<P> Most executions worldwide take place in Asia . China is the world's most active death penalty country . North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong - un constantly uses capital punishment against his opponents . In Islamic countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, the numbers of executions are also very high . Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan belong to the few industrialized countries that have the death penalty (South Korea has a moratorium). In 2017 Mongolia repealed the death penalty, but some countries are seeing a return to the practice; in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte wants to restore executions, and Turkish President Recep Erdogan has promised to do so after the 2017 constitutional referendum . India executes criminals only in extreme cases . Only 26 executions have taken place in India since 1991 . </P> <P> According to Amnesty International, 23 countries performed a combined total of about 1,032 executions in 2016: </P> <Ul> <Li> Africa (6 countries): Botswana (1), Egypt (44 +), Nigeria (3), Somalia (14 (Puntland 1, Somaliland 6, Federal Government of Somalia 7)), South Sudan (unknown number), Sudan (3) </Li> <Li> Americas (1 country): USA (20) </Li> <Li> Asia - Pacific (15 countries): Afghanistan (6), Bangladesh (10), China (unknown number), Indonesia (4), Iran (567 +), Iraq (88 +), Japan (3), Malaysia (9), North Korea (unknown number), Pakistan (87 +), State of Palestine (3 (Hamas authorities, Gaza)), Saudi Arabia (154 +), Singapore (4), Taiwan (1), Vietnam (unknown number) </Li> <Li> Europe (1 country): Belarus (4 +) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Africa (6 countries): Botswana (1), Egypt (44 +), Nigeria (3), Somalia (14 (Puntland 1, Somaliland 6, Federal Government of Somalia 7)), South Sudan (unknown number), Sudan (3) </Li>

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