<Ul> <Li> Italics in this list indicate there are several states with limited recognition . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Italics in this list indicate there are several states with limited recognition . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Guns per 100 residents </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 101 </Td> <Td> According to the Congressional Research Service, as of 2009 there were roughly twice as many guns per capita in the United States as there were in 1968: more than 300 million guns in all . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> 58.21 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> 54.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> 36.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 34.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 31.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 31.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 31.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 30.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 30.4 </Td> <Td> The source for this number is a WFSA white paper from 2000, which in turn cites "Personal communication from the head of Austrian Arms Traders Assoziation", actual number may vary significantly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> 30.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 30.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 27.3 </Td> <Td> 1.5 million guns in 2016 in the official registry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> 25.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> 24.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 24.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 24.45 </Td> <Td> figures from 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Republic of Macedonia </Td> <Td> 24.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 24.1 </Td> <Td> The state of Tasmania has the highest gun ownership in Australia with 28 legal firearms for every 100 people . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> 23.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 22.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 22.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 22.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 21.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> 21.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> According to the Swedish National Police Agency in 2006, there were a total of 656,000 individuals who had a license for one or more guns; 6.5% of the population . There were 2,032,000 guns or 21 guns per 100 residents . Of the 2,032,000 guns, 959,000 were rifles, 726,000 shotguns, 122,000 combination rifles, 88,000 pistols, 55,000 revolvers, 3,000 automatic guns and 78,000 weapons parts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> 19.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> 19.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 18.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> 17.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 17.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 17.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 16.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 15.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 15.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> 15.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 14.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> 14.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> 13.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> 13.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> 13.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 12.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 12.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 12.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 12.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 11.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> 11.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 11.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 11.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 10.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 58 </Td> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 10.7 </Td> <Td> The number displayed in this table is very likely a significant underestimation . The actual number of guns per 100 persons may vary to more, with an unestimated number of illegal firearms held by civilians, around to 9 to 15 million . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 10.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 10.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - </Td> <Td> World </Td> <Td> 10.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> 9.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> 9.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> 9.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> Transnistria </Td> <Td> 9.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 8.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> 8.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 8.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 8.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> 8.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 71 </Td> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 72 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> 7.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 74 </Td> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> 7.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 7.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> 7.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 7.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 78 </Td> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 7.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 79 </Td> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 7.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> 7.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 81 </Td> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 6.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 82 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> Data for England and Wales only </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 83 </Td> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> 6.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 84 </Td> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 6.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 85 </Td> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> 6.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 86 </Td> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 87 </Td> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> 6.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 88 </Td> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 5.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 90 </Td> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 91 </Td> <Td> Sudan South Sudan </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 92 </Td> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 5.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 93 </Td> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> 5.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 94 </Td> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 95 </Td> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 96 </Td> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 97 </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 98 </Td> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 99 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 4.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> 4.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 101 </Td> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 102 </Td> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 103 </Td> <Td> Republic of China (Taiwan) </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 104 </Td> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 105 </Td> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 106 </Td> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 107 </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 108 </Td> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 109 </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 110 </Td> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 111 </Td> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 112 </Td> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 113 </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 114 </Td> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 115 </Td> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 116 </Td> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 117 </Td> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 118 </Td> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 119 </Td> <Td> Congo </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 120 </Td> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 121 </Td> <Td> Côte d'Ivoire </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 122 </Td> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 123 </Td> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 124 </Td> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 125 </Td> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 126 </Td> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 127 </Td> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 128 </Td> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 129 </Td> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 130 </Td> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 131 </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 132 </Td> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 133 </Td> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 134 </Td> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 135 </Td> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 136 </Td> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 137 </Td> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 138 </Td> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 139 </Td> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 1.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 1.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 141 </Td> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 1.3 </Td> <Td> According to police statistics there was 1 gun per 100 people as of 2015 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 142 </Td> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 143 </Td> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 144 </Td> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 145 </Td> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 146 </Td> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 148 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 149 </Td> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 150 </Td> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 151 </Td> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 152 </Td> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 153 </Td> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> 0.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 154 </Td> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 155 </Td> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 156 </Td> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 157 </Td> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 158 </Td> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 159 </Td> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 160 </Td> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 161 </Td> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> 0.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 162 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 0.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 163 </Td> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> 0.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 164 </Td> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> 0.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 165 </Td> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 0.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 166 </Td> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 167 </Td> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 168 </Td> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 169 </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 170 </Td> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 171 </Td> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 0.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 172 </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 0.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 173 </Td> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> 0.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 174 </Td> <Td> Timor - Leste </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Guns per 100 residents </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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