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World's Top Oil Importers, 2006

By Pierre Tristam, About.com

In Millions of Barrels Per Day

Rank Country Imports
1 United States 12.22
2 Japan 5.10
3 China 3.44
4 Germany 2.48
5 South Korea 2.15
6 France 1.89
7 India 1.69
8 Italy 1.56
9 Spain 1.55
10 Taiwan 0.942
11 Netherlands 0.94
12 Singapore 0.79
13 Thailand 0.61
14 Turkey 0.58
15 Belgium 0.55
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

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