### Question
Can you define what major money laundering country means?


### Answer
**Major money laundering country** is defined as the following in *22 U.S.C. § 2291*:

> a country whose financial institutions engage in currency transactions involving significant amounts of proceeds from international narcotics trafficking

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2291*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 31A-NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER I-INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT > Part VIII-International Narcotics Control**

