Another group of countries do not implement the Death sentence in spite of the fact that it is available in their legislations. These countries are mostly identified as third world countries. South Korea which is one developed industrial country in Asia is also among this category of countries. Even Sri Lanka represents this category. In these countries people are sentenced to death but the required practical provisions are not implemented to exercise capital punishment. The fourth category of countries are the countries which exercise death penalty. Countries with the richest and the poorest economies of the world come under this category. World’s biggest democratic countries such as India and USA are members of this category. Information with relevance to the implementation of the death Penalty issued by The Amnesty International in the year 2013 are indicated below. Accordingly , information on 198 countries of the world have been included in it. Table 1 Implementation of the Death Penalty in the world-2013 Implementation of death penalty Region and the total number of countries Countries that have Countries that have Countries where Countries where abolished death abolished Death penalty is not Death Penalty is penalty for general Death Penalty practically implemented implemented offences Number % Number Asia Africa Europe Northern America Latin America & Carribbean Islands Australia and Pacific Islands Arabia Total Source : www.amnesty.org 4 % Number % Number %