German citizens possess the world's most powerful passport, according to an annual study, with Britain and the US falling just short of the top spot.
一項(xiàng)年度調(diào)查顯示，德國公民的護(hù)照是世界上最強(qiáng)大的，接下來是英國和美國護(hù)照。

The ranking by Henley & Partners, a citizenship and planning firm, takes into account how many countries can be visited without applying for a visa.
該調(diào)查由提供移民項(xiàng)目的亨氏顧問公司（Henley & Partners）執(zhí)行。該公司根據(jù)公民可免簽前往國家的數(shù)量對各國護(hù)照進(jìn)行了排名。

German passport holders can travel to 177, out of a possible 218, while Britons can visit 175 and US citizens 174.
在全球約218個(gè)國家中，持有德國護(hù)照的居民可以免簽前往177個(gè)國家，英國護(hù)照可免簽前往175個(gè)國家，美國護(hù)照則是174個(gè)。

The UK topped the 2015 rankings, alongside Germany, but ceded the top spot after several countries relaxed visa restrictions to the latter. It was also leapfrogged by Sweden and now shares third place with France, Italy, Spain and Finland.
2015年英國和德國在該榜單上并列第一，但之后有幾個(gè)國家對德放開了簽證限制，使得德國躍居第一。而瑞典趕超了英國，位居第二?，F(xiàn)在英國和法國、意大利、西班牙和芬蘭并列第三。

Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands share fourth spot with the US.
比利時(shí)、丹麥、荷蘭和美國并列第四。

The world's least powerful passport belongs to citizens of Afghanistan, who can visit just 25 countries without a visa.
全球最弱的護(hù)照來自阿富汗，阿富汗公民只可以免簽前往25個(gè)國家。

"Generally, there was significant movement across the board with only 21 of the 199 countries listed remaining in the same rank," said Henley & Partners.
亨氏顧問公司說：“總體來說，此次排名的變動(dòng)很大，列出的199個(gè)國家中只有21個(gè)與之前的排名相同?！?/p>

"No country, however, dropped more than three positions, indicating that overall, visa-free access is improving around the world.
“但是沒有國家下降超過三個(gè)名次，這意味著，總體上全球免簽入境正在增多。”

"Four countries in particular made huge gains; Tonga rising 16 spots, Palau by 20, Colombia by 25 and Timor-Leste being the highest climber with an increase of 33 ranks.
“有四個(gè)國家進(jìn)步很大：湯加上升16位，帕勞20位，哥倫比亞升了25位，東帝汶上升最多，往上升了33位?！?/p>

"Malta, the EU member country which runs the world’s most successful citizenship-by-investment program has gained visa-free access to another two countries since 2015, making it the 8th most powerful passport in the world.
“歐盟成員國馬耳他實(shí)行世界上最成功的‘投資獲國籍’項(xiàng)目。從2015年以來，它又新增了兩個(gè)免簽國家，排名變?yōu)榈诎??！?/p>

"The leading country in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, meanwhile ranked 30th and its passport-holders may now travel to 134 countries visa-free.
“加勒比的主要國家安提瓜和巴布達(dá)排名30，可以免簽去134個(gè)國家?！?/p>

"Portugal, which holds the most attractive residence-by-investment program through its Golden Visa Program, has taken 6th position in the 2016 Index, gaining two countries to total 172 countries its citizens may travel to visa-free.The global progress in travel freedom looks set to continue for citizens of all countries."
“葡萄牙的‘黃金簽證’投資落地政策最吸引人。2016年葡萄牙排名第6，新增2個(gè)免簽國家，免簽國家總數(shù)達(dá)到172個(gè)。各個(gè)國家的公民全球免簽旅行的機(jī)會(huì)都在不斷增加?！?/p>

The world's most powerful passports
全球最強(qiáng)護(hù)照國

1. Germany, 177 countries can be visited without a visa1.
德國，177個(gè)免簽國家

2. Sweden, 1762.
瑞典，176 個(gè)免簽國家

3. Finland, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, 175
芬蘭、法國、意大利、西班牙、英國，175個(gè)免簽國家

4. Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, United States, 174
比利時(shí)、丹麥、荷蘭、美國，174個(gè)免簽國家

5. Austria, Japan, Singapore, 173
奧地利、日本、新加坡，173個(gè)免簽國家

6. Canada, Ireland (Republic of), Korea (Republic of, South), Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, 172
加拿大、愛爾蘭、韓國、盧森堡、挪威、葡萄牙、瑞士，172 個(gè)免簽國家

7. Greece, New Zealand, 171
希臘、新西蘭，171個(gè)免簽國家

8. Australia, 169
澳大利亞，169個(gè)免簽國家

9. Malta, 168
馬耳他，168個(gè)免簽國家

10. Hungary, Czech Republic, Iceland, 167
匈牙利、捷克共和國、冰島，167個(gè)免簽國家

The world's least powerful passports
全球最弱護(hù)照國

1. Afghanistan, 25 countries can be visited without a visa
阿富汗，25個(gè)免簽國家

2. Pakistan, 29
巴基斯坦，29個(gè)免簽國家

3. Iraq, 30
伊拉克，30個(gè)免簽國家

4. Somalia, 31
索馬里，31個(gè)免簽國家

5. Syria, 32
敘利亞，32個(gè)免簽國家

6. Libya, 36
利比亞，36個(gè)免簽國家

7. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal, Palestinian Territory, Sudan, 37
厄立特里亞、埃塞俄比亞、伊朗、尼泊爾、巴勒斯坦、蘇丹，37個(gè)免簽國家

8. Kosovo, South Sudan, Yemen, 38
科索沃、南蘇丹、也門，38個(gè)免簽國家

9. Bangladesh, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Lebanon, Sri Lanka, 39
孟加拉國、剛果（民主共和國）、黎巴嫩、斯里蘭卡，39個(gè)免簽國家

10. Burundi, Korea (The Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Myanmar, 42
布隆迪、朝鮮、緬甸，42個(gè)免簽國家

文末附上中國公民免簽、落地簽的國家：

單方面允許中國公民免簽入境的國家或地區(qū)：

印度尼西亞、韓國、法屬留尼汪、摩洛哥、美屬北馬里亞納群島、薩摩亞、法屬波利尼西亞、安提瓜和巴布達(dá)、海地、南喬治亞和南桑威奇群島、特克斯和凱科斯群島、牙買加、多米尼克

單方面允許中國公民辦理落地簽的國家地區(qū)：

阿聯(lián)酋、阿塞拜疆、巴林、東帝汶、印度尼西亞、老撾、黎巴嫩、馬爾代夫、緬甸、尼泊爾、斯里蘭卡、泰國、土庫曼斯坦、文萊、伊朗、約旦、越南、柬埔寨、孟加拉國、多哥、埃及、幾內(nèi)亞比紹、佛得角、科特迪瓦、馬達(dá)加斯加、馬拉維、毛里塔尼亞、坦桑尼亞、烏干達(dá)、科摩羅、圣赫勒拿、圭亞那、蘇里南、帕勞、圖瓦盧、瓦努阿圖

英文來源：每日電訊報(bào)
翻譯：王慧雯（中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)愛新聞iNews譯者）
審校&編輯：文英 丹妮