PayPal Saga: A Shocking Statistic
Here is some very interesting (read: shocking) statistic for you: (accurate as of 15th January, 2010).
- Number of Countries in the World: 192 (as per United Nations) [i]
- Number of Countries in the World: 195 (if we include Kosovo, Vatican City, etc.)
- US State Department Recognized Countries: 194
- Number of Countries in which PayPal Operates: 189[ii]
- Number of Countries that do NOT have Paypal: 5 (as per US State Department’s count)
- GDP Ranking (as compiled by IMF) for Pakistan for the year 2008 out of 179 Countries is # 48[iii]
- GDP Ranking (as compiled by World Bank) for Pakistan for the year 2008 out of 182 countries is # 46[iv]
- Internet Users in Pakistan: 18.5 Million (as per December 2009)[v]
- Internet users (as a percentage of the population): 10.6%
As of now, PayPal operates in 189 countries, that is like only six countries where Paypal does NOT operate:
- Cuba
- Pakistan
- Iran
- North Korea, and
- Afghanistan
- Syria
So lets see, Cuba has an embargo on trade with the US – has been for past 40+ years, so that is okay.
Iran, North Korea and Syria are “Axis of Evil” countries. So that’s understandable.
Afghanistan – is where the US is fighting it main battle $200+ Billion lost – okay so that is also understandable,
Pakistan – Ah! Pakistan. US’s Non-Nato Ally. Why the heck is Pakistan left out? I mean for crying out loud, even Somalia and Yemen have access to Paypal? Bloody Yemen! Bloody Somalia! Bloody Rwanda!
You know what? That makes me – Bloody Angry!
Why the discrimination – I have no idea. Reminds me of the song by the Pet Shop Boys, “What Have I Ddone to Deserve This?”
Here are the list of countries where PayPal is operating:
- AL Albania
- DZ Algeria
- AD Andorra
- AO Angola
- AI Anguilla
- AG Antigua and Barbuda
- AR Argentina
- AM Armenia
- AW Aruba
- AU Australia
- AT Austria
- AZ Azerbaijan Republic
- BS Bahamas
- BH Bahrain
- BB Barbados
- BE Belgium
- BZ Belize
- BJ Benin
- BM Bermuda
- BT Bhutan
- BO Bolivia
- BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
- BW Botswana
- BR Brazil
- VG British Virgin Islands
- BN Brunei
- BG Bulgaria
- BF Burkina Faso
- BI Burundi
- KH Cambodia
- CA Canada
- CV Cape Verde
- KY Cayman Islands
- TD Chad
- CL Chile
- C2 China Worldwide
- CO Colombia
- KM Comoros
- CK Cook Islands
- CR Costa Rica
- HR Croatia
- CY Cyprus
- CZ Czech Republic
- CD Democratic Republic of the Congo
- DK Denmark
- DJ Djibouti
- DM Dominica
- DO Dominican Republic
- EC Ecuador
- SV El Salvador
- ER Eritrea
- EE Estonia
- ET Ethiopia
- FK Falkland Islands
- FO Faroe Islands
- FM Federated States of Micronesia
- FJ Fiji
- FI Finland
- FR France
- GF French Guiana
- PF French Polynesia
- GA Gabon Republic
- GM Gambia
- DE Germany
- GI Gibraltar
- GR Greece
- GL Greenland
- GD Grenada
- GP Guadeloupe
- GT Guatemala
- GN Guinea
- GW Guinea Bissau
- GY Guyana
- HN Honduras
- HK Hong Kong
- HU Hungary
- IS Iceland
- IN India
- ID Indonesia
- IE Ireland
- IL Israel
- IT Italy
- JM Jamaica
- JP Japan
- JO Jordan
- KZ Kazakhstan
- KE Kenya
- KI Kiribati
- KW Kuwait
- KG Kyrgyzstan
- LA Laos
- LV Latvia
- LS Lesotho
- LI Liechtenstein
- LT Lithuania
- LU Luxembourg
- MG Madagascar
- MW Malawi
- MY Malaysia
- MV Maldives
- ML Mali
- MT Malta
- MH Marshall Islands
- MQ Martinique
- MR Mauritania
- MU Mauritius
- YT Mayotte
- MX Mexico
- MN Mongolia
- MS Montserrat
- MA Morocco
- MZ Mozambique
- NA Namibia
- NR Nauru
- NP Nepal
- NL Netherlands
- AN Netherlands Antilles
- NC New Caledonia
- NZ New Zealand
- NI Nicaragua
- NE Niger
- NU Niue
- NF Norfolk Island
- NO Norway
- OM Oman
- PW Palau
- PA Panama
- PG Papua New Guinea
- PE Peru
- PH Philippines
- PN Pitcairn Islands
- PL Poland
- PT Portugal
- QA Qatar
- CG Republic of the Congo
- RE Reunion
- RO Romania
- RU Russia
- RW Rwanda
- VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- WS Samoa
- SM San Marino
- ST São Tomé and Príncipe
- SA Saudi Arabia
- SN Senegal
- SC Seychelles
- SL Sierra Leone
- SG Singapore
- SK Slovakia
- SI Slovenia
- SB Solomon Islands
- SO Somalia
- ZA South Africa
- KR South Korea
- ES Spain
- LK Sri Lanka
- SH St. Helena
- KN St. Kitts and Nevis
- LC St. Lucia
- PM St. Pierre and Miquelon
- SR Suriname
- SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
- SZ Swaziland
- SE Sweden
- CH Switzerland
- TW Taiwan
- TJ Tajikistan
- TZ Tanzania
- TH Thailand
- TG Togo
- TO Tonga
- TT Trinidad and Tobago
- TN Tunisia
- TR Turkey
- TM Turkmenistan
- TC Turks and Caicos Islands
- TV Tuvalu
- UG Uganda
- UA Ukraine
- AE United Arab Emirates
- GB United Kingdom
- US United States
- UY Uruguay
- VU Vanuatu
- VA Vatican City State
- VE Venezuela
- VN Vietnam
- WF Wallis and Futuna Islands
- ZM Zambia
[i] Source: http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/a/numbercountries.htm
[ii] Source: Paypal (www.paypal.com) and navigate to Sign-up Page (countries list extracted from there).
[iii] Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
[iv] Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
[v] Source: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats3.htm#asia
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Hello
well Alertpay is just like paypal and support Pakistan. Rates are also reasonable.
https://www.alertpay.com/?ZoJxTsDNBVCxSXBf6KojHA%3d%3d
Do give it a try.
For the same reason that you cannot pay for Skype credit with a credit card issued by a Pakistani bank. Certain people in certain circles would be hurt if PayPal comes to Pakistan.
(just my theory)
eBay Founder is IRANI, and IRAN main hi eBay Work nahi karta ha ap khud daikh lyn kiya haraami pan ha. ebay also owned paypal aur ye IRAN main hi Service nahi ha Dono ki.
Pakistan ko bhool jao.