Naval Staff and First Naval Member upon the formation of the RNZN on 1 October 1941. A number of the officers who became CNS served as
Commodore, Auckland (later named
2727:
2947:
470:
2819:
2494:
2129:
2772:
2504:
2379:
2434:
321:
2931:
2144:
520:
1455:
1722:
1182:
371:
2814:
2643:
1002:
953:
900:
853:
384:
1357:
580:
1406:
1140:
170:
The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of Chief of Navy or its preceding positions, with rank and honours as at the completion of the individual's term.
2336:
2179:
1884:
1098:
804:
755:
1231:
424:
2767:
2266:
1056:
2973:
2658:
2444:
2184:
1315:
1269:
768:
2777:
2653:
2603:
2479:
2261:
2230:
2220:
2207:
2108:
2958:
2936:
2890:
2519:
2449:
3125:
3001:
2862:
2691:
2593:
2559:
2499:
2484:
2464:
2424:
2394:
2355:
2292:
2134:
2124:
2103:
3061:
2900:
2885:
2699:
2681:
2575:
2514:
2469:
2439:
2404:
2389:
2302:
2256:
2235:
2225:
2197:
2149:
2119:
2079:
1927:
in
Singapore (A Kiwi on Our Funnel, 95); promoted lieutenant-commander in 1966; COMAUCK 11 April 1983 - 29 January 1986 (see Second Air New Zealand Almanac); and CNS 1986-7.
2872:
2648:
2588:
2454:
2399:
2212:
2174:
2164:
2084:
665:
2787:
2742:
2722:
2626:
2459:
2284:
2202:
2189:
2159:
2139:
2089:
1374:
2707:
2676:
2633:
2429:
2297:
2993:
2384:
1477:
966:
3076:
334:
1370:
2041:
1328:
647:
2762:
2598:
1153:
1852:
1954:
1419:
1195:
1111:
2419:
1735:
817:
159:
43:
3019:
2276:
533:
437:
1547:
1069:
3081:
1206:
1026:
977:
924:
875:
821:
779:
654:
551:
395:
338:
1470:
1829:
127:
2034:
1423:
726:
597:
288:
155:
1988:
1660:
1618:
1565:
1519:
1600:
2910:
2535:
2963:
2663:
1381:
3091:
3086:
2988:
2843:
2489:
2613:
2027:
2806:
2414:
1975:
1947:
1501:
143:
80:
2978:
2668:
1572:
3006:
2923:
2570:
2008:
1332:
1286:
1199:
1157:
1115:
1073:
1019:
970:
917:
868:
772:
712:
537:
487:
388:
281:
229:
158:) before taking the helm of the Navy. The title changed to Chief of Naval Staff in 1970, and CN in 2003. Rear Admiral
2895:
2737:
2580:
1656:
225:
109:
2608:
2003:
1795:
629:
3169:
3066:
3024:
2983:
2854:
2782:
2717:
2712:
2409:
2341:
2154:
1940:
483:
3096:
3053:
3048:
2880:
2867:
2747:
2638:
2243:
3164:
2621:
913:
2169:
1015:
694:
277:
263:
2271:
1998:
719:
544:
441:
2968:
211:
3120:
2732:
2509:
1964:
1684:
54:
2686:
469:
3071:
2474:
1698:
3011:
1642:
643:
139:
1932:
2905:
1282:
320:
519:
8:
1454:
1181:
370:
1001:
952:
899:
852:
1356:
708:
579:
1405:
1244:
1139:
593:
1097:
803:
754:
1721:
1230:
423:
2019:
3029:
1055:
87:
1314:
1268:
28:
3158:
1898:
1803:
1924:
1772:
1515:
147:
1887:. Wellington, New Zealand: Historical Publications Branch. p. 539.
1853:"Army gets first woman chief as new Defence Force leadership announced"
1614:
240:
1561:
658:
1857:
1830:"Lists of Commanding Officers NZ Division of the RN/RNZN Fleets"
2752:
1962:
1885:
Official
History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45
1440:
838:
197:
150:, and CNs are generally appointed on a three-year term.
2049:
3156:
1905:. National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy
2035:
1948:
199:Chief of Naval Staff and First Naval Member
2042:
2028:
1955:
1941:
1850:
1827:
1823:
1821:
1802:. Royal New Zealand Navy. Archived from
3157:
1878:
1818:
2023:
1936:
1775:and appointed Chief of Defence Force.
1767:
1765:
1763:
175:
162:assumed the post on 27 August 2024.
1851:McCulloch, Craig (28 August 2024).
189:
186:
13:
2009:Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
1760:
16:Head of the Royal New Zealand Navy
14:
3181:
142:(RNZN) and is responsible to the
1720:
1683:
1641:
1599:
1546:
1500:
1453:
1404:
1355:
1313:
1267:
1229:
1180:
1138:
1096:
1054:
1000:
951:
898:
851:
802:
753:
693:
628:
578:
518:
468:
422:
369:
319:
262:
210:
27:
484:Sir Charles Madden, 2nd Baronet
1917:
1891:
1872:
1844:
1788:
176:
1:
2536:Confederate States of America
2050:Chiefs of the navy by country
1782:
1771:was subsequently promoted to
165:
3054:Independent State of Croatia
1832:. The Family History Network
1673:2 years, 11 months
1536:4 years, 11 months
1394:2 years, 11 months
1128:2 years, 10 months
458:2 years, 10 months
278:Sir Atwell Lake, 9th Baronet
156:Maritime Component Commander
7:
1989:Vice Chief of Defence Force
1710:5 years, 5 months
1589:3 years, 7 months
1257:1 year, 10 months
1044:2 years, 4 months
941:3 years, 6 months
792:3 years, 8 months
743:2 years, 4 months
683:3 years, 3 months
568:2 years, 9 months
33:Naval Ensign of New Zealand
10:
3186:
1881:The Royal New Zealand Navy
1303:3 years, 1 month
1170:1 year, 3 months
888:2 years, 1 month
618:2 years, 1 month
508:2 years, 1 month
412:3 years, 1 month
359:1 year, 9 months
309:3 years, 1 month
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3041:
2839:
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2796:
2555:
2548:
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2375:
2368:
2320:
2075:
2068:
2055:
1984:
1971:
1965:New Zealand Defence Force
123:
115:
104:
96:
86:
76:
68:
60:
55:New Zealand Defence Force
53:
48:since 27 August 2024
38:
26:
21:
2113:Central African Republic
2060:Chief of the Naval Staff
1753:
1903:Torpedo Bay Navy Museum
92:Three years (renewable)
3170:Royal New Zealand Navy
2859:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1976:Chief of Defence Force
335:George Haines Faulkner
144:Chief of Defence Force
140:Royal New Zealand Navy
81:Chief of Defence Force
2495:Saint Kitts and Nevis
2252:São Tomé and Príncipe
2130:Republic of the Congo
1879:Waters, S.D. (1956).
72:Navy Leadership Board
3165:Navy chiefs of staff
2803:Democratic Kampuchea
2773:United Arab Emirates
1796:"RNZN Key Personnel"
840:Chief of Naval Staff
119:Deputy Chief of Navy
2505:Trinidad and Tobago
2380:Antigua and Barbuda
2435:Dominican Republic
2004:Chief of Air Force
1963:Leadership of the
703:Washbourn, Richard
136:Chief of Navy (CN)
3152:
3151:
3148:
3147:
3105:
3104:
2828:
2827:
2748:Republic of China
2544:
2543:
2364:
2363:
2145:Equatorial Guinea
2017:
2016:
1751:
1750:
1580:
1527:
1294:
1239:Teagle, Somerford
1034:
932:
709:Richard Washbourn
673:
605:
588:Villiers, Michael
495:
346:
296:
237:
133:
132:
3177:
3135:Papua New Guinea
3114:
3113:
3067:Imperial Germany
2837:
2836:
2756:
2553:
2552:
2373:
2372:
2342:Ethiopian Empire
2073:
2072:
2044:
2037:
2030:
2021:
2020:
1957:
1950:
1943:
1934:
1933:
1928:
1921:
1915:
1914:
1912:
1910:
1899:"Chiefs of Navy"
1895:
1889:
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1876:
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1842:
1841:
1839:
1837:
1825:
1816:
1815:
1813:
1811:
1792:
1776:
1769:
1731:
1724:
1704:29 November 2018
1694:
1687:
1670:29 November 2018
1667:30 November 2015
1663:
1652:
1645:
1628:30 November 2015
1625:30 November 2012
1621:
1610:
1603:
1586:29 November 2012
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1511:
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1464:
1457:
1426:
1415:
1408:
1384:
1379:
1366:
1359:
1335:
1324:
1317:
1292:
1289:
1278:
1271:
1245:Somerford Teagle
1240:
1233:
1209:
1204:
1191:
1184:
1160:
1149:
1148:Tempero, Lincoln
1142:
1118:
1107:
1100:
1076:
1065:
1058:
1032:
1029:
1024:
1011:
1004:
980:
975:
962:
955:
930:
927:
922:
909:
902:
878:
873:
862:
855:
824:
813:
806:
782:
777:
764:
757:
734:
729:
724:
717:
704:
697:
671:
668:
663:
652:
639:
632:
609:
603:
600:
594:Michael Villiers
589:
582:
559:
554:
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529:
522:
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479:
472:
449:
444:
433:
426:
403:
398:
393:
380:
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350:
344:
341:
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329:Faulkner, George
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178:
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128:Official website
31:
19:
18:
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3180:
3179:
3178:
3176:
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3174:
3155:
3154:
3153:
3144:
3101:
3049:Austria–Hungary
3037:
2824:
2792:
2750:
2540:
2524:
2360:
2316:
2064:
2051:
2048:
2018:
2013:
1980:
1967:
1961:
1931:
1923:Tempero was CO
1922:
1918:
1908:
1906:
1897:
1896:
1892:
1877:
1873:
1863:
1861:
1849:
1845:
1835:
1833:
1828:Wynd, Michael.
1826:
1819:
1809:
1807:
1806:on 23 June 2014
1800:About Your Navy
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1793:
1789:
1785:
1780:
1779:
1770:
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1733:
1729:
1726:
1725:
1696:
1692:
1689:
1688:
1659:
1654:
1650:
1647:
1646:
1617:
1612:
1608:
1605:
1604:
1577:
1568:
1564:
1559:
1555:
1552:
1551:
1524:
1518:
1513:
1509:
1506:
1505:
1473:
1469:
1468:Peter McHaffie
1466:
1463:McHaffie, Peter
1462:
1459:
1458:
1422:
1417:
1414:McHaffie, Peter
1413:
1410:
1409:
1377:
1373:
1368:
1364:
1361:
1360:
1331:
1326:
1322:
1319:
1318:
1291:
1285:
1280:
1276:
1273:
1272:
1248:
1242:
1238:
1235:
1234:
1202:
1198:
1193:
1190:Domett, Douglas
1189:
1186:
1185:
1156:
1154:Lincoln Tempero
1151:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1114:
1109:
1106:Steward, Cedric
1105:
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1067:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1035:
1031:
1022:
1018:
1013:
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1005:
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969:
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956:
929:
920:
916:
911:
907:
904:
903:
871:
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864:
860:
857:
856:
820:
815:
811:
808:
807:
775:
771:
766:
762:
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758:
732:
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722:
715:
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702:
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587:
584:
583:
557:
556:
547:
540:
536:
531:
527:
524:
523:
497:
496:
492:
486:
481:
478:Madden, Charles
477:
474:
473:
447:
446:
440:
435:
431:
428:
427:
401:
400:
391:
387:
382:
379:Simpson, George
378:
375:
374:
348:
347:
343:
337:
332:
328:
325:
324:
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284:
280:
275:
271:
268:
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239:
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228:
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219:
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215:
193:Time in office
168:
49:
47:
46:
42:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3183:
3173:
3172:
3167:
3150:
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3142:
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3136:
3133:
3128:
3123:
3117:
3111:
3107:
3106:
3103:
3102:
3100:
3099:
3094:
3089:
3087:Russian Empire
3084:
3082:Ottoman Empire
3079:
3074:
3069:
3064:
3059:
3058:Czechoslovakia
3056:
3051:
3045:
3043:
3039:
3038:
3036:
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3032:
3030:United Kingdom
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3022:
3017:
3014:
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2877:Czech Republic
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2807:Imperial Japan
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2014:
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1996:
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1741:27 August 2024
1739:
1730:Golding, Garin
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1693:Proctor, David
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1214:
1211:
1196:Douglas Domett
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1010:Anderson, Neil
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986:
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37:
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22:Chief of Navy
20:
3130:
3092:Soviet Union
3077:East Germany
3072:Nazi Germany
2768:Turkmenistan
2728:Saudi Arabia
2277:South Africa
2267:Sierra Leone
2097:Burkina Faso
2059:
1993:
1925:HMNZS Santon
1919:
1907:. Retrieved
1902:
1893:
1880:
1874:
1862:. Retrieved
1856:
1846:
1834:. Retrieved
1808:. Retrieved
1804:the original
1799:
1790:
1773:vice admiral
1734:
1732:Rear Admiral
1697:
1695:Rear Admiral
1655:
1653:Rear Admiral
1651:Martin, John
1631:3 years
1613:
1611:Rear Admiral
1560:
1558:Rear Admiral
1530:8 April 2004
1516:David Ledson
1514:
1512:Rear Admiral
1487:7 April 2004
1467:
1465:Rear Admiral
1441:
1436:3 years
1418:
1416:Rear Admiral
1388:8 April 1997
1369:
1367:Rear Admiral
1365:Wilson, Fred
1345:3 years
1342:7 April 1997
1327:
1325:Rear Admiral
1281:
1279:Rear Admiral
1243:
1241:Rear Admiral
1219:2 years
1194:
1192:Rear Admiral
1152:
1150:Rear Admiral
1110:
1108:Rear Admiral
1086:3 years
1068:
1066:Rear Admiral
1064:Saull, Keith
1014:
1012:Rear Admiral
990:2 years
965:
963:Rear Admiral
912:
910:Rear Admiral
865:
863:Rear Admiral
839:
816:
814:Rear Admiral
786:October 1965
767:
765:Rear Admiral
740:October 1965
707:
705:Rear Admiral
644:Peter Phipps
642:
640:Rear Admiral
592:
590:Rear Admiral
534:John McBeath
532:
530:Rear Admiral
482:
438:F.A. Balance
436:
383:
353:13 July 1945
333:
306:12 July 1945
276:
226:Edward Parry
224:
198:
169:
152:
148:rear admiral
135:
134:
110:Edward Parry
105:First holder
61:Abbreviation
3131:New Zealand
3016:Switzerland
2964:Netherlands
2718:Philippines
2664:South Korea
2659:North Korea
2599:PR of China
2564:Afghanistan
2445:El Salvador
2281:South Sudan
2185:Ivory Coast
1909:27 November
1707:16 May 2024
1657:John Martin
1609:Steer, Jack
1579:(born 1955)
1526:(born 1951)
1490:1 year
1371:Fred Wilson
1293:(1939–2022)
1277:Hunter, Ian
1070:Keith Saull
1033:(1927–2010)
931:(1923–2013)
672:(1909–1989)
604:(1907–1990)
494:(1906–2001)
345:(1893–1983)
295:(1891–1972)
236:(1893–1972)
190:Left office
187:Took office
88:Term length
3159:Categories
3097:Yugoslavia
2959:Montenegro
2941:Luxembourg
2778:Uzbekistan
2759:Tajikistan
2673:Kyrgyzstan
2654:Kazakhstan
2604:East Timor
2581:Bangladesh
2571:Azerbaijan
2262:Seychelles
2231:Mozambique
2221:Mauritania
2208:Madagascar
2109:Cape Verde
1783:References
1615:Jack Steer
1583:April 2009
1556:Parr, Tony
1533:April 2009
1484:April 2003
1433:April 2003
1430:April 2000
1391:April 2000
1339:April 1994
1329:Jack Welch
1300:April 1994
1297:March 1991
1283:Ian Hunter
1254:March 1991
1122:April 1983
1083:April 1983
1080:April 1980
1041:April 1980
763:Ross, John
677:April 1960
615:March 1960
502:April 1953
455:April 1953
432:Balance, F
166:Appointees
108:Commodore
77:Reports to
3121:Australia
2944:Macedonia
2937:Lithuania
2815:Manchukuo
2811:Mengjiang
2738:Sri Lanka
2733:Singapore
2614:Indonesia
2520:Venezuela
2480:Nicaragua
2450:Guatemala
2385:Argentina
2289:Swaziland
1864:28 August
1562:Tony Parr
1323:Welch, J.
935:July 1972
885:June 1972
882:June 1970
828:July 1969
789:June 1969
769:John Ross
737:June 1963
680:June 1963
480:Commodore
452:June 1950
434:Commodore
409:June 1950
406:July 1947
381:Commodore
331:Commodore
303:June 1942
274:Commodore
249:June 1942
222:Commodore
181:Portrait
97:Formation
69:Member of
41:Incumbent
3002:Slovenia
2998:Slovakia
2979:Portugal
2863:Bulgaria
2763:Thailand
2713:Pakistan
2696:Mongolia
2692:Maldives
2687:Malaysia
2594:Cambodia
2560:Abkhazia
2500:Suriname
2485:Paraguay
2465:Honduras
2425:Colombia
2395:Barbados
2369:Americas
2349:Transkei
2346:Rhodesia
2313:Zimbabwe
2293:Tanzania
2155:Ethiopia
2135:Djibouti
2125:DR Congo
2104:Cameroon
2094:Botswana
1858:RNZ News
1251:May 1989
1216:May 1989
1213:May 1987
1167:May 1987
831:May 1970
562:May 1955
505:May 1955
356:May 1947
3141:Vanuatu
3110:Oceania
3062:Prussia
3034:Vatican
3025:Ukraine
2984:Romania
2952:Moldova
2919:Ireland
2915:Hungary
2906:Germany
2901:Georgia
2891:Finland
2886:Estonia
2881:Denmark
2868:Croatia
2855:Belgium
2851:Belarus
2848:Austria
2844:Albania
2783:Vietnam
2700:Myanmar
2682:Lebanon
2576:Bahrain
2567:Armenia
2515:Uruguay
2470:Jamaica
2440:Ecuador
2405:Bolivia
2390:Bahamas
2303:Tunisia
2272:Somalia
2257:Senegal
2244:Nigeria
2236:Namibia
2226:Morocco
2198:Liberia
2194:Lesotho
2150:Eritrea
2120:Comoros
2100:Burundi
2080:Algeria
1836:25 June
1810:25 June
1744:Present
733:RN/RNZN
124:Website
3042:Former
3020:Turkey
3012:Sweden
2994:Serbia
2989:Russia
2974:Poland
2969:Norway
2955:Monaco
2932:Latvia
2928:Kosovo
2911:Greece
2896:France
2873:Cyprus
2833:Europe
2797:Former
2753:Taiwan
2669:Kuwait
2649:Jordan
2639:Israel
2622:NEDAJA
2589:Brunei
2585:Bhutan
2529:Former
2475:Mexico
2455:Guyana
2415:Canada
2410:Brazil
2400:Belize
2333:Ciskei
2327:Biafra
2321:Former
2310:Zambia
2307:Uganda
2248:Rwanda
2213:Malawi
2175:Guinea
2165:Gambia
2085:Angola
2069:Africa
657:&
116:Deputy
3138:Tonga
3007:Spain
2948:Malta
2924:Italy
2788:Yemen
2743:Syria
2723:Qatar
2704:Nepal
2644:Japan
2627:NEDSA
2618:Iran
2609:India
2460:Haiti
2420:Chile
2356:Zaire
2352:Venda
2285:Sudan
2240:Niger
2203:Libya
2190:Kenya
2170:Ghana
2160:Gabon
2140:Egypt
2090:Benin
1754:Notes
1571:
1569:,
1476:
1474:,
1380:
1378:,
1205:
1203:,
1025:
1023:,
976:
974:,
923:
921:,
874:
872:,
778:
776:,
725:
723:,
718:
716:,
664:
662:,
653:
651:,
550:
548:,
543:
541:,
394:
392:,
287:
285:,
3126:Fiji
2708:Oman
2677:Laos
2634:Iraq
2549:Asia
2490:Peru
2430:Cuba
2298:Togo
2217:Mali
2116:Chad
1911:2018
1866:2024
1838:2014
1812:2014
1661:ONZM
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